Saturday, March 23, 2013

Dining in Tulsa's Brady Arts District: The Tavern

By Renae Powers

My husband Tyler and I love The Tavern, a wonderful restaurant in Tulsa's Brady Arts District, just north of downtown. 

The Tavern occupies a corner on North Main and Brady. The looks might fool you. The lights are dim inside, with two levels of candle-lit tables. The servers are in business casual attire (no aprons) but the atmosphere is casual. Their food and service: exceptional.

We went to The Tavern on Monday evening around 6 p.m. There were about six groups dining. One of them a table of businessmen that looked like they just got off work and another was a round table of older women celebrating one of their birthdays with laughs, gifts and cocktails.

Throughout the evening, I tried to catch snippets of conversations wherever I could, but the clinking of silverware and glasses blocked them out. The only word I could get from the ladies was “beer.”

Tyler and I started our evening with the deviled egg trifecta. It’s three different kinds of deviled eggs that come in pairs so there’s no need to fight over them. The traditional, wasabi, and bacon renditions are placed on a bed of greens. The colors are naturally vibrant I didn’t even turn on my flash for the photo. 

After finishing our dinner, our waitress drops off the check which is paper clipped to the back of a sienna-filtered postcard. I didn’t have to ask about the picture on the front because I instantly recognized it as the far wall of The Tavern. 

Tyler and I sat to the right of the postcard.  I recommend everyone tries Tavern. It will not disappoint.

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