Gengis Khan — Restaurant in Brea

If I'm ever in need of food while at the Brea Mall I typically find myself grabbing some Mongolian BBQ. It's good! Yes it is pricey, but it's definitely something you can share among two people. The prices have increased over the past couple of year. I believe just for the bowl, not the combo, it's about $10. You fill up your bowl with either raw beef, chicken, pork, or turkey. Then you move on to the veggies which include onions, green peppers, zucchinis, mushrooms, baby corn, and a couple of other options. The last station is the sauce station. Luckily, they already choose the sauces for you, but they do ask if you want garlic and/or any spice on your food. The lines can get pretty long, so just be prepared to wait. Yes, the cooks TYPICALLY give you more noodles if you tip them. The food is good compared to other Mongolian BBQ locations. The downside is they do typically stare while you're preparing your bowl. I guess they don't want you pressing on your food with a napkin. You'll notice a couple of people doing this just to add extra food to their bowl. Smart, but prepare yourself for a nasty glare from...

Just when you think that nothing is going right....You meet an Angel. I live in Downey and have never been to this establishment. However, un be known to me, this is my Nephew's favorite place to eat. He is currently in Choc Hospital, undergoing cancer treatment. Due to his illness and the medication being administered, he has lost a lot of weight. After undergoing a stem cell treatment, his Mother, had been trying, without success, to get him to eat something. He refused all food. Later in the afternoon, I called to get an update on Bronson, and his Mother informed me that the only food that sounded good to him, was a Bowl from this particular restaurant. She could not leave him, and I asked her, if I called, perhaps the restaurant would deliver the food. Sharon Lee answered my call, and when I explained to her why I wanted this food delivered, she not only refused to accept my payment for the order, but volunteered to have one of her employees deliver the food to the hospital. Ms. Lee will never know how much her unexpected kindness to strangers,...

The last time I went to this place, the line was super long. There must have been 40 of us standing in line, which tells you something about how good it is. Was I annoyed at the wait? Yeah. Did I wait because it's my favorite place to eat in the mall? Yep! So that's my one issue. They should put two grills in and hire twice as many people. I was behind this family last time, two parents and four teenagers. While they were grilling my bowl of goodness, the mother said to me, "You did it exactly right! Mostly vegetables. My dumb kids won't eat anything green!"" But that's the beauty of Gengis Khan. You get to pick EXACTLY what you want in the precise amounts you want. I get a little meat and as much broccoli as I can pack into my heaping bowl, plus they don't mind if I ask for three spoons of garlic and no spicy sauce. If you're a teenager who wants only chicken and hot sauce and noodles, that's what you get. God bless freedom and God bless Gengis...