I was wondering who had been to Coney Island downtown. Is it anygood? I know there's a Coney Island in downtown OKC that is fantastic. Dunno if they're related or not so I was hoping someone here could shed some light on the Coney Island in downtown tulsa :)
I usually eat Tabouli's or Billy's on the square once a week. I ate at a place called "caz's" last week that was also really good, any other suggestions?
I haven't been to the downtown Coney Island since Thursday.
Yeah, it is good.
There is Impressions not far from Billy's. The cafeteria in ONEOK isn't bad...tad expensive.
There is also a place on the 8th floor of the BoA building. Supposed to have the BEST fried rice.
Atlas Grill...but get there early cause the line goes out the door.
I had Boston Avenue Grille last week. They have this bread pudding that will change your entire life.
Can't speak for the rest of the menu as I haven't really tried the real food there, but that bread pudding is fantastic and the people that work there are very cool.
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I was wondering who had been to Coney Island downtown. Is it anygood? I know there's a Coney Island in downtown OKC that is fantastic. Dunno if they're related or not so I was hoping someone here could shed some light on the Coney Island in downtown tulsa :)
I usually eat Tabouli's or Billy's on the square once a week. I ate at a place called "caz's" last week that was also really good, any other suggestions?
the coney island downtown is GREAT! everyday special is buy 3 coneys, get any size drink for free. 4 cheese coneys no onions and a large pepsi does it for me :)
Go to the real Coney Island at 3rd and Cheyenne . . . not Terri's (which isn't bad, but c'mon). It pretty much is one of the first five things I think about when I think about Tulsa. They are going to make bank with this arena . . .
Steak Finger House
Who hasn't been to the Island downtown!
Yes, the original Coney Island is really good as is Teri's Coney Island which is at 5th & Main.
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I had Boston Avenue Grille last week. They have this bread pudding that will change your entire life.
I need to try this place. I went to high school with one of the girls that started it.
I also recommend Impressions and Steakfinger House at 4th & Boulder.
3 coney's = free drink? Sounds like a good deal unless we're talking 3 dollar coney's.
Three coneys and a free drink with tax is 4.70-something. Good deal.
What I love about that place (in addition to the food, of course) is that it cuts across all social stratas.
It's located in a nasty old closed down motel. There's always classical music playing. Every type of person goes in there, from businessmen in suits all the way to people who look like they spend lots of time at Orpha's.
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Three coneys and a free drink with tax is 4.70-something. Good deal.
What I love about that place (in addition to the food, of course) is that it cuts across all social stratas.
It's located in a nasty old closed down motel. There's always classical music playing. Every type of person goes in there, from businessmen in suits all the way to people who look like they spend lots of time at Orpha's.
Is it still in that same place on the corner of that nasty motel that's just directly east of the bus terminal at 4th & Cheyenne? I used to go there quite often when I worked at 23rd and Jackson, but I thought they were moving across the street.
I agree. If they haven't changed anything in four years, those coneys were awesome. Hell, you're making me hungry and I might have to drive from 51st & 129th on my lunch just to get my fix....
Still in the shuttered motel at Fourth and Cheyenne, across from the bus depot on one side and Orpha's on the other.
Still got all those little wooden school chair-desk things that are impossible to eat in. I always go for the counter.
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Still in the shuttered motel at Fourth and Cheyenne, across from the bus depot on one side and Orpha's on the other.
Still got all those little wooden school chair-desk things that are impossible to eat in. I always go for the counter.
Yep, I remember those schooldesk things. Some days I would go down there and have to use one. I liked the counter to the right of the entrance a little better.
Lou's is surprisingly good, and is pretty competitive with Subway and Quizno's price-wise. I'm addicted to their chicken subs.
Atlas Grill is pretty good... I'm not a vegetarian, but their black bean burger is quite tasty.
And the owner of Coney Island said he installed those odd schooldesks because the way they were set up would force random strangers to talk to each other.
I'm having lunch at the Steak Finger House today. See you there!
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I'm having lunch at the Steak Finger House today. See you there!
I always get his chicken fried steak sandwich. It is less than three bucks and is yummy!
Everyone's always talking about the original but I remember my mother taking me to the original back in about 1962. It was either on 1st or maybe Archer in a long narrow storefront. All it had were the little school desks, two rows of them facing the cooks behind the counter.
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Everyone's always talking about the original but I remember my mother taking me to the original back in about 1962. It was either on 1st or maybe Archer in a long narrow storefront. All it had were the little school desks, two rows of them facing the cooks behind the counter.
The address is 108 W 4th Street.(According to Google maps it's now called Marlin Snacks) It was in that location until there was a transformer explosion that released PCB's into the Kenedy Building basement. The old motor hotel was called the Drury Inn I think.
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Still in the shuttered motel at Fourth and Cheyenne, across from the bus depot on one side and Orpha's on the other.
Still got all those little wooden school chair-desk things that are impossible to eat in. I always go for the counter.
