Legit cocktail menu. Sat at the bar and it was super fun to watch the bartenders torch bananas and work their magic. Great authentic flavors, and loved how the small plates all paired well together. Should I mention the kalamansi cream tart, yeah I should, it was killer! All around excellent experience, knowledgeable staff, and excited for a new genre of food to be added to the not extremely diverse scene. Well done!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Isabelle Williams
Oko was a great time! We loved all the dishes that we got, and the staff was fantastic. As we were celebrating a birthday they kindly brought us a dessert with a candle so sweet! The calamansi cream pie was delightful as were the oxtail dish and the roti.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Calamansi Cream Pie, Flan
Joshohoho
Went with my wife, host asked my wife’s name 3 separate times to check us in our reservation. The waiting area is crowded with people. We get seated at the back room that has a door close that the staff use and pass through every 2-5mins. Ok it’s like they use the front area for their pictures. Alright food better be good.
I find the menu questionable but giving it a chance since it’s Filipino/Texas food fusion. We had Kilawin, humba, lechon kawali and bistec. Kilawin tasted fresh and good but portions are fine dining portions in a non-fine dining ugly backroom. Kilawin was 4 tiny pieces in big bowl so it looked funny. The rest of the food tasted ok but is messed up filipino food in my opinion.
The whole experience wasn’t worth the price. Not coming back to try the rest of the menu. Filipino food names but with the fusion part of it it doesn’t taste like filipino food.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Charles Holmes
Mind blowingly delicious. I can not recommend this place enough. Ok, I am a little bias, as i have known Chef Harold V for a long time... but OMG is Austin every lucky to have him there and to be cooking at OKO... If you are visiting GO. If you live in Austin I can gaurantee that you will be going back. If I could give this place 10 stars I would... The creativity, muli-layered tastes, the ambiance, the service - all of it exceptional. And - if you like cocktails sit at the bar and be blown away by the knowledge of Alberto! I haver never experienced, nor had i planned, a meal in which each course got paired with a cocktail! Extraordinary!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
John Bosco
Vegetarian options: The filipino mezze and pancit chami were super flavorful. Would definitely order both again. Looking forward to trying the pinakbet next time we visit.
Awesome experience! Stoked to have elevated Filipino food here in Austin already been here twice!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Kare Kare, Halo-Halo
Edward Shin
Update 12/3 - OKO has not reached out to me about the fraudulent charge. OKO if you are seeing this please refund me $50. It is a crime to change the tip amount.
Update 11/15- it turns out that the waitress forged the bill and tipped herself $50 when in reality I tipped 10% due to one of the worst services I’ve ever received. I will be calling the restaurant for a refund for the forged service charge.
I had dinner here with my wife. We were seated in the back room. There was a side door that the staff used and literally every minute when the staff used the door, screeching sound hurt our ears which significantly deterred our dining experience.
Our waitress was not friendly AT ALL. We were checked in once at the very end of our meal right before we asked for our check. My water was never refilled. ONCE.
We ordered the wings, kare kare, noodle dish, and hamachi. Hamachi was good but we got five tiny pieces for $24. The Oxtail was “shareable” but there was only one piece of oxtail. It tasted quite bland too and too heavy on okra. The wings were good. The noodle dish was very lackluster and its price tag of $19? Could not be justified.
All the cocktails were $20-24. They were good but definitely not worth more than $16.
The most ridiculous part of the dining experience was the bill. In addition to the tipping section there was a section for kindness. KINDNESS. It is astonishing how pathetic the dining industry has become especially in Austin. I do not recommend this place.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Amani Codichini
Overall very good but a bit pricey for what it is.
Umaga: it is really good Island Allegory (non alcoholic): I felt it had a medicine after taste but my husband enjoyed it Saturday morning cartoons: it was good but too sweet for my taste
Chicken skin chicharon: they were a bit saggy and the sauce was too spicy. But they were good to munch on. Lechon: it was very good, the pork belly was super crispy Pancit Chami: $19 for noodles is too much but they were the highlight of the meal. The bartender recommended ordering it with the Lechon, and it was the perfect combo Oxtail kare-kare: very good
Portions were on the small side for price point, a lot of fried options. Would say the wings were good and I loved the Saturday Morning Cartoons cocktail (ube + coconut was delicious). It was pretty loud/club like music when we went. Parking was difficult to find. While an interesting fusion take on Filipino cuisine, not sure we would go back.
Details, Cuisine, Service 10/10 - look forward to going back!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Susie Su
Recommend making a reservation. The appetizers were all really good, the skewers, fried spring rolls, chicken wings.
Mains and desserts were interesting. Pork belly was delicious but the chicken and bone marrow oxtail were average.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Lumpia
Rain Mueller
I would like to share my opinion on the food as I am a food fanatic. We went today to celebrate my friend's birthday. To be honest, the food we ordered was not good at all. We ordered these items: Kilawin, Pork/Chicken Skewers, Chicken Wings, Oysters, Whole Red Fried Fish, Pancit Chami, Lumpia, Chicken Skin Chicharon, Pinakbet, Roti, Garlic Rice, Halo halo, Flan, and Calamansi Cream Pie. The only food that I can recommend to order are Pork/Chicken Skewers and Flan. They are ok but the rest of what we ordered is not worth for the price. Chicken Skin Chicharon was not crunchy and the dipping sauce was not vinegar just like home. I was dismayed with the Pancit when I saw it, it looks like ramen noodles. It was not Pancit Canton just like home. It was not worth it paying $500+ for all the food we ordered. The presentation of the food were awesome but the taste were disappointing. We were so excited to try it but I don't think I will go back there again. So sorry!!
