So I went to Tulsa this weekend.

oldguystudent · June 2, 2013

I happened upon tickets to see Social Distortion, who, by the way, is every bit as good in concert today as they ever have been.

I drove up to Tulsa with zero expectations. Boy was I surprised. Downtown was a LOT of fun. Great, quirky restaurants, bars for the serious beer drinker, and the strangest bowling alley you ever did see.

Easy four hour drive from Lewisville.

I think I've just added that away game to my calendar.

UNT 90 Grad · June 3, 2013

I happened upon tickets to see Social Distortion, who, by the way, is every bit as good in concert today as they ever have been.
I drove up to Tulsa with zero expectations. Boy was I surprised. Downtown was a LOT of fun. Great, quirky restaurants, bars for the serious beer drinker, and the strangest bowling alley you ever did see.
Easy four hour drive from Lewisville.
I think I've just added that away game to my calendar.

I'm curious about the "strangest bowling alley" comment. What was it? We have a Splitsville on my neck of the woods, which is different (in a good way) than any other bowling alley I've been to.

oldguystudent · June 3, 2013

I'm curious about the "strangest bowling alley" comment. What was it? We have a Splitsville on my neck of the woods, which is different (in a good way) than any other bowling alley I've been to.

It's called the Dust Bowl. I don't know how to describe it other than the patio couches and chairs are upholstered in artificial grass.

oldguystudent · June 3, 2013

Plus 1 for the Social D mention

Let me tell you son, I saw them waaaaay back in 1990 when the self titled album was out. The sound last night from old, balding, but still super buff Mike Ness kicked the living crap out of young, angry heroine addict Mike Ness. And the young, angry heroine addict Mike Ness was really, really good.

The music now, as these things often go, is much more reflective than rebellious. But the sound. My god. He has honed his skills. Phil Spector's wall of sound came to mind.

UNTexas · June 3, 2013

3.2 beer... That says it all for me.

oldguystudent · June 3, 2013

3.2 beer... That says it all for me.

They had lots and lots of really good, real beer that was most certainly not 3.2. I asked a couple bartenders about it, it's not like Utah where even the brewpubs are 3.2. It's pretty much your bud/Miller/Coors type stuff.

We did take up a whole bunch of our own beer just in case though.

Green Crazy · June 3, 2013

3.2 beer... That says it all for me.

It's my understanding that the real stuff is served in establishments, but the beer water is sold at the beer store.

Let me tell you son, I saw them waaaaay back in 1990 when the self titled album was out. The sound last night from old, balding, but still super buff Mike Ness kicked the living crap out of young, angry heroine addict Mike Ness. And the young, angry heroine addict Mike Ness was really, really good.
The music now, as these things often go, is much more reflective than rebellious. But the sound. My god. He has honed his skills. Phil Spector's wall of sound came to mind.

I saw them at some club in deep ellum in 96, after white light white heat white trash was released. They's good!

SHOSS · June 3, 2013

If it weren't for the horrible showing by the football team last year, our trip to Tulsa would have been epic. 2 days of golf, staying at the hardrock casino... 'twas a blast anyway... At least we had Texas rangers updates to occupy us during the dibocle in tulsa.

Btw, tulsa's campus and stadium were nice.... Enjoyed the walk thru campus...

bstnsportsfan3 · June 3, 2013

I was at the tulsa game....campus was nice....stadium SUCKED

SilverEagle · June 3, 2013

Two days after Thanksgiving. It'll be interesting to see how the weather will be. Late Sept to mid-October would be much better.

SHOSS · June 3, 2013

I was at the tulsa game....campus was nice....stadium SUCKED

I am sorry for picking on this post.... But here we go.

Not everythIng in this world is the best or the worst.... Their stadium was nice. Style was unique, matched the building style on campus..... Wasn't very big. But, so what... It was kind of a neat stadium that fits their needs. The word sucked never entered my mind when visiting Tulsa.... Except the score.

