Our Story
TOM KENNEY
Founder & Chief Bus Boy
of Napa Flats Wood-Fired Kitchen
We’re on an
amazing journey.
It seems like only yesterday, we created our first Napa Flats Wood-Fired Kitchen in College Station. Our vision was simple: cuisine inspired by California flavors with an Italian flair, made from scratch and then prepared in an open kitchen over a wood–fired grill.
Our menu feels familiar without being common offering an eclectic lunch and dinner menu, edited to just two pages, that offers great flavors and variety for the most discriminating diner.
We make our own tender mozzarella and hand-cut our steaks and fish. Our pizza is hand-tossed, and we make all of our gelato in-house.
Our interior design complements our menu, and focuses on the details that create an engaging ambiance – natural light, an open kitchen, and appealing textures.
And, of course, we offer a variety of our favorite Napa Valley and California wines at an exceptional value either by the bottle or glass.
Finally, we understand that our people are the critical ingredient to a successful restaurant and we have assembled a well-trained team and created a great culture.
Our managing partners are invested in the success of their own community’s restaurant, both financially and emotionally.
It is a dining experience you will want to rediscover again and again. Enjoy life, come join us.
TONY ABDALLA
Managing Partner &
Director of Operations
Napa Flats • College Station
Tony has been instrumental
in the creation of Napa Flats
from almost the beginning.
Without Tony’s contribution, we would have never opened. Tony’s humor, common sense and eye for detail make him an exceptional business partner and an outstanding manager.
Watching Tony interact with people is pure joy. It is easy to understand why both customers and employees love his affable demeanor, he is fully present and listens when he engages in a conversation. Tony has a loyal group of managers and team members that follow him because they know he is fair and straightforward.
Life is just better with Tony around. The result is outstanding food and a great restaurant experience for our customers.
- Tom Kenney
JOHN CRANCER
Managing Partner
Napa Flats • Tulsa
We had no immediate plans to open a second Napa Flats Wood-Fired Kitchen. The timing just didn’t seem right. We were still working on our menu, developing our team and creating our culture in College Station. In reality, we were cash poor but ambition rich.
Our thoughts changed when John, a proud graduate of Texas A&M University, approached us. I’ve known John for more than 20 years, starting when he worked for me as a young manager with Outback Steakhouse in College Station.
When John asked if we would consider doing a partnership with him in Tulsa, there was one big hurdle – raising the money.
We all went back to our friends, family and investors to pool our resources. They believed in us, we believed in John and his family, and the money soon followed.
John loves Tulsa
and it shows.
A few months later and we were recognized for having the “Best New Restaurant Concept” from the Oklahoma Restaurant Association and voted one of the “Best New Restaurants in Tulsa."
John loves people and has a passion for food and service. Details are his specialty and laughter is his calling card.
-Tom Kenney
