I don't recall seeing this anywhere on here.
Oklahoma Joe's shooting for mid-August opening for lunch at Cain's Ballroom
7/6/2012 10:00:00 AM
Joe and Page Davidson, who opened Oklahoma Joe's Bar-B-Cue in Broken Arrow last December, expect to open a lunch spot at Cain's Ballroom this summer. JAMES GIBBARD/Tulsa World
Oklahoma Joe's Bar-B-Cue is shooting for a mid-August opening to serve weekday lunches at Bob's, the side stage at Cain's Ballroom, 423 N. Main St.
"We have most everything we need installed, and it's just a matter of getting everything ironed out and approved," said Jake Crandall, a manager at Oklahoma Joe's.
Oklahoma Joe's already is serving sandwiches during concerts at Cain's. The new lunch venue will offer the full Oklahoma Joe's menu, according to Crandall.
"We are getting geared up for it," Crandall said. "I think the room seats 140 or so."
The downtown spot will be open 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday-Friday.
Page and Joe Davidson, founder of Oklahoma Joe's Smoker Co. and co-founder of the famous Oklahoma Joe's restaurant in Kansas City, opened Oklahoma Joe's Bar-B-Cue in Broken Arrow last December.
The Broken Arrow restaurant is located at 333 W. Albany St. near the Bass Pro Shops. It is open for lunch and dinner seven days a week.
Lunch...Argh.
Jake Crandall also Argh.
Why would anyone walk that far north for BBQ at lunch when there are other bbq places to be had much closer to work? That end of the brady is a night time area not a lunch time area.
Oklahoma Joe's is very good and will be just a few blocks north of my building. I will definitely be checking it out.
Quote from: Boksooner on July 11, 2012, 12:00:16 AM
Oklahoma Joe's is very good and will be just a few blocks north of my building. I will definitely be checking it out.
Joes is good, that's for sure.
What's also for sure though is that in ain't Burn Co.
;)
Quote from: jacobi on July 10, 2012, 09:31:05 PM
Why would anyone walk that far north for BBQ at lunch when there are other bbq places to be had much closer to work? That end of the brady is a night time area not a lunch time area.
First, I love your last sentence. "That end of Brady is a night-time area, not a lunchtime area."
It wasn't long ago that Brady was only a night-time area and Blue Dome was a no time area.
As far as distance, apparently you want a reason to not go and that's fine but it's only 3 downtown blocks further than Caz's, 2 further than Mexicalli, and 1 from the Hunt Club.
If someone will walk to those places, they'll walk the extra distance to have BBQ, which, as of right now, there is only one place to get BBQ downtown that I know of.
I'll take the extra hike (whew!) and be checking it out.
It's not any less conveniently located than fat guy's for the lunch crowd, and they're always busy at lunch. People will just drive to oklahoma joe's, like they do for fat guy's.
It's great that's it's there.
I hope it does well.
Here's to its success drawing more businesses in that direction and a development boom on that part of the block.
Quote from: Weatherdemon on July 11, 2012, 07:44:56 AM
which, as of right now, there is only one place to get BBQ downtown that I know of.
...if you can call it that.
Will the food be cooked/smoked on site, or brought from the BA location?
Quote from: DTowner on July 11, 2012, 03:11:10 PM
Will the food be cooked/smoked on site, or brought from the BA location?
Catered.
Yummy?
Ah so the RibCrib model of BBQ, smoke at select locations deliver and reheat at others. Yum indeed.
Quote from: Hoss on July 11, 2012, 12:08:01 AM
Joes is good, that's for sure.
What's also for sure though is that in ain't Burn Co.
;)
I agree, but I can't walk to Burn Co.
QuoteFirst, I love your last sentence. "That end of Brady is a night-time area, not a lunchtime area."
It wasn't long ago that Brady was only a night-time area and Blue Dome was a no time area.
As far as distance, apparently you want a reason to not go and that's fine but it's only 3 downtown blocks further than Caz's, 2 further than Mexicalli, and 1 from the Hunt Club.
If someone will walk to those places, they'll walk the extra distance to have BBQ, which, as of right now, there is only one place to get BBQ downtown that I know of.
I'll take the extra hike (whew!) and be checking it out.
You misunderstand me. You did well to rebuke my run-on sentence, though.
It is not I that want a reason not to go. I was pointing my comment at a lot of the lunch crowds that I have seen in past (I used to be the chef at Lola's and worked lunch shifts at Caz's). It's been a few years since I have hung out regularly in the Brady before 2 to dig the lunch crowd. Maybe the crowd has changed some, but I remember people endlessly bitching about how long the walk was. I would think the extra 200 yards of hot concrete would be the thing that would keep people away. Especially in summer. Then again, people might just drive.
It's just simply that there are not any other places on that end of the Brady that are open for lunch. (Cains, Soundpony, and the Pistol Don't upen until at least three.) In fact, there are no other spaces available for rent except for the the giant space across the street on north main. For another place to open a new building would have to be built, Marcos Matheos would have to clear out his second space, David sharp would have to renovate an upstairs area, or someone is going to have to bite the bullet and lease the building across the street which is too large for most restaurant purposes. If they are hoping that they are pioneering a lunch scene north of Cameron, they will have to wait for someone else to join them.
Additionally, I meant, but didn't directly express, my complaint to be more of a lament that they wouldn't be open for dinner. With a new hotel opening down the street, you would think that they would want to bank on that.
