Pops (restaurant)

Pops restaurant in Arcadia, Oklahoma is a modern roadside attraction on Route 66. Using a theme of soda pop, it is marked by a giant neon sign in the shape of a soda pop bottle. The glass walls of the restaurant are decorated with shelves of soda pop bottles, arranged by beverage color. These bottles are for sale as-is, or may be purchased cold from the huge refrigerator at the western end.

Pops
The cantilever roof extending over the forecourt.
Location within Oklahoma
Restaurant information
Slogan	Food, Fuel, Fizz
Established	August 6, 2007 (2007-08-06)
Owner(s)	Aubrey McClendon
Food type	American
Dress code	Casual
Street address	660 W. Route 66
City	Arcadia
County	Oklahoma County
State	Oklahoma
Coordinates	35.658608°N 97.335134°W / 35.658608; -97.335134
Other locations	Nichols Hills, Oklahoma[1]
Website	pops66.com

Pops "Giant Soda Bottle"
Pops roadside sign
Type	Roadside attraction
Location	Arcadia, Oklahoma
Height	66 feet (20 m)
Built	2007 (2007)
Architect	Rand Elliott
Website	route66.com/38.0.html

Opened in 2007, the restaurant's structure incorporates a cantilevered truss extending 100 feet over the gas pumps and parking area in the forecourt.

The roadside sign is 66 feet tall and weighs 4 tons. The height is a reference to the historic highway beside which it is situated. Although apparently constructed from neon tubes, it is actually lit by LEDs, which provide a spectacular light show each night.

The establishment was owned by the late Oklahoman oil and gas magnate Aubrey McClendon and was designed by the noted architecture firm Elliott + Associates Architects. Pops has won several architectural awards.[2][3]

In 2016 a second location was opened in Nichols Hills, Oklahoma incorporating the idea of the original location, but with a modern design. Although the glass walls are also decorated with shelves of bottles, arranged by color, bottles are only for sale from the refrigerator. Unlike the first location, this location also features a wide variety of candy and sweets. The second location closed on December 21, 2018 due to unknown reasons.