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help a newbie :)
i introduced myself a bit below, we're moving to Choctaw soon. it's my husband's hometown and while i've been there countless times for visits i've never lived there so i'd love to learn more about the OKC area (and OK in general) from people who live there. so, if you have a second and feel like helping, please tell me:
favorite restaurant for date night:
favorite restaurant for family dinner:
fun place for a weekend getaway:
favorite activity for a family afternoon outing:
favorite place to shop (mall, shopping area, etc):
favorite place to run, if you're a runner:
fun activities for kids:
best place for happy hour/cocktails:
good brunch place:
anything else i must see/do/eat in OKC:
Re: help a newbie :)
I've only lived in OK for a little over 3 years and my DH is very much a homebody, so I can't wait to see some of the answers. But here are mine.
favorite restaurant for date night: Primos in Yukon or the Mantle downtown
favorite restaurant for family dinner: Teds (best Mexican food I've ever had!)
fun place for a weekend getaway: Arcadian Inn in Edmond (it's an awesome B&B)
favorite activity for a family afternoon outing: the OKC Zoo
favorite place to shop (mall, shopping area, etc): Quail Springs Mall or the Outlet Shoppes on I-40
favorite place to run, if you're a runner: I would love to be a runner.
fun activities for kids: I've heard great things about the Science Museum/Center
best place for happy hour/cocktails: This I need to know.
good brunch place: First Watch is good. I like it more than IHOP.
anything else i must see/do/eat in OKC: Affair of the Heart is a huge craft fair the comes to the OKC state fairgrounds twice a year. If that's your kind of thing, it's pretty awesome.
favorite restaurant for date night: I haven't been there in a long time, but trattoria downtown is really good (italian).
favorite activity for a family afternoon outing: we like the science museum in OKC. The children's museum in seminole is fun too. Of course there is always going to the park (love lake hefner's park for little ones), and swimming/splash pads). White water is fun for older kids.
favorite place to run, if you're a runner: not sure where you are, but I love running at lake hefner. I also run at wild horse park in mustang a lot (because it's close).
good brunch place: pearl's lakeside (it's not called that anymore .... I think it's just called "Lakeside"), rococo's (in northpark mall)
anything else i must see/do/eat in OKC: college football games are always fun, as are thunder games.
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I think Trattoria closed...sad face. That place was really good.
I live in Stillwater but spend a LOT of time in OKC [mainly because my sister lives there], so I'll throw in some of mine:
favorite restaurant for family dinner: Ted's is where we normally go.
fun place for a weekend getaway: Dallas. I go there way too much on weekends - not a bad drive from OKC.
favorite activity for a family afternoon outing: Definitely the zoo. We love that place.
favorite place to shop (mall, shopping area, etc): Penn or the outlet.
favorite place to run, if you're a runner: I got nothin'. My sister runs at Lake Hefner a lot, she says.
fun activities for kids: Same that others have mentioned already.
best place for happy hour/cocktails: We go to Louie's or, at night, Mantle's.
good brunch place: 1492. Their food is bomb.
anything else i must see/do/eat in OKC: Yes. You have GOT to check out the Memorial. And try to go to some sporting events [Redhawks, Thunder, college football/basketball, Barons] - those are always fun. The arts district is pretty cool, too - as is the big arts festival every spring.
favorite restaurant for family dinner: Hideaway Pizza
fun place for a weekend getaway: Dallas, Wichita Mountains, Turner Falls/Arbuckle Mountains
favorite activity for a family afternoon outing: n/a-I don't have kids
favorite place to shop (mall, shopping area, etc): I generally go to Penn Square Mall.
favorite place to run, if you're a runner: I'm not, but some of my coworkers like running at Lake Hefner.
fun activities for kids: n/a
best place for happy hour/cocktails: Belle Isle Brewery has great prices on locally brewed beer if you like that. I'm not sure about their cocktail specials.
good brunch place: I never go out for brunch, but some of my coworkers says Cheevers is amazing.
anything else i must see/do/eat in OKC: I like the art museum downtown. They're supposed to have a great exhibit on glass right now that I want to go see, plus they have a small movie theater than shows independent films several times a week. We also have some good local festivals- Festival of the Arts, Paseo Arts Festival, Blues & BBQ, etc. If you're here for the 4th of July, the Philharmonic puts on a free "Red White and Boom" concert outside in downtown with fireworks at the end.
i introduced myself a bit below, we're moving to Choctaw soon. it's my husband's hometown and while i've been there countless times for visits i've never lived there so i'd love to learn more about the OKC area (and OK in general) from people who live there. so, if you have a second and feel like helping, please tell me:
favorite restaurant for date night: West, 1492, Red Prime, S&B (not at all fancy, but holy crap I love that place), Picasso, Paseo Grill, Republic
favorite restaurant for family dinner: Iguana, S&B,
fun place for a weekend getaway: Tulsa, Dallas
favorite activity for a family afternoon outing:
favorite place to shop (mall, shopping area, etc): Penn Square
favorite place to run, if you're a runner: Lake Hefner or Nichols Hills
fun activities for kids:
best place for happy hour/cocktails: S&B (basically I go there all the time), Louie's (I the one on Lake Hefner or Western - but they're closest to me), McNellies, Ludivine,
good brunch place: 1492, Sophabella's. For more of a greasy breakfast, get the biscuit debris at Classen Grill
anything else i must see/do/eat in OKC: Shakespeare in the Park, First Fridays in Paseo, IAO art shows, Deadcenter film festival (you just missed it), art museum, Cowboy Hall of Fame, myriad gardens, Plaza District.
favorite restaurant for date night: Sushi Neko, Rococo, Cheever's, Iron Starr
favorite restaurant for family dinner: Texas Roadhouse, Hideaway
fun place for a weekend getaway: Tulsa, the Talimena Scenic Byway
favorite activity for a family afternoon outing: the zoo, Pelican Bay (Edmond), the movies, the library
favorite place to shop (mall, shopping area, etc): I like Penn Square Mall. Still trying to figure out Edmond shopping options.
favorite place to run, if you're a runner: I'm definitely not a runner, but I'm sort of a wannabe. I used to LOVE jogging through Nichols Hills. There are a few parks on Grand where you can park your car, then run around the neighborhood. It's lovely. I vastly prefer jogging in a pretty neighborhood to running around Lake Hefner (and it's less windy).
fun activities for kids: the library, Pelican Bay, Frontier City, the zoo
best place for happy hour/cocktails: Upper Crust, VZD's, Edna's, Speakeasy, Belle Isle.
good brunch place: Cafe Kacao is AMAZING. It's Guatemalan, and you must try it. Classen Grill is pretty legit, too.