My bf had 2 bowls (ayce monday 23$) and i had one bowl cause one bowl is already too big for me Food was soooo goooood and service was top tier support local and family owned restaurants!!!! Very clean restaurant as well! read more

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This place is amazing. The soup they give you is always perfect..... plus let's be real full up on the protein and it's so good. The sauces are amazing. One of the best places In new Westminster read more

I'm quite a bit fan of Mongolian BBQ and my partner recommended this place. The food itself was good, but didn't blow me away. For the price point, I think it's quite fair. Service was very fast, and as a bonus you could watch them cook your food on the circular stovetop they have. The restaurant interior is fairly run of the mill, nothing good or bad to say about it. Overall I would go back here, the food was good and I didn't leave hungry. read more

Mongo Bongo - Thin noodles with all of the meats, beef, pork, and chicken. - Mongolian Near Me - New Westminster, British Columbia

I had amazing experiences at The Mongolian Grill in Richmond, BC until it closed. This one looked similar so thought I would give it a try. More like a whittled/scaled down down version of that restaurant, this very small but mighty grill boasts meats, veggies and sauces (a nice array!) that then go on a circular style grill and get cooked in front of you. Unlike the previous which sold by weight, this one sells by the bowl and I didn't even fill it to the maximum height and was still full and satisfied. The additional charge dumplings had a tasty inside, though were deep fried a tad too long. (No harm no foul!) Yes, this place is a little smaller (though with cool plaques on the restroom doors!) and with less frills (no rice wrap with hoisin sauce), but the quality and flavor wins out. read more

Mongo Bongo - Bathroom. - Mongolian Near Me - New Westminster, British Columbia

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Food is ok, though not a super wide selection of components. No seafood components. Nice that there are screens with sports-kids liked it. read more

Mongo Bongo - Mongolian Near Me - New Westminster, British Columbia

I like the concept of build-your-own stir fry. Can't blame anyone but yourself if your concoction tastes crappy! Not much different from other Mongolian grill concepts. No seafood (shrimp) as a protein, but had beef, chicken, pork. No lamb, either, which is a surprise since it's Mongolian. Kind of no-frills, but after 3 BIG bowls, I left stuffed & happy! I hadn't eaten all day, so it's perfect for intermittent fasts. read more

I am starting to like this place, especially when I feel ravenous and want something substantial. I like the flexibility of either getting a bowl or the AYCE. I usually get the bowl when I am not very hungry. It is still very filling though I wish I know how to stack it to have more spinach. The leafy greens always seem to disappear after cooking. When I do not want to deal with piling on the food, I will do the AYCE. It just means I can get more vegetables and try different sauces too. So far I keep adding the Mongo Bongo sauce with a bit of szechuan sauce and ginger and garlic sauce. I will want to try the thai coconut sauce, black pepper, hoisin, and korean bbq sauce too. The variety of food is quite standard with thinly shaved frozen or semi frozen beef, pork and chicken. Then there are 3-4 types of noodles. Vegetables and other aromatics. I like the beef/chicken with broccoli, zucchini, bean sprouts, carrots, onions and sauce. I am always amazed by those who can really pile on the food, especially the noodles without them toppling over. I saw a table ordered the wings and they smelled really good, I will want to order that next time too. Oh, the meal comes with rice and soup (it changes). read more

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What I like about this place; choice of ingredients for one's concoction. Healthy looking ingredients, good setup and how they manage the process. Service was very good. Nothing I can complain about. Ambiance and eating experience: overall not a very exciting eatery/ kind of dimly lit with somber feel. Not going to attract a whole lot of camera fetish folks. Okay with it, if you are for here for the food. Typically burley dudes..... Or working folks coming here on lunch. Had the lunch AYCE option. The food can be delicious if you have some experience stir frying with similar ingredients. Lots of comments about being too salty or too much sauce, duh?!? It is not the establishment's fault, you probably put too much sauce yourself. The downside/ their AYCE is slightly on the pricier side but okay if you can make it work. Though many other establishments that offer AYCE also have desserts and drinks options, but not here, as far as price point is concerned. The way to get the best out of this is to design your stir fry meal ahead of time, if bring your own sauce on the side. read more