This drives me nuts...especially when others apply this commentary towards our stadium....because it only holds 31k or so....

bstnsportsfan3 · June 3, 2013

I am sorry for picking on this post.... But here we go.
Not everythIng in this world is the best or the worst.... Their stadium was nice. Style was unique, matched the building style on campus..... Wasn't very big. But, so what... It was kind of a neat stadium that fits their needs. The word sucked never entered my mind when visiting Tulsa.... Except the score.
This drives me nuts...especially when others apply this commentary towards our stadium....because it only holds 31k or so....

No, it had nothing to do with its size...in fact i enjoy smaller stadiums. It was the fact they seated us on the goal line and our seats pointed straight. I had to sit at an angle to watch our ass kicking and it was just really uncomfortable. Plus it was pretty old. I know they renovated it, it just felt kinda cheap. But like i said earlier, nice campus and nice town, but the stadium wasn't great and i had to park in front some persons house like a mile away (denia would have killed me)

The Fake Lonnie Finch · June 3, 2013

I have bias for Tulsa because my parents are from there and I went to grad school at TU.

Living in Tulsa was okay for three years, but I was ready to come back to Dallas. Tulsa, for sure, has many unique eating establishments. If you like non-chain food, Tulsa is about the Non-Chain Capital of Good Food in America,

Tulsa is about as safe as you can get on the crime side, as long as you stay South. The west (of 75) and north sides (of 244) are no-gos.

I know I've posted all of this before, but here is an off-the-top of my head list of unqie eating places in Tulsa:

Bar-B-Que: Elmer's, home of the Badwich

Seafood: Bodean (51st Street)

Cajun: S&J Oyster Co (Detroit and 1st? Near downtown)

American: Coney-I-Lander (several locations in Tulsa)

American: Bill & Ruth's Subs (several locations in and around Tulsa)

American: Ron's Hamburgers and Chili (two or three locations around Tulsa)

American: Ike's Chili (downtown)

American: The Brook (South Peoria)

American: Weber's Root Beer (still make their own Root Beer, grill great Burgers...S Peoria)

Lebanese: Jamil's Steakhouse (still on 51st, but now on the east side of Harvard)

Breakfast: Brookside By Day (South Peoria...the also a BBD II "The Duece" up near Jenks at 81st and Harvard. I lived at 81st and Yale back in the day, so The Duece was a good breakfast/brunch option)

Tex-Mex: Senor Tequila (original on 51st, close to Jamil's...look, if you're absolutely jonesing for Tex-Mex try this place. But, really, we're from Texas and it's not going to be any better than the Tex-Mex you find around DFW.

I never had outstanding Italian in Tulsa. Like Tex-Mex, you've probably had better here in DFW.

South Peoria/Brookside area (roughly E 15th north up Peoria to 51st) has many restaurants and bars: The Brook, Kilkenny's Irish Pub, Webers, Elmer's, one of the Ron's, one of the Coney-I-Landers...hit Brookside, for sure, on a Friday night.

Utica Square is an upscale shopping area in Tulsa. Not an enclosed mall. Not a totally planned thing like the new set of retails in Allen or Firewheel. It's an outdoor store-to-store that has been there since the indoor mall was the thing; so, it's kid of ahead of its time. Maybe a little Highland Park Village feel, but Tulsa-sized and speed. Polo Grill is worth checking out there if you're a sit down and drink wine-type. it's kind of a date place. Or, at least, I used it as a date place.

You can see that most of the stuff is American. But, that's kind of to be expected. You're in the middle of the country in the heart of old Route 66. It's unique and I wish to hell TU were staying in C-USA with us. I've got plenty of relatives up there to visit. But, you know how it is - once you get your own wife, kids, and whatnot, you see cousins less and less. UNT-TU was always a good excuse to get back up there.

Edited June 3, 2013 by The Fake Lonnie Finch