Ace Jackalope has had impeccable timing lately. First, the blogger encounters the Coleman Theatre Beautiful sign in Miami, Okla., shortly after it was refurbished and relighted. Now, he's cruising Tulsa and finds an electrician doing maintenance on the historic neon sign of El Rancho Grande restaurant on 1629 E. 11th St., on Route 66. Ace … Continue reading Ace Jackalope visits historic Tulsa restaurant
Category: Restaurants
Notes from the road
Here's a few odds 'n' ends I collected during our journey from Tulsa to Albuquerque and back for the Route 66 festival: We've seen a marked decline in Clines Corners, the Route 66 stop that dates to 1937. In the last couple of years we've visited there, prices on merchandise have gone up while the … Continue reading Notes from the road
Long live the (Dairy) Queen
Here's an interesting story form the Naperville (Ill.) Sun about the Dairy Queen restaurant chain in 1940 in Joliet. What many people don't know is that the first DQ was a mom-and-pop restaurant born on Route 66, on North Chicago Street. The story has a photo of that first one. It now has more than … Continue reading Long live the (Dairy) Queen
Duke City barbecue
During the Route 66 Festival, I was hoping to find a great restaurant that I hadn't visited before in my half-dozen excursions or so through Albuquerque. The Frontier was pretty swell, with its unique atmosphere and combination of health food and stick-to-your-ribs diner fare. But the real find for Emily and me was Powdrell's BBQ … Continue reading Duke City barbecue
Barbecue in Tulsa
Red Fork Hippie Chick here, typing with greasy fingers, in between sips of sweet tea and bites of buttermilk pie ... Wilson's BBQ ("U Need No Teeth to Eat Our Beef") is a North Tulsa institution. Ron and I ventured up to its Apache Street location in search of properly cooked pig shortly after we … Continue reading Barbecue in Tulsa
Two Route 66 sites may be featured on Rachel Ray’s show
Rachael Ray is the busy host of four programs on the Food Network. The network is launching a daily syndicated show for her in September, and Route 66 may be featured on one of the episodes, according to the Springfield Journal-Register. So this morning, a film crew will shoot local Lincoln impersonator Fritz Klein visiting … Continue reading Two Route 66 sites may be featured on Rachel Ray’s show
WOW diner opens in Milan, N.M.
A retro-looking diner called WOW has just opened on old Route 66 west of Grants, N.M., in the town of Milan, according to the Cibola County Beacon. Like traditional diners of the past, ‘WOW’ has booths, tables and a counter for customers. Chrome walls and an embossed copper ceiling keep the establishment bright and lively. … Continue reading WOW diner opens in Milan, N.M.
A great place for a milkshake
Amy Scattergood of the Los Angeles Times picked the places in the region to have a milkshake. One of them is the Fair Oaks Pharmacy, which is on an alignment of Route 66 in South Pasadena. Here's what she said about the Fair Oaks: Fair Oaks Pharmacy. On the old Route 66 in South Pasadena, … Continue reading A great place for a milkshake
Passports, please
Those driving west to the Route 66 Festival in Albuquerque may want to allow a few more fun hours to their travel schedule. That's because the Old Route 66 Association in Texas is holding a "Cruisin' to Albuquerque" promotion. You pick up $5 Cruisin' Passports at several locations along Route 66 in the Panhandle, stop … Continue reading Passports, please
Scotty’s Route 66 Restaurant celebrates its induction
Scotty's Route 66 Restaurant in Hamel, Ill., was inducted into the Route 66 Hall of Fame. So it celebrated Saturday with fried chicken, burgers and beer, according to the Belleville News-Democrat. Here's something I would have liked to have seen: Four signs of past restaurants in the building were the centerpieces for the party in … Continue reading Scotty’s Route 66 Restaurant celebrates its induction