Comments on: 105degrees: pioneering living cuisine

By: JuJu Beans

JuJu Beans — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 05:08:26 +0000

I’ve eaten here a couple times now, and each time has gotten better. The food, service, and not to mention my favourite is their strawberry basil mojito made with sake, real fresh strawberries, fresh basil, and agave nectar. I love the atmosphere, and even my carnivore meat only eating friends loved the food here also. Much kudos to Chef Matthew Kenney and his delicious, clean, healthy, beautiful, and eclectic menu!

By: Hannah

Hannah — Tue, 18 May 2010 20:50:21 +0000

That trainer Bob from Biggest Loser “tweeted” about this place…he said it’s one of the best vegan restaurants in the country. I’ve never been, but I’d love to give it a shot!

By: Tim

Tim — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 12:49:27 +0000

SSSSSNAKES, thanks for the update. I could have sworn our server told us they did not use legumes and I don’t remember any legumes in the dishes we saw on the menu. But you’re right, it is on their website. I am asked them for clarification before I edit the review so I will see what they say. Thanks for pointing that out.

By: SSSSSNAKES

SSSSSNAKES — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 04:28:32 +0000

Correction: they do serve legumes, this is stated on the website.

http://105degrees.com/livingcuisine/

By: Frank P

Frank P — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 04:11:37 +0000

God made animals so we can eat them. If I wanted to eat something cooked at 105 degrees I would swipe my daughters Easy Bake Oven…..have you tried the brownies that thing makes????? HOLY COW.

By: CJ

CJ — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 15:26:22 +0000

I had dinner here last night; the food was great and the service was fantastic. We had the kimchi dumplings and mezze for appetizers. Both were good, but the eggplant chips on the mezze plate were especially interesting. Cannelloni and coconut curry for dinner, and banana cacao tart and the gianduja tasting for desert. The tomato sauce on the canneloni was amazing, but if you’re not a big tomato fan it might be overwhelming by the end. The curry had a nice amount of spice and flavor. The “noodles” in the curry were crunchy, which could be odd to some. Both deserts were wonderful as well; I would definitely recommend the gianduja tasting for a good sampling of 6 hazelnut deserts.

I think as long as they are a semi-adventurous eater, people not intersted in raw food could have a great dining experience here.

By: matt

matt — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 19:45:40 +0000

Why don’t you just go to another restaurant if you want to eat meat?

!!!!

By: Tobin

Tobin — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 01:33:33 +0000

Living cuisine ….REALLY!! I love how vegetables and Fruits are called “LIVING CUISINE” but BIG Steaks,Succulent Pork Chops, Roasted Chicken, Salmon are NOT!!! Though I love eating Vegetables this is a complete Joke. Add some Wonderful Meat Dishes with those Veggies!!!!!

By: Lisa

Lisa — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 21:45:09 +0000

I can’t wait to try 105 Degrees. They’ve really managed to stir up a lot of talk! Everything I’ve heard is great!

By: Cult of Nobody

Cult of Nobody — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 00:08:38 +0000

Went to Mahogany Prime Steakhouse last week and had the Cowboy Ribeye… Don’t get much better steaks than that in Oklahoma.

By: Kevin

Kevin — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 22:00:58 +0000

No Ryan, no steak, but I’ve been told you can get eggplant that pretends to be bacon .. but being veggie bacon it is minus the bacon fat texture and flavor of course.

I think this place is interesting to those who hold this type of dining preference. for myself, I may have to find Ryan’s number and go share a steak.

By: Ryan S.

Ryan S. — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 21:14:23 +0000

Do they have steak? Because I only eat steak…

By: Dan

Dan — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 14:58:06 +0000

I’ve been several times, and had different experiences. First off, I’m somewhat amazed that a place like this opened in OKC. I’ve been told that cities such as Houston and Dallas do not yet have restaurants serving “living cuisine,” so kudos to the owners for stepping up.

The best meal I had was on a sat night w/ another couple where we shared a variety of appetizers, entrees and desserts and were impressed w/ almost all the fare. We found the wait staff extremely knowledgeable and helpful, taking the time to explain every ingredient and every dish, including how it was prepared. As a previous reviewer stated, the desserts were especially well done and worth a visit.

On another occasion I picked up lunch to go and the food just doesn’t lend itself as “to go fare,” or at least that was my take. Other times I have stopped by for smoothies, and these are enough for a meal and easily portable.

I’m not sure how the restaurant will do here, but OKC definitely needs more places like this and less chains, so we will do our part. At least take the time to try it, and keep an open mind.

By: Tim

Tim — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 21:44:51 +0000

David, I agree with much of what you said but our experience was very different from the service perspective. As I mentioned in the review, our server was one of the highlights of our experience and she did provide the explanations it seemed you were wanting. Just goes to show that a good server can make or break an experience, especially at a place like this. I wonder which of our experiences is the “norm” here and which is the exception. I’ll be interested to hear what others’ experiences have been.

Thanks for sharing your impressions.

By: David

David — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 16:28:57 +0000

We went and thought the server was a aloof, portions were small and pricey, tastes were bitter and our questions were mainly unanswered. I think they need to do a better job explaining what you are getting and setting a different expectation. The place is beautiful, but, many of my friends have had similar experiences, hype and pr can only go so far. Cool Greens in Nichols Hills Plaza has a clean fresh atmosphere without the price and pretension. Many are going to go 1x some will go many times to 105 – might be a bit to weird for the OKC palette. Good luck.

By: JuJuBeans

JuJuBeans — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 18:14:57 +0000

My friend recently brought me pumpkin pie and lasagna from here and I thought it was amazing! I am so happy to see a raw foods/vegan joint in Oklahoma!

By: Robert

Robert — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 15:09:43 +0000

I have been here a couple of times, once on a dinner date, once with coworkers at lunch. Each time everyone seemed to share the opinion of “interesting but a bit too weird”. The best dish I had there was the appetizer Red Pepper Wrappers. I had similar experiences with the palate overload on the other two dishes I tried, the Heirloom Tomato Lasagna and the Blue Corn Tostada; delicious at first but it grew weary. Sadly, against the very premise of 105degrees, I think having the dishes a bit warmer would have culled some of the flavor sharpness.

By: Kacy

Kacy — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 14:30:15 +0000

I went to this restaurant’s opening a few month’s back and was really impressed. I agree that the flavor intensity can become a bit tedious, but I think Oklahoma City needs a place like this. I hope they do well.