Lone Oak Tavern

First ya gotta find it! Which would seem an easy task, but you'd better have your eyes pealed or you'll drive right by it the fist time as I did.

I had put out a request for Broasted or Pan Fried Chicken suggestions and a young fellow whose family I've know for decades suggested this interesting old dive bar. (I do not mean this derogatorily. Some of my favorite places qualify.)

My bride and I walked in about 2 PM on a bright afternoon. When our eyes adjusted to the dim light, they fell upon few surprises. It looks like a thousand other places where locals pass the time with friends and strangers. Kind of run down with raggedly upholstered bar stools and chipped Formica table tops with the faintly musty odor of last night's spilled Beer still hanging in the air. It seems to be an afternoon congregating spot for the neighborhood ladies who lined the bar and were representative of all walks of life.

I hailed the bartender with: "We hear you serve some Broasted Chicken here that's pretty special." She replied: "Well......we have some that we cook here, yeah." My heart sank a little as I thought: "This is probably not a harbinger of good things to come!" We looked over the menu board on the wall and decided that for $5 for a 4 piece order with Fries, how badly can we get hurt? (The fourth piece is a Thigh with the Back still attached, so you're really getting half a Chicken.)

Our bartender dropped the Chicken in the Broaster and after the correct cook-time, out it came. The Fries were the pre-frozen crinkle type and were good but, as is usually the case, I thought they could have been crispier. The Chicken was above average for its genre. It wasn't the best we've had but was above average. For five dollars it was certainly a bargain. The service was cheerful and friendly. Although it was more my kind of place than my wife's, she's always a good sport. It was fun. We'd do it again.

My thanks to M.M. the younger for the recommendation.

Note: If there's anyplace within reasonable proximity to my little world that still skillet fries Chicken, please PM me and let me know.

I have never frequented this establishment nor do I ever plan on doing so. After dealing with the people who own this place, I just have to say that the management is completely pathetic.

My friends and I were at the Silver Spur and parked in the parking lot NEAR the Lone Oak Tavern. There were no signs indicating that we could not park there. A few hours later, it was announced that my friends had their cars towed and that a woman at Lone Oak Tavern had made the call. We walked over there to see what the problem was and why they made the call. They said that they had signs saying we couldn't park there. There weren't any where we had parked. They said their signs indicated we could not park 150 meters within their tavern, so even if we weren't by the signs, we were within their parameters. We looked at the signs and there were no such specifications.

I don't know if they're just upset that Silver Spur has more customers than they do or what it was, but I found that their actions were unnecessary and their demeanor to be disrespectful, rude, and defensive when we were trying to sort out the problem at hand with them in a calm manner. When pointing out that their towing was illegal since no rules were technically broken, they threatened for us to try and sue them, as they had done this many times in the past already and always got away with it. After speaking to management at Silver Spur, they verified that this has happened to their customers often as of late.

Keep it classy, Lone Oak Tavern.

I miss the old Lone Oak location with its worn out Formica counters and the pool table that was so close to the wall that a shortened pool cue was needed for play along one side of the table. I also miss the selections on the old juke box that contained such classics as "He hit me (and it felt like a kiss)." Since its relocation , the owners have tried their best to keep the same  "motif" as the original. Same clientelle, similar prices and the best food value deal in town *$4.50 for 4 pieces of broasted chicken & a giant mound of fries!
Pitchers run in the neighborhood of $6.25. Where else can you get drunk and stuffed for that price. Overall croud can be a bit rough, so if your particulair about the company that you keep....best venture trying a different  establishment.