Let’s be brutally honest here: many people in Oklahoma City—myself, sadly included—look at Del City as some kind of dirty joke, seemingly worthy of nothing but caustic derision and subpar punchlines. And while some of them can still draw a hearty guffaw—myself, sadly laughing—after actually venturing there one afternoon and casting myself as a true man of the people, I realized the burg was more than just a slightly misunderstood suburb of gang signs, confederate flags and payday loans.
For example, did you know that they happen to have an ultimately thriving Filipino community there with, who knew, one of my new favorite spots in Del City—or really any city—Chibugan Filipino Cuisine, 4728 SE 29th Street?