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Photo by JAG Photo + Video
The Age of Community
written by Travis Davidson
“What’s local?” my executive chef
asked me when I offered to buy lunch
for the Cardinal Club staff during
the “April Dining Room Shutdown
of 2020” due to COVID-19. I
immediately start listing off some
of my favorite local restaurants
from which to choose. “Chet’s, Dos
“RESTAURANTEURS ARE TAKING THEIR INFLUENCE
OUTSIDE OF THEIR FOUR WALLS AND LOOKING TO
POSITIVELY IMPACT THEIR COMMUNITY. SOME PEOPLE
MAY NEVER SET FOOT IN THESE RESTAURANTS, BUT CAN
STILL FEEL THE AFFECTS OF THEIR EFFORTS.”
Bandido’s, Scott’s, Stepping Stone,” I
replied, as I tried not to leave anyone
out that I knew was still offering
carryout service. We ended up with
some delicious chili-cheese dogs from
Chet’s Dairy Freeze. As we sat and ate,
I couldn’t help but repeat those words
in my head: “What’s Local?” I began
to think what the world, and more
specifically the local economy of the
South Tulsa/Bixby area, would be like
if the questions of “Where should we
shop?”, “Where should we eat?”, or
“Where should we (enter your favorite
verb here)?”, were
always met with
“What’s local?”.
We opened
Treys Bar & Grill in
November of 2014
and then Cardinal
Club in February
of 2020. Both are located at 108th
and Memorial in The Vineyard on
Memorial. The vision behind Treys
Bar & Grill was to let our South Tulsa
and Bixby neighbors know that they
hadn’t been left for dead with chain
restaurants. Suburbs are famous for
their chain restaurant attraction,
while chain concepts are hardly ever
seen in downtown domains. We
didn’t want people to have to drive
downtown to celebrate Bixby, Tulsa,
and Oklahoma traditions and staples.
Our concept pays homage to Cain’s
Ballroom, Admiral Twin Theatre, Tex,
The Outsiders, and even has a twelve
by twelve in-perspective mural of the
whole city of Tulsa. We are a nonsmoking,
family-friendly restaurant
that is known for award winning
food, including our chili, burgers and
Orange Chipotle Chicken appetizer.
Cardinal Club is a semi-private fine
dining restaurant and cigar lounge
that is members-only from 11am-
5pm Monday-Friday and open to the
public 5pm-10pm Monday-Friday,
and all day Saturday and Sunday.