Ovo Sodo
“Marco and Roberto really care about their customer who they treat like family.”
“Chef Roberto of Tuscan Hills of Forest Hills has another success here in his newest restaurant.”
“The lasagna and pizza are both good too.”
Ovo Sodo
Takes Reservations: Yes
Delivery: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Has TV: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
Caters: Yes
PokéStop Nearby: Yes
Price range.
$$ Price range $11-30
8 reviews
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OvoSodo is hardly a stand-out or destination but the food is decent and the menu is an interesting mix of cafe fare and Italian cuisine. However, the service was curt and harried, and we had to keep asking for things–my correct beverage order, napkins, etc. Returning is not a priority but I wouldn't be opposed to it either.
came for brunch and they had a nice menu offering. they're still working out the kinks for servicing etc… but they're def on the right track.
they have a nice atmosphere – clean lines all around – subway tiles and blackboard paint menu items modernize this location nicely.
good menu selection. tried breakfast tulips, meatballs and salad. all were made fresh and had good presentation and flavors.
we did witness 1 customer complain @ quantity of food. the owner was gracious and asked him if we wanted add'l piece of french toast and obliged him. he didn't have to but he did. that's def a plus.
we did notice quite a # of families coming in. they fortunately have an area to park the behemoth strollers people now bring in. and the wait staff was very helpful and attentive. i hope patrons will acknowledge that during this trial run period.
food is fine, presentation is good. worth coming back to.
First time here. Big fan of Tuscan Hills that's why I decided to try it out. Let me tell you that I should have listened to many of the reviews. The experience on service is pretty accurate. Not good! When I first walked in, I was told to sit anywhere. The waitress came over and handed me a menu.
Minus the drink menu so I called her back and asked for one. It took her nearly 14 minutes to return to give me water and bread. Mind you there was only 3 tables of patrons in a very large open floor plan restaurant. Where was the bus boy? He should have been bringing the water and bread and elevate the waitress. When she returned I had to ask again for the drink menu. By this time I could have sipped half a glass of wine. Clearly this lady was making this business loose money. I got the drink menu, ordered a wine and she moved on to another table next to me that had been served, in full conversation and didn't call her over. She then went to the back… Still no wine. 10 minutes later she returned to take our order without my wine. Ordered the frito misto and Tuscan chicken. The appetizer came out and I still had no wine. I had to ask her again. And finally got it. Boy what a struggle. The frito misto was flavorful and the marinara that came with it as well. Our entrees came out and I requested pepper and cheese. Again she went off to another table that didn't call her. Didn't come back for another ten minutes. By them I was half way thru my meal. She returned to the table next to me and I asked her again for cheese and pepper. Bus boy where are you? This place needs one asap! 2 minutes later
She finally returned. Then I asked for another glass of wine. I got the drill how this place works. I will be asking twice for this request since the first time it doesn't sink in. Again she disappeared into the back and forgot all about my wine. 15 minutes passed and she returned to check on me… My wine lady? Oh yes sorry she announced for the twentieth time. When she returned with my wine I told her to wrap my food because I knew I won't see her for another 10 minutes in this non crowded restaurant. I then asked for the check and so did the table next to me. When she returned with our checks (cc already ran) she walked out the restaurant. There were 3 tables including my own at this point. The folks that also asked for a check didn't want to leave because they were paying cash. We had no idea where the waitress went to. The other table commented about knowing the owner and just what horrible service they also received. They were upset their friend place was being run so poorly.
Since all I had to do was sign my receipt I walked out. Only to find that the waitress had left all her customer so she can go smoke outside!!!! Talk about customer service. We know where your priorities are lady.
3 stars for the food but the Service was horrible which is why I rates it 2 stars. If you want to go and wait, order the same thing repeatedly
because waitress is careless am doesn't take directions very well.
Then be my guest. I will not be back.
Came here for a baby shower for a party of around 35 people. The manager/operator was very communicative and nice about letting us decorate the place. The place is not spacious nor was it a prviate party. Although there were other guests, there was never a wait for a table even though we took up majority of the restaurant.
There was a preset menu with a decent selection offered. The wait staff was very attentive and the bread/muffin basket were yummy. I had the biscuit and gravy. It was not the best nor was it memorable. The gravy was too watery and it was not flavorful enough for the biscuits. it looked good enough that my friend ordered it too after seeing my plate. My husband's baked pasta with spicy sausage was good. The pasta was cooked just right and had enough cheese but wished it had more sausage pieces. A few of the people had the polanta with scramble eggs, they said it was flavorless.
Although the party was suppose to be 12pm-3, we were never rushed and staff never complained that a few of the party members showed up 1-2 hours late. I think we end the shower around 330PM and everything was a-ok.
I was a bit underwhelmed at first, but remain optimistic about redemption for a future return.
