I used to live in Tulsa, Okla., and home cooking is abundant along old Route 66 ... If you follow the old route, it will take you right through the downtown area. There are two places to look for in particular. One is Metro Diner, across the street from The University of Tulsa's football stadium. Thick burgers, steaks, chicken fried steaks ... And the best pies in the city. The other, further down the street, is Route 66 Diner, a tiny hideaway in which everything is made from scratch. It specializes in "comfort" foods ... Meat loaf, roast beef, mashed potatoes and gravy, etc. They're both on the north side of 11th Street, about a mile off Interstate 244. Two warnings: I haven't lived there for two years, so I'm telling you this on faith that both places are still there. Also, Route 66 Diner is tiny, tiny, tiny, and if you blink you'll drive right past it. Tip No. 1: Tulsa is a burger town. Burgers, burgers, burgers. If you're willing to leave your chosen route for a bit, try the Goldie's hamburger chain (there are several in the city) for sweet, smoky burgers and chili burgers. Or try Weber's, in the Brookside neighborhood on Peoria Avenue, for its made-to-order burgers and homemade root beer. There are others, but you get the idea. Tip No. 2: Further north, up U.S. 75 in Bartlesville, is a place called Murphy's that serves tremendous steaks and something called a "Hot Hamburger" ... French fries mixed with chunks of chopped sirloin ... buried in massive amounts of onions and gravy. I hope this helps. Good luck. Sincerely, NewsHawk
Tulsa, OK