District 21 - Oklahoma City

Both positive and negative. I?ll start with something positive first. Probably one of the top 3 ribeyes I?ve ever had. (I?m 55. The restaurant is very nice. Classy and elegant. Wait staff was attentive and pleasant. First negative: they don?t serve alcohol. Now, not everyone drinks but I enjoy a good beer with my steak. And I think a lot of people prefer beer or wine with an elegant meal. BUT, even if you don?t, they only had sweet tea. No unsweet tea. And beyond that the choices were sodas and lemonade. Not exactly anything that pairs with a fancy dinner. NOTE: The waiter stated that alcohol couldn?t be served because it was a school. We used to go to the Platte College culinary school restaurant all the time and they had a full bar menu. So that?s not a valid reason. When drinks came out, they brought a glass of ice AND the coke can. Picky I know, but you have a very fancy table set up, people dressed nice, a gourmet dining experience, and? a Coke can. Just kind of messes up the vibe. Salad was listed as an avocado caesar. It was the middle of a head of Romain lettuce, drizzled with about a 1/4 teaspoon of a sauce that I guess may have had puréed avocado in it? We might as well have just been eating raw crunchy lettuce leaves. That was a fail. Main courses were ribeye steak with mashed potatoes and brussel sprouts. I?ve already praised the steak. Phenomenal. The potatoes were great. Well seasoned. And I don?t like brussel sprouts but these may have changed my mind. They were charred nicely, seasoned well, and cooked with bacon and onions. Delicious. My wife had the chicken picatta in a caper sauce with saffron rice and heirloom tomatoes. It was really good too! The sauce was a little on the salty side but the rice was very plain (not in a bad way so the chicken, sauce, and rice eaten together was well balanced. Nicely done. Dessert not a pleasant ending. Choices were a rice pudding and strawberry empanadas. The rice pudding had mangos and grapes on and

We always stop here when we are in town. The steak offering is always ridiculously good. Thursday nights are much less crowded. Last week was the only time that the students have ever made a mistake with our dinners. We don 't mind because it 's ridiculously inexpensive, they are students, and two mistakes in 20+ visits is way better than we should expect. Happy to suffer through it. This is a little gem

District 21 is run by the Culinary students from Francis Tuttle VoTech. They feature certain menus for 2 weeks at a time. We had Italian menu. The dinner is 3 courses- appetizers, main course (choice of approx 5 entees) and dessert. They did a fantastic job. The tips go towards a student fund. Don't forget to make reservations!

Excellent atmosphere, outstanding food. Great value too.

We enjoyed dining at District 21. The food was good, comparably priced and the dining room was quiet. You didn't have to yell at your table mates . The only sour note was the service was slow and there was a loud yelling match with foul language between service and chef. We will try it again because it was an enjoyable evening and I'm sure the argument is not the norm.