It's a Saturday and a late lunch around 3:00 pm so we could get weekend lunch pricing for the buffet. A1 service from Kim! Usually, when everyone is doing a buffet, it's tough to get more than basic service but Kim was on top of drinks, clearing used plates and checking up on us! This, and it was a bit on the busier side. Could also use wet wipes or something after the sauce area as every handle had oil or sauce on it. Our hands were oily and sticky afterwards. Perhaps that's why the chair backs felt sticky to the touch. The guy cooking made 'joking' remarks to me (me not understanding he was talking to me) and it was a bit uncomfortable. I think he was joking but not really hearing what he said, I wasn't sure. The only thing I heard, the second time he spoke to me, was 'are you okay tonight?') this was in response to me not answering the first time when I didn't hear him. Anyway, it was quickly forgotten with the great food and service! read more

HuHot Mongolian Grill - Menu - Asian Fusion Near Me - Dubuque, Iowa

The food was good, the ambience was standard for a buffet restaurant. The Hibachi was interesting. The service was good.

I came to this location because the Hu Hot's in my area had closed down, so was excited to be able to eat some of my favorite food I arrived about 12:15, seated as soon as I walked in. Not very crowded at all... and got up and left at 12:30 because no one even stopped by my table. 5/24/2025. I saw several servers cleaning off tables near me but none gave me the time of day. read more

Horrible experience kicked us out and yelled at us for having drinks rude server and ignored us

Living on the East and West Coast, I miss Asian food. HuHot is okay, not great. Expensive for what you actually get to stir fry. The healthy vegetables are on the end vs. near the front, which is the meats and noodles. Lunch Special is $4.00 less than the Dinner Special, which includes choice of salad or soup. 2022 - Lunch Special is $11.99 - Dinner Special is $15.99 Note, the wait staff will only provide drinks and appetizers without a menu. They will not mention price or options with the dinner menu. Honestly, this is my last choice, when the other Asian restaurants are open in town. read more

See all

We were was visiting from Normal, IL. Had a great lunch at HuHot. The service was great !! Met the general manager who was also working the grill. I will be back. read more

Service was slow and the place seemed pretty understaffed. Our table was super sticky. Food was alright, definitely not the best Mongolian place I've been to. Two of us wanted rice, not noodles, but each table only gets one small cup of rice, not one cup per person. It was $68 for 3 people. The foods were fresh. The sauces tasty. Biggest deal breaker for me returning was how much cross contamination happened. I'm vegetarian and everyone in line's food were just plopped next to each other and as they were cooking I was just watching as the juices from the person's food next to mine, oozed all over mine. Do NOT eat here if you have allergies or dietary restrictions. Sure there are GF options and peanut free options and vegan options but you WILL have your food contaminated. read more

See all

Terrible service. My friends and I sat at the front waiting to be seated for almost 10 minutes while the restaurant was boarderline empty. The server was in plain view messing around with some chairs. Eventually we sat ourselves and waited to get asked what we'd like to drink. In the end we left hungry with no drinks or food. Will not be going back to this ghetto location! read more

Food was great!! Service was horrible. First we waited 25 mins to get seated. Not a big deal it was busy. After being seated we learned we got double seated at a table and then had to move. Then we were forgotten about and sat for another 25 mins. Almost a hour in and we still haven't had food. Finally get a waitress and order drinks and they were not at the table by the time we got back. Very unorganized and lack of management. I don't think I will be coming back. read more

The service was terrible. The waitress did not give us any rice after we asked for it. We didn't not get our drinks right away. She had to come over and ask us after we had our food about what our drinks were again. Everyone around us was getting everything before us. This is the second time this has happened when i have been here and its only been with this waitress. read more

The restaurant was fairly slow for 5PM. We were one of only a few tables, however the service was less than impressive. The waitress was too concerned with gossiping with coworkers than to be bothered by tables waiting on service. A younger gentleman was waiting on most of the tables and seating others while our waitress barely brought us a drink. We watched customers walk up to our waitress to ask for drinks. The buffet line was out of a lot of food. We had to ask for the meat and noodles to be filled so we could even make a bowl. The chicken that was left in the serving pan was thawed out so it definitely hadn't been restocked in quite some time. Then it was time to have our food cooked...which the cook was either in a bad mood or just simply didn't want to be cooking. Which we all have bad days so no biggie except he was not polite to customers either. Practically throwing our plates at us after cooking. The food was good just a terrible experience. The place was dirty and has gone down hill severely! It will definitely be a long time before we go back to the Dubuque location. I should note it was not lack of staff because there were several standing around doing absolutely nothing. If anything maybe overstaffed to a point they all thought they didn't have to do anything. read more

