Three times more at Murphy’s Family Grill

Fast-forward a year when a group of local professionals wanted to meet at Murphy’s Family Grill for lunch. Located at 212 S. Air Depot Blvd. in Midwest City, the eatery features the same owners (including the cook) as City Cafe. However, the new eatery is about three times larger with a much wider menu, to boot.

It was a Thursday at straight-up noon and the place was packed with a variety of diners, including those wearing military fatigues, those sporting clothes suited for working out in the elements and those adorned in professional attire. The casual, down-home atmosphere from City Cafe transferred over to Murphy’s, however, there was a lot more hustle and bustle at the new building.

Two bankers had already eaten at Murphy’s, while the rest of the group had not. We ended up with a menagerie of entrees on the table. I chose a BLT (well, actually a BL, since I ordered without tomatoes, which met no resistance from the friendly server). The bacon was crisp, the lettuce was cold and the mayo melted right into the grilled bread.

There was a taco salad that was enormous and piled high with chips, seasoned meat, beans, cheese, salsa, sour cream and maybe even some peppers ordered by a repeat customer who said she noticed it during her first visit.

REALLY REUBEN
Another diner opted for the Reuben sandwich, which apparently is a signature item at the grill. (Actually, he tried to order the Reuben without sauerkraut, which was a little more complicated than my “without the tomatoes” request. Seems the corned beef and sauerkraut are prepared together and are as married as lettuce and carrots in a salad.) He ended up loving the true Reuben.

Another dining companion chose a hearty salad with grilled chicken that was definitely a healthy, satisfying choice, while two others opted for the turkey, bacon and cheddar sandwich.

Murphy’s Family Grill was able to expand upon what stood out at City Cafe, the good food and the great company, and improve it.

Photo by Mark Hancock