March 18th, 2010 by Joe Price – Comments (11)
The New Atlas Grill is located in the beautiful nationally registered art deco 12 floor Atlas Life Building, built in 1922. The Atlas Life Coffee Shop operated since its opening but went by the way side over the years. In the mid 1990’s Matt and Brooke Kelly (who now own and operate Lucky’s Restaurant) opened the Atlas Grill and its been a hit ever since. Current owners Jeff Nickel and Jake Robinson have not missed a beat since April 2004.
The Atlas Burger is 1/3 lb of ground chuck, grilled to order (well if not specified), and served with fried onions. Who ever though of adding fried onions to burgers is a fricken genius and should receive some type of Nobel prize. Since I’ve been going bacon crazy lately I decided to add bacon to my Atlas. Oh my, good choice. The sandwiches are served with tortilla chips and a hot pickle spear. I upgraded to their hand cut french fries which was another good choice.
The Atlas burger was cooked to my desired medium. The bacon was a thick cut pepper bacon that added a nice diversity to the burger and fried onions. This is a really good burger. The hand cut fries are seasoned, as I’m sure the burger is also, with Jake’s Chef Seasoning. I love those fries. Don’t cheap out and go with the chips man. Oh yeah, although they have tea and a nice soda fountain even with both Coke and Coke Zero I decided to go with the original Coke in a tall bottle. Yet another great choice. I’m on a streak.
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New Atlas Grill
415 S Boston Ave
Tulsa, OK 74103
918.583.3111
Joe Price - joesburgersearch.com:
I’m just a not so average Joe that loves his burgers. This is my search for the perfect burger. My mission is to search and inform one burger at a time.
A burger consists of ground meat with a bun, condiments and toppings. From that the whole burger world is a journey.
I love all types of burgers, all thicknesses, different cheeses, prefer mayo on top to pair with the cheese and sometimes mustard on bottom to enhance the meat. I normally go with an american or cheddar cheese but will sometimes completely blow the whole taste experience and go with a blue cheese (which I love). I prefer grilled or broiled for thicker burgers while the griddle works best for thin. Must have a good sear. If the burger is medium or thick then juiciness is a must which is partially determined by the fat content (minimum 80/20 blend) and the degree the meat is cooked. If the meat or restaurant is of high quality I will go with either medium or medium rare doneness. The bun must be fresh and prefer toasted but any type of bun works for me. I love onions on my burger (grilled or fried) but normally skip the lettuce and tomato (if I wanted a fricking salad I’d order one).
Drop me an email or leave a comment on what you think about this blog, if you have any suggestions of locations that I should hit, or anything else on your mind.
Tags: American · Downtown · Hamburgers
11 responses so far ↓
Phil Novara Mar 18, 2010 at 11:03 pm
That does look like one TASTY burger! The peppered bacon in the first pic really caught my attention:) I have a fellow blogger and friend in St Louis named Andrew Mark Veety that is on a burger mission also. His mission is titled “The Church of Burger.” I think Joe and him may get along, just Google his name if interested. Anyways, cool blog…I will keep stopping back:)
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Joe @ Joe's Burger Search Reply:
March 19th, 2010 at 11:10 am
Phil, thanks for the comment. I’ve been a fan of AMV’s blog for a while now. Have chatted with him also. Love his work. I’d love to go to Hot Dog U with him. I’m really close to the donations he has received so far – haha.
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Phil Novara Reply:
March 19th, 2010 at 2:57 pm
HAHA, keep hustling, the donations will come!
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amv Reply:
May 12th, 2010 at 9:30 am
For the record – I’m a serious fan of Joe’s burger search as well.
It’s good to know that the burger action southwest of Missouri is getting some good coverage. Keep up the strong work.
Mark Mar 20, 2010 at 10:24 pm
I can’t wait to try this burger out. It looks and sounds amazing. And those fries look killer….
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Jenny B. Mar 21, 2010 at 1:50 pm
Their fries rock. Especially if you can sweet talk them out of a cup of their basil mayo for dipping.
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Russell Mar 22, 2010 at 10:28 pm
Quite frankly I find Atlas burgers to be dry, uninteresting, and generally mediocre. If you are downtown and need a good burger you would be much better off going to Billy’s. No contest. Atlas serves good fries with their burgers, but really, the burger itself is lifeless, dessicated, and has a bun-to-meat ratio that is all out of whack. Skip this one people, its more hype than anything.
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SLN Reply:
May 22nd, 2010 at 9:45 am
so wrong Atlas grill is awesome you must have asked for it well done thats why its dry
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Amanda Mar 23, 2010 at 10:54 pm
I have no clue about the burger. If I’m going to Atlas, I’m getting a Cincinnati with BACON! I don’t even like Pimiento cheese normally. This stuff is AWESOME. I was so worried when Matt & Brooke sold that this would disappear or not be as good. Thankfully J&J kept the menu intact. If it’s not broken…
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SLN May 22, 2010 at 9:48 am
Atlas Grill is awesome everything is made fresh daily. Everything from slaw to cinnamon rolls made from scratch. Gotta go try this family owned and ran restaurant
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James Jun 16, 2011 at 1:58 pm
Their black bean sandwich has been strongly recommended. I will be there soon to verify. Thanks for the review Joe!
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