I come here about 5 times a year. Never disappointed. The food bar always stocked and clean. The restaurant floor always clean. Very attentive waitress tonight. The cooks very polite and mission oriented. Recommend this to everyone. read more

HuHot Mongolian Grill - a stir fry with noodles and meat - Asian Fusion Near Me - Dubuque, Iowa

We had a delicious lunch there yesterday! All the items on the buffet were very fresh and full. The service was very prompt and friendly. We look forward to our next visit there!! read more

Staff too busy to assist customers. I have patronized the one in Wichita and staff was very attentive. Other reviews on this site confirm this location is lacking! read more

Very poor service from the manager to the server. The server harassed my family the whole time. I was there about a situation about a different job that she had. Asked to speak to the manager, and the manager says she was too busy to handle the situation I need to leave. Tired using door dash since then with my name and everytime my order gets canceled. It's sad you can't even eat at your favorite place because they are unprofessional. read more

Love love love this place! When I lived here before we used to come often. Now everytime I visit I go atleast once. They have such good food. Everything looks fresh. Make your own sauce mixture. Great selection of protein, veggies, and sauces. Reccomend 10/10! read more

This was the first time I ever heard or even been to a stir fry buffet and I was very impressed! I was recommended to come here by my coworker and brought my family while we were running errands in Dubuque. I did not know what to expect at first but I was impressed with the operation. One could choose their proteins, vegetables, and sauces and then have their stir fried right in front or them buffet style. Recommend for dine in and one should come up with a sauce combination ahead of time since there are many options. You get to fill your bowl with any meat or veggies, choice of noodles, and up to 6 ladles of sauce. One can come up as many times as they like. The design of the dining room is modern Asian buffet. read more

We were seated right away. We arrived mid afternoon. There were about a dozen patrons at tables. The server got our beverages and white rice. The ingredient area was very messy. Several different items were mixed in with other ingredients. At one point I asked to see the manager. Showed her the tofu had at least four other items mixed in with it. Also, it was mushy. She changed it with new container. Didn't clean up pans around it. First young man cooking on grill items were still cold (zucchini and mussels). Didn't eat them. Most of the time we were there five of the employees were leaning on the bar area talking. One server did refill the soy sauce in the bottles from other bottles on the tables. No one ever tried cleaning up the area where the ingredients were. A couple of people were refilling the ingredients by putting them on top of the old ingredients. I had the Lady manager sit down and said that I have a National Food Management license and they are putting new on old and alot of the old was in little bits and pieces. I was told that they don't enough pans to change them out when they need more. Also, I was told that at the end of the day they change them out and the old ingredients are then put on top. Contamination. One gentleman said the beef was out (he had probably 7 little pieces) and wanted to know if they would put more out. Gentleman at the grill said they don't put it out because it would be gone right away. He told them that he can't eat pork or chicken. Guy at the grill just shrugged his shoulders. Too much unproductive staff. This location is a Franchise. Owner obviously needs to spend some time and see how much $$$ they are loosing in overhead costs and how this location is being run. I would never recommend this location. read more

Great value for dollar place in the mall, family friendly and comfortable. The lunch deal is outstanding at $10 for all you can eat. Wont say the food is spectacular, but it is good and it's all you can eat Mongolian grill. Staff was nice and friendly. Place was pretty clean, the grill was a little on the dirty side. Atmosphere was pleasant, seats were comfy. Staff: 4 Atmosphere: 4 Cleanliness: 3 Quality: 3 Value: 5 Overall I will definitely be hitting this place again. If you haven't been yet you should definitely give it a try! read more

Have eaten here many of times and always look forward to it. Staff is always friendly. But this time something was different. Not near as flavorful as usual, and I always have the same sauce with the same amount of scoops. I'm wondering what changed. My dinner companion said the same about her dinner. Even went back and tried to add more sauce in a smaller bowl but still no flavor. And the sauce station was a mess, so much the sauce was frozen to the sides. Hmmm read more

