Where too start... Biga had been one of my favorite spots in Tulsa for a while, I've sent many people here for good food! We had reservations on December 3rd for my Birthday and of course we show up super excited after driving an hour (we live that far away) to them being randomly closed. NO CALL, NO HEADS UP, NOTHING!!! When we finally did reach them days later we were rudely informed by the guy we talked to it wasn't his job to call reservations. I left a note to have the owner call me and still haven't heard a word! HUGE FAIL!!! read more

Here's the thing. If you want run of the mill 'casual dining' fare with an Italian setting this is NOT your place. Local, high quality, inspired and well thought is your thing, well you might want to check out Biga. The owner has made it his passion to provide a quality experience to suit all walks of life and help everyone have a piece of his family and his culture by way of a fantastic dining environment. From the selection of wines to go with any meal choice and an array of Italian dishes, you can expect to have your taste buds tantalized. One thing I enjoyed was learning about where the wines from and someone being able to explain a little of the culture that surrounds it. I am certainly not a wine snob or connoisseur but having a touch of history and knowledge makes me feel more connected to my meal. The food here is fantastic. I like how there are subtle flavors that come out in the dishes that are offered. It's easy to make things taste good when they are filled with salt and sugar and the like, but when good quality ingredients come together it's a real treat. In short the service here is phenomenal, the dining room floor is kept up and looks very nice, and the food here is fresh and locally sourced. If you've not been in I say it's totally worth a shot! I bet you'll be come a fan! read more

This was my first time at Biga and I was blown away! The restaurant is located about a half a mile south of Brookside on Peoria so I rarely passed it but it is worth going to! The meal started with fresh bread and butter which was delightful. I then was able to sample a few wines until I came to one I really enjoyed. The Italian wines are out of my norm but I enjoyed trying something new! I ended up getting a bottle of Tuscan wine which was delightful. For dinner I got lobster ravioli and egg plant parm. Both were fantastic! I really really enjoyed the lobster ravioli And ended up scooping up the remaining sauce with bread. I highly recommend Biga! I'll be coming back to try their brunch. read more

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This place was one of my favorites for a long time! Not sure what has changed in the kitchen...but they have to use multiple garlic cloves per entree. There are tons of garlic chunks the size of dimes spread all over, the only benefit of the garlic size is the ability to avoid consuming them is easier. read more

Just go. You will be glad. Good people, relaxed atmosphere and great food Pasta Biga is the bomb read more

Generous portions and authentic flavors abound. While it may seem a bit pricey, the fixed price menu is worth every penny. The regular menu appetizers are generously sized for sharing. Their oxtail was falling apart, tender, and just nicely sauced. The gnocchi was tender and fluffy. The pork loin was cooked perfectly. If at all possible, treat yourself to dessert. They are all amazing. Servers are quick to replenish beverages and remove plates. Service is loosely based on how quickly you eat, so there is very little gap between courses. There is zero expectation that you need to rush so they can flip the table. The atmosphere is cozy, the interior of the restaurant is small and intimate. Overall, good food and good service lends itself to a memorable meal. read more

We spent around $300 with tip, ordered a lot of food and one cocktail. The bread was great, butter was sparse. Out of everything the vodka sauce raviolis were the only thing we finished and the salad with prosciutto was decent. It took a long time to be served. The bartender was so nice when I talked to him. The hostess served us and she was very nice. The kitchen was off. read more

April specials include burrata, prosciutto , fresh peas and mint. Then a lovely fresh pea ravioli with brown butter sauce. Spring menu is great read more

Biga - Italian Near Me - Tulsa, Oklahoma

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Audrey and I really like Biga! We did take-away and everything was perfect and yummy. The food stayed warm and was packed perfectly. We even got some bread with our food! I got the lobster ravioli and a salad. read more

