What does everyone think of North Fork? I'm going there tonight. I have been there twice before, once right after it opened and I got the "Mac & Cheese" and thought it was great and then on New Year's Eve when I can't remember what I got but was mad because I couldn't get Mac & Cheese (special menu for NYE). What does everyone else recommend?

One thing that I know is fabulous there is their cheesecake - come's directly from Carnegie Deli in NYC! It's to die for!

I haven't eaten there in a while, but when I did, I thought is was just OK. As a matter of fact, there is not one single thing I can remember as a positive about the meal I had... obviously, it didn't leave an impression.

Nice atmosphere, though.


Let us know what you thought about it this time...

I've had the mac and cheese at times other than NYE...but I haven't been there since last fall, either...

Been a while since we were there, but when we did visit, it was EXCELLENT. I think you've got a much better than 50/50 chance of a very pleasant experience.

-soonerdave

Been a while since we were there, but when we did visit, it was EXCELLENT. I think you've got a much better than 50/50 chance of a very pleasant experience.

-soonerdave

Oh I'm sure my experinece will be great, always has in the past. I'm wondering if anyone had some suggestions on a meal. I've had the mac & cheese almost every time I have been there and maybe wanted to try something new, although I love the Mac & Cheese! lol

Well as expected, our visit to North Fork on Friday was excellent! I was too chicken to try anything new so I got the Mac & Cheese and it was delicious at usual! The service was great and they treated us like we were a million bucks. My husband got the Pot Roast and ate every last bite of it! The only thing I would do different if I were them would be to stop serving the apple fritters. I understand they did it at first to attract the old Applewood's crowd, but now it just seems weird. It does not fit in with the atmosphere and anyone who was dining there for the first time and didn't know it used to be Applewood's would find it strange. IMO North Fork is 100 times better than Applewood's and does not need the apple fritters to entice customers.

Are you crazy???????? The apple fritters is the only reason I would go there. They are an OKC food memoriabilia if you will. Man I wish I had some right now!!

Speaking with one of the owners, he commented that the Applewood's menu had become geriatric with the exception of the Apple Fritters. As far as the Apple Fritters, the restaurant staff refers to them as "the crack" and has even retained the cook who made those fritters from the Applewoods staff.

Are you crazy???????? The apple fritters is the only reason I would go there. They are an OKC food memoriabilia if you will. Man I wish I had some right now!!

I guess I'm not that crazy about them. Just my preference. I don't want to feel like I'm at a carnival when I'm out at a nice restarant. But I'm an Oklahoman transplant, so I guess I don't care much about the OKC food memoriabilia! lol

Very good fried chicken!

That's like us taking away you're Jersey style pizza or frozen yogurt/custard stands back east.

That's like us taking away you're Jersey style pizza or frozen yogurt/custard stands back east.

Sigh...

Well, I don't know about the frozen yogurt/custard style being that special to the east (maybe soft serve ice cream, though, as OKCGrl pointed out in another post)...

but...

I must admit I would not go gonzo over apple fritters (unless they were really as good as you all say, and I was in an apple fritter mood) but I totally understand the local cultural value of food. Its the same reason why I get so excited by NY style pizza, I grew up with it (pizza night was like twice a week, only the thin crust stuff for us!)

I do very much want to try North Fork, especially since all the Deep Fork group places have been outstanding (haven't tried Red Moon either).

Well my wife and I ate here last night. I must say, sadly I was disappointed and I fall in the 50% of you above who had a mediocre or bad experience. I thought the atmosphere was very lacking, and the place was very empty, although it was a Tuesday night, so I'll give them that one. I thought the place was nicer when it was Applewoods.

The service: average, no big complaints here.

The food: Sub-par.

They start you off with the famous Applewoods apple fritters for a complimentary appetizer. Mmmmmmm, the main reason I came here.

I ordered the flat-iron steak. It came with garlic mashed potatoes and my other side I picked corn. The steak was horrrrrrrrible. It was an excellent cut of meat, but had no flavor whatsoever. I'm not sure how you could screw up a steak so bad. Even just putting salt and pepper before grilling it would be better. Even though the steak was topped with herb butter, it somehow managed to taste like grilled water. Seriously it tasted so bland, I wondered if they marinaded their steaks in water for a few hours before grilling. Even with me adding salt and pepper it didn't help much. The garlic mashed potatoes were wonderful. The corn, was average and probably came out of a frozen bag. The roll was pretty good.

