Whenever my Aunt Lois flew from Inglewood [LA] to NORTH TULSA, we had to have homemade meatoaf in the oven & a coconut cake on the cakestand. But, the next day it was straight to CONEY ISLANDER.   
A classmate, a trucker, makes sure her southern and southwestern runs include HWY 75 for her stop @ OKLAHOMA STYLE BBQ.
And, NORTH TULSA ex-pats never miss WHITE RIVER on a trip home..