Broken Bow
The Oaks Steakhouse

The Oaks Steakhouse

Hwy 259, Broken Bow, United States

Lunch • Casual • Seafood • Steakhouse


"If you grew up with a Grandma who could cook but also had the plastic protective cover on the sofa you 'll feel right at home at The Oaks. This is actually our second time to visit The Oaks; we enjoy vacationing in this area. The Oaks is just a small roadside dinner that features steaks, burgers, seafood and sandwiches of all varieties. Even though it 's been 3 4 years since our last visit, we knew we were in for a treat when we pulled in and found two Oklahoma Highway Patrol police cars in the parking lot. (Foodie tip: if the police eat there it 's usually good food. After perusing the menu the wife and I both settled on the open faced hot roast beef sandwich. The plate came with an option of fries or mashed potatoes and a side salad. We both picked the mashed potatoes and ranch dressing on the salad. A short time later our drinks arrived; we had both ordered sodas. Surprisingly the sodas were served in super large cups. The sodas were strong and great tasting. When the food came out we were impressed. The open faced sandwich was great with tender roast beef piled high on perfectly toasted bread and topped with brown gravy. Now let me stop here and comment on something that really brought this meal home the mashed potatoes. Very common at most restaurants is what I call the mound of potatoes with a landslide of gravy that contaminates everything on the plate. But at The Oaks the mashed potatoes were served bird nest style with a well contained pool of brown gravy. As much as I enjoyed the separation of the gravy on the potatoes, I was not happy to have the side salad served on the plate with everything else. Ranch dressing, brown gravy, mashed potatoes all running together it was almost disastrous. Overall, we love this place. It 's on regular rotation when we are in the area. Good, fresh home cooked meals that have a great price point. Service is friendly and efficient. Sad note that we didn 't notice until we were pulling out there is a for sale sign out front. We hope this isn 't our last visit to The Oaks."