The iconic Cattlemen’s Steakhouse, Oklahoma City’s oldest restaurant, was recently sold to an out-of-state entity.
The Oklahoman newspaper reports the previous owner, Dick Stubbs, wanted to retire.
The restaurant’s longtime operating partner, Dick Egan, told the newspaper the new owner won’t make big changes.
The transaction with the out-of-state buyer came with a very specific requirement.
“They basically sold the real estate and the business to an out of state guy who only agreed to do this if I would stay on,” Egan said.
“So everything is going to stay the same. There’ll be no changes or anything else, we’re going to keep doing what we’ve been doing and try to serve really, really good quality beef to a lot of people, make them happy and keep coming back.” […]
“And all I can say is that I’ve run this business for 35 years and we aren’t going to change a blooming thing. We’d be crazy to go and make any kind of weird wholesale changes.”
The Cattlemen’s Steakhouse has operated since 1910. Last year, it was inducted into the inaugural class of the National Steak House Hall of Fame.
Gene Wade was the first owner and ran it for 45 years. The restaurant became known far and wide, drawing politicians and celebrities.
The Cattlemen’s Steakhouse at 1309 S. Agnew Ave. in the stockyards area of south Oklahoma City isn’t on Route 66, but it’s so iconic that many Route 66ers take a short side trip to it anyway.
UPDATE: A reader informed me I used a photo from another Cattlemen’s Steakhouse. It’s been swapped out with a proper one from OKC.
(Image of the Cattlemen’s Steakhouse in Oklahoma City via Facebook)
That is not a photo of Cattleman’s in OKC