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the old drive in? Baldwin's. Big thick slice of tenderized beef (I cut it with the fork) hand breaded and fried crispy served with peppered white gravy, eggs over easy, crisp and fully cooked (not dried out and tough) shredded potatoes. A great way to start a lazy day (you might need a nap after breakfast) or enough to get you through to the afternoon.
the Mexican place? Romo's btw, they have the best chicarrones I've had in Oklahoma. they rank right up there with the ones we used to get in Santa Fe. Their lunch buffet is decent, but the enchiladas, burritos, etc are way too mild. although they do have fresh chipotles that will raise a sweat.
the sandwich shop (about 200 W Main) is the Pop Shop......an old fashioned soda fountain type place with incredible sandwiches. I had their french dip, and it was several slices of really tender roast beef on a home made fresh baked hogie roll. One of the women in class had their chicken salad sandwich, really big chunks of chicken in a sauce (not just mayo) on hand sliced home made wheat bread. One of the guys had the BLT. a dozen slices of bacon on hand sliced, fresh made bread....he said the tomatoes tasted fresh picked. A really nice friendly place, although a little on the high priced side, the freshness and quality makes it worth it.
We found a used bookstore there on Main, so Schousse could get restocked with reading material. that too was a great place....they held the store open an extra 30 minutes so we could finish browsing.
Over all I think Ardmore is a really nice town. If I was to live in a town this one would make my short list.
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