OBAO
222 E. 53rd St. (Third Ave.), Manhattan
OhWow is this place bad. Seriously bad. Criminally bad. Unbelievably bad. We haven't seen anything this bad since Bar Artisanal.
The waiter's unbuttoned shirt sleeve dragging across the undercooked Lamb Satay Wrapped in Betel Leaf stuck to a swamp of phlegmy Peanut Coconut Sauce was about as wonderful as the dehydrated, day-old Kalbi Short Rib in the flavorless Pad See Iew, which was as delicious as the unwashed Sauteed Snow Pea Shoots apparently torn apart by half-broken nail clippers.
What is happening here? We have have have to put Obao in our Worst category because we cannot send you there. Though we should mention that everyone inside was AA. Plus, currently (though the paint on the window suggests otherwise) this place is liquor licenseless, which means beer and wine is as inexpensive as you want it to be. That's far and away the best part of this disaster.
wow. thanks for taking one for the team, sara ... should the health department be notified?
Posted by: karina | December 07, 2009 at 12:14 PM