Just west of Taft Junior High, and east of Drexel on NW 23rd sat Adair’s Tropical Cafeteria. Adair’s operated at this location throughout the 1950’s and 1960’s. Unfortunately, Oklahoma City is not very tropical and neither was Adair’s. I do recall going there on numerous occasions and that they had good food. Once again one of Oklahoma City’s independent cafeterias. To my knowledge, this was their only location.
Today the building houses the 23rd Street Antique Mall.
Hello,
Thank you for sharing this information! We used to go to this cafeteria often when I was a kid. I recently came across an old Tropical Cafeteria (without “Adair’s”) matchbook from the 40’s showing this address; now I see it was the same place – before Adair’s took it over.
Thanks again,
Chris Leverich
I ate at an Adair’s cafeteria in Del City, when I was a child. That would have been in the late 60s. I think, that it was on Southeast 15th, near Air Depot. Were they related businesses? There was also a eating establishment called Rosa’s Cafe on Southeast 15th, on the South Side, just west of Air Depot in a small strip building. Do you remember that establishment and their house dressing, for salads? I would love to have that recipe.
That was supposed to say Rose’s Cafe