Old Restaurants

[ctchandler]

OSUMom,
I remember Little Mike's when he was on N. W. 50th, almost directly South of the Doctor's building at Integris/Baptist. Then he moved to Quail Springs for quite a few years and around 2000, moved to his current location on Northwest Expressway, between MacArthur and Rockwell. I don't remember him anywhere around 16, 23rd, or MacArthur or Rockwell. I didn't spend much time in that area so it's very possible he was there.
C. T.

Was it Littles or Little Mike's? I used to eat at a Little Mikes.

[OSUMom]

OSUMom,
I remember Little Mike's when he was on N. W. 50th, almost directly South of the Doctor's building at Integris/Baptist. Then he moved to Quail Springs for quite a few years and around 2000, moved to his current location on Northwest Expressway, between MacArthur and Rockwell. I don't remember him anywhere around 16, 23rd, or MacArthur or Rockwell. I didn't spend much time in that area so it's very possible he was there.
C. T.

You are correct. I couldn't remember exactly where it was at, but around 50th sounds right. Used to go there as a ritual with my mom once a month after the braces got cranked up before she took me back to school. Was my 'last meal' because by the time I got out of school I couldn't eat anything that needed biting for a few days. Little's doesn't sound like the same place.

[Prunepicker]

[QUOTE=RadicalModerate;774270]
Does anyone remember a place over on the west side--maybe 16th or 23rd
and MacArthur or Rockwell?--called "Little's"?
Yes! Great burgers and a quirky floor.

[RadicalModerate]

Yes! Great burgers and a quirky floor.

If by "quirky" you mean it had different levels this was the place. They had a lot of green plants all over the place too.
It seems like there was a Western Corral or Western Sizzlin' on the other (north) side of the street within a block or two of Little's.
I really hated to see it go. The burgers were tasty and the ambiance was casual but nice. Seems like they were priced right, too.

[Prunepicker]

If by "quirky" you mean it had different levels this was the place.

The floor tilted in one place. I think it was the east most area as you left
the pick up window

[bluedogok]

I think it was where 23rd crossed the railroad spur line to Big L on 39th just east of MacArthur. The last thing that I remember in that building was a Monterrey Jack's. The first thing that i remember in there was The Jolly Roger restaurant, I loved that place as a kid.

Little Mike's was always further north and they had a location in the lower level food court at Quail Springs Mall.

[Jim Kyle]

I remember The Jolly Roger as being on NW 23 just east of Ann Arbor, on the south side of the street...

[bluedogok]

I remember The Jolly Roger as being on NW 23 just east of Ann Arbor, on the south side of the street...

Yep, the tracks ran just to the east of the building.

[Prunepicker]

I think it was where 23rd crossed the railroad spur line to Big L on 39th
just east of MacArthur. The last thing that I remember in that building
was a Monterrey Jack's. The first thing that i remember in there was
The Jolly Roger restaurant, I loved that place as a kid.

Isn't there a car lot in the location where Big L was?

What years are you talking about?

I remember Kennedy's was on the SE corner of NW 39th Expressway
and N Ann Arbor. I know there were tracks nearby by. Every time I
drive eastward on NW 36th and pass Meridian I keep expecting to go
over the tracks.

Where was the Jolly Roger exactly? Was it west of Fred Gang's Meat
House?

Was it across from Bonaparte's?

[bluedogok]

Isn't there a car lot in the location where Big L was?

What years are you talking about?

I remember Kennedy's was on the SE corner of NW 39th Expressway
and N Ann Arbor. I know there were tracks nearby by. Every time I
drive eastward on NW 36th and pass Meridian I keep expecting to go
over the tracks.

Where was the Jolly Roger exactly? Was it west of Fred Gang's Meat
House?

Was it across from Bonaparte's?

The Jolly Roger was on 23rd, the spur line comment was a reference point where it crossed 23rd east of Ann Arbor. It ran right next to The Jolly Roger on its way up to Big L and other stops on the south side of 39th. It was open until the early to mid 70's, then I think it was Little's after that.

[biznesschic1959]

Does anyone remember a place called Beauty's Cafe? I remember eating there, however, for the life of me, cant remember was it was.

