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Food Friday: Granny’s Kitchen

I’ve heard the hype about Granny’s Kitchen for a few years. I’ve heard how popular the Stillwater location has been and I have seen the crowds at their second location on Memorial at Penn. Never had the chance to try them out, until recently with the opening of a fourth location on NW Expressway.

Just a few days after they opened, we decided to stop in. The restaurant was busy but there were a few seats. We placed our order quickly, I went with the Oklahoma Omelet with hashbrowns and pancakes. Big K went all out and got the Nasty Granny. We really didn’t wait too long before the food came out. Wow, was it a lot of food. I knew the Nasty Granny was big but it took up the whole large plate. If you aren’t familiar with the Nasty Granny, it’s a huge chicken fried steak served over a halved biscuit with tater tots, bacon bits, ham pieces, crumbled sausage, onions, bell peppers, and cheddar cheese with cream gravy over all of it. No way I could have tackled this dish but it was perfect for Big K. He loved every bite. I did try a small bite, loved the chicken fry, was lighter than I expected. My Oklahoma Omelet was almost too much for me as well. This three-egg omelet was stuffed with beef, ham, sausage, and bacon with Monterey Jack cheese mixed in as well. It was so good, the egg brought the flavor of the meats together. It’s my new favorite omelet. The hashbrowns were good as well, they were just standard shredded potatoes fried to a golden brown. As much as I loved the omelet, the pancakes were amazing. The were so light and tasted just like the fair (if you know, you know). I really want to try more of the pancakes as well.

Just based on one visit I am totally impressed with Granny’s Kitchen. The service was great as well, no issues at any point. I’m actually ready to go back again, soon. I give them 5 strips of bacon, with a pancake of course.

Address: 7206 NW Expressway; 9101 S Pennsylvania Ave., Suite A; 2121 W. Memorial Rd., Oklahoma City; 701 S Main St., Stillwater.

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Food Friday: Charleston’s Restaurant

I never want to write a bad review, I always go into a restaurant with high expectations. 95% of the time everything goes great. Then there are times it doesn’t and this seems to happen to me every time I go to Charleston’s. My extended family is obsessed with Charleston’s, almost any time we get together, this is where we meet. Every time we gather there are problems, wrong orders, waitstaff ignoring the table, things like that. I actually stopped going to the gatherings because I was just tired of the drama plus the food is never good. What gets me is every time I pass a Charleston’s, they’re packed. Why? Has the food and service gotten better? I have been meaning to go back for quite a while now and guess what, an opportunity came up, another family gathering of course.

We all met on a Thursday right before the lunch crowd arrived, there were 9 in the party but they sat us in a corner that could only comfortably seat 6. That became a huge problem when the food came out, everyone had to pass plates down to the person who ordered. Our orders were taken and then we waited. I should have timed it but honestly it took forever. Not so bad since we were all catching up but still a bit ridiculous. Finally the orders came out, of the 9 people, 5 had their orders wrong. I wasn’t surprised. At least my order was correct, a hickory burger. Can’t get this wrong, right? It came open faced with burger and Canadian bacon on one side, shredded cheese on the other. The trick was to put the two sides together without making a mess. First bite revealed that the burger was dry. It came with barbeque sauce but it was still dry. The meat was dry, almost like a hockey puck. The cheese and barbeque sauce didn’t add to the burger at all. I also wasn’t impressed with the fries that came with it, just had no flavor even after being salted.

In the past on different visits over the years, I had tried their chicken fried steak, chicken strips, and pasta. I was never impressed with anything. Overall, once again it was a horrible experience. What got me is that as we were leaving, the place was packed. I wanted to go to each table and ask why were they there. Does anyone really like their food or do you just go there from habit? So many other places to eat that are better and cheaper. I’m giving them 1 strip of bacon.

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