Om Restaurant

Let’s get this out of the way: FANTASTIC food, spiced to perfection, cooked with skill, and a decent value for money.
However, and this is a really big peeve, when each entrée/​combo that you order is entitled to come with one each of mint chutney, tamarind sauce, raita, and mango chutney, yet only one set of the aforementioned is packed for your multiple entrée/​combo delivery order, you are shorting your customers. How hard is it to ensure that each entrée or combo comes with proper amount of corresponding condiments? This is New York Indian food after all — the condiments are half of the fun. The point is, if I placed two separate orders, I would get the full set of condiments with each, so MAKE SURE that you get this right when a customer is ordering more than one entrée/​combo! It’s super easy and won’t break your bank, I promise.
Notwithstanding that pretty major shortcoming, this place would be close to five stars.

Food is great. The service not so much — took forever to order (20+ min of trying to ask somebody to take our order) and then to flag down a server for simple things such as some water, extra rice or the check. I will certainly come back here, but for take-​out only from now on.

Really cute small place. The light was a bit too dim, but they asked us if the light was ok and made it brighter when said it was. The service was beyond good. The waiter came several times to our table and asked if everything is good. I didn’t like the fact that the butter was melted, but I guess it was easier to put it on the naan bread. The bread was delicious, but the tikka masala was a bit too spicy for me. I hoped it would have been lightly spiced since I asked for it. Next time Ill just have to ask for no spice. Overall, cute place.

We usually order from Om and its mostly delicious, this time we could barely eat half our meal. The lamb briyani was INSANELY spicy which should not be, the chicken tikka masala sauce was watery and ALL of the sauces were watered down and the green sauce was spoiled!!! Very disappointed. Will have to go back to ordering from Pappadam.

My first time eating Indian basically and decided to try this place. SO happy I did as the flavors were just amazing! I could eat the sauces on their own with just a spoon and I’d be satisfied (and maybe I did just a little). We ordered chicken tikka masala and the Goan Shrimp Curry and both were so yummy! My only thing was that we ordered Garlic Naan for $ 4 and it only came with 1 piece! We even ordered a side of the yogurt sauce (not knowing it already comes with it) and there was not nearly enough bread. Everything tasted so freaking good and can’t wait to try more. Just know not to waste my $ on the bread & yogurt sauce next time. I’ll prob just go get my own Naan from the supermarket (good tip!).

Very friendly service during Sunday lunch. No rush but food came out super fast. Good goat vindaloo, palak paneer
& tikka masala. Very pleasant and enjoyable.

This used to be my neighborhood Indian spot until I found a cockroach on our table this evening. The staff saw me squeal and jump out of my seat and then proceeded to kill the cockroach. We were expected to sit back down and resume our meal like nothing had happened. We thought that we would be given at least some compensation for the incident but nothing at all was done. When the manager was told about this, he just muttered he was sorry without batting an eyelid as if it were a regular occurrence. Very disappointed and will not be coming back here again.

Honestly, I couldn’t have been happier with my delivery. Arrived in…20−25 minutes. Still warm. Chicken tikka was fantastic, TONS of chicken lots of flavor. And the naan was great too! Solid Solid dinner!

Called ahead to make a reservation here because someone in our group has a disability that makes it hard for him to stand. The person who answered the phone took our phone number and full name and said no problem, they would have a table for us.
When we showed up, they told us we would have to wait outside in the cold until a table was free. When we tried to explain that we had called ahead and made a reservation, the waiter/​host rudely ignored us and basically said our reservation was worthless.
Bottom line – okay food, terrible service, very cramped.

I have been going to Om for about 4 years now. I like Om for both dining in and take out. The restaurant has a good ambiance, the service is spot-​on and the kitchen puts out excellent quality. An added bonus is that on Monday’s through Thursday this place is BYOB for wine.

Ordered delivery from here. Very decent Indian food! I ordered the aloo gobi and the flavor was perfect. I do not recommend the paneer pakora (appetizer, basically fried cheese) because it didn’t have much flavor and the texture wasn’t the best. There is a special delivery deal where you get an appetizer and an entrée and rice, naan, and the sauces for $ 14.95. That’s nice but plus tax and tip means about $ 20 for one person… not the best deal. It lasted me about 3 meals though which was nice. I heard through other Unilocal reviewers that this place is BYOB! Very excited for this and I would like to dine-​in sometime.

