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Molly Murphy's: Oh, how we miss you
Published: 12/19/2011 1:35 PM
Last Modified: 12/19/2011 1:35 PM

Due to the World's monthly research of old news articles, I noticed that it was 25 years ago on Dec. 16 that Molly Murphy's House of Fine Repute closed.

The young servers at the restaurant, located at 3900 S. Sheridan Road, dressed as actors, singers, and characters from movies and literature -- Little Bo Peep, Blackbeard, Batman, General Custer, to name a few -- and kept things lively in the dining room anchored by a salad bar cut from a real Jaguar.

Remember "Potty train! Potty train! All aboard for the potty train!" for those unsuspecting souls who asked directions to the restroom facilities?

About three years ago, Jeffiee Tayar, who founded the Molly Murphy restaurants -- one in Tulsa and one in Oklahoma City -- with her former husband, Bob, wrote a book, "Whatever Happened to Molly Murphy's House of Fine Repute" (Dog Ear Publishing). It is an interesting and fun read if you can find a copy.

We could use another restaurant like Molly Murphy's around here, a place where fun and food go hand in hand.


Reader Comments 12 Total
FYI (last year)
Loved MM's! Went there before Prom, as well as other memorable occasions.

Miss it a lot!
HOGRIDER (last year)
Went once, that was enough.
tomintulsa (last year)
You can catch some of their commercials on Youtube. A salad bar in a Jaguar. Classic.
ozarkokie (last year)
I went there a few times and enjoyed it. I saw a couple of copies of the book at Steve's Sundry, try going there if you'd like to read it.
MnM (last year)
We went to MM's on my 7th birthday. I have not quite gotten over it. I had to stand on my chair as everyone sang to me.... 30 years later, I am still scarred! Ha!
                    
ClanJoyWalkSig (last year)
OMG, I just remembered one of the funniest family dinners we ever had was there - thanks to a dog waiter! And thanks to you guys for nudging that memory out.
221989 (last year)
Thanks Mr. Cherry! We all found out that riding the train was fun, as long as it was someone ELSE. I don't know how a MM type restaurant would fair today, but it would be interesting to find out!
                    
Mar (last year)
Society today is too politically correct, so I doubt that MM would go well now. ACLU, NAACP, etc. would file lawsuits against it, etc.
222615 (last year)
I miss Conner's Corner with their apple dumplings, etc.
I miss the Razor Clam-nothing not to like
I miss the prawn's at rest that was in the shopping center at 51 and Harvard-sorry my senility won't tell me the name just now
I miss most of all Tommy's Continental and the flaming tomato soup, and the steaks
Phillip J Forewood (last year)
I miss Griff's Burger Bar.. it was about one block west of 21st and Memorial. They had $ .15 cent hamburgers on Friday nights.
                    
When I was in college at TU, my buddies and I would take advantage of the Griff's 15-cent burgers, when we could scrape up a dollar or two for grub. They weren't large burgers, but six or seven made a pretty fair dinner.

We also went to the Borden's Cafeteria in Northland, I think Wednesday or Thursday, when we could. It had all-you-can-eat fried chicken for some amazingly low price. I remember tables of TU football players with their plates stacked about three feet high with chicken bones.
Brian1225 (last year)
Does anyone remember the place that was a "family dining" experience. They served a whole fried chicken family style at your table with all the trimmings. They had the most amazing corn chowder I've EVERY tasted...before or since!
I want to say it was on south Lewis but I was very young the last time we went in the late 60's/early 70's.
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