The iconic, legendary and historic Oxford Cafe in downtown Missoula, famous for its late-night meals, for being open 24 hours for many years and for at one time serving brains and eggs , among other things, has been listed for sale for $5.25 million.

The Ox, as it is known, has been serving Missoula since roughly 1883, and there's no counting how many JJ's Specials (chicken-fried steak with JJ's special gravy) have been served over those 14 decades. There's even an entire book, written in 1983 and called " The Ox: Profile of a Legendary Montana Saloon ," written by longtime Missoulian reporter and editor Steve Smith (who passed away in 2023).

One interesting anecdote: The Ox was the unofficial campaign headquarters of former U.S. Sen. Mike Mansfield at one point.

The Ox moved to its

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