“I wanted to get to go down one of those big inflatable slides, but the fire department just brought the ladder. The building was in bad shape, a total gut job filled with bird poop, with some structural issues on the third floor that created a dramatic scene where McEntire had to be evacuated out of a second-floor window after a flight of stairs she was about to walk down completely collapsed. The renovation of a 100-year-old Masonic lodge into a restaurant was, in McEntire’s words, interesting. The Nation collaborated with McEntire on the menu and design, and holds weekly meetings with the star to keep Reba’s Place running smoothly. McEntire’s business partner in the project is the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, which operates a number of businesses in the state, including restaurants and casinos. “It’s the best steak I’ve ever had,” McEntire says. The menu is pure Southern comfort, laden with deep-fried pickles and locally raised beef, including a staggering tomahawk steak big enough to feed six people. The result: a three-story restaurant that opened January 26, complete with a stage for live music, an upstairs lounge stocked with books from her mother’s library, and a shop slinging Reba’s Place T-shirts, among other merch. It’s hard to get one off the ground, and it’s hard to make a living.” But after seeing the enthusiasm from Atoka officials, who insisted that Reba’s Place could bring tourism dollars and jobs to the sleepy town of 3,188 located off Highway 69, McEntire decided to say yes. “The city council came to me and asked if I would like to do a restaurant in Atoka, and I said no. “Reba’s Place wasn’t my idea, to say the least,” McEntire told Eater. on a Monday, and I’m one of many out-of-town folks who’ve crowded into the foyer at Reba’s Place, McEntire’s new restaurant in Atoka, Oklahoma, just a short drive away from the Chockie cattle ranch where she grew up. The fire-haired country music superstar, actress, author, and lifestyle mogul has plenty on her plate - she’s starring in a movie this year, going out on tour, and writing a new book - and didn’t think getting into the hospitality industry was worth the trouble.

Until the last year or so, Reba McEntire never had any intention of opening a restaurant.

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