Legit cocktail menu. Sat at the bar and it was super fun to watch the bartenders torch bananas and work their magic. Great authentic flavors, and loved how the small plates all paired well together. Should I mention the kalamansi cream tart, yeah I should, it was killer! All around excellent experience, knowledgeable staff, and excited for a new genre of food to be added to the not extremely diverse scene. Well done!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Oko was a great time! We loved all the dishes that we got, and the staff was fantastic. As we were celebrating a birthday they kindly brought us a dessert with a candle so sweet! The calamansi cream pie was delightful as were the oxtail dish and the roti.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Calamansi Cream Pie, Flan
Went with my wife, host asked my wife’s name 3 separate times to check us in our reservation. The waiting area is crowded with people. We get seated at the back room that has a door close that the staff use and pass through every 2-5mins. Ok it’s like they use the front area for their pictures. Alright food better be good.
I find the menu questionable but giving it a chance since it’s Filipino/Texas food fusion. We had Kilawin, humba, lechon kawali and bistec. Kilawin tasted fresh and good but portions are fine dining portions in a non-fine dining ugly backroom. Kilawin was 4 tiny pieces in big bowl so it looked funny. The rest of the food tasted ok but is messed up filipino food in my opinion.
The whole experience wasn’t worth the price. Not coming back to try the rest of the menu. Filipino food names but with the fusion part of it it doesn’t taste like filipino food.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Mind blowingly delicious. I can not recommend this place enough. Ok, I am a little bias, as i have known Chef Harold V for a long time... but OMG is Austin every lucky to have him there and to be cooking at OKO... If you are visiting GO. If you live in Austin I can gaurantee that you will be going back. If I could give this place 10 stars I would... The creativity, muli-layered tastes, the ambiance, the service - all of it exceptional. And - if you like cocktails sit at the bar and be blown away by the knowledge of Alberto! I haver never experienced, nor had i planned, a meal in which each course got paired with a cocktail! Extraordinary!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Vegetarian options: The filipino mezze and pancit chami were super flavorful. Would definitely order both again. Looking forward to trying the pinakbet next time we visit.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Lechon Kawali, Flan, Chicken Wings
Awesome experience! Stoked to have elevated Filipino food here in Austin already been here twice!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Kare Kare, Halo-Halo
Update 12/3 - OKO has not reached out to me about the fraudulent charge. OKO if you are seeing this please refund me $50. It is a crime to change the tip amount.
Update 11/15- it turns out that the waitress forged the bill and tipped herself $50 when in reality I tipped 10% due to one of the worst services I’ve ever received. I will be calling the restaurant for a refund for the forged service charge.
I had dinner here with my wife. We were seated in the back room. There was a side door that the staff used and literally every minute when the staff used the door, screeching sound hurt our ears which significantly deterred our dining experience.
Our waitress was not friendly AT ALL. We were checked in once at the very end of our meal right before we asked for our check. My water was never refilled. ONCE.
We ordered the wings, kare kare, noodle dish, and hamachi. Hamachi was good but we got five tiny pieces for $24. The Oxtail was “shareable” but there was only one piece of oxtail. It tasted quite bland too and too heavy on okra. The wings were good. The noodle dish was very lackluster and its price tag of $19? Could not be justified.
All the cocktails were $20-24. They were good but definitely not worth more than $16.
The most ridiculous part of the dining experience was the bill. In addition to the tipping section there was a section for kindness. KINDNESS. It is astonishing how pathetic the dining industry has become especially in Austin. I do not recommend this place.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Overall very good but a bit pricey for what it is.
Umaga: it is really good
Island Allegory (non alcoholic): I felt it had a medicine after taste but my husband enjoyed it
Saturday morning cartoons: it was good but too sweet for my taste
Chicken skin chicharon: they were a bit saggy and the sauce was too spicy. But they were good to munch on.
Lechon: it was very good, the pork belly was super crispy
Pancit Chami: $19 for noodles is too much but they were the highlight of the meal. The bartender recommended ordering it with the Lechon, and it was the perfect combo
Oxtail kare-kare: very good
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Pancit Chami, Oxtail Kare-Kare
Portions were on the small side for price point, a lot of fried options. Would say the wings were good and I loved the Saturday Morning Cartoons cocktail (ube + coconut was delicious). It was pretty loud/club like music when we went. Parking was difficult to find. While an interesting fusion take on Filipino cuisine, not sure we would go back.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Chicken Wings
Waited for hours to check out
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 1
Restaurantji Recommends
Details, Cuisine, Service 10/10 - look forward to going back!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommend making a reservation. The appetizers were all really good, the skewers, fried spring rolls, chicken wings.
Mains and desserts were interesting. Pork belly was delicious but the chicken and bone marrow oxtail were average.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Lumpia
I would like to share my opinion on the food as I am a food fanatic. We went today to celebrate my friend's birthday. To be honest, the food we ordered was not good at all. We ordered these items: Kilawin, Pork/Chicken Skewers, Chicken Wings, Oysters, Whole Red Fried Fish, Pancit Chami, Lumpia, Chicken Skin Chicharon, Pinakbet, Roti, Garlic Rice, Halo halo, Flan, and Calamansi Cream Pie. The only food that I can recommend to order are Pork/Chicken Skewers and Flan. They are ok but the rest of what we ordered is not worth for the price. Chicken Skin Chicharon was not crunchy and the dipping sauce was not vinegar just like home. I was dismayed with the Pancit when I saw it, it looks like ramen noodles. It was not Pancit Canton just like home. It was not worth it paying $500+ for all the food we ordered. The presentation of the food were awesome but the taste were disappointing. We were so excited to try it but I don't think I will go back there again. So sorry!!
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Flan
Everyone should try this place, 😍
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Amazing service, amazing food, amazing atmosphere. Austin needed this!!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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