oh so good | byward market

begrudgingly, i recently entered a new phase in my life: post-undergrad. along with crippling self doubt, debt, more crappy apartments and a lot less (socially acceptable) drinking, this means attending weddings. lots of them. apparently, my friends have no issue getting a man to put a ring on it. a few weeks ago, i had the pleasure of being the co-master-of-ceremonies at the lovely carolanne's nuptials to her high school beau, andré. also, as i briefly alluded to in this post, one of my oldest and dearest friends, caroline, recently said "yes" to a beautiful sparkler from another friend of mine, justin. and finally, there's jordan who will be walking down the aisle at the end of july.

jordan moved to montreal to go to mcgill after high school. her mother and step-father then moved to nova-scotia. the end result is that we don't see much of each other which is why it was so special to spend some time with her during her brief stay in ottawa (for a wedding dress fitting) last weekend.

after a yummy dinner at caro and justin's pad with val and mat, we met up with jordan at the rideau centre and made our way to the market for desert. caroline opted that we dine at oh so good.

oh so good is a coffee and desert place nestled beside zaphod beeblebrox on york street near sussex in the byward market. i've been quite a few times: mostly on dates in high school and a handful of other times since.

in general, it's a nice concept. oh so good only serves desert, coffee, tea and the like. in the front part of the restaurant, there's a counter that showcases two dozen or so different cakes and pies. you can order from the counter, pay at the cash and sit at one of the tables to enjoy the yumminess. alternatively, you can walk towards the back and request a table where you will be served by a waiter/waitress. throughout the restaurant, the dark walls are adorned with paintings by local artists. it's a got a cozy feel too: perfect for a first date or catching up with friends like we were doing. it was fairly busy, though on a saturday evening they were able accomodate our group of 7 immediately (that might have something to do to with the on and off rain all day).

now i should mention that i am not a foodie or a baker by any means (not like annie from http://mysweetfrostings.blogspot.ca/) ...that being said, i've always really enjoyed these deserts. and personally, i have fairly plain tastes; i really enjoy chocolate, just chocolate, so i ordered the chocolate mousse all to myself, though once i saw the portion i realized probably should have shared like caro and jordan did with their grand marnier cheese cake. it was absolutely delicious and, as my friends took turns bringing up embarassing high school memories, i devoured most of the large piece of cake. 

where things get less so good is when the bill shows up: the slide of chocolate mousse cake set me back $7.25 ($8.33 tax in). the cup of earl grey tea was $2.25 ($2.59 tax in). pretty pricey.

bottom line
this place is an old favourite and i'll be going back to oh so good, no doubt. next time, i'll remember to share my piece of cake. the slice was so big that i couldn't finish it all and it would make the price more reasonable.