Restaurants that have closed...

[Matt]

Moving to "Nostalgia & Memories". . .

[Jim Kyle]

That was the "Big Beef" and it was great. Their lunchtime special basket, with a fried lemon pie included, was my favorite there...

[ctchandler]

That was the "Big Beef" and it was great. Their lunchtime special basket, with a fried lemon pie included, was my favorite there...

Jim,
Thanks! I don't remember the "lunchtime special basket", what did it include besides the pie? I enjoyed a lot of lunches there and their ribs were pretty good to take home to the family.
C. T.

[Jim Kyle]

It was their chopped beef sandwich on a bun, french fries, a drink, and the pie. Wish I could have one right now...

[Prunepicker]

Big Beef was in a house at that then they built the new place.

What was the place on N.W. Expressway, north side, near Grand?

[ctchandler]

Big Beef was in a house at that then they built the new place.

What was the place on N.W. Expressway, north side, near Grand?

I'm drawing a blank unless you are talking about N. Western. Looking at a map, that's really close to Grand Blvd and N. W. Expressway. There was a Two Pesos that became Portabellos(sp) and is now Deep Fork Grill. My first thought was The Patio but they were on the South edge of N. W. Expressway. I have a feeling I'm wrong but I'm having a problem visualizing the location.
C. T.

[Prunepicker]

I'm drawing a blank unless you are talking about N. Western.

No. It was just west of Baptist Hospital on the north side of the street near I-240
which was Grand Blvd. Maybe it was just called BBQ.

[ctchandler]

No. It was just west of Baptist Hospital on the north side of the street near I-240
which was Grand Blvd. Maybe it was just called BBQ.

How about Crockett's? I was trying to visualize Grand Boulevard on the East side. You confused my tiny little brain.
C. T.

[Jim Kyle]

Could have been, but the Crockett's that I remember was at May and Britton Road, behind the quick-lube place on the northeast corner. I do remember there were several others, but not where they were. Another place, not BBQ, near Baptist Hospital was Across The Street.

[ctchandler]

Could have been, but the Crockett's that I remember was at May and Britton Road, behind the quick-lube place on the northeast corner. I do remember there were several others, but not where they were. Another place, not BBQ, near Baptist Hospital was Across The Street.

Jim,
I went to "Across The Street" too. But Crocketts was there. I ate there fairly often. I think it might have been the same building. There were better barbecue places but it was decent. You picked up a tray and slid it over the rails while telling the servers what you wanted. And since this is the "Restaurants that have closed" thread, one of the barbecue places I really enjoyed was Portland Barbecue at 23rd and North Portland. Their hot beans were really good and their chopped brisket was excellent. They also re-introduced pork to OKC.
C. T.
C. T.

[Prunepicker]

How about Crockett's? I was trying to visualize Grand Boulevard on
the East side. You confused my tiny little brain.
C. T.

No, this was a BBQ restaurant (I didn't care for Crockett's in OKC)
It was a house and there was a sign that said BBQ. It may have
started with an S.

Someone brought a reverse phone book to Coit's once and Soonergirl,
Frisky and I looked at it for 2 hours. I'll bet it's in that. Circa 1970.

[Jim Kyle]

Crockett's might have been the building where Schlottky's is now. Across the Street was next door to Highlander Bowl (now Conn's).

[ctchandler]

No, this was a BBQ restaurant (I didn't care for Crockett's in OKC)
It was a house and there was a sign that said BBQ. It may have
started with an S.

Someone brought a reverse phone book to Coit's once and Soonergirl,
Frisky and I looked at it for 2 hours. I'll bet it's in that. Circa 1970.

Sorry, a little to early for me. I'm old enough, but I was in the Navy till 1968 and didn't spend much time in that area until 1973 (even though my wife worked at Baptist Hospital).
C. T.

[ctchandler]

Crockett's might have been the building where Schlottky's is now. Across the Street was next door to Highlander Bowl (now Conn's).

Jim,
I was really guessing, an educated guess because I ate at both places, but now that you mention it, they could have been where Schlotzky's is now.
C. T.

[USG'60]

Wasn't it Earl's?

[OSUMom]

For some reason I was thinking Across The Street was on the corner of 39th and Ann Arbor. But I was young when we went there.

[Jim Kyle]

I think there was one there, also. It was a local chain.

[MikeOKC]

I think there was one there, also. It was a local chain.

Re: "Across The Street"....As we said at Northwest Classen in the 70's: "Let's meet at the Street." Good days.

[BlackmoreRulz]

There was a pancake place on about 30th & N Lincoln back in the 60's, had silver dollar pancakes...anyone remember the name of it? Little Johns or something like that?

Also, Cattle Rustlers on I35 was pretty good when they first opened, loved their sourdough bread.

[Prunepicker]

For some reason I was thinking Across The Street was on the corner
of 39th and Ann Arbor. But I was young when we went there.

There was one at N.W. 39th and N. Ann Arbor and one on S.W. 59th
and S. Agnew. The one on N.W. Expressway was in a free standing
building where Panera is now.

[jdcf]

There was a pancake place on about 30th & N Lincoln back in the 60's, had silver dollar pancakes...anyone remember the name of it? Little Johns or something like that?

Also, Cattle Rustlers on I35 was pretty good when they first opened, loved their sourdough bread.

The pancake restaurant on Lincoln was called Uncle John's. We are there periodically, including one Easter.

[MikeOKC]

Here's a (long) list I have posted of OKC restaurants in operation somewhere around 1990-1994. I wish I could pinpoint the year. Maybe by looking at some of these you could help. Zio's in Bricktown isn't listed yet for example - so knowing when they opened would help some, but I don't remember. It's a long list with so many now forgotten Oklahoma City restaurants.

OKC Restaurants (circa 1990-1994?)

A trip down memory lane from 20 years ago or so.

[Prunepicker]

The pancake restaurant on Lincoln was called Uncle John's. We are
there periodically, including one Easter.

Foreman Scotty used to give a gift certificate to the kids on Woody.

N.E. 36th & N. Lincoln.

[MikeOKC]

Can anybody get closer to a year with my list of OKC restaurants ('90-'94)? Maybe one is on the list that didn't open until '92, one that was gone by '92, etc.? The list is from an old restaurant suppliers catalog. I'm pretty sure by looking at the list that it's somewhere between 1990 and 1994. It's a long list, but it will jar your memory with some names you've probably forgotten - it sure did with me. Fun just to browse...
I posted the list here:
http://wrttn.me/1ddcbb/

[MikeOKC]

Maybe I should have made this great list a thread of its own. Somebody help me narrow down when this list of OKC restaurants was made. It's about 20 years old ('90-'94). I posted it at the link below. A fun browse. Lots of "oh, yeah, I had completely forgotten about...."
http://wrttn.me/1ddcbb/