Anything Tulsa....
 

Hi. My firstborn is going to Univ. of Tulsa as a freshman in two weeks. Any good advice as to lodging, dining out, sights to see, shopping,etc. for the next four years?
Thanks in advance for your suggestions!

Hi millsy,

I moved to Tulsa about a year and a half ago from San Diego and I absolutely love it here!

I'm assuming you're asking these questions for yourself as opposed to your son. Obviously the answers would be quite different~

What is your price range for lodging? Some of the higher end places are the Ambassador Hotel and McBirney Mansion, a B&B in historic midtown.

There are some decent museums here. The Gilcrease (Western/Native American) and the Philbrook (European art) are the most popular. The gardens outside Philbrook are spectacular, as is the adjacent Woodward Park.

Shopping? Utica Square. It's a village-like shopping center with lots of high-end shops, including a Saks. I think the website is www.uticasquare.com

I'm still compiling my list of favorite restaurants. I really like Stonehorse Cafe in Utica Square, although some of their entrees can be a little salty for my taste. I've seen actress/model Amber Valletta there.

Wild Fork, also in Utica Square, is good, too.

For Italian, I like Ciao and Biga, both in the trendy Brookside neighborhood. There's a good selection of restaurants in Brookside, from sushi to tapas to steak. Harrison Ford's son just opened a new restaurant there. I also like Garlic Rose in Brookside.

There are lots of upscale steakhouses in town, including Fleming's, Mahogany's, Monte's, and Polo Grill. Go to Elmer's for barbeque.

There's a cool little wine bar on 18th and Boston called something like Vintage 1780.

I hope you and your son enjoy Tulsa!

Thanks so much for all the great info. It is actually my daughter who is attending Tulsa and she will love the shopping it sounds like!!!! I can't wait to visit all the neat places you shared. Thanks again, Millsy5

Oops, I don't know how I read "son" in your message. You *girls* will have a great time.

I've been wanting to stay in the Frank Lloyd Wright Building in Bartlesville that has been turned into a hotel, but we're never in that neck of the woods.

She will love Tulsa. Queenies (I hope it's still there) in Utica Square is a great breakfast/ lunch spot. For more middle of the road dining, there is Hideaway Pizza in the Cherry St. area--best pizza in the state! Cherry ST. is, if I remember correctly, 15th street and has lot of antique shops and little boutiques. Braums for excellent ice cream and hamburgers. The Brook in Brookside--Brookside itself has lots of shops and restaurants. Java Daves for coffee shops. Abuelos Mexican restaurant--lots of new shopping areas in the south side of town off highway 169. The southern suburb of Jenks has lots of antique shops. And I think Bartlesville still has the Mozart Festival in June.