Lucilles Restaurant and Bar, Mulhall Oklahoma, Bikers and Ghosts

Good Eats and Music

You got to love a place that has a "Bikers Welcome" sign hanging outside. Especially when the smell of food hits you in the face before you even get your helmet and gloves off. But when you go inside and get a good ghost story from the manager while you're eating? C'mon. How can you live one more day and not visit Lucilles Restaurant and Bar in Mulhall, Oklahoma?

Head north from Oklahoma City towards Guthrie on IH35. Take exit 153 and merge onto Hwy 77N. A little less than 5 miles down the road look for US 77 and Wentz road; turn left. The 1894 Oklahoma State Bank Building and current home of Lucilles sits on the corner of Hwy 77 and Main Street.

RD and I don't usually have company when we ride. Completely understandable. We average about 600 miles a day. But one Sunday, friends from the Oklahoma City area decided to introduce us to some good eats. The weather was great. Sunny. Cool. No snow, ice, tornadoes or gusting "knock you into the median" winds. Photos would be taken.

My favorite historical time period is during the late 1800's and early 1900's. The Frontier citizens changed from Native Americans to Frontiersmen to Pioneers to City Builders. Zach Mulhall was an agent for the Santa Fe Cattle Company. He obtained land during the 1889 Oklahoma Land Run. Started a ranch. Raised a family. His daughter, Lucille was, according to Will Rogers, the first cowgirl. She grew up on a working 70,000-acre ranch. Learned to rope everything from cows, coyotes, dogs, cats and even rabbits. Not sure why you would rope a rabbit. But who am I to question? Maybe it was time for lunch. According to the history printed in every Lucille's menu, she was petite, beautiful and a skilled equestrian. She even wowed Teddy Roosevelt during one of his visits.

While we were munching on appetizers, Jim Mears, the General Manager, came to our table for a visit. He didn't mind the table covered with helmets and riding jackets or need much prodding to start storytelling. Turns out the bar area is right outside the old bank vault. The iron door stands open for anyone to poke a nose into. There's one story about the bank being robbed via the Doctor office upstairs.