Tulsa Restaurant Week

The when, where, what, and how much

Each September, TulsaPeople magazine, our sister publication, sponsors Tulsa’s annual Restaurant Week, a ten-day stint of discounted dining meant to give Tulsans a taste of the finer food in town without breaking the bank. As a bonus, 10 percent of all Restaurant Week proceeds go toward the Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma’s Food for Kids program, with generous matching funds provided by the George Kaiser Family Foundation. 

This year, Restaurant Week takes place September 10-19. Here’s your guide to navigating this year’s line-up, with a solid seven days of dining for less than $200. 

MONDAY 9/12

Lunch at The Wine Loft Bistro
7890 E. 106th Place S., #14 
$12.95 for 2 courses 

TWL Bistro’s Southside shopping center location makes it easy to forget, but one look at its restaurant week menu will have you hitting the Creek Turnpike on your lunch break. The extravagant space is perfect for a weekend dinner out, but what Monday afternoon couldn’t stand a little sprucing?  Order a glass of wine or signature cocktail to start (there are literally hundreds of choices, so ask your server for a recommendation) and pick from a sriracha and manchego flatbread, Cajun shrimp & grits, or wagyu beef crepettes to start. For the main dish, go for the fried green tomato BLT or the premium wagyu beef burger. If you have room for dessert: beignets.  

TUESDAY 9/13

Dinner at The Daily Grill
100 E. 2nd St., $35 

If you’ve ever driven by the Daily Grill and offered to your passenger that you “really need to try that place sometime,” now’s your chance. The Restaurant Week menu features light, flavorful dishes perfect for closing out summer. Make reservations for dinner and nosh on your choice of Gazpacho topped with avocado and chives, or a watermelon and cucumber salad tossed with feta, pickled red onion, and blackberries. If you feel like getting thematic, have the salad, then the blackberry pork chop for your entree. Finish the evening with key lime pie topped with raspberries.   

WEDNESDAY 9/14

Lunch at Doc’s Wine & Food
3509 S. Peoria Ave., $12.95 

Welcome to Hump Day! You’ve made it through the first half of the week, so treat yo’self with lunch from Doc’s. The Cajun-Creole kitchen and wine bar plates some of the best New Orleans-inspired fare in town. It’s no surprise that their Restaurant Week menu is both delicious and affordable. At Doc’s, $12.95 gets you gumbo, gazpacho, or the house Caesar to start (you’d be remiss to skip the gumbo if you’ve never tried it), shrimp & grits, a turkey avocado melt, or an oyster po’boy (again, a tough call, but the shrimp & grits should win out), and creme brûlée, bread pudding or berries and cream. Berries and cream provide a nice finish without leaving you nap-bound. Don’t forget the wine; a glass of the crisp J Wiles Pinot Blanc is perfect for a September afternoon.  

THURSDAY 9/15

Lunch at Foundations 
3717 S. Sheridan Road 
$12.95 for 2 courses; $15.95 for 3  

With its residence at Platt College, a meal at Foundations packs the added benefit of education: preparing your meal will be none other than Tulsa’s newest crop of up-and-coming chefs. Foundations is as elegant as any downtown spot. The restaurant even grows much of its own herbs and vegetables onsite in a culinary garden. Make Restaurant Week reservations for lunch and enjoy dishes like the house Caesar, a chorizo-stuffed pork tenderloin with mango jalapeno sauce, mashed Yukon golds, and roasted carrots, or a bronzed salmon filet drizzled with chili lime hollandaise, served with rice and grilled asparagus. For dessert: the Mexican jicama cake.   

FRIDAY 9/16

Dinner at McGill’s 
1560 E. 21st St. #106
6058 S. Yale Ave, $35

With dinner for two running somewhere around $150 on a regular night, a meal at McGill’s costs a pretty penny, but you can dodge the hefty price tag and still sit in those sweet leather chairs during Restaurant Week. The dinner prix fixe menu features soup or salad; grilled salmon, Surf-n-Turf, or lobster pasta; and a petite cheesecake for dessert. Reservations recommended. 

SATURDAY 9/17

Dinner at Michael V’s 
8222 E. 103rd St., $35 

Michael V’s is an oldie but a goodie, perfect for revisiting. Their Restaurant Week dinner menu features fancy salads, your choice of fish, pork, or chicken, and three decadent desserts. We suggest Michael V’s Signature Salad to begin (sun-dried cherries, apples, pecans, goat cheese) and the Chicken Oscar for your main. The decadent dish, a Michael V’s favorite, is plated with crabmeat, asparagus, rice, and a housemade Béarnaise sauce. The coconut cream pie is a popular dessert option, but you might be drawn the chocolate bread pudding. Either way, you’re bound to leave happy.  

SUNDAY 9/18

Brunch at The Chalkboard
1324 S. Main St., $12.95 

Yet another steal, thanks to the prix fixe menu model. Kick off brunch with a pan-roasted lump crab cake served with pineapple salsa and avocado mousse and fresh chives. For the second course, it’s a toss-up between frittata (caramelized onions and smoked bacon) served with hash browns, a succulent pork belly hash served with poached eggs and hollandaise, or stuffed challah bread French toast. The French toast (blackberries, blueberries, mascarpone cream cheese, applewood smoked bacon) gets our vote. Probably best to bring a buddy and sample all of it, then finish with white chocolate bread pudding. 

Dinner at home

Rest, my friend. By this point, you’re fat, happy, and out of money. 

Total: $156.80, excluding tax and tip.

For more from Megan, read her article on JJ’s Gourmet Burger Cafe.