Down in the dumps? Considering an asymmetrical haircut? Thank goodness you came to us first partly because not every head shape can make that look work, but also because the best way to get rid of the blues is with plenty of bleus cheese, that is. Moldy gold. French cave fruit. Oklahoma City is lousy with the stuff.
by Greg Elwell,
photos by Mark Hancock and Garett Fisbeck
Deep Deuce Grill
323 NE Second St.
235-9100
Rumors that the chefs at Deep Deuce Grill have actual fistfights with the blackened bleu cheese burger are just that. Maybe they tenderize the steaks or tune up the chicken breasts, but those cheeseburgers are just coated in spices, fried to perfection and topped with a bleu cheese cream sauce for a sandwich that is moist and nearly dripping with powerful flavors. Fights could break out if someone tries to take a bite of yours, though.
West in Bricktown
1 S. Mickey Mantle Drive
601-5306
After decades of construction in Bricktown, its nice to finally see some deconstruction. So when you order the deconstructed Cobb salad at West, you dont have to worry about taking a wrecking ball to a pile of roasted chicken, bacon, avocado, tomatoes and bleu cheese unless you count your mouth as a wrecking ball, in which case, put on your hard hat and level that salad.
The Mule
1630 N. Blackwelder Ave.
601-1400
The Mule is perhaps the most sensitive sandwich shop in the metro. The caring, emotionally available wait staff has been known to frequently ask customers if they are feeling bleu. Its OK to cry. Theyre used to it. But after drying those eyes with a few paper towels, dont forget to add some tangy bleu cheese to the Big Ass Grilled Cheese, which, as the name implies, is quite large.
Rococo
2824 N. Pennsylvania Ave.
528-2824
Cookies are not cookies at Rococo. No doubt owner Bruce Rinehart could whip up a batch of chocolate chip cookies that would heal a troubled soul, but at his East Coast-style eatery, the cookies are slices of baguette with a myriad of tasty toppings. The bleu cheese cookies are toasted with a mix of three cheeses to mellow out that big bleu bite and mixed with toasted garlic. Theyre a good appetizer before the main course arrives.
Deep Fork Wood Grill & Seafood
5418 N. Western Ave.
848-7678
James Taylor said it best when he sang, Ive seen fire and Ive seen rain. Ive seen bleu cheese crumbles that I hoped would never end. I ate candied pecan when I could not find a friend. But I always thought we should go to Deep Fork Grill one more time again.
Of course, the music industry changed the lyrics to Fire and Rain, which makes no sense and isnt even about a delicious salad.
McNellies The Abner Ale House
121 E. Main St.
928-5801
Theres got to be a better name for the smothered tots at The Abner Ale House, right? Its not technically incorrect, but it brings up some very uncomfortable imagery. Still, if youre going to smother tots, at least make sure theyre tater tots and theyre being deluged by a mixture of Buffalo sauce, bleu cheese and bacon. In the land of potatoes, thats basically going to a deep-fried, delicious Valhalla.
Jos Famous Pizza
900 S. Kelly Ave., Edmond
340-7070
How did we ever get by before the Oklahoma City Thunder? How many sandwiches went unnamed? How many drinks were just blue for the fun of it? Thank goodness for our basketball overlords, because now we get The Thunder pie from Jos Famous Pizza. Its a large disk of dough covered in red sauce, mozzarella, spicy Buffalo chicken and a heaping helping of bleu cheese crumbles.