The Golden Ox Mural

Just inside our bar is a mural that measures over 20' long and about 5.5' high and covers most of the south wall of the bar. The mural is shown at right. It is a scene similar to a painting by H. W. Caylor titled "Texas Pioneer Cowman." The original painting hangs in the lobby of the American Royal. The mural sets the tone for the bar and gives the customer a real feel of the West when cattle fueled the economy of Kansas City.

The mural was painted in about 1958 by Necati Alkis, a recent immigrant from Turkey. Mr. Alkis, who worked for a restaurant equipment company, was working as an artist on the side and the Kansas City Stockyard Company asked him to create the mural. He later created restaurant murals in Iowa, Wyoming and Texas. The artist also created several other western paintings that hang in the restaurant, including portraits of Wild Bill Hickock and Buffalo Bill Cody.

Oxen Yoke

The Restaurant decor includes four original sets of oxen yoke. One set, in the banquet room, traveled the Oregon Trail from Wesport, Missouri to Oregon in 1843.

Steer Horns

On the wall above the grill is a set of Long Horn Steer horns that measure almost 7' 6" in length. The plaque on the horns states that they are loaned to the Hoof & Horn Club by the Kansas City Stockyards Co. Since neither the Club nor the Stockyards Company still exist, the horns horns will probably remain above our grill for the forseeable future.