Has anybody tried this place yet? Doesn't seem to be much information on it online at all...I did drive past a couple of times this weekend, and it appeared to be open for business. I suppose I'll have to go check it out for myself, but I was just curious to see if anyone else already had. :)
It just openned last week. They completely renovated the place. They actually have a parking lot, unlike most places on cherry street.
More TV's than Leons. An excellent place to watch games.
The menu looks great. The head chef is Curt from Curt and Marges if you remember that place.
I haven't been yet, but I've talked to several people who said it was great!
It is a restaurant?
What do they serve?
So it's at 1325 E. 15th St, in what used to be the Antiquary bookstore? Interesting.
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Originally posted by Floyd
So it's at 1325 E. 15th St, in what used to be the Antiquary bookstore? Interesting.
It's in the space where The Wok used to be.
I was in tonight, the sliders are okay, the noise level for a mostly empty place was way too high. Lots of tvs with someone somewhere playing with the remote so you didn't get to watch anything was very irritating. I will give them one more chance.
It's solid....They did a nice job.....A lil loud from all the hard surfaces is my only compalaint....That and they should do some happy hour beers and apps....
Went last night. I liked it. Shot stick upstairs and had a few.
Met the owner Jason...nice guy. I hope he's very successful there.
The place was packed.
sliders were decent...
fried ravioli and zuchinni were very good...
my son loved the salmon...
service was pretty weak (i'll cut 'em some slack)... and they still dont have most of their beers in... they have the marshalls pub ale on draught...
it was loud, crazy loud... even for game watching the volume was up wasy too high... you could not carry on a conversation without shouting...
but, it is a very nice joint and i'll go back... lots of great TVs all over...
It looks great. I'm glad that the space finally has an occupant and I think the concept works well on Cherry Street.
Too bad there is no access to the upstairs outdoor patio to be used by the Owl (not that I could see anyway).
They do have a happy hour now with some apps and beers....They also are bringing in some requested beers and are working on a build out for cold beer storage....
Tried it after the TU game. The setup is pretty cool for a bar in Tulsa. Long, skinny room with elevated tables on one side and a bar on the other, plus stuff upstairs. The beer was cold, the service was inconsistent, and appetizers we tried were a little over-priced.
We ordered nachos and cheese fries. The nachos were the better of the two; the cheese fries aren't in the same league as the Brook.
I'll go back. My thrifty friends with me will probably not go back.
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Originally posted by Gold
I'll go back. My thrifty friends with me will probably not go back.
It's for the best. Thrifty friends can be annoying. At least MY thrifty friends can be annoying.
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Originally posted by we vs us
It's for the best. Thrifty friends can be annoying. At least MY thrifty friends can be annoying.
I know a guy who I call "dollar menu Dave". He compares all meals as to what he could get it for at a fast food place.
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Originally posted by we vs us
It's for the best. Thrifty friends can be annoying. At least MY thrifty friends can be annoying.
I know a guy who I call "dollar menu Dave". He compares all meals as to what he could get it for at a fast food place.
That is SO unproductive.
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Originally posted by we vs us
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Originally posted by Gold
I'll go back. My thrifty friends with me will probably not go back.
It's for the best. Thrifty friends can be annoying. At least MY thrifty friends can be annoying.
Sometimes they have a good point. One of these guys in particular has pretty good taste -- he'll fork out the dough for Stonehorse. Other times it gets old.
I usually don't give up on a place without eating there a couple of times unless it is really bad. White Owl warrants another go.
I think the main thing is they need to decide if they are a sports bar or a bar/fine dining restaurant. Based off the decor and some prices, I could understand the latter. They seem to want to be the former; if so, they may want to adjust prices and the menu for that type of crowd accordingly.
Been once, they were slammed with one waitress. Food was good, will be back. Agree though, they need decide to be restaurant or sports bar.
It's obviously a bar with the food being secondary.....
went in today and enjoyed the room. nice woodwork and the layout is well done. noise levels, as mentioned here before were loud, our table had to really speak up by the end of our afternoon visit.
ill surely go back and experiment/sample with the menu a bit more. i had the sliders and fries, both tasty and well seasoned.
zach
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Originally posted by Breadburner
It's obviously a bar with the food being secondary.....
I went there for lunch last week and enjoyed it very much. The food and service was just fine. Prices for lunch were not cheap, but reasonable.
Anyone know what sport packages they have?
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Originally posted by Breadburner
It's obviously a bar with the food being secondary.....
I went there for lunch last week and enjoyed it very much. The food and service was just fine. Prices for lunch were not cheap, but reasonable.
Anyone know what sport packages they have?
I know he has hd cox cable boxes and a dish with nfl ticket. phonograph did all of his wiring. the closet with all of the receivers is insane. they spent some serious cash remodeling that place and it looks great.
Went after church a few Sundays ago... good paninis and potato chips made in-house. A nice change from Camille's or Panera for a quick weekend lunch.
