Charlie Mitchell’s coming to 51st & Yale

[rdj]

I arrived in Tulsa after the last one closed.  However, I've heard coworkers go on & on about how much they loved it.

[Conan71]

I arrived in Tulsa after the last one closed.  However, I've heard coworkers go on & on about how much they loved it.

Novel menu before places like Chili's, Applebee's and their national chain bretheren came to town.

[Gaspar]

Anyone know if Ma is still alive?  She was a great hostess.

FWIW, I worked at the first location when it opened where Hideaway is now at 81st & Harvard.  Pretty novel menu for Tulsa at the time and he enjoyed great popularity as a local celebrity due to the Roughnecks.  Just curious how many people under 35 have the slightest clue who he is/was or even care.

Seems like Hal and Greg could have done any concept they wanted with that location, why they picked a re-hash of Charlie's is beyond me.

I used to live across the street from Charlie and wife 1.0.  His mom, Anna, was great!  She was the glue that kept his restaurants together. Perhaps he has mellowed a bit and absorbed more of her management style!

[swake]

When did he quit coaching at NSU? And why?

[Teatownclown]

Section F at Skelly had nicknames for each Roughneck. We called Charlie the Turtle because of his slowness....Iraj was Waterbug....

[RecycleMichael]

Section F at Skelly had nicknames for each Roughneck. We called Charlie the Turtle because of his slowness....Iraj was Waterbug....

What was Victor Moreland's nickname?

He is my son's coach now.

[DolfanBob]

What was Victor Moreland's nickname?

He is my son's coach now.

That's cool. Iraj I heard is living in Dallas now. I wonder how many of the old team are still here in Tulsa ?

[Conan71]

That's cool. Iraj I heard is living in Dallas now. I wonder how many of the old team are still here in Tulsa ?

I wish JeffM would chime in, I bet he would have a better idea of where everyone is these days.

[Breadburner]

Steve Earl is here.....

[patric]

Monte Cristo

Oh, god, those were good.
And I forgot about the red phone booth.
The location on 21st is now some dreary insurance or abstract business,
which got me to thinking wouldnt the former Borders across the street be a cool location for an eatery?   

[dbacks fan]

I was a regular at the mid-town location in the mid 90's. The food was pretty good and I loved the Monte Cristo's. For those that remember, that was the location tha Laurie Sanders and Micheal Houghton worked and met before their tragic murders.

[DTowner]

I've been hearing about this for a while.  I have mixed feelings.  On one hand, I loved the 21st location when I lived in Tulsa in the late 1980s.  On the other, reviving old classics often fails because they don't change enough for the times or aren't the same as we remember - its a tough balancing act.

On another note, this area is really changing rapidly with the construction of the new hotel, the Jack In the Box, the Chinese restaurant in the old Steak & Ale, the new Thai joint and now Charlie Mitchells.   By the time all the I44 expansion work is done this area will have come a long way in the past year.

[dbacks fan]

Speaking of the 51st & Yale area, is The Green Onion still open? I remember reading that is was under new ownership and a lot of the reviews were not that favorable.

[carltonplace]

Speaking of the 51st & Yale area, is The Green Onion still open? I remember reading that is was under new ownership and a lot of the reviews were not that favorable.

The Chalkboard folks are running the Green Onion: it is still open.

[sgrizzle]

I think it's funny that this is opening next to a Jack-in-the box. Maybe not the same caliber draw anymore.