Ocean Grill & Bar

My favorite place for Vietnamese food. Tried their bun cha and it was way better than the ones served at other Chicago restaurants. Their meat seems to be smoked or grilled over charcoal or something because it came out super fragrant. I could also drink the dipping sauce. Also ordered the canadian snail w garlic sauce which was really yummy and the snails were really big. Also had the stick rice appetizer which was 3 really big sticky rice balls with meat and shrimp filling. My second time here but I'll definitely come back regularly for the bun cha.

Presentation is great but the food lacked flavor and seasoning, the pho broth was okay, it was very dark, my dad did not like it.I got the grilled pork with noodles and it was hot and very fresh. We got a platter of scallops, clams, and all looked appetizing but no flavor! The space is nice with a free parking spots, I would give this place another try.

Ocean Grill is my favorite Vietnamese restaurant in the Chinatown area! There's a small (free) parking lot here and if it's full there's street parking right after.The prices are a bit high but the portions are large. I recently had the Bun Bo Hue (spicy lemongrass beef noodle soup). There were plenty of tender rare beef pieces which were all cooked perfectly. The broth tasted low-sodium which I liked because there was so much soup. The bean sprouts, lime, mint, and cabbage that comes as a topping were all very fresh. The noodles were perfectly al dente.I've had the pho dac biet on a previous visit, the broth is very good and you can upgrade to fresh noodles for a few dollars. The rare beef was very good. My partner got the pho with brisket, but the brisket has a bit of gristle/cartilage so if you just want tender beef I recommend the pho tai (S1). They have plenty of name brand Sriracha and hoisin sauce for dipping.I brought the grilled shrimps vermicelli noodles bowl back for my partner, the shrimps looked really good and packaging was great (no leakage of sauce).Service staff is always very friendly and there are a ton of seats available. I have never had to wait for a seat in the handful of times I have been. The ambiance is reminiscent of an Orange County vietnamese restaurant - a lot of space, tropical decor with slow Vietnamese love songs playing on the weekend. They had both food channels and telenovelas playing on their TVs.The food, service, and ambiance have all been great each time I have gone, definitely a top tier Viet restaurant outside of Argyle.

Delicious! So happy we don't have to go all the way to Argyle from the SL to get good pho. Plus parking is super easy because they have a small lot. Our server was super kind and attentive. The restaurant itself is super clean and looks way better on the inside than it does outside. Loved the crispy sticky rice, it has some cheese on the inside which was unexpected but tasty. The pho broth looked pretty oily but didn't taste or feel greasy, the broth was super rich and we opted for the fresh pho noodles which were thicker. The noodles were overcooked but otherwise no other complaints.

We went back. To give them another try. Never going back again. This time we took my in-laws. Again, they messed up our order. And this time the food was less than great. The meat had so much gristle. My husband almost choked on his. I couldn't even eat mine. I'm just not sure I have the words to say how disappointed I am. We've already found a new pho spot. It's a bit longer of a drive for us but for good service and great pho... totally worth it.

This meal made me sad...that I only have one stomach and I can't order more different dishes to try. We ordered 10 delicious Vietnamese-Thai dishes to share between 4 people and we were beyond stuffed!To order, we scrolled through pictures on the iPad menu, read through the paper menu for English translation and then pressed "add to cart" for 10 items that interested us. While you can't "place an order" through the tablet, you can use it to keep track of the dishes you want to order and make it easier for the server taking your order.See the receipt for the list of stuff we ate, but what was super addictive were the chicken cartilage, snails stir-fried in salt, spicy clams and the seafood hot pot broth The service was attentive and thoughtful. They changed our plates about 4 times during our meal as our plates filled up with shells. They provided an ice bucket (last week for BYOB unfortunately) and extra napkins when requested. Food came out quickly and very hot as well.The decor had several Instagrammable corners too if you're into that!Another plus is that it has a small parking lot so get their early to get a spot! The restaurant is massive and has lots of seating so I can imagine it will get full quickly during lunch and dinner rush hour.

The wife and I dropped in here to try this newish restaurant for a weekend lunch.  I wanted to like them more but the food quality made for a mediocre and disappointing outing.  On the plus side, they have their own convenient parking lot, and there are apparently two of them.  One is right by the restaurant entrance and is a small lot, but to the north on the other side of a fence, there is another lot that is also theirs, but it's not obvious.  Their dining room is spacious, colorful, airy, comfortable, modern, and inviting. They also have a couple of big circular tables for family meals.  Our server Phuc was also nice, friendly, and attentive and spoke good English.  With a Yelp check-in, we also received a complimentary order of their crispy egg rolls.So, we ordered:- complimentary crispy egg rolls with Yelp check-in- D6 Vietnamese salted coffee, $7- S7 spicy lemongrass soup (basically pho), $15.95- C1 Com Bi Suon Cha pork chop, $17.95- D22 grilled razor clams with scallion oil, $19.95 I will say the salted coffee (which tasted like a caramel coffee) was nice and refreshing.  They charged $7 despite the menu stating $6.25, but we didn't quibble as they have a pricing caveat written on their menu.  The areas of disappointment were as follows.  Without saying anything to us, for the D22 razor clams, they served us what they call Pacific razor clams.  This was a $19.95 dish with 3 of these clams and they were very chewy besides being stingy for the price.  They did not look like the "normal" and tender Atlantic razor clams we were used to having everywhere else and the server said they had been out of those for about a month and he agreed these were different.  He assured us we would like them and would pay for them if we didn't, but we didn't like them.  When I told him what we thought, he said he would let the owner know.  (I also didn't make him follow up on his promise).  I otherwise liked our server and didn't blame him, but maybe I should have as we were not very happy about that dish.A water carafe was dropped off at our table and I liked that idea.  But the water was warm, and not chilled, and it had that unfiltered tap water taste and it was yucky. The S7 spicy noodle soup was something we wanted to try for a different taste.  But it wasn't spicy at all by any means, and it was like any other bowl of pho, except the protein contents were somewhat more exotic (like blood cubes and pork hock).  The C1 pork chops (2 of them) were dried out and overdone, so it was another mediocre dish.Overall, I'll go with 2.5 stars rounded up to 3.  For Vietnamese, it was a relatively pricey and disappointing outing but as with any new restaurant I'm glad we gave them a try.

The decor is really nice inside and it's very spacious. There is an additional parking lot north of the restaurant. Service is fast here and you get your food really quick. The pho is pretty good here and it's nice to have a place nearby that serves a good bowl of pho. The portion is huge. The pho bowl is bigger than my head. When you take photos here it looks like you are in Vietnam with all the plants here. My friend and I kept glancing over at other people's table foods and everything on the menu looks so good. The menu has a variety of items and will def come back here again to try their seafood dishes.

Today was my first time at Ocean Grill & Bar. I was part of a large birthday party. The food was delicious and the staff were so on top of everything. All the food was served accurately and at the perfect temperature. I tried the eggrolls, spring rolls, pho tai, iced coffee and noodles with lobster meat. I live an hour away, otherwise, I'd be there weekly.

The food is acceptable. It would be better if they didn't use quick start charcoal for the grilling the meat. I could taste the kerosine in my pork and the meat balls. The scallops were very small, but the summer rolls were generous, delicious, and unique. The servers were cheerful and courteous. The restaurant was clean and had a pleasing atmosphere. Lastly, It would be very helpful if they put up a one way sign posted at the exit because if you turn right out of the exit, you are driving the wrong way on a one way street.