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birddog
8/10/2007, 01:10 PM
in the okc metro area, where would be a good place to start?

i haven't had a chance to check out the area in a couple of years, what areas are growing, improving etc.?
mdklatt
8/10/2007, 01:34 PM
SE Norman, near the intersection of Classen and SH-9. You might be too late, there's a lot of stuff going in there already. NW 24th north north of Robinson is going to be huge, too, but I imagine a lot of that property is spoken for already.
TheUnnamedSooner
8/10/2007, 01:37 PM
MLK by downtown OKC. In fact if you can get a restaraunt on MLK in any city....
Beef
8/10/2007, 01:37 PM
Tulsa. It's allegedly infinitely better than OKC.
critical_phil
8/10/2007, 01:39 PM
any spot in the 73170.
birddog
8/10/2007, 01:39 PM
well, my pops is ill so we need to stay in okc.

i'm not looking for a free-standing building but i will consider it if it's a good location.
rufnek05
8/10/2007, 01:40 PM
right next to riverwind
birddog
8/10/2007, 01:42 PM
that's the casino? are there housing developments going up there?
mdklatt
8/10/2007, 01:42 PM
right next to riverwind

DING DING DING! We have a winner.


....except that half of the people that go there eat dinner by 4:30, and the other half are broke (or soon will be).
birddog
8/10/2007, 01:43 PM
also i'm looking for partnership, so if you sob's want a change of pace, let me know.

i'm bringing the bird dog brand there.
rufnek05
8/10/2007, 01:43 PM
DING DING DING! We have a winner.


....except that half of the people that go there eat dinner by 4:30, and the other half are broke (or soon will be).

then they don't know how the play black jack. thats how i paid for last months rent.
birddog
8/10/2007, 01:44 PM
any spot in the 73170.
philip, are you being a smart ace or not? i don't know what area that is.
rufnek05
8/10/2007, 01:44 PM
google it
yermom
8/10/2007, 01:49 PM
what kinda restaurant? (nm, i see it)
Mjcpr
8/10/2007, 01:50 PM
If it's a Golden Corral, I would suggest over by Howzit's house.
critical_phil
8/10/2007, 01:51 PM
philip, are you being a smart ace or not? i don't know what area that is.


contrary to northsider opinion, it's the wealthiest per capita zip code in the metro.

souf side, ~119-149th area between portland and sante fe.
mdklatt
8/10/2007, 01:56 PM
contrary to northsider opinion, it's the wealthiest per capita zip code in the metro.

souf side, ~119-149th area between portland and sante fe.


Do elves even eat BBQ???



crickets chirping
OU Adonis
8/10/2007, 01:56 PM
contrary to northsider opinion, it's the wealthiest per capita zip code in the metro.

souf side, ~119-149th area between portland and sante fe.

Hey CP, have you thought about opening up a restaurant?

You could do a pirate theme and have it shaped like Blackbeards boat.

You could call it "Queen ANN's Revenge"
frankensooner
8/10/2007, 01:57 PM
At present Edmond and near Edmond NW OKC is pretty eat up with BBQ places, however, none of them are close to my house. Might I suggest somewhere between Western and Santa Fe on 150th Street? :D
jk the sooner fan
8/10/2007, 02:05 PM
tough tough business to get into, high failure rate

best of luck to you
King Crimson
8/10/2007, 02:11 PM
tough tough business to get into, high failure rate

best of luck to you

that's 1000% true. but, birddog already has a successful bbq place in Co. Springs. so, he knows the game.
Mjcpr
8/10/2007, 02:14 PM
I would offer nothing but Rachel Ray dishes.
jk the sooner fan
8/10/2007, 02:18 PM
that's 1000% true. but, birddog already has a successful bbq place in Co. Springs. so, he knows the game.

then he's ahead of the game!
1stTimeCaller
8/10/2007, 02:42 PM
there's a strip mall type thing that has been empty in Blanchard for a while. It's on HWY 62 between the school and Knippelmier Chevrolet. It's been sitting empty since it was built. You might get a cheap lease.