AYCE Lunch Review A decent neighborhood joint for Stir-Fry where your dish ends up around 30% bigger in size than Hon's or other Hong Kong/style cafe stir/frys that are mostly fillers of onions and bell pepper. You fill your bowl with veggies, meat, toppings and sauces then label it with your table number and name. The stir-fry Chef Will take care of everything. This sounds all easy but in reality depending on the chef, meat can get overcooked (beef was so tough!). This is especially the case when the chef is dealing with a line up of stir-frys. Meat selection consists of thinly sliced beef, pork and chicken; veggies are bean sprouts, cabbages, julienned carrots, broccoli florets, spinach, mushrooms, bell peppers, onions, zucchini and corn. Because this is the "stir-fry heaven", I have to grade this place of its stir-fry quality. Stir-fry meat and vegetables may look easy but it's very hard to perfect. Meat gets cooked at different rate than veggies, and pork being most forgiving, chicken and beef both gets dried and tough if over heated. If you pair a hard to cook veggies like broccoli with beef, most likely the chef just throw them all on the grill and by the time the broccoli is done the beef is over cooked (mine was). Pork and cabbage is the best combination since the sugar juice from cabbage soften the pork. The sauces are mostly yummy high sugar variety: Bongo House sauce, black bean garlic, bbq, teriyaki etc. for diabetics and keto people, go for plain sesame oil and bring your own sugar-free sauce ( I brought my own Everything Chinese Stir-fry seasonings with sesame, gluten free msg free sugar free soy sauce and sesame dipping sauce). After I ate three big plates I did not feel a bit tired or sleepy like other reviewers mentioned. My husband did feel the MSG hit immediately so skip all the sauces if you are sensitive to that stuff. When there are lots of people it takes a while to get your dish cooked so the smart thing some people do is to use two bowls: one for veggies and one for meat when queuing for the stir-fry (none of the regular bowl piling rules apply to AYCE). Overall a very good value AYCE in terms of quantity of food but lacks variety. Could use even 1 simple dessert like orange wedges or simple carrot cake from Superstore. Service was excellent! The young man serving us was super courteous, and honest when I asked him about msg in sauces. He was observant and always fill out water glasses and replace my luke warm water with a hot cup without me asking. I am a regular dineout person and from a health and value perspective this AYCE meal is one of the best that I feel about and I highly recommend it to people on Ketogenic diet or other low-carb diet. Tips: arrive before lunch to avoid the crowd and end up spending lots of time waiting for stir-fry. Food freshness: 5/5 Food variety and taste: 3/5 Stir-fry skills: 2/5 Decor and ambience :2/5 Service 5/5 Total: 17/25 read more

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Tried this place yesterday and it was really good, they have some gluten free options, and the service was really friendly, server himself was very attentive and kept refilling our drinks, and checked on us to see if we needed anything else, as well as I think the owner. The all you can eat, upgrade option is definitely worth it. Too bad restaurants will require this new vaccine pass for people to dine in, sad that this is what it's come to. Oh well, I'm glad to have had the chance to try this place. read more

Very good service, i like the idea to choose all the ingredients for cooking by myself, and the taste is good, definitely come back here next time read more

Mongo Bongo - Handmade chili sauce - Mongolian Near Me - New Westminster, British Columbia

Can't go wrong with places where one can destroy oneself for $15 or so before tax and tip. Parking is available on the side streets, a short walk away. The inside is amazingly classy for a Mongolian place. It looks like it may have been a lounge in a past life. Staff were friendly but a bit slow. They could use another person working here. The premise is pretty simple here. Take a bowl and pile on as much as you can. Interestingly enough, there is also a 6" rule here - the bowl cannot be stacked higher than 6" above the top. Not sure how that's even possible, but someone must've gotten really creative in the past. As the food here shrinks by half when cooked, it really is one's best interest to simply go for AYCE for a few bucks more. Now one can have 5 bowls and not worry about any height limit. With knowledge of that shrinkage, the obvious solution is to ensure one brings 2 full bowls of raw food to the cooking station, resulting in 1 big bowl of cooked food. The food is definitely of decent (but not life changing) quality, slightly above that of a food court. The selection isn't the largest compared to the competition, but it's always nice to know that one won't leave hungry. The AYCE (and maybe non-AYCE) option also comes with a bowl of soup and rice, which is nice. I would recommend skipping the rice in lieu of more grilled food. Not sure if I would come back as there are plenty of other restaurants in the area, but I did leave happy and satisfied. read more