My wife ordered the Chicken Madeira. She encountered the same problem as well, her chicken had no flavor whatsover and was very bland. Tasted like a boiled chicken breast with nothing on it. Her garlic mashed potatoes were good as well and I'm assuming she enjoyed her grilled veggies.

For dessert we ordered the famous Carnegie Deli cheesecake. The cheesecake was amazing for the most part. The actual cheesecake part was one of the best, if not the best I've ever had. It had a creme brulee type sugar topping which I didn't care for. The crust tasted like propane, literally and smelled like it too. We probably should have told the manager, but we didn't, we just didn't eat the crust. I'm assuming they got the torch to close to the cheesecake when they were creating the creme brulee crust. Other than that, the cheesecake was great. And of course, I got some apple fritters to go, you know for snacks during the week!

I recommend this place for dessert, however for a main course I am extremely disappointed. Especially for the Deep Fork Group. I was expecting it to be decent at a bare minimum considering all of DFG's other restaurants are great! NorthFork needs to be pulled in my opinion. If I go back, it will be for the apple fritters and perhaps I'll try the famous Mac and Cheese.

The rating: 5 (and only because of cheesecake and fritters were good)

You should have talked a manager. The DFG people need to know.

I don't go there that much, I'd much rather go to their other establishments, but on the times I have gone, it's been okay. Only times I don't like it is on Sunday brunch, since I'm not a fan of buffets.

Yeah, I would have but it was our anniversary, so I didn't want to run the evening with a debate with the manager. Perhaps I'll send him a letter.

Rhett would have taken excellent care of you. Those guys really pour their heart and souls into making sure those restaurants are excellent in every possible way.

Thought I'd revive this thread just a bit to talk about the experience my wife and I had on Friday night at North Fork.

We originally were going to try the Texas Roadhouse or whatever it's called on Memorial, but the line of people was almost around the building, at 6:30PM! I can't believe that with so many food choices around, people are willing to wait hours to get into a restaurant, but oh well...We thought we might go to our new (old) favorite, Ole, but decided to give something else a try. I was also in the mood for a steak, so we headed down Memorial and saw North Fork, thought we'd give it a try.

We were greeted at the door by one of the managers, who was very nice and led us to our table. Here's my first problem. Their bar area looked exactly like what I like in a bar, dark, candles on tables, booths, etc. Their dining room, however, has a terrible atmosphere. Almost all table and chairs, brightly lit, tables packed together. It felt almost like a cafeteria. Shortly after we sat down, our waitress introduced herself and took our drink order while we looked over the menu.

I went directly to the steaks and was surprised to notice they didn't offer a salad as part of the entree, I would have to add one for $1.95. I went ahead and ordered the filet and a side salad. I asked about the potatoes dauphinoise and was told they were similar to scalloped potatoes. That sounded fine with me. My wife ordered the pecan-crusted catfish. After we ordered, the apple fritters came by and they were OK. I guess I remembered them being bigger, or lighter, or something, but they weren't anything to go nuts over.

I got my salad, which seemed to be made of some kind of greens, as a spinach salad or something similar, not really lettuce. There were stems all over the place and the greens were wet, which meant the salad dressing couldn't take hold on it. Basically, the salad was a mess. Our food finally came and my wife's catfish looked great. My filet, however, was a smallish greyish piece of meat with a little lump of blue cheese right in the middle. The potatoes were basically a block of potatoes, not what I had in mind. I cut into the steak, which I had ordered medium rare, and while it was redder than I had liked, that didn't bother me as much as it being relatively cold. It also had pretty much no flavor. It didn't really look like it had been grilled so much as boiled and put on a grill for a few seconds to get marks. The potatoes were just not good, and, again, they were cold.

