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North Tulsa is a sanctuary for those looking for community, safety, and opportunity. While the roots are in the historic Greenwood district, the community consists of people from all over. You will regularly meet people from California, Louisiana, Kansas, and a little bit of all over. The best part of the neighborhood is the people. When you are here, people have your back.

There are busy areas, like around MLK & Mohawk and 36th St North & Peoria, but much of the area is country living complete with chickens, goats, and lots of horses. The main visible community activities are school sports, informal gatherings of souped-up cars, horseback riding, people exploring our many parks and trails, and cycling.

We’d love for you to spend time here and get to know and support some of the great people that make up North Tulsa. This informal listing of areas to explore, places to grab a bite, and spots to shop and get services is sure to be incomplete–if we missed your favorite spot, please let us know and we’ll add it to our next edition.

Black-owned businesses will be noted with a ♥

Grab a bite

Mack’s Wings, 782 E Pine St, (918) 551-7626 ♥
Let Kimberly and Michael make you the best batch of wings in the city. Their sauces and rubs are delicious and don’t forget they’ll add rub to your fries!

Sunday Dinner by Janet, 531 E Apache St, (918) 951-5143 ♥
Come get a plate of soul food. Ms. Janet cooks up smothered pork chops, chicken of all kinds, meatloaf and more Thursday-Sunday. Hear Ms. Janet talk about her restaurant.

Big Daddy’s, 2131 N Lewis Ave, (918) 271-5629 ♥
Second generation Big Daddy serving up delectable smoked meats. Known for your choice of meat on top of a baked potato smothered in his signature sauce. The $5.50 lunch special can’t be beat!

Moonskys, 2216 E Pine St, (918) 599-8530
Open for breakfast and lunch. A favorite of director Sterling Harjo’s, you can get cheese steaks with or without Cajun spices, po boys, sausage rolls, and breakfast sandwiches.

The Freeze, 212 E 46th St N, (918) 425-8102
Classic North Tulsa eats. Solid burgers, catfish, and ice cream Some called it the Black Sonic- similar food, but spiced.

Evelyn’s/Wanda Js, 3014 N 74th E Ave, (918) 835-1212 ♥
A gem hidden in an old airport hangar. Filled with regulars coming for tasty chicken, fish, yams, greens, and so much more.

Stutts House of Barbecue, 2021 E Apache St, (918) 428-2355 ♥ Solid affordable ribs and great pies! Almead has been a grill master for over 40 years!

Eat36N ♥
Follow Eat36N’s facebook page and find out where they will be popping up next. Cheryl books a wide variety of food trucks, including vegan options and desserts, at varied prices.

Pop-up Vendors
A few favorite food trucks to watch for: Cajunboil Catering ♥, Tunley’s BBQ ♥, Taylor Made Turkey Legs ♥, and Sugar Ruth ♥.

A couple of guys sell peanuts, watermelon or seasonal items near MLK and Seminole out of the back of their truck. Usually on the weekends. ♥

Most days the nice couple who sells honey are either at 1536 N Lewis or near the Sav-A-Lot or Springdale playground. ♥

A man has a set-up a couple doors west of Moonsky’s where he sells fancy flavored coconut drinks.

Learn about the Culture

Greenwood Cultural Center, 322 N Greenwood Ave, (918) 596-1020 ♥ Visit the Greenwood Cultural Center to see the powerful community-made exhibitions. Learn about the past directly from descendants.

Attend events from an artist collective
Black Moon Tulsa ♥ is a collective of Black artists from Tulsa and the surrounding areas. They host workshops like Paint & Sip and Vision Board workshops.

No Parking Studios ♥ is a collective of artists who put on exhibitions of their work.

Turley Roundup Arena, 6801 N Victor, Turley
Family friendly events all year round. If you are driving up, you’ll often see people ride their horses up from their house. There is a long tradition of Black cowboys and it lives on in North Tulsa. Learn more about the cowboy twins Ronnie and Donnie Stephens.

I’m from Oklahoma ♥
J Friday is proud to be from Oklahoma. See the sites of North Tulsa and the Tulsa cowboy style- basketball shorts and a cowboy hat.

As a side trip, check out Upside by Steph Simon and J Friday. Fun party song with deep meaning in the lyrics and video.

Juice Radio ♥
Tune into 89.9 FM or check out their YouTube channel. The North Tulsa radio station mentors high school students in journalism and broadcasting. Shows include sports talk, news, interviews, and more.

