Service: 5 Decor: 3 Food: 4 Value: 5 Dinner with the Best bang for your buck? You've found it. $13.95 for dinner and I GUARANTEE you'll enjoy the meal and be full. This place is similar to a Mongolian BBQ. If you're not familiar with Mongolian BBQ I'll explain it quickly. First there's a bowl. Then there is a food bar. Fill it up the bowl with carbs, (usually some kind of noodle or pasta), load up the bowl with veggies, mix in some sauces, lastly add in the protein. Give it to the cook and 5-7 min to walk it back to your table. Here, however, it's done slightly different. Once your bowl is cooked is brought to your table. Another thing that's different is the pricing. Usually Mongolian BBQ is an AYCE affair and there is a fixed price around $20-22. Here the starting price is $13.95 with 1 bowl with 1 choice of 8 oz meat or protein. HOWEVER, it's only $4 total for the successive bowls. If you get to bowl 2,3,4,5 the price is only $4. It's a cool concept because it helps with food waste, in my opinion, by serving one bowl of food. If you can handle some more is 1/3 the origin price for an unlimited amount food. A little confusing, I know. More often than not, I crush AYCE places, but today food won and I struggled to finish one bowl. So drop by this place when you have a chance, you won't regret it! read more

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Service was good, but value for money is what I look for and I made a mental note to disregard their appetizers. read more

Flat Top Grill - Appetizer- $9.99 for four pieces of a chicken quesadilla not worth the price. Had we known, would have passed. - Asian Fusion Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

the service and the food was great. We always have a fun experience. we always dine at the Wabash location in Chicago

Great ambience. Great service. Great food. I went with my family and each one of us had great time.

Food was hot n fresh!! Place is clean!! Also is a good amount of food and the prices can't beat it!! The staff here are very nice!! And the pomegranate margarita so good!! read more

It was pretty average and nothing to write about. So you enter the restaurant and the host takes you to your seats. You sit there until your server comes to take your drinks and gives you a pen. You will write your name on the wooden bookmark so they can bring the food back to you after they cook. After you tell the server what type of meat or seafood you would like and he gives you a piece of paper marked off. You used to be able to get the meat yourself. Now they limit it because people probably went overboard. I'm not sure if my concoction was bad or the food was just ok. I got a bunch of random ingredients: yellow noodle, spinach, carrots, mushrooms, tomatoes, cucumbers, onions, potatoes, egg and chicken. I drizzled the black bean garlic sauce on it and got the roti bread. I wasn't impressed and there was barely any meat. This place would probably be great if you want more quantity vs quality. They have an unlimited bowl if you wanted for a few extra dollars. I don't really recommend this place especially since there are so many other options nearby. Service was fine and attentive. The restaurant did get very packed when we left around 12:45pm. It is definitely not for me but could be for you. read more

Flat Top Grill - Asian Fusion Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

They got amazing portions and you can customize your own plate. Its been a while since i ate here, but I definitely recommend this place

Flattop is whatever you make of it. Literally. You get a big empty bowl, fill it with all of your favorite contents, and pass it to the chef. BE STRATEGIC. Fill your bowl to the tippy, top; I'm talking to the point where one more kernel of corn would make your whole tower of veggies fall over. Throw on a couple ladles of sauce (or five) and let the magic happen. I always have enough for leftovers the next day so I'm a happy camper! The reason I think flattop is 4-stars instead of 5 is because of their pricing. Charging $9.99 for lunch is totally reasonable and worth it. Charging $12.99 for dinner FOR THE SAME EXACT BOWL AND PORTION is a disservice to your customers. There's no added benefit except coming before 4pm for lunch prices, or after 4pm for dinner prices. Charge a flat price for the bowls all day. Other than that, I'm sad to see so many closing down around the city! I loved my neighborhood one and don't frequent flattop as often since now the only one near me is downtown. read more

Flat Top Grill - Flattop lunch special: $9.99 with all the fixings! - Asian Fusion Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

