Omi Korean Grill & Bar

Delicious food!
Apr 5th, 2024

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Mar 29th, 2024

This has been our go-to place for many years! However, sadly it's going down in service, quality and atmosphere. We were there with a large party (12 people) last Saturday April 6th. 1) The food was overall good (not sure why we had to ask for Salad leaves, when ordering Galbi-gui ? They always are/were included. Strange) 2) The Service was horrible: Every 20min an attendant yanked out the grill-plates ( I know, they DO need periodic change-out) regardless if anything was grilling on it or not. If meat was on it, the person just shoved it onto the new grate. They are very hurried - One of them knocked over a full beer bottle in the process, spilling beer on me and another guest - no sorry, no excuse, just moved on and we had to wipe up the mess. No server came to help. Lastly: one lady (blue Polo shiret, covid face mask) that was exceptionally unfriendly came over and complained that we were not grilling the last 6 strips of Galbi. While I mentioned that we were trying to take a "break" and pause for a few she just grabbed the tongues and threw some Galbi strips on the bbq. When I asked her to "Stop!" she shrugged her shoulders , rolled her eyes and just walked away. Awful. 3) Many -modern- Korean BBQ restaurants (in Seoul and now also in the US) have this over-the-grill-exhaust system (flexible vents that can be lowered or raised) to keep smoke at a minimum. Not Omi. The whole room was so filled with fumes, everyone has to go home, shower (wash hairs) and change clothes. Look at the pictures, you can see the smoke in the air. I am sorry, Omi, it's been a nice run (almost 8 years!) or patronage but sadly we decided to move on and find another place. Service has deteriorated to an super-unfriendly level and the ambience is intolerable smoky. Good luck.
Apr 9th, 2024