TulsaNow lunch Wednesday July 27th

[RecycleMichael]

Chicken Palace. That is all you need to know. It has chicken and it is a palace.

Here is the TulsaWorld review... http://www.tulsaworld.com/scene/article.aspx?subjectid=39&articleid=20110609_39_WK21_CUTLIN693590

Here is the review for those who don't subscribe to the paper...

New west-side eatery Chicken Palace offers standout lunch buffet

By SCOTT CHERRY
Published: 6/9/2011  

I felt like the placekicker on a pro football team. I was surrounded by tables of big ol' boys who had piled their plates high from the Chicken Palace buffet lunch line in west Tulsa. "These guys come in hungry, and they need to get their food fast, so they like the buffet," owner Michelle Sullivan said. The all-you-can-eat buffet ($7.99), served 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., is not large, but there are plenty of meat and potatoes and vegetables, and all of it was extraordinary on the day we were there.

My plate of food was almost as tall as my neighbors', and I plowed my way through the whole thing. Couldn't stop eating. I was so full I couldn't eat for two days, but that's another story. What I had on my plate was rotisserie chicken, rotisserie pork roast, fried chicken, mashed potatoes and gravy, potato casserole, green beans, broccoli and cheese Devon, a dinner roll, and, on a separate plate, a warm brownie.

The rotisserie chicken was falling off the bone, and the fried version was almost as tender. Both were well-cooked and subtly seasoned with flavors I couldn't quite identify. "When we started, I had my cook do the chicken old-fashioned Oklahoma style, and it was OK," Sullivan later explained. "But my husband is from the Dominican Republic, and they use all kinds of seasonings to create a lot of flavor. "We've started seasoning the chicken a little, and I think people really are liking it."

The broccoli and cheese was cooked with bits of chicken in a creamy sauce, and the potato casserole had a crunchy topping, like fine bread crumbs. The mashed potatoes tasted fresh and were accompanied by a peppery cream gravy, while the green beans were cooked with onion and bacon. Sullivan said buffet items will change from day to day, but the chicken always is present.

One diner in our group wanted breakfast - it's served all day - and chose French toast and sausage ($4.50). Her plate included three thick pieces of French bread and, under the sweet syrup, imparted flavors of cinnamon and egg. Two large ovals of patty sausage had a slightly sweet edge. "I guess because of the name a lot of people don't think we serve breakfast, but we have a breakfast menu starting at 6 a.m.," Sullivan said.

That list includes several egg dishes, chicken-fried steak and egg, biscuits and gravy, breakfast burrito, omelets, and a breakfast sandwich with eggs, cheese and bacon, sausage or ham on a biscuit, or Texas toast. Those not in a buffet kind of mood also have a variety of other choices for lunch, including both kinds of chicken, catfish, chicken-fried steak, burgers, chicken breast sandwich, turkey club, salads, enchiladas, loaded potato and sweet and sour chicken. Lunch entrees range from $4 to $8.75.

Sullivan, who formerly operated a Hispanic restaurant in New York City, opened Chicken Palace about three weeks ago. She ran the register while Tammy, our friendly server, waited tables. Chicken Palace is located in a strip center a couple of blocks west of the 21st Street bridge.728 W. 23rd St.

I will get there about 11:30 and get us a big table. Who is in?

[Conan71]

And just to eliminate any confusion, this is not the place you have to step over dead bodies to get to the chicken. 

See everyone there!

[Hoss]

Ah, I know where this is.  I used to work just north of the old Rodgers Litho at the NE intersection of 23rd and Jackson.  Used to be a QT in this strip center.  Know it very well.  I'll try and be there, as it's a bit of a distance from my work, but pretty much all highway.

[bacjz00]

And just to eliminate any confusion, this is not the place you have to step over dead bodies to get to the chicken. 

See everyone there!

But you might still have to step over a few people who've had massive coronaries in the lobby.

[RecycleMichael]

But you might still have to step over a few people who've had massive coronaries in the lobby.

I promise to move any bodies blocking the lobby that day. Just because it is all you can eat doesn't mean you have to make it all you can eat. On the other hand, if you are late, it is easy to catch up.

[Hoss]

I promise to move any bodies blocking the lobby that day. Just because it is all you can eat doesn't mean you have to make it all you can eat. On the other hand, if you are late, it is easy to catch up.

That's classic, Mike.  +1

[RecycleMichael]

I just realized that I have the wrong date on this lunch...Wednesday is the 27th.

I am changing the title.

Who can make lunch this Wednesday?

[Hoss]

I just realized that I have the wrong date on this lunch...Wednesday is the 27th.

I am changing the title.

Who can make lunch this Wednesday?

Actually, Wednesday is a little better for me.  I'll still be there.

[we vs us]

What do you think the Chicken Palace thinks about guys in suits and neckties? 

[nathanm]

You're really good at picking days I'll be out of town. 

[RecycleMichael]

What do you think the Chicken Palace thinks about guys in suits and neckties? 

No worse than we think about guys in suits and neckties.

[Conan71]

What do you think the Chicken Palace thinks about guys in suits and neckties? 

You know why attorneys wear neckties don't you?

[we vs us]

Lalalalala-I don't hear you-lalalalalalala

[RecycleMichael]

Today. Chicken. Friends. Fun.

[Conan71]