Bite Size
Carol Smaglinski
Hey, OKC diners: When at a restaurant, what's the first thing you notice about its design? What are some of the best-designed restaurants around the metro?
Here are some of your answers via our Facebook page:
“Red Prime” —Erin Elizabeth Ames
“Well, if it's not in a corrugated aluminum building.” —Joe Nathan Stovall
“Matthew Kenney!” —Samantha Renee Ruble
“Cafe 501 Classen Curve” —Michelle Smith Ponder
“Whether or not you can carry on a conversation. Charleston's is good; Republic is deafening.” —Jeanmarie Nielsen
“Firs thing I notice, where are the TVs and how can I get away from
them. Second thing I notice, where is the bar area, and how can I get
away from it?” —Red McCall
“Red's Southern Diner has really cool design. Their ceiling fans are old
mowers. And one of their booths is a trailer that you can eat in!”
—Kristopher Gene Graham
“I like Toby Keith's with their tailgate benches!” —Christina Rivas
"Pho Cuong on Classen will always be my fave and I hope it never stops being turquoise and pink!” —Sarah Morgan
“Lighting. Noise. Comfort. Visual interest.” —Amy Brandley
Here were some of your answers from Facebook:
“Iron Starr!” —Gog Ger
“Sushi Bar.” —Craig Kerr
“Signature Grill in Edmond. It feels like NYC.” —Stacey Turcotte Burnett
“VZD's and Flip's … always have been, always will be. New Orleans Coffee Company Cafe, too.” —James Hawley
“Braums.” —Austin Tackett
“Sushi Neko.” —Sue Haynes
“Zorba's at May and N.W. 59th in OKC. The food is delicious as well, and the service outstanding!” —Douglas Gordon
“Zarates in Edmond.” —Teresa Hopkins Gage
“Bistro Lorene in Chickasha!” —Lorene Fite Wood
“VZD's.” —Derek Higgins
“Local, Ludivine and The Diner.” —Quentin Bomgardner
“Rococo!” —Amber Kendall
“Nic's Grill.” —Sean Rains
“Vito's.” —Missy Childs Ward
“Pepe's in Norman.” —Will Muir
“I think that any place that are at is the place to be and be seen!” —Melissa Bullock-Bianco
“Local.” —Sarra Curl
“Trattoria II Centro and Saii.” —Kalen Norm Flansburg
“Fish City Grill.” —Dee Cope
“Mutt's Amazing Hot Dogs! OMG good.” —Ashley Osborn
“Bistro Lorene in Chickasha.” —Jennifer JCoop Jenny Totten
“Stella!” —Chris McKenna
“Greek House in Norman.” —Jan Sperry Astani
“Republic!” —Kristen Towler Childers
“Cafe Kacao.” —Eric Ellenwood
“Travel by Taste on N.W. 49th and MacArthur.” —Jacob Straney
“I love Cafe Pranzo!” —Melissa Brumfield
“Abuelo's Mexican Restaurant.” —Benjamin A. Pena
“La Baguette.” —Brandi & John Heavrin
“Toby Keith's, the bomb, food and drinks!” —Sharon Hicks Dean
“The Mantel Wine and Bistro in Bricktown!” —Boone Griffin
“All about Local in Norman!” —Cody Ponder
"When places become 'places to be seen,' they usually fall off my list. However, my favorite local restaurants are Whispering Pines (Norman), O' Asian Fusion (Norman) and PawPaw's (Chickasha). Local (Norman) may become one, but I need to try them a few more times.” —Jennifer Burnes
“Le Waffle House.” —Robert Hamilton
“Tried Fuzzy's today in Bricktown. The guac was delicious as well as the chicken taco salad!” —Tempie DeVaughn Farmer
"The McDonald's on 23rd Street.” —Hans Owens
"Cafe 7!” —Kalen Norm Flansburg
"Big Truck Tacos for lunch, Cuppies and Joe for desser!” —Cora Brinkley-Gutel
“Ludivine and The Wedge on Western.” —Kristi Rowley
With the Oklahoma City Thunder ready for Game 1 of the NBA Finals (Go Thunder!!!), we recently posed this question on Facebook: To watch Thunder games on TV, to which local bar or restaurant do you go? And what do you order? We wanna know!
And the people spoke:
“Dan O'Brien's!!! Closest to being at the game ever. Atmosphere is awesome and food is incredible!!! Chicken nachos, mmmm!” —Ashley Osborn
“Twin Peaks. Its refreshing to sit in a non-smoking bar and come home not smelling like an ashtray. Don't Okies know that secondhand cigarette smoke kills!?” —Jeff Jonaitis
“”Belle Isle Brewery … upstairs. Great atmosphere.” —Tempie DeVaughn Farmer
“”Cousins Bar and Grill! And beer.” —Jason Champ
“”Home with Pizza Hut and Bud Light.” —Christina Rivas
"Pizza Hut. They have great food, inexpensive, and tons of TVs!” —Tana Libby
These new spots are worth a try when your appetite strikes. Besides, practice makes perfect.