Scratch-made bone broth. Grass-fed short ribs, braised until they give. Kansui noodles with real bite. Nothing else — and nothing it doesn't need.
Convenience usually asks you to give something up. This asks for five minutes.
Most fast food keeps a condition — keep me cold, keep me frozen, just add water and hope. OMU keeps none. Thirteen ounces of real broth and real beef, shelf-stable, ready when you are.
Beef, chicken and pork bones, slow-simmered from scratch. Never concentrate. Never powder.
Grass-fed, American-raised, braised chopstick-tender. Penny-sized pieces in every pack.
Air-dried alkaline noodles — springy, golden, with real bite. Never soggy filler.
No MSG, no synthetic flavor, no refined sugar, no preservatives, no artificial color.
| Take-out | Instant | OMU | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speed | 30–45 min + delivery | 3 min | 5 min |
| Cost | $20–35 + fees + tips | $2–4 | $10–13 |
| Protein | You paid $35 for it | 2–6g, unsure | 18–20g, real food |
| The beef | Depends who's cooking | None | Grass-fed short ribs |
| Additives | No comment | Almost certainly | None |
| Availability | App, window, $$$ | Needs water | Shelf-stable, always |
Founder James Chen left a career in tech, enrolled at the CIA's Napa campus, and ran hundreds of test batches in a San Francisco home kitchen — to prove a real bowl could survive a pantry shelf.
It can. This is that bowl.
Yes — one serving of liquid bone broth with real cuts of beef, made from scratch with beef, chicken and pork, slow-simmered for depth. No concentrate, no powder.
Grass-fed American short ribs — generous, thumb-sized cuts braised chopstick-tender using a traditional method.
Alkaline noodles, the kind noodle shops have used for centuries. Kansui gives them their springy bite and golden colour — and stops them going soggy.
Everything into a microwave-safe bowl or small pot. About 5 minutes in the microwave, or 5–8 on the stovetop.
Takeout is $20–35, 40 minutes, and a mystery. OMU is the same bowl — real broth, grass-fed beef — in five minutes, for a fraction of the price.