Braum's

[Pete]

Here's the one due west of the Braum's property:



And here's the one just west of that:

[BoulderSooner]

this is great news .. the new model braums will be great in that location

[Skyline]

This is an answer to my prayers!! Great news if this is true!!

I have been emailing Braum's the last couple of years, asking about the new model store going in at this location.

Also knocking down those duplex buildings is a Huge improvement in it's own right!

[Steve]

Yep. That Braum's is at least a 25-year-old store dating back to the early 1990s (let the jokes about it being as old the commercials they still air begin now)

[icecold]

If so, this is great news for the neighborhoods in the immediate area and Midtown in general. Would love to see that Homeland follow suit.

No doubt. Both those need vast improvements. My fish consumption has jumped about 2000% since I normally end up at Super Cao Nguyen for my daily dinner shopping.

[Pete]

it being as old the commercials they still air

About the same age as their website, too.

[Pete]

Here are some photos of their new concept they call the W Model:

[skyrick]

Here are some photos of their new concept they call the W Model:

That looks like the Braums down the street from me in Arlington TX. All of the DFW Braums went this route about three years ago. They are nice.

[ZYX2]

Yep. That Braum's is at least a 25-year-old store dating back to the early 1990s (let the jokes about it being as old the commercials they still air begin now)

I thought the commercials were older.

[G.Walker]

They have the new model Braum's in Norman on the corner of E. Lindsey & S. Classen, they are really nice.

[betts]

I like the concept but the buildings are ugly.

[Pete]

I believe they have multiple variations and the one shown is supposed to mimic a craftsman style.

[Spartan]

About the same age as their website, too.

And their logo..

You can tell this is not a company meant to expand much further than Oklahoma, but at least it's pretty good for fast food

[Larry OKC]

True. i started going to Braum's back when they started doing burgers and such. Their burgers are some of the tastiest fast food kind around (Big Ed's still gets my top vote). I wasn't impressed so much with their ice cream/dairy back then in the mid 80s. Now Braum's fat free milk is the only milk I'll buy. Theirs taste just like whole milk to me where every other "skim" brand tasted like weak water with some white "colorant" thrown in.

[lasomeday]

There was discussion in another thread that this location may be closed.

However, two months ago Braum's purchased the two old homes directly west of their property and today there was a demolition permit for both.

This sounds very much like they are planning to remodel/replace the existing structure with a bigger one in the mold of their new concept.

If so, this is great news for the neighborhoods in the immediate area and Midtown in general. Would love to see that Homeland follow suit.

Yeah, I think Metro was the one that reported it was coming down. I told him he was wrong and the Braums they are building off of the new I-40 was to replace the one they tore down on Penn and I-40.

[bombermwc]

I thought the commercials were older.

I know, right. It's the same one they showed when i was like 8 years old! Funny thing is, they still have the same cup design, same uniforms and caps, etc. Not much has ever changed in the Braum's world. Including how bad they treat their employees, both in-store and corporate.

[CuatrodeMayo]

I like the concept but the buildings are ugly.

I totally agree. It is like they designed one for Edmond, then decided to keeping going with it. The interior is not as bad.

However, I'd much rather a new store than keep what is there now.

[Jim Kyle]

You can tell this is not a company meant to expand much further than Oklahoma, but at least it's pretty good for fast food

I've been told that their official policy is to not go more than 300 miles from their Tuttle HQ, so that their trucks can get to the most distant site and back in a single 8-hour day...

[Larry OKC]

I don't think they are ugly per se but some of them remind me more of a steakhouse exterior and don't fit the "Ice Cream & Dairy Store", In any case, if it is the old Braums I am thinking of, that location has a very awkward dining room layout and needs to be replaced

[dmoor82]

That looks like the Braums down the street from me in Arlington TX. All of the DFW Braums went this route about three years ago. They are nice.

The Braums in MWC off of SE 15th and Post and the Braums off of Classen and Lindsay in Norman have been converted since 2006,but it's weird to me that Braums an Oklahoma based company would revamp their Texas locales first,maybe they revamped the stores first that had the highest sales?

[pickles]

I don't think they are ugly per se but some of them remind me more of a steakhouse exterior and don't fit the "Ice Cream & Dairy Store", In any case, if it is the old Braums I am thinking of, that location has a very awkward dining room layout and needs to be replaced

The one pictured above looks like a Sirloin Stockade.

[Platemaker]

I don't know why they have to tear buildings down to fit the new one?? I bet they become parking lots... who hoo! *ugg* They could just but it closer to the street... but I doubt that happens.
On the bright side... many of the Braum's in western OK (Altus, Lawton, Weatherford, Elk City at least) that have reopened with the new design have really great neon signs...hope they replace this one too.

[NWOKCGuy]

I don't know why they have to tear buildings down to fit the new one?? I bet they become parking lots... who hoo! *ugg*

[Spartan]

I don't know why they have to tear buildings down to fit the new one?? I bet they become parking lots... who hoo! *ugg* They could just but it closer to the street... but I doubt that happens.
On the bright side... many of the Braum's in western OK (Altus, Lawton, Weatherford, Elk City at least) that have reopened with the new design have really great neon signs...hope they replace this one too.

Braum's has concerns obviously, particularly about having enough parking for customers, but I hope that they at least put it in the back away from Classen.

[Larry OKC]

Most of the Braums I have been to, their lots are more wide than they are deep and the parking is generally mostly on one side. Can't speak directly about the Classen lot though