Places to eat in Oklahoma City

I really enjoyed the food here and drinks were yummy. A very elegant restaurant, with such sumptuous décor. We dined at a booth that faced the lake. It was so beautiful at night. Very enjoyable experience.

Favorite Dish: We had the Steve’s Special of Broiled tilapia, topped with shrimp and Scallops in a mildly spicy Cajun cream sauce With fresh vegetables and rice for $14.95. It was really good.

The Varsity Sports Grill
The Varsity Sports Grill is Oklahoma's most
popular sports bar and grill - with three OKC metro locations.
The Varsity is the place for sports viewing.
---their pic...not mine.
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Favorite Dish: PEEL & EAT SHRIMP
1/4lb. 4.95 1/2lb. 8.95
Served over ice with cocktail sauce and lemon.

LAYERED DIP 7.50
All Mexican! Refried beans, guacamole, sour cream, tomatoes, chives, Cheddar and Monterey Jack cheeses and your choice of spicy beef or chicken. Served with a large basket of tortilla chips and salsa.
This is so good!

TELLY'S GREEK SALAD 4.25
Mixed greens tossed in vinaigrette with black olives, tomato and crumbled Feta cheese. Topped with red onion, cucumber, egg and a green bell pepper ring.

Everything is good!

This is the last of Beverly's Restaurants in OKC. The first restaurant was opened in 1921 and when I was in college there in the 50's there were at least 4 others and their specialty was "Chicken in the Rough" (see the golfing rooster on top of the sign). They always focused on fried chicken, huge delicious hamburgers (Bevburgers) and pancakes.

Favorite Dish: I usually visit OKC 2 or 3 times a year (I was born and raised in Oklahoma and went to Oklahoma City University), and on most trips I join my favorite cousin for breakfast at this place. I love their pancake sandwiches: two pancakes surrounding eggs scrambled with sausage (you can opt for bacon). I am sure part of my enjoyment is nostalgia, but the pancake sandwiches are wonderful.

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This is a fairly new place in Oklahoma City but our friend’s daughter, who lives nearby, already knows the waiters by name which means she has already adopted Victor’s a favorite. The place is pretty pedestrian looking from the outside but the interior has some very nice and colorful décor. The chips and salsa they served as soon as we sat down were several cuts above average. The most important thing though, is that they make a really good tamale which, in my experience is hard to find. Not only that but they have some Mexican beers on tap. Imagine my delight when my Tecate was served in a mug which was not only frosted, but salted as well. I will go back when I am back in OKC

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Othello’s offers a rare combination of really good food and enough charm and offbeat decor to be really appealing to me. The building itself is in the center of the old town of Edmond, now a large and bustling suburb of Oklahoma City. In former lives it was a movie theater and a hospital. We had a table upstairs with a view over the main room which adds a little bit of an elegant touch. The decor is hard to describe but very appealing and to me it was crowned by photos of Marilyn Monroe which I encountered covering the walls of the men’s room.

Favorite Dish: I had the stuffed manicotti with proscuitto and a nice cream sauce which was very nice and we finished by sharing a very good tiramisu. We went with my nephew and his family who live nearby and are regulars at Othello’s. We will go back again.

Some places really have great locations and Bricktown Brewing is one of them. Situated right in the renovated Bricktown area of downtown Oklahoma City, it is at the forefront of the city's push towards tourism. It's also near their minor league ballpark, making it popular with locals. It's in a big old brick (how appropriate) building and the interior has high ceilings and a great old pub feeling though obviously quite modern. Aside from the usual seating, there is a big square bar that is maned by a great social bartender (at least we were lucky to have one) which makes for a camaraderie all around it.

Favorite Dish: This was not a planned stop but $1.75 pints have to be taken seriously. Those are prices from another time and space back east. So, we figured we'd stop in and give it a try. First up was the Copperhead, a nice light malty brew with just enough hops to keep it clean in the finish and an appropriate copper hue and thin head. The Red Brick was not as interesting as the Copperhead, a mostly malty brew with a fairly clean finish. The Bison Weizen lacked the typical banana clove overtones you'd expect in a Bavarian Weiss beer and light in body but certainly quaffable on a hot day. The last of the bunch was the Black Gold Stout, dark ruddy brown brew with a thin tan head and roasty malt flavor. It was a bit thin for a stout, more a porter. We decided to have something small to eat and got a couple of loaded backed potatoes, quite good size with bacon, butter and cheddar cheese and a side of sour cream and chives. Yummy. I think they were about three or four dollars apiece. The bill with a generous tip (she was good and giving out ample samples of the beer before buying a pint) was $25 for quite a few beers and the potatoes.

This little place is unimposing but a very good stop for breakfast or lunch. We had lunch here and found the food and service excellent. Their sandwiches and salads are fresh and flavorful and they bake a wide variety of cakes and muffins for dessert. I want to go back and try their very interesting looking breakfast menu and some other lunch items like Brasilian Pie and Brasilian Muffaleta. They are only open for breakfast and lunch (7:00-15:00) Mon-Sat.

This restaurant serves Greek/Middle Eastern cuisine in a casual setting. The service is fast and the food is delicious every time. You can also call in an order for pickup.

Favorite Dish: The vegetarian plate lets you sample a little bit of everything: falafel, hummus, dolmades (grape leaves stuffed with rice), spanakopita (spinach pie), tyropita (cheese pie), and your choice of Greek salad, Persian salad, or tabouli. Served with pita bread. Get a baba ganoush (roasted eggplant dip) and a piece of baklava for dessert and you're all set.