Meet The Press
Hungry Town Concepts, which first brought you gourmet-grilled-cheese emporium The Mule then churched-up corn dogs at Anchor Down, has opened
The Press, 1610 N Gatewood Drive, in the Plaza District.
Calling its cuisine Southwestern comfort food, the menu was designed by chef Beth Ann Lyon. Her menu ranges from bone-in fried chicken to Indian tacos with a chicken-fried ribeye, meatloaf and vegan options in between. The restaurants offers, lunch/brunch and dinner 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday, with the bar open until 2 a.m. Thursday through Saturday.
Unlike its previous two ventures, Hungry Town’s newest creation won’t be pressed for space. Boasting more than 4,000 square-feet, The Press could fit The Mule and Anchor Down and still have room leftover in the industrial space once home to an auto shop and printing press.
See the full menu online at thepressokc.com.
Quick bites
After a $500,000 renovation, the Sheraton Oklahoma City Downtown Hotel opened Block 23 for breakfast and lunch service earlier this month, offering a contemporary casual restaurant that sources as many local ingredients as possible to push out a menu dotted with the classics from executive chef Steve Hall. To see the full menu, go online to block23. com . ...
The Hal Smith Restaurant Group continues its salvage effort on the restaurant formerly known as KD’s Southern Kitchen. Previously Legacy Grill, the Bricktown space at 224 Johnny Bench Drive is now a Charleston’s, making 10 of the family restaurants across Oklahoma and 19 across six states. The new location is open 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily and 9 p.m. on Sundays . ...
Provisions Concepts, which recently purchased West and will soon open a second Hatch Early Mood Food in Chisholm Creek, announced last week it would also open a pizza place called Birra Birra. Provision co-owner Jeff Dixon has plenty of background in the field as he was general manager of the Hal Smith Restaurant Group’s first Upper Crust Pizza franchise. Birra Birra will open next year in The Point at Chisholm Creek.
La Madeleine, a national chain of inspired by French bakery-cafes, opened earlier this month at 1954 24th Ave NW. As it has for more than 30 years across the country, the bakery-cafe will offer French favorites for breakfast, lunch and dinner, plus baked goods made daily. For more information, go online to lamadeleine.com.
Torchy’s Tacos opens its second Oklahoma location at 13002 N Pennsylvania Ave. at 7 a.m. Tuesday in the aforementioned Chisholm Creek Shopping Center. Norman opened its first Torchy’s last year. The new store will be open 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 11 p.m. on Fridays. The store will be open 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. and close at 10 p.m. Sundays. Customers can dine-in, order and pay at the front counter, or place online to-go orders.
— Dave Cathey, The Oklahoman