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Omen

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113 Thompson St., New York, NY 10012
nr. Prince St.  See Map | Subway Directions Hopstop Popup
212-925-8923 Send to Phone

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    7.0 out of 10

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    5 Reviews | Write a Review

  • Cuisine: Asian: Southeast, Japanese/Sushi
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Hours

Daily, 6pm-midnight

Nearby Subway Stops

N, R, W at Prince St.; 6 at Spring St.; C, E at Spring St.

Prices

$25-$30

Payment Methods

American Express

Special Features

  • Prix-Fixe
  • Romantic

Alcohol

  • Sake and Sojou
  • Full Bar

Reservations

Accepted/Not Necessary

Profile

The most singularly uncommon Japanese meal you can clear your senses with is to be found at this rustic home to Kyoto-style country cooking. The food looks coarse—little bowls with mackerel and daikon radish, or a quail egg oozing over a chunk of toro—and the first swallow is likely to be eerie and sharp. But the aftertaste provokes instantaneous acceptance followed by a craving for more. — Rob Patronite and Robin Raisfeld

Prix-Fixe Menu

Four-course dinner, $75

7.0 "Recommended"
Average Reader Rating
on a Scale of 10		 Write Your Own Review
60% Would you go back?
100% Would you take a date?
25% Would you take kids?
75% Would you go on business?
75% Would you go on a special occasion?
Food: 7.2
Service: 6.2
Décor: 7.8
Value: 5.4

Wonderful, authentic Japanese cuisine

kfirlik from 06840 | Posted on 9/13/07

Overall Rating: 9 (Highly Recommended)
Food: 9
Service: 8
Décor: 9
Value: 7

Omen is a real gem. This is the place to go if you appreciate authentic Japanese, Kyoto-style, cuisine. I recommend the Dinner of the Season. It is expensive but worth it. I have seen famous chefs eat there as they know good Japanese food. This is not the place to go for the typical trendy creative rolls that you can get everywhere else. Omen is a special experience, right down to the calligraphy on the walls and the classic jazz they play in the background. Some of the other reviewers may have misunderstood what Omen is all about.

Pay through the nose for authenticity

BlitzScania from 10014 | Posted on 9/16/06

Overall Rating: 7 (Recommended)
Food: 8
Service: 5
Décor: 9
Value: 3

I went to Omen with two friends for some casual sushi before a night out. The three of us ordered what we thought would be more than enough food. We even asked "Will this be enough?" and the server said absolutely. One small box of raw fish, a small bowl of sticky rice, a bowl of edimame, two glasses of cheap wine and EIGHTY dollars later, we were still starving, but in no mood to pay another 80 dollars to avoid leaving hungry. Sure the food tasted good and the decor was better than a typical sushi bar, but nothing could eclipse the fact that the menu at Omen is by far the most confusing thing you'll ever try to read in a restaurant, short of tea leaves or graffiti on the mensroom walls at Chumley's. To be honest, I enjoyed the slice of pizza I had on the way to our destination considerably more. If Omen wants to clean up their menu and accurately communicate the price of their food, then they might be on to something.

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