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Entries Tagged as 'Best of Tulsa'

10 Best Dishes of 2011

January 3rd, 2012 by Brian Schwartz – Comments (3)

Looking back over the sumptuous feasts I’ve devoured last year in Tulsa restaurants, I’m amazed by the quality. Not so long ago you’d have to fly to New York or Paris to find dishes like these. I’ve made a list of the ten best dishes I ate in 2011 — not an easy job — [...]

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The Boston Deli: A Foodie’s Paradise

September 20th, 2010 by Whitney Shae – Comments (2)

There’s something to be said about good quality food that is served up at a local establishment. There is even more to be said about a quality menu that changes every week. That’s exactly what you’re gonna find Tuesday-Saturday every week at The Boston Deli Grill & Market. Throughout owner Ken Shafer’s restaurant career he [...]

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Eat at Tulsa’s Best for Less During Restaurant Week

September 10th, 2010 by Staff – Comments (5)

Restaurant Week Starts This Sunday and Continues September 12 – 18 2010 Are you in the mood to eat at some of the greatest restaurants in Tulsa at a great price, all while helping a great cause? Well this is your week. Restaurant Week starts this Sunday and includes 16 great restaurants. You can pick [...]

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The Restaurant at Gilcrease

July 1st, 2010 by Brian Schwartz – Comments (1)

By all means, go for the view. It’s the best in Tulsa. And the paintings, those dreamy, brooding, majestic works by Bierstadt, Moran, Remington, Homer — they’re world-famous and you can spend the day happily lost in their verdant worlds. But I went for the food, and it’s well worth the trip. I had always [...]

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Introducing the Gas Station of the Future…A Must-See!

May 28th, 2010 by Brian McCullough – Comments (21)

To quote a random customer in the store, “the only thing that this QuikTrip is missing is a basketball court and video games”. He was pretty much right. Be proud Oklahoma, the QuikTrip at 129th/Olive & 51st is the gas station of the future. This store has everything from take-home evening meals to Habenero Lime flavoring added to any drink or ice-cream treat.

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The Seed-to-Cup Story of Topeca Coffee

April 30th, 2010 by Whitney Shae – Comments (6)

So many treasures lie in this wonderful city. Topeca Coffee is one of them. Have you heard of the slogan “Seed-to-Cup”? Well we decided to see what this was all about. John and Margarita Gaberino, owners of Topeca Coffee took us on a tour of the Roastery that lies in Downtown Tulsa. While telling us [...]

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Oxford Town, Oxford Town

March 16th, 2010 by Molly Martin – Comments (9)

Last week my husband and I took a road trip to Oxford, Mississippi. For all you super-cool book store lovers, you can guess exactly why Jeff and I went there. For all you others, I’ll just say that Jeff had an assignment to write an article for Publishers Weekly and I went along for the [...]

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The “Ale” with Local Roots – Now in a Six Pack

February 23rd, 2010 by Staff – Comments (0)

The much-anticipated release of six packs from Marshall Brewing Company continues with Old Pavilion Pilsner now joining the McNellie’s Pub Ale on liquor store shelves throughout Oklahoma. Marshall Brewing Company began installation of its fully automated rotary fill bottling line in May 2009. Perfecting installation and bottling combined with an ever-increasing demand for product on [...]

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Best Food Blog in Oklahoma!

February 22nd, 2010 by Staff – Comments (7)

We are so grateful and want to express gratitude to our writers and readers, without you this would not have been possible. Today, we got some awesome news that we had won the 2009 Okie Blog Award for “Best Food Blog”. Best Food Blog in Oklahoma!! How cool is that? We are so proud of [...]

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Best Cheap Eats from UrbanSpoon – What do you Think?

February 18th, 2010 by Staff – Comments (12)

I have never met someone that is not in some way on a search for good food.  From my experience, good food at a great value is hard to come by and unless you have an open mind sometimes this can be hard to accomplish. You have to be willing to take all recommendations and [...]

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Tulsa’s Most Romantic Restaurants

February 4th, 2010 by Staff – Comments (14)

Valentine’s Day is a special time to really show what you are made of to your spouse. This year we are really challenging you to go above and beyond to express one thing…that’s Love. We know that Tulsa isn’t the city of love, however, there are many locally owned romantic restaurants that are sure to [...]

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Oklahoma Wedding Show [video]

January 11th, 2010 by Whitney Shae – Comments (1)

Last weekend, Brian and I had a chance to visit the Oklahoma Wedding Show at the Expo Center. This event was put on by Oklahoma Magazine and was a great opportunity for Brides-to-be to meet with the best wedding vendors in the Tulsa area. From cake designers, DJ’s and musicians, photographers, bridal shops, wedding venues [...]

