Restaurant memories .

[SoonerGirl26]

Nicolosi's was a block west of Ann Arbor on the south side of NW 10th, across from Parr Automotive. The building is still there, there are empty lots on both sides from what I remember. JR's Chicken Ranch was on the SE corner of NW 10th & Purdue, there is an empty lot between them.

Was JR's Chicken Ranch the place that served food family style and had a roof that could open up above you???

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[bluedogok]

That was Tony's Italian Specialties! It was great. I took a date there and
when the waiter brought the bill he said they didn't take credit cards. I was
rumaging through my car trying to scrape up enough cash to pay.

The Juke box was fabulous!

That was my favorite in OKC.

One that wasn't open that long but was a pretty good "fast food" type Italian restaurant was Pasta Pizzaz that was in the strip center across from Ted's on North May. He closed it because the wholesale pasta business was much more profitable.

[bluedogok]

Was JR's Chicken Ranch the place that served food family style and had a roof that could open up above you???

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That was the place....

[SoonerGirl26]

That was the place....

Thought so..... I liked that place.

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[Prunepicker]

What makes you think mom has a boyfriend???????
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I know nothing! NNNUT-THING!

[FRISKY]

What makes you think mom has a boyfriend???????

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The key word here is "a". Everyone knows vivacious cougars discard broken-hearted boyfriends by the dozens.

[jdcf]

Does anyone remember Tonys via Roma ? it was located on N.W. Expressway & in the 80's this was the best Italian food in the city it was run by an Italian family, very nice people .

Prior to the location on NW Highway, Tony's Via Roma was located on N May Ave, west side of road, just south of 36th St. I ate there one time as a child and ordered ravioli. I can still recall being disappointed because, at the time, the ravioli was no where near as good as ravioli out of a can. What a dork!

[Generals64]

The key word here is "a". Everyone knows vivacious cougars discard broken-hearted boyfriends by the dozens.

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Yeah and some of them WEAR Homecoming Corsages....(40 years old)...

[Prunepicker]

Yeah and some of them WEAR Homecoming Corsages... (40 years old)...

At least it looked good.

[papaOU]

In the magazine, Distinctly Oklahoma, Oct. 2009, there is an article titled "Johnny's Lunch Box and Other Historic Eateries." pgs 72 to 76.

Jack Sussey introduced pizza to Okc. Same pizza is being served at the Nomad II and is considered by many to still be real east coast pizza.

Included in the article are Beverly's: During its peak, there were eight okc locations-Downtown, the Stockyards, Lincoln Blvd, 23rd and Classen, 16th and May, 31st and May, 12th and Walker, and NW Expressway and Independence. (I remember one at SW 29th and May).
Beverly Osborne and the restaurants were featured in a "Time" mag article. By 1950 he had franchised 250 outlets including 1 in South Africa.
The current owner, NW Expressway and Independence, says they recently located the recipe for "Beverly's famous tamales" and are searching for the halibut recipe since there are customers that still ask about them.

Ann's Chicken Chicken Fry House:

Began in 1966. Former name- "Three Bulls Steak House." In 1971, was bought by the 4 Burchett brothers. Needing a name change they put all family members name into a hat and drew one. Ann is wife of one of the brothers.

There is another section on Johnny' s Lunch Box on Sheridan. I like their corned beef and and homemade pies.

In past issues are articles about: Jamil's, The Haunted House, Cattleman's and Junior's.

and sections on places that are no longer with us: Fuzzy's, Herman's Glen's Hickory Inn, and Dodson's, Nicolosi's and the Anna Maude, Bishop's and Sleepy Hollow.

[Generals64]

In the magazine, Distinctly Oklahoma, Oct. 2009, there is an article titled "Johnny's Lunch Box and Other Historic Eateries." pgs 72 to 76.

Jack Sussey introduced pizza to Okc. Same pizza is being served at the Nomad II and is considered by many to still be real east coast pizza.

