Thanks gang for all of the suggestions! I'll plan on dieting when I get home! :rolling: I plan on trying a few of these places! I appreciate the directions/streets too. Getting much more familiar each time I go so they shouldn't be too hard to locate. I love Tally's but am very excited to have other new places to try! Thanks again and see ya all there!

I like your style.....:Steer

I was born and raised in Tulsa and lived there for 35 years.


Here are a few of my favorites that I hit everytime I'm in town.

BBQ - Elmer's "It be bad" BBQ. http://www.elmersbbq.net/

Asian - Viet Huong. Though it is owned by a Vietnamese family and have traditional Vietnamese food, they also have Chinese too. The place looks like a **** hole from the outside, but the food is awesome. It's been voted #1 in T-Town for many many years. Don't do the buffet, order off the menue. When people ask how good it is, I just tell them to imagine that your grandmother was Asain...I eat there several times throughout the week...

Hamburgers - It's a toss up. Hanks Hamburgers has been around since the 1940's. It's small, always crowded but the burgers are great. Goldies Patio Grill has been voted #1 for quite a few years.

Steaks - Jamil's Steak House... Been there forever, pricey but you better go with an appetite. Unbelievable steaks!

Seafood - Another place that looks like a ******** and isn't in the best part of town (but is was a good part of town when they opened in 1932!!!). Unbelievable food! http://www.whiteriverfishmarket.com

Chili - Ike's Chili House. Hands down, the best in town, it's all they serve... In business since 1908 (no ****).

Coney-I-Lander - Make sure it is one of the REAL "Coney-I-Lander's" there are a lot of knockoffs there and none of them hold a candle to the orginal. They are small coneys, but DAMN they're good. In business since 1907. There is one on 11th street, 1 mile north from the fairgrounds.

Breakfast - Cottons - For breakfast, most people seem to like Tally's. Probably because it's close to the fairgrounds. But IMO, Cotton's is much better. When you walk in, it feels like you just stepped back in time to the 50's or 60's. The crowd on the weekends is kind of rough, but we go every night after the Chili Bowl and it is usually empty or just a couple of people, it's open 24/7. It's a "greasy spoon" but a great, cheap breakfast with excellent service. If you go after the races, we'll be seated next to the door, drop by and say hi!

Things to see in Tulsa

The Gilcrease museum is awesome if you like that sort of thing. http://www.gilcrease.org/

Tulsa has a great zoo that is a "sister zoo" to the San Diego zoo. http://www.tulsazoo.org/

If you like firearms, the J.M. Davis Arms Museum is very, very cool. It's in Claremore, about 25 miles to the east of Tulsa. Well worth the trip. Every type of firearm that has EVER been made. http://www.state.ok.us/~jmdavis/

The Tulsa Air & Space Museum is pretty cool too. http://www.tulsaairandspacemuseum.com/

The Rib Crib is always one of our stops, great BBQ.

The Rib Crib (chain restaurant) doesn't have anything for Elmer's...

Thanks Hawker! I know it took you some time to type all of that so thank you! Hopefully others traveling to Tulsa will also jot down a few of these places and try some of their's oldest and best restaurants! I'm now not only excited to see the races but can't wait to eat in T-Town!

Thanks for the suggestions! I like Sonic too! There's one in Castleton on 82nd Street right off of I-69. Just for your info...

How would you rank these?

Golden Saddle BBQ
Elmers
Coach's BBQ
Albert G's

I've received all of those suggestions and want the best! (mainly can't eat at all of them) Which would you pick?


What about pizza joints?

Even better, in the same neighborhood, is the Will Rogers Memorial Museum. If you don't know who he was, then you really need to go there. If you do know, you will appreciate it even more. It's probably the best small museum I've ever seen. http://www.willrogers.org/

Dick.

I can't speak for the others as I have never been there. For decades, out familt ate at Martins BBQ, but they closed in the 1990's. It was unbelievable. But Elmers is comperable, VERY good food. Also, if you want to take a chance, there is even better BBQ in town, but you have to "cross the tracks" if you know what I mean. But it is better than anything else out there. Check this out... BTW, if it is a "N" (North) address, that is "across the tracks"... http://local.yahoo.com/OK/Tulsa/Food...ue+Restaurants

Pizza? Hideaway Pizza http://www.hideawaypizza.com/, hands down. In business since 1957. If you prefer a "chain" pizza joint.... Mazios