On a short visit to Tulsa, Oklahoma, we had a chance to visit Biga. It's a cute intimate setting with a small lounge area. We went on a Sunday night so it was not to crowded at all. Our server was informative and very friendly. He paid great attention to us and made us feel at home. My husband ordered pasta in a red sauce with chicken. Portions are big. I ordered the scallops with asparagus in a light sauce as well as a side Ceasar salad. The wine selection is a good one as well. I do recommend this place. read more

For the price, the portions are small. We ordered via Door Dash. The Alla Vodka Ravioli came in a order of four. Despite being wrapped in cling wrap, the large styrofoam containers leaked vodka sauce and red sauce. The bruschetta was a scattered mess and fairly underwhelming. The chicken parm and ravioli were pretty tasty and at least the chicken parm was a decent portion this the three stars. I don't expect a lot for presentation when it's delivered but I do expect the sauce to stay in the box and be packaged in a way that it doesn't leak. read more

Biga - Bruschetta delivered as a hot mess - Italian Near Me - Tulsa, Oklahoma

We had our Yelp Elite Event experience here, and I am so sorry that I have not checked out this place earlier. IT IS WONDERFUL. The chef, Tuck, guided us on a tastey journey through the menu to heaven. We were served the most delicious Shrimp with Chickpea sauce, Lasagna Bolognese, and the entree (which was my favorite) the Pork Porchetta with Salsa Verde. I ENCOURAGE anyone who lives near Brookside (Peoria) or even out-of-towners to come check this place out. It's very intimate, so wear your favorite dress ladies and those heels and men--wear that nice shirt your wife bought you. She'll love it. Sit outside for a spectacular sunset with wine and enjoy the breeze. Get the tiramisu. Have those soulful conversations you've been meaning to have. ENJOY YOUR DATE NIGHT GUYS. :) read more

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We had kind of forgotten about this Italian restaurant in Tulsa until a friend mentioned it. It had been a few years since our last visit. Oh my goodness it was so worth re-acquainting with the dining room and the delicious food. Service was friendly and knowledgeable and the food was just delicious. We've been back a couple of times in the last few months and will soon do it again. read more

For Tulsa this is a pretty decent Italian restaurant that's more of an authentic Italian restaurants than the more typical Italian American you'll find elsewhere (think Olive Garden or Mazzios). The place is somehow between an upscale and comfort type joint. The Tagliatelle's are cooked to perfection, the sauces are not to salty or overly creamy, the wine list is very good, and they have half and full orders which is not very common and really helps when you want to try two pastas or have the very tasty (and large) tomato soup. Overall, definitely not a bad place to have some wine and enjoy some home cooked meals. read more

Wow! That was a shitty experience and we didn't make it 10ft from the door. Last week we had an amazing experience at a place called "duet" downtown. It was spectacular. We met the owner and she suggested we try their other restaurant. Great! So tonight we did. The moment we walked in we were asked if we had a reservation and we did not. Our bad, and I'm glad to see that they are doing so well that they are booked solid and can't squeeze in a party of 2 who are right in front of them. As we were leaving we said we were recommended by the owners of Duet to check this place out and the dick behind the hostess ( manager in a checkered shirt) says " ya well, they didn't check with us first" wtf? How about "that's great, let us make you a reservation for some other time" look as a former restaurant owner myself I know too well that employees and managers are happy to lower standards without your knowledge. I just hope the owners have a teaching moment with this jerk. We went to mondo's where the owner actually did check on us! Not rushing back here anytime soon. read more

Had such a lovely time with my daughter and daughter-in-law recently. Personally met the owner who was gracious and engaging. All food is made from scratch.....pasta and bread from scratch, loved it! We had the Spicy Sauteed Shrimp with Chickpea and the Lasagna Bolognese was out of this world! And how about topping it off with some scrumptious Tiramisu? This is a hidden gem that's worth seeking out. read more

Biga - Fine dining at Biga! - Italian Near Me - Tulsa, Oklahoma

If you are looking for a loud, run of the mill Italian restaurant don't go to Biga. Reservations are required. This restaurant is a small, quiet, special dining experience. Food was amazing! I had the sea scallops with asparagus in lemon cream sauce. It was flavorful and cooked perfectly. Husband had the veal ravioli in tomato cream sauce and it too was wonderful (his words). Ely, our waiter, made valuable wine and food suggestions. He also made eye contact and was genuine in his interactions. Go, try it! read more

