O.G.

06/15/07

EXCELLENT!!!

by fisherrc2 at Citysearch

My friends and I were trying to decide which restaurant to go to ... and flipped a coin. OG lost and we were about to go to the other place when we were faced with a 20 minute wait. So we turned around and walked into OG. No wait and the staff was extremely wonderful. The gentleman who was our waiter knew everything about the dishes and explained complimenting wine and appetizers. They had a shrimp app that was by far the best shrimp I had ever had. All of the dishes had a wonderful flavor with sauces that matched perfectly and did not overdo the course. I would go there any day and it is also a great place to bring guests and friends to. Go and enjoy!!

• Pros: Helpful and Knowledgeable staff, amazing food, great atmosphere
• Cons: Some of the wine was a little pricey

12/22/06

my favorite restaurant...EVER

by gardenmartha at Citysearch

I adore OG! I try and go whenever I can, and have even brought my parents (the most disciminating food critics I know) The place can get packed, so I recommend going early, because the food can sometimes suffer if they are very busy. My favorites are... pork & apple dumplings, crab cakes when available, chicken peanut spring rolls, thai beef salad, szechuan beef, five spice chicken, steamed veggies with amazing ginger miso dipping sauce, and although the five spice chocolate souffle with 3 different sorbets in fried wonton cups is delicious (one is plenty for 2 people to share) my favorite dessert is the creme brulee, a different flavor every day. They have had some crazy flavors, like lichee or cracked black pepper, but they are all creamy delicious (and not too eggy). My best friend was living in Puerto Rico, and when I went to visit and asked could I bring her anything, she said, "Bring me the duck entree from OG!" The service is friendly, if not speedy, and the atmosphere calm and relaxing. The prices are quite reasonable, and the servings large (though not huge). I cannot reccomend this place more highly!!!

• Pros: food is amazingly delicious
• Cons: food suffers if the place is too busy

07/17/06

decent asian fusion

by sortmon at Citysearch

our group of eight came here on friday night for dinner. we had a 9pm reservation and we were seated right away. the place had open doors and windows and a very relaxed, candle-lit type of atmosphere. the staff were pleasant and easy-going and took time to explain the specials to us as well as answer any questions we might have had. we all ordered water, and received no snootiness which often accompanies orders with no bar tab.

i started out with 2 orders of dumplings pork & apple and shrimp & chive ($6.50 each). the pork & apple ones were more novel and the better of the two thin pan-fried crispy dumplings stuffed with a small meatball of minced meat and finely chopped apple. it came with a sweet soy sauce for dipping. the shrimp ones were also good - petite & steamed.

after such a strong start, i was disappointed with my main course. i opted for their famous five-spiced roast chicken ($13). i expected it to be juicy and flavourful instead it was pretty dry. to be fair, it was more moist than most white meat that ive had, but it was still quite bland. it would be better if it had come drowned in some five-spiced gravy. it came with some scallion pancakes which werent thin & fried like what im accustomed to, but rather dense and potato-ey. judging from my plate and my friends plates, portions were very large. i didnt really hear praise for the main courses, but no one had any major complaints either. two of my friends got the grilled halibut (one of their daily specials) and they both thought that it was too dry i guess that was the theme with the meat.

i was really full from eating my chicken so i opted out of dessert. some of my friends split the five-spiced chocolate cake with some exotic flavoured ice creams, and they said it was good. overall, i had a good experience, but would probably not come again.

• Pros: nice staff, good dumplings, cheap prices
• Cons: dry chicken, unimpressive entrees