I think Republic or Pub W would both work here, all of their current locations are in the burbs so it would be something new for the city center.
BWW national put the kibosh on a proposed Bricktown location so I don't think the demographics will support anything downtown.
I will be let down by anything other than a Torchys or a Neighborhood Jam.
If this site managed to generate the kind of traffic neighborhood jam gets, Pete should seriously consider adding a resuscitation service for ads and list restaurants this site has saved.
That’s not a complete re-telling of what happened. BWW has territory agreements with franchisees and the (local) guy who has the territory which overlays Bricktown isn’t interested. The guy who has other BWW locations in OKC is VERY interested, but the first guy had obstructed his attempts to go into Bricktown in the past. Pretty much none of it has to do with BWW corporate, other than that they originally franchised to a guy who had no interest in BT.
Last edited by Urbanized; 09-20-2018 at 08:17 AM. Reason: “Complete” is a better term than “accurate”
I think there may be a way forward for them, but I don’t know how much interest remains.
I second Torchies, it would destroy many wastlines and wallets at that location. It’s the perfect restaurant to draw people to that location. I think their later hours probably make it a better fit than neighborhood jam but either could work.
After texting with Pete offline, I want to make a note following my previous post regarding with BWW. I can’t say for sure that BWW corporate didn’t discourage the specific location being considered several years ago (in fairness I don’t remember if this was relayed to me), but based on the conversations I’ve had I don’t believe they were opposed to Bricktown in particular, nor would they be now. There 100% WAS an issue with territories. I think that itself is also not an issue at this point, but not sure how much interest still exists on the part of either franchisee.
The point I’m trying to make is that BWW corporate is not to blame for keeping a location from entering Bricktown, and I felt that was the impression being left by Pete’s post.
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