Called 3 weeks in advance for a Valentines Day reservation. They answered the phone BIGA, they took my reservation, showed up date in tow, said I had a reservation and was rudely told "Not here you don't" My girlfriend likes the place, I think it's overpriced and bland. A poor Okie imitation of Italian food. read more

Biga is the kind of restaurant we always keep in our rotation of favorites. We've tried several dishes and we never leave disappointed (or hungry!!). The most impressive part of the experience is always the bartending. The bartenders are so knowledgeable and can usually recommend the perfect drink for what you're interested in or the perfect drink to pair with your meal. Love this place! read more

We found this place by accident and we are so thankful we did. The atmosphere is warm and homey. The food is delicious and the desserts are awesome. read more

Delicious! The homemade sauces and flavors were mouth watering. The pre fixe three course meal is the way to go. It is only $20 and you receive plenty of food. The chocolate cloud dessert was amazing! Service was great and server was very friendly. Atmosphere is quaint and romantic. read more

Been looking forward to trying this place for a while,. as a huge fan of duet, I was expecting top notch food that was interesting without being fussy. I ordered takeout and when I went to pick it up, it was a pretty antiquated design inside, didn't have the same finesse as duet but gave it the benefit of the doubt and had a drink while I waited for my food which arrived promptly. My drink was a bit heavy handed in the wrong way but the bartender was attentive and pleasant. Bizarrely, my negroni was served to me in a martini glass with a clumsy orange wedge. When I got home, we noticed that our food had been rather haphazardly put into the styrofoam containers, some of which were wrapped in cling film so indelicately that the sauce seeped out into a pretty nauseating mess. My wife ordered the lobster ravioli which was in no way shape or form lobster forward, instead being heavily overpowered by the inclusion of red bell peppers. Her mother ordered the pappardelle bolognese which was full of aggressively sized carrots, lazily chopped onions and a sort of off putting amount of ground beef on top of - admittedly house made- overcooked pappardelle. As for myself, I ordered the thyme gnocchi which while the gnocchi was not prepackaged, amateurishly made and cooked in such a way as to rob them of their normally pleasant texture. The sauce, mysteriously and upsettingly contained mozzarella, rendering it a stretchy, repugnant mess. Overall, there was zero representation in the way of freshness or vibrancy; not a single fresh herb to be found among these astonishing and disappointing meals. I am truly baffled, furthermore, that there are so many good reviews for this restaurant. So here's my thing: if you like duet for It's atmosphere, quality, service, etc, then it will be a shock if you come to what essentially is a chef gone rogue. Good candidate for kitchen nightmares. read more

I like the food at Biga but if you're in a rush, skip it. The service is sloooooooooooooooooow. You're going to be there for 2 hours minimum. Butternut squash ravioli melts in your mouth. And they're owned by the same people who own Bodeans so their fish is top notch. They have a great pre fixe deal - from a set menu, you can pick an appetizer, a main entree and dessert for $20. read more

Really disappointing. Service was good, food was not. Should have figured, that 6:30 on a Saturday there were only 3 tables in the whole place. No background music so we could here every conversation in the dining room. Creepy. Veal scalloping was tough and flavored. Wife's lobster ravioli was good. $112 for two with only one glass of wine. I won't be going back. read more

Biga is one of those neighborhood spots that you can go to over and over again and it just feels like home. The ambiance, as well as the staff, are warm and welcoming. The food is consistently delicious. One of my favorite dishes is the eggplant parm - it's 2 large slices of lightly breaded, perfectly crisp eggplant (with mainly breadcrumbs and not the thick flour breading) laid atop a delicious marinara and served with a side of perfectly al dente spaghetti. The spaghetti has a light olive oil but no sauce so it's perfect for mixing onto the plate of eggplant. I also LOVE the butternut squash ravioli and the gnocchi. The best part of the gnocchi is that it is served soft, fluffy and cloud like, just the way it's supposed to be. Biga is my go to spot for comfort food. I highly recommend! read more