The food is perfectly adequate, but genuinely not to restaurant-quality. You could easily make it yourself with little trouble. It is not unique or stand-out in anyway whatsoever. This place might be the Applebee's of it's kind. Moreover, it was very expensive for what it was -- a literal handful of food and a drink should not come out to $30 after tip when considering that it's really not better than decent, portions are underwhelming, etc. Waitress seemed relatively unknowledgeable but I chalk that up to the pandemic. Still, she either messed up or lied about the price of my drink, and had essentially no insights to offer on the menu. I should have gone elsewhere, and you should too. Underwhelming enough that I'm leaving a review an hour later lol. read more

Make your own Asian food!! Inconvenient parking in downtown is the only biggest downside. Food is upto you as you're making the recipe

Deffenetly recomend this place. You get so many choices of meats veggies and rice or noodles. You can customize to your taste buds. Add anything! The drinks are delicious as well as their desserts. Must try if in the area. read more

Flat Top Grill - Asian Fusion Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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Yea idk, saw bad reviews but still gave it the benefit of the doubt. Walked in.. smelled amazing sat down took a while for our waitress to come, ordered, the main dish came out before the appetizers, on top of that they messed my sisters order up and she had to wait forever for her food. Waitress barely came by to refill our drinks. All in all the food is not the worst but going out to eat is an all encompassing experience which today unfortunately was subpar. Then got home and had to rush to the bathroom to fight for my life so my weary travelers.. eat here at your mental capacities. read more

Today was my first time here...the food was ok...however...the waiter decided to add his own gratuity...of 25%...(pretty ballsy if you ask me) and we didn't do anything to indicate we weren't going to tip..I was actually in my work uniform and my manager was dressed up...looking very studiously...aside from the fact that we are people of color...Im unsure why he felt the need to do that...but I've never felt so insulted in my life...let's just say I wont be back! read more

Had our first meal in Chicago here. Our waitress was very helpful in explaining the menu. We really liked being able to create our own stir fry bowls. They had a ton of options and everything we got was delicious. Cocktails were great too, I got the dragon fruit Paloma and my partner had the blue dragon- we both drank them straight down. We might have to return before leaving town. read more

My friends and I stayed at the Palmer hotel which is walking distance from this place. We were walking around trying to find a place to have dinner and ended up here. It was a Friday night and luckily they weren't crowded. It's stir fry buffet style. You choose what sauce, meat and veggies you want; you put it all in a bowl and they cook it for you. Once it's ready, they bring it to your table. It's not just noodles, you can have white or brown rice as well. There's so much different sauce to choose from and variety of veggies. I also like the fact that they had recommendations on what's good together. The price was I believe $9.99 for one bowl or a few dollars more for unlimited bowls? (correct me if I'm wrong) The only thing I didn't like was that it took a while to get our food because the cook tries to cook as much as possible to bring back to as many tables as possible. When we got our tab, they automatically deducted $1 off for student discount...yay! i would go back here again! read more

Flat Top Grill - Asian Fusion Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Tried Flat Top for the first rime today for lunch with coworkers. The concept isn't new to me, but it's been a while since I've gone to a DIY hibachi / stir-fry place. Food - wide variety of stir fry toppings, fairly fresh looking. Did not like that the bowl was small and you had to put in your own rice or noodles... major waste of space & it's all pre-cooked just sitting. Came out pretty quickly after dropping off the bowls. Service - slow; frankly all the servers/bussers were like chickens running around with their heads cut off. Took a while to be approached after we were seated. Water wasn't refilled until we had finished our meals. Had to flag someone down to grab the check. Good value for price - lunch is $9.99. Wouldn't go out of my way to come here, but definitely filling. read more

