Goldie's Patio Grill

Food is good, average, but not bad, but nothing amazing. My wife loves eating here, I think it's nostalgia from her younger years. Service is ok, could use an injection of pep and happiness. Nice place, seems clean when we eat there. Owner / manager was nice when we talked to him.

Jewel was very attentive as soon as our group of five sat down, took our drink orders and handed us menus. Then she returned but we were slow on picking our selections, so had to come back which she did promptly. Took our orders and the wait was minimal when she delivered all five orders without delay. She was very nice and friendly, knowledgeable, and again attentive. The chicken salad my wife ordered was fantastic, she said; and our burgers were cooked to medium as we all like them, and they were very very juicy I guess Goldie’s special. Thank you very much Jewel for being an exceptional waitress.

A rewind of the classic Goldie’s Patio Grill experience.

I have dined at Goldie’s since the early 80’s, but after dining at the failing Goldie’s on S. Lewis a few years ago I had given up completely the hope of ever having a delicious Goldie’s charbroiled burger experience again. Bad food combined with the miserable service at that S. Lewis location, delivered the restaurant to an appropriate ending; closed. I didn’t trust the remaining Goldie’s in Tulsa or Broken Arrow to be any better. It was over, Goldie’s was history to me.

While doing a restaurant search, Goldie’s in Pryor Creek popped up with a 4+ star rating. The locals in Pryor like it. That rating may be indicative of better management and possibly less competition than the Tulsa stores. It gave me hope.

The Goldie’s sign in Pryor in nothing but a vacant ring of steel on a pole. Likely a causality of an Oklahoma storm that swept the plastic emblem and lighting into another county. You have to know where Goldie’s is located or you will drive right by the industrial looking metal building. There is a sign on the south side of the building that might be visible if you are north bound. We found it a 2:30, still filled with about a dozen diners. They were out in the next few minutes giving the staff a short break to clean tables and sweep. And soon after that, the next shift of diners rolled in. As you would expect the restaurant wears the small-town diner interior, well-worn from the local workers that frequent the place.

We parked in a comfortable booth. Immediate service, greeting us, delivering menus and taking beverage orders. The friendly waitress, back in a flash with drinks, then taking our order of two classic meals; GOLDIE’S SPECIAL WITH CHEESE [no mayo!] and the CHILI CHEESE BURGER, served open faced, covered with Chili and American Cheese, add chopped onions. Fries on the side for both. Before leaving the waitress emphasized the “help yourself Pickle Bar.” We did. A bowl full was emptied before the meals arrived.

My wife’s burger was perfect. It delivered memories of the many meals that we have had in Tulsa during Goldie’s prime. On my plate, the same perfectly cooked charbroiled beef patty, holding down an opened burger bun, then crowned with perfect, thick, hardy, delicious Texas style chili! It delivered bite after bite of pleasant memories. The coated crispy fries were a much better, modern version of the plain cut potatoes served eons ago.

The service was small town friendly and flawless
What a great lunch it was!

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