Juju beans we have most of what you listed.

105 Degrees has a world famous chef and school for the ultimate vegan raw foodies.

Welcome to 105degrees.com - Oklahoma's premiere Raw & Living Foods destination (http://105degrees.com/thecafe)

We have SaraSara Cuppies and Joes for cupcakes.

Sara Sara Cupcakes, gourmet cupcakes in Oklahoma City (http://www.sarasaracupcakes.com/)
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We even have an organic gluten free cupcake place Green Goodies by Tiffany.

home2 (http://www.greengoodiesbytiffany.com/home2.html)

We have CocoFlow for chocolate. It is not a late night place like you mentioned, but it is a start. It did move due to the owners getting assaulted.

Welcome to COCOFLOW Online! (http://www.cocoflow.com/)

and we had Soileil in the Colcord, but it was too upscale French for OKC, but they have La Baguette there now. It is French owned downtown, on May and in Norman.

La Baguette Bistro (http://www.labaguettebistro.com/)

I think OKC has come a long way in just a few years. Looking at all the old posts on this thread just shows how many new restaurants we have gained in the last year and a half! OKC is the BLC! Have you guys been to Big Truck Tacos! That place is so good! I thought I was in Austin!

We have so many local new restaurants. I don't think that we need any chains. Well, I do love Emeril's restaurants, so that would be good. Maybe we could convince the guy that won Top Chef All Stars Rick Bayless to come back to OKC and open a restaurant here. That would be great for OKC.

I am so proud of OKC. Maybe a few fusion restaurants would be cool. I have been to some really cool ones in Portland and Seattle. The French Thai fusion would be insane! I also went to a Sushi Southwest fusion restaurant that was insane! Cilantro belongs in sushi!

Actually the La Baguette restaurants in Norman are not affiliated with the ones in OKC owned by the Buthion brothers.

Most desired wants in OKC:
Vegan/Vegetarian restaurants
Raw Foods Restaurant
Upscale French Dining
Late night dessert bars
Sprinkles Cupcakes
Chocolate Buffet

you do realize we have all those, except maybe late night dessert bars? 105 degrees is probably the most respected raw foods restaurant and school in the world.

They may not be affiliated, but I didn't say they were. I just said they have French food.

This is true. My apologies.

I like La Baguette, but it's not amazing French cuisine. I LOVE 105 Degrees, but I said that I wanted 'more' raw vegan/vegetarian restaurants, not just one or two. Not a fan of sara sara except for their coconut cupcakes are pretty decent, and I frequent Green Goodies although, I still prefer Sprinkles even though it's a chain (sorry, it's a texture thing for me) I have been to CocoFlow about 4x when it used to be on Western Avenue, and I didn't like any of their handmade truffles way too grainy, not smooth, and too sweet. Sadly, I prefer Godiva in OKC which I consider average chocolate, and miss Cocoa Bella in SF, Vosges, and some other local Chocolate places in NYC and Chicago. I'm not complaining, Oklahoma is getting more businesses, but it's just a 'want' and I'm patient. Thanks for all the information though~ Another want would be more specialty cheese markets like Forward Foods in Norman. I read on this site not too long ago they are planning to open another location on Western later on this year? So, I'm excited for that since, it would be a closer drive from MWC.

I agree Rick Bayless needs to open up a Frontera here in OKC, not sure if it would do well though, but my boyfriend is taking me to Frontera next year when we go back to Chicago to visit his family.

NOOOO!! Cilantro does not belong in sushi, lol!!

I also do not understand how people think C&J are the best 'cuppies' it's not bad, but I think Market-C, Green Goodies, and SaraSara are much better. I actually just had a Market-C chocolate coconut cupcake Friday night, it was pretty good.

I try not to support chains, but I just really really really really love Sprinkles. Never been to Emeril's, but I hear many raves about his banana cream pie, yum!

Yeah, the best cupcake I have had in OKC was at Cafe 7. It was their red velvet cupcake. It had tiny little chocolate chips in it. It was great!

Yeah, Forward Foods is supposed to in where Coco Flow used to be on Western. I love Forward Foods! I go there about once a week! They have a lavender cheese that is insane.

The Mexi Roll I had in Park City, Utah was the best little roll I have ever had!
Oishi Sushi Bar & Grill Park City Utah Restaurants on Main Street Best Sushi in Town! (http://oishisushiandgrill.com/)
MEXI ROLL
White fish tempura with cilantro & spicy sauce

If you think about it, there is a lot of overlapping in sushi and Mexican food. They both use avocados and spicy sauces. Just add a few more flavors and the sushi can hit another level.

We tried to get into Frontera the last two times I was in Chicago and they were booked solid for a week. You may want to make reservations now! I think it might be easier to get in there around lunchtime.

