Tulsa, Oklahoma Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ====Lebanese steakhouses==== Lebanese steakhouses were once numerous in the region stretching from [[Bristow, Oklahoma]] to Tulsa, but now mostly exist in the Tulsa region.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Schallner|first1=Nancy|title=Lebanese Steakhouses|url=http://www.tulsagal.net/2010/09/lebanese-steakhouses.html|website=Tulsa Gal|access-date=August 14, 2016}}</ref> These restaurants were founded by [[Syrian Americans|Syrian]] and [[Lebanese Americans|Lebanese]] families who immigrated to Oklahoma before statehood.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Gainey|first1=Spencer Livingston|title=BBQ bologna: Oklahoma's legendary Lebanese steakhouses|url=https://nondoc.com/2015/12/08/lebanese-steakhouses-its-just-different/|access-date=August 14, 2016|work=NON DOC|date= December 8, 2015}}</ref> Traditionally, many of these restaurants had live entertainment (including performers like [[Ella Fitzgerald]] and the [[Ink Spots]]) and featured Mediterranean dishes like [[tabbouleh]], rice [[pilaf]] and [[hummus]] alongside local favorites like smoked BBQ [[Bologna sausage|bologna]]. Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page