That said, I think it is just SILLY that a separate alley entrance is required for anyone under 21. Like it would scar a child to walk through a bar - where people are drinking alcohol, egad!!! - to get to a table?!?
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Went after church a few Sundays ago... good paninis and potato chips made in-house. A nice change from Camille's or Panera for a quick weekend lunch.
That said, I think it is just SILLY that a separate alley entrance is required for anyone under 21. Like it would scar a child to walk through a bar - where people are drinking alcohol, egad!!! - to get to a table?!?
When I first moved to Phoenix I found a good sports bar (//%22http://www.copperssportsgrill.com/%22) and was suprised that if a bar serves food there is no age restriction imposed by the state. If it is just a bar, then it's 21 and over, or if the owner chooses to make it 21 and over. No special entrances for those under 21.
Ate at White Owl last night. It was my fourth trip and this time I tried the Cuban sandwich with some Marshall's beer and my favorite bourbon "Bookers" for desert.
The food was ok, but am I crazy or does the food seem to get more bland every time I go to White Owl? I mean it's not bad, just maybe not that great now that appeal of it is wearing off.
Mr. Burns
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I tried the Cuban sandwich with some Marshall's beer and my favorite bourbon "Bookers" for desert.
Bookers is excellent.
I am a bourbon cowboy.
I finally made my way to this place last night to watch the Holiday Bowl. I really like the setup. Good food. Cold beer. Pretty decent service. Nice bathrooms. It is a fun place to watch sports. I'll be back! I'll also agree that it's a bit overpriced....but the bartender gave me a free shot of Tuaca, so that evened it out for me. :)
White Owl is just another bar. All the TV's are the norm. The drinks are $.50-$1.00 more then other places on Cherry Street. The food is bland & over priced. The service is terrible for more then one reason. I understand that they just opened up but you never know if your going to get service or not. I understand that waitress/bartenders are there to make money but pushing shots on people that are OBVIOUSLY already drunk is so tacky. Also, if your going in there with your mate certain staff members have no respect by their behavior for the significant other that your with. We all know how to behave and flirt properly but being blantly disrespect is very tacky. Not only does your staff make a bar pleasent but they represent the bar. By people wanting to come back regular will help a bar stay in business. I want to go somewhere to have good food, good drinks, good/proper service & good prices. Sorry but White Owl has none of these and I have no intentions of returning.
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Originally posted by NStallon
White Owl is just another bar. All the TV's are the norm. The drinks are $.50-$1.00 more then other places on Cherry Street. The food is bland & over priced. The service is terrible for more then one reason. I understand that they just opened up but you never know if your going to get service or not. I understand that waitress/bartenders are there to make money but pushing shots on people that are OBVIOUSLY already drunk is so tacky. Also, if your going in there with your mate certain staff members have no respect by their behavior for the significant other that your with. We all know how to behave and flirt properly but being blantly disrespect is very tacky. Not only does your staff make a bar pleasent but they represent the bar. By people wanting to come back regular will help a bar stay in business. I want to go somewhere to have good food, good drinks, good/proper service & good prices. Sorry but White Owl has none of these and I have no intentions of returning.
Tell us how you really feel. [:D]
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Originally posted by NStallon
The drinks are $.50-$1.00 more then other places on Cherry Street. The food is bland & over priced.
I have not been there, but I was looking at their ad in this week's Urban Tulsa and is said that their happy hour had $2 longnecks and $2 appetizers.
I am thinking that isn't over-priced.
What did they charge you for your appletini?
My wife and I did not have the same experience there. The sliders were good, the service adequate, we watched a bowl game and the owner stopped by to say hello. We sat up top and watched the younger folks drinking and enjoying themselves. If they were treated the way you suggest then it was a masochistic crowd.
Umm. Where do you work?
Average food price is $8.00 for bland food. Domestic bottles are $3.00. Jack/yager/vodka with a mixer $6.00 in an almost 8oz glass. Empire & Gray Snail use 16oz glasses for $6.00 & domestic bottles $2.50. I have been up there about 6/7 times. Of those 6/7 times the same behavior happend from the staff about 3/4. I always give a new place numerous attempts before I make my final decision.
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Originally posted by NStallon
The drinks are $.50-$1.00 more then other places on Cherry Street. The food is bland & over priced.
I have not been there, but I was looking at their ad in this week's Urban Tulsa and is said that their happy hour had $2 longnecks and $2 appetizers.
I am thinking that isn't over-priced.
What did they charge you for your appletini?
Interesting you haven't been. I would recommend Oscar's on 18th & Boston. Happy hour is Mon-Sat from 4pm-7pm & 11pm-close! $3 well drinks, 1.50 domestic bottles & 1/2 price apps. The fried pickles, fried green beans & quesadilla's were very good. Staff provided good/proper service. It has a nice & roomy indoor & outdoor atmosphere. I have been working in corporate America for about 5 years now. I have 6 years of experience in bartending & waiting tables.
