The Chilli House is located on the more quieter part of the Rüttenscheider Straße. The setting is…read moresimple and rustic, all dark wood which makes the restaurant a little too dark for my taste. They service is normally efficient but not overly friendly. When it's packed, it can get slow! The menu is huge, they serve all kinds of different Asian food including Thai, Chinese and Japanese. I came here for lunch and they have a lot of different good value sets. Just be prepared that the food is not authentic Asian. The names of the dishes may sound like that but they are not. If you understand this, you may have a decent meal. It is very popular amongst locals but I will not return if I don't have to.

My favorite place in Essen, one of the best Thai's I know globally ! Very good value. Try the…read moreNoodle soop with Pork and Ramen.

From the owner: Qualität bei Lebensmitteln Hygiene und Sauberkeit…read moreAuch in unseren Bistro gelten hohe Qualitätsstandards, die Ihnen ein Höchstmaß an Hygiene und Sauberkeit garantieren. Besonders dort, wo mit unverpackten Lebensmitteln gearbeitet wird, wie bei Fisch und Gemüse oder Fleisch . Das erhöht die Sicherheit für uns und unsere Kunden.

AMAZING! I went for my birthday and had a bonus 50% off my meal :) we did the all you can eat…read moreoption. So many bases (noodles, rice), veggies, proteins, etc to choose from, so there really is something for everyone. The spicy garlic sauce is HOT. Way spicier than I anticipated but very yummy. Second round I got Thai curry, and was disappointed in the sauce. Cocktails were delicious and so was the starter soup: coconut lemongrass. It was served with curry bread and some kind of dip. We also got the homemade raspberry sorbet which was super yummy. I definitely will be back to try out more sauces and flavor combinations! The service wasn't amazing, but the restaurant was packed so I'm not deducting a star since everything else was great.

It was at Mongo's that I discovered the wonderful, delicate taste of crocodile. I was a bit…read moreskeptical about trying Mongolian barbecue in this small city in Germany, but after so many business trips during which I ate only bratwurst and schnitzel, it turned out to be a welcome change. We were a group of ten and so made reservations (though it seems that reservations are a must for groups of any size), and most of us picked the winning formula: a 25€ all-you-can-eat buffet. The drinks were extra, and we shared a bottle of red wine (not amazing) and each had cocktails (these were good). The self-service bar had everything you could think of, from the typical bean sprouts and mushrooms to okra, jalapeño, pineapple, different types of noodles, seafood, and then meat. I wasn't expecting to see crocodile, camel, kangaroo, turkey liver, and ostrich among the choices (hello sustainability?), but I was curious to try them. Once you pile your bowl with these raw ingredients, you set it on the counter before the chefs and in a few minutes it arrives, steaming hot, on your table. We ate and ate and then ate some more, but at some point we had to stop. The benefit of the buffet is that you can try so many different flavors and toppings, but quickly I found a favorite: a noodle-heavy, vegetable-heavy bowl with lots of crocodile and chili garlic sauce (my fellow diners also seemed to prefer this sauce to the others. It was genuinely garlicky, but if it isn't spicy enough, you can add more chili on top of it from the small chili bar across from the main serving station). I would come back to Essen just to eat here again. I haven't found anything like it in Paris!

Awesome service. Very friendly wait staff, and helpful in assisting with the menu options. We came…read morewith a medium sized party and they had no problem splitting the checks. Grill and wok options were cooked to perfection. Very clean dining area.

The worst service ever got in Germany! The lady who in charge of bills payment serves really bad…read moreand She is definitely the reason I won't choose this restaurant again!