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Eat at Omi if you want good Chinese food in Baton Rouge
Posted on 8/24/13 at 1:55 am
Posted on 8/24/13 at 1:55 am
I ate at Omi tonight in Baton Rouge. Yes, it is a pain in the arse to get to because of the location (One Calais off of Essen), but do yourself a favor and try it. If you're thinking of a typical Chinese joint where you point at a picture that consists of some random animal protein with some nondescript mixed vegetables in a brown sauce, that is definitely NOT what this place is.
The food is GOOD. I had the Chong Qing spicy chicken and I got a dish of nicely crisped chicken in a sauce that was pretty much just the oil it was cooked in with a bunch of chilis. Not extremely hot, but with notes of flavor that stood out on their own. The cumin spicy pork we had was different. The pork was well cooked with just enough spice to flavor the dish, and it was presented simply. Pork, spice, shoots, and a bit of the oils it was cooked in.
The only thing that wasn't great was the hot and sour soup. It was neither hot nor sour, but the two entrees we had more than made up for it. This is one of those restaurants that Baton Rouge should support. Try it. Its location is terrible, but what they're doing there is not. This is definitely one of Baton Rouge's good restaurants.
The food is GOOD. I had the Chong Qing spicy chicken and I got a dish of nicely crisped chicken in a sauce that was pretty much just the oil it was cooked in with a bunch of chilis. Not extremely hot, but with notes of flavor that stood out on their own. The cumin spicy pork we had was different. The pork was well cooked with just enough spice to flavor the dish, and it was presented simply. Pork, spice, shoots, and a bit of the oils it was cooked in.
The only thing that wasn't great was the hot and sour soup. It was neither hot nor sour, but the two entrees we had more than made up for it. This is one of those restaurants that Baton Rouge should support. Try it. Its location is terrible, but what they're doing there is not. This is definitely one of Baton Rouge's good restaurants.
This post was edited on 8/24/13 at 1:56 am
Posted on 8/24/13 at 2:00 am to TigerstuckinMS
Any leftovers?
Posted on 8/24/13 at 2:44 am to TigerstuckinMS
I usually love their hot and sour soup. Maybe you got it on an off night.
Different strokes, either way.
Different strokes, either way.
Posted on 8/24/13 at 5:06 am to TigerstuckinMS
I read this and thought my dead grandmother opened a restaurant. Lol
Posted on 8/24/13 at 7:48 am to TigerstuckinMS
FANTASTIC! another OMI thread.. 3rd one in as many weeks, and I think that is a good thing. The more pub this place gets the better. I do not want it to die in that hell hole location.
LOVE LOVE LOVE the food... I go at least 3 times a month. Cumin pork, cumin chicken, ants climbing on trees, stir fried string beans, the spring roll... DELISH!!!
I don't know how the name is pronounced but I see it and think OH MY. because thats what I said the first time I had the owners food at his old LSU place. This place is a WINNER.
LOVE LOVE LOVE the food... I go at least 3 times a month. Cumin pork, cumin chicken, ants climbing on trees, stir fried string beans, the spring roll... DELISH!!!
I don't know how the name is pronounced but I see it and think OH MY. because thats what I said the first time I had the owners food at his old LSU place. This place is a WINNER.
This post was edited on 8/24/13 at 7:49 am
Posted on 8/24/13 at 8:49 am to TigerstuckinMS
No thanks, I would rather do Hunan's.
Posted on 8/24/13 at 9:00 am to TigerstuckinMS
So the best Chinese food in BR is at a Japanese restaurant?
Posted on 8/24/13 at 11:54 am to TigerstuckinMS
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The only thing that wasn't great was the hot and sour soup. It was neither hot nor sour
Coffee Talk moment. Talk amongst yourselves.
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