The Tacos Del Mar post got me thinking about the food we have in Tulsa. We have a lot of food in all kinds of price ranges. Why is it that it is so hard to find something that is not fried or greasy?
The time I spent in SF was great and it opened my eyes to what Tulsa is missing -- GOOD HEALTHY FOOD!!
If someone knows where to get good food in Tulsa, please enlighten me.
Embrace the grease. [:P] You ain't in that froo-froo food area called the Frisco Bay anymore, boy.
But seriously, can you be more specific? There are several sushi places here in town (not that I care for that stuff). Big Al's is vegetarian. The Lebanese joints serve pretty healthy stuff, too.
In terms of healthy food, Tulsa's better than other cities I've been of similar size.
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Originally posted by rwarn17588
In terms of healthy food, Tulsa's better than other cities I've been of similar size.
I am going to have to agree with that. When we first moved here, I thought my days of having Indian and other ethnic foods (other then Mexican and Chinese) were over. But to my surprise I have found quite a few good places here.
Name the places, please.
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Originally posted by DM
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Originally posted by rwarn17588
In terms of healthy food, Tulsa's better than other cities I've been of similar size.
I am going to have to agree with that. When we first moved here, I thought my days of having Indian and other ethnic foods (other then Mexican and Chinese) were over. But to my surprise I have found quite a few good places here.
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Originally posted by osu9400
If someone knows where to get good food in Tulsa, please enlighten me.
I'll toss out a few of my favorites that fill that bill:
- Qdoba
- Greek to Me
- India Corner
- Saffron
- Halim & Mimi's
- Viet Huong
- Cedar's
- Lanna Thai
- Sinbads
Tried Desi-Wok behinf Panera bread at 41st & I-44...
Not bad, fits you bill for pseudo-healthy Indian.
Jamil's
India Palace
Lanna Thai
Te Kei's
Greek place on Yale.
Just to name a few.
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Originally posted by RexBrown
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Originally posted by osu9400
If someone knows where to get good food in Tulsa, please enlighten me.
I'll toss out a few of my favorites that fill that bill:
- Qdoba
- Greek to Me
- India Corner
- Saffron
- Halim & Mimi's
- Viet Huong
- Cedar's
- Lanna Thai
- Sinbads
Greek to Me. That's the name. Qdoba is good. I tried that a couple of weeks ago.
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Originally posted by osu9400
The Tacos Del Mar post got me thinking about the food we have in Tulsa. We have a lot of food in all kinds of price ranges. Why is it that it is so hard to find something that is not fried or greasy?
The time I spent in SF was great and it opened my eyes to what Tulsa is missing -- GOOD HEALTHY FOOD!!
If someone knows where to get good food in Tulsa, please enlighten me.
OSU9400
I thought that was the case too until I started a concerted effort to sample Tulsa's restaurants and honestly I think Tulsa has a gourmet ghetto thing going on, only it's more affordable here. We've loved Lola's and Queenies just to name a couple of places that would not be out of place in San Francisco. But they are here and the service is much friendlier. Wow. Life is good.
My wife and I were in Tulsa for 4th of July back in 98, stopped at an Indian resturaunt on the South side and had one of the best Indian meals ever. My wife is from Seattle, and she said it was one of the most authentic, best tasting Indian dishes that she's ever had. And the meal was reasonably priced! I've also eaten at other places in Tulsa and never experienced a bad meal. The steak houses up there serve some of the tenderest, leanest steak anywhere.
BTW, the 4th of July celebration in Tulsa is absolutely awesome. The view of the fireworks from the 21st street bridge (with the laser light show over downtown) is one of the best I've ever seen, bar none.
1) Anner's
2) Stonehorse
3) India Palace
4) Fuji
5) Halim and Mimi's
6) La Roma
7) Cedars
8) Thai Siam
9) The Palace
10) Big Als
11) Wild Oats
12) Bodeans
13) Akins
14) Lana Thai
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Originally posted by DM
Jamil's
India Palace
Lanna Thai
Te Kei's
Greek place on Yale.
You can cross off Jamil's. The I44 widening is closing them down, and they aren't going to relocate.
You got an inside scoop on Jamil's, TulsaDavid?
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Originally posted by osu9400
The Tacos Del Mar post got me thinking about the food we have in Tulsa. We have a lot of food in all kinds of price ranges. Why is it that it is so hard to find something that is not fried or greasy?
The time I spent in SF was great and it opened my eyes to what Tulsa is missing -- GOOD HEALTHY FOOD!!
If someone knows where to get good food in Tulsa, please enlighten me.
I will take Oklahoma fried over Minnesota hot dish any day! Maybe you have not visited a wide variety of Tulsa restaurants. Fried is in abundance, for sure, but all types of cuisine are available here.
Do as I do, learn to cook for yourself. You will save a boatload of money, and eat much healthier. For the occasional restaurant visit, I can't resist the Celebrity Club steaks or caesar salads, but that is a special, rare treat.
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Originally posted by aoxamaxoa
4) Fuji
Is this the Japanese place that cooks right in front of you?
