Some of the best meals in Oklahoma come from places you would drive right past without a second glance. I nearly did exactly that with a plain little diner that turned out to serve a chicken fried steak worth bragging about and a cinnamon roll I still daydream about.
The coffee was hot, the plates were enormous, and nobody minded if I lingered over one more refill. If you love honest home cooking at honest prices, this corner of the state deserves a spot on your next road trip list.
A Corner Diner on South Elm Place
Right off the busy streets of Broken Arrow, at 706 S Elm Pl, sits a restaurant that makes no fuss about itself. Duffy’s Restaurant is a classic American diner, the kind of place where the coffee is hot, the tables are ready, and breakfast starts at 7 AM sharp.
Folks from Tulsa can usually get here in a short drive, and Broken Arrow locals treat it like an extension of their own kitchen table. The menu leans hard into home cooking, with chicken fried steak, biscuits and gravy, hash browns, and a cinnamon roll that has earned a local following all its own…