Restaurants you tried lately

[jne]

So I went to brunch at the Palace Cafe this weekend.  It is a bit expensive, but not as bad as I thought. Starts at $8 and goes up to about $15.  The best deal was the daily special, a big scramble with potato wedges for $9.  The only specifics I really remember is that there was goat cheese involved.  I had the Huevos Rancheros and they were plenty good, but I'll try something else next time.  Someone at our table got a salmon omelet and she was very pleased. More than the main entrees, its the other items offered that really make the place.  We had a carafe of French pressed coffee for the table. They first brought out a plate of fruit (I'm not sure if everyone gets this or if they were just being extra generous with us), we also had some banana bread that was great, and followed the whole thing up with a sampler plate from the pastry chef - amazing!  We tried a piece of chocolate cake made with extra fancy chocolate, a tart of some kind with blackberry, and a piece of chocolate bachlava.  These were some of the best small deserts I've had in town!

[Townsend]

Anyone familiar with Kolam Innovative Indian Cuisine on Memorial?

http://kolamiic.weebly.com/

If this restaurant was covered, I apologize.

[Ttowndad]

Don't get out near Woodland Hills too terribly often but Santino's (at 71/Memorial behind Toys R Us) is excellent!  Moderately priced and great service.

[joiei]

it would be nice if one of these would open here somewhere in Brookside.  The menu sounds much better than pee wee's.

[guido911]

I finally made it to TeKe's (I know, I am slow). Very good all the way around.

[FOTD]

Heads up! Daily Grill scores! Ambiance and service very good.....food is the best downtown.....menu has it all.

"Let's forgive each other darlin', let's go down to the greenwood glen
Let's forgive each other darlin', let's go down to the greenwood glen
Let's put our heads together now, let's put all old matters to an end "
B. Dylan (8-27-08 Brady)

[guido911]

Made it over to Oliveto this afternoon. Very nice Italian restaurant. Great food, atmosphere and service. I will be going back often.

[joiei]

I had dinner at D'Novo, the new place in Kingspoint Village at 61st and Yale.  The menu wasn't all that expensive, the portions were more related to portion sizes we should all be actually dining on, they say the calorie count per entree is less than 500 calories.  I enjoyed the salmon although I thought they need to cook the wild rice a bit more.

It is fast casual so when you walk in you go to the counter to your left and place your order before you sit down.  The interior decoration is way more then the fast casual lets on.  

I will go back because I want to explore more of the menu.  And I look forward to the upscale tapas bar LXI they are opening next door and also to their gourmet to go market on the other side.  It looks like they are going to take full advantage of all that old market space.  Good for them and good for Tulsa.

[TheTed]

quote:Originally posted by FOTD

Heads up! Daily Grill scores! Ambiance and service very good.....food is the best downtown.....menu has it all.

Agreed on the Daily Grill. Good food, good drinks and good hours.

[dayzella]

We had takeout from Siam Palace last night.  I wish I could say it was a new favorite, but we both thought what we had was abysmal.  The fresh spring rolls were fine, but the chicken lahb, beef lahb and papaya salad all tasted old and were extraordinarily salty.  The papaya salad in particular seemed to have been stewing in an oily, gloppy brown chili sauce for several days and was literally gray.  

We ended up throwing away 2 of the 4 dishes.  For the chicken lahb, I physically picked out the vegetables that seemed most decayed from the salad and then repurposed what was left into another dish.

I read on the internet belatedly that people have enjoyed Siam Palace's bun dishes.  I wish I could say that we will try again and stick to the noodles, but we won't.  It was a very negative experience and the exact opposite of what we were hoping for in all ways except heat.  They were generous with the fresh, chopped chili peppers, and I did appreciate that.

[Conan71]

quote:Originally posted by dayzella

We had takeout from Siam Palace last night.  I wish I could say it was a new favorite, but we both thought what we had was abysmal.  The fresh spring rolls were fine, but the chicken lahb, beef lahb and papaya salad all tasted old and were extraordinarily salty.  The papaya salad in particular seemed to have been stewing in an oily, gloppy brown chili sauce for several days and was literally gray.  

We ended up throwing away 2 of the 4 dishes.  For the chicken lahb, I physically picked out the vegetables that seemed most decayed from the salad and then repurposed what was left into another dish.

I read on the internet belatedly that people have enjoyed Siam Palace's bun dishes.  I wish I could say that we will try again and stick to the noodles, but we won't.  It was a very negative experience and the exact opposite of what we were hoping for in all ways except heat.  They were generous with the fresh, chopped chili peppers, and I did appreciate that.

