Zaxby's

[Bullbear]

Apartment building is not going away.

Currently, the site is home to a two-story apartment building. An existing 2-story building on the southeast corner of 25th and Penn is not a part of these plans.

SOOOO are they building it ABOVE the existing 2 story building? I believe the apartment building is going away.

[Teo9969]

Currently, the site is home to a two-story apartment building. An existing 2-story building on the southeast corner of 25th and Penn is not a part of these plans.

SOOOO are they building it ABOVE the existing 2 story building? I believe the apartment building is going away.

My bad…I was thinking of the Pizza House Building.

[shawnw]

LOL SoCA.

But yeah, now we just need a Popeye's and a CFA on that block...


But considering the flooding nature of this area rather than "hill", "valley" might be more appropriate...

[Bullbear]

Looks like Planning commission denied the Zaxbys on 25th and Penn. I wonder what tweeks they need to make it work.

[FighttheGoodFight]

Is this better than Cains'? Different?

[Bullbear]

MUCH better than Cains. .I don't care for Cains as the chicken has no seasoning. Zaxbys is similar concept with basically same sauce of Cains.. been around a bit longer I think Cains may have drawn inspiration from Zaxbys for their concept but didn't deliver the flavor in my opinion.

[FighttheGoodFight]

MUCH better than Cains. .I don't care for Cains as the chicken has no seasoning. Zaxbys is similar concept with basically same sauce of Cains.. been around a bit longer I think Cains may have drawn inspiration from Zaxbys for their concept but didn't deliver the flavor in my opinion.

I'll check it out. The one in Norman is a short drive from me. Almost done it looks like as well.

[Urbanized]

Yes!

Chicken Row? Deep Chicken? Chicken Alley? Chicktown? The Chick? Chicken Hill?

And then Gatewood could be renamed SoCA (south of Chicken Alley).

For a brief, glorius moment within the past few weeks there was a Twitter handle for this area called @ChickenDistrict. But apparently whoever started it thought better of it; it's gone now.

[bradh]

For a brief, glorius moment within the past few weeks there was a Twitter handle for this area called @ChickenDistrict. But apparently whoever started it thought better of it; it's gone now.

Let me guess, someone thought it was racist?

[Mr. Cotter]

They were second to the party. @ChickenStripOKC is still up.

[Urbanized]

Ah, I'll check it out. Too bad about the handle. Chicken District is a funnier (and more topical) name, despite Chicken Strip's clever play on words.

[Dubya61]

I'm relatively sure the idea to call it the chicken district was immediately squashed by our insect overlords just in case someone might think being in the chicken district meant you could keep chickens in the city limits!

[cxl144]

Looks like site prep on this location has started. Lot has been cleared and leveled. Doubt this will take as long to build as the Golden Chick at I40 and Mustang Rd.

[GaryOKC6]

I talked to the Zaxbys guys yesterday. They officially open in Norman on Monday. 63rd & MacArthur starts construction next week and 25th & Penn to follow right behind that store. I am going to their VIP event this weekend and am looking forward to giving it a try.

[Tritone]

Drove by Zaxby's in Norman right AFTER lunch today. Open and busy.

[Tritone]

I blew it. Stopped by today after church and was politely asked for an invitation. They do open tomorrow. The young gentleman who was at the door (the trainer) gave us a card for a free meal. On closer inspection it looks like the "free meal" deal is after I purchase seven meals. It would have been nice if he'd punched one of the meals. I sure hope the food lives up to the reputation it has here on line. That'll have to be some pretty darn good bird.

[OKCRT]

I talked to the Zaxbys guys yesterday. They officially open in Norman on Monday. 63rd & MacArthur starts construction next week and 25th & Penn to follow right behind that store. I am going to their VIP event this weekend and am looking forward to giving it a try.

63rd & Mac will be my location... BTW, does anyone remember a place called Golden Skillet from back in the early 80s? I remember that being some good stuff.

[GaryOKC6]

I went to the Zaxby,s vip event yesterday. The food is amazing. There were 5 of us and some ate they healthy salads. I had the hot wings and traditional dinner. Everyone thought that it was great. The place is very nicely done (not cheap). Their CFO mentioned that he thought Reno & MacArthur was next. I am going to have to check on that. With 28 locations planned there should be one near by just about everywhere though.

Norman officially opens today though.

[Pete]

They are coming to the vacant lot on the southwest corner of NW 122nd & Rockwell.

[Bunty]

On my way to work this morning I noticed a new building popping up on the old site of either the former car wash or former Long John Silver's on Main St. with a sign said it will be a Zaxby's. My first thought was, "Sweet, new place to eat", Second thought, "Geez, another fast food chicken restaurant with an orange colored sauce"

Orange sauce. How long before Zaxby's opens in Stillwater?

[Zuplar]

Hmm, never heard of this place. May have to try it out sometime. I can always eat fried chicken.

[etsuco05]

They are coming to the vacant lot on the southwest corner of NW 122nd & Rockwell.

There's an Auto Zone currently under construction on the southwest corner of this intersection. Will Zaxby's go to the south of Auto Zone or to the west?

[Pete]

South of AutoZone.

[LocoAko]

So I tried Zaxby's tonight in Norman and wasn't overly impressed, though it wasn't terrible. The food had much less flavor to me than Cane's and I find Canes' sauce to be definitely better. I think the breading on Zaxby's was a bit overwhelming yet not overly flavorful on its own. Even the seasoning on the fries didn't do it for me. Didn't like the cole slaw at all. I also thought $10 for a tenders plate w/ fries and toast and a drink was a little steeper than I expected. Definitely prefer Cane's and don't really get the hype, but to each his own. I'd eat there again, just wouldn't go out of my way.

[Thomas Vu]

I'll look into trying it this weekend.