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The noodles we ordered were very saucy and salty. Didn't get my money's worth. Perhaps what we ordered weren't good. May try something else next time. read more

I left this food business full however, it depends on your preference food ‍ the service was great she assisted my order and my beverage. Great! You can order your liquor too... great date: good food + liquor + great chats Ooops! They don't own parking space but they metered parking on the street read more

Wow this place was a last-minute choice for us but we weren't disappointed! We all chose the fill-your-own-bowl option, our group was mostly beef and chicken, and although I didn't get a chance to taste everyone's creations, the ones I did were fantastic! For mine I chose beef, large Shanghai noodles, some sprouts, a few other veggies, plus a mix of the Korean BBQ and the black bean sauces... all SO good! Service was quick and helpful too. Where else can you feed four people dinner plus a bottle of wine for $100?!? Highly recommend this place! read more

From the inside, the place almost looks like it used to be a mexican restaurant. The staff are helpful and friendly, and the service was fine. I've tried other places with the same set-up, like The Mongolian Grill that used to be in Richmond, so when I saw this place I was pretty excited to try it. It's the same setup you would see at Mongolian Grill restaurants, where you go get a bowl and fill it with whatever veggies/meat you want them to cook, along with whatever sauce, and then they cook it all for you. The value of the food was decent, but I was kind of taken back with the taste & quality of the food though. It just tasted and felt like it was average, nothing jumped out at me. Perhaps I used the wrong combination of sauce or picked the wrong ingredients, who knows, but I didn't really find the food to be that great. If you plan to go try it, temper your expectations. read more

I have dined here many times. This time was very different. I stopped by on a weekend peak lunch hour and this place was deserted. We were seated right away and explained how to make our food. We picked the One Bowl option. As we make our way to grab our bowls, we see a sign that if we stack our food more than 6" high, we would be charged the All You Can Eat price! That put me off for a moment. What happened to the art of stacking the food?! This place was unique in that it was not based on weight, but by the number of bowls you ate. Now there is a height limit and I am suppose to grab a ruler somewhere to make sure I do not reach the cut off height? Veggies selection was fresh. Meat was frozen and I expected that. Sauce was good. For those mentioning that the sauces are watered down, just add more scoops of sauce. I recommend 5 to make sure you get a lot of flavour. Soup that came with our meal was good. It was spicy with bits of vegetables. Rice was standard. Service was adequate. The server dropped off the rice once our food was cooked. We received our bowls of soup prior to assembling our food. Server came by to check up on us when we were almost done eating to ask if our food was okay. I think they should remove the height limit sign or charge by weight. Otherwise, customers might not want to come here to eat. We were full after eating our meal and were charged the One Bowl price. read more

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Cute place to chill and have a bite. The service is good and the food is delicious. Great prices on drinks as well

This little Mom and Pop restaurant is a gem in New West! The food is tasty, staff is friendly and it's something a bit different! Choose your own adventure, dinner wise! Lots of options, its really up to you. Parking is limited to street pay parking but there is free parking minutes away on 5th Street. Mmmm, noodles!! read more

Mom is visiting and that translates to: lunch out every day! Since I'm cat sitting in NW and we wanted something with tons of veggies that wasn't a salad, this seemed like a solid choice. We were still on time for lunch ($10.95 to fill your bowl crazy high) we opted for that. Not many diners were in the house but it was late afternoon so I'm not surprised. We each had vegetarian of course and piled our bowls with tofu, chickpeas, veggies, noodles...all the stuff! I thought the sauces were slightly too salty though. I went for my fave: black bean. But it was very salty and didn't have that sweetness I'm used to. But to be honest this was my only minor complaint. We had awesome service and had rice as well to have with our fried bowls of yummy. I find this style satisfying and healthy. I only get what I want, how I want and if I don't like it, it's my fault. I live in Van, but since I'm in NW alot I'll be back. read more

This is a keto friendly, all you can eat restaurant with reasonable price. It's almost impossible to eat out when doing ketogenic diet. This place has the perfect keto friendly protein, veggies, fruits and cooking sauces. I've been there three times. Service has always been attentive and accommodating. read more

Everything was fresh. Service was great. Delicious. I have been to the Denman Mongolie grill many times and know what I'm doing..but it would be nice to have a sauce chart for newbies...like Denman had. read more

This place is freezing! When I went in here it was colder inside than outside, literally every person in the restaurant was wearing their winter coats the whole time. The food is decent/fresh, and the complimentary soup starter was so delicious. I just couldn't get comfortable worrying about getting food on my puffer coat LOL. Service was good, good pricing just not such a fan of freezing hands while eating. I would probably love it in the summer when its hot out, not writing the place off but won't return until its hot out. read more

Meat was over cooked, hot and sour soup tasted burnt, the sauces were forgettable. The only good thing was their service.

