![]() Neptune was robbed three times within the span of a month in 1995. because of a spate of robberies at the restaurant in the 1990s. ![]() The Stonekings still close the lobby each day after the lunch rush, only taking drive-thru orders after 3 p.m. He once witnessed a gun fight in front of the shop and was interviewed by local television news crews after a man was shot and killed in his car in front of his wife and children during a botched robbery near the restaurant. In the 1990s, the neighborhood was rough, Don Stoneking said. “Over the years, it’s gone from being a fairly decent neighborhood, to a fairly bad neighborhood, to now it’s on the rise again,” Kelly Stoneking said. The neighborhood around the sandwich shop has changed from being an area of middle-class and working-class families to experiencing the decline of Oklahoma City’s urban core in the 1980s into the 1990s, to revival with its transformation in recent years into Oklahoma City’s Asian district. “I think people continue to come here because of the consistency, and it’s a good product for a good price.” “I never thought I would still be working here 30 years later when I started here,” she said. Wife Kelly Stoneking started working at Neptune in 1981 as a high school student at Northwest Classen High School. “A lot of my customers have been coming here since it was Quick’s,” said Neptune owner Don Stoneking, who started as a Neptune franchisee in 1983. With its faded yellow Formica countertops, the aura of the 1970s hangs as thick in the air of the shop as the smell of fresh-baked bread. The lobby and dining area was added about 1974, when the restaurant was converted into a Neptune Submarine Sandwiches shop. Built in the early 1960s, the restaurant had no dining room, but it sold 15-cent burgers from a walk-up window. The building at 3301 N Classen was once the home of Quick’s Hamburgers, a popular hangout for local teenagers on the weekend cruise in the 1960s and early 1970s. *A free half sandwich of your choice upon completion of a 6-hour shift.With its 60s-era hyperbolic paraboloid roof and faded sign boasting fresh-baked bread, Neptune Submarine Sandwiches is like a little pickled piece of lost Oklahoma City history near NW 30 and Classen. * 1 week of paid time off after 1 year of working * Ability to work varied hours/days, including nights, weekends, and holidays, as needed * Physical ability to stand for extended periods and to move and handle boxes of merchandise and fixtures throughout the store, which entails lifting, and perform all functions as set forth above ![]() * Ability to operate all equipment necessary to perform the job * Ability to read, count, and write to accurately complete all documentation * Ability to communicate with associates and customers * Ability to process information/merchandise through register system * Any other tasks as assigned from time to time by any manager. * Maintain orderly appearance of register area and supplies stocked. * Enter all media from register into the tally program. ![]() * Communicate customer requests to management. * Accurately and efficiently perform transactions on registers and accurately maintain all cash and media at the registers. * Maintain an awareness of all promotions and advertisements. * Ensure that each customer receives outstanding service by providing a friendly environment, which includes greeting and acknowledging every customer, maintaining outstanding standards, solid product knowledge and all other aspects of customer service. Neptune Submarine Sandwiches is looking to expand our team and looking for dedicated candidates. ![]()
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