Archer Market

[sgrizzle]

Mmm.. Ice Cream
I think an ice-cream parlor would complement the brady district well.... especially now that the park is open
(Tulsa has no gourmet/homemade ice cream shop...   Mod's gelato is the closest we've got)

We have FroYo on every corner though.

Coincidentally, Tulsa's only TCBY closed a few months back. That's like McDonalds shutting down just as ground horse rectum becomes popular.

[BKDotCom]

real ice cream puts all that powder-mix freshberry, cherryberry, pinkberry, orangeleaf stuff to shame

my wife and I try to visit the best local ice cream or gelato shops in any city we visit

[Boksooner]

Archer Market is being built out by the building's owner, not by me or a contractor that I've hired. I have no control over that finish date. The dates that have been previously reported were generated by construction crew and shared with us. The construction plans have clearly not gone according to schedule and there have been several snags, most of them regarding the exhaust vents. It's important to note that the owner is also building out The Aloft Hotel, Vandever Lofts, and Rusty Crane at the same time, so the crew is split between several jobs. We're making progress over there and are, of course, excited about being open.

I can move in when it's built. I've hired staff and am ready to get going, but am waiting for it to be finished. I don't take over the project until we have a certificate of occupancy. My understanding is that we'll have one within days. This is not typically how we do things. I usually own the building and either contract the job myself or hire a contractor. On this one, we don't own the building and are not involved in the contracting or construction of the project. We made the plans, but they're building it. I'll do the decorating when the space is move-in ready.

It's also important to note that I haven't been aggressively pushing the construction. I also have other projects under construction, existing businesses to run, and am spending a great deal of time at City Hall these days. These guys have been great to work with and we're excited about being tenants of the Detroit Lofts.

Anyway, when I get that CO, I'll still have to decorate it, stock it, staff it completely, and then train the staff.

I'm sorry that it's taken so long. I'll give you a free ice cream when we open. Ice cream makes everything better.

Thanks,
Blake

Thanks for the update. We aren't trying to be disrespectful, we are just so damn excited. I'll be there on opening day with bells on.

[Boksooner]

Does anyone have an update?

[guido911]

I like Archer:

[TheTed]

They do seem to be making progress. My guess is it opens sometime in the first month or three of 2013.

I see they'll have Boars Head sandwiches and be open reasonably late, which makes me much more excited about it. I'm still leery of its value as a grocery store, what with the very small size.

[TheTed]

Reading their facebook, they'll have sandwiches and a hot and cold lunch line.

Is there more to that space than meets the eye? It doesn't look that big. I'm not sure how much actual groceries will be able to fit in that small space once room is carved out for checkouts and ready to eat food.

Sounds more like it'll be some kind of east coast deli/corner market than what I would call a grocery store.

[RecycleMichael]

Sounds more like it'll be some kind of east coast deli/corner market than what I would call a grocery store.

Maybe that is why the name is Archer Market.

[TheTed]

I agree that "Market" is probably a good term for it. Then maybe it's more of a media/general public labeling issue. People seem to be referring to it as a grocery store. Nobody calls the Braum's market a grocery store.

I have a hard time seeing how Archer Market will offer significantly more groceries than a Braums.

[RecycleMichael]

I don't believe the target "market" (pun intended) for this place is Braum's customers.

I sometimes buy stuff at Braums. They do have an amazing selection of fruit, bread and meat for such a small store.

[TheTed]

We shall see. It'll have to be an incredibly well curated selection to compensate for the small space and really be a 'grocery' store.

[TheTed]

We have FroYo on every corner though.

Coincidentally, Tulsa's only TCBY closed a few months back. That's like McDonalds shutting down just as ground horse rectum becomes popular.

Just noticed this. It seems the froyo revolution has ended. A bunch of those places that sprung up like weeds are no more.

[RecycleMichael]

Have you ever been to the Harvest Market over in west Tulsa? It has a great selection of food and is housed in a 1,600 foot building.

http://www.tulsapeople.com/Tulsa-People/March-2009/Shop-around-the-corner/

[davideinstein]

At some point we are going to need a full service grocer at the old Homeland location. Reasor's at 15th & Lewis will suffice for now, but I'd like more options around for sure.

[Hoss]

At some point we are going to need a full service grocer at the old Homeland location. Reasor's at 15th & Lewis will suffice for now, but I'd like more options around for sure.

Good luck getting the current owner to let that space go.  There have been many inquiries into it, from my understanding.