![]() ![]() “When we finally decided on Wimpy’s, we were already into the hot dog coney thing, and we just expanded the coneys to pulled pork, pork tenderloin, and roast beef dip. Naifeh said that during a conversation between the two, Widdoes lamented the loss of the original Wimpy’s and told Naifeh that the diner held fond childhood memories. Naifeh went on to say that City Attorney David Widdoes was his inspiration. It kept evolving into more and more stuff then, through the nostalgia of it all, I decided we needed to recreate some of the old memories.” When asked why he picked Wimpy’s as a theme and why he picked the current location, long-time local entrepreneur Mike Naifeh explained: “When we first started, it was going to be just a hot dog stand, like New York-style sitting on the corner. The back wall of Wimpy’s features the famous Popeye characters and a bit of history of Sapulpa’s original Wimpy’s, located in an old trolley car. ![]() The decor of Wimpy’s Sandwich Shoppe, at the southwest corner of Mission and Hobson, is replete with 1950s black and white tile, chrome, nostalgic sayings on the walls, and with memorabilia from local restaurants that no longer exist. Sapulpa now has a retro sandwich shop with indoor and outdoor dining, reasonable prices, great food, and last but not least, a name and philosophy taken from the iconic Wimpy’s Diner and the subsequent Wimpy’s Junior Restaurant. ![]()
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