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O.M.G. Restaurant & Lounge
Categories: Restaurants Seafood Restaurants Asian Fusion Restaurants Chinese Seafood, Asian Fusion, Chinese [Edit]
4033 Gordon Baker RdToronto, ON M1W 2P3
Neighbourhood: Scarborough
(416) 499-8866
- Hours:
Mon, Wed-Sun 11 am - 11 pm
- Good for Kids:
- No
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- No
- Parking:
- Private Lot
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- No
- Price Range:
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$$$
- Takes Reservations:
- Yes
- Delivery:
- No
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- Yes
- Wi-Fi:
- No
- Alcohol:
- Full Bar
- Noise Level:
- Quiet
- Has TV:
- Yes
- Caters:
- No
7 reviews for O.M.G. Restaurant & Lounge
7 reviews in English
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Review from Jeffrey W.
Toronto, ON
5/30/2011 1 photo
Probably one of the better HK-styled Western restaurants in the area, especially with the low pricing! I really liked that there was balsamic+olive oil to dip my bread into.
My mom found the baked pork casserole to be too different from the usual version (the sauce was more tomato-ee, there were a bajillion vegetables), but she applauded the attempt at trying something different.
My red wine sauce braised ox tail was pretty darn tasty. The sauce had a distinct, rich flavor to it and I could definitely taste a bit of that wine. The ox tail itself was tender, easily falling off the bone, and the sauce went perfectly with the meat (along with the rice, the bread, the leftover pork from my mom's dish...)
In any case, this is definitely a pretty good place to go for a nice, affordable lunch. I'm definitely going to try dinner there! For a full review (and more pictures!) please visit my blog, conveniently located in my profile. :) Cheers! -
Review from Precilla C.
Scarborough, ON
O.M.G. Restaurant Lounge... OMG so slow!!!
My mom was intrigued by O.M.G. Restaurant Lounge because she keeps hearing about it in the Chinese ads. I was quite apprehensive to try a restaurant named O.M.G., but thought I should give it a chance. We were particularly interested in their German pork hocks, but unfortunately, it was sold out.
I didn't like how the bread was toasted after it was cut, resulting in a hardened surface on every slice. In addition to the usual butter, the bread was also served with olive oil and balsamic vinegar. However, it was really difficult to dip the bread into the ramekin. They should've poured it onto a plate.
If you upgrade your order into meal for $3 (entrée + soup + drink), you can enjoy a buy 1 get 1 offer for their oysters, up to a dozen in total (i.e. you can buy up to 12 for $6). The oysters were surprisingly good- very fresh and sweet. The BOGO offer was definitely a good deal, and I'd come back just for that.
For our soup, we chose clam chowder over the borscht. It was better than the average Chinese-style clam chowder: creamy and loaded with goodness. At this point of the meal, I was pretty happy with everything. But that was about to change.
After the soup, we had to wait 40 minutes for our entrées. 40 minutes!! I thought I was going to faint. All around me, I could hear other customers complaining about the slow service. The table next to us got their food around the time when we placed our order, and by the time our entrées arrived, they had finished and left! My boyfriend ordered grilled chicken steak with black pepper sauce, which was actually pretty decent. The chicken was moist and tender, albeit slightly undercooked (we had to ask them to recook a piece more thoroughly, just to be safe). I would've been happy with the dish, had it come in a more timely manner.
My mom and I shared Malaysian tenderous rib, which arrived bubbling hot. I thought that the curry had good flavours, but was a little watered down. The meat was tender, but the flavour was bland on its own. I had to slather a lot of curry onto each bite. Overall, I liked the chicken a lot more.
I really had a major issue with the speed of the service. The food was actually better than what I expected, but the wait was just unbearable! I would want to come back to try their pork hocks and order the oysters again, but only if their operating efficiency improves.Listed in: 30-Day Yelp Challenge
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Review from Yvonne T.
OMG there's no air conditioning and it was 30 degrees.
OMG my mom is so awesome for asking them about the radio promotion that they neglected to mention (buy half a dozen oysters and get a half dozen free).
Yesterday was mom's actual birthday. We had already taken her out for an official birthday dinner, and today we unofficially brought her to OMG because she had heard a promotion on the radio, and we thought it'd be nice for mom NOT to have to cook on her special day.
We arrived around 6:30PM to a relatively empty restaurant. Other than us, there was only one other table. Their servers dress in a logo-ed black polo t-shirt and denim shorts? The restaurant is relatively small as Jennifer K. mentioned and at maximum capacity could probably fit about 30 people tops. There are plasma TVs showing whatever the HK Pop Star concert of the day would be.
As mentioned by previous Yelpers, this is an HK-style Western restaurant. Oysters are $1 each, and the promotion is buy 6, get 6 free BUT one of the diners has to upgrade to a combo dinner (e.g. add $3 and you get soup/hot drink).
Bread was served with balsamic vinegar and butter. I think they add sugar to their balsamic vinegar as it is sweeter than usual. The bread was warm and quite tasty! But then again you are talking to a bread-a-holic!
We ordered the oysters to start. They were served with a cocktail sauce and lemon wedges. The oysters were pretty fresh and velvety. A bottle of Tabasco was also brought - but I missed the usual horseradish accompaniment dearly. We also opted for the Clam Chowder which was creamy and flavourful and was especially good if you dipped your bread into it!
