Braum's

[peanutgallery]

I don't know where everyone lives but......news flash!!!....there is a "new W model" BRAUMS.... open at least a year or two on I 240 and Shields (home depot parking lot)....also one at NW 39th and Tulsa (west of portland) open at least 3 years!! Many more in towns around the state I've been too...I.E. Muskogee has one on 69 hwy south of town, open at least a few years also....there are surely more...these are just ones I am aware of...so they are certainly building in their home state. By the way, has anyone ever taken the BRAUMS TOUR of their factory SW of OKC by Tuttle? It is a great tour watching them make Ice cream.....I haven't been out there in SEVERAL YEARS though, so dont know if they STILL HAVE TOUR??? anyone know???.............IluvBraums

[peanutgallery]

Also forgot to mention....Anyone remember that they tore down the Braums at 17th and classen "approximately?" 15 years ago and replaced it with the one there now....only DIFFERENT layout?......They rebuilt it fast, because I had not been there in a while and less than a year? later I went in and my head spun.....because.....they had completely rebuilt the one now.....with that ODD layout in the same spot? The old one, which was rather new was LARGE and had high ceilings, much better than the one now they replaced it with. Don't know if the old one burned?or what?....anyone know? PS im not crazy...just ask around to confirm this......

[peanutgallery]

I'm on a roll!!!....LOL The old Braums on I 40 and Agnew was torn down YEARS ago....perhaps 10? years......It was the first area of excavation for the NEW I 40 Project.....I miss it very much....It was large and very convenient to stop at..........ANYONE KNOW??? are they going to replace that one on new on NEW I 40 ?

[Pete]

The existing Braums at 17th & Classen was built in 1984.

Hard to believe it's 27 years old.

[Larry OKC]

if it is the one I am thinking of (was in it one time, very odd dining room layout FWIR), not hard to believe at all. It seems like it is at least that old.

[Larry OKC]

I don't know where everyone lives but......news flash!!!....there is a "new W model" BRAUMS.... open at least a year or two on I 240 and Shields (home depot parking lot)....also one at NW 39th and Tulsa (west of portland) open at least 3 years!! Many more in towns around the state I've been too...I.E. Muskogee has one on 69 hwy south of town, open at least a few years also....there are surely more...these are just ones I am aware of...so they are certainly building in their home state. By the way, has anyone ever taken the BRAUMS TOUR of their factory SW of OKC by Tuttle? It is a great tour watching them make Ice cream.....I haven't been out there in SEVERAL YEARS though, so dont know if they STILL HAVE TOUR??? anyone know???.............IluvBraums

isn't it the "W" model that they recently built on nw 39th? the exterior is nice (but like I mentioned looks like a steakhouse). Didn't care for the inside at all. Now some of the remodels have been done well (are nice inside).

[bornhere]

I live near the 17th & Classen Braum's and pass it almost every day. I don't think I've ever seen the parking lot even half full.

I'll be sorry to see those two apartment buildings go. They are excellent examples of... post-something... somethingism.

You just don't see design like that anymore.

[MikeOKC]

I live near the 17th & Classen Braum's and pass it almost every day. I don't think I've ever seen the parking lot even half full.

I'll be sorry to see those two apartment buildings go. They are excellent examples of... post-something... somethingism.

You just don't see design like that anymore.

I agree about the apartment buildings. We should start a Facebook page. Organize a march down Classen. Something.

[MustangGT]

Post Modernism Crapola sound appropriate.

[rcjunkie]

I agree about the apartment buildings. We should start a Facebook page. Organize a march down Classen. Something.

Maybe you should have bought them before Braum's did.

[bluedogok]

I'll be sorry to see those two apartment buildings go. They are excellent examples of... post-something... somethingism.

You just don't see design like that anymore.

Sometimes there is a valid reason for that......

[MikeOKC]

Hey guys...I thought it was pretty clear about those dumpy apartments: we were being sarcastic. At least I was about Facebook and a "march down Classen." I didn't dream anybody would take me seriously. And I'm 99% certain BornHere was doing the same.

