Best Chinese SEAFOOD restaurant in Manhattan
Monday, April 21, 2008
The reviewers that have focused on OGSR's dim sum have TOTALLY missed an obvious point -- this is a SEAFOOD restaurant, not a dim sum palace. While OGSR's dim sum is good, it really stands out in preparation of seafood; It is the best such Chinese restaurant in Manhattan, in my opinion. For starters, try the steamed shrimp cooked from live shrimp taken from the tank; the taste is so much sweeter than the non-live alternative. The fried oysters are wonderful, as are razor clams with black bean sauce. The crab dishes prepared from crabs from the tank are another favorite. Live fish can be prepared in any of several different ways. Suggestions from the maitre d' can be quite helpful. The service, while brisk, is attentive, and the place is really clean, compared with other restaurants in Chinatown (bathrooms are actually clean). The decor is very nice, the restaurant having undergone renovation only a couple of years ago.
Pros: The seafood, the service, general cleanliness, including bathrooms
Cons: Can be quite busy at times, especially weekends for lunch