Tulsa Food

Fusion, Pacific Rim — those are culinary buzzwords (more so in the late 1990s than now) but most places get them wrong. The Tropical gets it right. Fusion means a marriage of Asian and American ingredients and cooking techniques, but all too often the vibrant, exciting flavors of the East are dumbed down in the [...]

I was recently out of town and got back just yesterday. For a number of reasons, not the least of which was an insanely good deal on airfare, I flew into and out of OKC. I landed late yesterday afternoon and hit the turnpike. By the time I struggled through the beginnings of rush-hour traffic [...]

After working up an appetite whiffing golf balls at LaFortune park, D and I decided to try the Thai restaurant on the corner- Bamboo Thai Bistro. With its plain facade and strip mall local I learned not to judge a book by its cover. Things are not always as they seem! Though its name professes it to [...]

There are quite a few more good Thai restaurants in Tulsa than you’d have a right to expect, and some of them are surprisingly good. Lanna Thai, while not the best (that would be My Thai) easily falls in that class. I remember when it was the best. When it opened ten years ago in [...]

A spanking new Thai restaurant has come to grace the tired old strip mall at 51st and Yale. From the outside, it looks like an abandoned McDonald’s, but walk inside and you’re in a totally different world: austere, modern and very red. A few months ago, I reviewed My Thai Kitchen, and in that review [...]

The title of this entry should really be “Covering Traditional Thai with Velveeta Cheese is smackyomomma GOOD!” I have been involved in many discussions about totally Americanized Pad Thai vs. more authentic Pad Thai.  After visiting Thai Village the non-traditional like yo momma made mac-N-Cheese or just straight up covered leftovers with cheese, in my [...]

Some time before the year 1300, groups of tribal farmers from Yunnan in southwest China drifted down into the virgin untilled lands just east of Burma. They called themselves Thai and the land became Thailand. We were sitting in the tiny, cozy dining room of My Thai restaurant and I was trying to impress my [...]

When we think of Tulsa as a diverse city, we can practically pick a culture to immerse ourselves in. This week we decided to immerse ourselves into the Thai culture, primarily in the areas of food and relaxation. The Thai people are very simple, yet mysterious to many foreigners. A majority of the Thai people [...]

A few months ago I had lunch at Keo. It’s well worth the trip. The space is sleek and airy, with 15 foot ceilings and floor to ceiling windows. Upscale decor (and good service) with downscale prices. Most entrees are $9. The chef was born in Cambodia (though she grew up in Oklahoma) and most [...]

If you want to try something different, here’s a suggestion from a guy who works in the restaurant supply business, so I know restaurants intimately both front and back side. The Thai Garden Restaurant located just west of Elm on 71st in Broken Arrow,  has not only a very immaculate  kitchen, they also offer a [...]

Every once in a while I get a hankering for Thai food.  Why?  Who knows…considering I am a farm girl from Kansas.  Anyway, when this rare craving gets the best of me, I make my husband take me to Lanna Thai on Memorial and 71st.  It doesn’t look like much on the outside, but the [...]

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 [...]