Afrikan Delights
Step outside your culinary comfort zone at Afrikan Delights, situated in the always bustling Mother Road Market in Tulsa. The restaurant is co-owned by Fifame Oussa Alahassa, who hails from Benin, a small nation between Ghana and Nigeria. After moving to the U.S. to further her education – she has an M.A. in public health from OSU – Alahassa decided that being a chef is what truly fulfilled her. You’ll certainly taste that dedication (and love) in every dish at Afrikan Delights.
Appetizers and snacks include beef meat pies, samosas and creamy dough puffs drizzled with a house-made green sauce. Specials include the egusi fufu – traditional ground melon seed stew cooked with palm oil, fresh ginger, bell peppers, onions and spinach, served with a stretchy fufu or ugali dough. Or, try the suya: tender meats (goat, beef or chicken) coated in aromatic and peanut-based spices. Suya wings, jollof rice, fried plantains and efo-riro (spinach stew) round out the enticing menu.
If there’s one certainty, it’s this: nothing will be bland.
“All our dishes have onion and tomato, even the rice,” she told Oklahoma Magazine last year. “We use a lot of seasoning: ginger, garlic, white pepper, black pepper. We use a lot of herbs like parsley and bay leaf. We use a lot of greens, including spinach and collard greens.”
The Press
Perfect for a rainy afternoon, a lively brunch or a summer night under the stars, The Press in OKC’s Plaza District remains one of the city’s most beloved and versatile restaurants.
Comfort food is the name of the game – starting with appetizers like mozzarella sticks, loaded tater tots, nachos and wings. Should you opt for something light, soups include the green chile potato and salads range from the Southwest (corn, roasted red bell peppers, avocado lime vinaigrette) to the salmon Caesar.
The Press is well known for its sandwiches, all of which are delicious. Try the Dagwood with cheddar, provolone, ham, turkey, bacon, red onion and tomato, or the Theta-Ish Burger with bacon, barbecue sauce, cheddar, pickles and shoestring onions. Other famous entrees include the chicken fried ribeye, the meatloaf, the pot roast and the Cajun catfish with cilantro rice.
A nice bonus at The Press? The brunch menu is served all day. Find classics like avocado toast, pancakes or biscuits and gravy, or venture to something a little more out-of-the-box– the chilaquiles, shrimp and grits or breakfast hash should do the trick.
