My favorite restaurant of all time!! Great people& great food! Perfect for picky eaters and foodies!

I came here with my husband and we both had a great time. I'm a vegetarian and he is a pescatarian and we both were able to find food we both liked. I was excited that they had fried tofu to pick from I got a bunch of veggies and they had sauces that were labeled vegan or vegetarian. My husband was able to get a bunch of seafood that he loves.. You can request white rice to go with it, but there's also noodles in things that you could add. It came with dessert as well. The buffet was pretty big. The cook was wonderful and helpful. When I asked if he was able to separate my food from other people's food cooking, he had clean spatulas and put these dividers so they didn't mix. I was definitely happy and would love to come there again. read more

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Great food, amazing value and very friendly grill staff. Waiters usually take plates and fill drinks in a fast manner. The wait staff with the check can be hit or miss, I usually just walk up the cashier on the way out so I don't have to wait. read more

First time coming here after hearing several good things and I only have more good things to add. Depending on the hour you go you get seated quick and from there you can get up and get your all you can eat hibachi. There are several different proteins, carbs, veggies, as well as a variety of sauces to choose from. I personally only went up two because the food was extremely filling but definitely worth the $20. Once you grab all your food you head to the circle grill and stand in front of a number and wait and watch for your food to be done. The seating area is nice and very similar to most Chinese buffets in the area so there isn't much to expect from there. Overall a great experience! read more

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Good service, very fresh and wide selection of ingredients and toppings, fun and entertaining chefs all resulted in an excellent experience worth returning for! read more

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I really do enjoy the atmosphere, the food is raw and they cook it right in front of you. However, I think the food could use a lot more seasoning which would enhance the flavor of the food. read more

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20$ including tip for all you can eat lunch is quite a steal these days. I'm trying to stay close to a carnivore diet so I just had the meat options with some garlic and butter. It was delicious! Even the lunch options of protein were good. I had beef, squid, mussels, crab sticks, sausage and white fish. The chef prepared my lunch perfectly. I will definitely be back when I'm off my diet so I can enjoy the dessert, and veggies and noodles! Thanks Gobi! read more

This might be one of the best restaurants in Connecticut and the New England area. This is like a build your own stir fry / hibachi place and they're so many options! You make your plate with meats, veggies, noddles and sauce of your choosing, bring it up to the grill, and let the chefs work their magic! They also have an amazing salad bar and dessert bar - the banana pudding is a hidden gem! The staff is almost like family to us - they are incredibly friendly and kind and always have a positive attitude. We love Gobi! read more

Gobi Mongolian Grill - Lunch Time at Gobi!! - Mongolian Near Me - Southington, Connecticut

This place has been around a long time.. and there is reason for it. It may not be fancy, but dont be fooled.. Its a great meal, reasonably priced, super fresh, great staff. . We need more places like this.. YUM! read more

Food was fantastic and well priced i will definitely be back! The service was fast and polite.

