Our daddy daughter afternoon started at Mandarin! Like her dad she has picked up a taste for sushi... Well...at least sushi rolls. We haven't gotten her further down the rabbit hole just yet. Lol Mandarin Grill & Sushi Bar is located in a small strip pretty much across 128th from the Walgreens there on University. Parking is mainly in a small lot in front of the restaurant with additional parking nearby. Seating is a combination of tables and chairs and booths. As always we were greeted right away when we walked in and seated immediately. Our drink orders were taken a minute or two later and we were given time to look over the menu. I've never had a bad experience here! The food and service is ALWAYS on point! We ordered the following: 1x Firecracker roll (Right) - Cream cheese, kani, jalapeno, cilantro on the inside. Tempura battered and fried. Spicy mayo, crunchies, unagi sauce and spicy tuna on the outside. 1x Unicorn roll (Left) - Tempura shrimp and avocado on the inside. Spicy tuna, soy paper, raspberry and a house sauce on the outside 1x Shrimp tempura roll (middle) The sushi rolls hit the table after a short wait. We both loved the Firecracker roll! The Unicorn roll was very good too. I don't think I've ever had a raspberry sauce on a sushi roll before... Nice! I was strangely impressed by the shrimp tempura roll... While this is a basic standard roll at most places the shrimp was more heavily breaded... The crunch factor on this one was fantastic! It's that contrasting texture thing I guess... If you're not into sushi the other menu items here are great too! The menu is extensive and covers a lot of items we normally associate with Chinese food along with Korean dishes as well. If you haven't been here it's worth the stop! If you just haven't been here in a minute... It's time to go back! Pro-tip. I have two soups I consider kryptonite to a cold. One is Brenda's Spicy Noodle soup at the Vietnam Cafe in Merle Hay Mall... The other is here! Their Hot & Sour soup with shrimp. Add rice, a side of kimchi and extra chiles. You can thank me later! https://www.orderonlinehub.com/mandaringrillsushibar_q8fzy3 https://www.facebook.com/MandarinGrillandSushiBar read more

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We went on a Thursday at lunch time. great service. S and I ordered the Mongolian beef spicy with a house salad. mom got pot stickers and tempura shrimp. the meals came with an eggroll, miso soup or a house salad. I wasn't sold on either one, but a salad sounded good. the dressing was so good!! it's a sweet dressing. the salad had a cherry tomato and some cucumber slices. the potstickers and shrimp were very good as well. the Mongolian beef was even better the next day for lunch. we'll be back for sure. read more

Mandarin Grill & Sushi Bar - house salad. dressing is sweet, but delicious. - Asian Fusion Near Me - Clive, Iowa

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They put this sign everywhere inside and outside. I don't feel comfortable with it, not a friendly place. There is need to pre-judge a customer. There must be a reason they have to put this type of message out. Majority of customers are polite and have good manners. Where is confidence on their services? Do they get yelled every day? Food is okay, not as good as served with previous ownership. I think most of dishes are overpriced. read more

Mandarin Grill & Sushi Bar - Asian Fusion Near Me - Clive, Iowa

Really enjoyed the food here. Authentic chinese food is hard to find in Des Moines but they had a great menu. Ask for the full menu instead of just the lunch menu and it will give you more variety. Some items were a little too salty for my preference but the eggplant dish was 5/5! read more

Local restaurant feels like home. Excellent food and cozy atmosphere! Love the Korean dishes, sushi and secret menus!

I was SO excited to find this place!! Service was good, very nice! Over all food was good, but Jumbong $21?? I believe it was WAY over priced, it came with 3 muscles, few squids, no shrimp at all, I can definitely skip it, otherwise everything was good. read more

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The food service in ambience of this restaurant make it a 4 1/2 star. We love this place.