[Tritone]

I definitely remember Jolly Roger on 23rd. Yes, right next to the tracks. That reminded me of a place on east of there. Sparky's drive in on Meridian just south of 23rd. There was another on Virginia just south of 10th. (Now we're getting close to Oui Lin's from a different thread!) We use to eat at Jolly Roger once in a while after church on Sundays.

[zookeeper]

I definitely remember Jolly Roger on 23rd. Yes, right next to the tracks. That reminded me of a place on east of there. Sparky's drive in on Meridian just south of 23rd. There was another on Virginia just south of 10th. (Now we're getting close to Oui Lin's from a different thread!) We use to eat at Jolly Roger once in a while after church on Sundays.

And then don't forget Sambo's on 23rd just west of Meridian.

[Jim Kyle]

And then don't forget Sambo's on 23rd just west of Meridian.

Followed by a second one on N Classen, still a restaurant but no longer a Sambo's. My middle son got his start in food service at the NW 23 location as a dishwasher, and moved to the Classen site when it opened. He was still in high school at the time. Later became night crew chief at the NW Hiway Long John Silver's, still in high school, and when he moved to Denver for post-HS training at a trade school, wound up managing two Long John sites there...

[Jeepnokc]

Used to be a Lion's Share in Heritage Park Mall that had good burgers. You would pick up the phone at the table and order. Also, my first taste of NY Style pizza (or what I thought was NY Style)was LaPizza in Heritage Park and then open second location out on either 23rd or 10th Street.

[RadicalModerate]

Used to be a Lion's Share in Heritage Park Mall that had good burgers. You would pick up the phone at the table and order. Also, my first taste of NY Style pizza (or what I thought was NY Style)was LaPizza in Heritage Park and then open second location out on either 23rd or 10th Street.

La Pizza actually started out in Nicoma Park, on NE 23rd, in an old house that was previously converted into a nice little restaurant called "The Front Porch." The house was torn down many, many years ago. I, too, had my first taste of NY Style Pizza there and that style has remained my favorite type of pizza to this very day. Further east, out in Harrah, there was another converted house establishment called "Maggie's Kitchen" that had some of the best breakfasts and plate lunches ever. The place was so ramshackle that I always wondered if it was going to fall down around the lunch crowd. And there was always a big crowd at lunch.

[Tritone]

Yes! Girlies also (unless I'm slipping...again) on SE 29th west of Air Depot, north side of the road, right at I-40. About Sambo's, didn't the chain morph into something else, kind of like Hardee's into Carl's?

[boscorama]

Beef 'n Bun, at some point.

[ctchandler]

Boscorama,
That's it, thanks.
C. T.

Beef 'n Bun, at some point.

[Prunepicker]

Beef 'n Bun, at some point.

And on the east side of N. Western and about 100 feet north was Nick's
Delicatessen. It was da bomb!

[ctchandler]

Prunepicker,
I had my first muffuletta there before Schlotzsky's came to OKC. It was a really good place for sandwiches.
C. T.

And on the east side of N. Western and about 100 feet north was Nick's
Delicatessen. It was da bomb!

[RadicalModerate]

Prunepicker,
I had my first muffuletta there before Schlotzsky's came to OKC. It was a really good place for sandwiches.
C. T.

Muffulettas are the Rulers of The Kingdom of Sandwiches.
Schlotzsky's approached the throne . . . but ran just behind St. Reuben
In terms of Excellence in Sandwichmaking. =)

[Urbanized]

The place was admittedly strange, but I miss Allen's at NW 6th and Hudson.

[Jeepnokc]

The place was admittedly strange, but I miss Allen's at NW 6th and Hudson.

I miss Allen's and the Lunch Box with their homemade rolls and meatloaf Friday. Also miss Thai Kitchen the way it was originally before the owner died and you would go through the line and get either 1,2 or 3 item versus a buffet now where the pans are always empty. At least we still have Coney Island.

[kevinpate]

I miss Allen's and the Lunch Box with their homemade rolls and meatloaf Friday. Also miss Thai Kitchen the way it was originally before the owner died and you would go through the line and get either 1,2 or 3 item versus a buffet now where the pans are always empty. At least we still have Coney Island.

Haven't been to Thai Kitchen in a few months, but the last time I was there they did a good job of keeping the pans filled, not an easy task when I am in hollow leg mode.