Doctor Kustom Bistro
1102 S. Lewis Ave., Suite C
It’s not every day you can offer your parents a life-altering sandwich experience—but with a little help from Doctor Kustom, I earned my place as Favorite Child™ in under 20 minutes. I invited my parents to Doctor Kustom’s new spot for a belated Father’s Day lunch, and frankly, it might be the best decision I’ve ever made as a daughter.
Doctor Kustom roared onto the scene in 2019, offering Tulsa a taste of Brazilian cuisine from a tricked-out food truck with chef Alex Figueira at the helm, his wife and kids at his side. A year later, the operation rolled into Mother Road Market with a bigger kitchen, a broader menu, and a lot more regulars. By 2024, Figueira was named a James Beard Award semifinalist for Best Chef Southwest. Now, with a shiny new storefront perched proudly alongside Route 66, Doctor Kustom Bistro has grown into something sleeker, brighter, and more intimate.
The name “Doctor Kustom” wasn’t plucked from a branding brainstorm—it’s the name of the motorcycle accessory brand Figueira started in Brazil, known for its handcrafted leather goods. Figueira may have traded handlebars for a chrome commercial kitchen, but that DNA lives on, not just in the name, but in the custom motorcycle parked in the restaurant. The bike’s chrome glints beneath sunbeams pouring through the windows, like a wink to the Mother Road.
The space is bright and inviting, anchored by a central bar where you order—no booze, but their smoothies ($8.50) go down easy—with seating arranged to give you two views: Route 66 out front, or the real show, which is the Figueira family cooking in harmony in their fantastic new kitchen. “Our vent hood is larger than our food truck was,” laughed Figueira.