The food was just ok. There was a strange smell coming from the food as well as the place and it was unappetizing. Service felt rush and the drinks were ok. Best thing we had was the fries. It was an underwhelming experience

普通に美味しい。食べ物のメニューが豊富だとなお良い。

The food was delicious and we had a wonderful evening. There were some vegetarian dishes and they were quite good. We would love to have more vegetarian choices.

Todo en general bien, la comida si es muy rica . Pero les falta mejorar un poco el servicio .
Saludos y gracias

Food was great, it is small inside and seemed a little crowded. Service was prompt.

Everything was good. The link from Open Table to the menu, however, was way out of date. When I saw that banh mi was not on their menu, the waiter said they hadn’t had it for 3 years.

Really good Vietnamese food in midtown West neighborhood. One of few restaurants serving lunch at this time.

Many many years ago when I had visited this location, I enjoyed the vibe & loved the food. So when I moved to the east side, I would frequent the Obao in midtown east, & enjoyed it every time. Subsequently, pre-pandemic I had moved abroad for a few years & when I returned to NYC last month, I was looking for a place that I once visited, liked, & was still around to have dinner with a friend who was visiting NY for a few days. Immediately, I thought of Obao. SADLY, this time it was a big mistake. Maybe it was an off night but starting from the attitude of the hostess, to the waitress to the inedible appetizer, it was a thoroughly poor experience, & was embarrassed to rate it so highly to my friend who was visiting. So what happened?
1. The restaurant was empty but the hostess didn't let me get a table until my friend had arrived. Was told to stand by the bar!
2. Once my friend arrived, the hostess/waitress told us to fend for our own table.
3. 15 mins later they came with a menu and weren't giving us much time to decide what we wanted. My friend was asking for recommendations which they could give none of. Very unhelpful so in the meantime, I had ordered an appetizer while my friend decided what he wanted.
4. The steamed dumpling appetizer arrived and it was one of the WORST dumplings I have had in my lifetime. My friend was being polite and ate it quietly but I refused to eat Cold and stale dumplings!
5. They were shocked to see us leave after the appetizer but with no remorse took over 20 mins to give us and let us pay for our check, to which btw we went to the register just because we didn't want to wait any longer.

That was the end of it! We moved elsewhere for dinner which luckily made up for what we ate there!

Would I recommend this place? after that experience a big HIGH NO! But I might still give the east side another shot. However, if the east side location holds a similar experience then officially Obao will no longer be an old haunt I'd like to visit.

Worse experience dining here thus far. We attended for a birthday party. The staff was unorganized even though I emailed the restaurant days in advance. Sever was unenthusiastic about our presence. Drinks were okay. We ordered four appetizers and all of them were bland and the kimchi fries had only a dusting of kimchi. We all ordered entrees (four). The crab rice and drunken noodles was also bland, the crispy pork was tough and the short ribs were chewy. Needless to say we didn’t not finish any of our meals. When it came time for dessert, the server was clueless that we brought our own cake and forced us to completely ruin the surprise. Overall was highly disappointed with the dining experience and will not be returning nor recommending, which is a shame because the first time I dined here was fantastic.

The food was very average, and the cocktails we ordered were terrible. It’s a good concept but poorly executed

Great food and yummy drinks.

The food, service, and ambiance were all excellent. The dishes are all moderately priced which is another plus.

delicious food and drinks, and good service; noise level a little too high for intimate conversation, but overall pleasant atmosphere

It was such a nice setting. The food came quick and a great place to dress up and go out with friends or a date.

Casual Thai joint with fantastic food. Everything we had was top notch.

The food was great. Will be back again.

Enjoyed the experience, but would have appreciated the option of a Banh Mi sandwich. Thx.

El servicio es excelente

Super amazing food for a good price. Staff was nice even when we were late for our reservation.

Great before show

Everything was delicious, but the mushroom dumplings were exceptional.

Customer service was lacking this night but overall we kept our experience in a positive perspective.

The servers were wonderful and from the appetizers to the entrées everything was appealing to the eye and delicious to the taste! House Wine is seven dollars and Monday through Friday they have wonderful lunch specials including appetizer and entrée.

The tamarind glazed spare ribs were the best I’ve ever had.

I did not like the food at all!

The food was just ok. We got drunken noodles, crab fried rice, and the lobster pad thai. The crab fried rice was very good. The drunken noodles were good, nothing special though. The lobster on the pad thai was way overcooked. The egg was also overcooked so much that the yolk did not run. Overall, I was disappointed in the meal and service. I would not eat here again and I would not recommend it to anyone else.

Nice service and good food. Will go for large or small party

Great anniversary date with the Mrs

with lousy weather and smokers outside, moved indoors. Over fried tofu sent back and received new one but much less spicy. Very quick service and very attentive. Decent value. Nice happy hour offers but wish it included food other than oysters. Wish they had more offerings in the curry world.

Great food for a great price! Outside dining left a lot to be desired and inside was very loud with music. I wish the service was more attentive, but nonetheless a great dining experience!

Good food. Nice place. We had a small dinner there with family. Its a good place.

The food was very good, especially for the price. But what really made it is the service. Everyone worked together to make sure we were taking care of very well.

It was very crowded on a monday night when we arrived. The servers forgot us and not serving us any water 20 minutes in, until we waved to get order in and everything. Then the servers were never to be seen again until we saw one of them cleaning a nearby table and waved to get our check and get out of there. It was 90 degree outside and considered the whole restaurant was packed, they did not bother to at least turn on some AC to cool down. It was a miserable experience, overall.

The food - this restaurant is the definition of if you’re hip, swanky, and slap an overpriced tag on an item, then it’s automatically considered “good”. Food was ok, It wasn’t bad, but to be very honest I’ve had better pho at a low key spot.

The cocktail selection was spot on. A lot of nice mix of drinks.

Food was amazing. Lobster pad Thai was something new and was great. Topped with an egg over easy. Spare ribs were juicy meat fell right off the bone. Spring rolls were also a great addition.

Nice spot, but they didn’t have the AC turned on enough.

Unfriendly but efficient. Food was ok, not as fresh as it used to be. Better options out there.

Great service and great food, can not wait to go back!

The food was amazing . Me and my boyfriend loved everything

First time going to this restaurant, and with happy hour almost all day and generous delicious tasting portions, I was very pleasantly surprised.
I went on a day that did not have the lunch special, but the prices were still very reasonable for what you got. The servers were very attentive and even tailored my meal to not be that spicy and contain less oil for my healthier eating style. Definitely will go back. Great neighborhood gem!

Party of 4 pre theater dinner. Very attentive service. Great food at reasonable prices. Arrived in time for happy hour so got discount drinks and oysters. Will definitely return.