Pump Bar

[NoGraceCooks]

Doesn't that trailer look awesome! Just wait for the food!

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[Plutonic Panda]

From their Facebook page

Pouring the slab.



https://www.facebook.com/thepumpbar/...41150755963383

[HangryHippo]

From their Facebook page

Alright, progress!

[CurtisJ]

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

I said it before, but it reminds me of my neighborhood pub here in Houston - Petrol Station





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[Plutonic Panda]

I said it before, but it reminds me of my neighborhood pub here in Houston - Petrol Station





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That's awesome!

[CurtisJ]

That's awesome!

Even more awesome because it is stumbling distance from my house!

[_Cramer_]

Reminds me of one of my most favorite places in Phoenix-Duck and Decanter. They are also pet friendly.

[Plutonic Panda]

New pictures on their Facebook with what I'm guessing is the owner. He looks like an awesome guy as wel.... This development will kick ass!!!!!

[Pete]

Yes, that's Ian the owner (and OKCTalk poster):

[OKCisOK4me]

Looks like he's making good headway!

[soonerguru]

Trees are nice.

[bluedogok]

Geez.....Ian's all grown up from the time that I met him with his father in the office in 1993......

[Pete]

From their FB page:

[Urbanized]

I wonder what the electrical boxes are on the front of the bar? Is that lighting or will there be outlets for customer phone charging (brilliant if so)? Ian?

[shawnw]

I walked into and walked out of five places on Sunday because I couldn't find a power outlet, needed to replace a fuse in my car to charge there, and my remote battery back was dead. More restaurants need to factor this in, and Urbanspoon needs to include charging outlets on its rating data. The best restaurant I know about presently as far as charging goes is Texadelphia in bricktown. The bar seating has an outlet per seat which is amazing. If I'm out and about all day and don't plan on going home soon, that's where I eat because I know I can charge. Airports were slow about this but have come around (mostly), restaurants should follow suit, and especially places that call themselves "lounges". Sorry for the off topic rant.

[Pete]

^

I always end up at the downtown library for the same reasons.

It's a little thing that would bring more business to most establishments.

[FighttheGoodFight]

I walked into and walked out of five places on Sunday because I couldn't find a power outlet, needed to replace a fuse in my car to charge there, and my remote battery back was dead. More restaurants need to factor this in, and Urbanspoon needs to include charging outlets on its rating data. The best restaurant I know about presently as far as charging goes is Texadelphia in bricktown. The bar seating has an outlet per seat which is amazing. If I'm out and about all day and don't plan on going home soon, that's where I eat because I know I can charge. Airports were slow about this but have come around (mostly), restaurants should follow suit, and especially places that call themselves "lounges". Sorry for the off topic rant.

Sounds like you had a rough day there man.

[OKCisOK4me]

I wonder what the electrical boxes are on the front of the bar? Is that lighting or will there be outlets for customer phone charging (brilliant if so)? Ian?

I'd hope they're USB outlets...which would be a nice touch.

[IanMcDermid]

I wonder what the electrical boxes are on the front of the bar? Is that lighting or will there be outlets for customer phone charging (brilliant if so)? Ian?

combination outlet / USB 12watt charger. I will have cords of all major brands on loan for a $10 deposit either with cash or tab. That goes for the bar and the tables throughout the indoor seating. There are 8 outdoor receptacle boxes too.

It's safe to say I've thought some things through... Enjoy the pics.

[IanMcDermid]

[IanMcDermid]

That is a stage of:
full electrical rough in
full plumbing rough in
ceiling reinforcement beam (you'll note that's a 25' span on an 8" joist)
framing %100 done
sheetrock starts next week

I'll be pulling a few thousand feet of ethernet/coax/speaker wire over the weekend. Siding the buildings the weekend after. We'll have a white box come sept. 1st.

The rise's parking lot is tentative on plumbing work and the city's ability to get the leak found and fixed so the water table can subside(it's a pool that still hasn't dried up from the rain 2 weeks ago). But they have been working 12 hour days in the heat for weeks now.

[gopokes88]

This place is going to be so freaking cool.

[5alive]

Wonderful progress!

[Bullbear]

Ian I can't wait for you to be open so you can Take my money!.. I am really looking forward to this new spot! Kudos on really thinking things through. I love all of this!

[Urbanized]

Yep. Ian's going to be getting plenty of my dough. If nothing else but for the phone charging thing.

Similarly I have said before that if a restaurant would put in customer hand wash stations OUTSIDE of their bathrooms I would frequent the place for that reason alone, even if the food were mediocre. Taking an extra, non required customer service step is ALWAYS going to pay customer loyalty dividends.