hey guys. I know every single one of our reviews other than one (THE ELBOW ROOM) is a joke to you guys, but this is real. Like so real it's not even funny. This is gonna graphic buckle up. Handing phone over to aria. hi this is aria yeah its getting hard to type, cant think straight while my stomach is gurgling like a damn fish tank. so yeah. our "friend" neal said we should try this "gas" monogolian all you can eat. we say sure hell yeah, were game and were big sounds right up our alley You walk in automatically you know this is giving you the Hershey squirts, your appetite is building because all the seating is a mile away from the entrance (and the bathroom) anyways we thought we would just slip that in so yeah were kinda confused about how it works at first and were kind of just throwing anything on our plates, for example, some watery tofu, circular unknown meat patty. ok then they split me and aria up to cook our food. You kinda just awkwardly stand there with strangers and watch the try to chop up that frozen hockey puck. (props on that sauce throw though) We sit down and eat our first plate, I will admit its on us that it was ass, a practice round is obviously necessary and the lady in front of us was taking forever with the sauces, there was a lot of pressure. i wish we weren't so naive when we got up for the second plate. we had learned from past mistakes, and we were ready to season that shit up nice. while were in line disaster begins to strike and a war breaks out in our stomachs.... but alas... we persist and continue to yam on this food. (Ok props to them the second plate was actually decent) (props to us though lowkey?) suddenly a voice in arias head tells her to ask where the bathroom is the waiter tells me towards the back... guys i really almost didnt make it and to make matters worse, someone came in and started watching some anime and didnt throw the phone under the stall to let me watch too handing to dom so he can speak his truth Alright I quickly follow aria to the bathroom. If this place doesnt get shut down because of health violations it should get shut down for how thin that toilet paper was while serving that laxative chicken. Mind you there is two stalls, I rush into one and war breaks loose. Im in there for a while, battling physically and mentally. I meet aria back at the table and its obvious things have changed. We decide that we should never have this food ever again, but we peeped the ice cream bar on the way to the bathroom the second time, so we had to check that out. we thought to ourselves how can you mess up ice cream. well they did, yeah, they effed it up bad bad bad. We divulge into our favorite, strawberry. Tasted more like nah, berry? Its not even like we just had some ice cream we put so much chocolate sauce gummy bears and marsh-mellows on it and it still tasted of nothing. Banana pudding was gas though good touch little jello thing we are confused by you. Total Shits for Dom 4 in 2 hours, Aria 1 (Only ate one piece of meat) Ok some final thoughts basically anyone who is telling you to eat here is your enemy and dont fall for that tiktok shit, where they zoom in the camera hella to make you think that beef hockey puck will taste good. It will always be ass and no. you cannot mix every sauce together to make it any better. (Blondie with 5 kids, no yum yum sauce and general tsos do not go together) Wish us luck for the rest of the night ok XOXO read more

Gobi Mongolian Grill has a very unique model; you grab your own food cold, all types, and they cook it on a huge black top! So yummy, and of course, always fresh! We love coming here with friends, it's a laid back environment thats great for a casual meal. read more

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Rednoters and Yelpers, you should go to this place called Gobi Mongolian Grill located in Southington. It is really good and there is Chinese and Mongolian cuisine. It has a 10 out of 10 rating. Connecticut read more

3.5 stars. We stopped here for dinner on a whim thinking it was just a regular Chinese buffet. We were pleasantly surprised. It is a buffet but the setup was like a hibachi/all you can eat restaurant. There is a protein, produce, sauce, and dessert section. Grab a plate and load up it up; the plates were on the smaller side, maybe for good reason. You can try all different mixtures and get creative. Your meal can come out bad or really good. At first I loaded up with fresh veggies but barely had any room on the plate for protein. Bring the plate to the chef and they will cook it up for you. Thankfully the veggies shrunk. On my second plate, I learned to load up with with the proteins first then veggies after. The proteins were frozen; there were seafood, meatballs, shaved steak, chicken, tofu, etc. The sauce station was great, I loved the sweet chili and the general tso sauces. The table service was quick and cold but that's normal for Asian buffets from what I've experienced. Overall, a unique Asian buffet and glad I got to try it out. read more

I have been going to this place for a very long time. Food prices are reasonable. Food is decent. There chicken, lamb, beef, sausage, meatball, shrimp and a large variety of sauces. There is also noodles and veggies. Pick anything and everything you want. Hand it over to the chef to cook it for you. Also there is some 6 flavors of icecream - coconut, vanilla, mint chocolate, coffee, strawberry and cookies and cream, and other varieties of desserts and salads. Sunday all day they will charge dinner prices. So don't go for lunch on Sundays. read more

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Very good service, it was set up very well, some of the food was good, a few things not great. Food area seemed clean but floors sticky. Kids loved the desert area read more

Gobi Mongolian Grill - Unlimited desert - Mongolian Near Me - Southington, Connecticut

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Friendly service. A good spot for all you can eat grill where you can pick out your sauces and they cook it in front of you. Fun experience

