Café 1201

The service is pretty slow, and if you place an order during peak times or ask for modifications on your order, you’re guaranteed to frazzle the poor ladies behind the register. Also, the menu isn’t particularly expansive; it’s mostly just a grill, and the food is very grill-​like («Café» is kind a misnomer). Lastly, the hours are fairly limited and they’re closed by 1:30 pm every day.
Despite these minor issues, I’m a fan, and it’s because of the following:
1. The food is really cheap. The burgers, sandwiches, fries, desserts, etc. are all pretty economical and you can get a filling meal for $ 5.00 if not less.
2. They have cakes. A lot of cakes. I’m a cake fiend (seriously, it’s a problem) and every day that I walk into Café 1201, I say to myself: «I’m not getting cake today, I’m not getting cake today, I’m not getting cake today, I’m not… Hey I haven’t seen that flavor before!»
I’ve had chocolate zucchini, pumpkin, oreo, strawberry, some others that I’ve forgotten, and they’ve all been yum. The flavors seem to depend on the whims of one of the ladies who works there, so that’s kind of exciting. Or maybe a little saddening because some of it is clearly seasonal; I haven’t seen the pumpkin cake since October. The cakes will run you in the $ 1.50ish range. They have a lot of icing too. Dia-​bead-​us, here I come.
3. While the service may be slow, they are generous and kind people; they are to me at least. Supposedly there’s someone who works during the week who is kind of a [expletive] but I’ve only interacted with two ladies, and they’ve been wonderfully, and stereotypically Oklahoman in their interactions and idiosyncrasies.[2]
[1]Note: Full disclosure; I get a discount on the food. The prices mentioned above are not discounted.
[2]Note: They’re really nice.

The service is pretty slow, and if you place an order during peak times or ask for modifications on your order, you’re guaranteed to frazzle the poor ladies behind the register. Also, the menu isn’t particularly expansive; it’s mostly just a grill, and the food is very grill-​like («Café» is kind of a misnomer). Lastly, the hours are fairly limited and they’re closed by 1:30 pm every day.
Despite these minor issues, I’m a fan, and it’s because of the following:
1. The food is really cheap. The burgers, sandwiches, fries, desserts, etc. are all pretty economical and you can get a filling meal for $ 5.00 if not less.
2. They have cakes. A lot of cakes. I’m a cake fiend (seriously, it’s a problem) and every day that I walk into Café 1201, I say to myself: «I’m not getting cake today, I’m not getting cake today, I’m not getting cake today, I’m not… Hey I haven’t seen that flavor before!»
I’ve had chocolate zucchini, pumpkin, oreo, strawberry, some others that I’ve forgotten, and they’ve all been yum. The flavors seem to depend on the whims of one of the ladies who works there, so that’s kind of exciting. Or maybe a little saddening because some of it is clearly seasonal; I haven’t seen the pumpkin cake since October. The cakes will run you in the $ 1.50ish range. They have a lot of icing too. Dia-​bead-​us, here I come.
3. While the service may be slow, they are generous and sweet people; they are to me at least. Supposedly there’s someone who works during the week who is kind of a [expletive] but I’ve only interacted with two ladies, and they’ve been wonderfully, and stereotypically Oklahoman in their interactions and idiosyncrasies.[2]
[1]Note: Full disclosure; I get a discount on the food. The prices mentioned above are not discounted.
[2]Note: They’re really nice.