Local Restaurants Busy On Super Bowl, Valentine's Day Weekend

Many local restaurants are working overtime this weekend to keep up with the crowds for the Super Bowl and Valentine's Day.

Sports bars like Elgin Park are busy with people dining in and ordering delivery.

Manager Ilona Toth says she's pumped for the extra business.

"We are excited to see some of our familiar faces who like to come out that we've missed over the past couple of years," Toth said.

Super Bowl Sunday is also the day when pizza restaurants get a huge influx of deliveries.

Mike Bausch, the owner of Andolini's Pizzeria says he's treating this weekend as a double-header.

"This should be the biggest Super Bowl weekend of all time because it's a double-dip," Bausch said. "The first time in history we have Valentine's Day on the same weekend as the Super Bowl."

Bausch says they had to start taking pre-orders to keep up with the number of orders they were getting.

But he also said he prefers putting in the work ahead of time so that it's smooth sailing throughout the night.

"We always over prepare to get ready for any day," Bausch said. "We want to have enough dough. We ferment days in advance to make sure it's properly risen. Cutting enough cheese, making enough sauce, and then just executing the day."

Bausch says he is grateful Tulsa is a town that supports their local restaurants on days where the options are plentiful.

"We dig Tulsa and because of that, I think Tulsa digs us," Bausch aid. "We always think in terms of...what can we do to make Tulsans enjoy this, and by leading with the customer experience, it always lands."

As for having enough staff, Toth and Bausch say that's something they aren’t stressing about this year.