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A Unique Way to Celebrate

December 8th, 2009 by Whitney Shae – Comments (0)

Have you ever realized how lucky we are here in Tulsa? When it comes to seafood, we have some of the best in the country.  Bodean’s Seafood Market is flown in fresh twice per day and they get only the best from all around the world. Last week we were invited to a B.Y.O.L party [...]

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Cool Beats and Great Pizza

December 4th, 2009 by Staff – Comments (8)

After overwhelming response to our Tulsa Food Poll, naturally we feel like we have to visit any unvisited pizza spots. At least 102 people have voted Uncle Vinny’s as the best/most popular pizza in Tulsa, so we thought we would check it out!  Uncle Vinny’s has 2 locations.  One is located on 71st and the [...]

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Downtown Espresso

November 19th, 2009 by Brian McCullough – Comments (5)

It was just a few years ago when I worked downtown. At this time it was such a struggle to get a good shot of espresso within walking distance. You would imagine that every single downtown metropolitan area would at least have a Starbucks, but at this time didn’t even have that. Today I am [...]

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New Food Poll: Tulsa’s Best Pizza

November 16th, 2009 by Staff – Comments (29)

In the past we have brought you ongoing food polls: Best BBQ, Coffee House, Hamburger. One interesting thing about a city’s food scape is that the best is always changing. You may notice that our polls are ongoing. Today we would like to offer you a platform to vote for Tulsa’s best Pizza. Be sure [...]

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Bodean Seafood – Fine Dining for the Perfect Date Night

October 16th, 2009 by Whitney Shae – Comments (4)

With Oktoberfest and Halloween with the kids coming up, this might be the last weekend to get a nice romantic dinner in. Brian and I had the chance to visit Bodean Seafood Restaurant and Fish Market. Wow. I cannot believe this beautiful gem is tucked away in South Tulsa. This is definitely a fine-dining restaurant [...]

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Lucky’s…Unique and Elaborate Fine Dining

October 13th, 2009 by Whitney Shae – Comments (6)

Classy, stylish, sophisticated atmosphere, and some of the most elaborate food in town. Lucky’s menu, created by owners Matt and Brooke Kelley themselves, features something appealing for everyone. The menu was inspired by Matt’s extensive culinary training and visiting many culturally diverse places such as New York, Chicago and Mexico to create this lush menu [...]

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Best Japanese Steakhouse in Tulsa?

October 6th, 2009 by Misty – Comments (13)

Hey Tulsa Food readers, we received this request from Misty looking for help on locating the best Japanese Steakhouse for the best value in Tulsa. Let’s help her out by reading her request below and making any comments to help her in this quest. Thanks so much! Please submit any stories and requests you might [...]

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KEO: A NY Style Restaurant in the Heart of OK

September 25th, 2009 by Whitney Shae – Comments (18)

As we rounded the corner before stepping through the glass door, all I could say was wow. I felt as if I was in New York City walking into a modern, sophisticated restaurant. With deep shades of black, grey, cream, silver and white, this ambient, classic atmosphere stole my breath as soon as I walked [...]

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El Guapo es Muy Bueno! (Very Good)

September 24th, 2009 by Whitney Shae – Comments (9)

Beautiful weather, awesome friends, and sweet margaritas. It was a beautiful Saturday night and some of my friends were in town. We decided to meet for a late dinner and drinks at El Guapo Cantina which is located in the Blue Dome District here in Tulsa. First of all, the building itself is impressive. With [...]

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This Saturday…Oklahoma Championship Steak Cook-off

September 22nd, 2009 by Staff – Comments (3)

This Saturday, September 26th, 50 Teams will compete right here in Downtown Tulsa in grilling the best steak in Oklahoma. Don’t miss the opportunity to try the best steaks in our great state. Live music will begin at Noon and the teams will begin grilling at 12:30 p.m. If you would like to attend, tickets [...]

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BBQ + Live Music…Rock-N-Rib Festival this weekend!

September 17th, 2009 by Staff – Comments (4)

You can’t miss this one-of-a-kind festival! Four days of award winning ribs and live music sponsored by none only but the king of ribs, Rib Crib. Legendary hardcore cooking teams from across the country will showcase their mouth-watering, award-winning rib recipes. This is a must-see event that will fill the streets of Downtown Tulsa with [...]

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