I'm not the type of person that complains at a restaurant, so I didn't really feel like doing it that night. The staff and managers were very nice and friendly and helpful, but the food and atmosphere were just not appealing. With all the other food choices, I don't think we'll be back any time soon, unfortunately.

barretd, it sounds like your experience was just like mine.

I have been there three times and the first two were pretty good. The last time I went was probably one of the worst dining experiences I have ever had. There was some kind of sewer backup and the place smelled horrible. We sat in a booth that had stuffing coming out of it. The lighting was so poor no one in our party could read the menu. The fritters were cold and definitely not up to the Applewoods standards. We had a party of 7 and all but two of us did not like our food at all. I had suggested the place to my husband's family and was just downright embarrassed with the meal suggestion I had made. This was after I was bragging about how good it was the other times I had been. I just hate when that happens.

I have been there three times and the first two were pretty good. The last time I went was probably one of the worst dining experiences I have ever had. There was some kind of sewer backup and the place smelled horrible. We sat in a booth that had stuffing coming out of it. The lighting was so poor no one in our party could read the menu. The fritters were cold and definitely not up to the Applewoods standards. We had a party of 7 and all but two of us did not like our food at all. I had suggested the place to my husband's family and was just downright embarrassed with the meal suggestion I had made. This was after I was bragging about how good it was the other times I had been. I just hate when that happens.

You sat in a booth for 7 people?

Yeah, it was one of those big semcircluar ones where the people in the middle better not have to go to the restroom during dinner or else 3 other people have to scoot out.

Our site has a review on North Fork and it sounds like our conclusions are very similar to what you all have noted here.

If you want to contact them, the manager or someone from North Fork actually left a few comments on our thread and even gives his email address inviting you to let him know if you're not happy with the experience. So, you might want to give that a try. Here's the link:

North Fork Bar and Grill feels like a chain | Oklahoma City Restaurants (http://www.eataroundokc.com/2007/north-fork-bar-and-grill-feels-like-a-chain/)

eataroundokc, just wondering if you plug OKCTalk any on your website (I couldn't tell). You sure do plug your own site often around here, just wondering if you were returning the favor??

Metro, I don't currently have a plug for OKCTalk but would be happy to add one and I've thought about doing so. I'd like to have a little graphic or something to add for this site, but maybe I'll just add a text link until I can secure a graphic.

I try to only add links to our articles when I think they might helpful, like additional information related to threads here, as opposed to retyping thoughts that are already published elsewhere.

If the community here feels like this is intrusive or undesirable, I would stop, but it hasn't seemed that way thus far.

Oh, hey I just found the page with graphics to use for linkage. I will add that to my site soon.

If the community here feels like this is intrusive or undesirable, I would stop, but it hasn't seemed that way thus far.

I doubt it's much of a problem for anyone around here but Metro.

Thanks, Matt.

I definitely don't want to violate the rules or intentions of the community. I sent a question to the webmasters just to be sure. I also added a link back to OKCTalk from my site which will hopefully demonstrate my good faith.

I'd tell you to not listen to metro, but there would be too much irony there because you also shouldn't listen to advice from a guy like me on how to conduct yourself on internet message boards. :D

If you have questions about advertising on the site beyond the TOS, I'm sure that Pete would be more than happy to answer them. I'm hard to put up with, and he lets me hang around, so he must be a pretty good guy :D

I ate there soon after it opened, which isn't too recent by any stretch. Nonetheless, the service was immaculate--a friend who was delivered an improperly-prepared sloe gin fizz (regular gin was used) received an apologetic visit from the manager, the waiter was both sincerely attentive and intelligently conversant, and the actual fare, though I regret I forget exactly what was ordered at the moment, was presented in an appetizing manner, both in taste and appearance.

To be honest, though, I'm not surprised to hear of a checkered record as this---I predicted to myself that such a standard would be hard to hold steady.

Also, I like the site, eataround!

eataroundokc, just wondering if you plug OKCTalk any on your website (I couldn't tell). You sure do plug your own site often around here, just wondering if you were returning the favor??

Metro! Do you plug OKCTalk at Lifechurch as much as you plug Lifechurch on OKCTalk? You always give everyone a hard time about posting repetitive threads yet you do the same thing. I know this has been discussed many times before, so why don't we leave the "thread policing" to the MODERATORS and OWNERS of this site? As a matter of fact I thought Pete had said as much not too long ago.

