I hate this kind of blog post.  This is one where I feel guilty for writing it, but also feel like I have to because of the sheer disappointment of a dining experience.  I probably would have refrained from ever writing this at all, drawing on the old adage “if you can’t say something nice…” [...]

One of the toughest parts of reviewing a restaurant is when you run into a place that falls far below expectations.  All of us at Tasty Tulsa enjoy sushi at least once a week and we have a few standby restaurants that never disappoint.  I offered up the choice of going to In the Raw for a [...]

This Saturday my family and I wanted to spend an afternoon together for some food and fun.  We started with the early bird matinee of Paul which was hilarious.  Go see it!  After the movies we decided to finally try Flying Fish Sushi Bar in the growing food mecca known as Bixby.  Flying Fish piqued my interested [...]

Yesterday I met a couple family members and went to lunch at Ichiban located on 41st and Memorial.  You practically have to either have been there before or go with someone ”in the know” to find the place.  There is not a sign, nor open windows showcasing happy lunchers eating.  It’s a small hole in the wall that appears to be a closed [...]

My family and I recently checked out the new Osaka Steakhouse at 11016 East 81st Street for a tasty and entertaining meal. As with most Japanese table-side steakhouses, we got a huge meal and our chef kept us laughing and in awe of his shrimp tossing, fire making, onion volcano building skills. While we waited for [...]

Sake, located in the Woodland Hills shopping area at 71st and Memorial, is one of the newest Japanese restaurants/sushi bars that has popped up in the Tulsa area.  Not long ago that location hosted another Japanese restaurant, Wasabi, but Sake has the look, feel, and taste of being under completely new ownership. Now I can’t [...]

I can’t count the number of times that I’ve been sitting at the Fuji sushi bar, and some out-of-towner says to that sushi chef on the other side of the counter “we asked some locals what the best sushi place in Tulsa is and they told us it’s Fuji.” I’ve had friends from Japan that [...]

Whenever I get that craving for light and refreshing cuisine where I don’t feel too weighed down I think of sushi.  I love the delicate little packages made of seaweed wrap, the delicious sushi rice, and of course the super star – the various types of fresh fish and accoutrements tucked neatly inside like little sushi gifts.  Even when I [...]