Tulsa Food

Cinco De Mayo is around the corner and we want to help you celebrate next week with style and taste. With four Tulsa-area locations, Compadres Mexican Grill is a local haven for great Mexican food and drinks with a kid-friendly environment, accommodations for large crowds, quick seating, bar seating with big screens to catch a [...]

We’d had some business near the Jenks aquarium, it was after seven, and we were tired. We wanted something fast and easy, with really good food. I’d remembered reading about More than Noodles, a tiny place near the Wal-Mart on Riverside. It was a good choice. Walk through the glass doors and there’s a huge [...]

It was our last outing before the snow. We wanted something warm, homey, comfortable. “I’ve heard of a place called La Hacienda,” I said. It was a good choice. Both the food and the restaurant live up to that description. It’s a tiny place, welcoming, and run by friendly people. The chef when it opened [...]

One of my friends just picked up and moved to Key West, Florida, that most Southern of U.S. towns, and that’s got me dreaming of southern climes and seaside cafes, of sunlight bouncing off white stucco walls and scattering white sparkles on the sea. There’s a whole new generation of Southern chefs out there, and [...]

Sometimes good is good enough. If you want the best fried catfish you can imagine, make the drive to Bixby and head for Lazy Fisherman (Review). For the best Cajun food, go to Lafayette, Louisiana or to Chicory & Chives (Review), it’s up to you. But if you’re cruising around the superstore zone at 71st [...]

Sit at the elegant wood-paneled bar at Fleming’s any night before seven and look out over a sea of diners eating delicious appetizers for which they’ll pay between $12.50 and $15 each. You, savvy customer, because you’re sitting at the bar and arrived before 7, are eating the exact same appetizers for six dollars a [...]

Wouldn’t it be nice if you could find a chain restaurant that wasn’t a chain? It would have the same kind of casual fun food as your average T.G.I. Friday’s but the menu wouldn’t be designed by a bunch of cost-cutters in suits sitting in a corner office in Chicago and the food wouldn’t be [...]

Leave the glitzy hotels and glassy skyscrapers of downtown, cruise a few blocks down Archer — doing just what Bob Wills did in “Take Me Back to Tulsa” when he sang “let me off at Archer and I’ll walk down to Greenwood” — walk through the old wood door of Abears, and you’ll enter a [...]

After a good exercise, I find that nothing beats getting a Mexican Shrimp Cocktail (Camaron Cockteles). For those unaware of such a creation, it is not unlike a traditional shrimp cocktail, except the Mexicans put these shrimps in a more of a soup like base than a cocktail sauce on the side. Similar taste but [...]

Tulsa now has a Genghis Grill, right on 15th Street near Utica. Since this is a chain, I’ll just say a few words about the Tulsa location — such as the prices, which are evidently lower than most locations, $11 at lunch for all you can eat. It features Asian-influenced stir fries, made to order. [...]

Check out this delicious lunch special from Chicory & Chives. This is Cajun grilled shrimp with cheese grits. The shrimp is spicy and tender and the cheese grits are definitely more sophisticated than they seem. Loaded with flavor (and bacon), they are so light and fluffy. The sausage was an unexpected extra and was not [...]

Do you ever just NEED comfort food? It rained today and I had a hard time getting motivated. In fact, my morning ended up being very busy and the stress was getting to me. The cure? Kari Okie’s in downtown Bixby. OK, OK, I know it seems like a long drive but it’s just a [...]

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 [...]

In the mood for some really good salmon a friend and I decided after much deliberation to try Bone Fish Grill. I had never been there before but I had heard some amazing things from some very reliable sources. Though we briefly looked at the menu, once our waitress told us about their two for [...]

If you are looking for a healthy alternative this summer consider throwing some shrimp on the grill. These shrimp were coated in Lowery’s Baja Chipotle sauce, grilled to perfection and then placed on this colorful salad. This is a delicious healthy meal that is still BOMB!

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 [...]

Looking for some amazing Pad Thai? This pretty dish was found at FuWa Kitchen in Tulsa, OK. This consisted of stir fried noodles, eggs, fish sauce, an array of spices, in addition to shrimp, chicken or tofu. Fuwa Asian Kitchen www.fuwakitchen.com 6528 E 101ST St Tulsa, OK 74133 (918) 298-8880

My wife and I got a nice surprise the other night. The in-laws offered to watch our babies and let us go out on a date!!! Not only that, but gave us a gift certificate to Red Lobster. When I think of Red Lobster, instantly I can taste those awesome cheese biscuits!!! I have not [...]

Having drove by Baja Jack’s everyday for work I was anxious to give it a shot. On a business lunch I convinced my partner to go to Baja Jack’s. The sheer size of the menu is impressive. I ordered the Build your own Burrito, which was great because you can pick whatever you like and [...]

Chicory & Chives Cafe, located at 3121 Charles Page Blvd, just 2 1/2 miles west of downtown is a real surprise on Tulsa’s west side. Located in the old Ward’s Cafeteria, this non-descript cafe offers one of the best breakfasts in town along with a nice variety of diner favorites. To top it off there [...]

Some friends and I had the chance to visit Carrabba’s the other day. The atmosphere of the restaurant was cozy with the wood burning pizza oven blazing in the corner. I ordered the Pollo Rosa Maria which was a cheese stuffed chicken smothered in mushrooms. My guests had the lobster ravioli which was fabulous and [...]

– This business is closed, but enjoy this review! — Jazmo’z Bourbon Street Cafe on 15th Street in Tulsa has it! As soon as I started looking over the menu I knew it was going to be a hard decision to make, everything looked so good. Then as soon as my boyfriend said Crab Cake [...]