This past weekend Todd and I booked a somewhat last minute trip to Tulsa, which is less than two hours away from Fayetteville. On Friday we hopped in the car after work, picked up Iris from daycare, and were on our way! Our main reason for visiting was that we’d heard fantastic things about the new Prairie Brewpub. Todd being the craft beer lover that he is, has been wanting to try it since it opened. And me? I’ll never turn down a food and drink inspired trip! We were also lucky enough to be hosted by the Tulsa Convention and Visitors Bureau. They hooked us up with a great room at the Fairfield Inn & Suites Tulsa Downtown, which is about a 30 second walk to the brewpub’s front door.
As soon as we checked into our room, we headed over to Prairie for dinner and drinks. We knew immediately that it was worth the drive. The building itself was nicely done, a mix of historic and modern charm with a very Instagram-worthy feel (the important stuff, I know). But with each appetizer, drink, and meal we fell more and more in love. Everything was SO good. Even Iris, who is terrible at eating dinner ate all of her rotisserie chicken and then half of mine. She even loved the spinach. THE SPINACH! It was so good that we went back the next night for appetizers and drinks before heading to the baseball game down the road. After we left the ballpark, we were still hungry, so we went back for a third time and got late-night burgers to go. All of it was some of the best food we’ve had in a while. And if you’re curious, this part of our trip wasn’t sponsored at all. We probably dropped close to $250 at Prairie over the course of the weekend. That said, the prices actually are very reasonable, we just wanted to try everything – and we almost did.
Enough about Prairie, back to Tulsa! We spent Saturday morning at the Oklahoma Aquarium which Iris absolutely loved. Besides a few exhibits at zoos, she’s never had an experience like that before.
For lunch we actually ate somewhere other than Prairie and, what do you know, it was also incredibly delicious! SMOKE on Cherry Street was serving brunch, which was fine by me because the breakfast burrito was amazing as were the pineapple basil mimosas (yes, plural). From there, we looked around Cherry Street for a bit before ending up back at our hotel for a much needed nap. After our afternoon snack at Prairie, we ventured to the Tulsa Drillers baseball game, with tickets courtesy of VisitTulsa.com. While at the game I got a tip from an Instagram follower to try Antoinette Baking Co. because it was Pie Night. Not knowing exactly what that even meant, I knew I didn’t want to miss it. Located right next door to our hotel, we saw the massive line and knew it had to be legit. It was.
Each night we also took advantage of the completely empty indoor pool at our hotel, which really helped make a short road trip feel like a real vacation. Overall, I was completely impressed with our time in a city that I often forget is so close by. I’m sure we’ll venture over again soon, probably hitting up Prairie at least three more times.
