Irish stew, potato soup drive away the March chill
BY SCOTT CHERRY World Scene Writer
Sunday, March 17, 2013
3/17/13 at 8:41 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.
McHUSTON BOOKSELLERS & IRISH BISTRO
122 S. Main St., Broken Arrow
918-258-3301
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(on a scale of 0 to 4 stars)
Lunch 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Monday-Friday (bookstore 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday-Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday); accepts Visa, MasterCard, Discover.
We selected a soup and sandwich combo ($5.95) of Irish stew and the corned beef and Swiss sandwich, a cup of potato soup ($3.95) and shepherd's pie ($7.95) with glasses of fresh-brewed iced tea ($1.25).
The Irish stew served in a white bowl over a white paper doily was filled with tender, slow-cooked beef, potatoes, carrots, onions and celery in a rich brown broth.
The Irish stew also was the foundation for the shepherd's pie that was topped with mashed potatoes and grated cheddar cheese. I also plucked a bay leaf out of the stew in this bowl.
The corned beef and Swiss sandwich on lightly grilled rye bread didn't miss the sauerkraut at all. This was a highly satisfying sandwich on a chilly afternoon.
The potato soup included some green beans, bits of ham and a sprinkling of parsley.
HODGES BEND
823 E. Third St.
Food: charcuterie and cheese board only -
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7 a.m. to 1 a.m. Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. to 1 a.m. Saturday-Sunday (alcohol service begins at 11 a.m. daily); accepts all major credit cards.
We were told a charcuterie and cheese board ($17) had one meat, a variety of cheeses and a few other items, so we sprang for that along with what we hoped would be appropriate wines.
The board included saucisson sec, a pork tenderloin charcuterie; four cheeses, Saint Andre, Manchego, Danish Blue and Cambozola; and cherry chutney.
During the process of working our way through the cheese board, we had glasses of an Italian MÃ1/4ller-Thurgau, a Spanish albarino, a German riesling and a Californian gewurztraminer, all dry to off-dry white wines that were beautiful complements to the cheeses and the trout.
JIMMY'S EGG
3202 S. Memorial Drive
918-794-1376
3948 S. Peoria Ave.
918-749-3447
4850 W. Kenosha St., Broken Arrow
918-872-1563
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6 a.m. to 2 p.m. all week; accepts all major credit cards.
Everything we had was solid, and I'm happy to say the sausage gravy, in my opinion, has improved 100 percent.
We had a mix of breakfast and lunch dishes, including the smoked turkey melt sandwich ($6.99), a chef's salad ($7.49), a meat lover's omelet ($7.29) and the Santa Cruz breakfast sandwich ($6.99) with a side of biscuits and gravy ($1.99).
The Santa Cruz sandwich was a standout with a mix of scrambled eggs and smoked turkey breast topped with melted Swiss cheese and slices of avocado on a toasted ciabatta bun.
Associated Images:
A cheese board, a latte and a Cuatro M cocktail are served at Hodges Bend. JAMES GIBBARD / Tulsa World
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