Yeah, I think having 105 degrees here in OKC will spark more vegan restaurants around OKC in the future. Them having a school is a huge plus! I think them and the ACM in bricktown will bring a lot of new interests to the city.

As far as French cuisine goes. I agree we need more. We had Soilel which was my favorite, but at least it is still French food.

Wow, I am getting so hungry! The perks about OKC, is we do have a great diversity that most cities don't have. We have great cajun, Tex-Mex, Thai, sushi, BBQ, etc. Most cities surprisingly don't have any good cajun, BBQ, or Tex-Mex.

I agree Rick Bayless needs to open up a Frontera here in OKC, not sure if it would do well though, but my boyfriend is taking me to Frontera next year when we go back to Chicago to visit his family.

NOOOO!! Cilantro does not belong in sushi, lol!!

I also do not understand how people think C&J are the best 'cuppies' it's not bad, but I think Market-C, Green Goodies, and SaraSara are much better. I actually just had a Market-C chocolate coconut cupcake Friday night, it was pretty good.

I try not to support chains, but I just really really really really love Sprinkles. Never been to Emeril's, but I hear many raves about his banana cream pie, yum! As far as Sprinkles is concerned, the founder is from OKC and a graduate of Casady, if I remember correctly. The more people that EM their corporate site about future locations maybe they will take notice. I know they even had a voting contest as to where the next Sprinkles CC should be located. The one hear in Dallas in Preston Center has lines constantly out the door.

so whats the news now on cocoflow? did they move from western ave? where are they now? are they good..? n whats the best chocolate boutique here in okc?

Yeah, the best cupcake I have had in OKC was at Cafe 7. It was their red velvet cupcake. It had tiny little chocolate chips in it. It was great!

Yeah, Forward Foods is supposed to in where Coco Flow used to be on Western. I love Forward Foods! I go there about once a week! They have a lavender cheese that is insane.

The Mexi Roll I had in Park City, Utah was the best little roll I have ever had!
Oishi Sushi Bar & Grill Park City Utah Restaurants on Main Street Best Sushi in Town! (http://oishisushiandgrill.com/)
MEXI ROLL
White fish tempura with cilantro & spicy sauce

If you think about it, there is a lot of overlapping in sushi and Mexican food. They both use avocados and spicy sauces. Just add a few more flavors and the sushi can hit another level.

We tried to get into Frontera the last two times I was in Chicago and they were booked solid for a week. You may want to make reservations now! I think it might be easier to get in there around lunchtime.

Yeah, I think having 105 degrees here in OKC will spark more vegan restaurants around OKC in the future. Them having a school is a huge plus! I think them and the ACM in bricktown will bring a lot of new interests to the city.

As far as French cuisine goes. I agree we need more. We had Soilel which was my favorite, but at least it is still French food.

Wow, I am getting so hungry! The perks about OKC, is we do have a great diversity that most cities don't have. We have great cajun, Tex-Mex, Thai, sushi, BBQ, etc. Most cities surprisingly don't have any good cajun, BBQ, or Tex-Mex.

Thanks for the info about Frontera Grill, I'll make sure to reserve two weeks or sooner just in case when we visit.

so whats the news now on cocoflow? did they move from western ave? where are they now? are they good..? n whats the best chocolate boutique here in okc?

I think they moved into a hospital or near a hospital on the north side of OKC.

do we have any good fish and chips shops? nothing extravagant, just a small chipper like i used to hit once a week back in scotland....gotta love fried haddock and chips smothered in malt vinegar and a side of mushie peas

more late night places, a true 24 hour local diner, the type that you can go to at 3 a.m. that can become an institution.

They're in Deaconess Hospital...I didn't realize that they'd moved their entire business there. It's just a little booth type thing there, one small case & that's it. Quite a difference between that & an entire store.

do we have any good fish and chips shops? nothing extravagant, just a small chipper like i used to hit once a week back in scotland....gotta love fried haddock and chips smothered in malt vinegar and a side of mushie peas
Dan McGuiness - Moore (http://www.danmcguinnesspub.com/)

http://www.okctalk.com/moore/8470-dan-mcguiness-irish-pub-moore.html
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They're in Deaconess Hospital...I didn't realize that they'd moved their entire business there. It's just a little booth type thing there, one small case & that's it. Quite a difference between that & an entire store.

They will be opening a store in Bricktown. . .sometime in December I believe.

more late night places, a true 24 hour local diner, the type that you can go to at 3 a.m. that can become an institution.

I figure Republic Gastropub should have fish & chips when it opens at Classen Curve.

There used to be a little restaurant in Tulsa owned by the principle chef at the former Adams Mark, Ludger Shulz. He opened it whenever the urge hit him and the menu was set for what he wanted to serve that day. It became popular with a small and very loyal group. He prepared awesome dishes at a very modest price and the experience was memorable. It may still be there, as I haven't checked it out in a long time.

