Roadhouse 77 — Restaurant in Durant

I walked into this establishment a happy man, full of hope and anticipation. I left a broken shell of my former self, drowning in the sorrow of a menu betrayal so deep it shook me to my core.

For years, the shrimp taco was my go-to. My culinary soulmate. The one constant in a world of chaos. And yet, when I approached the counter, eager to reunite with my delicious, crispy-shelled companion, I was met with a soul-crushing revelation: it was gone.

The worst part? My wife told me this would happen. She warned me. She said, “They took it off the menu months ago. You never listen.” And like the optimistic fool that I am, I refused to believe it. “No,” I said, “they wouldn’t do that to me.”

But they did.

And now I must go home, empty-handed and full of shame, to face her knowing smirk. There are few things in this world worse than losing a beloved menu item. One of them is admitting that your spouse was right.

I give this place one star, not because the food is bad, but because shrimp tacos should be forever.

Letter to the Manager: A Formal Complaint About My Shrimp-Related Heartbreak

Dear Sir or Madam,

I write to you not as a customer, but as a man in mourning.

Once upon a time, your establishment offered the finest shrimp tacos known to humankind. A masterpiece of culinary perfection, a harmony of flavors, a beacon of joy in an otherwise unforgiving world. And now? Vanished. Gone. Stolen from me without warning or remorse.

I demand answers. I demand justice. I demand—at the very least—a formal apology and a promise that shrimp tacos will return to their rightful place on the menu. I am willing to stage a protest. I am prepared to write strongly worded Yelp reviews. I will tell my mother-in-law about this, and she will most certainly “want to have a word.”

If nothing else, please understand the personal consequences of your decision. My wife told me you had removed them. I argued. I bet my dignity on their continued existence. And now, not only have I lost my favorite meal, but I must also endure the dreaded words: "I told you so."

Do you know how painful that is? DO YOU?

Please, I beg of you, reconsider. Restore the shrimp tacos. Restore my faith in this restaurant. And most importantly—help me win one against my wife for once.

Sincerely, A devastated (and...

Walked in to a fairly empty place at 7 PM on Wednesday evening. The host sat us at an empty table in the bar....maybe one table in bar was being used. Host sat at us at a table with no setups.... All the other tables had silverware/ napkins and a condiment setup. Our table blank....

Bartender came quickly, took our drink orders, came back again quickly and took our food orders. Wife ordered fried shrimp, I ordered a chopped steak. Told the bartender, I'd prefer it completely raw, but Xtra, Xtra, Xtra rare was OK.

She said ok....and went off.

Our food came back quickly....the chopped steak was actually 2 patties..... I cut into one....cooked to the point of being shoe leather. The other even more. Finally got a waitresses attention...showed her what I had received and that I had ordered it 3 Xtra rare.

She offered to take it back and I said "no I'm tired, I'll just finish eating the other food and I'll be fine"

She came back and said she'd taken it off the bill....and again offered a new meal... I said "thank you, but no".

Then the bartender comes up and wants to get defensive....and that pushed my button. So I showed her the meat and said "This wasn't even fresh cooked TODAY, much less this evening.... It's as hard as a brick."

So she says she's going to get me a new one, and I said "NO thank you I don't want one".

Ultimately she took the burned patties away and then "proudly" brought me rare ones.

I told her I wasn't going to eat them....she left.

We paid our bill and I dumped the patties in their trash barrell out front.

I won't go back to Roadhouse....

If you go, don't sit in the bar area.

My wife's shrimp wasn't a 5 star meal, but it was edible....

Had it not been the totality of a "for @#$& dining experience" I'd have given them at...

This is clearly one of the favorite restaurants we’ve been to in Southeastern Oklahoma. My husband and I went there for the first time this past weekend and we were so surprised. We rarely give a restaurant a five, but our food was really good and the service was very good as well. My husband ordered the Center Cup Pork Chops and they looked so good. He said he would give them a solid 4 1/2 or 5. He described them as moist, well-cooked with a great taste. His side was Mac and cheese 🧀 and he said it was a solid five. He said it was cheesy, creamy goodness! We both enjoyed our salads and were SO GLAD they didn’t taste like wilted salad that came out of a bag, but like a nice, fresh salad. 🥗 Most of their dressings were homemade, including my husband’s Thousand Island and that was impressive. I would give my Ranch a four, but it was still really good. I got the red fish on saffron rice with cream crab sauce and I would give it a four (4.). I wasn’t particularly crazy about saffron rice (but I think that’s a personal preference) and I thought the cream crab sauce was pretty scarce, I actually asked for more. However, I brought about half of it home and after I put it in the refrigerator, the flavors seemed to come together more and it then tasted delicious. We were both impressed with the size of the mushrooms 🍄 and we give them about a 4 1/2. They were definitely filling and tasted freshly cooked. We were most impressed with the size of the Strawberry 🍓 Shortcake. Not only was it big enough for two people, but it really tasted good. We are not avid Strawberry 🍓 Shortcake Lovers and we both really enjoyed this.

Our service was a five and the atmosphere was nice and clean. We would definitely go there again and are so glad...