With the arena and expanded convention center you would think there would be interest in fixing up the motel just due to location. I've seen some neat motels in Austin that were fixed up and are now really modern, I wish the same thing could happen with that one. Anyone remember when it was open??
When it originally opened in the early 1900s it was in this spot next to the World building, right?
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My mother worked at 5th and Boston in what is now called the IBM building. She took me to a Coney Island way north of that to a street that bordered the bad part of downtown. I'm guessing it was Archer or 1st. She loved coneys and Nelsons and Tulsa in general. When Tuloma Oil and Gas moved to Chicago she stayed here. The reason my family is here in Tulsa is because of my mother's affection for Tulsa. She especially loved the old movie houses downtown. And in a candid moment she admitted that the great love of her life was Tulsa's Chief of Police. Sorry, off topic. I'm inspired by AMP's memories.
Here's a good story explaining how Tulsa became a Coney town.
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Still in the shuttered motel at Fourth and Cheyenne, across from the bus depot on one side and Orpha's on the other.
Still got all those little wooden school chair-desk things that are impossible to eat in. I always go for the counter.
With the arena and expanded convention center you would think there would be interest in fixing up the motel just due to location. I've seen some neat motels in Austin that were fixed up and are now really modern, I wish the same thing could happen with that one. Anyone remember when it was open??
Yes, like the (beautifully restored) Tiki Hut Motel (not sure if that is the proper name) in Palm Springs where the Rat Pack used to hang out.
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Still in the shuttered motel at Fourth and Cheyenne, across from the bus depot on one side and Orpha's on the other.
Still got all those little wooden school chair-desk things that are impossible to eat in. I always go for the counter.
With the arena and expanded convention center you would think there would be interest in fixing up the motel just due to location. I've seen some neat motels in Austin that were fixed up and are now really modern, I wish the same thing could happen with that one. Anyone remember when it was open??
Yes, like the (beautifully restored) Tiki Hut Motel (not sure if that is the proper name) in Palm Springs where the Rat Pack used to hang out.
Exactly. A uniquely Tulsa motel located downtown near the arena/convention center with a great coney restaurant. Maybe the people behind the Hotel Savoy would be interested?
I think we've been in this conversation before. The architectural style of the motel is now referred to as "Do-Wop" and is growing in popularity as people rediscover these building across the country. I think with some fresh paint and a new neon the building would be a nice draw for Route 66 enthusiasts.
Its not my taste personally but I think it adds to the eclecticism of downtown.
"Nostalgia is not what it used to be"
When I was around 4-5 years old I would ride in one of my dad's wholesale delivery trucks with my dad and we would stop for food sometines.
His favorites included Webers Root Beer, The Chuck Wagon Hamburgers on 11th Street, and the Coney place downtown with the little school chairs. He always told me the more red grease stain that got on the brown paper bag from the time we picked them up till we got home with them, the better the coneys.
On a few Saturday nights he would take me to the car races at Tulsa Speedway at the Fairgrounds, then we would drive downtown for Coneys. My mom always scolded him for taking me to the races becuase I always came back with several pieces of clay from the racing surface stuck to my hair and clothes. Guess alot more than the clay stuck to me.
Yea, it's good. I don't live in T-town anymore but when I fly there I go straight to Coney Island from the airport. Got to get my fix of coneys.
Ate there today, it was really really good.
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...The Chuck Wagon Hamburgers on 11th Street...
The Chuck Wagon had onion rings that inspired song.
Years after it closed, I met a lady who said she used to work there. I asked her about the secret recipe of their famous onion rings.
She told me that they would get melted Borden's vanilla ice cream and dip them in before battering.
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My mother worked at 5th and Boston in what is now called the IBM building. She took me to a Coney Island way north of that to a street that bordered the bad part of downtown. I'm guessing it was Archer or 1st. She loved coneys and Nelsons and Tulsa in general. When Tuloma Oil and Gas moved to Chicago she stayed here. The reason my family is here in Tulsa is because of my mother's affection for Tulsa. She especially loved the old movie houses downtown. And in a candid moment she admitted that the great love of her life was Tulsa's Chief of Police. Sorry, off topic. I'm inspired by AMP's memories.
I think I know where you're talking about Ht. When I was in high school we would run over to Jim's Coney Island on 2nd or 3rd between Boston and Main across from the NBT building. They also had little school desks. Later when I worked downtown in the mid 70's it was still there. We would watch the Gong show there at lunch. When they built the BOK tower they moved to Main street about 5th. Jim's family still owns the one on Harvard and 19th.
I like both operations but the old one from next to Orpha's now below the Downtowner Hotel is unbeatable.
BTW Carlton, when I worked in the World building in the 80's we had a clean view of the Downtowner from our building. Ocassionally, it would have an exhibitionist couple leave the window shades open and entertain us with their antics.
Sweet, the hotel has free porn! [}:)]