This Week's Restaurant Review...

By Sam L. Smithers
Chief Restaurant Reviewer

Ask anybody in Claremore where's a good place to eat and they will tell you about the Hammett House, just down the hill from the Will Rogers Memorial.
Any restaurant that has real linen napkins and tablecloths, with nice silverware, is good for me, especially if the service is carried out by people who know how to serve.
And then there is the food itself. All sorts of good items.
We had the pan fried codfish and fries, known as "fish and chips" in the Kingdom, and these were tender, cooked just right, not loaded with oil. It was more than we could eat, accompanied by green beans and a big hot roll made fresh.
There is also a raft of hamburgers, sandwiches, soups, and main course items that cover just about every palate. And those homemade pies? About six inches tall. We had the Lemon Pecan
pie. People were ordering entire pies to take home, especially the strawberry pie.
Hammett House is open Tuesday thru Sunday from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. at 1616 W Will Rogers Blvd. It's a nice drive down Route 66. And while you are there, visit the Belvidere Mansion, built in 1907 by John and Mary Bayless, a 3-story Victorian Mansion with four turret towers. The Rogers County Historical Society is restoring the home.