This place was a hidden gem in CT! Only thing I wish they did was fry the rice on the grill. If you want rice (regular or fried) you gotta go through the server. Service was good. Regularly checked up on us and kept the drinks coming. Place was clean and well ventilated. I highly recommend this place! read more

Best Mongolian Grill around despite having one 0.5 miles up the street from us. Always cooked to perfection and great variety of vegetables and seasonings/ add ins. Ice cream dessert tops it off with some delicious flavors and add ins as well as salad bar. read more

We had an amazing experience. Even though we get to choose our food and stand there while it was cooked, it was definitely worth the wait. My only concern was for the food allergies that was in our party. They do an excellent job of cooking our food and we were impressed by the atmosphere. I'd certainly come back. read more

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Love this place sooo much !!!!!! Amazing must go service is awesome if you haven't been I do recommend

This is a place where the quality of the meal is really on you. This is a place I've been to quite a few times and the kids are now asking to go here specifically as they love what they get, with some tweaks by me. We walked in to a crazy busy night but were still sat within 15 minutes. The place is not a fine dining establishment or anything like that, it's functional and while there are a few nicer areas the general setup is functional more than anything else. I don't think I've ever gotten an appetizer here and only rarely have I gotten the white rice. Normally, we head right for the 3 rows of food stations in back. The left is where we start with a salad. Good choices and don't be afraid to grab some veggies from the other row. Once done with the salads we return to the middle row and load up on veggies. One of my moves is to get 2 plates. Veggies on one and then a plate for the third row with the meat and noodles. Why? Because they like to separate the veggies from the meat when cooking and having on different plates makes easier. On the last row, I always hit the rice noodles as it's my favorite. The meats have a wide set of options from land and sea. Don't forget an egg on the side for some fried egg add on. Finally you come to the sauce and seasoning area. Here is where you get to explore and really figure out what works for you. If you don't know what you're doing, stick to a single sauce and try (do smaller food runs until you figure out what you like). If you do have a sense of meshing flavors, go wild. I have a mix of 3-4 sauces I regularly do now, and the kids now ask for "daddy's sauce mix" because they like it too. Don't forget to top with spices if you want to balance flavors. I also add a dollop of garlic to the sauce. Once done, you get sent to a spot and hand the dishes to the cooks who cook right in front of you. If you have an allergy, make sure to let them know and they will segregate your food from others. At this point, watch the show but don't forget to tip the cooks and also grab extra napkins and chop sticks (if you want). They are set on the cook line for all to grab as needed. The food is basically as good as you make it from a flavor perspective. The cook is on them but they do it about the same every time. When done with the hot food, don't forget to hit the desert bar. Good ice cream with toppings and some other sweets and fresh fruit options. The only knock on this place for me is that it is a Pepsi place and no Dr Pepper as a fall back. I couldn't see knocking it one star over that but truly the only real knock I have on Gobi. read more

I didn't think it was possible to find an affordable meal anymore, but Gobi has restored my faith. I last sampled a Mongolian grill in PA and had to refresh my memory on how to order. For those unfamiliar with how it works, you select meats, veggies and other vegetarian options from a buffet. The food then gets cooked for you on an open grill. Remember to put your sauce on the side after making your selection, rather than putting it on your uncooked food. I went back to pick up an egg so the chefs could fry it up with my meal. I'm glad I did that because it made it more flavorful. I enjoyed the assortment of meats and veggies, which went well with the noodles I chose. I added fried tofu and red onion. There's lots of room for personal preference. While my meal was cooking, I got a salad from the salad bar, and post meal I helped myself to dessert, which consisted of ice cream, pudding and fresh fruit. I took a small portion of each. I should mention that I ordered a tequila sunrise for $5, which is a great bargain. The service is good; everyone was friendly and helpful and in a pleasant mood. I'm so glad I found this place completely by accident, since I'm not normally in Southington and was just there to buy something. If you haven't yet been, I encourage you to try out Gobi. You'll leave there full; that's for sure. Very satisfying. read more

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always great ! chiefs very quick and friendly ! Also great pricing .will be returning soon!

