Oak Oven

I had the eggplant pasta. I prefer eggplant on the crisp side and less smothered in cheese. The crème brûlée was delicious. Our server did his best. He’d get confused and forget requests but we were a big party so understood. I think the restaurant may need a very deep cleaning to improve the atmosphere. It’s kind of dark and dingy. The extra room or private room with white walls doesn’t have a single inviting photo on the wall. Simple things could improve the diner experience.

2/5 – Sent to the Dog House at Oak Oven I went to Oak Oven today with a group of 5. We had visitors in from North Carolina and thought this would be a nice place to take them. Instead, the hostess basically sent us straight to the dog house. We were told we had to eat outside because we didn’t have a reservation — even though there was clearly room inside. The attitude was hostile from the start. I wasn’t happy about it, but whatever, we went along. The outside area is honestly awful: dingy, old ugly chairs, a meh table, pieces of construction lying around, part of the roof looked broken, and it even seemed like there was termites on it. Not a great look. Then the radio started screeching like torture. I waited with my hand raised for about 30 minutes and nobody noticed, so I finally g

Always amazing! Every dish has it's own great flavor. Will continue to come back with my wife and family!

This is some of the best food I have ever had. We always do takeout and get pizza which is always incredible. Tonight we chose to dine in. Reservation is HIGHLY recommended but we didn’t have one. They were so accommodating and even checking on us while we waited for a table. It was only a 15 min wait. The food…the atmosphere…the staff. Everything is top notch and I can’t believe this is right here in Harahan. Caneloni with soft shell crab (special) and veal parmigiana pictured.

My experience at Oak Oven was honestly one of the most uncomfortable dining experiences I’ve had in the River Ridge area. We were seated and then completely ignored for over 30 minutes. No water, no bread, no greeting, no acknowledgement that we were even sitting there. We watched staff move around the restaurant and serve other tables while we sat there wondering if anyone was going to come help us. After half an hour, someone finally approached the table. Instead of apologizing for the extremely long wait, they laughed and said “I don’t think this is my section” in the middle of taking our order. After being ignored for that long, the reaction felt dismissive and disrespectful. At that point it was hard not to question why we were the only table being overlooked for so long. When you’re