Premium Japanese BBQ Coming to Main Line

O Restaurant Group is preparing to open Ogyu Japanese BBQ in Ardmore, with a soft opening scheduled for Monday, according to Patch. The restaurant will bring Japanese yakiniku — seasoned meats cooked by diners at their tables — to 60 Greenfield Ave. in the Main Line business district. Patch reported the concept on May 27, citing the company’s website and the Ardmore Improvement Business District. The group already operates other high-end Japanese restaurants in the region, including Osushi in Ardmore and Wayne. ### Where exactly is this restaurant going? Ardmore is the site for the new restaurant, not Bryn Mawr proper. Patch reported that Ogyu Japanese BBQ will open at 60 Greenfield Ave., an address in Ardmore that places the project in the near-Main Line dining corridor. The soft opening is scheduled for Monday, Patch said in stories published May 27. (patch.com) The Main Line framing comes from the Bryn Mawr and Ardmore Patch editions, which described the opening as a new Japanese barbecue option for the broader area. Main Line Today also listed multiple restaurant projects in Ardmore and surrounding suburbs this year, underscoring the amount of restaurant development underway in that corridor. (patch.com) ### What kind of restaurant is Ogyu? Ogyu is built around Japanese yakiniku, a grill-at-your-table format centered on seasoned meats. Patch said diners will cook the meats themselves at the table. Ogyu’s website describes the concept as “premium Yakiniku” paired with drinks, though the operating details cited by Patch are more specific than the company site excerpt surfaced in search results. (patch.com) The restaurant will also include a 40-foot bar and private dining rooms, according to Patch, which attributed those details to the Ardmore Improvement Business District and photos it shared on Facebook. Those features suggest the operator is positioning the restaurant for both regular dinner service and group dining. (patch.com) ### Who is behind the project? O Restaurant Group is the operator behind Ogyu. Patch identified the company as the group behind several high-end Japanese concepts in the region, including Osushi in Ardmore and Wayne. That gives the new restaurant a direct tie to an existing local operator rather than a first-time entrant. (patch.com) Patch did not provide ownership comments or investment figures in the items published May 27. The available reporting instead centers on the concept, address and opening timeline. ### What will the hours be? Ogyu plans to operate from 11:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday through Thursday, according to Patch. (patch.com) On Fridays and Saturdays, the restaurant plans to stay open until 11 p.m. Those listed hours indicate the restaurant is aiming for both lunch and dinner traffic rather than an evening-only model. (patch.com) That reading is based on the posted schedule reported by Patch. ### What happens next? Monday is the next concrete milestone in the rollout, because Patch reported that date as Ogyu’s planned soft opening. (patch.com) The restaurant’s first service will be the clearest test of whether the timeline holds and whether the listed hours begin as posted. 60 Greenfield Ave. is the place to watch, and O Restaurant Group is the named operator attached to the project. Patch’s May 27 reports remain the most specific public account of the opening, including the address, concept and operating hours. (patch.com)