Blanchard has no places to eat at. You should look into it. It's not far at all from OKC.
King Crimson
8/10/2007, 02:44 PM
I would offer nothing but Rachel Ray dishes.

then you would have a really big menu, since she invented food. her quesadilla menu alone looks like the Brothers Karamazov.
Newbomb Turk
8/10/2007, 02:44 PM
I would offer nothing but Rachel Ray dishes.

I am so going there.
birddog
8/10/2007, 03:01 PM
there's a strip mall type thing that has been empty in Blanchard for a while. It's on HWY 62 between the school and Knippelmier Chevrolet. It's been sitting empty since it was built. You might get a cheap lease.

Blanchard has no places to eat at. You should look into it. It's not far at all from OKC.

i'll look into it. we should be moving out there in a month. i'm used to paying really high rent here so hopefully i'm pleasantly shocked at the prices there.

and kc, sure i know how to get her running, i'm just not excited about going through that process again.:D

i heard mustang is growing a bit. maybe i'll check there as well as the other locations mentioned.

thanks guys.
critical_phil
8/10/2007, 03:16 PM
actually, the carpet-whizzer has a point. that's a great (and growing) part of town.
King Crimson
8/10/2007, 03:22 PM
and kc, sure i know how to get her running, i'm just not excited about going through that process again.:D

.

as an employee, i opened two different places, one as the sous-chef. it's tough. what's gonna go wrong today?

i'll miss you up here for the hoops no TV commiseration broadcasts and such. best of luck, and best with the family my man.
oklaclarinet
8/10/2007, 03:30 PM
Do elves even eat BBQ???



crickets chirping

I'm assuming that is a Rivendell refernece.

BTW, 73170 goes as far north as 104th St.

Some places to consider:

104th and Penn, 119th and Western, I-240 corridor between Penn and Santa Fe, I-35 and 19th St. in Moore, along the canal in Bricktown, Broadway Extension.
SoonerBOI
8/10/2007, 07:59 PM
I will open a Fogo de Chao type resto in OKC.
OUHOMER
8/10/2007, 09:36 PM
i was going to suggest Mustang rd and I 40. right between Yukon and Mustang. its still growing and there are not any places to eat
StoopTroup
8/10/2007, 09:42 PM
The first thing to do is set the ground rules for your customers before things get outta hand...

http://bigpicture.typepad.com/writing/images/soupman_rules.jpg
reevie
8/10/2007, 09:54 PM
contrary to northsider opinion, it's the wealthiest per capita zip code in the metro.

souf side, ~119-149th area between portland and sante fe.



HOLY CRAP! I'm WEALTHY???!!!!!
critical_phil
8/10/2007, 09:55 PM
HOLY CRAP! I'm WEALTHY???!!!!!




or you could be dragging the rest of us down. which is it?
Turd_Ferguson
8/10/2007, 09:57 PM
My best friend wants to open a strip club next to river wind and call it "slapaho". WTF is the drunky town thread?
StoopTroup
8/10/2007, 09:57 PM
or you could be dragging the rest of us down. which is it?
Heh.

http://i.esmas.com/image/0/000/005/045/nick_nolte_nt.jpg
reevie
8/10/2007, 09:58 PM
or you could be dragging the rest of us down. which is it?


I'm not sure, I just learned I'm rich. What is the criteria?
critical_phil
8/10/2007, 10:00 PM
I'm not sure, I just learned I'm rich. What is the criteria?



$43,000 Yukon
PGA professional son
reevie
8/10/2007, 10:04 PM
$43,000 Yukon
PGA professional son


Now why would I buy an American-made truck if I needed a status symbol?
oumartin
8/10/2007, 10:09 PM
what type investment you talkin' about? I get to interview the waitresses and put out their dress code! :D
birddog
8/10/2007, 11:29 PM
as an employee, i opened two different places, one as the sous-chef. it's tough. what's gonna go wrong today?

i'll miss you up here for the hoops no TV commiseration broadcasts and such. best of luck, and best with the family my man.


thanks, dude. there's a chance i will re-join my partner down the line up in the springs. i just needed a little change of pace for a bit. the springs can wear a man down.

i wish you were unemployed so i could hire you.