For mains, my dad ordered the Grilled Chicken Steak which came with vegetables and rice. It was nothing special and tasted like every other HK-Style Café version I've tried. My mom opted for the Seafood Angel Hair Pasta who's sauce base was rather bland and came from the natural seafood juices of the clams/mussels that came with it. If you don't like heavy sauces, this would be good for you - but add some salt!
I ordered the Malaysian Pork which was a curry-style pork and Jennifer K was right - it was SPICY! So spicy for me that I started sweating, and the spiciness of the dish impeded me from tasting any other flavours that were present in the dish. I had it with a side of rice. I will add though that the pork was quite tender, although the tendons could've used more cooking time as they weren't tender enough for me.
The HK-style Milk Tea was pretty weak and lacked any real tea flavour to it.
Verdict:
For the prices they charge, the service was mostly absent, and the food was pretty unexciting. I will stick with my usual Lai Doh Restaurant who has a much more extensive menu offering, cheaper prices, and better tasting food.Listed in: If I had a choice..., Hong Kong Café-Style…
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Review from Jennifer K.
Markham, ON
5/23/2011 10 photos
O.M.G? Oh My God Restaurant & Lounge?
O.M.G? Oh Motherfxxking Good?
Not really... but not bad.
Chinese owned steakhouse and seafood Restaurant. You can call it Asian Fusion as this is more tailored to the Chinese patrons.
OMG is surprising small... have room for 30 people or so at one time. For should a small restaurant, there are 6 plasma TVs showing Hong Kong pop singer MTV. The menu has steak, oyster, salmon, lobster and pasta based dishes. There is a Malaysian curry special:
Malaysian Curry Pork Rib served in a Hot Pot ($12.99)
- good mix of vegetarians: broccoli, eggplants, red pepper and potato
- Pork Rib is really tender, though there are not a lot of pieces
- curry is a really coconut based.. with a kick (turmeric, shallots, ginger, shrimp paste, chili, and garlic)... similar to the version at Phoenix Restaurant but more watery
and
Pasta with Tiger Shrimp in Creamy Truffle Sauce ($16.99)
- OMG this only have 3 shrimps.. :), I can hardly taste the truffle ..but for that price, I don't think i should expect too much?
- the sauce is quite creamy and made this a fulfilling dish
All the entrees can be upgraded to includes soup and HK style milk tea/coffee for $3.
The staffs were wonderful... we were asked a couple of time how I like my curry, was it too spicy? (me? spicy?)..which is not common in most of the Chinese Restaurant I been to!
So I can conclude that OMG is a Hong Kong Style Western restaurant. I am eyeing their lunch specials from $6.99 that includes soup and tea/coffee! That sounded like my kind of lunch place! LUNCH SPECIALS!!!!
10% off grand opening specials if you pay cash!Listed in: Lunch Specials in Scarborough
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Review from Bebe B.
Richmond Hill, ON
8/30/2011
went to try this place because of the oyster promotion, buy one get one free. and i think it was $1 each? however you had to make your entree into a meal (+$3) which includes a soup & hot drink (extra for cold drink). And the oyster came in 2 seconds after we ordered it! which makes me think that it can't be fresh?
this promotion in a way I felt it was a trick to make us spend more money... we spent over $60 on dinner for 2, I don't mind if the service or food was good.
The service was slow, they didn't really understand English.
the bread with the olive oil + balsamic vinegar was the only tasty part of the whole meal. we choose from the chef selections, had a lamb dish and another chicken one... wasn't good enough to remember it.... I know
we will never return.
CASH ONLY if you had oysters. -
Review from Win S.
Scarborough, ON
9/21/2011
Well, food quality is OK but price is too high for dinner...
$23+ per person for a regular HK style western food yet food is just OK, portion is not big too.
I would rather go Dickens' in (Lesile/16th) Richmond Hill . -
Review from h t.
Scarborough, ON
8/14/2011
Starting off we had to wait 20 minutes on a Sunday which was raining for a table. That did not amuse me. Also, the restaurant did not have a lot of decoration. The place was basically painted all black. Then the back wall had their logo. Thats the decoration!!
Food was okay. Nothing special. My family and I ordered the Grilled Pork Chop, Grilled Chicken and Grilled fish (i forgot the whole real name.. sorry!) By adding $3 there will be a soup and a coffee/tea. I chose the clam chowder. From experience, I believe the clam chowder would be cream soup with clams and potato. When it came, the bowl was really large BUT it was only like 75% full. The clam chowder consisted of cream sauce, clams, CARROTS and ONIONs. I did not taste potato and it was not rich/ thick. Main course, took a LONG time to come and the quality was not REALLY GOOD. It was just normal. I expected more as the commercial said from the chef of the Midland Dickins.
Service: Ehhh... Basically only 1 person can truly do stuff. The others seem to be there to serve you but don't do it. For example, I ask them to see why my food was taking sooo long. One waitress went into the kitchen, came back out and said NOTHING to us. Another waitress then told us its coming!
Overall, this restaurant I will not be returning to. At the price they charge, I do not think it is worth it. If you want to try HK style Western food, try the Phoenix Restaurant. The food there is priced at a reasonable price with good quality.
