TULSA, Okla. — The Bros. Houligan's Cherry Street location is closing its doors, the owners announced on Facebook on Tuesday.
"Houligan's Corner" has been a part of that stretch of restaurants on 15th Street for 36 years. The owners posted a message thanking customers for their years of patronage.
"With a heavy heart, we announce the closing of this iconic Bros. Houligan location," the post said. "Our final day of operations will be Saturday, January 14th. We encourage anyone who has experienced the brotherly love at this location over the past three decades to come out for some delicious closure…with a side of gravy."
While Bros. Houligan will still operate out of its 4848 S. Yale location, the restaurant's manager said they didn't close the Cherry Street location like some other local businesses have had to due to inflation or lack of business. They were approached by someone who wanted to buy the building.
“We weren’t really searching,” said Corwin Moore, Director of Operations. “We couldn’t really refuse the offer at the time.”
The restaurant started as a bar, with pool tables and a jukebox. Eventually, the food became more popular than just the drinks and it was turned into a restaurant.
Many regulars didn’t know the owners recently decided to close the iconic first location on Cherry Street until they showed up for lunch. There was a sign on the door.
Moore said he hopes the restaurant is full every day before they close up.
“Saturday, we’ll go out with a bang,” said Moore. “We hope we see regulars past and present and they help us to that one last goodbye.”
With the other location still open, Moore said there are talks of expanding their brand down the road.
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