So for those of you foodies and football fans headed to Norman this weekend to see the CLASSIC matchup between our Oklahoma Sooners and the Florida State Seminoles, here are my suggestions for some good food while you are here. I know many of you will grab a burger at a tailgate, which is fine and dandy, but seeing as the game starts at 2:30 this weekend, that leaves you one meal of your choice, lunch or dinner, to grab something at one of our fine local eating establishments.
Being a Norman resident, I will try to update each week letting you know my suggestions for the weekend (meant to last week…forgot…bad blogger I know…). Please…whatever you do….do not let me catch you eating at Chili’s or McDonald’s. Save those for another time and another town. We have GREAT food in Norman, so take advantage! Use these recommendations as a departure from the normal bratwurst, hot dog, or burger that you can grab at your tailgate. Honestly, I need a little diversity from time to time, so while I love a good brat every once and awhile, I can only do that every once and awhile!
Fajita Beef Taco
If you are in the mood for a quick lunch on your way to the tailgate of your choice, I would suggest grabbing Los Dos Compadres, Norman’s local taco truck. This is located in the parking lot of Bill’s Used Furniture (if you have an extra hour…go to Bill’s too…very cool place) at the corner of Alameda and Porter. The food from this truck is classic tacqueria tacos, or classic taco truck tacos. Each has great flavor and fresh ingredients. I will personally recommend the barbacoa or the fajita beef tacos. We also tried the nachos and they were quite good. They are a bit heavier than the tacos, but still, very tasty. This is a great alternative to normal tailgate food as it is decently healthy (tacos were…nachos, not so much). You can grab this to-go or you can eat at one of the handy-dandy picnic tables outside the taco truck.
If you want to grab dinner, or even lunch (WARNING: You will smell like sweet bbq goodness for the rest of the game if you eat here at lunch), you just have to try one of my favorites, Van’s Pig Stand. Joe has written a great story about Van’s, so check that out, but its a must try in Norman. It is some of the best bbq in Oklahoma and in my opinion is the best in Norman. I highly suggest the hot link or rib dinner.
Hot Link Dinner from Van's
These are just a couple of places to grab a quick bite while you are in town. Check back next week for a couple more recommendations. Feel free to find me on Facebook (search for Okie Foodie) or on Twitter (@OkieFoodie) if you need any more suggestions of some Norman food to grab while you are in town.
Most of all… BOOMER SOONER! I hope our Sooners kick some Florida State ass, just like we did in 2000. Have fun in my town and eat well!
P.S. Big Truck Tacos, a Oklahoma City staple, is in the running to be in a Food Network show. Can you take just a second to vote for them?
#1 by Nick Morris on September 24, 2010 - 3:03 pm
Hi. I live in Stillwater and attend Oklahoma State. I recently had to make a blog for class and I chose to do it over the Ranchers Club, which is a restaurant on the university. I was wondering if you have ever been to Stillwater and ate there? It’s more of a classy restaurant and it is semi-formal.
I find your blog interesting and is kind of similar on how I want to do mine. Do you have any tips? I was thinking about talking about recipes and cooking tips as well. Hope to hear back from you and will continue to check out your updates.