The energy in this place was quite different. The wife and I ordered the prix fixe dinner and got two salads...we both chose the spaghetti and meatballs...and the chocolate cloud for desert. The food was just okay, but I must say the freshly baked bread was quite delish. Nothing to write home about...just basically average place at best. read more

Biga is a up-scale Italian resturant with moderate prices. The food was ok, although I would rather have had Zio's. The dessert was good (Chocolate Cloud). My wife and I split the $20 three course meal which was plenty of food for both of us. I don't regret trying Biga, but I won't be going back anytime soon. read more

Biga - Italian Near Me - Tulsa, Oklahoma

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Tasty! Just had dinner there last night and it was wonderful. We're talking great Italien food here. We couldn't decide what to order so we ordered just a bunch of half plates and everything was very tasty (ragut bolognese, orcchiette with sausage and brocili rabe, meat filled crepes, squash ravioli, and a lemon chicken). Think my fav was the butternut squash ravioli, wish I didn't share that one! The service was good and the atmosphere was relaxing. Overall, I left Biga feeling quite happy and will be going back there soon. read more

When you go you need to order the veal scaloppini, it's a MUST! I've been to Biga so many times and always really enjoy it. Their staff is top notch and always goes the extra mile to make you feel at home. I would recommend coming here to sit at the bar and ordering a martini even if you're not hungry. The atmosphere is great and I just learned they have brunch, um YES PLEASE. I'll be back many more times. read more

Biga - Veal scaloppini!!! Best on the menu!!! - Italian Near Me - Tulsa, Oklahoma

My family of 5 is visiting Tulsa for the weekend and thought Italian would be nice tonight for dinner. We found Biga online and called to make reservations. The phone rang about 6 times and went to voicemail. We tried to call again with the same result. We decided to go anyway and see what we found. We walked into Biga where we noticed the restaurant had plenty of tables open. In fact, there were 3 people at the bar and only 3-4 tables with diners at them - no big groups, 2-3 people each. We walked in and stood there for a bit, only to realize that the host was also sitting at the bar and had to pull himself away from his seat. We told him 5 and he actually looked around the restaurant, walked to his book and then said hey didn't have room if we didn't make a reservation. They weren't set up for any big parties of people/groups. Yet, we were told it "was getting ready to fill up pretty fast". I was shocked and embarrassed. For a restaurant which purports to be casual, it is Clearly not a place accepting of children. read more

Sadly i did not have the experience most others have...I will NEVER eat here again...First, service was horrendous..I understand its a slow paced atmosphere, but we were there over an hour before we got our apps..which was wrong...The first app I ordered was out, so I chose something else..and then was served something else...then they came out and told me the entree I ordered was also out...At that point I didn't feel like trying to get something else... My friends I was with were also told the app they wanted was out...and one of them never even got their entree...AND the waiter didn't even notice... At the end we ordered 1 tiramisu 2 coffee galetto and 2 espresso, we were brought 1 cheesecake, 1 tiramisu, 1 coffee galetto, 1 raspberry sorbet and 1 espresso..WTF.. The only good thing I have to say..my friend's mussel app was delish... read more

Hadn't eaten here in years and a friend that lives nearby wanted to eat there. The food is still delicious and tastes very authentic. Specials were interesting and actually ended up getting a pasta special - mushroom ravioli that was creamy and so good! Glad I got reacquainted. read more

Another amazing evening at Biga in Tulsa. My wife and I were hosted by her mother for my wife's birthday. I love the fact that Biga is small or perhaps the better word is intimate. We were seated immediately and began perusing the menu while snacking on the fine selection of olives and hot sourdough bread. Although there are many attractive offerings, we chose to go with the best fine dining value in Tulsa: $20 pre fixe meal. I had a caeser salad with fried calamari, followed up with spinach and ricotta ravioli and ended with raspberry sorbet and excellent coffee. All were outstanding, and the service was friendly and attentive. You can't go wrong with Biga. read more

