Places that deserve more business

[Pete]

Bella Vista in SW 58th and Western. I get why people don’t go there, cause of the location and what it looks like from the outside, but holy crap is this place good. Hands down my favorite Italian place in the metro.

Thanks for the reminder to give this place a try.

[Thomas Vu]

Bella Vista in SW 58th and Western. I get why people don’t go there, cause of the location and what it looks like from the outside, but holy crap is this place good. Hands down my favorite Italian place in the metro.

It's on my list for underrated places. Outside appearance and menu could scare anyone away. Also heads up, you're probably taking a box with you on the way out.

[ChaseDweller]

Fuze?

[bradh]

good call on 3Sixty...had nothing but good experiences there

I'd also say Joey's, although I'm sure their lunch business pays the bills. It's dead a lot for dinner but still my #1 OKC joint

[sooner88]

The Pritchard is worth mentioning as well. One of my favorites in OKC, but has not been relatively empty the last few times I've been... both during the week and weekends.

[Paseofreak]

I'm gonna have to take a different tack and mention collectively the various Mexican mom and pop places around the Metro, expspecially on the south side. So very much better than the chain Tex-Mex places or fast food drive-thrus. And for a special treat, seek out the Mexican frozen treat and snack places. Their nuance with frozen, fruit and chocolate is beyond astounding.

[Swanky]

Holy crap - that reminds me I'm overdue for a Chamango.....

[clz46]

We really like the Viceroy Grill in the Ambassador Hotel. We have been there twice this summer and it's really good we are the only ones there. Wonderful wine selection too.

[Computerguy]

Barry's grill/ old fashioned burger on N May

[TheTravellers]

Barry's grill/ old fashioned burger on N May

Really? We live right around the corner from them and it'd be convenient, but the Yelp reviews are very off-putting...

[soonermike81]

Really? We live right around the corner from them and it'd be convenient, but the Yelp reviews are very off-putting...

We live nearby and tried it once a couple years back. Nothing memorable about their burger, imo. Too many good burger places in town, so we never went back.

[zefferoni]

We live nearby and tried it once a couple years back. Nothing memorable about their burger, imo. Too many good burger places in town, so we never went back.

I'd agree with that sentiment. It wasn't bad, but wasn't great either. Once I found Patty Wagon up the street I never went back to Barry's.

[7NCSOONER]

Barry's grill/ old fashioned burger on N May

We go to Barry's almost every Saturday. If you want an old fashioned burger this is the place. If you want a fancy hamburger with lots of sauces and toppings there are other places.

[Roger S]

Well after trying Muu Shabu in Edmond last night and thoroughly enjoying the food and shabu-shabu experience a lot..... Muu Shabu definitely belongs on this list.

They may do better for lunch, or on weekends, but it was pretty slow on Tuesday evening.

I can see how it can be a bit intimidating to the non-foodie and some chopstick skills definitely help but I would hate to see us lose a place like this.

[Jeepnokc]

Bella Vista in SW 58th and Western. I get why people don’t go there, cause of the location and what it looks like from the outside, but holy crap is this place good. Hands down my favorite Italian place in the metro.

Great couple that owns the place. No liquor license but the food quality, quantity and price make this place a go to. BTW...They have a private room that can be reserved and makes for an inexpensive private gathering if you need one

[Jeepnokc]

We really like the Viceroy Grill in the Ambassador Hotel. We have been there twice this summer and it's really good we are the only ones there. Wonderful wine selection too.

We ate there for our anniversary and it was excellent. Visiting the O Bar upstairs for nightcap makes for a great romantic evening

[Paseofreak]

Great couple that owns the place. No liquor license but the food quality, quantity and price make this place a go to. BTW...They have a private room that can be reserved and makes for an inexpensive private gathering if you need one

I see a lot of BYOB there.

[Computerguy]

They are about the food. The tables and chairs came from Western Sizzlin, I am pretty sure, but I have not had a bad burger there. It is always freshly made when I order it. The fries are cut with the skin on.

[Computerguy]

I wasn't really impressed by Patty Wagon. They were rude and took forever. Maybe they have improved, but I won't go back there.

[soonermike81]

Haven't had patty wagon in quite a while but I always thought they made a solid burger. And definitely never had anyone that was rude to me there. Need to put them back into the rotation at some point. It's just so hard with so many good restaurants in the metro. Hopefully they can hold their and compete.

Speaking of good restaurants, anybody know why nic's grill would have been closed yesterday? Definitely the best burger in town and my wife and I hadnt been by in quite a while. Decided to pick her up for lunch yesterday and drove over there only to find out they were closed. Sign in the window said to head over to Nic's place in Midtown. I assumed since that's where all his cash is probably tied up and things haven't started off so well, he is trying to focus on getting that place together.

[u50254082]

I'm gonna have to take a different tack and mention collectively the various Mexican mom and pop places around the Metro, expspecially on the south side. So very much better than the chain Tex-Mex places or fast food drive-thrus. And for a special treat, seek out the Mexican frozen treat and snack places. Their nuance with frozen, fruit and chocolate is beyond astounding.

On this point, can anyone recommend any places on the south side that do tacos really well? I've had some really great ones out west (NV, CA, etc) that use:

Double corn tortillas
Pinto bean layer
Sour cream
Mix of onions and cilantro
And your meat of choice (cabeza, lengua, Al pastor, etc)

It's all done in Subway style layout where the clerk builds the taco right in front of you from the various ingredients.

And they whip it together like an assembly line and the end product tastes amazing. I don't know what this style is called if it has one so I'm trying to describe it as best I can. The tacos are usually just small enough that you probably need 2 to be full.

This is the website for one of the places out in LV that I love that serves this style.

http://lostacoslv.com/Menu

[Paseofreak]

As far as fix it in front of you, this place does that and it's the real deal.
https://www.yelp.com/biz/la-michoaca..._source=ishare

Sour cream is usually available in OKC Mexican owned restaurants, but it's for us Gringo's. Double corn tortillas are generally standard at Hiispanic owned places.

As for the pinto layer, you have to request it some places. Try Taqueriea Rafitas or Hugo's Taquizas. Ask for them as you like them. Same with Taqueria Los Desvelados or Taqueria Los Tropicana. All awesome.

[aDark]

I'm gonna have to take a different tack and mention collectively the various Mexican mom and pop places around the Metro, expspecially on the south side. So very much better than the chain Tex-Mex places or fast food drive-thrus. And for a special treat, seek out the Mexican frozen treat and snack places. Their nuance with frozen, fruit and chocolate is beyond astounding.

Care to name a few? I'm near midtown/NE OKC and I didn't even know there were Mexican places that did frozen treats! A list of your favorites would be much appreciated.

[Paseofreak]

These are in my current Mexican rotation:
El Taco Loco (food truck at NW 39th and Penn in Angles parking lot)
Taqueria Los Comales
Taqueria Los Desvelados
Hugo's Taquizas
Taqueria Rafitas
El Asadero
Taqueria Durango

For frozen treats try:
Neveria la Fuente de Michoacan
Neveria la Azteca
Elotes el Compa Chuy

[AP]

Went to El Fogoncito on Saturday night and it was so delicious. Definitely deserves more business, imo.