Two years ago this month, the owner of an iconic hamburger joint on Brookside passed away and the restaurant shut down.
Since then, many have wondered whether Claud’s familiar façade will become unrecognizable, considering Brooksiders are trading in their favorite greasy spoon for a straw.
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Inheritance Kitchen and Juicery is taking over the South Peoria spot. It’s a wellness restaurant that serves up everything from smoothies, salads and cold-pressed juice.
And you’d be hard-pressed to find a better person for this burger flip than Shane Hood.
As an architect and trustee for the Tulsa Foundation for Architecture for 18 years, which advocates for preserving iconic buildings, Hood is also aware of the Brookside mindset.
“When someone comes in and wants to tear down the old Best Hardware and turn it into a chicken place, people get up in arms about it,” he said, referring to the space where Raising Cane’s recently opened.