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Food Friday: Taco Empire

If you’ve been reading my food Fridays, you know that I love Mexican food. A new taco restaurant opened in NW Oklahoma City and I had to check it out.

We went on a quiet Friday night, there were quite a few people there but it wasn’t crowded. We shared a platter of steak nachos to start. Piled high with chips, steak, veggies, topped with queso. These were awesome, the chips were fried flour tortillas. The steak had a great flavor and was tender. These queso had a tang that I really enjoyed, brought out so many of the other ingredients. What I found funny is that when I ordered these, the girl asked if I liked spicy. Yes was my answer, she then explained that there were jalapenos on the nachos. The fresh sliced jalapenos weren’t that hot, they actually had a great fresh taste as well. Next up were our tacos. I got a fried shrimp taco and a quesabroso with steak. First of all they come in blue corn tortillas, different, added a bit of color to the plate. The shrimp was perfectly fried, covered in a spicy aioli that was delightful. The quesabroso taco was a blue corn tortilla with cheese fried onto it, then filled with steak and beans, topped with a guacamole. I don’t normally like guacamole but it was great mixed with this meat and beans on this taco. I also loved the tiny baked potato, it was covered in spices and easily eaten by hand. Big K had a fish taco and barbacoa taco. He loved both, said they were both quite flavorful.

Apparently Taco Empire had been a food truck before having a brick & mortar location. The restaurant is in a small strip mall at the SW intersection of NW 122nd and Rockwell. This is getting to be a good place to go if you’re a foodie. Several other restaurants have also opened in this area. A trip to Taco Empire needs to be on your list to try if you haven’t already. I give them 5 strips of bacon.

Address: 7000 NW 122nd St, Oklahoma City.

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Food Friday: The Ice Creamatory

Not going to lie to my readers, I am actually kind of a morbid, dark person. I absolutely love Halloween. Not too big on “horror” movies though, most are actually funny to me. So imagine how excited I was to find out there was a horror-Halloween themed ice cream shop in Norman, Oklahoma.

Located not far from campus, The Ice Creamatory has excellent ice cream even if you aren’t into spooky. The soft serve ice cream is blended with whatever you want in it, with a drizzle and a topping. They have a make your own option or try one of the mixes off the menu. On my visit, I tried the Stutsman Scare- Oreos and cookie dough, topped with brownie bites, sprinkles, and chocolate drizzle, all in chocolate ice cream. I felt like I fell into a chocolate heaven. It was so good. Because of how well they mix the ice cream and the add-ins, every bite has an interesting mix of flavors. Sometimes you get more Oreo, or cookie dough, and the toppings also helped bring out the chocolatiness of every bite.

Now this was my first visit and I hope to stop by more often. The decor is horror themed, they do have a 12 foot skeleton in the corner, skull lights, and horror movie posters all over the restaurant. The seating is all informal, more of a place to meet and have dessert with friends or family. It’s actually not far from where I lived as a student at OU in the early 1990’s, wish it had been there then, I would have walked over there every day. It’s a bit hard to find, their only signage is on the windows of the building. After you turn onto SE 12th, go past the CVS on the corner to the big business/apartment complex. It’s near the end of the complex. So get over any fears you may have of horror and check this place out. I give them 5 strips of bacon served in a coffin.

Address: 1200 SE 12th Ave., Norman.