Restaurant closings

[GoGators]

Important question. Which pizza places ( besides Dominoes, Pizza Hut, Marcos and that ilk) are still open?
By my count, Empire, Sauced, Hideaway, Upper Crust all closed.
Gabriella's still open and good pizza, but any other local places?

Empire is still open.

[Edmond Hausfrau]

Empire is still open.

Fantastic! I thought I had read that Rachel Cope had shut down her stuff. Empire is my preference.

[AP]

^They shut down the Tulsa store.

[Edmond Hausfrau]

I had heard that Sauced laid off ALL of their staff, and since they are also owned by Paseo Grill which closed, I assumed Sauced had closed as well. Sorry.

I think I was going off this earlier post. Good to know Sauced is hanging on.

[PhiAlpha]

They may be, I was calling the one attached to UCO Jazz Lab.

Really? We order a few pizzas from that one on Friday night.

[David]

Incidentally, for Hideaway I recommend their online ordering experience. It works fairly nicely.

[Bill Robertson]

They may be, I was calling the one attached to UCO Jazz Lab.

The one on NW Exp and the one on Memorial are both open for pick-up or delivery. All Hideaways did close Sunday for Easter.

[Bill Robertson]

Incidentally, for Hideaway I recommend their online ordering experience. It works fairly nicely.

It does. One thing I learned though. I always get an in-betweener salad with a couple extra Blue Cheeses. Online there’s a charge for extra dressing. OK, in fine with that. Then I get home and find that there’s a charge because to-go extra dressing is a 6 to 8 oz container of dressing, not the little black plastic containers. I have enough Blue Cheese for awhile.

[TheTravellers]

Incidentally, for Hideaway I recommend their online ordering experience. It works fairly nicely.

They don't have an option for a half-and-half pizza, so we had to call.

[David]

They don't have an option for a half-and-half pizza, so we had to call.

As in, one set of toppings on one side, another set on the other? I assumed that was available based on the ordering UI but have not tried it. It had the typical half circle, full circle, half circle per topping buttons I would expect for that functionality.

[timothy.a.owen]

Important question. Which pizza places ( besides Dominoes, Pizza Hut, Marcos and that ilk) are still open?
By my count, Empire, Sauced, Hideaway, Upper Crust all closed.
Gabriella's still open and good pizza, but any other local places?

It looks like based on their Websites/Facebook pages that Empire... Sauced... and Hideaway are all still open.

I did Birra Birra last night - I would recommend the pizza over the chicken parm, but both were good!

[TheTravellers]

As in, one set of toppings on one side, another set on the other? I assumed that was available based on the ordering UI but have not tried it. It had the typical half circle, full circle, half circle per topping buttons I would expect for that functionality.

Yeah, half Paradise Pie, half ATW. Didn't want to screw with building our own by clicking the toppings one-by-one, so ordered by phone instead, much quicker.

[AP]

ATW is my favorite pizza of all time. It's the perfect supreme.

[Bill Robertson]

ATW is my favorite pizza of all time. It's the perfect supreme.

Mine too. The wife is a Boz fan.

[Pete]

Hal Smith is opening all their restaurants for carryout (and most for delivery) starting Monday.

The only 2 not reopening are Toby Keith's in casinos.


Here is an example of a company getting the payroll loan and bringing its people back to work.

[OKC Guy]

Hal Smith is opening all their restaurants for carryout (and most for delivery) starting Monday.

The only 2 not reopening are Toby Keith's in casinos.


Here is an example of a company getting the payroll loan and bringing its people back to work.

Great to see. What all does he own thats opening? Hoping bars open soon and that means Gazette. Then we can say we saw ad there.

[Pete]

[FighttheGoodFight]

I am glad to see them reopening. I still wonder why they closed fully down in the first place. This will be interesting to see how they do.

[David]

A lot of other restaurants have apparently been able to maintain operations with doing takeout, I've been wondering if we were going to start seeing them close down over time but maybe the reverse will happen as various management groups figure out how to make the current situation work.

[sooner88]

I am glad to see them reopening. I still wonder why they closed fully down in the first place. This will be interesting to see how they do.

They most likely were approved for a PPP loan, which requires you to rehire employees that were in place as of 2/15.

[Teo9969]

Per Greg Horton (via Facebook), who does a lot (all?) of the food writing for 405 Magazine:

Here's the roll call so far. Please avoid swearing and shaming for now.

84 Hospitality Group not be opening for full service May 1. Curbside will continue.

A Good Egg Dining Group will not open for full service May 1. Curbside continues, and Keith said they'll focus on getting more of their concepts doing curbside.

Provision Concepts will open May 1, except for Sidecar, because it's a bar.

Chris Lower said Big Truck Tacos will resume drive-thru takeout May 1, but other concepts will not open until closer to the middle of May, and the level of service has not been decided.

Peter Holloway said his concepts will not have full service May 1. Curbside, pickup, and delivery will continue.

Jimmy Mays said The Hamilton and both Cafe 7 locations will reopen June 1. Curbside and delivery continue for now.

Magnolia Bistro Kaylee Owen says they will reopen May 1.

The Social Order Dining Collective will not reopen May 1, and no date has been determined yet.

Hal Smith Restaurants will reopen May 1.

Per Michel La Baguette Bistro will reopen May 6.

McClintock Saloon & Chop House May 1.

Per Lori Dickinson Black Cafe Evoke in Edmond will reopen for to-go May 4.

Per Crosby Dyke (below) En Croûte will continue curbside and delivery through mid-May, and likely reopen for dine-in at that time.

Chef Kurt Fleischfresser said he’s waiting to see the rules before making decisions about Western Concepts Restaurant Group and Vast.

Bruce Rinehart said he’s not yet decided on an opening date for Rococo Restaurant & Bar concepts but may do some “soft opens” to test things out beginning May 1.

Per Laveryl Lower The Metro Wine Bar & Bistro will not open May 1, but she will make an announcement soon about takeout and curbside start date.

Please note that all the rules aren't in place yet, and restaurants will be opening with as yet unknown restrictions, so keep your pitchforks and torches stowed for now, people.

[Pete]

I wonder what will happen to all these places planning to open on May 1 when nobody shows up?

[FighttheGoodFight]

I think the Open Everything Now crowd might be louder than those who are cautious. I am guessing these places open and see a whole lot of emptiness.

[Teo9969]

I wonder what will happen to all these places planning to open on May 1 when nobody shows up?

I think restaurants will see people come in for sure, but they'll need to run with a skeleton crew.

[OKC Guy]

I think restaurants will see people come in for sure, but they'll need to run with a skeleton crew.

Agree. Places like Clark Crew have outside eating areas and this will help a lot.