article and photos by Kathryn Mann

Tulsa has great and well-known restaurants in almost every category, but the best authentic Chinese food for those with discerning tastes is a hidden gem called Be Le located at 6634 S. Lewis.  It is a family run business and the chefs are a master duo mother and daughter who combine an array of unique ingredients and spices to create some of the best Asian food I have ever tasted.  Everyone I have talked to has a different favorite dish from Be Le from their Peking Duck, or Mongolian Beef to Chow Mein. My current favorite is their shrimp Lo Mein which is the best that has ever crossed my lips.

Exceptional Lo Mein dinner at Be Le

Be Le offers all the Chinese dishes we love with one thing no other restaurant in Oklahoma does; all their dishes are vegetarian.  No this is not a "hippie" restaurant with tofu in place of meat, but "mock" meat and seafood that actually taste as good or better than the real thing.  All their dishes are ingeniously blended and healthy; they are low in fat, with no cholesterol, and no MSG.

When you are hungry and looking for somewhere to enjoy a great meal, look no further than Be Le. Their staff is friendly and their food is delectable.  Unfortunately this restaurant has suffered a sharp drop in business because of the road construction along Lewis Ave in front of their restaurant.  This work is scheduled to go on until August of 2011 and unless more people who enjoy great Chinese food endure the small inconvenience this restaurant may not survive.

My dad and I enjoying a meal at Be Le

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