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.
Sunday 19 May
OKG Newsletter
Food
Liquid cooling
A cool cocktail in hand is the only way to beat the summer heat.
Food and Drink Features
Nicole Hill
When it comes to beating the heat, there are two strategies: Stay inside with the cold clutches of the lonely air conditioner, or counteract summer’s scorched-earth policy alongside your fellow sufferers by refreshing your taste buds with some cool cocktails.
OKG7 places for late-night noshing
Late-night nomz!
OKG7 Dining
Jenn Scott
As the days grow longer, so does playing outside ... and before you know, it’s way past the traditional dinner time. Don’t fret about the kitchen, just head to a local late-night friendly locale to fuel up.
Mambo Italiano
Italian favorites with a Latin kick are what you’ll find at Sergio’s in Norman.
Restaurant Reviews
Doug Hill
Sergio’s Italian Bistro
104 E. Gray, Norman
573-7707
What works: Friendly service and good value.
What needs work: The marinara sauce is way too sweet.
The Tip: Italian-American dishes in a nice restaurant with prices nearly the same as fast food.
The hole shebang
Everyone loves a good donut.
Food and Drink Features
Greg Elwell
What a conundrum you present, donuts. First of all, should you be spelled “doughnuts”? Nobody is quite sure.
OKG7 new spots that hit the spot
New places to eat!
OKG7 Dining
Jenn Scott
Support those new restaurants out there and get a stamp in your foodie passport while you’re at it! From the Colosseum to the Egyptian pyramids, your taste buds won’t realize they haven’t left the metro.
Wheat ease
Restaurants tweak their menus to accommodate gluten-free diets.
Food and Drink Features
Sam Lower
Most of us go out to eat because it’s easier than cooking at home.
Sweet bubbles
Cool down with a crispy and fruity glass of white wine.
Food and Drink Features
Greg Horton
When it comes to Riesling, many people simply say, “I hate sweet wine.”
Yes, you ’can
Caribbean and American cuisine combine to put spice in your life at Carican Flavors.
Restaurant Reviews
Greg Elwell
Carican Flavors
2701 N. Martin Luther King
caricanflavors.com
424-0456
What works: Oxtail, oxtail, dear lord the oxtail.
What needs work: A little more heat on the red snapper, but that's about it.
Tips: Ask about the Jamaican empanadas.
Bad day at Redrock
Fire destroys most of a lakeside OKC restaurant.
Food and Drink Features
Gazette staff
A fire shortly after midnight this morning roared through a popular Lake Hefner restaurant, the Redrock Canyon Grill.
Raw talent
Cutting-edge cuisine finds a home in Oklahoma City.
Food and Drink Features
Sam Lower
A group of culinary students learns how to cook portobello mushrooms sous vide, a process that involves submerging vacuum-sealed ingredients in water at a precisely controlled temperature.
Love me tender
Get a hunk of meat (and maybe even a side of nostalgia) from the barbecue joint serving memorable meals for 24 years.
Restaurant Reviews
Greg Elwell
Steve's Rib
7202 W. Hefner
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What works: Spicy sauces and tender meats.
What needs work: Soggy french fries and flavorless green beans.
Tips: The two-meat plate is enough for two meals, if you’re the kind who likes next-day barbecue.
OKG 7 light eats for the summer
Don't let the heat weigh you down!
OKG7 Dining
Jenn Scott
Your indulgently flavored meal doesn’t have to be a splurge when it comes to counting calories. Besides, with the upcoming heat, fresh and lighter dishes are more appealing. If you’re adding in the greens, don’t assume that means you’ll be opting for blasé.
Summer suds
Longer days bring lighter beers.
Food and Drink Features
Greg Horton
The first batch of summer beers has hit the metro, and the unifying themes are malt and citrus.
Stirring the pot
A native Jamaican, chef Andrew Black embraces his new home to become a devotee of Oklahoma’s food scene.
Surf and turf
Whether you fancy sausages or clams, both afford delicious outdoor eating.
