Best of OKC 2019: Food & Drink
By Kelsey Lowe and Gazette staff
Tags: Best Of Food & Drink, COOP Ale Works, Anthem Brewing Company, Prairie Artisan Ales, Stonecloud Brewing Co., Vanessa House Beer Co., Lunchbox, Edna’s, Disco Nap, The Jones Assembly, Frosé, The Jones Assembly, Rosy Palmer, The Mule, The Black Betty, The Pump Bar, Jimmy’s Egg, Cafe Kacao Latin Cuisine, Hatch Early Mood Food, Neighborhood JA.M., Sunnyside Diner, Cheever’s Cafe, Hatch Early Mood Food, La Baguette Bistro, Neighborhood JA.M., The Jones Assembly, Empire Slice House, Beverly’s Pancake House, Bobo’s Chicken, Guyutes, The Pump Bar, The Garage Burgers & Beer, Nic’s Grill, Patty Wagon Burgers, S&B’s Burger Joint, Tucker’s Onion Burgers, Big Truck Tacos, ¡Revolución!, Hacienda Tacos, Oso on Paseo, Ted’s Café Escondido, The Mule, City Bites, Neptune Sub Sandwiches, Scottie’s Deli, Someplace Else A Deli & Bakery, Swadley’s Bar-B-Q, Back Door Barbecue, Earl’s Rib Palace, Iron Star Urban Barbeque, Maples Barbecue, Hideaway Pizza, Empire Slice House, Sauced on Paseo, The Hall’s Pizza Kitchen, The Wedge Pizzeria, Cattlemen’s Steakhouse, Mahogany Prime Steakhouse, McClintock Saloon & Chop House, Ranch Steakhouse, Red PrimeSteak, Sushi Neko, GoGo Sushi Express and Grill, The Sushi Bar, Tokyo Japanese Restaurant, Volcano Sushi Bar & Hibachi, Picasso Café, Coolgreens, Taj Cuisine of India, The Loaded Bowl, The Red Cup, Pearl’s Oyster Bar, Crabtown, Off the Hook Seafood & More, The Drake Seafood & Oysterette, The Shack Seafood & Oyster Bar, Pie Junkie, Braum’s Ice Cream & Dairy Store, Brown’s Bakery, Ingrid’s Kitchen, La Baguette Bakery, Bobo’s Chicken, Oh My Gogi!, Taqueria Sanchez, Taste of Soul Egg Roll, The Saucee Sicilian, Ted’s Café Escondido, Abel’s Mexican Restaurant, Barrios Fine Mexican Dishes, Chelino’s Mexican Restaurant, San Marcos Mexican Restaurant, Café do Brasil, 1492 New World Latin Cuisine, Cafe Antigua, Cafe Kacao Latin Cuisine, Zarate’s Latin Mexican Grill, Othello’s Italian Restaurant, Gabriella’s Italian Grill & Pizzeria, Patrono Italian Restaurant, Stella Modern Italian Cuisine, Vito’s Ristorante, Ingrid’s Kitchen, Fassler Hall, La Baguette Bistro, Royal Bavaria, Sean Cummings’ Irish Restaurant, Zorba’s Mediterranean Cuisine, Basil Mediterranean Café, Cous Cous Café, Mediterranean Imports & Deli, Nunu’s Mediterranean Cafe & Market, Taj Cuisine of India, Gopuram Taste of India, Himalayas Aroma of India, Sheesh Mahal, Tikka Craze, Gorō Ramen, Musashi’s, Shōgun Steak House of Japan, Sumo Japanese Steak House, Tokyo Japanese Restaurant, Grand House Asian Bistro, China House, Chow’s Chinese Restaurant, Panda Garden Chinese Buffet & BBQ, Szechuan Bistro, Panang Thai Restaurant, Sala Thai, Tana Thai Bistro, Thai House Restaurant, Thai Thai Asian Bistro, Pho Lien Hoa, Golden Phoenix, Lido Restaurant, Pho Cuong, VII Asian Bistro, Oso on Paseo, Osteria, Red Rooster, Social Deck + Dining, Stitch, Cheever’s Café, Mahogany Prime Steakhouse, Ranch Steakhouse, Red PrimeSteak, Vast, The Pump Bar, Edna’s, Good Times, Henry Hudson’s Pub, Louie’s Grill & Bar, Good Times, Banquet Cinema Pub, Barkeep, Chalk, Red Rooster, The Jones Assembly, Barrios Fine Mexican Dishes, Louie’s Grill & Bar, The Mont, The Pump Bar, Sunnyside Diner, Beverly’s Pancake House, Boomarang