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New Atlas Grill - Atlas Cheese Burger with Bacon

Wednesday, February 24, 2010

The New Atlas Grill is located in the beautiful nationally registered art deco 12 floor Atlas Life Building, built in 1922. The Atlas Life Coffee Shop operated since its opening but went by the way side over the years. In the mid 1990’s Matt and Brooke Kelly (who now own and operate Lucky’s Restaurant - see review here) opened the Atlas Grill and its been a hit ever since. Current owners Jeff Nickel and Jake Robinson have not missed a beat since April 2004.

When you enter the Atlas Life Building located between 4th and 5th streets on Boston you go down the opulent hallway to the back till you see the titan Atlas holding up the clock at the back then turn right. Most who work downtown frequent the New Atlas Grill but if you haven’t its worth the trouble of finding parking to check it out. Their menu is diverse with my favorite obviously being their Atlas Burger. As you will see from the pics below, I plan to partake in a Chicken Fry Steak on my next visit.

Both of the owners, Jeff and Jake, along with their staff are very friendly. You can tell they enjoy their job and it is reflected in their food.

The Atlas Burger is 1/3 lb of ground chuck, grilled to order (well if not specified), and served with fried onions. Who ever though of adding fried onions to burgers is a fricken genius and should receive some type of Nobel prize. Since I’ve been going bacon crazy lately I decided to add bacon to my Atlas. Oh my, good choice. The sandwiches are served with tortilla chips and a hot pickle spear. I upgraded to their hand cut french fries which was another good choice.

The Atlas burger was cooked to my desired medium. The bacon was a thick cut pepper bacon that added a nice diversity to the burger and fried onions. This is a really good burger. The hand cut fries are seasoned, as I’m sure the burger is also, with Jake’s Chef Seasoning. I love those fries. Don’t cheap out and go with the chips man. Oh yeah, although they have tea and a nice soda fountain even with both Coke and Coke Zero I decided to go with the original Coke in a tall bottle. Yet another great choice. I’m on a streak.

Next time you find yourself wondering where to have a good bite for lunch in downtown Tulsa, venture into the Atlas Life Building and enjoy. Till next time...

Titan Atlas looks over you

Atlas Life Building in on the National Registry of Historic Buildings

Beautiful details both inside and out

What time is it Atlas?

Love that floor

Everyday Menu board. Daily specials are on the side

Tasty Atlas burger with cheddar, fried onions, and bacon. Great fries also!

Aerial view of burger, fries, and coke

Hello Chicken Fry!!!

Rating Criteria
Cook to Order: Yes / Medium
Type: Grill
Thickness: Medium
Notes: Located in the beautiful Atlas Life building
Burger Cost: $6
Burger: 8 of 10
Fries/Rings: 8 of 10
Other (Atlas Life Building): 8 of 10
Final Word: A great burger is a beautiful building

Name:

New Atlas Grill

Address:

415 S Boston Ave

Tulsa, OK 74103

918.583.3111

Hours:

Mo-Fr Breakfast 7am-9:30am

Mo-Fr Lunch 11am-2pm