Saturday evening, my husband and I decided to try a Chinese restaurant name the China Starr located in a strip mall in Sand Springs. The parking lot was full, that is usually a good sign. We argued about whether we had ever eaten there.  By the end of the meal, we realized that we hadn't ever eaten there before because we would surely remember food that BAD.

We kept getting plate after plate of food, tasting each item, hoping to find something worth eating.  In the end, we rushed to a local mini mart to get some strong gum and a soda in an attempt to remove the bad taste left in our mouth.

Another place worth missing is the Corner Café II.   This is the place for a cheap meal.  They make up for quality with quantity.  This really works at the Corner Café in Tulsa at 11th and Peoria.  That café has the run down ambience that makes you really feel you are slumming.  But the café in Sand Springs is modern with no real décor.  No reason to seek this one out.

You can get a pretty good breakfast at the Buck Stop but skip it if you are allergic to cigarette smoke.

If you go up to the Homeland Shopping Center, you can eat at Subway or at the new Silver Dollar Cafe, by the drug store.   The food is good, but the chairs are too high for  the tables leaving you feeling like you are balancing your meal on your lap.  You can't get breakfast here, just lunch and supper.

For breakfast we go to nearby Prattville to the Crescent Café - Good food, reasonable prices, usually crowded, especially on weekends.  Some swear by Goldies, which is a local chain.  I find it too expensive for over cooked burgers.  But next to some of the restaurants locally, they are downright gourmet.

Of course, Sand Springs has it's chain restaurants.  Rib Crib, Western Sizzlin, McDonalds etc.  You already know what you get there.   For the most part, if you want original, tasty food, drive a bit farther to Tulsa.  If you are content with fast food, then Sand Springs can fill you up.