Sirloin Stockade
{{short description|American steakhouse restaurant chain}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Sirloin Stockade
Steakhouse & Buffet
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| logo_alt = The logo of Sirloin Stockade
| logo_caption = Sirloin Stockade logo
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| image = File:Sirloin Stockade sign (adjusted).png
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| image_alt = A Sirloin Stockade sign
| image_caption = A Sirloin Stockade sign
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| type = Private
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| founded = {{start date and age|1966}} in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
| founder = William L. Keele
| hq_location = Ardmore
| hq_location_city = Oklahoma
| hq_location_country = U.S.
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| services = Franchising
| owner = Stockade Companies
| website = {{url|sirloinstockade.com}}
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Sirloin Stockade Steakhouse & Buffet is an American family-style all-you-can-eat buffet steakhouse restaurant chain and franchisor founded in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, in 1966.{{cite web | last=Stone | first=Amanda | title=Last course: Longtime owner of Carthage restaurant prepares for retirement with sale | website=Joplin Globe | date=March 6, 2016 | url=http://www.joplinglobe.com/news/lifestyles/last-course-longtime-owner-of-carthage-restaurant-prepares-for-retirement/article_f17c8408-cb77-50d6-9004-24c3eaae2e92.html | accessdate=July 3, 2016}} {{As of|June 2016}}, the parent company, Stockade Companies, operated over 80 restaurants in the United States and Mexico. Some restaurants are company-owned, and some are operated as franchises. Some Sirloin Stockade restaurants have closed in recent years, some of which were in business for a significant time. As of April 2024, there are 9 Sirloin Stockade locations in Kentucky, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Texas. [https://sirloinstockade.com/store-locator/] The restaurants are typically {{convert|8000|-|9000|sqft}} in size and have around 100–115 employees at each location.{{cite web | author=Vara-Orta, Francisco | title=Sirloin Stockade owner to beef up Austin presence | website=Austin Business Journal | date=May 14, 2010 | url=http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/stories/2010/05/10/daily63.html | accessdate=July 3, 2016}}
History
Sirloin Stockade's first restaurant was opened in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, in 1966 by William L. Keele.{{cite web |url=https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/1983/08/15/new-owners-aim-to-revitalize-sirloin-stockade-restaurant-chain/62834989007/|title=New owners aim to revitalize Sirloin Stockade restaurant chain|author=Robert E. Lee|date=15 Aug 1983 |website=www.oklahoman.com |publisher=The Oklahoman |access-date= October 28, 2024|quote=}} The original location had a giant 1,800-pound (820 kg) plastic ornamental cow at the location circa the 1970s.{{cite web | title=The Luckiest Guy on the Planet | website=Oklahoma State University | date=December 8, 2010 | url=https://news.okstate.edu/articles/luckiest-guy-planet | accessdate=July 3, 2016}} Other locations also had, and some continue to have, large ornamental cows on trailers and mounted atop outdoor signage.{{cite web | url=http://www.oklahomahistory.net/ttphotos10a/TheBigCow122510.jpg | title=The Big Cow | publisher=Oklahomahistory.net | accessdate=3 July 2016}}{{cite web | url=http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/sirloin-stockade-rolla?select=DxfXAHPsBlG-qbNC8coF-Q | title=10 photos for Sirloin Stockade | publisher=Yelp.com | accessdate=3 July 2016}}
By 2008, there were 28 company-owned and managed Sirloin Stockade restaurants and 74 restaurant franchises.{{cite web | author=Harrington, Kate | title=Sirloin Stockade moves its herd to Taylor| website=Austin Business Journal | date=July 21, 2008 | url=http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/stories/2008/07/21/story5.html | accessdate=July 3, 2016}} {{cite web | url=http://www.stockadecompanies.com/AboutStockadeCompanies/ | title=About us | publisher=Stockadecompanies.com | accessdate=3 July 2016}} Circa December 2014, a Sirloin Stockade location in Galesburg, Illinois discontinued offering steak in its buffet due to escalating beef and food prices, but continued to offer steak as a menu item.{{cite web | last=Register-Mail | first=Tom Loewy The | title=Tom Loewy: Beef, pork prices still high | website=The Register-Mail | date=December 9, 2014 | url=http://www.galesburg.com/article/20141209/News/141209749 | accessdate=July 3, 2016}}
Menu
Sirloin Stockade restaurants provide an all-you-can-eat buffet,{{cite web | last=Roysdon | first=Keith | title=Sirloin Stockade closes Muncie location | website=The Star Press | date=October 1, 2014 | url=http://www.thestarpress.com/story/news/local/2014/10/01/muncie-sirloin-stockade-closes/16524887/ | accessdate=July 3, 2016}}{{cite web | url=http://elmanana.com.mx/noticia/99645/Cierra-sus-puertas-Sirloin-Stockade.html | title=Cierra sus puertas Sirloin Stockade |website=El Mañana | date=April 21, 2016 | access-date=3 July 2016 | author=Diaz, Francisco}} serving breakfast, lunch and dinner. Sirloin Stockade fare includes broiled steaks, chicken, and fried shrimp.{{cite news | url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/43601145/ | title=Goodview restaurant grand opening today | newspaper=The Winona Daily News | date=March 18, 1973 | accessdate=3 July 2016 | pages=8}}
See also
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References
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External links
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- {{official|www.stockadecompanies.com}}
Category:Economy of the Midwestern United States
Category:Economy of the Southwestern United States
Category:Regional restaurant chains in the United States
Category:Restaurant franchises
Category:Steakhouses in the United States
Category:1966 establishments in Oklahoma