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So, l had heard about OVG awhile ago from an absolute stranger who said LARGE portions, fair prices, great grub. On my radar. Well, Air Traffic Control safely landed this plane earlier today. The stranger, however, was wrong... the portions were XXL, prices seemed like a rollback to 10 years ago, and the food was very great (greater than great??).
Couple things first. Cash only. Open four days / wk (Thursday thru Sunday) from 6 til 2. Parking situation ok. Not an overly large dining area, but adequate early afternoon today. Also, quite a few specials which were hard to turn down, but... out of the corner of my eyeball I detected a menu entree of 3 eggs, home fries, toast, AND a choice of two meats (out of bacon, sausage, ham, and hash) for $11.99. Sold!
My outstanding server, Ellen, asked "how do you want your eggs?", "what two meats?" "patties or links?", "what kind of toast?", "do you want onions with the home fries?", and away she went. Food came back (from the open kitchen) very quickly. I could not believe the amount of grub piled on my plate. There were 4 sausage links... and not those flimsy ones.. these were large ones that I'm accustomed to, growing up in NY. Rye toast was thick cut from a regional bakery. It didn't melt in my mouth...it dissolved. Eggs were perfectly cooked, HFs lightly seasoned, and just right. Generous portion of CBH, nice and hot. Coffee also very good, and Ellen and Melissa kept it coming. Both were outstanding and personable.
Two cooks (one of which is Steve, owner for past 14 yrs), two servers, and dishwasher / pots & pans scrubber make it all happen.
It's a good thing I traded in my 6-pack abs for my 6-gallon repository that serves as the 1st stop thru my body's digestive travels. An "unabelly" would not be large enough.
BTW, Steve said OVG goes through about 120 to 150 dozen eggs / wk. So, using 135 dz as average, that's about 400 eggs /day. Local hens are exhausted; and, although they won't admit it, roosters as well.
Great place. If you're looking for a romantic setting, go elsewhere. If you want a nice, homey setting that the local cops would recommend, come here.
5 stars, and only because Yelp doesn't allow for more! Next time...the "steak bomb"!