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.
Thursday 23 May
OKG Newsletter
Food
Ever so Humble
Life is short; eat plenty of pizza.
Restaurant Reviews
Greg Elwell
Humble Pie Authentic Chicago Style Pizza
1319 S. Broadway, Edmond
humblepieok.com
715-1818
What works: Try a shandy. The lemonade is housemade. It’s a great drink.
What needs work: It definitely needs a bigger dining room.
Tips: It’s closed on Monday and crazy busy on weekends.
Modern Italiano
Stellas isn’t your momma’s spaghetti and meatballs.
Restaurant Reviews
Greg Elwell
Stella Modern Italian Cuisine
1201 N. Walker
stellaokc.com
235-2200
What works: fancy Italian cuisine, tasty pizza combinations
What needs work: Service can be spotty.
Tips: Reservations are not mandatory, but they are helpful.
OKG7 buffets to grub on
Every week, we give you seven OKC-area restaurants to explore.
OKG7 places with patios
Every week, we give you seven OKC-area restaurants to explore.
OKG7 Dining
Jenn Scott
What's better than enjoying delicious food and tasty beverages on a nice patio? Trick question. The answer is: Nothing.
Pretty Penny
Super submarine sandwiches, salads and soups served with Sooner sass on the side.
Restaurant Reviews
Doug Hill
Penny Hill Deli & Subs
1424 W. Lindsey, Norman
phdeli.com
217-8339
What worked: In-house preparation of key ingredients makes for incredibly good food.
What needs work: Don’t keep cookies and other desserts a secret. The eatery hides them behind the counter for special customers or something.
The Tip: so much better than national chain sub shops
Garden of eatin’
The search continues for a restauranteur to inhabit space at the Myriad Botanical Gardens.
Food and Drink Features
Dean Anderson
In late 2011, questions surrounded the plan to open a restaurant at the Myriad Botanical Gardens.
Sprouting up
Food and Drink Features
Alyssa Grimley
Sprouts Farmers Market, a grocery store with an old-fashioned feel, recently opened a new location in Norman.
Get 'Chopped'!
Celebrity Chef Maneet Chauhan rolls through town on her book tour and serves up some food along the way.
Food and Drink Features
Jenn Scott
Celebrity Chef Maneet Chauhan cooking demo
10 a.m.-noon Saturday
Whole Foods
6001 N. Western
wholefoodsmarket.com
879-3500
Free
Chef Maneet Chauhan and Henry Boudreaux dinner
6:45 p.m. Saturday
Oklahoma City Museum of Art
415 Couch Drive
okcmoa.com/eat/dinner-with-celebrity-chef
235-6262
$95
Festival of the foods
Culinary art shines more than ever in this year’s Festival of the Arts.
Food and Drink Features
Greg Elwell
Festival of the Arts
11 a.m.-9 p.m. Tuesday-Wednesday
daily through April 28
downtown Oklahoma City
artscouncilokc.com
270-4848
Free
OKG7 fresh faces in food and drink
Every week, we give you seven OKC-area restaurants to explore.
OKG7 Dining
Jenn Scott
Whether it’s coffee beans or chickpeas you’re craving, these new (and new-ish) restaurants have something for you.
Go Green
Green & Grilled keeps it light, healthy and full of flavor.
Restaurant Reviews
Greg Elwell
Green & Grilled
8547 N. Rockwell
greenandgrilled.com
563-2605
What works: pork and chicken entrees, spinach rice and bacon spinach salad.
What needs work: A little more salt would be nice, but you can add that yourself.
Tips: You can email your order in, but remember to call and confirm. Great for take-out.
Veggie me this
Cutting meat from your diet? The metro has plenty of tasty options.
Trivial pursuits
Win or lose at bar trivia, at least you can drink.
Food and Drink Features
Louis Fowler
If you’ve ever been ridiculed for being a fountain of useless knowledge, here’s your chance at comeuppance.
Different is good
Let your taste buds take a walk on the wild side.
Restaurant Reviews
Greg Elwell
The Lobby Cafe & Bar
4322 N. Western
604-4650
willrogerslobbybar.com
What works: great service, interesting dishes, excellent atmosphere
What needs work: Prices can be a little high for the amount of food.
Tips: Park in the back, where there’s lots of room.
OKG7 places to drink and dine
Every week, we give you seven OKC-area restaurants to explore.
OKG7 Dining
Jenn Scott
It’s our annual Alcoholmanac issue! But since one can’t survive on booze alone, here are seven places to get a snack while you imbibe.
