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
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.
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.