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Bricktown Brewery ~ regional chain : Tulsa, Oklahoma


First visit: Jan 2026 (Woodland Hills)

Crossing over the river, we arrive in Oklahoma, and then it's time to pay the tolls. All these years later, and Oklahoma is still bilking travelers with their ripoff toll roads. Most of them down to one lane for their eternal repairs. I remember these roads from the 70s traveling with Dad. Expensive too. I'm not looking forward to my "license tag" bill, especially after Hertz puts their surcharge on it. Oh well.

Eventually we arrive in Tulsa, another city I have a lot of familiarity with due to Dad's business travels. I also conducted some business here back in 2003-04. By some quirk, Mrs. RJG has never been, even though we had traveled to Oklahoma quite a bit when living in DFW. Too far northeast.

We piddled and thrifted around Tulsa in the late afternoon and then it was time for din-din. We hadn't gone to a brewpub yet, so let's visit one closest to our hotel. We were in a nice suburban area, so it's no surprise a chain brewery emerged. But it's one we've never been to, and they're Oklahoma based, so let's give it a whirl. Besides it's hard to resist a restaurant that blares "GREAT FOOD".

It's Saturday night, and the crowd was hopping 2019 style. Always warms my heart to see the festive hordes. Don't see that as much here in Colorado Springs. Regardless we were seated in a booth promptly while watching the NFL playoffs. 


Moving on from burgers, it's time for chicken sandwiches! Nashville Hot always captures my attention, and that's what I settled on. An excellent, and somewhat sloppy, sandwich. Sloppy is good. A sprinkling of fries accommodated the sandwich. I would suspect for the hearty eater, the light amount of fries would be a disappointment, but for me, a belly break is always welcomed. I wanted a spicier dipping sauce than ketchup, but our waitress disappeared into the ether to never return. Mrs. RJG was bursting at the seams, so it was time to go the salad route. It's debatable on who ate less. Their chicken is excellent. Note her fork is ready to rumble. Oh, and yes, their beer is excellent as well. I tried two different ones as noted on our Bier Reise blog.

Locations: Oklahoma (15); Missouri (3); Kansas (2); Arkansas (1); Texas (1). The latter is in Wichita Falls.

1/10/26

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