LaMadeleines Cafe Coming to Oklahoma City

[Pete]

I know it's easy to look at chains not located in OKC and long for them, but I'd take Kitchen No. 324 over this place or Corner Bakery any day.

Same with Red or Mahogany over Ruth's Chris.

And when we do get a great mini-chain like Whiskey Cake, people quickly forget that it was a great addition and move on to coveting something else.

I know all this is human nature but the bottom line is the OKC culinary scene has improved immensely in just the last few years and is getting better every day.

[Urbanized]

^^^^^^^^^

100% agree.

[Rover]

Our local restaurant scene used to be almost an embarrassment. Now, it is one of pride. Among the business people and friends that come from all over, they all are very impressed with the quantity and quality of local choices. We no longer have to apologize. There is nothing wrong with a few well run chains that fit niches, but be certainly don't have to covet them anymore.

[SoonerDave]

Actually - and who knows if Rover meant it this way though it's entirely possible or even likely that he did not - I think his sentiments are much more applicable to the people who are pushing the place as some sort of upscale wonderland. I am completely ambivalent as to whether it comes here or not. If so, it's fine, and one more option for people. Many of my comments were intended for comical effect, which has obviously been lost on some people. But I will stand my ground that the place is just a reasonably nice place that appeals mostly to ladies with means and social climbers. A few people here are way too caught up in defending this place. It's nice but not special. As Rover says:

And I'm still trying to find the people who are "pushing it as some sort of upscale wonderland."

Like I said, it's just a nice place. My family liked the ones we've visited on a couple of vacation trips. I wish we had one. That's all.

Yeah, it's a chain. So what? Don't care. Still wish we had one.

[Pete]

Virtually every single restaurant and bar in our urban districts outside of Bricktown are local.

It's getting to be a very long list of excellent options with plenty more on the way.

[Urbanized]

And Bricktown has far more locally-based individual or restaurant group ownership than out-of-town chain ownership.

[Urbanized]

And I'm still trying to find the people who are "pushing it as some sort of upscale wonderland."...

Did you miss this post, or are you being deliberately obtuse? This post by itself was deliberately insulting.

Agree. OKC diners are such fickle people when it comes to something different. OKC has a mentality of value over quality. What hurts OKC is there is not an overabundance of high salaried, white collar jobs. IF OKC wants "upscale" then they need to act like a "upscale" city. LaMadeline's is successful and will continue too be without OKC's help.