Just curious NS, are you related to the ownersor are they giving you free food and beverages for plugging Oscar's?
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Just curious NS, are you related to the ownersor are they giving you free food and beverages for plugging Oscar's?
Nail head.....Oscar's is about to go down the tubes....
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Originally posted by NStallon
White Owl is just another bar. All the TV's are the norm. The drinks are $.50-$1.00 more then other places on Cherry Street. The food is bland & over priced. The service is terrible for more then one reason. I understand that they just opened up but you never know if your going to get service or not. I understand that waitress/bartenders are there to make money but pushing shots on people that are OBVIOUSLY already drunk is so tacky. Also, if your going in there with your mate certain staff members have no respect by their behavior for the significant other that your with. We all know how to behave and flirt properly but being blantly disrespect is very tacky. Not only does your staff make a bar pleasent but they represent the bar. By people wanting to come back regular will help a bar stay in business. I want to go somewhere to have good food, good drinks, good/proper service & good prices. Sorry but White Owl has none of these and I have no intentions of returning.
Lol...Now thats a bunch of $ull****.....
Nstallion, I do not consider Oscar's and White Owl to be in the same market. I do not understand your venemous posting of Owl and then fawning all over Oscars. Why can't they both exist in the same market. I do not consider them as competition, Tulsa is better off with more well done restaurants. I patronize both places. What is wrong with that? NOTHING. I like both restaurants for different reasons. I would consider the Brook to be more competition for the Owl than Oscars. So if you want to attack someplace, then have at it at the Brook.
WOW...thank you for the responses. I enjoy others perspective. But seriously Dbacksfan, Joiei input was more of a different outlook then an attack.....consider lessons. To answer your question Dbacksfan, no I am not related and no I have not received anything free. If you had read previous response's to my posting, I was only comparing other places that have just as nice buildings but with better prices & service. I spoke not only of Oscar's but of Gray Snail & Empire.
Joiei, in response to your remark. Call it venomous posting or call it my honest opinion. Which isn't what this forum is for? As I said before this my opinion which is not based off a one time experience. Why exactly can you not consider them to be in same market yet you can ask why they can't exist in the same market? It was not a matter of competition but a comparision in prices, service & food to someone else's response. Prices, quality of food, good/proper service, size, location & atmosphere are general good guidelines to use for places. They have more Tv's and less space that makes the atmosphere appear to be better. Something to think about that.
I think that we tend to start reading something and then automatically go into our emotions instead of shutting them down and just reading with the thought that it's just someone else's opinion. Sorry, I don't feel that the Owl's quality of food, service or prices meets the standards
NS, it was not an attack, it was a question. You have posted about Oscar's in a couple of different threads. It was meant tounge in cheek. If I was going to attack you it would have been much more direct than an off the cuff (yes sarcastic) question. There have been several people (shills actually) that have posted on here some type of spam or self promotion.
If I offended you, I'm sorry for that. I just tend to be an observational humorist.
NS, I'm on board with the crowd that has noticed you pimping Oscars. It may very well be that you are just really impressed with the place, making you an outstanding customer. But in my internet experience such is not often the case. So don't fault him for his tongue in cheek question.
Your opinion of White Owl is duly noted. You think it is over priced with poor service and you think the accommodations at the Snail and Empire are just as nice. I strongly disagree on the building (though I like Empire/Snail/Blue Moon's outdoor areas a ton) and have only been to the Owl 1x so can't speak too intelligently about the service - however the lunch prices were reasonable and the food good.
Anyway, your opinion has been noted. Feel free to share. Just letting you know that single issue posting tends to negate your opinion on that issue - it is quickly assumed you are a shill of some persuasion. Right or wrong, perception is all we have on a forum.
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Originally posted by dbacks fan
Just curious NS, are you related to the ownersor are they giving you free food and beverages for plugging Oscar's?
Nail head.....Oscar's is about to go down the tubes....
I didn't think Oscar's lived up to the high praise others had given it on here. I wasn't impressed enough to go back.
Click here: http://www.yelp.com/biz/white-owl-pub-tulsa
Scroll down to the Nicole S review
I've noticed many of the bar tenders and wait staff at White Owl have migrated from 18th and Boston (Oscars, Wine Bar), wonder if NStallon got burned from the wanderlust?
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Click here: http://www.yelp.com/biz/white-owl-pub-tulsa
Scroll down to the Nicole S review
and check out the Oscars review.
http://www.yelp.com/biz/oscars-tulsa#hrid:0sblF7xPqIAj7wkSBhmsqw
Went to White Owl yesterday for the 2nd time, and again, poor service. Its like we were pretty much ignored after we ordered water. Oh well. The food was ok but the atmosphere was great for the playoff game.
-Neat place
-Decent service
-Mediocre food
they have the BEST cheese fries in town, but they make very weak drinks, which was a big disappointment...i will probably go from time to time, however because beer is the same everywhere...