[dankrutka]

Sarcasm doesn't go over very clearly here (or on message boards in general for that matter)... Still, even I caught this one. Post-something somethingism. Clever.

[Spartan]

Post-modernist anti-intellectualism I think is the term they were looking for. LOL

[CuatrodeMayo]

Doesn't matter now...demo'd!

[UncleCyrus]

For any of you in NE OKC who have been waiting, the newly remodeled Braum's at 63rd and Bryant will be open for business on Monday, Feb. 27.

It is the closest one to us and we sure have missed it!

[RadicalModerate]

Braum's Rules (viz-a-viz consistent quality of dairy products and pretty darn good other stuff).

I'm still "missing" the [yet-to-be constructed] Braum's, on the south side of Hefner Rd., just east of Penn. =)

(P.S.: As good as "Braum's" is . . .
"It" is only as good as they treat their employees.
You know . . . The happy ones . . . Who keep us coming back.)

[OKVision4U]

This is another sad point, the C-level management at Braums are 100% aware of their poor customer service rating. It would cost money for them to make "enhancements" and they are ok with today's results.

Braum's has this example to make a difference: Loves vs. QT ... Loves shares the same "ugly store" issues, but is doing well at the bank. QT is hands-down a better managed corporation ( from the top , to the bottom). and the results are evident... Look at their employees when you walk into their store... Highly trained & motivated. They are buying-into what QT is trying to accomplish.

Bruam's and Loves share the same excuse, they say the "low skilled workforce" is the reason for their POOR performance, but QT is showing you how that is not true.

[Jake]

Not adding anything of value to this thread, but I love seeing Braum's commercials on tv. Pretty sure they haven't made a new one since 1991. Always gives me a good chuckle. They should probably revamp their advertising.

[OKVision4U]

Not adding anything of value to this thread, but I love seeing Braum's commercials on tv. Pretty sure they haven't made a new one since 1991. Always gives me a good chuckle. They should probably revamp their advertising.

If they were doing it on purpose ( trying to have that 'ole time" feel) it would be better. They are still using this 1984 classic because it is paid for. ...they are going in the wrong direction and fast.

[OKVision4U]

How is it that Freddy's is such a huge hit, when we have an ice cream & dairy store ( Local Corporation ) here? What will Braum's do?

Will they continue to do nothing? ..so far, that is all we have seen.

Now, Freddy's is placing their next store only a few miles from the Braum's plant...across the river in Mustang. This is a statement of a couple of issues, .... 1) Braum's is not considered competition anymore and the consumers desires their product more than Braum's. 2) Or Freddy's really understands their competition and they know Braum's will not do anything.

Either way, they are here in force. Freddy's / Steak & Shake / DQ in Moore??? ...the line is huge.

So, what will Braum's do?

[kevinpate]

Everyone checks out the new kid in school. Well, everyone but me I guess.

Only Freddie's I've gone to were steakhouses. The one in Sapulpa (though it's been years now), and the now long gone Freddie's, aka Taylor's Inn, outside Poteau.

[Roger S]

Judging from the full parking lot and the line of cars in the drive thru at the Braum's on 19th in Moore.... I don't think they have much to worry about.

The long lines at the DQ were from people all over town. The people in Moore were still going to Braum's.

[OKVision4U]

Judging from the full parking lot and the line of cars in the drive thru at the Braum's on 19th in Moore.... I don't think they have much to worry about.

The long lines at the DQ were from people all over town. The people in Moore were still going to Braum's.

That line is typically from very slow service. And the parking lot is full from the people in the drive-thru line having to get out and go in the store to retrieve their order.

DQ's line is from a greater demand.

[Martin]

That line is typically from very slow service. And the parking lot is full from the people in the drive-thru line having to get out and go in the store to retrieve their order.

and if people didn't want the product or if they couldn't tolerate the service, then then both the line and parking lot would be relatively empty. -M