This place is awesome. You pick your own food and fill in the bowl as much as you want. There are 9 different sauces to choose I think. And it comes with free soup and rice. So if you don't want too much starch, just go for meat and veggies only lol. Service is pretty good. Lunch special is only 10 dollars. You can also do all you can eat for just 15 dollars. Love it. read more

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Stopped in for a weekday lunch. It is a small family type restaurant not a big chain Mongolian place. There were a few tables available. We were brought a small amount of a spicy veg soup. The most popular is the one bowl fill ( up to 6". High over the top of the bowl allowed lol!) they had three types of meat I think it was beef pork chicken. All sliced nice and thins d frozen for food safety. Thumbs up! There were three different type of noodles the chewy Udon were best and then lots of veggies ,tofu and chick peas. There were also quite a few sauces The selection is small compared to some Mongolian places but everything was fresh, replenished often, kept proper temperature and CLEAN! Only thing they really need are some kind of nuts - even peanuts. And the sauces are not as flavourful as they could be - use more than you think necessary. Then they sautee it up and bring it to your table. You are also offered a free bowl of rice if desired. Great lunch for under $11 . Nice independent restaurant. Try it! read more

Great new Mongolian place right beside the Blenz on the Corner of 6th St and 6th Ave New West. The good thing about this Mongolian place is that it doesn't weigh you food, but goes by how much you can fit in the bowl! Has frozen thinly sliced meat, tofu, bunch of veggies, noodle and sauce choices you pick all yourself. They have a nice round cook surface so you can watch them cook your food if it's take out. Fresh and cheap! $10 gets you all you can fill in the bowl plus rice and soup. (I opted out on the bonuses since it was enough with noodles) Definitely filling and fresh, good alternative vs. the competition in the area. Has a good amount of seating and a bar with stools too. Enjoy!! read more

Good place to eat noodles Mongolian style. I'd been here twice. Today was superb. The way it works here is you pick up a bowl and stuff it with veggies, noodles, meats, and sauces. When done place the bowl on the counter and label it with your name. The staff will then cook it for you. There's a round cooking countertop on the side of the restaurant. After about 5 minutes you have your steaming noodles with veggies. The waitress then offers you a cup of rice and a small bowl of clear soup. Likes: fresh, clean, good choice of veggies and meats. There's even tofu slices for vegetarians. I like the noodle choices. My fave are the tiny ones. The sauces were good. My favorite is the coconut flavoured one and the house sauce. A total of two scoops of sauce would do it. Don't like: the soup was VERY salty. I know it's free but this defeats the purpose of a healthy meal. I wish there's shrimp and maybe fish fillet choices for meat. There's a sign that says if your food exceeds 6 inches above the rim - you will pay $11.95 ($3 more than the regular). I thought the sign is tacky. So come here if you want fresh noodles with veggies just say NO when you're offered the free soup and DO NOT go over 6 inches above the rim (is this even possible?) when you fill your bowl read more

With a name like MONGO BONGO, how could you NOT want to try this place? I am very glad we did. We have been to this kind of restaurant before, Mongolian BBQ'S, but normally you pay by weight not by the bowl. Here you get a bowl, as high as you can stack it with meat and veggies, plus a range of sauces and then it is cooked on an open circular grill. A side of rice and a soup starter included with the $10 price. Well worth it, very tasty and filling. The decor is chic, classy and yet understated, The restaurant was packed at dinner time... Great change of pace from the usual cafe fare. read more

Mongo Bongo - COOKED right in front of you! - Mongolian Near Me - New Westminster, British Columbia

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Boss. Great experience. The food is fresh and well set out. While not a massive spread the price is right, even the 15.50 all you can eat option is a bargoon compared to other places. Staff were quick and courteous. A happy camper is me. read more