Came on a late Saturday night, and there were only 4 seats available –perfect for my guests and me! The place reminded me of cozy restaurants in Philly that I love so much – low lighting, cozy and intimate seating BYO wine, and very attentive servers. We ordered samosas and some other appetizer dish that I can’t remember, a mango lassi, garlic naan, chicken masala, some vegetable curry, and a lamb dish. The entrée portions were large, while appetizers were a bit pricey for only a few pieces. Everything was delicious and I especially loved how delicately the rice was flavored.
Our waiter was the owner, who was one of the friendliest I’ve experienced since moving to New York. Will hopefully come back again for a date night – of course, there are so many places to try, but this is one of my favorites so far on the UES! Maybe I just like the small intimate restaurants with homey food though and therefore I haven’t been so impressed with a lot of options near where I live… next stop, East Village!

Unfortunately, as with so many places, initial success does lead to complacency. While there is no doubt that OM brought higher quality Indian to yorkville when it debuted several years ago, service has markedly deteriorated. After being an almost weekly customer, it does pain me to stop patronizing this restaurant and look for alternatives, and, if failing that, to take the train downtown to satisfy my North Indian food cravings.
This reviewer does not wish to go into the details of this restaurants failings, as she believes it to be in bad taste, but would like to alert fellow neighbors nevertheless.

Yum. They have a really nice lamb korma. The butter chicken is good (not too sweet) but no comparison to the lamb. Good portions. I think the garlic naan could be more garlicky. :) Will definitely order from them again. Price is reasonable for the area although I still think it could be cheaper.

Yum! Indian is a newer selection for me as I’ve been exploring vegetarian dishes in the past 6 months. It’s great, the flavor pallet is definitely up my alley.
I ordered Om once for take out and it was really good, so I decided to take my man here the other night. He has always told me he did not like Indian but I know what glaciers he tends to lean for so I knew he had just not tried the right places.
I surprised him and already got a feel for the menu before arrival. We ordered two appetizers and two dishes, and it was as I thought he LOVED it. The Samosa and the Malai Kofta it delicious!
He even thanked me a few times for opening up his mind as he will definitely be exploring more. We will be back

I’ll keep this short and simple so you can save time reading my review and get that rear-​end in gear on over to Om.
The dishes are superb, they have a separate part of the menu for vegetarian and most things can be made vegan if not already.
Although they serve wine and beer in-​house, they still offer BYOB (with *NO* corkage fee) including bottle service from Mon-​Thurs only — so note Friday — Sunday there’s a fee. Still the best deal since sliced bread.
Near major transportation, prices are cheap and service is outstanding.
They did not bat an eye when Jennifer spilled two glasses of wine and water all over the table and floor. Nor did they mind when she spilled food on the floor at the new table. (What did I get myself into here?) They remained courteous and polite offering outstanding service despite Thrilla’s best attempts to violently overthrow the establishment in a food-​fight-​frenzy.

Just had dinner with my girlfriend here and it was such a nice experience. The table right near the door is great for people watching. The food was great. I recommend the goat curry. The owner is very friendly and made sure we had a great time.
Thanks!

Delicious! I came here for a girls night dinner. We went on a Monday night around 6:30pm. The place was still empty but was filling up towards the end.
Probably one of the most authentic places I’ve been to. I ordered my usual Chicken Tikka Masala and Garlic Naan. The flavors were amazing. Exactly what I was craving. They are BYOB so we brought a large bottle of white wine for the 4 of us. The prices were cheap and portions were large. We were stuffed. Our waiter (which I believe was the owner) treated us as if we were visiting his home. He was gracious, funny and hospitable. He even gave us free dessert before we paid our tab and joked with us throughout the dinner.
I will 100% be back here and I have a feeling it will be one my go-​to spot. Yummmmy!!!

I miss this place so much. I recently
moved away from the upper east side. Where can you get such a great take out special with authentic delicious food. The OM Burhjee is fantastic, I’m Indian and I can say I would bring my parents here to have a great meal. Cooks will make your food very spicy if you want and it’s a great value.

A long Subway ride is worth the savory samosas at Om!
(Excluding Samosas) this was my first time tasting Indian Cuisine, move over Thai food! Dropped in on a Sunday Night with mamabear to be greeted by friendly staff that prepared a table within minutes despite the crowd.
Om is a tiny Restaurant that makes up for space in spirit. Upbeat music playing in the background and candles/​flowers on every table create a pleasant atmosphere for a nice dinner.
The Samosas appetizer were delicious and spicy (love it !). They gave two medium ones but I wish they put one more for the price. We both ordered the Chicken tikka masala which I devoured quickly. The waiters kept refilling the rice bowl when it hit below the half mark which was nice. Awesome service too !
Overall I think this place earns 5 stars for being a friendly, cozy place to chow down some tasty food. Oh yeah.