Restaurants you tried lately

[charky]

quote:Originally posted by Wilbur

Tried Cafe Ole this afternoon for a margarita and chips.  Saw that Cafe Ole was voted 'best margarita' in Urban Tulsa.

All I can say is WOW!  Great stuff all around.  We'll be back.

Mmmm...Cafe Ole. Make sure to get the white queso on your next visit. Fun place...

[GG]

quote:Originally posted by Hoss

Tried El Tequilas at 81st and Memorial.

Meh...

Just about like every other Mexican food place in this town.  I wish I could find one that could stand out.  It's almost like they use the same menus and rename the food dish.  Guess I'm a little jaded after living in Houston for three years.

Also wish I could find a real, hole in the wall Cajun restaurant.

"If you like Mexico Lindo and El Tequila then you might be surprised that this is what REAL Mexican food tastes like.

El Fogon

http://local.yahoo.com/profile?target=azoIljOK2QsS_1pEYJ3FD0bwQU9HH

[GG]

Tavin's Thai Grill is good too.  They are in Owasso next to the Movie Theater.  

http://local.yahoo.com/info-18543408-tavin-s-thai-grill-owasso

[GG]

quote:Originally posted by Hoss

Tried El Tequilas at 81st and Memorial.

Meh...

Just about like every other Mexican food place in this town.  I wish I could find one that could stand out.  It's almost like they use the same menus and rename the food dish.  Guess I'm a little jaded after living in Houston for three years.

Also wish I could find a real, hole in the wall Cajun restaurant.

Owasso has a new Cajun Restaurant Boudreau's, have not ate there yet.  But then I'm not big on hot and spicy foods.  It is on North Main in the old Gary's Mexican building.   I do see a lot of cars there when I drive by so something is going on there.

[MichaelBates]

quote:Originally posted by unreliablesource

quote:Originally posted by mr.jaynes

Where can I get some good-old-fashioned, stick-to-my-ribs Soul Food in this towne?

Evelyn's Restaurant it is on the north side of the Airport Complex.   You enter it off 46th St by the Zoo Entrance.  

http://indietulsa.wordpress.com/2008/02/15/evelyns-restaurant/

Evelyn's is great. Joyner's on 21st east of Memorial is another place for great soul food, and they tend to be open when Evelyn's is closed; Evelyn's closes after lunch, Joyner's is open Thursday, Friday, and Saturday evenings, plus Sunday from 1:30 to 7:30 for a buffet. (Here's my review with a link to their menu.)

You will not go home hungry.

[we vs us]

Please, everybody go to Hmong Cafe, which is in a shopping center at 31st and Garnett.  At this point, it's the best Southeast Asian food we've found to date in the city.  The ingredients are fresh, the portions are generous for the money, and they are willing to make things nice and hot for you if you ask.  

Also, the place is very clean and well kept, which means a lot to us.

[sauerkraut]

quote:Originally posted by we vs us

Please, everybody go to Hmong Cafe, which is in a shopping center at 31st and Garnett.  At this point, it's the best Southeast Asian food we've found to date in the city.  The ingredients are fresh, the portions are generous for the money, and they are willing to make things nice and hot for you if you ask.  

Also, the place is very clean and well kept, which means a lot to us.

I think there's a WhataBurger joint on 31st & highway 169, not too far away from Hmong Cafe...[B)]

[Steve]

quote:Originally posted by HoneySuckle

Where have you been eating lately?  Anywhere new?

I love to cook, so I have always enjoyed my meals at home, and avoided the high price mark-ups of local restaurants.  My freezer and frige are always jam-packed with the latest food specials.  Learn to cook, and you will save big bucks over restaurant tabs, impress your friends, and eat much more healthily.  The best, cheapest place to eat is your own kitchen.

[GG]

quote:Originally posted by sauerkraut

quote:Originally posted by we vs us

Please, everybody go to Hmong Cafe, which is in a shopping center at 31st and Garnett.  At this point, it's the best Southeast Asian food we've found to date in the city.  The ingredients are fresh, the portions are generous for the money, and they are willing to make things nice and hot for you if you ask.  

Also, the place is very clean and well kept, which means a lot to us.