Flat Top Grill is a must hit spot whenever my son and I visit Chicago and it always delivers. We always go with the 'build your own' bowl, and it never disappoints. The variety of ingredients available are sure to satisfy whatever mood you're in - whether it's sticking to a favorite creation or trying something brand new. The food is always great - but in this review, I wanted to specifically call out the AMAZING service we received while dining at Flat Top this week. My family stopped in for an early dinner before a show, and had the pleasure of having Fernando as our server. Fernando was perfectly attentive and helpful without being overly intrusive. In addition to serving, he was also the bartender, and his drink recommendation was spot on. He truly made the meal a wonderful experience. Looking forward to our next visit to Flat Top! read more

Good food.. the "make your bowl" process was a little confusing to those in my group who've never been but overall a pretty good experience and good customer service read more

Rude management The rice was basically stuck to the bottom of the pot. I asked for fresh rice and she stated it will take an hour for rice to get done. I read more

The idea is there but it's in dire need of a better execution! It's lunch time at 1pm on a Tuesday. My friend and I were told to wait 10 minutes. When our table was finally ready, I noticed there were a lot of empty tables as we walked in. So...why the wait? Do keep in mind, most people only get an hour for lunch. We quickly picked up our bowls and went to the buffet section. Select your rice and/or noodles and top it with a bunch of vegetables, sauce, and meat. It's the same price no matter how much ingredients you toss into the bowl. And here is where you need to be extra cautious! The staff are refilling the containers as they find necessary. They pour the sauce in while neglecting the customers' presence. I was wise enough to back up two steps before they splattered the sauce across my white blouse. Beware of your surroundings! We left our bowls by the grill for them to be cooked and returned to our table. It was another 10 minute before we finally received our food. The Chinese yellow noodles were good and the roti prata bread is a must-order. That's where I applied my two stars! The rest of the contents were slightly charred and overly salty. The meat was rough and dry. The check also takes a while to arrive. My tip to lunch diners is to immediately ask for the check when they arrive with your bowls. This will get you out of there in a more efficient manner! read more

Flat Top Grill - Lunch - Asian Fusion Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Doesn't look like much and the food match!! fried combo rice was the worst we ever had! The bangkok entree was nothing like i expected, looked like something I would give to my dog!! No taste!! Will not recommend or go again at least this location!!! read more

After losing my order (while my friend got his), the manager gave me an options either she could take it off the bill (which should have happened anyway) or I could make a new bowl and they would expedite it... it was not at all expedited, and took another 30 minutes. I reminded her that they never gave my friend the extra roti he ordered, and she said no problem I'll make sure he gets it. She did not do that. I finally got my food after everyone was done eating. And at the end they charged for everything on top of the extra roti we never got, and when I reminded the waitress she said "oh I can bring it for you to go". We asked can you just take it off the bill instead, and she said let me check. Luckily she did take the roti off the bill. Staff there did not care at all about their mess up. Also it was not the cooks fault, he cooked by himself for the entire restaurant. read more

I have only been here a few times and my last visit pre-dated Yelp. The food here is always good, although my wife does not agree. I had whitefish as the protein option. The resulting stir fry is pictured with this review. My complaint is that it is difficult to judge how much sauce is necessary. I am not a line cook or chef and would prefer to leave to the experts how much sauce should go on stir fry. There are no sauces on the tables. I understand the theory that you shouldn't need sauce on the table. In practice, all four of us needed to add soy sauce. The nice and prompt waiter brought it so there was no problem, but there really should be some soy sauce and salt on the table. The wife did not like the roti bread. She said it was greasy and flavorless. I found it okay. She also warns that the vegetable pakora wasn't good. I didn't try it. If you like this kind of place, it meets expectations. I note that some reviewers have said "no line" or "no wait." This is not always the case. When we were left, at 19:30 on a Saturday, there was a line at the door. read more

Flat Top Grill - Whitefish stir fry with cheese and roti. - Asian Fusion Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

For being our first Mongolian brunch I was impressed. Many options and you can create your own dish. Mary M, our waitress was excellent very attentive. Juan, she is a keeper !!! read more

