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.
Tuesday 21 May
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Food
Hit me, baby, one more Thai
Spoon lets you have your curry, and your fried rice, too.
Restaurant Reviews
Marisa Mohi
Spoon Restaurant: Fine Thai Cuisine
1428 W. Britton
286-9179
What works: simple menu with all the favorite Thai dishes
What needs work: The décor does little to hide that the building used to be a fast-food restaurant.
Tip: The restaurant itself is tiny. Call ahead if you have a large group.
Pizza pizzazz
Traditional Italian recipes define Sandro’s pizza and pastas.
Restaurant Reviews
Doug Hill
Sandro’s Pizza and Pasta
914 W. Main, Norman
sandrospizzaandpasta.com
701-8822
What worked: excellent pizza and good signature entrees
What needs work: A crisp, ultra-thin pizza crust would be a welcome additional choice.
Tip: Pleasant but not fancy dining room serving a level of Italian cuisine found in much more expensive restaurants.
Pho-nomenal
Flavor is the universal language at Pho Thai Nguyen.
Restaurant Reviews
Greg Elwell
Pho Thai Nguyen
3221 N. Classen Blvd.
525-7373
What works: tasty dishes for all experience levels
What needs work: Pho broth could be hotter.
Tips: free hot tea! Also, the place takes credit cards, which is nice.
Faves you crave
If you’re going to eat less-than-healthy food, make it a delicious and local choice.
Food and Drink Features
Greg Elwell
You don’t feel well. Look at that plastic bag filled with crumpled-up wrappers. Why did you eat that?
OKG7 Downtown Restaurant Week stops
Every week, we give you seven OKC-area restaurants to explore.
OKG7 Dining
Jenn Scott
Downtown Restaurant Week is back for a second year (see menu preview here), featuring some of your favorite downtown jives and the chance to explore a few places you’ve yet to haunt. Each participating restaurant is offering lunch and dinner prix fixes, $12 and $35, respectively.
Downtown chow down
Downtown Restaurant Week returns for a second year, this time bigger and better.
Food and Drink Features
Louis Fowler
Downtown Restaurant Week
Sunday-Jan. 26
Throughout Downtown OKC
downtownokc.com
$12 lunch, $35 dinner
Curry in a hurry
Fiery to mild Indian cuisine is served up à la casual at Spice and Rice.
Restaurant Reviews
Doug Hill
Spice and Rice
770 DeBarr, Norman
321-7423
What worked: high-quality food at lower prices
What needs work: Addition of beer to the menu would complement the highly spiced cuisine.
Tip: family recipes that haven’t been compromised for American tastes
Shell game
Craving lobster? OKC has a number of places that will do in a pincer — er, pinch.
Juice boost
Food and Drink Features
Jenn Scott
Clarifying the body with a juice cleanse — no, not the liquor kind — might sound like the most difficult thing to do after a season fraught with sugar- and butter-based recipes.
Sky high
Food and Drink Features
Greg Horton
Endless Skyway might sound like the next James Bond movie, but it’s actually the latest beer release from Oklahoma City-based Black Mesa Brewing Company.
OKG7 places to try in 2013
Every week, we give you seven OKC-area restaurants to explore.
OKG7 Dining
Jenn Scott
Make trying new restaurants part of your New Year’s resolutions. Here’s a list to get you started!
Mayo, my!
Local chef Kurt Fleischfresser fancies up the Oklahoma-based chain, Taco Mayo.
Presto Pranzo!
Searching for a neighborhood Italian spot? Caffe Pranzo just might fit the bill.
Chile outside
South American value wines adopt new levels of quality.
Food and Drink Features
Greg Horton
Chile established itself as a popular source of value brand wines in the 1990s.
OKG7 resolution-worthy stops
Every week, we give you seven OKC-area restaurants to explore.
OKG7 Dining
Jenn Scott
The season of indulging is over. And whether or not your pants are too tight after the smorgasbord of holiday treats, committing to a year of healthier eating is a good resolution for everyone.
