OBAO Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food is tasty."
• "The pad Thai and pad seew were two of the best I'd ever tasted."
• "The papaya salad was very fresh. The short rib curry was savory and the crab fried rice was yummy."
• "Food is always tasty and fresh."
• "The food was so flavorful and aromatic."
• "The Chicken Green Curry and Shrimp Pad Thai were authentic and mouthwatering."
• "The food was phenomenal, the Vietnamese chicken wings were fall off the bone, dumplings were out of this world."

Cons:

• "The crispy spring rolls were disappointing."
• "The chicken was so spicy that I could not eat anything."
• "The food was not impressing. We got calamari and the the ribs for the appetizer and it was rather fat."
• "The crispy pork belly was super salty, one of the worse pork belly dishes I’ve ever had at a Thai place."
• "The papaya salad didn't taste authentic. And pork belly was not fried correctly, and all you can taste is the fat."
• "The calamari was not completely breaded and super soggy / oily."
• "Not much flavour in noodle dish."

Service

Pros:

• "Servers were on point."
• "Our waitress really took the time and talk to us and make us feel welcome."
• "Service was friendly and efficient."
• "Our server Baitong was great! 10/10 would recommend."
• "The service was great, being quick and very helpful with questions about the menu."
• "Super friendly staff as well - Pear was great and came around to check in on us often."
• "The service was impeccable. The drinks were outstanding and the food was so good I forgot photos."

Cons:

• "The hostess was also kind of dismissive but the servers were pleasant."
• "I hate sticklers for seating in an empty place."
• "The service was efficient, but since it was the start of the day, there were no pretty lights on display."
• "The waitress was rude, no smile, throwing hell of an attitude and acted like we shouldn't be there."
• "Service was also poor…never once asked how our food was but just rushing us along."
• "The only issue I had was the server. Incredibly rude."
• "Service was slow and just unpleasant."

Ambiance

Pros:

• "The atmosphere of the restaurant is also amazing. It's beautiful Asian theme and unique designs are note worthy."
• "An incredible spot near Broadway. Super reasonably priced, incredible service, great food and very quick."
• "Close, dim and loud inside, which felt cozy to us after a long day."
• "Obao restaurant offers an exceptional dining experience."
• "The ambiance is fantastic (just look at those lights!) creating the perfect setting for enjoying delicious Vietnamese cuisine."
• "Went here for a date night and the ambience was amazing."
• "The atmosphere and ambiance was beautiful, the lighting 10/10."

Cons:

• "Also the noise inside could be super loud and hard to hear the conversation."
• "The place may seem a bit cramped for some."
• "It was a little dirty, dusty and worn."
• "The space is pretty tight but hopefully there are places to keep items in front if you are coming from shopping around Time Square."
• "The dust collecting on the lamps above the tables certainly didn’t add to the ambiance."
• "The place is dirty."
• "The venue is not so spacious, especially the area around the bar."

Value

Pros:

• "Came here to celebrate my moms birthday. There is a cake cutting fee of $2.50 a person, which is reasonable."
• "Very tasty thai! Nice variety of cocktails that tasted very good. Reasonable prices for manhattan."
• "You can go here and get 2 main dishes and an app for $50."
• "The portion that they give provide is pretty worth it so I would highly recommend if you are in the hell’s kitchen area."
• "Pretty good Happy Hour deal on drinks. 12usd for cocktails 8usd for wine 6usd for beers."
• "It definitely wasn’t overpriced, especially for New York."
• "The prices were excellent for NY."

Cons:

• "The takeout soups has been underwhelming lately. Higher prices, less noodles, less brother and my order only had bones instead of pork in the soup."
• "All in all, the food was decent but the overall experience definitely wasn’t worth the near $100 bill."
• "Crab fried rice, was simple, good crab meat and good quantity to share but was slightly expensive for $50."
• "Entirely inadequate portion sizes."
• "For $34 a dish we were expecting better."
• "Considering the quality of the food and service, I don't think the high prices are worth it."
• "Food was great but for the prices they charge the portions are small."