Ovo Sodo is definitely what the neighborhood needs. not quite cafe, not quite pizzeria, not quite full-on restaurant, it's a comfortable and cute mix of all. and it's not another damn urgent care medical center, bank, or pharmacy, as opposed to most openings here…
I was feeling adventurous and tried the calentao, a Colombian breakfast. perhaps this was my big mistake, ordering a non-Italian dish at an Italian place, but it sounded good. scrambled eggs, rice & beans, a crispy arepa, fresh cheese, and pork belly. the pork belly was a bit chewy as opposed to having that wonderful crunch, and the cheese it came with was a bland white cheese that I poured pepper on just to give it a flavor. scrambled eggs were good – kinda hard to mess that up, and the same for the rice and beans. the arepa was alright.
service was decent, but aloof and we had to ask for a few things repeatedly – napkins, water, utensils, and so on. to be fair, brunch is cheap – $13.
the cafe aspect and the pizzeria aspect of this place seem like they might be the strong suits. brunch didn't impress me but I'll be back to try the pizza.
I've ordered delivery from here twice. The first time, I ordered the lasagna. The second time, I ordered the I ovo sodo pizza. I found both to be lacking in presentation and taste. Perhaps the other pizza options were better choices but the ovo sodo pizza was a soggy, oily disappointment. Not sure that I would order from here again, but if I did I'd surely avoid these items.
Just had brunch here & it was good, not stellar but good. For $16, you can choose from a variety of brunch items, as well as some that are more geared for lunch like the baked pasta which was good, & you also receive coffee & a mimosa. The service was attentive as it was very quiet in the restaurant. The baked pasta was fussily with crumbled sausage & mushrooms in a cream sauce with melted mozzarella. The second item we got ordered to share was the egg tulip. The tulip is prosciutto baked crisp in to a cup with poached eggs & mozzarella inside the cup with asparagus & fries on the side; It was just okay, nothing special at all although it sounds way more appealing as you read it on the menu. The backing of the booth that runs along one of the walls of the restaurant is in dire need of some love & attention!! I do like how the walls are aligned with photography for sale by a local artist/photographer though; I was impressed with that.
Ovosodo besides being a 1997 Italian film which I haven't seen is a relatively new Italian cafe on Queens Boulevard in the spot once occupied by the purveyor of fine Polish pierogi, Just Like Mother's.
The name loosely translated means boiled egg and the restaurant has a signature pizza with eggs on top. After dining there last night the only appropriate spot for egg was on my face for having had such a disappointing experience.
But let's accentuate the positive first as it's the holiday season.
The space is spacious, comfortable with candlelit tables in the evening and no risk of elbow banging with your fellow diners. (Which in our case was minimal anyway as there weren't too many diners in the first place)
The prices are accessible, with hardly an entree over $20. Specials were paperclipped to the main menu and included buratta and a pesto risotto with shrimp which I ultimately ordered. Dessert includes Italian cheesecake, American cheesecake, plenty of coffees and again won't break the bank.
There was no need for water refills as a carafe was placed on our table just like in Paris. All in all, plenty of reasons to like this boiled egg of a restaurant.
Well, just like in Paris the major malfunction was the extremely aloof and indifferent wait staff. I fully understand wanting to recreate a European style cafe and atmosphere but the service should be adjusted to the standards of the U.S.A! (U.S.A!)
We felt like a toxic cloud of ebola hovered around us as staff passed us by and ignored us. In an almost Hitchcockian manner, one waitress kept folding and adjusting napkins and cutlery…while we smiled and squirmed like puppies in a kennel hoping for attention. Throw a fork at me and at least recognize I am alive, a customer and the holder of cash money.
I had to flag down the other waitress when it was time to order. (The one who wasn't folding anything). Now at this point in the evening the restaurant wasn't at capacity, with a table of four getting ready to leave, a solitary pizza eater in the corner and a table for two behind us nearly finished as well. Plenty of free tables were present where napkins must be folded to perfection.
Anyway, after literally waving at a waitress our order was taken, water was brought to us along with bread and tapenade.
My pesto risotto was tasty enough, the shrimp were a bit on the small side but otherwise flavorful. Portions were large so much so that it was time to wrap things up and move on to dessert.
But the indifference continued, the symbol of fork and knife placed on the plate indicating completion ignored and finally, yet again, I had to hail down the waitress and ask to have things wrapped up and at this point of surrender, simply for the check.
I would have ordered Italian cheesecake but grew tired of having to ask for attention as the paying customer.
Check in hand, I need changed and knew that this final act would bring further discomfort. Finally I asked the napkin folder for change as she was a few feet away while the other waitress was elsewhere. Change administered I walked out briefly speculating if I was invisible and could simply walk through the wall like a ghost for obviously I was hardly visible to the staff that night.
Ovo Sodo or OsoSlowDoh?
Now if one considers the food, pricing and ambiance this spot has the potential for a pleasant experience that can result in loyal return customers. But I'm less likely to return based on the aloof service that makes me want to go to a corporate chain restaurant where at least I don't have to do things to get the staff's attention. (And ingest 2800 calories but that's a different story)
I'm sorry Ovo Sodo. Sometimes when writing a yelp review you have to break some eggs.