The Associated Press is reporting that a restaurant inspired by Lucille’s in Hydro, Okla., will open in nearby Weatherford in August.
Rick Koch, owner of the soon-to-open business, told me last week that Lucille’s Roadhouse has a tentative opening date of Aug. 1. It was going to open late July, but he said they had more restaurant equipment to install and needed more time.
Some photos of the mostly finished Roadhouse can be seen here.
Koch also owns the original Lucille’s and has done some much-needed repairs to it. It was run by Lucille Hamons on Route 66 for decades until she died in 2000.
The AP says:
Hamons and her husband bought the gas station in 1941 and served customers downstairs while they lived in the upstairs area. The establishment became famous for its self-proclaimed “coldest beer in America” and Lucille Hamons’ storytelling.
Koch’s restaurant will have a facade that’s a replica of the original Lucille’s and will feature a 1950s-style diner on one side, a steakhouse on the other side and a gift shop in the middle.