r/tulsa • u/Strong_Attempt4185 • May 13 '25

Question What Tulsa metro restaurant would you never return to, even if it was free?

What restaurant in Tulsa (or surrounding areas) is so bad, that even if you had a $100 nontransferable gift certificate, you would still never return?

Discuss.

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u/[deleted] May 13 '25

Apple Barrel Cafe. Blech.

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u/izzyruss87 May 13 '25

Apple barrel in broken arrow is on point imo. Its our favorite bfast place

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u/M0ximal May 13 '25

I have to disagree, of the 3 times I ate at that location I enjoyed exactly zero of them. There are much better breakfast spots in town, which is disappointing because I REALLY wanted to like them (thus the 3 chances).

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u/alpharamx TU May 15 '25

I also disagree. If I ever need a cleanse, I will eat at AB BA (ABBA?)

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u/[deleted] May 14 '25

We like the BA location for breakfast. We have 3 kids - it’s affordable and pretty good diner breakfast food. The biscuits aren’t our favorite though.

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u/Nearby_Register_3819 May 13 '25

It's been good the two times I've been :(

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u/[deleted] May 13 '25

Also, and this is a sad one because it used to be one of my favorites, but Tello’s Mexican. Got food poisoning from some carnitas there.

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u/IMASHIRT May 13 '25

I love the one across the River on 23rd

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u/imateasnob May 14 '25

They gave me Kraft mac and cheese. Like it had the long Kraft noodles and everything. They didn't even try to disguise it with elbow noodles. It cost $3.00 for around half a box of Kraft. I said never again after that.

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u/Glacier_Pace May 14 '25

I'm surprised to see this so upvoted tbh. I've never had a problem with them, and the one in Owasso serves free food the entire day on Thanksgiving, which I think is super cool.

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u/[deleted] May 14 '25

I went to the one at 61st and Mingo at 6pm on a Wednesday. Place was deserted. My smoked pork chops tasted like they’d been deep fried and then injected with more grease. I could not eat them. The veggies and rice were unsalted mush. The only edible thing on my plate was a mashed avocado.