I was wondering what was going in next to Hey Mambo. Just read on another forum it is supposed to be a sports bar called Mason's. Any truth to that?
Quote from: hello on June 04, 2013, 03:07:11 PM
I was wondering what was going in next to Hey Mambo. Just read on another forum it is supposed to be a sports bar called Mason's. Any truth to that?
Scott, the owner of Hey Mambo posts here occasionally. I'll see if I can find out something from him.
Your 411 is solid, opens in a month or so.
Awesome, thank you. Downtown needs a good place to watch games.
It's about time!!!!!!!!!!
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Quote from: hello on June 04, 2013, 03:07:11 PM
I was wondering what was going in next to Hey Mambo. Just read on another forum it is supposed to be a sports bar called Mason's. Any truth to that?
We have eaten there several times (Groupon), and found them to have very ambitious menu offerings that fall flat on execution. Pasta overcooked to the point of mush and not drained enough before service. Sauces that sound awesome on the menu but suck on the plate. Last time we were there, my wife tried to order a dish and the waitress told her not to do it because it was, as she put it "absolutely awful".
Also, one of the waiters has a hygiene issue that can spoil a meal if he walks by your table.
Sad, because I like the atmosphere.
We've had great experiences at Hey Mambo. The lunch pizza deal is great, small salad, two slices for under $10.
Quote from: Gaspar on June 05, 2013, 07:57:14 AM
Last time we were there, my wife tried to order a dish and the waitress told her not to do it because it was, as she put it "absolutely awful".
I'd call that a major thumbs-up. The more "interesting" a restaurant tries to be (and I tend to lean towards those types of places), the more often the chef is going to concoct something that may have seemed great in the kitchen but just isn't working at the table. A wait staff that will tell me that, rather than let me order it and be disappointed, is a great thing.
I've eaten at Hey Mambo a number of times and always had a decent experience. Not one of my personal favorite places, but solid.
I have only been to Hey Mambo a few times but I remember it being just fine. I have had pizza, the chicken marsala, the soup, and a tortellini dish. I thought they were all tasty.
I have also sat on the patio and had beers a few times and received excellent service.
Quote from: rebound on June 05, 2013, 09:35:17 AM
I'd call that a major thumbs-up. The more "interesting" a restaurant tries to be (and I tend to lean towards those types of places), the more often the chef is going to concoct something that may have seemed great in the kitchen but just isn't working at the table. A wait staff that will tell me that, rather than let me order it and be disappointed, is a great thing.
I've eaten at Hey Mambo a number of times and always had a decent experience. Not one of my personal favorite places, but solid.
I absolutely agree, but it wasn't a special or anything. It was one of the established menu options, a pasta dish. On our previous visit, I tried to order the chicken masala and the server told me that most people don't like it, because it's not a "traditional masala sauce." If your servers are consistently steering folks away from parts of your established menu, it may be time to have a "come to Jesus" and re-evaluate your menu.
Quote from: Gaspar on June 05, 2013, 09:49:33 AM
I absolutely agree, but it wasn't a special or anything. It was one of the established menu options, a pasta dish. On our previous visit, I tried to order the chicken masala and the server told me that most people don't like it, because it's not a "traditional masala sauce." If your servers are consistently steering folks away from parts of your established menu, it may be time to have a "come to Jesus" and re-evaluate your menu.
Depends if they were expecting "marsala" sauce and get "masala" they probably would think it tasted pretty non-traditional. Much like if they served you chicken marsala in an Indian restaurant and you were expecting chicken masala ;)
I'm a fan of Hey Mambo. I saw the construction and there is already a sign up that says "Mason's." I asked the waiter at Hey Mambo and he said it's a sports bar. I'm pretty excited. Downtown was in need of a good dedicated sports bar. And by that, I mean with the ability to get every sporting event available by television and enough televisions to show several different things at once depending on what it is you're looking for. If you're a native Bostonian, for instance, and want a Sox game that is only available on a special package, you can find it and a television to watch. I'm excited.