I used to love this Huhot! It must have changed Management because the restaurant was very dirty! They seem to need more help! The food still tasted good but the environment was less than OK! read more

The place is not clean, the food area has dried up sauce everywhere and food that looks like it has sat there all day. The grill looks like it's clean once every 3 months. The cooks definitely haven't been trained like any other Huhot restaurants I have been too! The food sits on the grill and is mixed once before it is served, it's hard to trust that the meat is cooked through when it is never moved on the grill. Very disappointed because I love my Huhot back home!! read more

Great place to focus in a healthy meal. Grab a bowl. Line your bowl wIth frozen meat or fish. Leave the center chute a cup of noodles. Load yup on the veggies. Follow the chart for your flavour concoction. I live mine sPicy. Add some lemon to bring out a zesty appeal. Hand you bowl to the chef. Wait. Throw on some nuts. Enjoy. The atmosphere is noisy from the puppies in music echoing from the rafters and the clanging from the cOok. read more

See all

The food was fine, part of it is what you make of it. My youngest had chicken strips and waffle fries, and they were nice, not greasy, a nice portion, but not too much which honestly bugs me as a parent. What was really outstanding, though, was the service. You see, my 10 year old has autism. We work hard taking him out in public without fuss, but new places are always a risk. We asked for a place that might be quieter, but understood there might not be a place. There was, and it was also near the door so if he got antsy, we could alternate taking him out (we believe that a misbehaving child should not bother others). They went above and beyond making sure we had menus, that he was served quickly, they didn't fuss and understood completely that he wanted a few pringles he was holding on to, and that we had the bill right away in case we had to make a quick getaway. The thing is, with such attention and care and consideration, we didn't need that at all! He was happy, and quiet, and ate his meal calmly, without even making a mess (as he can when he is anxious). It was as perfect a meal as we could ever have with him. Thank you. We were getting tired of only eating fast food as a family when we were with him, and the occasional diner type place. Now we have a nice place, a different place, that we can eat all together, and know it will go smoothly, and taste good, and not kill the wallet. read more

The service sucked they were rude and waited 30 minutes to seat and there servings size were way to small

I love the fact that the HuHot is in the mall, so after eating lunch, you can go shopping as well. Positives: I think the food selection is excellent. The service is good as well. The atmosphere is very upbeat and more of a modern asian theme. One of the great things about this place is that there are no different size bowls with different prices. Everything is one set price, and you can go up for seconds or even thirds without having to worry about paying more. I also like how once you are seated, a menu is giving to you explaining the whole process of how the restaurant works. Everything is very similar to the Mongolian Grill on Dodge Street, but much more popular and crowded because it's near a mall. I think they have a wider variety of sauces to select from. Plus, there are peanuts and other condiments that can be places on top of your food once it's done. I love how all the different sauces and food hit my palate and how they taste. This place is worth the wait in my opinion. Negatives: Since it is more popular, there is a longer wait to cook your food. There is basically a mini wait for everything. The meal does not come with dessert, that's separate. Plus there's 2 entrances to the restaurant, so sometimes it can be a bit confusing as to were to wait to get a table. read more

HuHot Mongolian Grill - Atmosphere - Asian Fusion Near Me - Dubuque, Iowa

I would give this place zero stars if I could. My boyfriend and I have been here multiple times and never had an issue until we tried to order alcoholic drinks. My boyfriend and I are 25 years old and the waitress explained she would not serve us drinks because we had vertical drivers license. I was extremely disappointed at the disrespect and unprofessionalism of this place. I told her to scan my ID if she wanted but she just said they cannot serve people with vertical identifications. Needless to say, my boyfriend and I left and never returned. Do not go for drinks unless you have a horizontal ID! read more

If you like Mongolian grills, you'll be happy with this place. The meat and veg are fine, not excellent; the sauces are good, not inspired. Decor is nice and upbeat, the staff is very friendly, the owner has a sharp eye on the food and staff and will be paying attention to you. Note that this place really is in the mall, next to the Border's. There is a closed business with a lit sign out front saying, "HuHot Mongolian Grill". Ignore that, keep going to the mall, you'll find it. read more

