A rare treat in Jacksonville, NC. My wife and I have eaten here around ten times. The atmosphere is really laid back and the food is really good. This place does a great job at Mongolian BBQ and they do it at a really competative price. The place is very clean. Here is a breakdown of why this place is so good: 1. The veggies are very fresh and are constantly being re-stocked. I have never seen old veggies that are past there prime. 2. They constantly clean the place. The bathrooms are very clean and then area around the food buffet is immaculate. They do a great job of cleaning. 3. They have a great variety of sauces and seasoning for the Mongolian BBQ. Some of them are hard to reach without spilling, that is the only problem I have seen with the place. 4. The staff is very friendly and constantly re-fill beverages. 5. They do serve beer and wine. Overall, a very good place. Go here when you are hungry and you will leave satisfied. read more

This place has the rudest individual working there. I don't know his name but he's big and black. He had no manners and interrupted my conversation with the women behind the cashier. I had a few words with him about his rudeness and he rudely told me to get out. I will not be back even though I have always enjoyed going there and eating. With the new management I have lost the urge to ever go back. read more

I am a fan of Mongolian BBQ, especially when it's AYCE. I've been in Jacksonville for a little over a week and have already had my mongolian fix..twice. The establishment is one of those no fuss places, which is fine with me as long as the veggies and meat are fresh. For the price you pay, the selection is pretty good with some of my personal favorites (pineapple and squid). You get to pick your raw food choices and top it with whatever sauces you like. You can't really go wrong with the mongolian bbq sauce, hot chili oil, sesame oil, and garlic water. From my observations, the little salad bar never gets touched, so I might stay away from that. My only cons would be the wait during a super busy night and the dessert options. Usually, its one chef who cooks your food over the entire area of the grill. When it gets busy, that number only goes up to two. If you're hungry, this might get a little annoying. Dessert is so not worth that extra room in your stomach. Go for another round instead. After you see how much work the chefs go through to get your food piping hot, feel free to leave a tip for them (There's a giant tip jar in case you miss it). read more

So yummmyyyy!!!!! The food here is delicious and it's pretty entertaining to watch it get cooked in front of you. Every time I've ever gone the service has been awesome too. read more

For starters, my coke doesn't taste like coke and it costs $2. I dont know what coke tastes like in Mongolia but it's not mint. 2nd the table was sticky, like a 2 year old dropped a sucker on the carpet and it got stuck sticky. There is dust every place dust shouldn't be here. I wouldn't come here ever again even if my life depended on it. read more

A bit dirty and dated inside but the grill was good the staff was freindly. read more

Mongolian House - Grill - Mongolian Near Me - Jacksonville, North Carolina

Mongolian houses are generally not that that different, so my personal opinion on why the good food is that they have great sauce and the stir-fry person did a really good job! The waitress is really friendly and helpful too! One downside is that they offer not many choices when it comes to meat. It could be because it's lunch time when I went, so no seafood at all except for crab meat, which everyone should stay away from, coz their crab meat sucks. That being said, I had turkey and chicken, and it was really good! I put a lot of vegetables and some noodles, the sauce I had is 2 scoop of Mongolian sauce (I think is the same as soy sauce), half scoop of oyster sauce, some chili sauce, ginger, lemon, and wine. Mix your own and have fun! read more

Mongolian House - Mongolian Near Me - Jacksonville, North Carolina

I did like the offerings available to add to your bowl (noodles, veggies, meats and sauces), but I didn't like having to stand in the buffet line waiting for everyone's food to be cooked. Especially when I came with my family and they can't cook more than 2 people's food at a time (your family's food will be ready at different times). If they could bring your cooked bowl to your table, that would be an improvement. So, I did enjoy the noodle bowl that I created, but the egg drop soup was from another planet. Not only was it a shade of yellow I've never seen before, it was thick and yolky. Not pleasant. Also, the fried rice had zero flavor and the "naan bread" that they bring to your table were flavorless, inedible pieces of cardboard. My bread loving kids wouldn't even eat it. Overall, cheap eats ($9.99 for adults and $4.99 for kids) and friendly service, but I probably won't be back. read more

This is a typical Mongolian BBQ place that was surprisingly cheap with extremely friendly staff. It was only $6.60 for the buffet (all you can eat) plus rice, soup, salad, bread, and dessert! The ingredients were all fresh. I would recommend putting a little extra spice into the sauce because it was a little too mild. Other than that, it was great! read more