Quote from: DowntownDan on June 05, 2013, 04:29:36 PM
I'm a fan of Hey Mambo. I saw the construction and there is already a sign up that says "Mason's." I asked the waiter at Hey Mambo and he said it's a sports bar. I'm pretty excited. Downtown was in need of a good dedicated sports bar. And by that, I mean with the ability to get every sporting event available by television and enough televisions to show several different things at once depending on what it is you're looking for. If you're a native Bostonian, for instance, and want a Sox game that is only available on a special package, you can find it and a television to watch. I'm excited.
Hopefully, this place will be such a "sports bar." Unfortunately, a lot of places in this town that call themselves sports bars are little more than mediocre bars, serving mediocre food with a few TVs tuned to ESPN all day.
Quote from: DTowner on June 06, 2013, 12:08:55 PM
Hopefully, this place will be such a "sports bar." Unfortunately, a lot of places in this town that call themselves sports bars are little more than mediocre bars, serving mediocre food with a few TVs tuned to ESPN all day.
Besides the Fox & Hound, do we actually have a sports bar in Tulsa?
Quote from: Gaspar on June 06, 2013, 12:51:48 PM
Besides the Fox & Hound, do we actually have a sports bar in Tulsa?
Does Buffalo Wild Wings count?
is this the space that the cigar bar was in? Is that still open?
It is next to the cigar place. A signed has been mounted that says "Mason's" in brown block letters above the door. Slightly styled, but no indication what type of place it will be.
I would consider Leon's a sports bar. White Owl is pretty close to a sports bar. I've watched many a game at both places.
I've found that there are screens all over town where one can watch a game. Unfotunately for me, I wish they were not. I gravitate toward places that have no TVs, unless they are only used for movies. It's one of the things I love about the Bowery back in the day.
It seems to have a bar around here means you must have a TV to watch a game. Then I see so many people at the bar who could be doing something like, I don't know, talking to each other, but instead are staring at a screen.
Maybe I'm a bit cynical or just an donkey anyway. What do I know?
Try, Wine Bar (18th & Boston), Valkryie (Brady Dist), Hodges Bend (3rd & Lansing), The Tom Tom Room at the Vault (Deco Dist) all bars with good drinks and nary a television in sight. Except Wine Bar, which shows old movies.
Andolinis has no tv's also. And great pizza and beer selections.
And what's better than pizza and beer?
Quote from: Conan71 on June 07, 2013, 11:35:01 AM
And what's better than pizza and beer?
Pizza and Marshall's beer?
Quote from: Conan71 on June 07, 2013, 02:05:02 PM
Winner!
I've taken a liking to the Prairie Artisan Ales also.
But Marshall is still the fave.
Quote from: Hoss on June 07, 2013, 02:07:46 PM
I've taken a liking to the Prairie Artisan Ales also.
But Marshall is still the fave.
I like the Prairie Standard, the one in 6-packs. I would probably like some of the others in the larger bottles but they are above my price point except for special occasions.
Marshall's Arrowhead Pale Ale season is here. :)
Quote from: tulsascoot on June 06, 2013, 06:10:55 PM
I've found that there are screens all over town where one can watch a game. Unfotunately for me, I wish they were not. I gravitate toward places that have no TVs, unless they are only used for movies. It's one of the things I love about the Bowery back in the day.
It seems to have a bar around here means you must have a TV to watch a game. Then I see so many people at the bar who could be doing something like, I don't know, talking to each other, but instead are staring at a screen.
Maybe I'm a bit cynical or just an donkey anyway. What do I know?
I don't have a TV at home. I actually think we need more places that cater to the big game in midtown. White Owl and Leon's are solid, but downtown has nowhere catering to it. Sports are awesome and bring people together.
Fassler Hall caters to the big game for Thunder playoff games. Last years Western Conf & NBA Finals games were like no other sports bar I've ever visited. The energy was so high it was almost as if you were at the game. When a Tulsa bar full of hipsters and young professionals is chanting "OKC" alongside the crowd at the game you know its intense. This year wasn't as intense because the team didn't go as deep in the playoffs, but the atmosphere was still great.
Not really a sports bar, but The Alley does have three screens of sports going at any time in the bar area. Lots of NBA playoff coverage.
Now open
Also, "Zin" (wine, beer, deserts) is going in to the spot south of Laffa