Pete's Place is the most famous restaurant in southeastern Oklahoma, and arguably the most famous Italian restaurant in the state. Pete Prichard opened it as a Prohibition-era speakeasy in 1925 in Krebs, a coal-town suburb of McAlester founded by Italian immigrants. The dining rooms are still small private spaces called "family rooms," a holdover from the bootlegging years.
The menu has barely changed in decades: enormous platters of spaghetti, ravioli, lamb fries, sausage, and steak, served with house-made Choctaw beer (locally just called Choc) that the Prichards have brewed since the speakeasy days. Come hungry, plan to share, and book ahead on weekends.