Dilly Deli

[godboko71]

Thank you for the update, very excited to hear this.

[TheTed]

Walked by the outdoor patio area of the Dilly Deli yesterday and there were some carpenter types spiffing up the patio.

That space has always been underutilized. When it was 1974 bar, they just had a couple lonely tables and chairs. Hopefully the Dilly Deli can maximize it, maybe add an outdoor bar, cool lighting, etc.

[godboko71]

Walked by the outdoor patio area of the Dilly Deli yesterday and there were some carpenter types spiffing up the patio.

That space has always been underutilized. When it was 1974 bar, they just had a couple lonely tables and chairs. Hopefully the Dilly Deli can maximize it, maybe add an outdoor bar, cool lighting, etc.

Yes that would be awesome any time this spring/early summer. Or late evening in the summer.

[tulsascoot]

Anything is better than 1974. That place was completely void of character

[godboko71]

I love you Dilly Deli, but please inform your employees about Private Parties. I called to make sure they where open tonight and they said yes. Get there and they are closed for a private party. Manager or owner please call me so I can make an events calendar for your website so it isn't a guessing game of whether your open or not.

[TheTed]

I know nothing about running a restaurant, but a private party on Friday night when there's a record crowd at ONEOK Field plus a major concert at the BOK Center???

Crap like that is why I frequent certain restaurants and not others. The closing at random times on random days. Changing business hours to close earlier and failing to update the hours on their website for months. The workers being unable to give you correct and/or concrete information on closing times (uh, well, we'll be open for a while).

If you want business, quit making it so freaking difficult on the customer. Joe Momma's may be the only eatery downtown that doesn't play games with their hours.

[saintnicster]

Table Talk: Dilly Diner opens Tuesday morning in Blue Dome District
http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/scene/restaurants/table-talk-dilly-diner-opens-tuesday-morning-in-blue-dome/article_9780140c-10a1-5e55-bd70-e0a1f59f7335.html

Dilly Diner, a new concept transitioned from the former Dilly Deli, opens Tuesday morning at 402 E. Second St. in the Blue Dome District.

"Breakfast is going to be available all day, and virtually everything is going to be prepared in-house," said Trevor Tack, corporate executive chef for the McNellie's Group, which owns Dilly Diner.

"It will be a locally sourced, progressive menu.

"We are going to bake all of our breads, pastries, pies and cakes. We'll smoke our meats and make our fries and chips. We also have slightly reworked some of the most popular items from Dilly Deli."

Among the dinner entrees will be a grilled ribeye steak and a pork chop with Chinese-style barbecue sauce and cilantro slaw.

"The pork chop is one of my favorite new items, and we are doing a really good hamburger," Tack said.

Other highlights will be gourmet doughnuts and house-made soft-serve ice cream.

"The Dilly Deli has been a great business for us, but we think downtown is evolving, and as such that concept needs to mature a little with the neighborhood," owner Elliot Nelson said when he announced the changeover in April.

Dilly Deli has been serving breakfast items, salads, soups and gourmet sandwiches featuring locally made breads, locally roasted coffee and all-natural meats since it opened in March 2009.

"However, we think there's a need for a more complete weekday breakfast offering with the new residential sites and offices being built in the area," Nelson said.

"In the same vein, we think a diner-style dinner will do well, too.

"And, we think a late-night food option, especially Friday and Saturday, will be a nice service to provide the hundreds of service industry employees who are ending their shifts downtown and need a good place to have a sit-down meal."

Jill Vandaveer is manager of Dilly Diner and the neighboring Dust Bowl Lounge & Lanes.

Dilly Deli and the Dust Bowl are part of the McNellie's Group of restaurants that also includes McNellie's Pub, McNellie's South City, Yokozuna, El Guapo's Cantina, Fassler Hall and The Tavern.

"This has become such a prime part of downtown, and with Dilly Deli it went dark at 4 p.m.," Tack said. "Dilly Diner will give us a late-night presence, as well as breakfast and brunch."

Hours will be 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday-Wednesday, 7 a.m. to 1 a.m. Thursday-Friday, 8 a.m. to 1 a.m. Saturday and 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday. Lunch begins at 11 a.m. each day and dinner at 5 p.m.

[sgrizzle]

So just like a diner, but lacking all the positive qualities of a diner?

[Townsend]

So just like a diner, but lacking all the positive qualities of a diner?

[Vision 2025]

I enjoyed an early breakfast at the DD.  The food, service and remodel are all good, all it needs now is customers and WiFi...

Kirby