Signs of change at Moore landmark eatery
The Dining Room is the new name of a familiar landmark at 301 W Main in Moore. No longer will the Del Rancho cowboy be seen holding a steak sandwich on the sign on the northwest corner of W Main and N Chestnut in Old Town.
Brandy Goforth-Jones’ franchise contract with Del Rancho USA ended in March, and as of April 3, the restaurant has a new menu and a new outlook.
Goforth-Jones said she “wanted a chance to be independent and have more freedom.”
She said she wanted to be more creative with her menu. Some prices already have been lowered, she said. Monthly hamburger specials are planned to begin by summer. She said catfish with homemade tartar sauce also will be on the menu.
Goforth-Jones said she wants The Dining Room to offer “what the town wants.”
Desirae Goforth is the chef and is involved in preparing the new burgers, secret sauces and breading.
The old Del Rancho signage has been removed, and the new signage project is underway. Goforth-Jones said that on the first day, two people started to walk out when they realized the place was no longer a Del Rancho. But they were convinced to stay.
“When they finished eating, they said they would be back,” she said.
The Moore location was not the only Del Rancho in the metro area, and the others remain with the Del Rancho branding.
Goforth-Jones said the building formerly was a chicken restaurant, which her parents bought in 1972 and also bought a Del Rancho franchise for the location. She said that as a young person, she did not work in the restaurant.
“I spent a lot of time back there in a booth as they worked,” she said, pointing toward a row of booths.
Goforth-Jones graduated from Westmoore High School in 1991 and has a computer education degree from the University of Central Oklahoma. She took over the restaurant after her father died in 2004.
With the move away from the Del Rancho brand, she said she is not allowed to use the words “famous” or “supreme” in her menu or signage. On the restaurant’s east side, “Famous Steak” and “Supreme” have been removed from a slogan that once proclaimed “Home of Moore’s Famous Steak Sandwich Supreme.”
The Dining Room offers a steak sandwich.
Hours are 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday. For more information, call 794-4584.
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