Second Helping: Lake area offers fine fare
BY SCOTT CHERRY World Scene Writer
Sunday, February 24, 2013
2/24/13 at 4:47 AM
This is a recap of Scott Cherry's restaurant reviews in last week's Weekend section. The full reviews are available at tulsaworld.com/cherrypicks
THE ARTICHOKE
2610 N. Third St., Langley
on Oklahoma 82 between Langley and Ketchum
918-782-9855
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(on a scale of 0 to 4 stars)
5 p.m. to close (varies) Tuesday through Saturday; all major credit cards; reservations recommended: go to tulsaworld.com/the artichoke.
For our entrees, we chose steak Oscar ($33.95) and sauteed shrimp ($18.95) with garden salads and sides of sauteed mushrooms and a fried whole potato.
The thick, 8-ounce filet was fork-tender and cooked a true medium-rare. It was topped with asparagus tips, sweet crab meat (the real thing) and bearnaise sauce - a classic dish perfectly executed.
The shrimp entree featured six tail-on, nice-sized shrimp that had been sauteed in garlic butter with mushrooms and a cream sauce.
Sliced, sauteed mushrooms were fine, and the fried potato had the character of fried potatoes on the edges and a standard baked potato near the center. The potato was served with a butter and herb sauce.
CAFE YUM
720 S. Main St., Grove
918-786-4455
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(on a scale of 0 to 4 stars)
7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. (8 p.m. in summer) Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday; lunch served 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.; accepts all major credit cards.
We ordered a bowl of tomato Florentine soup ($2.25), a Slice of Life sandwich ($8.99), a Love at First Bite sandwich ($8.99), a Key lime cupcake ($3.99), a cream cheese cupcake ($3.99) and a white chocolate mocha latte ($3.85).
The soup was like a thick stew, loaded with onions, small shell pasta, spinach and tomatoes. The flavor had a hint of oregano, and the soup was served with a small baguette topped with shredded Parmesan.
The Slice of Life sandwich included sliced roast beef, lettuce, tomato, Swiss cheese, cream cheese and ranch dressing, and the Love at First Bite featured sliced turkey, bacon, sliced avocado, lettuce, tomato, Swiss cheese, cream cheese, Parmesan cheese and Italian dressing.
It seemed the cream cheese was the key ingredient in both sandwiches, and the sliced tomatoes were red and ripe all the way through with none of the awful white core often seen this time of year.
THE PARROT
2530 S. Main St., Grove
918-786-7722
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11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday-Monday and Wednesday-Thursday, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday-Saturday; accepts all major credit cards.
We shared a bowl of French onion soup ($4.99) while we waited on our entrees - Alaskan cod ($10.99) and sirloin steak and Gulf shrimp ($19.99) - to arrive.
The soup had a hot, rich, dark broth filled with onions and a little bread and topped with provolone cheese.
The beer-battered cod was fried to a golden brown and had a fresh flavor. It came with fries and a house salad of mixed greens, purple onions, cucumber slices and cherry tomatoes.
Original Print Headline: Lake area offers fine fare
Associated Images:
The Parrot Steakhouse & Grill sits on the banks of Grand Lake. JAMES GIBBARD/Tulsa World
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