Included in the article are Beverly's: During its peak, there were eight okc locations-Downtown, the Stockyards, Lincoln Blvd, 23rd and Classen, 16th and May, 31st and May, 12th and Walker, and NW Expressway and Independence. (I remember one at SW 29th and May).
Beverly Osborne and the restaurants were featured in a "Time" mag article. By 1950 he had franchised 250 outlets including 1 in South Africa.
The current owner, NW Expressway and Independence, says they recently located the recipe for "Beverly's famous tamales" and are searching for the halibut recipe since there are customers that still ask about them.

Ann's Chicken Chicken Fry House:

Began in 1966. Former name- "Three Bulls Steak House." In 1971, was bought by the 4 Burchett brothers. Needing a name change they put all family members name into a hat and drew one. Ann is wife of one of the brothers.

There is another section on Johnny' s Lunch Box on Sheridan. I like their corned beef and and homemade pies.

In past issues are articles about: Jamil's, The Haunted House, Cattleman's and Junior's.

and sections on places that are no longer with us: Fuzzy's, Herman's Glen's Hickory Inn, and Dodson's, Nicolosi's and the Anna Maude, Bishop's and Sleepy Hollow.

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Didn't know there were four Burchett Brothers....I knew Jerry (USG 1961) passed away from a heart Attack. Still know Alvin...(USG 1964) he too has had some heart problems....onery little cuss.....Their Onion Rings are great as well as their Chicken Fried Steak and Steak Sandwich....

[Prunepicker]

... In the magazine, Distinctly Oklahoma, Oct. 2009, there is an article
titled "Johnny's Lunch Box and Other Historic Eateries." pgs 72 to 76.

There is another section on Johnny' s Lunch Box on Sheridan. I like their
corned beef and and homemade pies.

I ate many a meal at Johnny's! He'd cook and Julia, his wife, would run the
cash register and waitress. He made the pies himself, too. I mostly
remember when he moved to southeast corner of N.W. 12th and N Hudson,
catty corner from the Sieber Hotel.

They were wonderful people. I can't remember Johnny ever saying more
than a handful of words, except order up, etc...

Is the Little Red Barn mentioned?

How can we get a copy of that magazine?

[RealJimbo]

Remember Priddy's? How about the Smoke House at 10th and Harvey? Mable's Cafe at 11th & Harvey? Shipman's? (those yeast biscuits were great)

[papaOU]

I ate many a meal at Johnny's! He'd cook and Julia, his wife, would run the
cash register and waitress. He made the pies himself, too. I mostly
remember when he moved to southeast corner of N.W. 12th and N Hudson,
catty corner from the Sieber Hotel.

They were wonderful people. I can't remember Johnny ever saying more
than a handful of words, except order up, etc...

Is the Little Red Barn mentioned?

How can we get a copy of that magazine?

Even though he has sold it Johnny II still comes in everyday. He was still making the pies for sometime but retired his baker status.

email address for Distinctly Oklahoma distinctlyOKLAHOMA - Home
phone 405-286-2050

I almost said you could get a copy at Taylor's but Taylor's News Stand is no more.

The eateries on the initial entry are the only ones mentioned in this article. I was just going to do the Sussey's piece since the original place to first have pizza in Okc was mentioned not so long ago. Then I thought, what the heck. The other listings might be fun to throw around.

The following were not in this issue but may have already been mentioned or might be in the future:

Remember Priddy's? How about the Smoke House at 10th and Harvey? Mable's Cafe at 11th & Harvey? Shipman's? (those yeast biscuits were great)

Does anyone remember Beverly's having tamales?

[Prunepicker]

Remember Priddy's? How about the Smoke House at 10th and Harvey? Mable's
Cafe at 11th & Harvey? Shipman's? (those yeast biscuits were great)

I hanged out at N.W. 12 and N. Hudson in the 60's. Mabel's was a favorite.
Priddy's was great! Their pimento cheese was fabulous. Then it became
Martin's. The Sieber had an an all you could eat buffet. It was about $1.15.

Oh, and the candy machine at Hand's Sinclair! Okay, maybe not.

Don't forget Herman's and that incredible cold slaw. Oh yeah!

[gen70]

I hanged out at N.W. 12 and N. Hudson in the 60's. Mabel's was a favorite.
Priddy's was great! Their pimento cheese was fabulous. Then it became
Martin's. The Sieber had an an all you could eat buffet. It was about $1.15.