I think there's a WhataBurger joint on 31st & highway 169, not too far away from Hmong Cafe...[B)]

As someone who lives in Columbus, Ohio what could you possibly add to this thread that would be of any value.  

Folks here are not interested in Whataburger or any other restaurant chain for that matter. They are interested in good local restaurants that offer an interesting twist to their offering.

[joiei]

quote:Originally posted by Steve

quote:Originally posted by HoneySuckle

Where have you been eating lately?  Anywhere new?

I love to cook, so I have always enjoyed my meals at home, and avoided the high price mark-ups of local restaurants.  My freezer and frige are always jam-packed with the latest food specials.  Learn to cook, and you will save big bucks over restaurant tabs, impress your friends, and eat much more healthily.  The best, cheapest place to eat is your own kitchen.

Dining is a matter of choice.  Some of us are not looking for the cheapest.  I get paid for my cooking and I enjoy dining out plus I also enjoy my cooking.  Your post is not relevant to the thread for those of us who do enjoy dining out.  

If you want to start a thread about what you are cooking then we can comment on cooking at home and join you in your adventures at the stove. This thread is about places we like to go spend our hard earned money in a manner that we choose.  Just like you enjoy spending your money buying all the specials to go in the freezer.  

btw, I hardly freeze anything.  I try to buy fresh and plan my meals on what I find and am inspired by at the markets, both local grocery stores and local farmers markets.  I go to the market several times a week and I do not always buy only what is on sale.  That is too restrictive to what I enjoy eating.  If I was on a very tight budget then I would consider more thrifty means of dining. And I know how to do this because I have not always had the ability to dine at my chosing.  

But when the meal is memorable I have no problem spending $100 per person on a meal.  And that was just the meal without drinks.  

So please do not lecture us about being cheap.  We know how to do that.  Thank you.

[HoneySuckle]

What about Michael Fusco's Riverside Grill?

I haven't been there yet, but had tried Flavors when they were opened (sometime ago) and wasn't that impressed.

[joiei]

quote:Originally posted by TheTed

I tried Ella's Deli on 11th across from TU. It was great. Great food and a great atmosphere. I'm just disappointed I didn't visit sooner.

Thanks for the heads up on this place.  A great find with good sandwiches and cool atmosphere.  The unobtrusive jazz playing in the background.  I had the french dip sandwich and it was delicious.  THis is a place I will definitely frequent.  It is in the little strip center across the street from the Reynolds center at TU.   I might go here today.

[Conan71]

quote:Originally posted by HoneySuckle

What about Michael Fusco's Riverside Grill?

I haven't been there yet, but had tried Flavors when they were opened (sometime ago) and wasn't that impressed.

I've been in Fusco's and 55 degrees, not dined either place yet.  We were looking for al fresco dining and chose Red Rock Canyon over Fusco's because it was a nice evening out I would suppose others think like I do (are you listening Michael?).  I felt it was outstanding.  They've got locations in the OKC and Wichita areas, to me that does not make them a chain...yet.

I finally ate at the little Mexican carry-out on the west side of the street on Lewis up near Independence.  That rocked.  I cannot think of the name, it's in a building that looks like an old Tastee Freeze.

[joiei]

quote:Originally posted by Conan71

quote:Originally posted by HoneySuckle

What about Michael Fusco's Riverside Grill?

I haven't been there yet, but had tried Flavors when they were opened (sometime ago) and wasn't that impressed.

I've been in Fusco's and 55 degrees, not dined either place yet.  We were looking for al fresco dining and chose Red Rock Canyon over Fusco's because it was a nice evening out I would suppose others think like I do (are you listening Michael?).  I felt it was outstanding.  They've got locations in the OKC and Wichita areas, to me that does not make them a chain...yet.

I finally ate at the little Mexican carry-out on the west side of the street on Lewis up near Independence.  That rocked.  I cannot think of the name, it's in a building that looks like an old Tastee Freeze.

Is Mr Taco the place you are talking about.  IF so, yes it is worth a stop.

[Conan71]

That might have been it.  In spite of the corny name, it was very authentic.  There was also a guy pushing a tamale wagon down the street while we were eating outside, pretty cool.