Hang Among the Books
The Rudisill Region Library at 1520 N Hartford houses the African-American Resource Center. You can learn more about family history, the All-Black towns and more. Or stop by Suburban Acres Library located at 4606 N Garrison Ave for a family storytime or to join the crochet and knitting club or to check out some seeds from the seed library.

Show Your School Spirit
Attend a game or event at our two distinguished high schools. Booker T Washington is located at 1514 E Zion and was the first TPS school to offer AP courses. McLain High School for Science and Technology is at 4929 N Peoria and has programs for students to leave with a high school diploma and an associate degree.

Superb Services & Shopping

Bubbled Up Car Wash & Hand Detailing, 4338 N Peoria Ave, (918) 453-6363 ♥
Teresa and Ambrose will get your car looking like new. Highest-rated hand car wash in Oklahoma. They also give back through multiple fundraisers a year and back to school drives.

Luv Ur Roots, 6012 N Peoria Ave, (918) 902-2564 ♥ Ashley, AKA rapper Bigga Da Boss, specializes in natural hair. She does braids, locs, cuts, and silk presses.

State Farm Insurance Agent Jonathan Gibson, 205 E Pine St #102, (918) 382-5717 ♥
Easy to get a hold of and good at finding discounts. And he’ll even whistle if you add a Cadillac to your insurance policy. 🙂

HVAC | Hills All Around Service, mobile, 918-504-2052 ♥ Ronnie’s communication is top notch and he’ll give you all the options to keep your house the right temperature.

Walker Medical Farms, 5603 N Peoria, (918) 340-7140 ♥
Chris can help you find the right strain at the right price. They also work with public schools to provide agricultural education.

Ralph’s Menswear, 736 E 36th St N, (918) 425-3933 ♥
Wide selection of menswear from casual to formal wear. Ralph will dress you head to toe. Rentals available.

Sip House, 930 E 36th N ♥
Wesley has curated a great selection of spirits in a chill space.

Realtor Amanda Dudley. 918-520-6514
Amanda will treat you like her million dollar clients when looking in North Tulsa. She appreciates what you are looking for and helps you through the whole process.

ChocolateStar Cleaning Services. 918-972-2545 ♥
Let Eva keep your house spotless on a regular basis or come in for a one-time clean for your home or office.

Black Wall Street Market, 5616 N Osage Dr, (918) 770-6020 ♥
Ms Billie has a shop full of goodies from dashikis to jewelry to art. She’ll invite you to join the family and be a part of the community garden complete with a beehive.

McLain Barbershop, 4747 N Peoria, (539) 867-1901 ♥
Great conversation and fresh fades. They also participate in the Books in Barbershops program to improve literacy and reading appreciation.

Take In Some Views

Osage Prairie Trail
A 14+ mile trail from Tulsa to Skiatook. Great for walking, running, and biking with areas of great beauty. Highlights are the beginning of trail in the Greenwood District, the large pond at 56th St N and the bridge about a mile north of Sperry where you can see indigo buntings and other hard to spot birds. Worth stopping in Sperry to see the gas station from The Outsiders movie. Mulberries and lush foliage grow all along.

36th St N & MLK
Great spot to view the city. Similar to driving to the Botanical Gardens, Tulsa looks like the Land of Oz. Rapper and North Tulsa native, Steph Simon filmed his video Visions at this spot. He teaches at McLain, in addition to being a community leader.

Lake Yahola, 4199 Mohawk Blvd
Walk around the lake, meditate while looking at the water, or do a little fishing! Lake Yahola boasts beautiful views along the west side of Mohawk Park.

Suggested Trips

Osage Trail Trip
Hop on your bike or rent an e-bike.
Start at the Greenwood Cultural Center for a tour
Start at the Osage Trail Head South and follow the path north stopping along the way.
Hop off on Pine for a quick bite at Mack’s Wings.
Explore Crawford Park.
Keep an eye out for cool birds, especially when crossing the creeks! Stop at the lake on 56th Street North.
This is a great place to stop and turn back. Return to this parking lot to do the rest of the trail from here to Skiatook!

Cruise & BBQ
Get your car nice and shiny at Bubbled Up Car Wash
Cruise over and grab some BBQ at Big Daddys
Take your meal and dine outside at either Mohawk or O’Brien Park. After you are finished eating take a stroll along the Oxley Nature Trails at Mohawk or around the loops at O’Brien.
Go to Black Wall Street Market and do some shopping.
From Billie’s shop, head back to 56th St N & MLK
Follow MLK North to Sperry taking in the beautiful views.
Head back down via Peoria