Another restaurant you might try in Edmond is called Cascata. It's a very upscale italian restaurant. There is also the UCO Jazz Lab in Edmond which has live shows on weekends and they serve Hideaway Pizza. Also I don't know if it's been mentioned, but another place in Edmond is Boulevard Steakhouse, which is known for really good steaks.

For your two day trip, I will recommend a couple excursions. The Wichita Mountains National Wildlife Refuge is a couple hours southwest of OKC and is the oldest National Wildlife Refuge. You'd be suprised by the size of the mountains down there, and it's very scenic. There is a drive to the summit of Mt. Scott with a great view, a really nice visitors' center, and make sure to eat at the famous Meers Restaurant.

Another option is the Ouachita Mountains in southeastern Oklahoma. It is a bit longer of a drive but it is well worth it. This area is known as the "Little Smokies" and a couple highlights are the Winding Stair National Recreation Area in the Ouachita National Forest, which includes the Talemina Skyline Drive, which follows the ridges of the Winding Stair Mountains east into Arkansas. Just south of there is Oklahoma's most beautiful state park (imo), Beavers Bend. It is a very popular getaway for Dallas-ites and it encompasses Broken Bow Lake and rolling pine-covered foothills. This area is also part of the Ouachita National Forest. The Beavers Bend area has some really nice cabins you can rent for a night or two. There are several rental companies but I highly recommend this one: http://www.beaversbendgetaways.com/.

Here's some other links:

Boulevard Steakhouse: http://www.boulevardsteakhouse.com/

UCO Jazz Lab: http://www.ucojazzlab.com/

Ouachita Nat'l Forest: http://www.fs.fed.us/r8/ouachita/recreation/

Beavers Bend area: http://www.mccurtaincountygetaways.com/

Wichita Moutains NWR: http://www.fws.gov/southwest/refuges...hitamountains/


The Wichitas


The Ouachitas