... a true 24 hour local diner, the type that you can go to at 3 a.m. that can become an institution.


This!

How about a true Chicago style Hot Dog?

Can't find one in Okc.

Dan McGuiness - Moore (http://www.danmcguinnesspub.com/)

http://www.okctalk.com/moore/8470-dan-mcguiness-irish-pub-moore.html
among others in OKCTALK


i go to dan's to water, have a few friends who work there. never had the fish and chips. i'll have to try it i suppose. i wonder if their fish is haddock. i was talking more about just a chipper but oh well.

i go to dan's to water, have a few friends who work there. never had the fish and chips. i'll have to try it i suppose. i wonder if their fish is haddock. i was talking more about just a chipper but oh well.I had it at lunch once and thought it was pretty good.

Menu says it is "Atlantic cod dipped in Harp lager batter" if that helps any.

do we have any good fish and chips shops? nothing extravagant, just a small chipper like i used to hit once a week back in scotland....gotta love fried haddock and chips smothered in malt vinegar and a side of mushie peas

Sean Cummings Irish Pub

Best in town!

thanks guys i'll check them out!

How about a true Chicago style Hot Dog?

Can't find one in Okc.

Classic 50's Drive In - Norman on Lindsey

Iggy's - Edmond on 2nd Street

We are in dire need of:
1 Sports Bar
2 Tapas Bar
3 A new and better urban breakfast joint



so, downtown/bricktown

1. Brix
2. Bolero
3. ???

Dan McGuiness - Moore (http://www.danmcguinnesspub.com/)

http://www.okctalk.com/moore/8470-dan-mcguiness-irish-pub-moore.html
among others in OKCTALK

Dan McGuinness is great if you like smoky rooms and loud music. they ahve live bands every night. No smoke filters and a low ceiling make for choking smoke..on the plus side, you can play trivia or poker there on buzztime and the fish & chips are great.

105 degrees is probably the most respected raw foods restaurant and school in the world.

Really? I'm not doubting you since I have no knowledge of the raw foods business, but if that's true, it seems like getting in the raw foods restaurant business would be a great idea. They've been open for about ten minutes and are suddenly the best in the world. Glad we have them I guess.

Dan McGuinness is great if you like smoky rooms and loud music. they ahve live bands every night. No smoke filters and a low ceiling make for choking smoke..on the plus side, you can play trivia or poker there on buzztime and the fish & chips are great.

and the restaurant side is separately ventilated and away from the music

Really? I'm not doubting you since I have no knowledge of the raw foods business, but if that's true, it seems like getting in the raw foods restaurant business would be a great idea. They've been open for about ten minutes and are suddenly the best in the world. Glad we have them I guess.

I thought the school was open longer? Maybe, the raw foods chefs are some of the best in the world?

need actual authentic asian restaurants. we have too many wannabe asian restaurants with a bunch of mexicans hiding in the kitchen secretly making all the food and an asian wait staff pretending nothing out of the norm isnt transpiring.

need actual authentic asian restaurants. we have too many wannabe asian restaurants with a bunch of mexicans hiding in the kitchen secretly making all the food and an asian wait staff pretending nothing out of the norm isnt transpiring.

Have you been anywhere on Classen?

Have you been anywhere on Classen?

was wondering the same thing...

need actual authentic asian restaurants. we have too many wannabe asian restaurants with a bunch of mexicans hiding in the kitchen secretly making all the food and an asian wait staff pretending nothing out of the norm isnt transpiring.

???? Check out Grand House on Classen...those aren't mexicans in the kitchen!

We could use an authentic Chicago deep dish pizza place like Giordanno's or Uno's.

Im with the person that mentioned another urban breakfast joint. Something similar to Denver's Snooz. I used to be a fan of Classen Grill but not much anymore. They changed their potatoes and there just isnt much variety.

We could use an authentic Chicago deep dish pizza place like Giordanno's or Uno's.

I hear Humble Pie in Edmond, OK is pretty darn close to the pizza at Lou Malnati's in Chicago.

Have you been anywhere on Classen?

yeah ive been up and down on classen. short street..end to end on classen. sad thing was there was an awesome asian restaurant there circa 2001. it closed some time later. saddest thing that happened to that area.

yeah, theres other asian restaurants in little saigon, but why do they all have to be located in this area, and only in this area?

Ummmm, because that's where a large section of the Asian population lives...

Have you ever been to a Chinatown or Little Italy in another city? Same concept.

and the restaurant side is separately ventilated and away from the music

True, but it's still loud in there.

Really? I'm not doubting you since I have no knowledge of the raw foods business, but if that's true, it seems like getting in the raw foods restaurant business would be a great idea. They've been open for about ten minutes and are suddenly the best in the world. Glad we have them I guess.

From what I recall, it's the only raw food academy at least in the country, so it's not like it has a lot of competition for being the most respected.