On a recent Friday, the guy sitting next to me at the bar offered a quick high five when I told him I was writing a story about his favorite watering hole. He was also annoyed.
“I’ll be super honest with you right now,” he said. “I’m excited that you’re writing this, but also a little pissed that you’re writing this.”
Other patrons were equally cagey about the potential publicity. “You gotta gatekeep this,” a man declared between sips of beer as he sat with friends at a prime patio table near the playground.
To be clear: The spot they want to keep off everyone’s radar—the one that’s so busy on Friday nights that people leave work early to grab a table—is a patio bar and grill with a playground at a Reasor’s grocery store in Broken Arrow.
The pitch is straightforward.
“It's family-friendly. It's absolutely so cheap you can't beat it,” said Curt Floyd, who along with his wife, Kasandra, visit the bar a couple times a week. “You spend maybe 15, 20 bucks the entire three hours you're here.”