Comfort food and family conversations
81 Stakeout dishes up good food, southern hospitality
STORY BY TAMARA GREGOR | PHOTOS BY TAMARA GREGOR AND SUBMITTED
TRESA INGRAM, 81 STAKEOUT OWNER, POSES WITH THE 81 STAKEOUT SIGN IN FRONT OF THEIR OLD BUILDING. WHILE 81 STAKEOUT IS OPEN FOR BUSINESS, A NEW BUILDING WITH MORE FEATURES AND AMENITIES IS ON THE HORIZON.
From family dinners to engaging conversation, a local steakhouse is cooking up plans to bring families together in a new space.
After the storms hit Comanche’ s steakhouse in November 2024, Tresa and Richie Ingram, 81 Stakeout owners, reopened 18 months later to serve the community.
Tresa said she looks forward to building their dream restaurant bigger and better.
Despite losing the roof on their current building, Ingram said the restaurant reopened to begin serving the community, but the couple still has their eyes the future space.
The new acreage will feature a new restaurant in a barndominium format, located between Old Highway 81 and new Highway 81. The style of restaurant will combine features, such as a barn-like exterior with modern openconcept interiors.
Ingram said the restaurant will sit north of their current building, between the two parts of