Today, it's the Classen Grill in Oklahoma City that is the restaurant of the day at Jane and Michael Stern's Roadfood.com site. I haven't eaten there, but I will after learning that it serves migas. Classen Grill is within the Classen Circle in OKC, which is an old alignment of Route 66. According to Jim … Continue reading Another Route 66 restaurant featured on Roadfood.com
Day: April 3, 2006
Barbecue restaurant coming to Tulsa’s 11th Street
The Tulsa World recounts the fascinating story of Amos Adetula (subscription required). In short, Adetula, a former Oklahoma State University student, was in the United States when his parents in his native Nigeria were killed in a car wreck. He decided to try to make it in America instead of returning to his homeland. Through … Continue reading Barbecue restaurant coming to Tulsa’s 11th Street
Crime on 66
People often complain about how crime is so much worse now. But crime was present even in the "good ol' days." Route 66 advocate Delbert Trew writes in his column (free registration required) for the Amarillo Globe-News about criminal activity on Route 66 in the 1930s, including a near-fatal bank heist in Alanreed, Texas, along … Continue reading Crime on 66
Hank’s Hamburgers makes Roadfood.com site
Hank's Hamburgers, a venerable diner on the old Admiral Place alignment of Route 66 in Tulsa, became a new entry to the Jane and Michael Stern's popular Roadfood.com site. I'm getting hungry just gazing at the first photo -- the Big Okie burger, which is four quarter-pound beef patties and lots of condiments. I don't … Continue reading Hank’s Hamburgers makes Roadfood.com site