Looking to try something new at Omi

Spicy boiled fish is good. I used to like their mapo tofu but it's been hit or miss.

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The ribs look legit, but I don't know of anyone who's had them.

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Their vinegar ribs (or pepper vinegar ribs) were really good last time I had them. Korean style thin cut across the bones.

Also I can't remember but their moo shoo dish (pork?) was good. Not traditional pancake style like typical. I liked it a lot.

Another I really liked was some type of egg/fungus dish. Sounds repulsive but they mean mushroom when they say fungus.

Are the pepper vinegar ribs the “house” ribs? They have house ribs, and sweet & sour ribs... want to make sure I’m ordering the right ones,

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used to love this place when it opened but after this I won’t be going back.

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You wanted to venture out from the solid, oft-ordered dishes, you came away disappointed, and now you'll never go back.

Seems like a legit reaction

Sorry, but I'm just tired of the oft-ordered dishes. I was looking for something new because I honestly don't care for the cumin dishes or the eggplant. The only two things I've really liked are the Chong Qing (Nine Dragon Noodle House has a superior version) and the sweet n' sour dishes with the black vinegar. So actually, there's a lot more to it than you assumed.

I finally tried 9 dragon Noodle house. I’m a big fan of Sichuan style and seek it out when traveling. Enough to have a wide array of comparisons. Omi is still by far my favorite in the state. Nine dragon would be a #2 but it is no where near as good as Omi imo. The chicken with chilies seemed to derive all of its heat from thin sliced jalapeños. That’s fairly unusual for that dish.

They were out of string beans, so I couldn’t compare that. I got eggplant instead. It was well prepared but the sauce was almost exclusively soy and black vinegar. Meh

I got sweet and sour chicken for my boys. (They will eat the Chong quint and cumin pork at Omi, but the chicken with jalapeños was too hot for them). It was over cooked to the point of the meat being jerky.

That’s the difference to me. Even the typically Americanized dishes at Omi tend to be very well executed and unique.

Glad I finally tried it. It will be a rare Omi backup

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Singapore chow mein fun

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best dish there imo

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The only two things I've really liked are the Chong Qing (Nine Dragon Noodle House has a superior version)

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dude sorry, but you and I couldn’t have more different tastes. Nine dragon noodle house is terrible and I’ve tried it multiple times. And you don’t like any of the cumin dishes? WTF

My wife and I eat at Omi A LOT. A couple other items that are good:

Spicy soy beef- hot, spicy, oily soup type dish with beef and tofu. Extremely good. Similar to a Korean version of kimchi jjigae.

Spicy soy fish is the same thing as above. Just has fish

String beans with meat is excellent and a go to for us

Steamed flounder is also legit.

I forget what it’s called by the spicy tofu plate is excellent as well. Kind of like the above spicy soy dishes but with less soup

I find the eggplant to be too “Americanized” in taste. It’s like your typical sweet and sour sauce mixture.

Our regular staples are the spicy soy beef, spicy cumin beef, and Chong Quing.

Don't try the intestines.

I've had the intestines with XO sauce at Little Chinatown in Kenner, and it was very good.