DCist: RW Madness: Oyamel

ItsMe

Thu, 14 Aug 2008 10:00:27 -0500

I have been wanting to try out Oyamel but it can be cost prohibitive. I will probably take Alicia's advice and wait until Restaurant Week. As far as the "Mezcal air" on a dish, it seems pointless, but its the little touches that make a place like this stand out. A little douchy, but impressive nonetheless.

dank

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 15:53:39 -0500

Oyamel is always loud, crowded and chaotic. It's a headache waiting to happen.

tmanuel

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 15:08:42 -0500

I certainly wouldn't waste your time at PS 7s. Even a comped meal after a valentine's day debacle didn't really thrill me. And, foam, foam foam, who cares?

Coop

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 14:11:07 -0500

Kev, agreed on your assessment of the salt foam on the margarita. It was magical, and didn't melt or disintegrate even as I nursed the (somewhat pricey) drink.

monkeyrotica

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 12:05:38 -0500

I didnt think restaurants still did foam. I suppose there are a few people who havent tried it yet, like three Eskimoes on an ice floe, and two of them are dead. The only trend more tired is molecular gastronomy. I really want one "course" to consist of an aerosol spray to the tongue. How playful and quaintly jejune!

Missy Frederick

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 11:52:51 -0500

Yeah, you can not like the foam thing but you can't really accuse Andres (or any of his chefs) of copying trends - Andrew was a student of Ferran Adria, who basically founded it.

mho

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 11:36:24 -0500

Just past the lunch hour with the restaurant only half full, the service is still mediocre. However the guac is great - though there's too little of it.

rob

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 11:34:53 -0500

Went to Oyamel on Monday with some friends. Definitely not worth the $35. On a regular night you can get out of there full for around that and actually be able to choose anything off of the menu. It seems as though they took the cheapest things on the menu and threw them together. It wasn't even that crowded and the servers brought out our courses before we even had a chance to enjoy the ones previous... My least favorite of the Andres restaurants.

tew3x

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 11:33:39 -0500

I had Oyamel restaurant week on Monday and I feel like I could saved some cash and just gone to the pet store and bought myself a salt lick. Our group had a combination of restaurant week dishes and regular price dinner entrees, just about all of which were quite oversalted. Someone at the table actually said they preferred Taco Bell. That pretty much says it all.

Kev29

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 11:26:40 -0500

There is nothing "current" about foam - it's played. Although Andres' people tend to do it right at Oyamel, at least with the salt water foam on their signature margarita - that's perfect. Gives that nice salt essence you want with a margarita without being clumped on the rim.

HCE

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 11:05:28 -0500

Foam, eh? Does that foam-obsessed douchebag from Top Chef work there now?