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
OKG7 just-open restaurants to try
Every week, we give you seven OKC-area restaurants to explore.
OKG7 Dining
Jenn Scott
These new spots are worth a try when your appetite strikes. Besides, practice makes perfect.
Get the scoop
How many licks does it take to celebrate National Ice Cream Month?
Food and Drink Features
Christina Nihira
Ice cream is more than just 31 flavors. Scads of franchises dot the metro, ready to scoop out summer’s classic dessert. Ice cream is good any way you dip it, but wouldn’t you rather keep it local?
Evergreen wine
Food and Drink Features
Greg Horton
In a spring wine-tasting at Ranch Steakhouse, 3000 W. Britton, a group of restaurateurs, wine professionals and food-service staff blind tasted some of Napa Valley’s best wines side-by-side with Washington wines. For both Cabernet and Merlot, the room overwhelmingly chose the Washington offerings.
OKG7 places you shouldn’t forget about
Every week, we give you seven OKC-area restaurants to explore.
OKG7 Dining
Jenn Scott
Do you ever drive by a restaurant and think, “I want to eat there!” But as soon as it’s out of sight, it’s out of mind. Memory can be a real mystery when it comes time to decide where to eat. Next time, consider pulling over pronto for one of these delicious spots.
Still in Saigon
With diverse textures and flavors, the Saigon Baguette sandwiches are a gift from out of this world.
Restaurant Reviews
Greg Elwell
Saigon Baguette
2426 N. Classen Blvd.
524-2660
What works: Barbecue pork banh mi and egg rolls for crazy cheap.
What needs work: The line can get a little long.
Tips: Take cash. The entrance is the door on the east side of the building.
Parrot talk
Repeat after me: Casa Perico does Okie-Mex right.
Restaurant Reviews
Greg Elwell
What works: Enchiladas, tacos, fajitas … you know, Mexican food.
What needs work: Get rid of those fried guacamole bites.
Tips: Botanos are good, but filling. It’s an appetizer for a group.
Foodie feat
Celebrate the culinary triumphs of the city while helping those who might not have as much on their plates.
Food and Drink Features
Sarah Lobban
Culinaire for a Cause
10:30 a.m.-midnight Saturday
Will Rogers Theatre
4322 N. Western
604-3015
$100
Grape expectations
Winemakers give their best pour to support young, drug-free athletes.
Food and Drink Features
Greg Horton
Wine Tasting
6 p.m Tuesday
Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame
4040 N. Lincoln Blvd.
jimthorpeassoc.org
$75
OKG7 places to get your brew on
Every week, we give you seven OKC-area restaurants to explore.
OKG7 Dining
Jenn Scott
Whether you’re a seasoned bean picker, loose-leaf connoisseur, or just need a quick jolt, caffeine options in the metro are aplenty.
Wine wedding
Selecting the right spouse is important, but almost as tricky is serving the right wine.
Food and Drink Features
Christina Nihira
Wine has been served at weddings for centuries. With the summer months being an especially popular time for the exchange of nuptials, choosing the perfect wine can be daunting after couples have sent out the “Save the Date” cards.
No slowing this Mustang down
OKC-based brewer celebrates third anniversary with ‘Hops and Hell’ event.
Food and Drink Features
Gazette staff
In celebration of its third anniversary, Oklahoma City-based Mustang Brewing Company will host the Razing Hops and Hell tour, promising “great music and great beer.”
Slice of variety
Feeling a little bored with your current pizza relationship? Spice up your pies with these local alternatives.
Food and Drink Features
Greg Elwell
They say pizza is like sex: Even when it’s bad, it’s pretty good. But nobody goes out on the town looking for mediocrity. We want the best. We want to be excited and enchanted. Sure, we all enjoy pepperoni now and again, but let’s get kinky and try something different, shall we?
Rising from the ashes
Golden Phoenix has reopened, and is even better than before.
Restaurant Reviews
Doug Hill
Golden Phoenix
2728 N. Classen Blvd.
524-3988
What works: The beautifully remodeled dining room with the same authentic and delicious Asian food.
What needs work: A menu that’s intimidating in its length and obscure descriptions.
The tip: It’s possibly the best Asian food in the entire state.
On the vine
Lend a hand by raising a glass in support of affordable prosthetics.
Food and Drink Features
Sarah Lobban
Branching Out Winery Tour
11 a.m. Saturday
Limbs for Life Foundation
limbsforlife.org/events/winerytour
605-5462
$100-$175
OKG7 new spots on the block
Every week, we give you seven OKC-area restaurants to explore.
OKG7 Dining
Jenn Scott
There are new kids in town, and it’s only fair you give them a little attention to make them feel at home.