P.S.: People eat at the Hunt Club?
Quote from: jacobi on July 12, 2012, 08:52:18 PM
You misunderstand me. You did well to rebuke my run-on sentence, though.
It is not I that want a reason not to go. I was pointing my comment at a lot of the lunch crowds that I have seen in past (I used to be the chef at Lola's and worked lunch shifts at Caz's). It's been a few years since I have hung out regularly in the Brady before 2 to dig the lunch crowd. Maybe the crowd has changed some, but I remember people endlessly bitching about how long the walk was. I would think the extra 200 yards of hot concrete would be the thing that would keep people away. Especially in summer. Then again, people might just drive.
It's just simply that there are not any other places on that end of the Brady that are open for lunch. (Cains, Soundpony, and the Pistol Don't upen until at least three.) In fact, there are no other spaces available for rent except for the the giant space across the street on north main. For another place to open a new building would have to be built, Marcos Matheos would have to clear out his second space, David sharp would have to renovate an upstairs area, or someone is going to have to bite the bullet and lease the building across the street which is too large for most restaurant purposes. If they are hoping that they are pioneering a lunch scene north of Cameron, they will have to wait for someone else to join them.
Additionally, I meant, but didn't directly express, my complaint to be more of a lament that they wouldn't be open for dinner. With a new hotel opening down the street, you would think that they would want to bank on that.
P.S.: People eat at the Hunt Club?
Understood.
While there isn't a lot of people walking that way, Caz's alway's seems to fill up as does Mexicalli. I think especially once there is street scaping and the larger projects are done it will be a more enticing walk for people.
On the Hunt Club, yea. I think they service sandwiches and fried bar type food for lunch.
On dinner, I would bet once the hotel, KOTV, museum, and the park are done they stay open for dinner, at least on a Thurs-Sat deal if not typical Tue-Sat BBQ joint hours.
last time i was in there, the hunt club did not have a frier... ovens only
Quote from: brunoflipper on July 13, 2012, 10:32:11 AM
last time i was in there, the hunt club did not have a frier... ovens only
Yea, my bad.
From UT:
8" thick crust pizza, Frito pie, hot dogs, baked fries, and their delicious Tequila lime chicken wings
If you can get them to wait on you. I gave up after the last three tries. Love some of their food but for some reason they didn't want to serve a middle aged couple.
Quote from: AquaMan on July 13, 2012, 11:03:06 AM
If you can get them to wait on you. I gave up after the last three tries. Love some of their food but for some reason they didn't want to serve a middle aged couple.
Sounds like you ought to try the lunch special with a glass of whine at the victim camp.
I kid! I kid!
Quote from: Conan71 on July 13, 2012, 11:08:07 AM
Sounds like you ought to try the lunch special with a glass of whine at the victim camp.
I kid! I kid!
Maybe I should stop dropping your name there..... ;)
Seriously, I don't tolerate indifference very well, and am glad to let others know of my experiences with it.
Quote from: AquaMan on July 13, 2012, 11:03:06 AM
If you can get them to wait on you. I gave up after the last three tries. Love some of their food but for some reason they didn't want to serve a middle aged couple.
Statistically, middle aged was 20 years ago for you. I don't know your wife, is she a lot younger than you?
Quote from: AquaMan on July 13, 2012, 11:16:50 AM
Maybe I should stop dropping your name there..... ;)
Seriously, I don't tolerate indifference very well, and am glad to let others know of my experiences with it.
I don't either. I'm curious if Mary Ellen is aware how much service has slipped.
Getting inspections this week to hopefully open for business on the 20th ? ;D
Gonna beat Knotty Pine.
What's happening (or not happening) with their 61st & W 33rd location ? Should have opened around the 4th of July.
http://www.facebook.com/knottypinebbq
Quote from: BKDotCom on August 15, 2012, 12:37:24 PM
Gonna beat Knotty Pine.
What's happening (or not happening) with their 61st & W 33rd location ? Should have opened around the 4th of July.
http://www.facebook.com/knottypinebbq
We drove by KP a few weeks ago and someone was painting outside, got nothing other than that.
Quote from: BKDotCom on August 15, 2012, 12:37:24 PM
Gonna beat Knotty Pine.
What's happening (or not happening) with their 61st & W 33rd location ? Should have opened around the 4th of July.
http://www.facebook.com/knottypinebbq
My sister lives about 1/3 of a mile east of there and can't wait for this place to open!
Now that this is the Knotty Pine thread:
still not open:
http://www.reddit.com/r/tulsa/comments/zkt7b/anyone_heard_anything_on_knotty_pine/
Is the downtown location open yet? (Oklahoma Joe's)
Quote from: Nik on September 10, 2012, 02:12:12 PM
Is the downtown location open yet? (Oklahoma Joe's)
Made the walk down there today but it's not open.
Saw the permit and a sign that said it was coming soon but the windows were covered and doors were locked.
I'm guessing inspections didn't go so well?
Re: Knotty Pine
It appears the writing is on the wall.
According to a Facebook comment an eviction notice was spotted on the door a week or two ago.
Quote from: BKDotCom on October 01, 2012, 09:07:30 AM
Re: Knotty Pine
It appears the writing is on the wall.
According to a Facebook comment an eviction notice was spotted on the door a week or two ago.
Eviction before they even opened?
Spoke with the BA OK Joes Monday and they said they are hoping to open this week and to keep calling and checking on it.