An Ox Cafe

I was pleasantly surprised. Food was excellent. Atmosphere was great. I felt very comfortable. The bartender worked very hard. Staff seemed harmonious. The only thing I didn’t like is that they added a 20 % tip automatically on my $16.99 order. I told her she should talk to “them” about not doing that. honestly I had prepared to give the bartender a $10 tip cause I admired how hard she was working. Well — the $3.20 tip they mandated I pay — I just added another $2— couldn’t do the $10 cause that did bother me. Hopefully some adjustments will be made.

I was pleasantly surprised. Food was excellent. Atmosphere was great. I felt very comfortable. The bartender worked very hard. Staff seemed harmonious. The only thing I didn’t like is that they added a 20 % tip automatically on my $16.99 order. I told her she should talk to “them” about not doing that. honestly I had prepared to give the bartender a $10 tip cause I admired how hard she was working. Well — the $3.20 tip they mandated I pay — I just added another $2— couldn’t do the $10 cause that did bother me. Hopefully some adjustments will be made.

We dined in since we had some family come in from out of town, and they wanted to eat somewhere that was close to where we would all be visiting our grandmother afterwards. I have heard of this place and have been meaning to try it out, so I was excited to visit. Unfortunately, our visit left me feeling very disappointed. We all ordered a variety of dishes, most of which fell flat in flavor and execution. A few things that were wrong with our orders included: pad see ew was watery, although the flavor was good. Pad see ew is not supposed to be watery, rather the sauce is tossed in at the end and then kind of caramelized to the noodles, leaving zero liquid behind. It was also weird because my pad see ew was sweet and savory, but my mom's was very salty. We both ordered the beef, so nothing different at all. My sister's volcano chicken was cloyingly sweet. The beef larb had large pieces of tripe in it, (we know it can be made with tripe, depending on different cultures but did not expect it since it was not mentioned on the menu), the Lao Sausage was almost inedible due to the very large chunks of pig skin in it, we had to dissect each piece to take the skin out, which was about 50% of the sausage, the sticky rice is not your traditional sticky rice, more like a purple sticky rice that is similar in Vietnamese xoi or used different kinds of Asian desserts. The larb is a "salad" but it should definitely be served with white rice, otherwise it is way too salty and pungent. I asked my other relatives how their pad thai was and they said it was good, however I do not know how familiar they are with pad thai, as to what to compare it to. The two ladies that were working were nice (one younger and one older), the place is big and decorated well but unfortunately, the food missed the mark for us.

We dined in since we had some family come in from out of town, and they wanted to eat somewhere that was close to where we would all be visiting our grandmother afterwards. I have heard of this place and have been meaning to try it out, so I was excited to visit. Unfortunately, our visit left me feeling very disappointed. We all ordered a variety of dishes, most of which fell flat in flavor and execution. A few things that were wrong with our orders included: pad see ew was watery, although the flavor was good. Pad see ew is not supposed to be watery, rather the sauce is tossed in at the end and then kind of caramelized to the noodles, leaving zero liquid behind. It was also weird because my pad see ew was sweet and savory, but my mom's was very salty. We both ordered the beef, so nothing different at all. My sister's volcano chicken was cloyingly sweet. The beef larb had large pieces of tripe in it, (we know it can be made with tripe, depending on different cultures but did not expect it since it was not mentioned on the menu), the Lao Sausage was almost inedible due to the very large chunks of pig skin in it, we had to dissect each piece to take the skin out, which was about 50% of the sausage, the sticky rice is not your traditional sticky rice, more like a purple sticky rice that is similar in Vietnamese xoi or used different kinds of Asian desserts. The larb is a "salad" but it should definitely be served with white rice, otherwise it is way too salty and pungent. I asked my other relatives how their pad thai was and they said it was good, however I do not know how familiar they are with pad thai, as to what to compare it to. The two ladies that were working were nice (one younger and one older), the place is big and decorated well but unfortunately, the food missed the mark for us.

I was invited by MKE DINNER ASSOCIATION to a networking event at this location. The food is authentic to their truth taste. Each dish is catered with love and you can tell. The meat was juicy and falling off the bone, just delicious. Their drinks are crisp & fresh. I can't wait to come back to try their pho on the weekends. Perfect for large groups.