Comments on: Ocean Sky Restaurant

By: Worried

Worried — Sun, 19 Sep 2010 11:44:21 +0000

I just recently heard from a nurse in the eugene area that this restaurant is responsible for more rectal parasites than all other restaurants combined. Scared senseless

By: Mr. Eugenified

Mr. Eugenified — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 17:01:31 +0000

Personally, I would not trust the old “how many Chinese people eat here?” theory of picking Chinese restaurants in Eugene. In other cities, this method works great because there actually is a range of bad to good Chinese restaurants. Unfortunately, in Eugene, we only have bad Chinese restaurants. As a result, you will see plenty of Chinese students in Maple Garden (yuk!) and Tom’s Tea House (barf!).

By: Russell Ing

Russell Ing — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 15:08:00 +0000

I have lived in Eugene for over 30 years, born and raised in Hawaii where good , mediocre , and bad Chinese restaurents exist. The bad ones don’t last very long because most of the Chinese residents won’t go there since they have more discrimanating taste. In the old days, 30 years ago here, there were not a whole lot of good Chinese restaurants due to the limited supply of fresh ingredients for the dishes. Times have changed and the access to these ingredients have become more available. Ocean Sky was one of the better Chinese restaurants when it first opened up , lost the original cooks, went down hill for a few years, and since then has improved its quality . Some of the older Chinese restaurnts like Louies, Lok Yaun etc have very bland Americanized (as we call it) food. One of the ways to find out if the food is somewhat authentic is to see how many native Chinese students patronize that restaurant. They will know how authentic it is and if the food ingredients are fresh. This is really the major factors because the quality may vary depending on the availabiliy and price. A good rule of thumb is if you don’t see a lot of Chinese patrons, and you are looking for authentic food, don’t go there.

By: kgowen

kgowen — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 22:24:03 +0000

I’m sorry to read these negative reviews about Ocean Sky. When I first moved to Eugene in 1983 from the SF Bay Area, there were, like, ZERO Chinese restaurants here. Well, there were a couple, but they were pretty bad. I remember one on 11th near Sacred Heart, now mercifully gone, was particularly vile.

Then Ocean Sky opened (1984? 85? I don’t remember exactly), and when I tried it, I sang hallelujah. This was what I was looking for. The food served at Ocean Sky had the delicate flavors that I remember from the great Chinese food I had in Bay Area Chinese restaurants. I thought I was in heaven. I ate there regularly for a number of years, then moved to another part of town that was too far away make the trip often.

I heard Ocean Sky had maybe changed hands a while back. Maybe their food quality took a hit because of that. As I said, I’m sorry to hear that, because I have nothing but good memories of their food.

By: Mr. Eugenified

Mr. Eugenified — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 17:56:25 +0000

Charles, you have no clue what Chinese food should taste like…but you do have a good sense of humor! (I saw your funny fake email address)

By: Charles Lee

Charles Lee — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 17:43:52 +0000

Best Chinese food found off I-5 from Salem to Redding! Salt and pepper squid, steamed fish, Chinese greens, tomato pepper beef rocks! We have been eating there since 1991!

By: Mr. Eugenified

Mr. Eugenified — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 08:00:59 +0000

All meat tastes the same when cooked with oyster sauce.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 06:04:39 +0000

I loved going there because the food tasted good but one day my brother-in-law saw a big rat scurry across the floor. Ever since when we want to eat chinese we say you want to go to the rat restaurant? We still go sometimes but look all around to see if there is anything scurrying around. I hope it is safe to eat there.

By: kowloonfan1

kowloonfan1 — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 22:22:35 +0000

bad food bad food bad food. I will not go back there unless my friends drag me there again. And I will kick and scream all the way there. plus the service is terrible. Why are those ladies so rude and angry? What did I do?

Hope you can review Kowloon Restaurant sometime. It is not very good for eat in, but take home is delicious. You will also like the clean kitchen.

By: Mr. Eugenified

Mr. Eugenified — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 03:47:36 +0000

Could be straight oyster sauce going directly through.

Thanks for the feedback!