There's a place in my heart, a place of legends and childhood memories, comforting smells, a place that makes me happy. Pak A Sak.
Is there a place you just love to eat but never get to go there or you like to savor it just for youreself? Any time I am eating by myself, I like to go to Pak A Sak. I did that today and as I sat there in the quiet solitude of my car, I was thinking, "You know, this is one of my all time favorite things to do - eat at Pak A Sak by myself." The only thing that really makes it awesome is when it's nice outside (not freakin' hot like today) and you can go over a block to Government Springs Park and eat there. Pak A Sak is one of those places you can smell like a block away and when you drive by, it's like a magic potion luring you to stop and partake.
I remember when I was younger I would ride my bike all over the place and I loved to go to the library, so in the summer, I would get a couple of bucks from my parents and head toward downtown. I lived on the eastern edge of town, so it was quite a ride. I'd go have lunch for $2 at Pak A Sak (the burgers were 2 for a dollar back then) and then I'd go spend the afternoon at the library. That was a perfect day back then, maybe that's why I still get a warm fuzzy feeling, I don't know. But it's definitley one of my favorite things to do still, but I don't get to very often. And lunch is way more than $2 now. But I did win a drawing one day where I got 7 burgers for a dollar, so I took a couple of friends and we sat outside at the picnic table. Pak A Sak is an Enid institution and I will be sad if it ever goes away - I think it's been here since like 1948 or something. If you ever get to visit Enid, or you come home to visit, or you live here and you haven't been in a long time, go to Pak A Sak and get a bag of happiness.
Is there a place you just love to eat but never get to go there or you like to savor it just for youreself? Any time I am eating by myself, I like to go to Pak A Sak. I did that today and as I sat there in the quiet solitude of my car, I was thinking, "You know, this is one of my all time favorite things to do - eat at Pak A Sak by myself." The only thing that really makes it awesome is when it's nice outside (not freakin' hot like today) and you can go over a block to Government Springs Park and eat there. Pak A Sak is one of those places you can smell like a block away and when you drive by, it's like a magic potion luring you to stop and partake.
I remember when I was younger I would ride my bike all over the place and I loved to go to the library, so in the summer, I would get a couple of bucks from my parents and head toward downtown. I lived on the eastern edge of town, so it was quite a ride. I'd go have lunch for $2 at Pak A Sak (the burgers were 2 for a dollar back then) and then I'd go spend the afternoon at the library. That was a perfect day back then, maybe that's why I still get a warm fuzzy feeling, I don't know. But it's definitley one of my favorite things to do still, but I don't get to very often. And lunch is way more than $2 now. But I did win a drawing one day where I got 7 burgers for a dollar, so I took a couple of friends and we sat outside at the picnic table. Pak A Sak is an Enid institution and I will be sad if it ever goes away - I think it's been here since like 1948 or something. If you ever get to visit Enid, or you come home to visit, or you live here and you haven't been in a long time, go to Pak A Sak and get a bag of happiness.
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