Since opening in November, West has proven it satisfies with both a great location and its ability to please guests. Scores of satisfied peeps already have discovered the restaurant and are gobbling up the many interesting menu items that combine comfort food with modern cuisine. In particular, diners are stuffing themselves silly on the onion […]
Carol Smaglinski
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The more, the merrier
Boom-A-Rang Diner 5745 Martin Luther King 427-3500 In July, this Boom-a-rang jumped in all the way with both feet! Hardworking cooks are selling the heck out of its fresh, handpattied hamburgers, chicken-fried steak and catfish. Boom-a-rang also has deep-fried pickles, and they are not bashful about telling anyone that everything is made from scratch. There […]
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Bite size
CALLING ALL ARTISTSTo celebrate its 14th anniversary, Sushi Neko, part of Western Concepts Restaurant Group, is holding a T-shirt design contest. The restaurant is offering some pleasing prizes to three winners who submit a design that could be featured on a tee. The deadline to enter is Saturday, and winners will be chosen by the […]
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Chinese buffet to benefit recovering deputy
Unfortunately, Waldenville remains in the hospital, recovering after being shot on May 21 in Stockyards City. The fundraiser will be held from 5 to 9 p.m. Aug. 27 at Mr. Pho, 1133 N.W. 25th. Tickets are $20, which includes a buffet featuring Chinese classics including egg rolls, grilled chicken and pork, fried catfish, shrimp lo […]
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Taste the world
Monty’s Gyro & Subs 1208 N. Eastern, Moore 799-1440 With the evocative fragrance of fresh herbs and lemons, Greek food is so healthy. And it’s ancient; Greeks were perfecting the Mediterranean food we love today thousands of years ago. In fact, ancient Greek poet Archestratus wrote the first cookbook in 320 B.C. At Monty’s, it’s […]
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Bite Size: 8-10-11
HOT SALSA NIGHT The annual “A Hot Salsa Night” fundraiser is scheduled from 6 to 9:30 p.m. Aug. 20 at the Reed Convention Center inside the Midwest City Sheraton Hotel, 5750 Will Rogers Blvd. The event is a dinner, dance and auction to raise money to support Central Oklahoma Care Link (formerly known as COINS), […]
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May I help you?
Cooking Girl and Fat Daddy Sweets 8020 N. May 607-1187 If you know where Gulfport Seafood Market is, you’ll have no problem discovering the new Cooking Girl and Fat Daddy Sweets, just two doors down. Christa Carretero (Cooking Girl) and Alicia Helsley (Fat Daddy Sweets) combined two businesses that are putting out high-quality food every […]
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Odyssey de Culinaire
The event will feature Tulsa chefs Tony Perez, Warren Duck Club; Tuck Curren, Biga and The Local Table; Sam Bracken, The Canebrake; Doug Atkinson, The Brasserie and Sonoma Wine Bar & Bistro; and Jakub Hartlieb, Elements of River Spirit Casino. They will prepare a six-course meal and an accompanying wine selection, as well as a […]
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Pucker up for Tucker’s
The fast, casual restaurant will have a very limited menu. Cooks will be churning out onion burgers, fries, shakes and salads. At times in some restaurants around town, it is difficult to leaf through the novel — nope, that’s a menu — to decide what to order. Thank goodness, hungry diners will no longer face […]
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Spanking new
Napoli’s Italian Restaurant 800 S. Air Depot, Midwest City 610-7900 Knowing that we all have eaten Italian cuisine repeatedly, Napoli’s offers some unusual fare, including a Jet’s Special done with chicken and eggplant, lobster ravioli, and linguini tutto mare done with mussels, shrimp and scallops. Open daily, this used to be King Wah for a […]