Old Marco's #3 Location...

[CuatrodeMayo]

Some roofing work is taking place this week at the old Marco's #3 location at NW 16th & Classen.

Anybody know anything about this?

Oklahoma County isn't showing any change of ownership...

[corwin1968]

Same thing was happening at the north Rockwell location on Monday. The folks inside were the same that have been there since they opened that location so I assume it's just updgrading or maybe hail damage. I heard that Rockwell area got hit pretty hard (we lived in the apartments at 122nd and Rockwell until we bought a house a year ago....I'm glad we were gone when the hail hit).

[jbrown84]

Marcos #3 is/was not affiliated with the San Marcos restaurants.

[corwin1968]

Oh, sorry!! I thought he was abbreviating for "San Marcos". LOL

[jbrown84]

No problem. Just clarifying.

[metro]

Not to mention Marcos #3 has been closed for years now, that is why the poster brought it up, that they are doing roof work on a vacant building. Maybe they did get insurance money, but would love to see something new go in there. Wish Braum's would clean up it's act next door.

[okclee]

What is the story on this vacant building?
It's not for sale or for lease. It could be a very significant point of entrance for the Plaza District but instead it is just another eyesore.

[betts]

It's definitely an odd building, but I would love to see it renovated. I remember a restaurant there called Triples maybe? It was definitely open when we moved here.

[Martin]

yep... that spot was once triples. and earlier, herman's seafood if i remember right. -M

[warreng88]

Someone brought up the idea of razing it and putting a food truck court there. I really, really like that idea...

[okclee]

I don't think you would have to raze the building to do that. That parking lot is huge. But that is a great idea especially as a gateway into the Plaza District.

[GaryOKC6]

yep... that spot was once triples. and earlier, herman's seafood if i remember right. -M

That is correct. I used to go there when it was both. I remember going to Herman's with my parents as a kid and then later to triples to drink in my early twenties.. Herman's was an awesome seafood restaurant. I would like to see something like that go in there again.

[okclee]

Who owns it and why does it sit empty?
This is such a major high traffic area in an up and coming section of Okc.

[ljbab728]

That is correct. I used to go there when it was both. I remember going to Herman's with my parents as a kid and then later to triples to drink in my early twenties.. Herman's was an awesome seafood restaurant. I would like to see something like that go in there again.

Herman's was also my go to place for seafood when I was younger but I'm not sure I could accurately describe it as awesome. I liked it very much but, since true seafood was a fairly novel idea here at time and I was a native Okie, I had little to compare it to.

[GaryOKC6]

Herman's was also my go to place for seafood when I was younger but I'm not sure I could accurately describe it as awesome. I liked it very much but, since true seafood was a fairly novel idea here at time and I was a native Okie, I had little to compare it to.

You are probably right about the awesome part but I was about 10 years old at the time and for me it was quite a treat.

[Pete]

The property is still owned by the same family that bought it in 2003 for Marco's.

They only paid $235K and it's 1.1 acres at a prime location.

[ljbab728]

And this is what it looked like when I ate there when it was Herman's.


By the way, I have no idea who those two people are in the photo. Perhaps they were the owners.