Just curious. I have run across similar statements from people all the time. Tulsa doesn't have enough of X, Y, or Z. Then people set out a list of X, Y, and Z that is in Tulsa lol.
Is this perception caused by the fact that Tulsa doesnt have as much of certain things as other cities?
Is this perception caused by the fact that things are usually spread out and not centrally located, or somehow not as readily found or seen by people visiting or who live here?
Or is it the case, of food for instance, that there is so much crap and fast food stuff that if creates an appearance of the other types as being far less?
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Originally posted by TheArtist
Just curious. I have run across similar statements from people all the time. Tulsa doesn't have enough of X, Y, or Z. Then people set out a list of X, Y, and Z that is in Tulsa lol.
Is this perception caused by the fact that Tulsa doesnt have as much of certain things as other cities?
Is this perception caused by the fact that things are usually spread out and not centrally located, or somehow not as readily found or seen by people visiting or who live here?
Or is it the case, of food for instance, that there is so much crap and fast food stuff that if creates an appearance of the other types as being far less?
To me the explanation is fairly simple...
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y179/rico2/sprawl.jpg)
Tulsa... Compared to the portion of San Francisco I like, is much more an automobile oriented City...
That is what I hope to see in DT Tulsa some day... A village..type community where if you don't know you ask someone.. Not get in your car and try and find it somewhere between here and BF Egypt......[}:)]
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Originally posted by TheArtist
Or is it the case, of food for instance, that there is so much crap and fast food stuff that if creates an appearance of the other types as being far less?
I'm going with this answer :) All the visible spots already have the mass market capacity calculated amounts of McDonalds, Subway, KFC, QuikTrip etc...
The more sophisticated stuff is off the beaten path, not directly adjacent to major intersections with a huge ol' parking lot in front.
The reason developers keep going for big box, suburban style developments with anti-pedestrian design and huge parking lots is because that is what gives you visiblity in a place like Tulsa.
(I know some of the listed places you may retort are close to traffic intersections, but my point stands about what is visible and what the average Tulsan ignores)
That being said, even for all the fast food and corporate machine restraunts we have around here, there is still a lot more. Reason being, EATING is by far the number one recreational activity in Tulsa. I think we set the trend for the rest of the country when it came to eating out 3 times a day with fast food and QuikTrips on every corner. The rest are just now getting caught up with us :)
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Originally posted by Rico
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Originally posted by TheArtist
Just curious. I have run across similar statements from people all the time. Tulsa doesn't have enough of X, Y, or Z. Then people set out a list of X, Y, and Z that is in Tulsa lol.
Is this perception caused by the fact that Tulsa doesnt have as much of certain things as other cities?
Is this perception caused by the fact that things are usually spread out and not centrally located, or somehow not as readily found or seen by people visiting or who live here?
Or is it the case, of food for instance, that there is so much crap and fast food stuff that if creates an appearance of the other types as being far less?
To me the explanation is fairly simple...
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y179/rico2/sprawl.jpg)
Tulsa... Compared to the portion of San Francisco I like, is much more an automobile oriented City...
That is what I hope to see in DT Tulsa some day... A village..type community where if you don't know you ask someone.. Not get in your car and try and find it somewhere between here and BF Egypt......[}:)]
Haha, thats great. You put it much simpler than me :) You posted while I was typing up my rambling and beat me to it :)
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Originally posted by rwarn17588 You got an inside scoop on Jamil's, TulsaDavid?
My wife was told about Jamil's closing where she works, which is not too far from Jamil's.
It's no secret that I-44 is widening. But how that will affect Jamil's was taken as a "given" prematurely on my part.
Out of curiosity we went to Jamil's tonight to eat. If any of you have ever been there, you know the older waiter and waitress who have been there forever. When asked whether Jamil's was going to close, he said, "I don't think so"; and she says, "If I-44 notifies them of taking their property, probably."
Consider my previous report inconclusive.
OK ... I've actually talked to Tyrone Elias, the owner, a few months ago. He's obviously not happy about the I-44 widening, but told me he's keeping his options open about a new location.
A lot's probaby going to depend on 1) how much money he gets from the property seizure; 2) what location, if any, is available.
Debbie Elias Woodrum used to come on here talking about the I-44 expansion. Her primary complaint was that no property owners had been notified. This was months ago though and very little was final at the time.
If I was Jamil's I would welcome the opportunity to relocate with open arms, that building looks like it'll fall over in a strong breeze. Depite complaints about "not getting what your property is worth" I know of people who having been buying up property in the area, knowing they will make quick cash.
Tulsa is an amazing city when it comes to food available.
Anything you can possibly want is here - you just have to seek it out. I seldom eat fast food so I tend to look off the beaten track.
Most of the nicer places to eat have something for everyone.
That said, Tulsa is almost famous for frying everything which does make us sound like we are not into healthy eating.
no Fuji is sushi/japanese-In the Raw is better(not so much rice on the rolls, imo) Shogun is the "chop em up in front of you" place. Fun for families.