Bring your appetite. Lots of choices for building your own mixed plate. The process is fast and especially fun in a big group. Food was good with plenty of greens to add to proteins. We went for a Birthday celebration and everyone enjoyed the experience. I would caution not a vegetarian place, or for anyone with a severe food allergy. We will definitely return it was a fun experience. $25 all you can eat. read more

I love this place. Great food lunch is cheaper than dinner they have great seafood choices for dinner but the food is still good for lunch. A lot to choose from and very appreciative of the staff cooking they do not seem to get a break. The service is quick and we really enjoyed ourselves. They have a bunch of different sauces for your plate and they let you add as much as you'd like to your plate without complaint. There is plenty of room inside to sit comfortably and the people are really nice. Plenty of parking and plenty to eat. We will definitely go back. read more

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Fun overall experience. Large buffet of noodles, meats, vegetables and seafood plus sauces that are cooked in front of you in a large circular hibachi style grill. Staff is attentive at tables, clean up plates quickly. Nice salad bar and ice cream selection as well. Would return and recommend! read more

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Love this place!! Pick what you want cooked In front of and everything is fresh! They even have ice cream and desserts. read more

I'd been to Gobi when they first opened and this was maybe my second time going back in almost 6 years. When we walked in, we got our temperature checked by the machine they had and truthfully, many places need to purchase it and do the same. We got seated in the back booths which was nice so we weren't too close to other people. For our meal, we did the buffet which was $16-18/person and got the scorpion bowl to share for our drink. The food is worth it for the price especially because seafood is included. read more

Gobi Mongolian Grill - Mongolian Near Me - Southington, Connecticut

The price was a little more than what we first thought. This being our first time (there) but it was all you could eat - so we decided to try it. They seat you & ask you what you would like to drink. Then you pick up a plate and choose all the ingredients you'd like grilled together. There are two rows to pick from - including all the sauces & herbs. There is also another row of salad items & deserts. I thought the list to choose from was pretty impressive. Once you make your selection you walk over to the open grill, find out where to stand from the cook & watch your food cook. The first time I went up I got sea food & vegetables, the second time I went up was meat & vegetables & the third time I went up was ham, pineapple, onion & two eggs. I was stuffed but couldn't resist ice cream with chocolate bits & whipped cream. The service was good and the $20 fee per person was worth it. I'd go back again... the only reason I can think of not to give five stars is the ambiance - where you dine - could use an update. read more

This place is always so good. This is a go to spot for a light and healthy meal out. It's an entire experience. You put whatever you want in your story fry buffet style and you watch it being cooked right in front of you. Prices are not bad. Only feedback to improve is the services from the servers. They appeared not very friendly or attentive. read more

Gobi Mongolian Grill - Mongolian Near Me - Southington, Connecticut

So the nice thing is that it's all you can eat. The quality isn't amazing, but the quantity was plentiful. It's fun to watch the cooks cook the food right in front of us though. That's fun. Be sure to bring cash so you can tip the cooks! The servers are rushed but friendly. They mostly bus tables and bring drinks. They're good at being quick. Now the vibe. It's not bad in the dining room. Nice Asian theme. Tables are a little close together, but it's still never been packed when we've been there. They really could spread things out more. The traffic flow is awful in the buffet area and it feels a little more like a hospital cafeteria. Sometimes the staff will cut in front of you to refill the buffet and not really acknowledge you at all. But not always. It's not that bad but I'd rather the bowl-building area be more comfortable and enjoyable. Overall, we'd go back. Lol read more

I've been looking forward to go to a Mongolian grill for quite a while now after my first visit to BDs Mongolian grill in the Detroit area (about 3 years ago). So, I planned my Stamford - Boston trip to stop by for lunch at this place. We got here at 12:30 and quickly got seated. The Sunday buffet was priced at 18.95$ an adult and was offered a 10% off if you check-in on Yelp. This felt quite amazing as to see what they offered for the price. They had a salad and desert bar on one side. Then, they have all kinds of vegetables, meat, seafood and sauces for yourself to choose from. Then you walk around to the grill for someone to cook it for you. I thoroughly enjoyed this concept as it made me really happy watch my food cook in front of me. It's one of those meals where you eat as much as you want. However, be aware they charge you for wastage. I look forward to visiting this place again. read more

