After a buyout from Chesapeake and a short stint downtown, Abraham Essaili is proving Thomas Wolfe wrong: You can go home again.

Abraham’s Western Cafe has reopened. Folks in Crowne Heights and Douglas Park regain a neighborhood diner that served the area for two decades before Aubrey McClendon and his natural gas money made Essaili an offer he couldn’t refuse.
Because the old location long ago fell under Chesapeake’s mighty wrecking ball, the new Abraham’s is located just a couple doors up the road at 4716 N Western in a location that previously was a savings and loan. So, yes, there is a drive through, but no it is not in use. Abraham has not quite worked out an onion burger that would fit into a pneumatic tube.

But that’s the only bad news. The new location has a counter, breakfast service and onion burgers that rival any in the state, including those in El Reno.  Abraham’s is open 6:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Saturday.