The Drake

[OkieBerto]

Sedalia's would beg to differ.

Exactly. Right next door to Sedalia is El Sabor de la Baja! So many seafood options on their menu and they stay packed. Seafood is a major ingredient in Sushi and we just saw three Sushi places open up in downtown. Southside has a ton of seafood locations that stay busy. Some of the best food I have had in the last few years have been seafood dishes by local restaurants.

[Urbanized]

Sedalia's would beg to differ.

Sedalia's would beg to differ with Which statement? Clearly they are incredible, and thriving, but it is also a tiny place in a funky part of town in a non-traditional space, owner-occupied. Speaking of owner-occupied it's entirely possible that the property itself is paid for. They are an apples-and-oranges comparison to almost any other restaurant. Who knows, maybe that's the business model that allows elevated seafood to work in this town. But every single thing I said in that post was accurate and I stand by those statements.

[sooner88]

Sedalia's would beg to differ with Which statement? Clearly they are incredible, and thriving, but it is also a tiny place in a funky part of town in a non-traditional space, owner-occupied. Speaking of owner-occupied it's entirely possible that the property itself is paid for. They are an apples-and-oranges comparison to almost any other restaurant. Who knows, maybe that's the business model that allows elevated seafood to work in this town. But every single thing I said in that post was accurate and I stand by those statements.

Obviously there are a lot of differences between the two, but this statement "Unfortunately OKC is an absolutely terrible market for seafood, especially seafood that is elevated and even SLIGHTLY adventurous." was what I was responding to as that describes Sedalia's to a t.

[Urbanized]

Still a terrible market for seafood, in general. If we can only sustain a single locally-owned, non-sushi or Cajun, elevated seafood-primary restaurant in a 1.5 million MSA, I think it bears out my statement. Many cities our size have multiple dozens that meet this criteria.

[Rover]

Still a terrible market for seafood, in general. If we can only sustain a single locally-owned, non-sushi or Cajun, elevated seafood-primary restaurant in a 1.5 million MSA, I think it bears out my statement. Many cities our size have multiple dozens that meet this criteria.

Even for being inland, it is a poor seafood market.

[Pete]

There isn't enough demand for good seafood here. Some people say they want it but there have been attempts, like The Drake, and they can't cut it.

This is beef country which is why we have dozens of steakhouses that always seem to be busy.


I'm in the minority in that I don't like steak at all but we keep opening new places that seem to do very well. Heck, we've opened 3 Brazilian places in just the last few years.

[Thomas Vu]

There isn't enough demand for good seafood here. Some people say they want it but there have been attempts, like The Drake, and they can't cut it.

This is beef country which is why we have dozens of steakhouses that always seem to be busy.


I'm in the minority in that I don't like steak at all but we keep opening new places that seem to do very well. Heck, we've opened 3 Brazilian places in just the last few years.

I won't say I like steak, but to me it's becoming increasingly difficult to separate yourself from other steakhouses.

Brazilian at least has the variety.