We were on our way to Bojangles for lunch when we passed by Mongolian House. We immediately made a u-turn to try this place out. It's not really buffet, it more all you can eat. Prices are decent. Paid around $9.50 for adults and $5 for children for dinner prices. There is a wide selection of veggies and sauces. Meats include beef, chicken, turkey, crab meat, shrimp, and squid. The cook had an odd way of cooking our Mongolian dish. The cook was only able to cook one dish at a time. Once he tossed my contents on the grill he began walking around the grill, all the while moving my food with his gigantic sticks. I got dizzy just watching him walk around and around and around the grill stopping occasionally to pour water on the grill or to stir the veggies. The meal came with a sesame bread (not to sure what it was) and either egg drop soup or hot soup. There are desserts as well, although none of them were really any good. Employees were really nice though. read more

I was pretty excited to check out the Mongolian House while I was in town, as it was a new addition since I had moved away. Plus it had a full 5-star rating by fellow Yelpers! That's where my excitement ended... First of all, it's *not* a buffet. It's a Mongolian BBQ. That's it. I thought everyone knew what Mongolian BBQ was, as these days they're usually tied in to Chinese buffet restaurants, but I guess these Yelpers don't get out much... The food is ok, but there was nothing to set it apart from the same bland and boring Mongolian BBQ that you get everywhere else, which is why they're tied in to buffets (because people want variety; and flavor). They even use the same frozen cutlets of meat that appear to be standard-fare among Mongolian BBQs nation-wide. read more

In town on business and have been to multiple other Mongolian places before and this place is pretty much the same as the rest of them didn't taste any different besides the bread being a little hard but that's OK. Prices were decent as I did take out instead of dining in. Being able to customize your dish is really helpful especially when you have picky eaters in your family. The only reason it gets four stars instead of five is because the bread was a little harder to chew than I'm used to it's seem to be dried out read more

Arrive early! The food is very good and the atmosphere is good as well. We arrived about 6:00 PM, and the rush was on about 6:30. Priced very reasonable. As a new resident of Jacksonville, NC we will definitely be back. read more

This place is my favorite restaurant in all of Jacksonville. I've lived here for years and this will always be my go-to when I don't know what I want to eat because I know I'll always want to eat here. The buffet is amazing, there's so many options for what you can put in your bowl, they even have a little salad/desert bar. They offer white and fried rice, they have soups, and breads that you can order as well. It kind of reminds me of that used tupperware that looks dirty but you know is super super clean. The restaurant looks a little dingy, but by no means is it dirty. It's just a really old building that the owner might not have the time or the money to completely fix up and redo. read more

The owners were disgustingly rude! The prices are ridiculous! The floor was greasy, sticky overall nasty to walk on. And my food had zero flavor, they basically gave me a bowl of water with floating (burnt) noodles, and old meat. Not to mention there is no air conditioning so it was hot in there, and there was no soap or toilet paper in the bathroom! Dont come here if you want a decent place to eat. They should be reported to the health department! read more

My husband & I have eaten here once a week for the last 6 years! Amazing food! We have introduced several of our friends to the restaurant as well, always a great meal. Take-out is awesome as well, I love the leftovers, the saturation of flavor is sooooo yummy!! read more

I was in this place one night and thats all I needed to see how dirty this place was. Literally watched a roach crawl up the wall while my sister ordered her food. Turned around and walked out. The outside and inside of this establishment need a good cleaning. No wonder so many people talk about getting sick after eating here. read more

