Like Pepe's, Bison Witches is one of my old school, go-to Norman eateries.  I've been eating here since before I could legally drink (let's just say that's a long while) and the food still satisfies.  Let me say that for me, Bison Witches is a deli, not a bar - so my review is from that point of view.  They have an incredibly-reasonably priced special that includes 1/2 a sandwich, a bread-bowl soup and a bag of chips.  I always get the Veggie sandwich on wheat, with the Portobello harvest grain soup and spicy (which equates to Ms. Vickey's jalapeño) chips.  DELICIOUS!!  While the inside could definitely use some "sprucing up", the food is still spot-on - If you're looking for convenient eats before a show at Opolis, Bison Witches is the place to hit up.
Review Source:I love Bison Witches for trivia night on Tuesdays! The crowd is pretty chill, the grilled cheese is a staple, and they are known for their Irish Trashcans - and I highly recommend the IT! We usually have really good service there, but that is partially because we have been going there every Tuesday for a couple of years now.
Friends also have the tortilla chicken salad every Tuesday - so it must be good!
bisonwitches= buy some sandwiches... get it?
that is what we used to say when we were in college...lol
a good variety of sandwiches to choose  from...
try the combo deal: 1/2 sandwich, bread bowl soups, and chips..
moved back to oklahoma so went back here...it has been years since my last visit and i have been craving their bread bowl soups and sandwiches...tasted the same....noticed you have a choice now in  bread (even wraps) for your sandwich and more variety of chips.
gets very crowded and loud...more of a college scene
avoid the evenings unless you want to drink...but for food..come during lunch time... earlier to avoid the crowd..
wish they had a second location ..that is bigger and more kid friendly because i love their sandwich & bread bowl meal!
went to high school in Norman. went to lunch there as a student. Every time I am back in town, I try to make it back there for a veggie sandwich on wheat and jalapeno chips. portion sizes are huge, so come hungry or get a box. Perfect lunch place, but also has a nice bar scene at night too.
Review Source:GREAT sandwiches and soup bowls! Â Truly a Norman staple. Â There are too many good sandwich choices to list.
Not my favorite place to hang out at night, pretty fratty for my taste. Â BUT a wonderful place for lunch or a relaxed Sunday lunch and drinks.
Ps...try the chili cheese nachos.
On a rainy Friday night, the BF and I decided to go out on a bar crawl. I was the DD, so the boo had a beer on tap, forgot which one. They were only 2 bucks- score! Bison Witches was our second stop! I think the place is real cozy with a divvy feel. Dive bars are my fav!
I didn't have a drink, but I noticed one of the workers bought food from The Garage. I really REALLY want to try their sandwiches which were highly recommended by my co-workers.
First the good, the soup was amazing. Tasty, flavorful and in a bread bowl. You can't go wrong with that. Sandwich, after the amazingly flavorful soup, this was bland and rather non tasty. They should have their sandwiches match their soups in flavor. The service is not the best. Forgetful (had to remind her a few times about drinks or salad dressing or anything else we ordered). Not going back. I can get better service somewhere else.
Review Source:This is the bro-iest of bro bars in downtown Norman, and it's too be avoided at night, at almost all costs (unless you plan to order a quick well drink and get the hell out).
Food-wise, however, I am totally into it.
For the past few years, I've tried several items on the menu, mostly back in college, when this was where you could get dollar Boulevard Wheat drafts, and I thought Boulevard Wheat was a really solid beer.
Now, I'm a grown-ass woman, and I get the same thing every time (half soup / half sandwich -- portabella harvest grain / green turkey on wheat, with jalapeno chips), and the quality from visit to visit hasn't varied at all. The service is meh, the atmosphere is meh (jukebox is WAY too loud and somehow plays Weezer every single time I'm there), but the food is cheap and worth sitting through the rest.
There's a lot to both love and hate about this place. Â First, the positive. Â The sandwiches are pretty awesome and they have enough variety to satisfy several tastes. Â Also, life is better when soups, even side-soups, are in bread bowls. Â Finally, the beer selection is surprisingly good.
Now, the bad. Â The service is unbelievably pathetic. Â In every instance, our waitress had no knowledge of the menu, did not know what beers they had (and could not find a drink menu), and generally made us feel more like an inconvenience than a customer. Â She spent much more time chatting with her sorority friends than checking on customers. Â If terrible service is not enough to distract you from above average sandwiches than this is a place to try.
Okay, the sandwiches are divine, and the soup comes in a bread bowl. Â All you complainers just need to ponder that sentence. Â The sandwiches. Â Are divine. Â The soup. Â Comes in a bread bowl.
Ponder, ye Okies.
Okay...so...on top of fantastic food, this place has a very local feel, which was just what a tourist like myself wanted. Â Wheeee!! Â The OU game was on, and although it was too early for the bar crowd, the dinner crowd still erupted in cheers if OU made a good play. Â That was fun.
Our waitress was admittedly somewhat slack about service (she was eating her own dinner in another booth with some guy), but we weren't in a rush, so whatever.
Chill, ye Okies.
The pony-tailed bearded guy behind the bar has got to go. Â Rude/attitude. Â He made it seem like they were doing me a huge favor by feeding me, even though I arrived 10 minutes before the kitchen closed (which, BTW, is 10 pm, not the 2 am listed here on Yelp - that is how late they serve drinks). Â What happened to service with a smile and going the extra mile for the customer?
Also odd that they do not have milk. I'm not sure how they cook without it, but there is no chance for you to drink anything healthy - they have only alcohol and soda to drink. I guess you can't get coffee or a White Russian here either.
