Hubby and I decided to have a date night a while back. We went and tried a new restaurant that I ran across online through Groupon (although I didn't buy the deal...just remembered the place). GrEAT Mongolian Grill is located in Cary @ Harrison Pointe Shopping Center. I now understand why the reviews mentioned that it was never crowded....it's on the back of the center. I would have never known it was there. I am SO glad we found it! Hubby has never liked Mongolian food, but he knows that I love it and we def don't go often.
It was awesome! The food was fantastic, especially the Sesame Mushroom sauce. Our service was amazing! First the food...there was a large buffet right in the middle of the restaurant. You took 2 bowls: 1 large for Veggies and 1 small for proteins. They had everything from bean sprouts to zucchini to noodles...probably about 30 different veggie-type things. For proteins it ranged from tofu to shrimp to steak to calamari...maybe 12ish of those. My first creation had a little of LOTS of things: noodles, scallions, onions, mushrooms, carrot, zucchini, bean sprouts, water chestnuts, Napa cabbage, broccoli, shrimp, beef, and chicken. I'm sure I left something out! At the end of the bar, there are about 7 containers with things such as sesame seeds, garlic, pepper, etc. I added some of that as well. They also use a "stick" system to choose your sauce. Each sauce is written on a sign with a color beside it. You place the corresponding stick in your food. You also choose a chili pepper stick. Green in mild, 2 greens - medium, 1 red hot, 2 reds very hot! I chose the Sesame Mushroom sauce out of other sauces such as teriyaki, sweet Asian chile, and a few others. I went with medium for my heat...and I'm glad I did! Anyway, once you have done this, you give it to the chefs at the humungous grill. They ask if you would like steamed or fried rice and give you a number. Back at the table you stick your number card on the little stand on each table. The waitress brings it to you when it's ready. Hubby had a very similar creation. He order white sauce to go on his...he says he could put it on gravel and it would be yummy!
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| My first taste |
Oh, we started with Endamame. It was good...just your average with s little sea salt. It was cooked good, but honestly, I buy it by the large bag in the freezer section @ Trader Joe's for $1.69. I like it just as well. It was $3.99 here...I'm glad I got it but don't know if I would get it again because I'm cheap!!
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| My App |
Rebecca was our server. She was AWESOME! She was friendly from the beginning but after we had been there a few times, she warmed up even more. We ended up exchanging email info before we left! She hooked us up too! The prices are: 1 trip - 9.99, unlimited is 11.99. If you want to bring your unlimited leftovers home, it's 4.69 extra. Normally this is a small take out box and she brought us a large. I went up and fixed a bowl 4 different ways, skipping the rice. I took probably 3-4 bites out of each. The rest was brought home. We have a GOOD 4 meals leftover! Oh, and she laughed at me because I told her that their water was some of the best I had ever had. She said they had a filtering system in place..well...it was GOOD water! :)
Our bill was right at $35. We left Rebecca a $15 tip. It was a fantastic experience!!