Service was great! Food never disappoints! Mongolian beef with fried rice is always my go-to while the hubs enjoys the sushi. Can't wait to come back in the future! read more

Went for lunch with a friend on a cold Saturday. My feet froze as the door opens straight into the dining room. Thankfully the service was good and the food was very good. I had orange chicken. It could have been a little spicier, but the sauce had a delicious flavor. Sadly, broccoli is always the side veggie of choice. I push it to the side. read more

Nice ambiance and delicious sushi and Asian food. The cashew chicken was loaded with cashews and chicken. If you like sushi the Autumn roll has tempura fried veggies on top. Crunchy and so tasty! The sweet and sour soup is flavorful. One of my favorite restaurants for Chinese. read more

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Very good food! Our waitress was great. We got sushi, soup, salad, and Mongolian beef. All good!! read more

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Tasty food if not what I expected. I ordered hot and sour. Lettuce wraps and Kung pao scallops. Good value. Good taste. But not all the ingredients I expect in such courses. read more

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Place was full on a Monday night. $5 hot sake was good. They have a specialty chinese/korean menu that is green. I would order those dishes if you want to eat something new. Sushi rice is not good though. Dry and tasteless. Don't go here for sushi. read more

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Staff was very friendly and welcoming for my party of one. Hot & Sour soup was delicious. Vegetable Lo Mein was steaming hot and vegetables were fresh with the right amount of crispness. Obviously a favorite of the locals also as some customers were greeted by name. Great for casual dining. read more

Mandarin Grill & Sushi Bar - Vegetable Lo Mein - Asian Fusion Near Me - Clive, Iowa

The food was fast and tasted great!! The servers were prompt and very polite. Very friendly atmosphere. read more

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I did not know this place existed but I'm so glad I do now! I will be coming back to this place. The staff was really nice to us and filled our waters fast. The food is super good and they have so many choices from sushi to Korean food to Chinese food! Of course we had to get one of each dish. Definitely think anyone should come here for some nice comfort food and for anyone curious what Korean food taste like. read more

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Pretty much what you'd expect from something in such a boring location such as this drab strip mall parking lot wasteland. No charm or uniqueness. I'm not sure why anyone would want to spend any time in this place. It's boring and dull. Edit: the owner's reply to this comment is bizarre and completely inaccurate. Wondering if they have me confused with someone else. Evidently they can't accept genuine criticism. Furthermore, I've written close to 200 reviews total (many of which were glowing reviews) which she left out of the equation. read more

I stopped in for a late lunch/early dinner. The restaurant was quiet and very clean. I had been here once before and not terribly impressed. Today was much better. I ordered crab Rangoon and hot tea along with my entree of Teriyaki chicken Lo Mein. The crab Rangoon was delicious and less expensive than competitors. My entree was also delicious. The best meal I've had to eat in ages. My service was good and I was very pleased with this experience and delicious food! read more

The sushi was so fresh and delicious! Very clean and great service! Our first time here but definitely will not be our last!

Another great lunch at Mandarin Grill! We had ttoekboki for the first time, it was addictive! And I had the bulgogi bento box for the first time. Everyone left full and happy. read more

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Great food, everything is always very tasty every time we go. Fun drink selection. Nice weight staff. Highly recommend. Plant based options. The only low point might be the cleanliness, it's gone down a bit on the past few years. read more

Great lunch spot and employees are appropriately masked! Thank you, Mandarin Grill, for caring about your customers and staying healthy. We are happy to support your local business! read more

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So good! Black bean noodles are my go to meal at Mandarin grill! Never disappoints!!! I urge you to try it, I've changed the lives of my friends with this dish! Black bean noodles! read more

We could not have been more delighted with our dining experience last night at Mandarin Grill. Happy hostess, wonderful waitress, lots of busy workers doing outstanding jobs. The place is meticulously clean and gorgeously decorated but let's get to the stellar food! I ordered honey walnut shrimp and it was heaven on a plate! The shrimp were huge, lightly breaded, and fried sitting in the delicious honey sauce. On top was a generous pile of candied walnuts. Every bite was better than the next. My boyfriend ordered the general tao's chicken and it was expertly spicy. We have found a local spot on the west side that we will frequent again and again! read more

This was my first time trying out this place and I regret not trying it out sooner! I ordered the bibimbap, black bean noodles, seaweed salad, and miso soup. Let me tell you, it was the best decision ever made! All of the food items were fresh and well-crafted. Good proportions for the price and the people there are so nice. You must give it a try! read more