Wonderful food awesome staff great healthy good . The hours are a bit off I believe it now opens at four due too Covid

Religiously eat here 1X per week. Unreal price for value. Super healthy and super delicious. Friendly staff and a great addition to New West dining which is lacking. read more

This place is excellent. They have a good variety of meat and veg to choose from. You can't beat the value. I wish they offered wraps to go with the stir fry, but other than that no complaints. read more

Excellent little diner near 6th and 6th in New Westminster. The mongolian ACYE is $11.95 for lunch or can get a large bowl that's $8.95 and you can fill up past the rim and it also comes with rice and soup. We were all very full. Although it's small inside we were able to fit 7 people plus a stroller. I would definitely go back here again with my friends and kids. read more

This is one of our favourite places to eat in New West. The selection of food isn't quite as extensive as you might find at some of the other Mongolian restaurants but there's enough to satisfy your craving, including prawn and tofu options. A nice change here is that it also doesn't weigh your food so feel free to stack that bowl as high as you'd like. The flat rate is inexpensive and your meal includes rice and soup. read more

Weird. Is it a "Mongolian Grill" type restaurant, or a pick-up bar? My sweetie and I needed a bite, and that other place was closed so we tried Mongo Bongo. I will say, I'm a big fan of the MG-style restaurant. I like picking my own foods and sauces, and having them grill it for me. But....you have to pay extra for seafood here, we had to ask the staff to refill all the types of meat, and when we added sauces? Well, let's say they are about half as flavourful as The Mongolie Grill. As well, they had plenty of beer on tap, and advertised drink specials. OK, now we were confused. Not that we are opposed to beer or drinks (far from it!), but....what sort of restaurant were we in? Sorry, but not really a fan of this place. read more

All you can eat dinner for $14.00. Comes with rice and soup. Pick your protein add your starch pick the veggies you like most, add the sauce you want , Leave the rest to the chef at the grill. Have a seat enjoy the soup as you wait for your dinner to be brought to you. Never worry about cold food here your dinner will arrive perfectly cooked and hot. This is actually the best dinner deal in New Westminster. Service is good. If you haven't tried this place out you're missing out on awesome meal for reasonable $. read more

After having lived more than five years in this city, I finally discovered this Mongolian BBQ grill located at the intersection of Sixth Street and Sixth Avenue in New Westminster. I decided to give this place a try for lunch. The premise is kept clean, and its is staff young, helpful, and welcoming. (The waitress specifically asked if I were a first-timer) Typically, patrons opt for the build-your-own bowl buffet, where they help themselves at the noodle, meat, and vegetable bar. (And a descent array of sauces to choose from) Once the selections are made, the bowl is then taken to the grill, and the chef still-fries everything. I cannot really comment on the dishes themselves as it would entirely depend on the customer's selection and combination of ingredients. On a side-note: this restaurant charges per bowl/helpings, not by weight. A complimentary soup and bowl of brown or white rice is also offered. read more

Mongo Bongo - Mongolian Near Me - New Westminster, British Columbia

The price is great! The food is good and so was the service. The food wasn't bad, it just wasn't anything different but the price is where they got me. Most places take pleasure in charging you for every single gram. But this place charges by the bowl, and they let you stack the bowl to the ceiling! And if you don't think that's enough than you for $3 more you can get all you can eat!!!! TBH I wish they'd open up in New West Plaza (New West skytrain) :3 read more

There are a few Mongolian places now such as Mongo Bongo now. This place does not have as wide selection of meats, veggies, sauces like places such as Mongoli Grill but you pay by the bowl here instead of by weight. There is no seafood, smaller selection of meats and veggies BUT you will only pay $8.95 for a bowl that could cost much more at a by weight place. The ambiance is good, nice casual place. Lunch was not too busy during the week when I came to get takeout. Pros: -great value for healthy food -you can customize your meal to an extent Cons: -you be a bit of a wait if you are in a hurry and it is busy -they don't have suggestions as to what sauces to combine like Mongoli Grill does, (I like to follow directions otherwise I end up with food that is too spicy) Would I go there again? YES! but next time I would opt to eat in. read more

Mongo Bongo - Lunch army Mongo Bongo. $8.95 for takeout bowl or $11.95 for all you can eat - better value than a burger joint. - Mongolian Near Me - New Westminster, British Columbia