Mongo Bongo Mongolian Grill — Restaurant in British Columbia

Ingrid and I used to frequent The Mongo Bongo in New Westminster often...then we have been going to the Cactus Club as it's closer to our office...South Burnaby..during the Recovery Day event uptown I popped in and was welcomed with open arms by the owner Peter...was like a homecoming...I couldn't stop talking about the flavors and how I had missed the style of preparation and selection. Ingrid and I stopped in yesterday and where reminded how much we had missed this hidden gem. TO Top it off we where entertained by the Lovely bartender Kaitlyn...who has a great witty sense of humor keeping things lite...Kaitlyn shared her schooling and volunteer work with a care Home Buchanan Lodge my Dad's final resting place....Dad would have loved her spirit. And Peter's Son Aidan was the cook ...and he nailed it....Highly recommend this local family run restaurant for a wholesome meal in a great environment....The Beattie ...

I used to go here a few times a week in 2019 before I moved. My tastebuds are happy to report this place hasn't gone downhill. The meats are still kept frosty cold, the veggies fresh. Noodles are still just as decent as you'd expect em to be. Enough variety to keep interest and get used up each day, nothin that'd taste horrible together, and a good selection of sauces and aromatic broths. I'm diabetic now... but the house sauce, ginger broth, garlic broth, and sesame broth all are solid options for me. The food is done in a flash and the owner even told me I could pile the bowl a little higher without ramping up the price. I felt welcome without being smothered, and I like that the staff felt comfortable chatting amongst themselves and customers when there's nothing to do. There's free toppings like sesame seeds, sriracha, shoyu, black pepper, garlic and chili flake oil, but I couldn't help but dig in. Overall, really makes me wish I...

$28 for all you can eat. Fantastic value. Protein options include: beef, pork, chicken and tofu. Veggies: cabbage, bean sprouts, carrot, kale, spinach, broccoli, red cabbage, celery, zucchini, onions, green onions, corn, red peppers, mushrooms, tomatoes. Also assortment of noodles. Included soup today was a spicy Tom yum. Good umami flavours with a nice kick. Perfect keto option.

All ingredients were fairly fresh. Meats frozen. Sauces could be improved. They were all a bit on the salty side. That did give the chef room to dilute with water. Mongo bam was my favorite. Teriyaki and Thai coconut were a bit low on the flavour scale.

Service was great. Chef did awesome work. They have a system where you put your name and table on the bowl with a sticky. Worked pretty well but it fell off of one of my bowls. They bring the plate to your table once cooked. Table service was great. Owner/server was really nice and attentive without being...