In a word this place is... crap. After reading so many fairly good reviews about this restaurant the hubs and I thought... hey its Friday night lets go get some awesome Mongolian BBQ. Man oh man were we wrong. I should have known from the moment I sat down this place was going to be no good. First thing first, as soon as we sat in the booth the seat flipped up from the booth base. When we grabbed the table drink sign it literally stuck to out fingers...gross. Then a waiter spilled fruit punch on a customers back and all the other waitresses did was laugh. The Food: Those of you who have had Mongolian know that it is a buffet style raw bar, and you fill up a bowl hand it to a "grill master" and pretty much that's that. But experienced Mongolian BBQers expect to see a buffet bar that is full with bright fresh veggies, bountiful bowls of lovely meat and seafood choices, and a superb selection of sauces. However if you plan to eat at this restaurant, abandon all hope now! The veggies all looked dried out and previously frozen, the onions were sooo un-evenly cut and more than half of the containers were dwindling on product or they were empty. Ok..veggies not so good, but the meat should be ok right? WRONG. The meat consisted of "beef product", chicken, turkey, imitation crab and shrimp left to sit in a, once iced, water bath. All of the meats were freeze-dried and much like cardboard. I understand that this insures a "freshness" quality....but really??? Your trying to tell me a place with a restaurant license won't bother to serve fresh meat??? There were a few choices for sauces but they were all heavily oiled with a thin-thick layer of grease sitting on all. Not to mention, as I went to grab one of the ladles of sauce, the "grill master" rudely pushed in front of me and grabbed the ladle for himself! Customer service...I don't think so. As the "grill masters" cooked the food, the only cleaning of the grill that was done before each bowl was a quick splash of water so pretty much it was guaranteed that the outstanding imitation crab (I say jokingly) previously cooked, would infringe its nasty taste onto my quality meat product (joke again). Taste: Against all better judgment I decided I would take a whirl and actually taste my expertly grilled meal. Needless to say the food was unsurprisingly mundane to the point where I'm sure canned Alpo would have been more tender. The only saving grace of this meal was the steamed rice that was shockingly ok! Service: Sadly I cannot review the service, as we had none. We had our orders taken, and then a check brought to us and voila! Price: For two of us we paid $22.00 which felt like a kick in the stomach considering we left the restaraunt with little more than a sour stomach and an overwhelming urge to go get a sandwich from Jersey Mike's. Overall: Yes this is Jacksonville but it is NO excuse for crap food. Yes this is primarily a Military town but if anything this means the food should be better considering all the places that Military members and their families travel too and the food experiences they are offered, chow halls and field rations excluded. Those who are craving a great oriental meal are better off going to The Old Siam Thai restaurant or even buying a Wanchai Ferry frozen meal. Crap+Crap=Crap...do not eat here, if you do, don't expect much. read more

I liked it, my husband didn't. It's a great price for a lot of food but it's not the cleanest. If they could work on cleaning up more often we would defiantly go back. I wish I could of rated it 2.5 but not just a 2. read more

Mongolian House is amazing! Whenever I come to visit my boyfriend we come here at least once if not more, and if I lived here I would come every day! I love how you get to create your own meal with the freshest ingredients. We have never had a bad meal! True, it is a little outdated, however it looks no different than your favorite Chinese restaurant and I've never noticed it to be dirty at all. This is a dining experience not to be missed!! read more

Has to be my favorite restaurant in jville. The food is as good as you want it to be. Cheap as hell and they offer a lot of spices to make it more awesome. comes with free soup and bread. Its pretty much a all you can eat buffet where they *cook* the food in front of you. I have seen them do three meals at once before when they were really packed. That was awesome. Majority of the time its just 2 or 1 cook. read more

Yum! We went here last week for dinner, and have already returned a second time. You basically get to make your own bowl of dinner, choosing to noodles, tons of veggies, lots of uncooked meat, and about a dozen different sauces. You hand your bowl over to the chef, and he grills your food up fresh for you while you wait. Then, take your new bowl of cooked, tasty food to your seat and eat up! You can return to make yourself another bowl if you want to try something different, or just want more of the same. We will definitely be returning here again! read more

Found this place on google and decided to check it out. We are so had we did! It's a buffet where you pick out the food to be cooked in front of you. The food looks big when you put it in your bowl, but after it's cooked it gets a lot smaller. It was very smart to make this place an 'all you can eat.' Food is great, staff is great, and we are all happy and full. Will be coming back here again soon. read more

Every time I eat at the place I get sick. The food is always great but just not worth getting sick over. My whole party got sick last night after eating their. That's the last time. I figured the first time it was a fluke. Now I know, something just isn't being kept up with at this place. I've heard similar reviews of this place also from others. read more

It looks weird from the outside, I know, but you will not regret coming here! I love them so much and I have yet to find a Mongolian house as good as them 10/10 send it!!!! read more

Highly recommended. Friendly staff, good food, and clean. Relatively inexpensive, especially for lunch. This is a hidden secret off of downtown 17. read more

At first sight it looks very shady but in reality it's a great place. Amazing food great people and very clean. No real complaints at all.