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If you're DIY kinda person, this place is for you. FTG has a unique concept, where the server will hand u a pop sickle stick with your name, table no. and choice of meat on it. You take a bowl and stick to the veggies counter, choose your carb(rice/noodles), veggies(pretty good choices), and ginormous no. of sauces. The assorted no. of sauces is the selling point according to me. You can take a good 3-4 spoonful of sauces and mix it up. I personally liked their house sauce with a mix of teriyaki, pad thai and black bean sauce. The only irksome part about this pan asian concept is that, you have to fill up everything, in 1 single bowl. I would've preferred selecting the sauces in a different bowl or maybe just listing them out. Gets little sticky and unmanageable. Been here twice now, and have mixed feeling about their service. Was taken care of pretty well on my first time, but the 2nd time, server was in some kinda hurry. He handed us the check in hand, without the folder to place the credit card in. To be fair, it was the peak lunch hour and this place gets crowded at the food counter. read more

Flat Top Grill - Chicken with veggies, noodle and bread, lettuce wraps on the side. Sauces: teriyaki, flat top grill sauce, hot and sour sauce - Asian Fusion Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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This place was great! We came here as a group on a recommendation from someone in the group. We got here about 15 minutes before it opened but the staff let us come inside early because it was raining. I liked the idea of creating my own stir-fry and it was fun to make different combos. The food was delicious and the wait staff was great. Will definitely be coming back! read more

Flat Top Grill - Asian Fusion Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

The food is not good. I got the build your own bowl. I selected food i normally like and I didn't care for the food at all. I initially asked for water which tasted soapy so i ordered lemonade. The wait staff was okay but did not go out of the way to help. I won't go back and I don't recommend it. read more

This was the worst fried rice I have ever had in my entire life. Seriously, run from this place and don't let the dicey reviews trick you. My fried rice has this shrimp and chicken, plus this terrible low grade beef, that had this hint of earthy liver taste to it. There were strange jarred red peppers (the kind with the vinegar) that they literally mixed in the fried rice along with canned sweet corn. The whole thing was super weird. On top of it, the price was steep. No thanks. read more

Absolutely terrible. I picked up an order for takeout and I placed it all online. The description online did not match my order. I called back to let them know that their menu said did not match my order and seemed to blame it on me. And didn't offer to make it right. Fix your online menu to match what your cooks are actually making!! This clearly says it comes with chicken, steak and shrimp, yet I was told I needed to write which one I wanted in the comments. Never been here before so I didn't know. Never will be coming back to this place again. read more

Flat Top Grill - Asian Fusion Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

I have to give this 4 stars for the value alone. The lunch bowl (you can choose steak! even scallops!) is $10 and you can get a student discount on top of that. I paid $10 AFTER taxes which is a miracle in Chicago. The whole set up is really confusing so I'll explain as best I can. You get a stick with a piece of paper that says what kind of meat you want. You leave that on the side while you fill your bowl at the bar with as much as you want. Make sure you pile it high as they give you a bigger bowl once they cook your things with the meat you chose. You can then add as much sauce as you want by mixing and matching from an array. At the end, you go to the grill and there you can choose some colored sticks to add even more things to your meal (for free!). For example, I added roti and eggs. Then they cook it all for you and then bring out your meal in a large bowl. This is a great place because you can choose whatever you fee like eating. There are a ton of meat options and different vegetables and sauces if you feel like getting creating. And this is an awesome value for the amount of food you get! I would definitely come here again. read more

1. Terrible service; it took our waiter, Victor, a long time to come take our order (after I got up and asked if we were going to be serviced). He barely checked on us. It was not crowded, so I'm not sure what he was doing. 2. There were gnats and fruit flies flying over the food while we fixed our bowls. 3. When we ordered shrimp as one of the meat choices, Victor did not inform us that it would cost more than the other proteins. Extra charges should be notified in advance. That pissed me off the most because you can't dispute something that you've already eaten, and when you get the bill. I do not recommend. Sadly, there were more locations and now I understand why they are down to 2. read more

It reminds me of the time at college, I love this! My friend took here and I would definitely come back again! read more

Flat Top Grill - Asian Fusion Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

