Not only will you be saying "Oy!" when you see the ginormous sizes of the dishes here, the letters in the restaurant's name stand for "overindulgent yumminess." Appropriate. Oy! is a breakfast, brunch, and lunch spot that opened in Vinings in July 2015. It's located in the same small strip as Marlow's Tavern. When it's busy, parking can be hard to come by, so you may have to hover and circle. The business has quickly become popular.
This place is known for its "extreme" 12-inch buttermilk pancakes, giant omelettes, burgers, "Mountain of Fries," and massive desserts. Definitely not the place for smart or healthy eating, but rather a place where one's eyes widen and jaw drops at the sight of the kitchen's over-the-top, waistband-expanding serving sizes. Pictures do more justice than words.
Oy! offers a half-dozen pancake varieties that run about $11 for one pancake, $13 for two, and $15 for three. There are upwards of 10 omelettes including chili cheese, bacon cheeseburger, and Philly cheesesteak varieties. Those run about $12-13 each. Burgers are in the $9-15 range and most fry orders will set you back about $10-11 each. Desserts include sundaes, cookies, milkshakes, malts, and more. The sundae (~$10) is huge at 38 ounces. It's in your best interest to share.
I've tried the following:
Pancakes:
* Bacon Extreme 12" Buttermilk Pancake ($10.97)
* Cinna-Yum Extreme 12" Buttermilk Pancake ($10.97) - cinnamon & pecan stuffed pancake, cream cheese icing, chopped pecans
Mama Sherry's Specialties:
* Scrumptious Challah & Egg Souffle ($11.97) - cheddar, Swiss, eggs, and challah casserole
* Decadent Challah French Toast Casserole ($11.97) - warm challah French toast, warm syrup, buttery caramel sauce, powdered sugar
Mountain of Fries:
* Loco Fries ($10.98) - salsa, guacamole, jalapenos, sour cream, queso cheese dip
* Cincy Fries ($10.49) - chili, onions, cheddar cheese
Most, if not all, of the food here is served on circular metal (I believe aluminum) trays, similar to pizza trays.
The pancakes are sweet and scrumptious. The Bacon Extreme pancake looks like an ordinary large pancake with some real bacon bits sprinkled on top. It's not until you cut and bite into the pancake that you discover there are bacon bits inside too. This pancake didn't blow me away, but fans of bacon will probably like it.
The Cinna-Yum pancake is pretty much like a dessert. Think of a Cinnabon, but in pancake form. I think the original Cinnabon is better, but Oy's pancake variation isn't bad either. This pancake comes with plenty of icing. Pour over maple syrup and caramel sauce and you've got something truly decadent.
Mama Sherry's Specialties are terrific. I recommend the Challah & Egg Souffle. It's fluffy, eggy, and cheesy. Delicious and comforting to the last bite. The Challah French Toast is pretty good too. It's a lighter, more airy version of traditional French toast. Softer and not as dense. It comes with a good bit of powdered sugar.
The Mountain of Fries are just that -- a piled-high mound of smooth, crispy, thick-cut fries. They're topped with a variety of ingredients. I enjoyed the Cincy Fries way more than the Loco Fries. It's hard to go wrong with all that savory chili (there's lots), chopped white onion, and melty cheddar. Warm and hearty. The Loco Fries are okay. I thought the salsa, guac, and sour cream made the fries unnecessarily wet/soggy.
In general, I think the overindulgent yummies here are A-OK. They're certainly not things I could eat with any regularity, however, unless I want to be making doctor's appointments too.
Service is very good.
Inside, the opening dining room is simple and casual. I guesstimate there's enough table seating for roughly 50 customers. There's a semi-open kitchen, small bar, TVs, a self-serve drink station, and a takeout line. The space is naturally well lit from the storefront's multiple tall windows. When it's busy, it gets loud. read more