Okay, first of all, I love how the first thing you see when you come into town is this:
25 miles NW of Oklahoma City in Okarche lies two amazing dives of equal
but completely different dimensions.
Eischen's Bar has been around since 1896. It's a little place off of
2nd and Oklahoma that serves THE best chicken I have ever had. And if
you know me, you know I'm a poultry girl.
The menu is rather limited (roast beef and bbq sandwiches, whole fried
chicken, nachos, chili, and okra), but everything they make that we've
tried is impeccable. Credit/debit cards are not accepted, so bring
cash with you. Also, coffee and tea are not served - they offer 'beer,
pop, and water' on all their signs. Another bit of a warning: the place
is called Eischen's BAR for a reason. There's a huge old fashioned bar
that's the focal point of the restaurant, and the drinks are flowing.
So if you are at all uncomfortable with eating in a bar like atmosphere
(and some people are) or you have little ones, go during the day when
it's less busy and you have more room to spread out.
The first time Carl and I went was in 2006 for our 6 monthish
anniversary. It was a Friday afternoon and the place was dead. We had
the video arcade inside the restaurant to ourselves, including the
packman machine, which Carl of course thoroughly enjoyed.
Not so tonight! We brought some friends with us, and it was so busy we
felt lucky to get a seat! We ordered a whole chicken (8 pieces) and a
side of okra. It all comes with bread, onions dill pickles and bread
and butter pickles. We had to take home some leftovers, obviously -
that's a lot of food! It's perfectly golden fried wonderfulness. It's
a wonder Okarchians aren't all 600 lbs..... the food is so addictingly
amazing!
You've got to stop at the Tower Cafe on your way back to the city and
have yourself a cinnamon roll. These are rumored to be the same rolls
served at the state fair. However, they are super fresh from the
kitchen, not bused into the city. The cafe and bakery also serves some
good sounding burgers and a buffet. I've never had anything else there
besides their rolls, but someday I hope to come back to the Tower for a
burger or salad. They sure look tasty.
So if you're in the metro area and want something new that's not far
away, check Okarche out. You'll be pleasantly surprised.
No comments:
Post a Comment