Great fresh vegetables cooked to perfection. Service is always pleasant and timely. It can be a little loud, so the ambience is not quite there. read more

A fun way to buffet :) Choosing your own ingredients and then waiting for your dish to be cooked, are good ways to have a healthier all-you-can-eat experience. So many choices of meats, seafood, starches and veggies, and ice cream flavors. The grill action is also just very entertaining! I wish there were more places like this near me. read more

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We took my husband here for Father's Day. I love this concept of creating your own meal so it contains only the things you like. Great assortment of veggies and a few types of noodles. For protein there is beef, chicken, pork, lamb, sausage, bacon, shrimp, scallops, clams, salmon, eggs. Tons of different sauces (you can mix a few) and some garlic, spices, bacon bits. You can go back as many times as you want. My husband and son went a couple of times. I went back nice and then made a trip to the salad bar. Save room for dessert because there is an ice cream sundae bar (get the green tea ice cream). Well worth the $18.95 per person dinner price. read more

This was our first time here. We have lived down the street from here for years but never thought to stop. What a mistake! All those years we've missed out on this treasure. The service was great, the staff was extremely friendly and helpful. The restaurant is clean and very careful with sanitation. I have to say that we hesitated to go here feeling a little intimidated by the setup and style of this restaurant. The thought of picking out this and that for food, then picking out all the other stuff to go with it, then bringing it somewhere else to have it cooked made it a little daunting. The bottom line - don't be hesitant to go here. It's easy, the staff is great and will help plus the food is great. We found the veggies fresh and more than we could ever want. If we want to try a little of everything we'll have to go back again. The protein offerings are amazing. The shrimp is never-ending, as is the beef, chicken, pork, lamb, fish, squid, and other delights. The sauces are clearly marked, explained, and rated for heat. You can have very tasty and mild to hot, sweat-inducing, and delicious. The price is right too. If you're thinking about going here, don't hesitate, check it out. read more

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I've never been to anything like this place before!! I'm a huge fan of hibachi, and my cousin and I came here for lunch! She suggested this place to me and I was super excited to give it a shot! It did not disappoint! You get a buffet/hibachi experience all in one! The food was amazing! It's not overly priced and you can eat as much as you want! Definitely Recommend!! read more

Gobi Mongolian Grill - Mongolian Near Me - Southington, Connecticut

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Absolutely delicious and nutritious many options; a variety of vegetables and meats. Be prepared to bring cash tips for the cooks. They're very fast and efficient and great people There's also appetizers and separate dishes you can order on the side (including rice). Affordable place to bring your family. read more

I can not rave about this place enough. I love Gobi! This unlimited buffet style Mongolian grill has everything you need. A full salad bar with 3 different kinds of lettuce, an aray of toppings and my personal favorite ginger dressing. Along side the salad bar, located in the middle, there is a complete veggie bar of every raw vegetable you can think of. Some items were eggplant, broccoli, spinach, red peppers,onions, and zucchini that I included in my dish. The third buffet bar has a few different noodle options as well as all different meats and fishes. It even has a sauce station! After your done arranging your personal concoction, you bring it up to the huge hibachi grill where they cook it all in front of you while you drool at the aroma awaiting your meal. The food is fresh and delicious! After refilling your dish as many times as you want, they even have a dessert bar. It included puddings jellos and even a few different choices of ice cream with a toppings station. The menu also offers appetizers, fried rice and recipe options to make at the hibachi grill. Drink specials were available and the prices are affordable. Definitely an amazing restaurant experience. Service is spectacular at the grill and the waitstaff was accommodating with drinks and clearing plates off efficiently. read more

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