This was great! I get so excited and enjoy eating at restaurants that do things a little differently. So when they give you your bowl, they also give you sticks so you can write what choice of protein you want on it. Then you go to the food bar. Where they have a huge variety of veggies and topping and sauces to put. After I chose exactly what I wanted in my bowl. You go to the grill section and leave your bowl. You also have the option to add different color plastic sticks in your bowl and they'll know if you have a certain food allergy or if you're vegan and other important details. You can also add roti or breads to your bowl. Then when it's ready they bring the bowl to your table. I loved it! So sad they don't franchise and expand. We would loveeee for you guys to open a flat top in Miami Florida! read more

Flat Top Grill - Asian Fusion Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

This place is a weird toss-up that combines choice foods across Asia onto one menu. I'm from Los Angeles, and this is a Midwest chain. It's basically a Mongolian BBQ grill but with roti bread, assorted protein (whitefish, scallops, andouille sausage, chicken, beef), and Asian sauces (coconut curry, pad thai, hoisin). You pick a protein (or do half and half), get a wooden stick with your name and protein order, and walk you, your stick, and your bowl over to the self serve station. You then pile your bowl with as much veg, carbs (rice noodle, egg noodle, brown rice, white rice, quinoa), and soy protein. You drench your food in 3-4 ladles of your choice sauce and then put some plastic sticks in your bowl depending on what you want. I'd recommend 2 ladles of pad thai sauce and 1 ladle of peanut. It's sweet and compliments the food without overpowering it. Pros: I get to pick what goes in my bowl, how much sauce, etc. which is great! Watermelon radish is a nice touch. I like that scallops and whitefish were protein options. The food was delicious. Cons: Bowl isn't that big. It is seriously such a weird assortment of pan Asian foods that I'm hesitant to rate this place any higher than 4 stars. I looked at the menu like, is this what the Midwest thinks of Asian food??? That it's not distinct by countries (or even regions) and can just be thrown together to make a meal? The restaurant conjures up memories of watching people eat fried rice and noodles together, and makes me shudder a little bit. Otherwise the crowd here is more diverse than I've seen in the rest of downtown Chicago, so it's food for thought--literally. Even though it's supposed to be a quick meal, the food took longer than expected (like 20 minutes are so). read more

I do like that they allow creat your own because it takes into account all diet restrictions! But if you're looking for a flavorful place, this wouldn't be my first go to! You only get flavors you decide to mix in. A lot of the sauces have a lot of salt, so watch out on dumping sauces! Service wasn't terrible, but could be improved! We went on a weeknight and not very busy, but our waiter took way too long to return to the table and check in on us. A few of us wanted to ordered more drinks or get refills on waters! read more

I ordered take out online. It was expensive and they didn't notify me when the order was ready so I eventually just went inside to find out that it was already ready to go. The food was still hot and tasted great. The staff was friendly. Overall a good visit, just a bit expensive but that's to be expected in the city. Location was conveniently close to Millennium Park! read more

Been to the north Ave location when it was still there never had calamari before the freshest I ever ate all the food is water fresh very delicious best Asian food I ever had in my life read more

I enjoyed my lunch at Flat Top and find the concept to be quite appealing. It will take a few trips to really experience everything the menu has to offer but it's my sense that, overall, your meal will be worth the price tag. Flattop is somewhat of a medium between a grab and go lunch and sitting down at a full service restaurant. I can't vouch for their dinner menu or experience but I would indeed recommend this venue for lunch. read more

I did enjoy my meal here. It was very good, and I liked that I could make my own stir fry. The process is pretty easy once they walk you through everything. Service was good. My only complaint would be that it was a little dirty in the restaurant for my tastes. The bathroom was pretty bad, but the place needs a good scrubbing. read more

Terrible service, the alleged administrator was totally inappropriate. First time at the restaurant and no one explained to us how it worked, my husband gave me a taste of his dish and they charged us double for having tried it. On no side of the menu does it say that the dish is untouchable nor do the waiters explain the conditions. read more