Certainly nothing special, and perhaps hovering towards a two, but I found their menu choices to be somewhat different from other local restaurants of this nature. The Captain Crunch sushi roll I had was one of the worst cooked rolls I've entertained--the shrimp wasn't tempura, but was closer to fried shrimp you would expect at Red Lobster. It certainly made the flavor off-putting and is not something I would ever expect at an Asian restaurant. Additionally, while the sauce was plated nicely, it was overdone and detracted from the delicate balance of flavors sushi should have. The bento box was decent in portions and it certainly was nice having edamame on the salad. The dressing was creamy and had a hint of garlic and sesame flavors. Perfect balance to the rest of the components in my meal. The tempura vegetables were awful--as if they hadn't been fried long enough. It was crisp on the outside but very soft inside, indicate they may have been rushing since I went in towards the end of lunch. No ponzu sauce was included. The Korean bul-go-gi (thinly sliced beef) was very tender but didn't seem to have much flavor outside of the sesame seeds sprinkled on top. A minimal amount of rice was included. Miso soup was average; there's an option to switch to hot & sour or sizzling rice for $2. You also get a sampling of a California roll. Service seemed rushed, I felt like there was a need to order quickly. This may have been due to only having one server (that I noticed) working the entire restaurant. As this establishment is a fair ways away from both work and my residence, it'd have to be outstanding for me to become a regular and I'd have to say it just doesn't distinguish itself in any discernible way. read more

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I eat here on occasion food is above average. I'm very disappointed this time. My potsticker wasn't burnt to a crisps. All I can taste is smoke. Really Mandarin Grill? You guys use to be so much better. read more

Mandarin Grill & Sushi Bar - Burnt burnt burnt. - Asian Fusion Near Me - Clive, Iowa

Went here to eat because it was close to the errands we were running. Ordered Mongolian beef and my girlfriend got the angry chicken. The angry chicken had a hair in it. The server had it remade but needless to say the food was not as good after seeing the hair. When we got the check, the angry chicken was still on the bill so my girlfriend asked politely if the server would remove or discount the dish. The server (very unprofessional) just walks away from our table and goes to who seemed to be the manager/owner and she comes over to the table and says quite loud "That wasn't even a hair" when we showed her a chop stick with the hair still on it. Needless to say I let my girlfriend handle it from this point because I almost came unglued. Yes, the order was remade, but that was a disgusting inconvenience. They did not handle the situation professionally. read more

Came here for the first time ever a few weeks ago for a small celebration. Knew this place was here but just thought it was just another typical Chinese restaurant. I was so wrong!! They have a major Korean menu which, to my surprise, is something I never knew Des Moines even had! I love Korean food and to know I don't have to travel very far from it is so nice! I ordered the dukbokki and the jajangmyeon. Two of my faves and both were very good! The jajangmyeon usually comes with pork but they did it with seafood here which was, different, but still good. I still prefer the pork version in my opinion. They hostess and servers were very friendly and great with suggestions. The hot braised chicken is a cult favorite and I also highly suggest it to anyone that doesn't know what to order. Sushi was of great quality and the rice to fish ratio was nice. (I hate restaurants that pack on the rice!) I'd recommend it to anyone in the area! I wish I would've discovered this place earlier! read more

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Today I had a huge craving for Chinese and decided that I would try out Mandarin. After reading several folks rave about it on social media websites, I wanted to see for myself - come to find out - they were the truth!! My girlfriend and I walked in and immediately greeted by the host and seated. After reviewing their extensive menu - we ordered Crab Ragoons, General Tao's Chicken and Walnut Shrimp. The ragoons were awesome - perfect filling of crab. General's was great as well - however, I would like it spicier (perhaps try it Kevin's style next time! LOL). But the winner of the dinner was the Walnut Shrimp dish - my girlfriend was in awe of how delicious this dish is! She's made it at home before and liked it but had to admit, this was better that hers! All in all - this place has excellent food and just gained two regulars. Keep it up, Mandarin Grill! read more

