Norman places to eat

[Rick W]

For an entertaining anniversary dinner, I'd recommend Yamato's. It's a chain, but it's a unique experience.
You're sitting around a U-shaped table with a grill in the center with 6-8 other people, watching the chef prepare everyone's meal. He makes it in to a spectacle, with flaming food, fancy moves with the spatula and knife, and bad jokes throughout. You'll leave happy as well as full.
There are plenty of good restaurants in Norman, but for a memorable anniversary dinner, I'd recommend Yamato's.
Rick w

 

[skatalite]

Anniversary, eh?

First, congrats.

Second, I'd recommend the following places for a nice sit-down atmosphere that won't damage your wallet:
- Sweet Basil, Thai food at 211 W Main St.: http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/46/501480/restaurant/Oklahoma-City/Sweet-Basil-Thai-Cuisine-Norman
- Local, American food at 2262 W Main St.: http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/46/1658680/restaurant/Oklahoma-City/Local-Norman

 

[oksportsman]

+1 for Tarahumara's. Great mexican food!

 

[Peabody]

Victoria's pasta shop on campus corner for good Italian.

One of my all time favorites. Try the chicken lasagna. Also, order the cheese bread (you will never have better in your lifetime). The mushroom caps are also delicious. You will thank me later.

 

[Kyle78]

+1 for Olde Town Gyros. Every time we're in the metro, I eat there.
It ain't fancy or "upscale" but its dam good.

 

[cichlid-dave]

Well othellos was were we decided to eat for our anniversary dinner . I should have gone either to Victoria's pasta as it had many more patrons or benvenutis ristorante. We stayed away from benvenutis due to what we thought was high price and only found Victoria's after looking for another dessert place to take a dessert back to the b&b. Othellos was empty when we got there at 6pm we were seated in a both where the table was nice but the vynal seat must have been over 30 years in place as they were cracked to hell. It seemed half the menu was based on the most favotite patrons ideas. The pricing there seemed fair until the order we made for Gina's raviolis showed up and we got six per order at a cost of $2 per ravioli. We might have made other selections but if we wanted to change sauce it was going to add $3.95 per plate. We did order a dessert....the apple carmel pie. The pie came out cold until we got to the heel and it was just barely lukewarm. The server was decent and did keep the bread coming(at least it was free)......we did also receive complementary oil and balsamic vinegar but a strange gooey slimy substance came out of the bottle and both bottle of oil and vinegar were greasy. We also only were given one small paper napkin for the whole meal. I know we would have had a better time if we had gone to legends or listened to yelp.

 

[Mad Professor]

Missed this thread or I would have recommended Benvenuti's also. It rocks but it is a bit expensive. Sergio's would have been a good choice if on a budget. On Gray at the railroad tracks. Victoria's has decent food, but it does not have the atmosphere for a special occasion. Did I mention Benvenuti's?

 

[mccullma]

+1 for Othellos. The Interurban has some tasty food too.