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    Does anyone know what was in the building before it was Ted’s Cafe Escondido at 68th & N May Ave.?

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    I believe it was a Cochin de Mino

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jamesbaub View Post
    Does anyone know what was in the building before it was Ted’s Cafe Escondido at 68th & N May Ave.?
    Building was built by John Culbertson, a local Vietnam Vet and author of various books about his time in country. His restaurant was called "The May Cafe". That concept did not work out, so he rented the building to Chelinos. That worked for a few years, then came the landlord/tenant issues. Ted knew Culbertson through Andy Billups, a local martial artist (student of Bill Cagle, and bought out Cagle at one time), current owner of Victiory Boxing in Edmond. Ted took a clue from a restaurant in Norman called "Tulio's", and built Ted's Cafe Escondido. Sold to Hal Smith Group 2002. Most of the recipes seem to be close to Ted's original....

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jamesbaub View Post
    Does anyone know what was in the building before it was Ted’s Cafe Escondido at 68th & N May Ave.?
    Search the site, there's a thread about the entire history of the location.

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    Quote Originally Posted by securityinfo View Post
    Building was built by John Culbertson, a local Vietnam Vet and author of various books about his time in country. His restaurant was called "The May Cafe". That concept did not work out, so he rented the building to Chelinos. That worked for a few years, then came the landlord/tenant issues. Ted knew Culbertson through Andy Billups, a local martial artist (student of Bill Cagle, and bought out Cagle at one time), current owner of Victiory Boxing in Edmond. Ted took a clue from a restaurant in Norman called "Tulio's", and built Ted's Cafe Escondido. Sold to Hal Smith Group 2002. Most of the recipes seem to be close to Ted's original....
    This is an aside, but I haven't heard the name John Culbertson in a long time. I grew up a block a way from him, and he was kind enough to let me interview him for a school project in elementary school. He was the definition of war stories.

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    Quote Originally Posted by TheTravellers View Post
    Search the site, there's a thread about the entire history of the location.
    Here's where the history discussion starts: https://www.okctalk.com/showthread.p...98#post1171398

    And this thread should probably be merged with the other one...

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