Oh, and the candy machine at Hand's Sinclair! Okay, maybe not.

Don't forget Herman's and that incredible cold slaw. Oh yeah!

Is that the Priddy's pimento cheese that was sold in stores?

[Prunepicker]

Is that the Priddy's pimento cheese that was sold in stores?

The same. Also, chicken salad and roast beef spread. Roast beef spread?

[SoonerGirl26]

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Yeah and some of them WEAR Homecoming Corsages....(40 years old)...

Hahahahahahahahaha.... all you boys (Frisky, Prunepicker, Gens64) are soooooooo funny!!

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[FRISKY]

Hahahahahahahahaha.... all you boys (Frisky, Prunepicker, Gens64) are soooooooo funny!!

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If only we could figure out how to get people to laugh with us...instead of at us.

[gen70]

The same. Also, chicken salad and roast beef spread. Roast beef spread?

Do they still sell it? Man.. I tell people how good that stuff was. When I lived in Penn. I had to make my own.

[Prunepicker]

Do they still sell it? Man... I tell people how good that stuff was. When I
lived in Penn. I had to make my own.

Nope. It's been gone for years. I think the secret was to keep it simple. I
don't know how they made their pimento cheese spread, but if I remember
correctly, the chicken salad had chicken, mayo and some relish that
contained some pimentos!. It was probably the same with the roast beef
spread.

We knew everyone in that corner of the world but never once thought
about asking them about their recipes. What's funny, even if they told you
the recipe, you wouldn't make like they did. Beasly's BBQ was a prime
example. "How do you do it?" He'd say, "salt, pepper and hickory." Did
anyone do it? Probably not. Pulliam's and Leo's was probably just as
simple!

A waitress at Herman's, Mary Babbitt?, I'm not sure, knew how to make the
cold slaw. It was her job. She'd make it on occasion after Herman's closed.

We canned a bunch of slaw last summer and it comes close to Herman's. I
still can't tell what's missing.

[gen70]

Nope. It's been gone for years. I think the secret was to keep it simple. I
don't know how they made their pimento cheese spread, but if I remember
correctly, the chicken salad had chicken, mayo and some relish that
contained some pimentos!. It was probably the same with the roast beef
spread.

We knew everyone in that corner of the world but never once thought
about asking them about their recipes. What's funny, even if they told you
the recipe, you wouldn't make like they did. Beasly's BBQ was a prime
example. "How do you do it?" He'd say, "salt, pepper and hickory." Did
anyone do it? Probably not. Pulliam's and Leo's was probably just as
simple!

A waitress at Herman's, Mary Babbitt?, I'm not sure, knew how to make the
cold slaw. It was her job. She'd make it on occasion after Herman's closed.

We canned a bunch of slaw last summer and it comes close to Herman's. I
still can't tell what's missing.

Well..Prune..I make my own coleslaw and I have never tasted better. Ya gotta make sure that you have bellpepper and onion, also garlic powder involved. (hint) Use a liltle Italian dressing and always use miracle whip.

[Prunepicker]

Well..Prune..I make my own coleslaw and I have never tasted better. Ya
gotta make sure that you have bellpepper and onion, also garlic powder
involved. (hint) Use a liltle Italian dressing and always use miracle
whip.

That sounds reasonable! I've just been able to put bell pepper in my mouth.
Roasted red is okay but green tastes like a green persimmon.

ick...

[papaOU]

I hanged out at N.W. 12 and N. Hudson in the 60's. Mabel's was a favorite.
Priddy's was great! Their pimento cheese was fabulous. Then it became
Martin's. The Sieber had an an all you could eat buffet. It was about $1.15.

Oh, and the candy machine at Hand's Sinclair! Okay, maybe not.

Don't forget Herman's and that incredible cold slaw. Oh yeah!

For me, Herman's equals deviled crab.

Der Dutchman equals frog legs. (and hush-puppies)

[papaOU]

Hahahahahahahahaha.... all you boys (Frisky, Prunepicker, Gens64) are soooooooo funny!!

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Gee! I'm offended....