Black Walnut 100 NE Fourth St. 405-445-6273 blackwalnutokc.com 405-228-8386 What works: The branzino has cripsy skin and delicate balance of flavor between saffron couscous and lobster broth. What needs work: The pappardelle was overcooked and drowning in sauce. Tip: The pappardelle was overcooked and drowning in sauce. Sandwiched between his two other restaurants, Chef Andrew […]
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Lebanese taste
After growing up in Lebanon, Charlie Khalaf’s schooling and career in marketing has taken him to Dubai, New York, Tampa and eventually Tulsa. At each stop, he searched in vain for a restaurant that could replicate the flavors he grew up eating. He had to move to Oklahoma City to take matters into his own […]
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Memorial Mediterranean
Hummus Mediterranean Cafe 3000 W. Memorial Road, Suite 101 hummusmediterraneancafe.com 405-216-5468 What works: The hummus is smooth and flavorful, and the rice is the star of the platter. What needs work: The steak is slightly overcooked. Tip:Try the muhammara. Using a menu item in the name of a restaurant is either an act of extreme […]
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The music and tastes of the Middle East await you at an Edmond restaurant
Jerusalem Mediterranean Cuisine serves up delicious favorites like kebabs and tabbouleh.
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Norman Mediterranean restaurant is anything but ordinary
Sisters Mediterranean Taste in Norman exceeds typical gyro joint expectations with first-rate Mediterranean favorites.
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Zorba’s Mediterranean Cuisine
What works: The food is back to pre-move quality. What needs work: Fitting me and three friends in a booth. I’m fat. Deal with it. Tips: Paella is only available on the weekends. But gyros, like diamonds, are forever. It’s time to forgive and forget, Oklahoma City. We were all angry with Zorba’s when they […]
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Travel plans
In fact, at Travel by Taste Deli and Market, 4818 N. MacArthur Blvd., you can keep your voyage for delicacies within the Oklahoma City limits. Tucked away in the Warr Acres Shopping Plaza, this culturally sound spot has been in business since 1997, when owner Parviz Rezaian (pictured) opened it. The establishment is split in […]
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Mideast feast
WHAT WORKS: The super fresh ingredients used in the recipes and friendliness of the staff. WHAT NEEDS WORK: More signage is needed to find the place. THE TIP: After eating there once, you may be tempted to have a longtime affair with fresh food from the Middle East. Before moving here from Atlanta more than […]