Eskimo Joe's has made it clear that they have no intention of locating outside of Stillwater. They are as associated with OSU as O'Connells is with OU. I'm not saying it's a bad idea, but it won't happen.

These restaurants going out doesn't bother me, because they will all be replaced quickly with better operations. Othello's is a proven restaurant and Al Eschbach's place should do well as long as the food is decent. And pretty much ANYTHING will do better than Rio Del Fuego in that prime location. What a waste of space that was. It was a terrible mistake to change formats without hardly giving Nothing but Noodles a chance. I'll be interested to see what goes in there. Chipotle would be nice.