Restaurants in Midwest City

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The Market-C menu puts all the finest culinary creations from Cheevers Café, Iron Starr Urban Barbeque, Red PrimeSteak, and Cheevers Catering in one place—a remodeled Phillips 66 station on Route 66. Rubbed in a blend of seven different peppers, lemon zest, and fresh rosemary, the crispy half-roasted chicken ($5.95 each) is Market-C's most popular menu item. Fast approaching it in popularity is the newcomer, beef wellingtons ($2 each). Seafarers, on the other hand, will dig fresh Atlantic salmon crusted with Oklahoma pecans and topped with maple soy sauce ($11.99 each). Pair any of the foodie finds with gourmet sides, sauces, and snacks such as jicama slaw ($2.95), Market monkey bread ($5.95), or Oklahoma caviar ($6.95). For dessert, try the Market-C loaded brownie ($4.95 each)—which uses a cake-batter recipe and tops the creation with a layer of gooey caramel and Callebaut chocolate chips—or a nostalgic orange Dreamsicle cupcake ($2 each). Befitting its perch on the nation's Mother Road, Market-C's beverages come from all over, including Sioux City Sarsparilla ($1.95) and Dublin Dr. Pepper ($1.95), which still uses the original, pure cane-sugar recipe instead of the deweaponized nerve-toxins currently favored by the soft-drink industry.

Sage's lunch menu indulges your childlike culinary pleasures with grown-up versions that will make you feel wildly sophisticated even when you're feasting on the fare of five-year-olds. Five types of mac 'n' cheese, all served with a Waldorf salad, range from the indulgent (three-cheese, $9) to the unexpected (Greek 'n' cheese with feta, diced tomatoes, and kalamata olives, $10). Avocado-seafood salad starring grilled shrimp and scallops atop a bedding of baby mixed greens, red onion, and broccoli florets ($11) provides a protein-packed midday munch. You can also spike a Sage club sandwich (roast turkey, roast beef, turkey bacon, baby lettuce, tomatoes, and sharp cheddar, $10) or a Western burger (barbecue sauce, cheddar, red onions, turkey bacon, $11) with selections from the salt bar. Sage offers a variety of premium sea salts, from apricot-hued Murray River to oceanic Cyprus Flake to the tropical coconut-and-lime-flavored Bali Smoked. Choose three with your meal for $2. Sage's dinner menu features the same items with different pricing.

Pelican's Restaurant's seasoned chefs serve up a menu brimming with fresh surf 'n' turf fare in a nautical restaurant atmosphere. Deep-sea dive into seafood specialties such as the stuffed sole, which packs lobster stuffing into fishy fillets before showering them with chowder and monterey jack ($15.99). Hand-breaded deep-fried frog legs kick-dance to “Hello! My Baby” before cooling off in a tartar-sauce bath ($15.49). The hand-cut, slow-roasted 8-ounce prime rib turns up with house-made horseradish sauce on its arm ($17.99); the hawaiian chicken, a grilled breast marinated in teriyaki sauce, shows off a fancy new pineapple ring ($13.99). A lunch menu lets you preview the most popular dinner options, including the shrimp sauté, which jumbles pineapple and veggies together with shrimp before dousing them in a teriyaki glaze ($7.99).

If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, Cabana Bob's Tiki Hut's unique shape explains why hot dogs are always blushing. Cabana Bob's large carts are well known for their uncanny costuming and semblance to real-life, edible hot dogs. Stop by one of Cabana Bob's mouthwatering locations to try a Nathan's famous all-beef hot dog, bratwurst, or hot link ($3 plain, $4 loaded); add chips for $1. Wash down your sausage with water ($1) or soda ($2)—or opt for some of Cabana Bob's refreshing shaved ice ($3). Carts are open late, making it easy to celebrate the weekend well into the wiener hours of the morning. The Coyote Ugly and Sapphire Lounge carts are open Thursdays through Saturdays from 7 p.m. to 2 a.m., the Edna's location is open on Wednesdays only, from 7 p.m. to 2 a.m., and the Canal spot (serving shaved ice only) is open Fridays through Sundays from 11 a.m. to midnight. You're encouraged to follow Cabana Bob's on twitter to learn about special offers, appearances, and schedule changes.

Bellini's has been doling out five-star specialties to everyone from anonymous noodle lovers to notable rock royalty (Mick Jagger, Paul McCartney) since opening in 1990. The restaurant's namesake libation, which combines sweet peach nectar with champagne ($5.95 for regular size), makes a bubbly start to the meal. Appetizers include citrus-, garlic-, and herb-marinated shrimp ceviche ($10.95), ravioli stuffed with goat cheese and bedded on pesto cream and pomodoro sauce ($9.95), and crab cakes sauced with fontina cream ($9.95). Sea-meat fans will appreciate Bellini's fresh catches, which include a pan-seared and sesame-seeded ahi tuna ($24.95), and kicky cayenne-pepper-and-lime-sautéed tilapia ($23.95). Pasta options are extensive and served with your choice of house or Caesar salads. Selections include noodley enigmas such as cheese-stuffed pesto tortellini ($16.95), penne arrabbiata ($19.95), and spinach manicotti ($15.95) with a three-cheese blend.