Oklahoma restaurants face a fast-approaching deadline of March 1 to either go smoke-free or install complex ventilation systems away from non-smokers.
The Sapulpa Herald reports that several area Route 66 restaurants, including the former Rivett’s Route 66 Cafe and Freddie’s Barbecue and Steak House, will be affected.
Ed “Tex” Slyman of Freddie’s added a ventilated smoking room for $67,000.
Slyman, a nonsmoker, said if Freddie’s was located in south Tulsa he’d go nonsmoking. However, many of his clientele driving Route 66 are smokers.
“I feel like I’ve positioned Freddie’s to accommodate all of our customers,