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A Good Egg cooks up onion burger eatery
By Brianna Bailey
Journal Record
Oklahoma City reporter - Contact 405-278-2847
Posted: 04:53 PM Monday, April 25, 2011
OKLAHOMA CITY – A Good Egg Dining Group has plans to roll out its first quick-service restaurant with a pared-down menu that will feature traditional Oklahoma-style onion burgers.
The local restaurant group has plans to overhaul an old gas station building near NW 23rd Street and N. Hudson Avenue for the project, called Tucker’s Onion Burgers.
The building was most recently Palmas Pizza & Deli Market, but has been vacant for the past few years.
A Good Egg acquired the property at 324 NW 23rd St. about 18 months ago. The new burger joint will be situated just across the street from the restaurant group’s Cheever’s Catering & Events business, at 401 NW 23rd St.
Tucker’s will have only three things on the menu – onion burgers, hand-cut fries and milkshakes. The average ticket price at the new restaurant will be about $10, said Keith Paul, president and co-founder of A Good Egg.
With the economy still in recovery mode, people are looking to spend less when they eat out, Paul said. The burger also seems to have undergone resurgence in popularity over the past few years, he said.
“We’ve always been interested in a burger concept and several burger concepts are opening in every state,” Paul said. “What better time or place than Oklahoma, where they have a signature burger like onion burgers? The $10 price point is going to be attractive to a lot of people, as well.”
A Good Egg’s other restaurants include Iron Starr Urban Barbecue, Red Prime Steak and Republic Gastropub.
The restaurant group hopes to open Tucker’s in August.
Architect Sam Gresham has been tapped to renovate the old building into the new burger restaurant. Gresham could not immediately be reached for comment on Monday.
Grandad's
What, no cokes? Surely not.
But I can surely get a great onion burger, daily fresh-cut potato fries, and a coke, at Barry's Grill at 3124 North May for less than $10, plus a much larger menu (many burger varieties, deep fried catfish, chicken fried steak). If you've not been there, I highly recommend it, if you enjoy this type of food.
A great onion burger, fries, and a coke, does not need to cost $10 ... unless I've missed something special about an "upscale" onion burger ... an apparent oxymoron.
I'm a fan of Barry's, too.
Barry's is good stuff. I'm glad Good Egg is renovating the building, but a more novel approach to burgers would have been more interesting.
Burger Spots are popping up all around the city and most are focusing on the number of toppings and add-ons. We are taking the simple approach and being true to the Oklahoma Onion Burger. Once we can release more info, I think your opinion on interesting approach will change. Tucker's will be different than anything in the area....Promise!
To the skeptics, here's my question: Has Good Egg ever opened a "bad" concept? To my knowledge they don't have any bad concepts (just 1 bad former location in Norman).
Sounds like a very similar concept to Five Guys (and even In n' Out) where they focus on burgers, fries and shakes.
And the price point is very similar to Five Guys and only a couple of dollars north of places like Barry's.
Thanks and good luck Tuck!
I would bet if you ordered a burger, fries and shake at Barry's (and just about any other place excepting pure fast food) it would be darn close to $10 as well.
At the much bally-hooed Cow Calf Hay in Edmond, their cheapest burger and fries combo is $7.50, without any sort of drink.
BTW, a cheeseburger, regular fries and regular drink (not shake!) is $9.30 before tax at Five Guys.
All this talk about high prices. I am in NYC this week at our apartment and just paid $25 for a cheeseburger and $11 for two sliders for my wife. Fries were extra. I guess density and progress comes with a price. LOL. Last night, paid $140 for Mexican food and a couple of margaritas. OKC is still a bargain.
Read more: http://newsok.com/oklahoma-food-brie...#ixzz1KtpHqSrl
What? That stopped me in my tracks. How does that apply to a burger & shake place? Is it located next door to the Oklahoma Heart Hospital or something? LOL But it continued on explaining....Tucker's Onion Burgers to open this summer
A Good Egg Dining Group recently announced it will open Tucker's Onion Burgers this summer at 423 NW 23 St., in a space formerly held by Las Palmas. Tucker's will feature classic fried-onion burgers, shakes, onion rings and fries in a socially responsible setting.
Bags and cups will be biodegradable, and the concept will be committed to local ingredients and sustainable practices. ....
Work has begun at the future Tucker's Burgers with the parking lot being cup up and some sort of bus shelter style entrance being cut off the building.
Tucker's Onion Burgers is coming to 423 NW 23rd this summer. Follow us on FB and Twitter for progress update, invitations and general information. Thanks for all the support. We've read a lot of nice words not only about Tuck's but about A Good Egg Dining Group in general. LOVE what we do and LOVE being in the heart of OKC.
Sheri Guyse
Communications Director
A Good Egg Dining Group
awesome! welcome Sheri!
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