A bar on Campus Corner stepped up its game Saturday and
brought together Sooner and Wildcat football fans over food, fun and
margaritas.
Chimy’s, a Tex-Mex restaurant and bar, replaced La Luna on
Campus Corner in April. With OU students back on campus, the bar
has become a hot spot even when the Sooners aren’t playing at home.
“I like working at Chimy’s because it’s on Campus Corner and
that’s where everybody goes,” Chimy’s bartender Steven Pelitere said. “When I’m at work it’s like I’m out too because I get to see all my friends.”
Pelitere said on a normal night 90% of the Chimy’s crowd is
college students who have just turned 21 and the bar will profit close to
$9,000. On game day the crowd is made up of anyone looking to have a good time
and will profit close to $30,000, Pelitere said.
On game days Chimy’s will bring in almost their entire staff,
open a side bar connected to the patio and set up a taco stand in their
parking lot to be more efficient for customers.
“Just about everybody that works at Chimy’s will work on
game day,” Pelitere said. “We’ll have three managers, five or six bartenders,
five or six door guys, about 15 cocktail waitresses and more people working in
the kitchen. We don’t do burgers or sandwiches because they take too long. We
streamline the kitchen so we can get everything out more efficient.”
Even though the bar hasn’t been open long, students are
already calling Chimy’s their favorite place on campus corner because of its great
location, fun atmosphere and friendly service.
“Chimy’s is a great place for all of our friends to meet,”
OU junior Laura Bergey said. “I like
that you have the option of sitting inside, but you can also go out on the
patio. There’s room for us to sit with big groups of people and it’s not a far
walk from the stadium or wherever else you want to go. My friends and I are
probably there two or three times a week.”
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