Old Restaurants

[Prunepicker]

That reminds me - is The Hungry Frog one of the 25+ year places or are
they newer than that?

The sign says since 1976, I think. I've never eaten there.

[Jim Kyle]

Come to think of it, "Someplace Else" on Western just south of NW 23 has been operating since 1976, also, so qualifies for the 25+ year list...

[ctchandler]

Prunepicker,
It is/was a nice clean little diner. I've had breakfast there several times and lunch a couple of times. I'm sure they've been around at least 25 years.
C. T.

The sign says since 1976, I think. I've never eaten there.

[ctchandler]

Jim,
Never been disappointed when I went there. Not a great place, just really good subs/hoagies and other sandwiches. I remember a pretty good hot pastrami and swiss on rye.
C. T.

Come to think of it, "Someplace Else" on Western just south of NW 23 has been operating since 1976, also, so qualifies for the 25+ year list...

[Jim Kyle]

Jim,
Never been disappointed when I went there. Not a great place, just really good subs/hoagies and other sandwiches. I remember a pretty good hot pastrami and swiss on rye.
C. T.

Peggy, the tall blonde who owns the place with her husband (he's the baker for all the goodies and the bread) was working with my wife at the Crum & Forster claims office in the American Fidelity building, when she left to start the deli. We drop in every month or so for the corned beef and provolone on rye, plus one of their snickerdoodles. Most all her coworkers (at least those who are still mobile) go there regularly.

[RadicalModerate]

Knock it off, youse guys . . . =)

It is probably, in fact, almost certainly, impossible to recapture, with appropriate detail, The Past with Exhibitions of Excellence on a Virtual Viewscreen in The Present. well . .. ain't it? . . . =)

(as far as I'm concerned . . . i'm thinkin' a trip to The Downtown Arts Festival and maybe Vast for the viewpoint is in order. perhaps even a couple of trips . . . including a couple of other museums to be sure of "the facts") =)

[boscorama]

Remember Woodstock, the Bar and Grill on N May? Loved the place for the music and wine. Food was decent for what it was. Hated when they closed in 1994.

[zookeeper]

Remember Woodstock, the Bar and Grill on N May? Loved the place for the music and wine. Food was decent for what it was. Hated when they closed in 1994.

Was that in the old Kip's Big Boy building?

[RadicalModerate]

Why is it that, with certain notable exceptions, the finest dining experiences are no longer available?
(for the texting public?)

(e.g.: Shipman's Café [on Robinson toward the south] one of the best, ever. Endless "biscuits" and chicken.)

[Tritone]

I only ate at Shipman's on Robinson once; it had to be sometime around 1980. I do remember the fine biscuits as if it was yesterday.

[RadicalModerate]

How in the world can a restaurant like that not last forever? Seriously.
(well . . . we're off to another Old and Classic Restaurant (Ingrid's) that's still hangin' in there . . . =)

[boscorama]

Was that in the old Kip's Big Boy building?

I don't know if it's the Kip's building.

[RadicalModerate]

We did a "drive-by" of what used to be Colonel Drake's #2 today. Apparently, the old tower (a replica of the first oil well drilled in Pennsylvania)--representing a landmark in 'Oilie' history, locally-- has been removed from the building. And a lot of the imported Cottonwood siding is falling off the exterior façade. The food inside is probably just as bad as the cover at this point in history. =)

Now the place looks like a bad haircut on a Saturday Night with no place to go.

Time for a musical interlude to remind us of important stuff.
Like going to a restaurant with this on the tableside jukebox interface.
That only required a nickel to play.

[ljbab728]

Speaking of which, those tableside jukeboxes were a lot of fun. I always liked hearing a song that "I" picked out and paid for being played for everyone.

[RadicalModerate]

Speaking of which, those tableside jukeboxes were a lot of fun. I always liked hearing a song that "I" picked out and paid for being played for everyone.

Which is Exactly Correct and As It Should Be . . . (ain't it?) . . . =)
(as long as the rest of the diners like your selection.)

Does it strike you as odd that Dean Martin somehow morphed into Jerry Lewis' straight man?
(Dean was a good crooner . . . Nearly up to the level of Bing Crosby . . . Jerry was a goofball) (imho)

Sorry . . . Off topic . . . This thread is about Old Restaurants. =)

[Jim Kyle]

Well, Bing Crosby also served well as one of Bob Hope's straight men, so it wasn't unique for Dino...

Now back to topic.

[RadicalModerate]

I always thought Dean Martin was the epitome of "cool" when I was a kid. If he had an old restaurant, I would have gone there.
It would have been extra nice if his restaurant was showing reruns of those old Matt Helm movies on the big screen TVs.

[Tritone]

Am I correct, didn't Nicolosi's on tenth (after they moved from May to between Ann Arbor and Perdue) have the jukebox controls on the tables? (back on topic)

[ctchandler]

Does anyone remember the Fox and the Horn? How about Twitty Burger. Anyone from South OKC (and old enough) should remember. I believe the Fox and Horn was the only nice steak house on the South side. Twitty burgers was a franchise started by Conway Twitty. I thought it was good but it wasn't around very long.
C. T.

[ljbab728]

Does anyone remember the Fox and the Horn? How about Twitty Burger. Anyone from South OKC (and old enough) should remember. I believe the Fox and Horn was the only nice steak house on the South side. Twitty burgers was a franchise started by Conway Twitty. I thought it was good but it wasn't around very long.
C. T.

Yes, the Fox and Horn was a very nice restaurant south of 59th on the west side of Western. I ate there quite a few times and always liked it. I did try Conway's place a couple of times but it wasn't often. While it wasn't a steak house, there was another place in the same area that I always liked call Peaches. There was also a Steak and Ale on I240.

[ctchandler]

Ljbab,
When did the Steak and Ale open? I don't remember it but I left South OKC in 1975. I don't remember Peaches either.
C. T.

There was also a Steak and Ale on I240.

[Tavia]

Oh man, I loved Peaches! I always thought Steak and Ale had the best salad bar.

[Prunepicker]

Does anyone know the name of the steak house that was on the SW corner
of NW 122nd and N May? @1981 Now it's a bank.

[Jeepnokc]

this was probably mentioned very early on in the thread but of all the restaurants I miss...Molly Murphy's ranks up there pretty high. It was just fun to go to and I don't think it would be possible to recreate the vibe now without it being ultra cheesy.

[BlackmoreRulz]

Ljbab,
When did the Steak and Ale open? I don't remember it but I left South OKC in 1975. I don't remember Peaches either.
C. T.

Not sure when it opened exactly but it was there in 1978, me and wifeypoo ate dinner there the day we were married.