Mongolian
Grills
I love
eating at Mongolian grills. I have been going to one since I was about 4 years
old. These awesome places allow you to go to a salad bar filled with pasta,
fruits and veggies and protein and choose what you want, then top it off with
your own sauce creation. Then you’ll take it over to the grill where the chef
will cook it all together right in front of you. It is great for families with
picky eaters. When I was a kid, I only ever got noodles with pineapple and soy
sauce. Now I get a combination of whatever meats are available, pineapple,
onions, veggies and a lovely complex sauce with soy, ginger and garlic. Each
time I go my creations are slightly different but still have that flavor I
love. I have been to a few different Mongolian grills in my time, but here I
will share my top three restaurants.
Number 3
150 W Bulldog
Provo, UT
84604
One thing I
appreciate about Mongos is that they offer the all you can eat option (for the
same price as their large) or a by the bowl price where you can take leftovers
home. Either way, each meal comes with a free choice of white or brown rice.
They have a nice selection of veggies and meats but it isn’t quite as extensive
as the other two places. They do have a rice noodle option as well as the traditional
soba style noodle. Their sauces include a few premade kinds like a soy
teriyaki, curry, and peanut, but they also offer some basics to add in like
ginger, garlic and hot sauce. The cook on your dish is good but often ends up
never quite caramelizing any of the meats with is a part I really enjoy at
other restaurants. They also often offer deals on Facebook for a free bowl or
$5 off if you share a picture or like a status. I’ve gotten a few free meals
from this so far. They also often have a Yelp deal for pay $5 for $10 of food.
Number 2
130 Hutton
Ranch Road
Kalispell,
MT
This is a
chain restaurant but the one I have visited is located in Kalispell, Montana.
They make some great appetizers and desserts. Their ginger soda is delicious as
well. Think ginger ale with real pieces of ginger floating in it. I have tried
the crab rangoon appetizer and the cheesecake rangoon dessert and both were
great. With dinner there is the option of getting a soup or salad with your
meal and both were also good. They have a very extensive selection of proteins,
veggies, pastas and sauces. Generally they have a great selection of seafood as
well. In the restaurant there is only the all you can eat option. The sauce
section once again has mainly premade sauces that you can combine in different
ways for your meal. They give a pretty good cook on the food and I was always
happy when I ate there.
And my
Number 1
1935 NW 167th
Place
Beaverton,
Oregon
Chang’s will
always be my favorite Mongolian Grill. As a family we have been visiting their Beaverton
location since they opened many years
ago. The other locations in Oregon and Washington are great as well, but there
is something about how this location cooks the food that makes it perfect for
me. Each dinner comes with an option of egg drop or hot and sour soup. You can
also get rice and these awesome rice paper wrappers. They generally have beef,
pork, lamb, chicken and a few seafood options but if you go at lunch, one or
two of these might be missing. Their veggie selection is not quite as extensive
as Hu Hot’s but they always have the basic stuff I like. One thing I really
like about here is that their sauces are more simple so you can be a little
more creative. The sauces include soy sauce, ginger, garlic, hot sauce, sesame
oil, sugar and salt water, lemon juices and others. I’m fairly certain that the
same men have been cooking at this grill since I started going there as a
child. The meat gets just a little bit of caramelization without the noodles
getting crispy. I love eating some of it right off the plate and making little
wraps with the rice paper wrappers with some too. You can finish off your meal
with a complimentary small bowl of soft serve ice cream and a fortune cookie.
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