Misty you're just chiming in for personal reasons and because your boy toy OGTS did. Just like you freely post your opinions, I can too. In my opinion, I think it is tacky (and I've been on this site several years longer and seen it done plenty of times, and then they just leave after the promotions) for businesses to come on here and promote their business all the time and not return the favor. What really preturbs me, is that the vast majority of these businesses who come here and promote don't stay on OKCTalk and don't contribute in any other areas.

That's a matter of principle to me. If everyone on this site promoted their job and or business, no one would want to come to this site. I choose to read a topic thinking its about a topic I'm interested in, not to read a promotion. As far as my lifechurch postings, I understand you're bitter at the church, but enough people are interested obviously in LC to read the post. Heck, the LC posts have the most number of views compared to ANY other thread on this entire message board in the 4 years I've been on this site. Must say that LC at least is newsworthy to most people on this site.

Yeah, but eataround has been awhile. He posts in the food section almost as much as you.

That's all I'm sayin'.

Been here since October, that's what 4 months? And I'm not knocking the guy I like his reviews, I just wish they were all on here so I didn't have to go to his website, just like myself and everyone else post articles on here. I'm sure several other people on OKCTalk probably feel the same way that there are wayyyy too many people who come here to promote and leave after a few months. Heck, we've had this discussion before and several others have agreed that it's annoying, just like some of my posts are annoying to others.

Oh, and yes I do mention OKCTalk and plug it all the time. I've plugged it to the local media plenty of times, people at church, restaurants, mall, pretty much everywhere. Ask Todd or Pete although Todd was probably before you were in OKC. I actually won a contest for referring the most people to OKCTalk, not like that matters because I believe in the site more than I care about a prize.

There's nothing "personal", this is the internet. It was actually Matt's comment that made me decide to post, not Oh Gawd's. Oh Gawd is NOT my boy toy, he's my funny dancing monkey. The only thing I'm "bitter" about is not being two inches taller. I come from tall genes. I should be 5'10". Well, I'm also a little bitter about joining ohgawdthesmell.tv. He bought a big new television with my donations and says it's to benefit me, but I don't see how since it's in his living room. I really hope he invites me over to watch The Young and the Restless though. I'd like to see Victor Newman in HD. AND I also won an award, in 3rd grade my story about Eunice the Unicorn won a contest. Unicorns rock.....you can't beat that.

I appreciate everyone's support, but I also think Metro has a valid point. It is not good manners to just come onto a forum just to promote your own interests.

At the same time, it's a fine line, because in my opinion, my links do relate to the threads I'm commenting on, I just happen to have my own blog where I've already taken the time to write up my thoughts on a subject, so if it's relevant to the discussion at hand, I think it's ok to link out to it. It's just like utilizing trackbacks on blogs.

Secondly, I made the decision when I started contributing that I would contribute beyond just linking to my site and I believe I have done so in the food area as well as other parts of the forum, and I plan to continue to do so. I have also added the linkage to OKCTalk to my own site and I have even linked to a specific thread in this forum in one of my articles about the CousCous cafe, giving credit to this forum for helping me discover that restaurant.

Metro is a very avid contributor to this site and I enjoy reading his posts, so his opinion matters to me. I hope that this explanation satisfies you, Metro, but if not please let me know if you feel I should discontinue posting links to my articles. I will definitely consider your opinion. As I mentioned before, I have emailed the the owners and moderators about this but thus far, I have not heard back.

Sorry for the space it has taken on this thread to discuss these matter. Metro, please let me know if you think I should discontinue, otherwise, let's just leave it at this and get on with our discussions.

Hi Tim, I'm sorry, I haven't gotten a message from you regarding this issue.

As a Moderator, I feel that you are appropriately contributing to this site. I've read through your 36 posts and yes, you have mentioned your site ( I can tell you are excited about your new venture) but you have also added to various discussions in other areas.

I personally don't know why this is even an issue.

In the whole context of things, we have hundreds of members on this board. You have had one person point out to you that you may be promoting your site more than he would like.

Don't worry about it.

