Tulsa Food

Chinese food in Tulsa? There isn’t any! I used to use that line quite a lot but as of yesterday I can’t, because I’ve discovered Mandarin Taste. Rigorously authentic dishes typical of the north China plains await behind an unassuming facade. We walked through the door to find a pleasant dining room with several tables [...]

Royal Dragon offers a good though average Chinese buffet and some extraordinarily delicious a la carte items. I’m a bit late to the party. Royal Dragon’s been serving hungry Tulsans for 35 years. (The original owners, who ran it for over three decades, sold it a few years ago.) It was one of the first [...]

For years I’ve complained that there’s no decent Chinese food in Tulsa, and all that time I could have been eating here. Mind you, Chopsticks offers little more than a glimpse of the manifold glories of Chinese cuisine, but it’s a good solid glimpse. Most of the menu has the same Chinese-American offerings, vaguely inspired [...]

I miss the joy of New York Chinatown. I’d wander the streets and find a place that looks like a rundown soup shop with six tables … but the menu would have over two hundred items and there’d be elegant dining rooms concealed in back. Inside the soup shop part there’s be a bunch of [...]

Pho can become an obsession. Hot, steamy, redolent of beef and a thousand spices, curiously comforting and evocative, with hints of the sea and the land, of rice paddies and temple bells, to us a bit exotic but to Vietnamese bringing memories of home and childhood in quite the same way as a simple tea [...]

Some of the best Malaysian food you’ll ever eat can be found within shouting distance of Woodland Hills Mall, in a tiny restaurant cheerily decorated with photographs of Singapore, Bali and Kuala Lumpur. It opened in 2008. I heard about it, meant to go, but never did, put off perhaps by the word “fusion”. Meanwhile, [...]

So I admit that when it comes to Asian Cuisine, I may not be looking for all that authentic. Maybe my general dislike of fish flavors. Growing up in the country, we would only eat at a Chinese place maybe twice a year. But in those non-authentic versions, there is still a world of difference [...]

“Ninety percent of our customers are Oriental,” said the owner. “They want authentic food and they’ll know if we don’t serve them the best.” We were sitting in a tiny, gleaming-clean restaurant way out east near Mingo waiting for the owner’s husband. He’s the chef but he’d gone to pick up their daughter from school. [...]

Finally, an authentic Chinese restaurant in Tulsa. People sometimes ask me what I miss most about New York. They expect me to say the crowds, or the theatres, or the boundless wave-tossed sea. I always answer, Chinese restaurants. Entering a Chinese restaurant in New York, whether it’s hidden in an alley in the depths of [...]

It’s been a busy week here at the Tulsa Restaurant Deals HQ. Most importantly we’ve added a new category to our homepage – neighbourhoods.  So whether you live in Broken Arrow or you like to party on Brookside you can ferret out discount deals with the minimum of fuss. We also found our first exclusive [...]

Here comes Tulsa’s very first Panda Express! Panda Express is the newest addition to the 71st Street restaurant line up.  This west coast chain offers all your favorite Chinese dishes fast, hot and fresh.  One of my favorites to order is the 2 entree dish with Orange Chicken and Kung Pao Chicken with white rice.  [...]

Latest visit to New World Buffet… I have noticed that over the years Chinese buffets in Tulsa have been getting worse. I don’t know if it is objectively related to the lost quality of such buffets or I myself have been getting pickier about food and décor lately. Nevertheless, it has become difficult for me [...]

After hearing several people rave about The Great Wall, I had to give it a shot. The building itself is nothing special with a smell that is a little musty and in desperate need of a coat of paint. The staff was very nice and helpful though. For starters we ordered some of their homemade [...]

Pei Wei is a great Asian restaurant; grab lunch, dinner, or a to-go order. Every meal is made-to-order, with fresh ingredients.  They have three locations in Tulsa, but I like the one on Tulsa’s Brookside. It’s an upscale Asian restaurant at reasonable prices.  The atmosphere is authentic and modern, with a menu sampling flavors from [...]

The Best Chinese Food in Tulsa – Reviewed by: Jimby Chopsticks is clearly the best Chinese restaurant in Tulsa. Anyone who has tried the various options in Tulsa knows that there aren’t many good Chinese restaurants here. In fact, in Tulsa, Chinese food seems to equal unappetizing lunch buffets. Not at Chopsticks. The food is [...]

Pei Wei is a great Asian restaurant; grab lunch, dinner, or a to-go order. Every meal is made-to-order, with fresh ingredients.  They have three locations in Tulsa, but I like the one on Tulsa’s Brookside. It’s an upscale Asian restaurant at reasonable prices.  The atmosphere is authentic and modern, with a menu sampling flavors from [...]

If you are looking for a nice and cozy atmosphere for you and your honey…search no more. Tei Kei’s of Tulsa is just what you are looking for. Their sweet and sour chicken is to die for. It comes hot with rice mixed with mushrooms, noodles, and spices. The sweet and sour sauce is just [...]

Cute little place, where the owners, and wait staff will know your name after one visit! Very homey, and peaceful. I love this restaurant, and find the orange chicken delightful. The spring rolls are probably not homemade, but still taste delicious. Great first date place, or romantic inexpensive dinner spot. When you first pull up [...]

I was at this restaurant last week that was suppose to be the only authentic Chinese restaurant in Tulsa, Chopsticks. I think there are certain things that were phenomenal, but nothing that i couldn’t live without never eating again. The Spring Rolls not so much, I dont think they were handmade, and had a weird [...]