decided to try OMAW since it's been hitting top lists in toronto.
with high anticipation, OMAW fell short and was full of uninspirational plates.
a very homey touch on food, i felt the food was boring and not innovative in the least.
most items were simple in nature...a bit too simple for the price point and portion size they were offering.
we got 4 dishes to try and 1 dessert.
1. yellowfin tuna - sashimi style tuna with a frozen mint garnish, parsley and other bits that were not memorable. the fish was poorly sliced. 1 large chunk followed by several random diced bits. the mint hid the flavour of the fish.
2. prawns with grits - a cheesey grits with just regular chopped bits of shrimp and broccoli...it tasted like a chunkier broccoli cheddar soup i guess. why broccoli? why put everything in a bowl? it was thrown together in a very unstylist way.
3. turkey and dumplings - another extremely homey style dish with nothing that really sparked interest. very smokey soup which cancelled out the truffle bits. the dumplings were mushy and left me not wanting to finish it.
4. wagyu - the dish i was looking forward to the most. a long thin sashimi slice of beef topped with a plethora of garnishes and cute swirly pancakes. the pancakes were incredibly salty, it did not pair well with the dish at all. very disappointing...all it made me feel was how much i wanted to eat alo's version
more.
5. key lime pie dessert - weirdly enough to me, the best dish of the night.
the dehydrated meringue/coconut bits were yummy, the dish was simple but was well exucuted.
TLDR: not sure what i was expecting i guess. over all the staff was nice and space is lovely. food is so-so.