I love this place. The ingredients are fresh, and I love the whole Mongolian BBQ food process. I can make my own dish to how I want it. Its cheap, the waiters are friendly. The sweet tea is yummy, they serve rice, soup, and a pita bread I love to dip in the hot & sour soup. They've been great to my kids every time I've gone. We go often here. Great place. read more

Sometimes the place gets super hot when it's busy, but beyond that not really any problems with the place. Problems with some staff not asking if it's ok to add stuff (oil?) to my food, but I can usually stop them before they do it. read more

Love this place! It's a bit dated inside, but the staff is very friendly. A great choice for those who like to eat healthy.

Really good food! Awesome at lunch or dinner. It's never very crowded and the food always seems to be fresh! Don't expect a huge selection or a huge buffet. They have about 5-6 types of meat and probably close to 20 selections between veggies/noodles and such. But it's a great meal for the price and the service is on point! read more

Food is as good as you make it, loved that it's buffet cause if you don't like what you put together, you can try again. Hard to go wrong though. Fun to watch it being made. read more

I would recommend this place to people passing through. It is that good. It is also affordable. I couldn't believe how nice everyone was there. Great job. read more

Would use ZERO STARS if available. The people are nice but the food is terrible. Ate here twice in the 8pm time period. Felt sick in my stomach both times. I could not even finish eating my hot food. I ate some Jell-O and pudding to settle my stomach. Will not be eating here ever again. The price of $10.99 was much too high. The same food for everybody must sit out too long that it starts to spoil. read more

My boyfriend took me here today because he really likes it and wanted me to try it. The food was alright but not mind blowing. The big problem that I had was the bathroom. When I first walked into the bathroom I smelled a terrible smell but I couldn't tell what it was. When I went to wash my hands I realized that the smell was the mold all over the faucet. It made me want to throw up. Overall not bad but I wouldn't go there again. read more

The veggies look fresh an food was good. I love there fried rice. Definitely will go back

The most disappointing restaurant in Jacksonville. I've enjoyed the absolute brilliance of Mongolian grill at amazing places like Crazy fire. THIS IS NOT IT. The cooks run around the grill in fast circles like mindless drones. They each cook one persons bowl at a time and literally walk in super fast circles around the grill as if the faster they walk the faster it will cook. Its comical, but meanwhile the line is waiting for their food to be cooked. The food that is almost cooked is continually dragged over the parts of the grill that raw food was just placed on and they go in circles so fast that the food they are dragging gets mixed together so my all meat bowl got mixed with the all veggie bowl of the person in front of me who was very upset lol. There is no AC. NO AIR CONDITIONING! What sort of restauranteur doesnt get an air conditioning when its 90° outside for their patrons? One who doesnt care about their paying patrons. One who doesnt properly train their cooks about cross contamination. One who has only 1 waitress scheduled. Please do not let this pathetic hellhole turn you off of Mongolian bbq. Mongolian bbq is brilliant. This is NOT Mongolian bbq. This place should be shut down. read more

On our way thru from Miami, Fl to NE Pa. Never went to a place like this. Enjoyed the experience and the food was very good. Got a big bowl of fresh veggies and a smaller one of the meats. Only tried two different sauces. My husband who is a small eater and I shared the cooked food. I also had a bowl of the egg drop soup. That is my favorite Asian soup and it was also good. If we come back this way again we will be stopping in. read more

Absolutely delicious! The atmosphere is very relaxed and the wait staff is incredibly helpful and nice. I had no idea how to work the buffet set up, so the grill master (not sure of his 'title') helped walk me through how to do it. For those of you thinking of going for the first time, you basically grab a bowl, throw in a pile of fresh ingredients you want and then give it to the wizard of the grill. He throws it on in a big poof of steam and walks around the grill stirring it with a Goliath sized pair of chopsticks. Then he does a cool little flick of his wrist and your cooked food lands in the bowl. Will be returning!!! read more

This place is the best in town! I would eat here everyday of the week if I could! I've never been disappointed here and I eat here at least twice a week! Always able to change it up with whatever you decide to put on it! I can't give this enough stars! Great food and great staff!!!! I love the chicken but have ate it all! Please try for yourself, it's a must! read more