Excellent service on many levels: The restaurant was packed with customers but their friendly and efficient service made the experience pleasant and fast. I am visiting from Denver where we have a HuHot & I enjoyed my DuBuque experience more that at home. #1. We were a party of 7 and called ahead (from Olive Gardens who had a 40 min wait). They typically don't take reservations but had a table waiting for us when we arrived. #2 our server, Barb, didn't dote on us (which I appreciated) but took very good care of us: this was a first visit for some of us and she took her time to fully explain how the restaurant worked and added some helpful tips. Even after she explained how the hot/spicy levels were clearly marked, I ended up with a large bowl with delicious ingredients that was TOO HOT for me to eat. I was going to take my losses, but she was very gracious to take my plate and encouraged me to start over. At no time did we wait too long for anything (to be greeted, drinks, plates cleared, refills or our checks) #3 being Vegan, at the buffet, I asked a different woman if any of the noodles had any animal based ingredients. She stopped what she was doing to find out & returned with a comprehensive ingredients chart that clearly identified any allergens for every ingredient. # 4 regarding sauces: our Denver restaurant has all the sauce recipes listed out for the customer to create themselves - instead of providing the premade sauces labeled with their ingredients and spice level - keep in mind HOT means HOT!! LOL!Creating your own sauces makes for an interesting experience, but I usually find it overwhelming and time consuming. With the number of customers in Dubuque today, that station would of created a huge back log. #5 the cooking station was also run very efficiently. The team of 4-5 people communicates and worked well together. They had a good system. They kept the long line moving at a reasonable pace. They were pleasant but were very focused on their assigned task. The food was delicious. read more

I eat at a lot of Huhots while traveling for work as it is one of my favorite places to eat! The waitress I had was excellent. The cook only turned my food over once, and they weren't busy. He also had an attitude that wasn't very inviting. He seemed to argue with the other employees around the grill. I also had some uncooked rice that didn't feel very good on the teeth when I bit down. read more

We waited to be sat for 15 minutes. The waitress looked square at us and did nothing for another 5 minutes until we left.

My family and I frequent as much as we can. We love the concept and the flavors of the food. It's really cool how you can mix up the sauces and create your own meals each time. Food 5/5 Quantity 5/5 (buffett) Service 5/5 (buffet) I save my 5's for best in class so Hu Hot wins for best Mongolian grill read more

This Huhot was located inside the mall vs. other locations which was intriguing. The staff were quick to seat me and the server provided great service with water replacement without asking. The facility was clean the grill cooks were pleasant. This was a well managed place and the food quality was food. I would return again. read more

There is a very large selection of items to be stir fried--that is good. For $15 you get soup or salad & all you can eat from the grill. This is a big restaurant & there were several customers to match. read more

CARDBOARD IN MY FOOD. Don't waste your time and money on this dirty/filthy place. I had cardboard mixed with my beef dish. My plate had about three cardboard pieces. The assistant manager came by and said our bill will be covered for the inconvenience, but shortly after our waitress cames by to give us a bill for our soda we barely touched. This place is disgusting. read more

HuHot Mongolian Grill - Cardboard in my dish. This place is dirty/filthy - Asian Fusion Near Me - Dubuque, Iowa

I did a search for buffet restaurants near me so I could do a quick workingman's filling lunch and this was closest. It is all you can eat but doesn't really have a buffet of cooked food but rather a buffet of pick your uncooked food and then they whip it up into cooked tasty meal right in front of you hibachi style. and I think I would love this if I wasn't in such a hurry to eat but I can honestly say it was the best stir fry I have had in a long time. I will be back read more

Good food , use atleast 6-8 ladles of sauce when making your bowl. This is an all you can eat Mongolian eatery which is reasonably priced. Really has an awesome selection of meats, veggies, and different kinds of noodles. Quite impressed with the quality and selection. read more

Great selection of meats and veggies. Loved the noodle choices. The sauces were great too. The soda variety was awesome. Employees were friendly and efficient. I will come back here again on my next visit to the area. read more

Great place to eat & eat healthy. For the life of me, why anyone would down grade this and give it one star is just ridiculous! Fresh food, and unlimited trips. Charissa our server was not only very helpful (this was our first time there) but very friendly. Only problem; we don't have one in our home area.....Also a bargain for what you get in $..... read more

Always awesome food and service. The most is, if they're busy, they turn up the grill too high and the meat gets a little over done. Usually though. The place is clean, the service​ is excellent, and the prices are reasonable. I will say though, the soup is usually over-salted, but I don't usually have it anyways, I'm just there for the stir-fry. read more