Te Kei's Chinese/Asian Kitchen, Tulsa, Oklahoma

We went to Te Kei's Chinese/Asian Kitchen, a pan-Asian local place that's very much like a P.F. Chang, with higher-end entrees and teas and what have you, plus an elegant dining atmosphere with quality Asian art and artifacts.  Oddly enough, Te Kei's opened in Tulsa just a couple of weeks before the local P.F. Chang franchise opened just a few blocks away.  Tulsans have continued to support the local place, as it's been open for five or six years now, and the food quality and service continue to be much of what I remember from their opening days.

We started our lunch with individual French press-style pots of their vintage green tea, something to ward off the December chill.  I like their green tea.  It has a nice, nutty, warm taste to it.

We did the luncheon specials for our meal.  My mother chose the cashew chicken with fried brown rice on the side.  It was more than she could finish, and included lots of brocoli, napa cabbage, mushrooms, and red bell peppers with the ample chicken white meat and cashews.  

I had the Mongolian beef with brown rice.  The serving was primarily well-flavored, tender beef with a moderate amount of heat, plus some woodsie mushrooms and a lot of scallions.  A few red pepper strips and bean sprouts added additional color and interest.
 

For dessert, we split a piece of their banana cream pie.  They take a cookie crust and glaze the inside of the shell with chocolate.  Creme patisserie, bananas, and whipped cream fill up the shell, and then the whipped cream is garnished with shaved chocolate and a little sprig of fresh mint.  It is always a nice bit of sweet to end the meal.