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| - CAVEAT #1: My wife and my expectations about Mongolian BBQ were set by complete hole-in-the-wall places in California, where atmosphere was judged by how many grease spatters were on the aging wall next to you. Compared to that, this is paradise.
Now that we have that out of the way, on to the review:
My wife and I went for dinner ($9, all you can eat, includes unlimited trips through the line, two kinds of rice, chicken and veggie soup, soda, and ice cream (vanilla, chocolate, and twist). Value for the dollar is great.
There's good variety, too. The night we were there, there were:
* 4 kinds of meat (pork, chicken, beef, turkey) and also fish; all appropriately frozen and sliced. You can also pay extra ($2?) for shrimp, though we didn't.
* Many vegetables (carrots, onions, peppers, broccoli, mushrooms, sprouts, celery, baby corn, zucchini, spinach, water chestnuts)
* Two types of noodles (thin and thicker)
* Many sauces (regular bbq, spicy bbq, garlic, sweet and sour, lemon, sesame oil, vinegar, ginger) along with three suggested recipes: the "spicy" recipe, to which I added extra garlic, was quite nice.
* Pineapple (though we don't use it on the bbq - my wife DOES use it on the ice cream - are we missing something?)
* Fried wonton chips (my wife likes these with some sweet and sour sauce)
The atmosphere is just fine. Nothing fancy, simple decor, but very clean. There's a row of booths, but most of the rest is set up in tables, making it convenient for large groups - which we saw several of. The cashier was pleasant, the cooks were efficient but quiet. Hand lettered signs were gone (from the previous incarnation), replaced by lettering on the glass, and they have little wax paper sheets for those who like to pack their bowl to the max (not as key for the all you can eat dinner, probably more key for the single serving lunch...)
All in all, a thumbs up for those times you want a large quantity of good food, which can be as healthy as you make it!
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