Siam Palace?  I've never heard of them, where are they located?

Thai Siam at 31st & Sheridan is great and I've not heard complaints about the Thai place near 33rd & Harvard.

[grahambino]

quote:Originally posted by Conan71

quote:Originally posted by dayzella

We had takeout from Siam Palace last night.  I wish I could say it was a new favorite, but we both thought what we had was abysmal.  The fresh spring rolls were fine, but the chicken lahb, beef lahb and papaya salad all tasted old and were extraordinarily salty.  The papaya salad in particular seemed to have been stewing in an oily, gloppy brown chili sauce for several days and was literally gray.  

We ended up throwing away 2 of the 4 dishes.  For the chicken lahb, I physically picked out the vegetables that seemed most decayed from the salad and then repurposed what was left into another dish.

I read on the internet belatedly that people have enjoyed Siam Palace's bun dishes.  I wish I could say that we will try again and stick to the noodles, but we won't.  It was a very negative experience and the exact opposite of what we were hoping for in all ways except heat.  They were generous with the fresh, chopped chili peppers, and I did appreciate that.

Siam Palace?  I've never heard of them, where are they located?

Thai Siam at 31st & Sheridan is great and I've not heard complaints about the Thai place near 33rd & Harvard.

Bangkok Thai buffet @ ~33rd & Harvard is a good buffet.  The food has been fresh, the tables aren't sticky & clean. I've seen the kitchen door swing open a few times when eating there and everything looked very clean & organized back there too.
I've never had a bad experience eating there in probably the 12x i've been.

[guido911]

quote:Originally posted by grahambino

quote:Originally posted by Conan71

quote:Originally posted by dayzella

We had takeout from Siam Palace last night.  I wish I could say it was a new favorite, but we both thought what we had was abysmal.  The fresh spring rolls were fine, but the chicken lahb, beef lahb and papaya salad all tasted old and were extraordinarily salty.  The papaya salad in particular seemed to have been stewing in an oily, gloppy brown chili sauce for several days and was literally gray.  

We ended up throwing away 2 of the 4 dishes.  For the chicken lahb, I physically picked out the vegetables that seemed most decayed from the salad and then repurposed what was left into another dish.

I read on the internet belatedly that people have enjoyed Siam Palace's bun dishes.  I wish I could say that we will try again and stick to the noodles, but we won't.  It was a very negative experience and the exact opposite of what we were hoping for in all ways except heat.  They were generous with the fresh, chopped chili peppers, and I did appreciate that.

Siam Palace?  I've never heard of them, where are they located?

Thai Siam at 31st & Sheridan is great and I've not heard complaints about the Thai place near 33rd & Harvard.

Bangkok Thai buffet @ ~33rd & Harvard is a good buffet.  The food has been fresh, the tables aren't sticky & clean. I've seen the kitchen door swing open a few times when eating there and everything looked very clean & organized back there too.
I've never had a bad experience eating there in probably the 12x i've been.

Agreed on that pick. Very good selection on the buffet as well.

[we vs us]

quote:Originally posted by Conan71

quote:Originally posted by dayzella

We had takeout from Siam Palace last night.  I wish I could say it was a new favorite, but we both thought what we had was abysmal.  The fresh spring rolls were fine, but the chicken lahb, beef lahb and papaya salad all tasted old and were extraordinarily salty.  The papaya salad in particular seemed to have been stewing in an oily, gloppy brown chili sauce for several days and was literally gray.  

We ended up throwing away 2 of the 4 dishes.  For the chicken lahb, I physically picked out the vegetables that seemed most decayed from the salad and then repurposed what was left into another dish.

I read on the internet belatedly that people have enjoyed Siam Palace's bun dishes.  I wish I could say that we will try again and stick to the noodles, but we won't.  It was a very negative experience and the exact opposite of what we were hoping for in all ways except heat.  They were generous with the fresh, chopped chili peppers, and I did appreciate that.

Siam Palace?  I've never heard of them, where are they located?

Thai Siam at 31st & Sheridan is great and I've not heard complaints about the Thai place near 33rd & Harvard.

Slight correction:  we're talking about Saigon Palace on 21st and Garnett.

No correction on the review, however.  It was truly awful.

[Conan71]

Some friends ate last night at the new Rick's Americain where St. Michael's Alley used to be.

He said it was not good and didn't get all the hype.  Must just be teething pains after the move.  He said they opened up the kitchen to the dining room and it's filthy.  He said the menu was difficult to decipher so he settled on a Caesar and his GF had chicken.  According to him, both meals would have been better at home.