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Green Onion restaurant closes
Published: 8/24/2011 1:30 PM
Last Modified: 8/24/2011 1:30 PM

The Green Onion restaurant, 4532 E. 51st St., has closed.

Dave Ingram opened Green Onion in 1986 and operated the upscale eatery for 20 years.

He sold it in 2007 and it operated two more years before closing.

The Ozaras family, headed by Ayhan Ozaras, reopened Green Onion in October 2009, and his children, Josh and Shannon, took over management.

“The road work on 51st Street hurt, and business just kept decreasing,” Josh Ozaras said. “We loved the restaurant, but we just couldn’t afford to keep it open any longer.”

The Ozaras family also owns El Caballo, Garlic Rose and the Chalkboard, where Josh Ozaras is director of catering. Shannon Ozaras is working primarily at Garlic Rose.



Reader Comments 5 Total
pharris (last year)
I believe El Caballo has also closed.
Stevo (last year)
Well that's a shame, I just started going there a couple of weeks ago, to hear some good jazz groups too..
LookingAhead (last year)
So long to the best brunch in town.
Granpa (last year)
The closing of the Green Onion may be the end of the Brown Derby, one of the staples of Tulsa fare for many years. And the Green Derby had the best one ever served in Tulsa. So long!!!
Loophole (last year)
Green Onion had a steady following for years and when it changed hands, the menu items changed, deleting some favorites. The prices went up and the "early bird" specials were discontinued. I think it's the old story of "if it's not broken, don't fix it." Hate to see locally owned restaurants go.
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