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Pioneering pies

Heifers & Hens Restaurant and Bakery 2219 W. Interstate 240 Service Road 405-900-5245 What works:The pies make it a destination while fresh food like fries and burgers make it a return visit. What needs work:The combination of macaroni and cheese with chicken in a taco didn’t hit the mark. Tip:Heifers & Hens offers beer on […]

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Let’s talk turkey

Whatever the reason, some turkey burgers in OKC rival their bovine peers when it comes to flavor and variety. Aside from an occasional sub sandwich, many people associate the oversized feathered flapper with holidays. Let’s not do that right now. There are several OKC restaurants that serve turkey burgers. I found The Garage, with multiple […]

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Bricktown boogie

Here are the keys to enjoying a burger: 1. Don’t put too much crap on it. 2. Eat it. That’s it. I mean, yes, there are burgers piled high with fixings that will blow your mind. But generally, less is more. Which is part of why Bricktown Burgers (300 E. Main St.) is so good. […]

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Whoa, Nelly!

Credit: Brad Gregg Although a new state law that would allow horse slaughterhouses takes effect Nov. 1, a federal judge on Aug. 2 approved an injunction against allowing such facilities to operate in the country. The Humane Society of the United States contends in litigation that the U.S. Department of Agriculture failed to perform a […]

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Garden burgers — sorta

Credit: Brad Gregg And that’s great news for visitors to the Myriad Botanical Gardens. The Ice House, a restaurant slated to open on the garden grounds in September, will offer Nic’s celebrated onion burgers, fries and shakes. The Ice House will operate eight months out of the year, but will be closed during skating season. […]

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