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Legacy BUSINESSES

50

MORE THAN

YEARS

Michelle Bruns, Paula Osko, Mike Samara and Nick Samara

since 1963

celebrity Restaurant For 50 years, Celebrity Restaurant Owner Mike Samara has greeted customers as they entered his fine dining restaurant. It’s that kind of personal attention that diners have come to expect. The Celebrity Restaurant is known for its steaks, lobster, shrimp, fried chicken, and Caesar salad made fresh tableside. From famous Tulsans to world-famous celebrities, each are treated with Celebrity Restaurant’s signature service. While Mike is still there every day to greet guests, today Nick Samara and Paula Osko, Mike’s children, lead the restaurant with help from Mike’s other daughter Michelle Bruns. The family continues the legacy that generations of Tulsans have come to expect. “Our warm hospitality and top quality menu reminds me of my favorite restaurants

3109 South Yale Avenue Tulsa, Oklahoma 74135 (918) 743-1800 www.celebritytulsa.com

in New York,” Mike says. “Thankfully, it all adds up to making our restaurant a favorite in Tulsa.” Engagements, birthdays, business deals and a quiet dinner for two are just some of the special occasions customers celebrate at the restaurant. Many of the customers that have dined at the restaurant become close with the Samaras and the rest of the Celebrity staff. The restaurant is known for its very lavish and elegant Christmas decorations that provide a festive holiday dining experience. And of course, plenty of celebrities have dined at the Tulsa establishment, including Willie Nelson, Hank Williams Jr., Ben Stiller, Bob Hope, Waymon Tisdale, Barry Switzer, and Tim Conway.


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