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FOOD; fresh, fresh , fresh! If you wait a bit longer, soooo worth it (although I'm a regular so I'm kinda special ). You will not go to a more professional, accommodating staff! The owner, Jade (always there), and my personal favorite, Val, are the BEST! (Honestly, all staff are GREAt No complates!). I will not discredit any other restaurant (times are challenging) just sayin you will be so please! Sincerely Connie Maser read more

The server was kind of unpleasant. We ordered the pot stickers and they were delicious but the salad was not the dressing I ordered and the my beef and broccoli was so salty it was inedible. The server never asked what I thought just asked if I was finished when I clearly did not need even a 1/3 of it. She was just not interested in the customers. I will likely not be back anytime soon when the food and service were not good. read more

The sushi tasted great, my only negative critic was the rolls were a bit too big. Hard to eat, but delish! We enjoyed the "The Field Of Dreams" roll was as it was unusual and something we hadn't tried before. It came with a kochi yon sauce was wonderful and unique! This place is clean and friendly and worth a visit! read more

Mandarin Grill & Sushi Bar - Asian Fusion Near Me - Clive, Iowa

We came in for a lunch, and all got their Bento boxes. They are a great deal. For $12-$13, you get miso soup, salad, tempura veggies, 4 pieces of sushi, and an entree over rice My husband had the Korean beef, and I had the salmon. We all had waters, and I also had some hot tea. I have literally no complaints about this restaurant. Our service was perfect, the place is well decorated and clean, and the food was very good. I highly recommend the salmon, which was cooked perfectly with a tasty glaze. This is a must-visit place for lunch. Get their Bento box deal! read more

Mandarin Grill & Sushi Bar - Korean Beef Bento Box - Asian Fusion Near Me - Clive, Iowa

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We stumbled upon this place during a road trip and were NOT disappointed by any means. The menu focused on more authentic dishes rather than what we consider Americanized cuisine. We are excited to have a road trip thru here again to continue to explore the menu. Atmosphere was upscale and clean and wait staff was AMAZING. Please try them! read more

We have been here many times but today's food was ... in a word ... overcooked. The shrimp was rubbery and the crab Rangoon was dry and overdone. Sadly now we're wondering if this change is a fluke or the way things are being served there now. read more

I've lived and worked within a few miles of Mandarin Grill for years now and didn't know it was there! While in a prime location at 128th & University in Clive, it's tucked back a bit in a strip mall. After my husband found Mandarin from a Google search, we decided to check it out for lunch--and we were glad we did! There was plenty of seating available when we arrived around 12:30. Our server was attentive and quickly got us drinks and took our order, and our food was prepared quickly as well. My husband ordered the dragon roll and the captain crunch roll. Both were very well presented, and he said they were fresh and tasty. (See the picture--the dragon roll looks like a dragon! I never take pictures of food, and my husband commented that I'm becoming one of "those people" when I took the picture. Don't care, it's awesome.) I ordered a bento box, and holy smokes, it was so.much.food. Soup, salad, tempura veggies, half a California roll (if I remember right), and an entree. And only $12. Best lunch value in Clive. We will be back. read more

Mandarin Grill & Sushi Bar - Captain crunch & dragon rolls! - Asian Fusion Near Me - Clive, Iowa

Absolutely the worst Chinese food I have ever eaten! Korean short ribs were the toughest, fattiest meat I have ever attempted to eat! Crab Rangoon had very little filling, pork dumplings were soggy and sad, but were the best item out of our order! Will never go back, such a disappointment! Overpriced and not edible, absolutely a damper on a date night! read more

Went here for the first time about a month ago. It was fantastic. Our waitress was really friendly and accommodating. We shared rice cakes as an appetizer. It was an ample portion that would be perfect for groups of 4+. It was a lot for just two of us. The sauce wasn't too spicy. Some might not think it was spicy at all. I had the bulgogi bibimbap. It had all of the great toppings you'd expect from bibimbap and I highly recommend it. My bf had the orange beef dish. He really enjoyed it as it wasn't overly sweet. I highly recommend this place for both Korean and Chinese fare. read more

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Bibimbap was awesome. The service was perfect. Nice atmosphere, very clean. I can't wait to go back and try something else. read more

Mandarin Grill & Sushi Bar - Bibimbap - Asian Fusion Near Me - Clive, Iowa

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