TULSA, Okla. — A staple of Brookside dining is mourning Friday after the death of Robert Hobson.
Hobson was the owner of Claud's Hamburgers, a small family-owned burger diner near 39th Street and Peoria which began serving Tulsa in 1954. The restaurant closed Thursday through the rest of the week.
Customers are also mourning the loss.
“When you look at these little family-owned restaurants, you walk in, they know who you are, you know who’s cooking your food for you. This is the kind of place I come to, and they automatically put my stuff on the grill without me saying anything," says longtime customer, Rhys Martin.
Customers we spoke to say they not only came to Claud's for the good meal, but also for the people, including Robert.
“He’s been behind the grill since the mid-80s and so to a lot of people, he’s the only person that’s been here. Even though it started with his father, when you lose someone like that in the community, you lose a part of it that’s integral to the entire Peoria area,” says Martin.
Claud Hobson opened the original hamburger stand on Admiral on Oct. 8, 1954 before moving locations to where it sits in Brookside 11 years later.
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