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Renee Fite | Daily Press Hunter Sanders, 7, and dad Eric Sanders share an order of crawfish at the Crawfish Festival hosted by Linney Breaux’s Cajun Eatery at Kroner and Baer Pub in downtown Tahlequah. awesome and it’s some- thing a little different. Their customer service is exceptional,” she said. Linney Breaux’s food proved its popularity at a recent Crawfish Festival, which kept the staff cook- ing all day at the event held at Kroner & Baer Pub. Lines were out to the street most of the day, and all the tables were filled with people eating shrimp and crawfish and enjoying live music outdoors. Since Linney Breaux’s opened, Eric Sanders has eaten there as often as he can. The first Saturday in March, he brought son Hunter, 7, to the Crawfish Festival. “We gig, but cook dif- ferent than this. This is boiled and we fry it with cornmeal,” said Sanders. Customer service is a reason three regulars gave for choosing Napoli’s. “The bread is fantastic,” said Larry Vance, who also likes the chicken broccoli and values the fast service. For Mark Murphy, who always orders the veal parmesan, it’s the good food and clean space, as well as the fast service. Mike Betsworth said he gets sausage and peppers every time. Although “chicken” is in the name, Sam and El- la’s is famous for its pizza. Bridget Roussell Cowl- ishaw likes the Arti Wrap there because the fresh dough is heavenly. “Their pizza sauce is perfect in every way, but even more perfect with added garlic. I’ve had piz- za all over the country and the world. I would compare Sam & Ella’s to the best of the best any- where,” she said. As local favorites, Mat- thew Anderson picked Jinny’s Taco Truck by the bowling alley as having the best tacos around, and Oasis Health Foods Store as a little-known gem. “Jinny’s chicken tacos April 2020 • Green Country Scene • Good Eats Edition | Tahlequah Daily Press are grilled to perfection with seasoned rice and ranch-style beans,” said Anderson. “Everything on Oasis’ menu is superb, but I love that they are also locally sourced with grass-fed cattle from Mud Valley Road, vegetables from Sparrow Hawk Mountain, and it’s prepared by a re- nowned chef and served by the friendliest folks around.” José’s guacamole and El Zarape’s chicken soup were mentioned as favor- ites by several locals, in- cluding Candessa Tehee, who appreciates Tahle- quah’s great food options. “José’s guacamole – they make it fresh before they bring it to your table and it is perfect,” she said. Street tacos at José’s are the best David R. Coming- deer has had anywhere. “Straight up, fresh in- gredients and quality asa- da. Great family business,” Comingdeer said. 13