Diner, Sherri’s Diner, The Diner, Cattlemen’s Steakhouse, Cheever’s Café, Taj Cuisine of India, The Jones Assembly, The Press, Ryan Parrott, Picasso Café, Bruce Rinehart, Rococo, Jeff Chanchaleune, Gorō Ramen, Kevin Lee, The Jones Assembly, Kurt Fleischfresser, Vast, Rachel Smith, The Pump Bar, Gwynivere Langer, The Jones Assembly; Hanna Slaymaker, The Jones Assembly; Nissi Benni, Taj Cuisine of India; Rodney, Cattlemen’s Steakhouse, Nathan Cover, The Jones Assembly, Henri Reiley, 51st Street Speakeasy, Melody Coffia, Night Trips, Ranier Crespo, The Pump Bar, Shannon Barrow, Flip’s Wine Bar & Trattoria, The Bleu Garten, The Jones Assembly, The Mont, The Pump Bar, Thunder Alley, Fuzzy’s Taco Shop, Chick-fil-A, Outback Steakhouse, Texas Roadhouse, Whiskey Cake Bar, Best of OKC, food, drink, dining, bars, nightlife
Witnessing women
Janice Mathews-Gordon’s latest exhibit explores the work and future of women.
By Jeremy Martin
Tags: Arts, Janice Mathews-Gordon, art, All My Sisters, JRB Art at the Elms, women, abstraction, civil rights movement, Haynes Johnson, equality
Fox expansion
Flower Child enters the Oklahoma City market with a boost from its acquisition by The Cheesecake Factory.
By Jacob Threadgill
Tags: Food Features, Fox Restaurant Concepts, Flower Child, Classen Curve, The Cheesecake Factory, Sam Fox, North Italia, Blanco Tacos + Tequila, Zinburger Wine & Burger Bar, Culinary Dropout, The Arrogant Butcher, Wildflower, Olive & Ivy, The Greene House, The Henry, Dough Bird Pizza & Rotisserie, Sauce Pizza & Wine, True Food Kitchen, True Food Kitchen, healthy food, food, dining, restaurants, Torchy’s Tacos
Taste buds
Try It, You’ll Like It podcast confronts food fears with comedy and cooking chops.
By Jacob Threadgill
Tags: Food Features, David Zwick, Winston Carter, Try it You’ll Like it, taste buds, Nadia Osman, podcast, food, psychology
Strong foundation
Rep. Kendra Horn raised the most money among the state’s Congressional delegation, but she stays focused on addressing the needs of Oklahomans.
By Miguel Rios
Tags: State, Kendra Horn, Congress, Oklahoma’s 5th Congressional District, Shutdown to End All Shutdowns Act, education, health care, women, families, Markwayne Mullin, Tom Cole, Indian Health Service, Violence Against Women Act, Paycheck Fairness Act, For the People Act of 2019, Save the Internet Act, economy
Reform justice
Criminal justice experts are following and supporting reform bills that could upend Oklahoma’s system and tackle the state’s biggest issues.
By Miguel Rios
Tags: State, Damion Shade, Kris Steele, criminal justice, criminal justice reform, politics, legislature, legislation, house, senate, house bills, senate bills, mass incarceration, prison reform, bail reform, prison sentences, Oklahoma policy institute, oklahomans for criminal justice reform, community impact statements, smart reform, OCJR
Euphonius food
OKC’s music venues have risen to the challenge of providing concertgoers with more than just nachos and stale pretzels.
By Jeremy Martin
Tags: Music Features, Chesapeake Energy Arena, music venues, food, Jack Daniel’s Old No. 7 Club, Budweiser Brew House, The Jones Assembly, Opolis, Tower Theatre, Pizzeria Gusto, Cheever’s Cafe, The Pump Bar The Drake Seafood & Oysterette, Burger Punk, Ponyboy