Best of - Tulsa Restaurants That Are Gone

[AMP]

Garfield's is another Oklaoma owned chain run by Vince Orza the founder.  I have seen his presentation he once gave on the benefits of locating business in the Oklaoma.  

They are owned by Eateries, Inc who also own the Pepperoni Grill and Garcia's chains among others.  



Garfields is another restaurant that is still open in Oklahoma City and the owner Eateries, Inc. operates full-service restaurant chains in 26 states, but none left open in Tulsa.  Wonder why that is?

http://www.garfields.net/map/oklahoma.htm
http://www.garfields.net/

http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/Eateries-Inc-Company-History.html

[AMP]

quote:Originally posted by AMP

Garfield's is another Oklaoma owned chain run by Vince Orza the founder.  I have seen his presentation he once gave on the benefits of locating business in the Oklaoma.  

They are owned by Eateries, Inc who also own the Pepperoni Grill and Garcia's chains among others.  



Garfields is another restaurant that is still open in Oklahoma City and the owner Eateries, Inc. operates full-service restaurant chains in 26 states, but none left open in Tulsa.  Wonder why that is?

http://www.garfields.net/map/oklahoma.htm
http://www.garfields.net/

http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/Eateries-Inc-Company-History.html

[AMP]

I used to eat at what locals called the original Black-Eyed Pea in Dallas on Cedar Springs & Oaklawn.  I believe that was Gene and Phil's first restaurant.  

Black-eyed Pea is still going strong in Texas, as are most businesses there.  They also have locations in Colorado.  

Wonder whey they are no longer in Tulsa, or Oklahoma?

http://www.theblackeyedpea.com/

[Conan71]

quote:Originally posted by AMP

I used to eat at what locals called the original Black-Eyed Pea in Dallas on Cedar Springs & Oaklawn.  I believe that was Gene and Phil's first restaurant.  

Black-eyed Pea is still going strong in Texas, as are most businesses there.  They also have locations in Colorado.  

Wonder whey they are no longer in Tulsa, or Oklahoma?

http://www.theblackeyedpea.com/

Seems to me all the BEP's in Tulsa became Delta Cafe.  Musta been a falling out between the franchisor and franchisee.

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The Potato Patch.....

[Conan71]

Salad Alley

"Hello! How ahh yahh!"

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Po Folks.....

[MichaelBates]

quote:Originally posted by Wingnut

I don't think Crystals Pizza was a Bordens. I don't remember one being at 21st & Sheridan. My sister worked at the one at Sheridan Village that is now a bingo parlor.

I've got a postcard of it as a Borden's. Borden's had some themed cafeterias around town. The one at 21st and Sheridan had a New Orleans French Quarter decor, while the one at 51st & Peoria (in the Brook Plaza) had a western theme. It was later home to Po Folks (which had a very similar menu and decor to that of Cracker Barrel).

Regarding Black-Eyed Pea, Delta Cafe (Dixie Cafe in Arkansas and Tennessee) is run by former Black-Eyed Pea franchisees. In Texas, there's a chain called Good Eats Grill, founded by BEP founder Gene Street in 1986. Street sold off BEP to a conglomerate.

In looking some of this up, I found a funny first-person account by Street about cooking chicken-fried monkey in Vietnam.

[Conan71]

Gene Street?  They don't own Burger Street as well do they?  I believe it's headquartered in Dallas.

[aoxamaxoa]

I've said it before, I'll say it again...VILLA VENICE.....several of their menu items to this day have no competition.

[aoxamaxoa]

quote:Originally posted by AMP

Nine of Cups, that one I miss a lot.

While the food was so so, there are some unbelievable memories from there...if I could only remember my name.

I will reiterate VILLA VENICE, which moved from 11th and Louisville to 65th and Lewis to 51st and Harvard, was the best Italian Tulsa has EVAH seen!!!!!!!

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Gene's BBQ Pit......

[AMP]

These food threads proove that most people in this area love to eat, and have a variety of foods.  Seems that restaurants go through cycles in Tulsa.  There was the Cafe era, then the Cafeteria era, then the Hamburger era, Fried Chicken era, Pizza era, Buffet era, Mexican era.  I may have those out of order and may of missed a few, but you get the picture.

Put them in order and or add some I may of missed if you like.  

What era are we in now?  

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The Chain Era.....

[Conan71]

The fat era.

Aox, when was Villa Venice around?  I've lived here 41 years and never heard of it.

I remember Joe Vigg's at 65th & Lewis.  What a blowhard- his food sucked.