DINING
Foggy Bottom Kitchens BY TIM FARLEY
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uartz Mountain State Park guests can soon avail themselves of fine southern dining at Foggy Bottom Kitchen restaurant which is owned by Swadley’s Bar-B-Q. Foggy Bottom Kitchens already have opened at four other state parks – Roman Nose, Lake Murray, Sequoyah and Beavers Bend. Brent Swadley, owner and president of Swadley’s Bar-B-Q, said the Quartz Mountain location will open sometime this summer followed by Robbers Cave and Little Sahara. State tourism officials began searching for a way to entice more people to state lodges and parks. In one move, officials with the Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department sought bids from private companies that were interested in opening restaurants at the state lodges. Swadley’s won the bid, which excited the owner and his team because this unique situation involving a partnership with the state. “This is an opportunity because of where Foggy Bottoms are located. We’re in a destination, where people want to go,” he said. “This is an exciting fit. This has been a real good partnership.” Each Foggy Bottom Kitchen will provide a full-service 52 ion Oklahoma
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Beavers Bend entrance view.