My friend and I came here b/c this is by her house and she wanted to try it and said it might be good. We got there around 8 or 8:30 pm, so there weren't that many people. They have a 3 course meal for $25 per person, so we decided to each do that. I got the caesar salad with calimari, which was ok. It could use a tad more dressing. For my main dish, I got the chicken parmesean, which the portion was huge!! I definitely was able to save a lot of that a eat it for dinner the next day. For dessert I got the tiramisu which was excellent!!! My friend had ordered the bruschetta as her appetizer, the chicken parm for her main course and the chocolate cloud for dessert. Her dessert was also just as good as mine. We also split a bottle of wine and they gave us a complimentary shot of limoncello, which didn't taste great, but was very nice of them. When we left, it was closing time for them and a very nice employee made sure we got into our car safely, even though we were parked right in front of the restaurant. read more

Went to Biga for the first time last night. It was not a special day, my wife and I just wanted something different. As we were looking at the menu, we noticed that they had scalloped and mushrooms as a antipasta, so we ordered that and thinking that it would be enough to split without getting full, and still be able to eat our meal. Well for 18 bucks, we both got one scallop, a few of what looked like the mushrooms you get out of a jar, and some lettuce in some kind of sauce that tasted okay, but seriously 18 bucks for two scallops. We iredered the ribeye, which was pretty good. I asked the waiter who had the personality of a rock what came with the steak and his reply was vegetables, spinach, broccoli or carrots. We both ordered the carrots and they came out freshly cut, uncooked and sprinkled with basil. Had to have them cooked, and even though they put them in the microwave, they brought the. Back out, a tad bit softer but still crunchy. The bread was awesome. Sad to say we won't go back. If I'm going to pay over 100.00 dollars for a meal, I want a meal that is eatable. read more

This is one of the best italian restaurants I've ever been to: the food is creative, the quality is excellent, the servers are talented, and the prices are very fair. read more

Biga - Before the dinner crowd. - Italian Near Me - Tulsa, Oklahoma

I would love to give this restaurant 5 stars. The food is excellent, the atmosphere is quiet and enjoyable and if I lived in Tulsa this would be on my regular dining lists. However, we were through an entire bottle of wine and done with salads way before our main courses arrived. Very disappointed in that slow service. We will come back and try again next time we are in town. We did enjoy the veal ravioli, Penne Biga and Lasagna. Would enjoy a little more portion of Caesar Salad. I do like that they have small and large portions of pasta read more

I tried this hidden gem during restaurant week and I can't wait to go back. I had the gnocchi and it was creamy, cheesy and plump.... definitely made from scratch. We also had the scallops, which were perfectly cooked and seasoned. The last dish we had was the cheesecake, also made in house with the traditional lemon flavoring. I'm not normally a lemon fan but the texture of the cheesecake was spot on. If you like the traditional Italian cheesecake, it's for you. Great authentic Italian spot in Midtown!! read more

Love Biga and the food. Very intimate dining. Wine selection is amazing. Great place for a date night. This restaurant also gives back to our community organizations. read more

First, the good news: the bread, the side dishes and three of the entrees were good, led by the scallops. Eggplant Parmesan was okay--a little over cooked. Chicken Parmesan was good. The Bad News: My pork entree was way overdone. We're talking hockey puck here. The fat on the edge was tough as leather. I can't believe a chef actually cooked this. No chef cooks pork this way. It was so dry as to be inedible, which was the path I took...the kitchen hurried through our meal prep because of the 20 person party behind us. Valuing speed over quality always has consequences. The ambiance? Terrible. The noise level, which we were actually able to measure, peaked at 107 dB. I can't really blame the restaurant for this, but if you're looking for a quiet, intimate place for dinner, this isn't it. I'll need a huge incentive to return and update this review for the better. read more