Comments on: Bring it Back Downtown?

By: Harry Adams

Harry Adams — Sat, 25 May 2013 15:06:50 +0000

I long for a slice of boysenberry pie from Dolores’s Restaurant!

By: Larry OKC

Larry OKC — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 19:31:18 +0000

RE: Casa Bonita

Unless it was before a remodel before they closed in ’93, the Casa Bonita here didn’t have a waterfall (Tulsa did and Denver does, with Cliff Divers). At the end of the serving and next to the sopapilla stand there was a wall mounted 3-tiered, water fountain. Can’t recall if the one in Little Rock had a waterfall or not. The Casa Bonita here was the 1st of the chain (opened in ’68) and didn’t have near the number of different “rooms” that the larger newer ones had (caves, jails, arcades). The OKC one was essentially a large “outdoor” dining area “Courtyard” as if you were in a Mexican village at night. There was a “side alley” dining area (with chickens on the roof) and a private room that could be used for parties, it was the “Governor’s mansion” or something like that, an “indoor” dining room with 2 large chandeliers

By: ken h.

ken h. — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 16:51:29 +0000

It seems I’ve come to the party a little late. I just now found this website by accident. I will also date myself like Marsha Dunford but my vote goes to Ned’s. I moved away from OKC nearly 30 years ago and briefly drove throgh Brick Town a couple of years back. In the restaurant business location is key, however product is king and Ned’s had that. I’m sick and tired of these trendy places that serve up crap and expect you to eat it and leave a big tip just because of a name or location. I will drive the distance to a place that serves great food and I don’t care if they are downtown,uptown, or even out of town. Great food can be served on china or paper towels, but it should be great and sadly most of the places that served great food are like so many of the people of my generation…..simply gone. So, Ned’s gets my vote.

By: GenghisDuck

GenghisDuck — Sun, 14 Aug 2011 12:45:18 +0000

Another one I liked even tho it wasn’t downtown was
something like Zuider Zees or Zuder Zees. I think
it had a windmill out front. Had sort of a whole
Dutch/Don Quixote/tilting at windmills kind of thing
going on.

By: GenghisDuck

GenghisDuck — Sat, 13 Aug 2011 22:43:40 +0000

I liked Christopher’s. I liked to watch the ducks and
they had these really good appetizers. Some kind of
mushroom stuffed puff pastry things.

By: Gail

Gail — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 20:42:44 +0000

Ned’s Pizza! I would love to know how they made them. Always so cheesy & gooey & that crust. It was all so YUMMO!

By: Janet

Janet — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 16:08:38 +0000

How about Cornucopia. It use to be round 10th and Walker It had great subs and curly fries. Also I don’t know if anyone will remember Nicks Imports on Western and 23rd. The had great Muffalletta Sandwiches and Italian Sausage Sandwiches.

By: Sue Branham

Sue Branham — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 06:17:35 +0000

My first thoughts were Glen’s Hick’ry Inn and Ned’s Pizza. I still think of them fondly and often pine away for a great pizza from Ned’s. They were the best and most authentic in Oklahoma City back in the late 50s, and on until they closed sometime in the 80s. We loved it so much we would drive from Tuttle round trip to get one. Ned’s was located on May across from NW Classen High School, so it was a fur piece to drive! Oh, and the salad bar and steak at Glen’s were to die for. I believe Glen’s had the first salad bar here. It was wonderful. I would put both restaurants somewhere on Broadway, around the NW 5th to 10th area. That way they wouldn’t be right in Bricktown, but would be accessible to everyone in the city and close to hotels and Bricktown and Midtown. Hopefully there would be free parking.

By: Mitch

Mitch — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 15:19:33 +0000

I’m sure many of you remember “My Pie” pizza on 63rd & NW Expressway. I think they would be a huge hit in Bricktown. To me,that was the best deep-dish pizza around & I sure have missed it since they closed. They still have them in Chicago.

By: Lucille Richardson

Lucille Richardson — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 00:38:49 +0000

I would bring back Underwoods BBQ, like the one that was on SW 59th street years ago, I can still taste it ,nothing compares with it today. I would not put it in Bricktown, no parking. I would put it in fast growing Moore on I 35 and 19th street. My second choice would be Casa Bonitas.