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<em>I hope you're hungry, Tulsa, because this week's restaurant post comes from Carrisa, blogger at the Tulsa-based <a href="http://www.AndSoSheBlogs.com">AndSoSheBlogs.com</a>, and she's got the scoop on the newly relocated Chicory &amp; Chives Cafe. Take it away, Carrisa!</em>

So there's this not-so-new restaurant called <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Tulsa-OK/Chicory-Chives-Cafe/135696866543">Chicory and Chives</a>. They've been hanging out in west Tulsa for awhile now, but no longer! They are now in my neck of the woods. Or, the Southern Hills area, for those of you who don't know where the neck of my woods is.

I'd read some pretty amazing reviews of Chicory and Chives over at <a href="http://tulsafoodblog.com">Tulsa Food Blog</a>, but since they weren't open for dinner, the place kind of fell off my radar.

Then last week I was driving by the London Square shopping center and I saw their sign. I may have squeed.

<!--more-->The sign read: Cajun and Country Cuisine.

Sounded good to me!

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Even better? They are now open for dinner. I cannot tell you how happy this makes me. Because yes, my husband and I like to eat out. And we always seem to find ourselves playing that stupid game where we can't think of where we want to go and we want the other person to pick, but then that doesn't sound good, either, and lather, rinse, repeat.

Perhaps in time the new will wear off, but as of now, we've eaten there three times. In a week. It's even close enough for us to walk there for dinner. And yes, we do actually walk there. Sometimes. When the weather permits and I'm not being a crankypants.

My husband fell in love with their brown beans. In love as in, take-them-into-a-dark-alley-and-let-whatever-happens-happen in love. I felt similar feelings towards their all-you-can-eat breakfast buffet.

Do you know how hard it is to find an a breakfast buffet, Tulsa? Let alone one that doesn't make you want to hurl?

The scrambled eggs were real and not slimy. The biscuits and gravy were top notch. And someone there knows what they are doing with the bacon because the bin was filled with both bendy and crispy strips. No one walks away unhappy!

Each time we've visited, owner Jim Loggin has come over to our table to make sure everything is good and to let us know more about his restaurant. He's from Lousiana, y'all, so he totally knows about this Cajun cooking thing.

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Some of you may be thinking that you don't like Cajun food. That's OK. There's plenty on the menu at Chicory and Chives that's not Cajun: Burgers, chicken fried steak, pork chops...heck, even a ham-and-cheese sandwich.

If, however, you don't fear the Cajun and you are looking for some tasty catfish, gumbo, or spicy shrimp, you will not be disappointed.

Right now the place is a bit empty in the evenings. I don't expect it to stay that way for long, though. The word is spreading fast.

So go now and take advantage of the immediate seating and quick service. And did I mention there's fried okra on the menu? No?

There's fried okra on the menu.

C&amp;C also offers daily lunch specials that promise to be on your table, and fast. And the price is so right. There are several dinners on the menu in the $6.99-$7.99 range.

As you do the Cajun chow-down, remember: Support your locally owned Tulsa restaurants.

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Your taste buds will thank you.

<strong>Chicory and Chives</strong>
Where: 5800 S. Lewis Ave., London Square Shopping Center
When: Mon.-Fri., 6:30am-9pm; Sat: 7am-9pm
Call: (918) 585-3500

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Visit Carrisa often and leave her smiley, sunshiny comments at <a href="http://www.andsosheblogs.com/">AndSoSheBlogs.com</a>.