Unless you hear otherwise from a Moderator or the Owner, feel free to post as you have been.

Um, no offense to Doug, but isn't he always linking to his blog, too? What's the difference?

Anyway, back to North Fork...took a friend there for her birthday back in July, and I haven't been back since. The waiter kind of creeped us out. He was a little too attentive. It was just kind of weird. And the food wasn't as good as I remembered. And my friend's apple martini wasn't very well mixed. I have found much better, though the first time I went there when it switched, I was very impressed. I hope they can get it back to the way it was.

Karried. . . thanks for the official reading!! eataroundokc, PLEASE continue. Posts that bring to light new (some not so new)/different places to eat/go is one of the things I thought this forum was about. As far as the links to other blogs. . .it's only a mouse click away. . .and back. . .not a difficult activity.

Thanks, Karried, for the official reply. I'm sorry you never got my message. I sent it using the contact form under "who are we" in the information center. Maybe it got lost somehow.

Regardless, thank you. I really enjoy this forum.

You can click my name and send me a PM and I'll get it right away...same for mmm and Pete.

I know that if we had gotten the messages earlier, we all would have probably said something similar.

I think it's more about building community here at OKCTalk than anything else.

Of course, we have to follow some guidelines or it would be a free for all.

But, creating a great place for members to interact and share ideas about OKC and various topics is more along the lines of (what I think) the forum should be.

Karried. . . thanks for the official reading!! eataroundokc, PLEASE continue. Posts that bring to light new (some not so new)/different places to eat/go is one of the things I thought this forum was about. As far as the links to other blogs. . .it's only a mouse click away. . .and back. . .not a difficult activity.
You have to understand, foodiefan, that metro is incapable of ignoring things the disinterest or annoys him. So he appoints himself thread police and gets his panties in a twist.

I agree with what has been said by others. There's been a heckuva lot more advertising and proselytizing for LifeChurch than ANY other "business" or person with their own blog has done. Perhaps Mr. Metro could kindly remove the plank from his own eye before worrying about the speck in his brother's eye.

PUG and others, again you take things out of context just as you are accusing me of. I simply asked a mere question out of curiousity, not to "police" or anything else. eataroundokc, don't mind your post "pleasing me" as that was not my intention. I was just curious and asked a basic question. You can do what you wish, just like every other member does on this board, don't worry about pleasing me please. And again PUG, just because you are not a fan of LC, at least the post tells what it is about, and again, the LC threads ARE BY FAR THE MOST HIGHLY READ THREADS ON OKCTALK, PERIOD!! So to stereotype them as advertising is trivial, if you ask me, and if memory serves me right, I believe you've participated in those threads a time or two so you must have had some self serving interest by participating in those. And a few hundred or thousand other posters must be interested in those threads as well.


eataroundokc, don't sweat it, again I was just asking a basic question out of curiousity, and above you validated that it was a reasonable question. Welcome to the board and I hope to read your contributions in the future on food and other topics.

I believe you've participated in those threads a time or two so you must have had some self serving interest by participating in those...
And what would that "self serving interest" be?

As usual, metro, you missed the point — everyone's point. But that's what we've come to expect... along with the self-appointed thread-policing.

You have to understand, foodiefan, that metro is incapable of ignoring things the disinterest or annoys him. So he appoints himself thread police and gets his panties in a twist.

I agree with what has been said by others. There's been a heckuva lot more advertising and proselytizing for LifeChurch than ANY other "business" or person with their own blog has done. Perhaps Mr. Metro could kindly remove the plank from his own eye before worrying about the speck in his brother's eye.

Again, I see members attacking other members on this board. This sort of immature behavior should be prohibited here. The owner needs to enforce the rules here.

Perhaps jsenter could kindly remove the plank from his own eye before worrying about the speck in his brother's eye.

Perhaps PUGalicious can play nice in the sandbox.

pugalicious... it's over. the issue has been officially clarified. there was no need to dredge up the issue again.

jsenter... we police the board quite well, thanks. this is a forum for relatively mature people, we're not babysitters. we don't want to regulate every single little thing people say... as long as things remain relatively civil.

alright, now back to topic. -M