Kd's Restaurant / Legacy Grill

[Pete]

Here's one from KD's Facebook page:

[soonerguru]

The logo kinda sucks, but I'm looking forward to some crab cakes.

[metro]

hashtag fugly

[JarrodH]

I did a walk through of this space last week and it is simply stunning. The amount of stone and granite used inside is absurd. They have an 1,100 bottle wine cellar, a huge bar, and tons of seating.

I'm still curious to see how they plan to serve both $9 entrees and $200 bottles of wine. It seems like they tried to include too big of a demographic here for one concept.
I can't imagine having a table of thunder fans in one booth drinking coke and eating chicken fried steaks and another table directly behind them eating $50 steak and seafood plates and drinking $200 bottles of wine. I am afraid they will scare off the clientele who will spend the money on the larger ticket items due to the fact that they wont have the environment conducive to the expected experience of fine dining.

[sooner88]

I heard that they will have two entirely separate menus. One regular menu, and one they refer to as the "Baller's Menu" that will include the higher priced menu items.

[JarrodH]

That is indeed what I have been told as well. Having two menus doesn't change the fact that everyone will still be sitting in the same restaurant eating completely different meals. I just cant see the ambiance or experience being there for people eating on the "ballers menu". If im spending $200-$300 on a meal, I want somewhere such as the ranch or mickey mantles, a place where I can get an intimate experience and fine dining service.

[shawnw]

That is indeed what I have been told as well. Having two menus doesn't change the fact that everyone will still be sitting in the same restaurant eating completely different meals. I just cant see the ambiance or experience being there for people eating on the "ballers menu". If im spending $200-$300 on a meal, I want somewhere such as the ranch or mickey mantles, a place where I can get an intimate experience and fine dining service.

Wouldn't the "ballers" be in the VIP room?

[JarrodH]

The "Ballers" cant all be put in the VIP Room. Even if that were the case, are you going to ask people at the door how much they plan to spend and then seat them accordingly?

[shawnw]

I guess I was reading that literally. As in, KD and his basketball playing friends and associated folks in the business.

[lasomeday]

I can't wait to see both menus to compare.... Might have to order from both to throw them through a loop.

Foi gras appetizer, a chicken fried steak, mac and cheese, bottle of wine and a creme brule. Sounds good to me.

[OKCisOK4me]

I guess I was reading that literally. As in, KD and his basketball playing friends and associated folks in the business.

Maybe the "ballers" sign up for an exclusive member card and either flash it on a walk-in or call ahead to make a reservation for the VIP room. Who knows though...

[Dustin]

I heard that they will have two entirely separate menus. One regular menu, and one they refer to as the "Baller's Menu" that will include the higher priced menu items.

Hahaha! That is awesome!

[metro]

Sounds like the two concept menu came from the same people who brought us the wonderful architecture that is Lower Bricktown.

[jccouger]

Don't understand why d is lower case...

[PWitty]

Man, you guys must not be too big into basketball shoes huh? While it's not exactly the same, Kd is the brand/logo that is on all of KD's basketball shoes. All of his newer shoes have a "Kd" logo on them somewhere, with the lowercase D like on the sign.

[Pete]

Yeah, I'm sure he can't use that exact logo without Nike's permission, but the one on the restaurant is pretty similar and thus leverages Durant as a brand:

[OKCisOK4me]

I'm surprised he got clearance for that K............mart.

[metro]

Man, you guys must not be too big into basketball shoes huh? While it's not exactly the same, Kd is the brand/logo that is on all of KD's basketball shoes. All of his newer shoes have a "Kd" logo on them somewhere, with the lowercase D like on the sign.

LOL. Why don't you just say it's his personal logo/trademark. Kd is more than just shoes "homie".

[PiePie]

For some reason, the logo looks good when it is lit up but when it is not, it looks horrible

[OKCisOK4me]

For some reason, the logo looks good when it is lit up but when it is not, it looks horrible

Kinda like how OKC looks awesome at night but crappy during the day...

[PiePie]

Kinda like how OKC looks awesome at night but crappy during the day...

So true!

[OKC4me]

I think you should automatically get taken to the VIP room if you're wearing his jersey or shoes. I've spent enough money on all that stuff, I should be in the baller's room!

[Urbanized]

What if you are wearing a pair of his GAME-WORN shoes? I have a pair, but I might look like a clown in them. They're HUGE!

[OKCisOK4me]

What if you are wearing a pair of his GAME-WORN shoes? I have a pair, but I might look like a clown in them. They're HUGE!

Do it! :-P

[Urbanized]

I enjoyed a preview/training dinner there last night with a friend who is general manager of Wes Welker's. The interior is VERY nice (decor is still going up). The bar area is beautiful and somewhat unusual. The wine room is a glass-enclosed tower with a spiral staircase leading up to a tiny secluded room at the top, just big enough of a single small table (not yet placed) for private wine tastings.

KD's private dining room faces the canal, with a private bar and a DJ booth. Private entrance. Seats 50. Available for private bookings on night when KD won't be using it.. There are also two connected public/private rooms on the other side of the restaurant. I say public/private because they are glass-enclosed...BUT the glass can be rendered instantly opaque at the flick of a switch. There are also retractable glass windows (think automobile side windows as far as operation) that roll up and down to block noise between the bar and dining room. The dining room has a stage for live performance, and the sound system is apparently crazy good/expensive. The bar itself is fronted by backlit, translucent stone panels (we were told it was onyx..?). The whole place is very comfortable and modern feeling, bathed in warm light with pops of Thunder blue LED lighting. Lots of great LED TVs including a couple of 90 inchers.

As for the food they are of course still dialing it in, but off to an excellent start. The filet is prime, and seriously one of the most tender steaks I've ever eaten. Also unbelievably reasonable for a prime filet with two non-a la carte sides, if the shown price holds (the menu was a sample menu and a work-in-progress). The smothered pork chop was really excellent. It came with a good corn succotash and HSRG stalwart standby red skin mashed potatoes, always good.

Predictably there were other Hal Smith crossover dishes on the menu, such as the meatloaf, but personally I love that meatloaf so I don't mind. The chicken fried steak was NOT like other HSRG CFS (notably Toby's) in that it is more fluffy/floury than crusty on the outside. Still GIANT. A couple of real high points of the meal were the mac and cheese (with smoked Gouda as an ingredient) and the unreal-good house-made sweet potato pie (I can't tell you how delicious this was).

Overall, I'm really pleased with the vibe and the menu. I think it's going to be a very nice addition.