Mongolian Hot Grill — Restaurant in Santa Fe Springs

An honest review based on being led on by social influencers and the restaurant's Instagram itself, on a nice bright September. Unfortunately even their Google and Yelp hours aren't updated so if you came before 3pm you're greeted to locked doors as only finding out about their new hours by digging through their Instagram.

If you came here based on a few local influencers and their Instagram Reels and TikToks, don't be fooled while the portions are a good size, quantity isn't quality no matter how good they say it is and it definitely not bang for your buck. The cashier, sad. The one and only grill cook doing his best to deal with the long line, bottle necked at the topping stations. The atmosphere is sadder than your average hole-in-the-wall joint.

We all know how the drill works for Mongolian style grills, you pick your protein and tower as many vegetables till you can, how you prepare it is how it'll taste. In this case all ingredients are quite bland and stale, even the vegetables don't seem as well kept with a sad single serving tong, everyone in line seems to forget returning it for no one to use. And when I mean a single tong, I mean it. One entire tong for everything at the topping station leaving such a bottle neck of line flow, you'll be standing, waiting your turn for the one sad tong.

Food, because that's what everyone's here for. For the most out of your dollar in today's economy and don't get me wrong, We are all out here hustling to keep our tummys full. No matter how much toppings to try and bring out flavor, mixture, combination of topping to sauces. Each time it just comes out bland, so bland you're eating for fill but for satisfaction this ain't it no matter how many social influncers praise it for pay, It leaves the mouth for more to be desired. You'll get better tasting ingredients from your local Ghengis Khan mall chain for around the similar price they charge here if you need comparison.

Service; irrelevant in this case. You're here to grab and go. Nice or not, it's not relevant for this review.

Overall; there are better places with the same style for around the same cost or even just a little bit more nearby. Don't fall for this place's Instagram and it's bought followers and views, and don't fall for the paid Influencers saying how amazing this place is. If it can't can't take the minimal effort to update its online hours or even provide a 2nd tong at the topping stations, it won't make the effort to make you feeling satisfied with flavor...

I found this spot on Yelp as one of the few standalone Mongolian restaurants. It has a mom and pops feel to it but trust me once you eat your food your going to be mad at yourself for not discovering it earlier.

It's in a low-key shopping center with a supermarket conveniently located nearby.

The food - it has all the feeling of your favorite mongolian spot but with way more ingredients and more variation. Put as much as you want or as little of whatever topping you want.

They give you a side of rice too!?

Try them. Trust me.

Give them a try. Don't let the average ratings fool you. This place is everything but average! I don't give 5 Star ratings often so when I do you know it means something.

Note: the customer service is great too!

Update: typing this April 30, 2021. The remodeling oh my god! I love it! The food is still tasty and everything above still applies! They have digital menus, tables, new signage inside with new tile, and another veggie cart thing. My favorite part of the experience still? The customer service. The staff. So polite. So kind. So welcoming. It makes you really want to go back each time. I continue to recommend this place!!! More...

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