My ruben sandwich was not good (meat was flabby, bread was not griddled adequately). Â For a place that prides itself on being a deli (although an oddly-named one at that), I expected way more.
If you want FAR better sandwiches, served until midnight, a better bar, and service that really does come with a smile, please do yourself a favor and skip this place and drive one mile south down Classen Blvd. and eat at The Mont. Â Oh, yeah, and the Mont also has that exotic drink - 'milk.'
I'll never return to Bison Witches.
Great sandwiches and great beer specials. I love the deli/bar combo too. I recommend the soup (broccoli cheese) and half a sandwich. Soup comes in an amazing bowl. The bread is fantastic so you won't mind that there's extra!
Waitstaff is made up of mostly sorority girls. They're going to be nonchalant and uninterested, but they usually won't screw things up.
Bison Witches, what the hell happened to you?
I used to love you, love your beer specials and your food. The last FOUR times I have visited you, I have been treated horribly. Why? And it's not just me. Several people I know have commented on how terrible the service has become.
First, what is your deal with the jukebox? Every time someone puts on an 'urban' artist, you turn it down or turn it off. The first time you said it was because of lyrics and there were children present. (It was En Vogue and the child was a baby) the next couple of times, you tell me it's because you want to rotate music. Only when I asked for a refund did you put the music that I PAID for back on.
Second, SERVICE! I'm not sure but it seems like every customer is invisible to you. Are you all visually impaired? I have seen numerous people get up and leave after no service. I have literally flagged down a bartender just to get a beer. I had to almost grab a waitress to get my tab. A bartender told me you don't carry a vodka that is clearly on your shelf.
Third, the last and FINAL time I came here, the bartender put a $60 SIXTY dollar hold on my card and everyone's card I was with. Instead of just keeping the card, the bartender put a hold on it that lasted for 6 days since you neglected to clear your machines.
I really like your food and your drinks but you need to do something about the service. It's gotten to the ridiculous point. You used to have great bartenders, now you just have douche-nozzle, racist jerk offs and lazy service.
These sandwiches are awesome. Â Warm with gooey ingredients, on texas toast (if they made texas toast in rye!). Â If you're really hungry, go for the half sandwich and soup. Â It's a totally unreasonable amount of
food: the half is like a whole, and the soup comes with a breadbowl.
Plus, a superflous bag of chips!
The atmosphere is chill, and there are always places to sit. Â Also great for a beer with friends.
Downtown Norman is looking great, but even before it looked great, Bisonwitches was great. Â : )
Awesome sandwiches and great beer specials. Theres something about their mayo which makes it delicious. I've only tried a few sandwiches on the menu so far but they have all been great and huge. The half a sandwich and soup combo is a good size too. The soup I got came in this giant bread bowl which made it even tastier.
Review Source:I'm currently going back through and reviewing places I used to frequent growing up in Norman, OK, and this is one of them! Bison Witches is a nice sandwich shop & bar that's located in downtown on Main. Apparently they have other locations in other states, but this is the only one in OK. Anyway, if you go, I highly recommend the grilled PBJ. I've tried making my own version, but don't put as much pb or jelly in it as they do so it's never as good. Everything else I've tried there (that I can't remember as well) was always good too. This is a great place for lunch or dinner! The service was always quick enough that my friends & I could make it over during an hour lunch break from school and still have plenty of time to get back and search for parking the lot. (:
Review Source:My favorite sand and soup combo. Â My friends know i NEVER come to norman but when i do i eat here everytime. Â I don't know something about the sandwiches here are just spectacular. Â They have daily beer specials which are mostly pretty decent ones and i think that is pretty cool. Â It is not as yuppie as most of the campus corner places, as it is a little farther away from the campus.
Review Source:Last time we went to Bison-witches, my boyfriend said that the sink in the men's room was broken, but the toilet was still in use. He spoke with the manager about it and he said that the sink broke on Saturday he knew and was going to have a friend fix it. It was already Tuesday. Needless to say we were a little grossed out at the idea of the cooks using the restrooms and not having a place to wash their hands.
Review Source:yup, i love it too.
sandwiches are great, just question the tired little bag of chips you get with them... (for the price...)
AND! the have sierra nevada on tap! now, where else you gonna find that?
think i might just go there tomorrow...
1 star off for the price. maybe i'm cheap, but i don't think it adds up.
As a bar, yes, Bison Witches is fun and has cheap beer.
But I have to admit, I don't go there for the beer. Â I go there for the sandwhiches and soups. Â OMG their food is so damn good.
When you have company in town, this is one place you need to take them for lunch--it is only in 4 towns in America--so I consider it kind of a "Norman" hole-in-the wall, special place. Â All of their sandwhiches are good.
My favorite sandwhich: Â Shelly's Special--turkey with cream cheese, sprouts, avocado, and mayo on a croissant.
Runner up: The Family--thinly sliced pastrami is combined with thinly sliced corned beef, topped with melting Swiss cheese, and a spread of Dijon mustard and house (really good) honey mustard.
Downside: Â Service is not-so-great on gameday.
What a bar, what a bar... Â another college favorite of mine. Â Bison Witches was really happening on the weekends, and quite enough during the week to... study! Â hahaha, yea! Â They had a awesome happy hour... (which they still do, last time I went back to visit family)... 75 cent draft beers... yes, that's right, 75 cents! Â Good ones too. Â Great little college town bar, and I had so much fun there!
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