BEST OF OKC: Restaurants
The best restaurants in the metro, circa 2011!
BEST OF OKC: Food & Drink
This year's best in food and drink!
Break the chains
Think you can’t kick the habit of national chain restaurants? Think again.
Top of the city
Dine in the sky this coming October!
How cheesy
Gourmet grilled cheese sandwiches are on the menu at The Mule, the Plaza District’s newest haunt.
Seasonal spirits
Ciders, eggnogs and mulled wines are on the menu around the metro.
Where’s the beef?
Local, grass-fed beef makes for a healthy meat option
Adult ice cream
Ice cream cocktails sound brilliant, but it takes skill to keep a delicacy from turning into a sludge of cream and alcohol.
OKG7 places where the soup is on
Every week, we give you seven OKC-area restaurants to explore.
Cork and canvas
A new business combines classic paintings, art instruction and wine to create an evening of culture, learning and fun.
Saturday 18 May
OKG Newsletter
Food
Fest of feast
Earth to Urban and the Farmers Public Market team up to deliver a new festival for foodies.
Food and Drink Features
Greg Horton
Fall Fest
11 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday
Farmers Public Market
311 S. Klein
okcfarmersmarket.com
232-6506
free
Cous we said so
This is Mediterranean food worth getting excited about.
Restaurant Reviews
Greg Elwell
Cous Cous Cafe
6165 N. May
couscouscafeokc.com
286-1533
What works: big flavors, quality food, low prices
What needs work: better information about their desserts
Tips: The parking lot is small, so carpool.
Do blondes have more fun?
Food and Drink Features
Greg Horton
Black Mesa, the highest elevation point in Oklahoma, served as inspiration for the state’s newest craft beer: Black Mesa Blonde.
Second shot
A revised plan for Bricktown’s Kevin Durant restaurant gets a go from Urban Renewal.
Food and Drink Features
Kelley Chambers
After receiving a stern talking-to at September’s Oklahoma City Urban Renewal Authority meeting, developer Randy Hogan went back to the drawing board for a planned Lower Bricktown building to house a Kevin Durant-branded restaurant.
Grand old bar
Food and Drink Features
Greg Horton
If you have fond memories of your grandfather, the new Grandad’s Bar is going to make you feel right at home — especially if those memories contain beer and classic country or rock music.
OKG7 Gazette staff picks
Every week, we give you seven OKC-area restaurants to explore.
OKG7 Dining
Jenn Scott
We do more than just work around the clock to pump out the metro’s weekly entertainment guide. Everyone has to eat, right? Find out where the talented staffers at Oklahoma Gazette go and why they love it so darn much.
You’re doin’ vine, Oklahoma
State vineyards are proving that their grapes have what it takes to produce quality wine.
Food and Drink Features
Greg Horton
Oklahomans are largely unaware of how big the wine business has become, but that’s something the Oklahoma Grape Industry Council (OGIC) wants to change.
OKG7 new places for feasting
Every week, we give you seven OKC-area restaurants to explore.
OKG7 Dining
Jenn Scott
New eateries are cropping up all over the metro. Whether you're wanting a healthy meal or something downright indulgent, your cravings are sure to be sated.
Savory Vista
Bella Vista serves up inspired Italian and Greek dishes.
Restaurant Reviews
Doug Hill
Bella Vista Italian Kitchen
5801 S. Western
bellavistaokc.com
631-1717
What worked: Italian and Greek meals prepared with obvious pride
What needs work: The marinara sauce is too sweet.
The Tip: Family owned and operated, this place is distinctly unique in atmosphere, service and quality.
OKG7 fancy places to dine
Every week, we give you seven OKC-area restaurants to explore.
OKG7 Dining
Jenn Scott
Sometimes you have a dress in the closet that needs to be worn. Maybe it’s that tie square that you’ve yet to find an occasion. What better reason to clean up than a fancy night at one of our premier restaurants?
Jo dough
We aren’t sure who Jo is, but she sure can make a pizza.
Restaurant Reviews
Greg Elwell
Jo's Famous Pizza
900 S. Kelly
josfamouspizza.com
340-7070
What works: big flavors and lots of toppings
What needs work: Prices are a bit steep for specialty pizzas.
Tips: Get the half-and-half so you can try out a few intriguing combos.
Hot wheels
Put it in park with your favorite food trucks.
Food and Drink Features
Kinsey Crocker
The food truck trend in Oklahoma City is switching gears. Some of the metro’s favorite mobile meal sites are opening brick-and-mortar locations, while some of the most popular local restaurants may start putting it in drive.
Plan B’s
Food and Drink Features
Greg Horton
The burger biz must be booming these days, as evidenced by S&B’s Burger Joint poised to open a southside location Tuesday at the corner of Interstate 240 and S. Walker. Owner Bryan Neel said he wanted to expand the horizons for the local eatery, and he likes the area because of its concentration of businesses.
Lucky 23
Local brews number the menu of the new Pizza 23.
Food and Drink Features
Greg Horton
A slice of good news: Pizza 23 will open at 600 N.W. 23rd this month. The numerically conscious eatery will feature pizza, salad and beers.
Italian artistry
Enjoy hearty Italian in the heart of downtown Edmond.
Restaurant Reviews
Stephanie Bice
Othello’s Italian Restaurant
1 South Broadway, Edmond
othellos.us
330-9045
What works: lasagna topped with meat sauce
What doesn’t: house wine
Tips: Bring your appetite and save room for dessert.
