Pump Bar

[gopokes88]

Here's a question to the community: what type of food do you want me to serve out of the IN-house kitchen?

The airstream is coming along nicely. But at the end of the day, it's still mobile and can serve anywhere. Not just the pump. And if it's wildly successful I might just start dragging it around town on the daily. I'm required to have a kitchen indoors to operate as a restaurant. That let's me out of all kinds of nasty requirements that apply to bars, like a sprinkler system. And then when the neighborhood assn. hears the word "bar," out come the torches and pitchforks. I think you guys call them nimby's?

There's a lot of fitness business going into the rise and I'm going to cater a portion of the menu to that crowd to snag some post workout sales.

I need a food item for the not-so-fitness-crazed. Cheese-steak, coney dogs(I almost went with this one but I get burnt out on them so easily, I hit Coney Island 2-3 times a year and I'm set) pizza(mute point), that type of thing.

I'm very interested in your suggestions. I'm also very limited on cooking equipment due to space limitations. Think will's cafe/lobby bar small. No room for a hood so it can't be deep fried or charbroiled.

I'm not modeling myself after a Louie's but it's my basis for argument on healthy options at a bar. I see a lot of wraps and salads next to heavy beers on the tables there. Now I need some UN-healthy options to balance.

Philly's would be great. There isn't really any competition in the city.
Sliders to pair with beers would be awesome too.

[kevinpate]

FWIW, given your name will be The Pump Bar or Pump Bar, irrespective of your menu, you best gird your loins for a NIMBY-fuss.

Speaking of loins, sliced pork tenderloin, glazed with a signature flavor, steak fries or a not too fru-fru salad on the side for the tater haters.

[CuatrodeMayo]

Fried bologna sandwiches.

[LocoAko]

They are called "fat sandwiches" and they come off "grease trucks."

Here is a good example of a fat sandwich truck: R U HUNGRY? - The Original Grease Truck

Ah. Brings me right back to my undergrad days at Rutgers... Had more than my fair share of nights at those trucks..

I'd love a fat sandwich place here. Ive heard there was one in Norman and it went out of business?


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[hfry]

A good Philly would definitely have my vote. Like it was mentioned above there is not a lot of competition for them around the city and it would be a quick easy item to go with some beer.

[AP]

Fried bologna sandwiches.

+1

[HangryHippo]

I know it is a long treck, but you should check out Petrol Station in Houston. They have a very similar setup (old gas station in a transitioning neighborhood) and have managed to do some incredible food given a very limited kitchen size (granted food takes about 45min on a busy night, but that just means I drink an extra beer while I wait).

Sample of their menu:

Lamb Burger with feta/rosemary fries
TBA - Turkey Bacon Avacado Sandwich with Balsamic Onion Marmelade
Scotch Eggs
Meatloaf
Duck Tacos

Scotch eggs and duck tacos. Hell yes!

[pickles]

There are plenty of places where you can get good street style tacos in Oklahoma City, and there are also plenty of places where you can get really bad burritos. A place that makes the city's only really good Mission style burrito is a place I would go, and probably more often than I should.

[onthestrip]

Fried bologna sandwiches.

Totally. Its the next hot food item.

[icecold]

Pork Roast Sandwich --- Easy to do in crock pots with your limited space.

Good queso, couple different salsas and chips never get old (especially in this city)

Pigs in a blanket (sausage and corn dogs have been mentioned so good combo of both)

[IanMcDermid]

Also please please tell me the patio will be dog friendly!

Yea, very dog friendly. But, I'll enforce a leash policy and no tolerance for aggressive or hyperactive dogs. I just bought one of these to keep the trash separate from the dog dirt. I'm also trying to introduce some recycling system. But the trash is community and only 2 12 yard containers for all tenants. I'm sure they'll need to be emptied daily and that doesn't leave any room in the trash area for a green dumpster.

[John]

Here's a question to the community: what type of food do you want me to serve out of the IN-house kitchen?

A gourmet take on typical diner/cafeteria fare -- similar to what Mutt's offers on their "TV dinner night."

Meatloaf, Salisbury Steak, CFS, Frito Chili Pie, etc, but with top notch or unique proteins/ingredients.

[citizenkane]

Sardine sandwiches like those served at the American Sardine Bar in Philadelphia.

[IanMcDermid]

I'm very interested in your suggestions. I'm also very limited on cooking equipment due to space limitations. Think will's cafe/lobby bar small. No room for a hood so it can't be deep fried or charbroiled.

The key phrase is "grease laden vapors" deep frying, sauté, and flat-top frying is out. I would love to do a philly but to do it right at has to be griddled with lots of butter.

I like the sausages, but that my friend, like charcuterie, is a fine art far beyond my skills and passion. And again the flat top.

I like fat sandwiches too, but again fried"grease laden vapors." I'd make em in high school with chicken patties, fries, burger patty, mozzarella sticks and a dab of spaghetti sauce. Aaand this is why i'm fat. It's definitely a young man's sandwich.

I can still make some artery clocking food without a fryer, I could do some premium quesadillas in a sandwich press. Can you say shrimp & crab quesadillas? Roast pork, barbacoa, chili cheese. I make a killer guac too in a molcajete, a recipe that I "liberated" from Tomy's in SF.

[Pete]

^

How about pressed panini sandwiches:

Menu ? Pressed Panini Bar

[warreng88]

^

How about pressed panini sandwiches:

Menu ? Pressed Panini Bar

I like that. Something like Panini Pete's would be cool, just without all the stuff you mentioned you couldn't make.

[Rajah]

Yeah, paninis please

[HangryHippo]

I can still make some artery clocking food without a fryer, I could do some premium quesadillas in a sandwich press. Can you say shrimp & crab quesadillas? Roast pork, barbacoa, chili cheese. I make a killer guac too in a molcajete, a recipe that I "liberated" from Tomy's in SF.

I'm there, a lot, if this happens.

[john60]

The Library in Norman does some good stuff, and it sounds like their kitchen capabilities are probably similar. Nachos (great salsa), pizzas, sandwiches

[Dubya61]

^

How about pressed panini sandwiches:

Menu ? Pressed Panini Bar

mmm ... when the ships would pull into Toulon, you could always go ashore and get a "smash" sandwich. It was something akin to a pressed panini, but was meat, cheese, and french fries (pommes frites). My memory of the sandwich contents could be clouded by alcohol, but it was a great eat. Of course the addition of french fries to the truck mandates grease, eh?

[IanMcDermid]

We amended the CA once again to build a 9ft stick building in place of the aluminum box. That will allow us to place an RTU and the mini splits for the bathrooms on it's roof to preserve the look. MORE importantly we can mount a grease hood in it. Party time.

[Pete]

We amended the CA once again to build a 9ft stick building in place of the aluminum box. That will allow us to place an RTU and the mini splits for the bathrooms on it's roof to preserve the look. MORE importantly we can mount a grease hood in it. Party time.

Projected opening date?

What type of cuisine did you settle on? Saw you hired the chef from Packard's... Nice get!

[Plutonic Panda]

6/4/2014

[Questor]

Concept reminds me a bit of The Service Station in Norman. Cool concept.

[Pete]

From their FB page; the food trailer: