This is a Mongolian BBQ eatery located at Sunvalley Shopping Center. This place is located by a nearby entrance/exit door and next to an accessible restroom. The food is good however the portion for an almost $20 is not worth it. The experience is quite interesting seeing your food cooked in a different type of layout. Various sauces to choose from, and choose whatever you like in your small bowl. The experience is unique, the place is clean, plenty of seats and tables. Can get an extra plate and utensils if you want to share your food as well. read more

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My family had ate here several times over the years . My daughter had ended up eating a Mongolian stir fry with beef . Immediately after eating this her only food of the day she broke out in a red rash on her hands and feet and face . She became very dizzy , had to vomit . She said I don't think I will make it and her eyes rolled back as she collapsed. I called 911 and she had to be taken to the ER . Please be careful. I don't know if they had a bad batch or what but I had never seen my daughter like that . They did several tests and they gave her medicine and an IV. It was food poisoning/ allergic reaction. Please everyone be careful of where you eat . We will never eat here again and be very careful of what we do end up eating . read more

I really liked the food here! I've always wanted to try it since we walk by and it looked and smelled amazing! I really like the concept of being able to pick exactly what you want in your dish and how the sauce is made etc. The toppings seem to be quality and fresh ingredients. I can't remember how much I paid, but it did seem a little high, especially for mall food, but I was pretty happy and satisfied when I had my meal. That's the only reason for the 4 instead of 5 stars, but I would definitely eat it again. Especially if I'm at the mall and feeling hungry! read more

Been coming here for years! It always hits the spot. They do a nice job of keeping the food area clean and organized. It is a little pricy in my opinion, $18. There bowls are tiny which makes it hard to pack with toppings. You have to ask for napkins, too. read more

Sun Gate BBQ - Chinese Near Me - Concord, California

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Me and my wife always stop here when out in concord. They have a big bowl option and that's great. I do the big bowl with extra noodles. It's so good and enough food for lunch and more left for dinner read more

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Okayyy queens now sun gate bbq is in the chopping block let's get this review started. Okay so the Dendingers have been trying new things this year. Now we have decided to try sun gate bbq and to be honest this did not disappoint. When I say wow I mean waaaooooowwww. Let's talk about the service it was amazing the lady helping us out was very nice and explained to us what options we had for food for $14 you decided if you want beef or chicken or pork and they pick your veggies. But for $4 more dollars you get to choose your meat and veggies and how much of it you put in it. So yes we decided to go for the $18 one. Now the place was very clean and they had lots of seating so if you wanted to enjoy your meal with a large family there is a lot of room. I when with chicken, tofu, carrots, onions double noodles garlic and extra sauce. For $18 you can't beat that price specially if you have left overs for lunch tomorrow. Wife went with beef, chicken, carrots, broccoli, extra garlic, extra noodles and extra sauce. Son went with beef carrots cucumbers and regular noodles. For all this we paid $80 with 4 drinks and we still had lots of left overs. read more

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How is this place still open? I'm sorry but we just stopped here for dinner since we were at the mall and starving. I got basically a box full of carrot lol. And the very little steak I got in there was sooooo tough and chewy, and the amount of teriyaki was unappealing as well. It was just so sweet. read more

Delicious ! And clean first time trying the place and it was so delicious , fast and hot read more

Sun Gate BBQ - this place was fireee, def going back soon. It was my very first time after passing it so many years and no kap it's shmack Beef Choice - Chinese Near Me - Concord, California

**** FIRE THIS WORKER **** Please see pics attached of this man so you can be aware of who he is. Me and my family have been coming here for about 20 years now. By far this man seen in the picture needs to be fired or investigated immediately by the owners. He is very rude and arrogant and discriminated against my child who is Autistic. This isn't the first time we have encounter this type of behavior from this worker. We paid $18 per plate and I kindly asked if he could pls separate my child's plate while cooking on the grill from other peoples food cooking due to my son not liking other peoples sauces and meats touching his food. Plus my child cannot eat any type of meat. Never had an issue with the other workers who kindly comply with our request cleaning the grill throughout the years. This man in the picture disregarded our request to clean the grill (I told him I would wait patiently wait) and he proceeded to cook my child's food not cleaning the grill like requested and throwing his bowl of food ontop of a grill that had a whole bunch of beef sauces and pieces of cooked meat stuck to it. When asked why did he do that? he looked at me and sarcastically told me that's how it is!! And slammed the plate in my hand while laughing. He did not let me talk to him, he told me to eat it or throw it away. Under his voice he stated "you don't need to come back then" Excuse me?!!!! I am sorry but this worker needs to be fired. Customers can die over his stupidity. People have allergic reactions to things and when requested to clean a grill or not cook the food near others food too closely he should not have an issue with it. Never in 20 years going here have I ever had an issue from the other workers. They kindly clean the grill for my son and go with our requests. My son refused to eat his plate because it had pieces of beef stuck to all the noodles which he cannot eat and is allergic if the grill isn't cleaned. Horrible experience. We threw all the plates away after paying $18 per plate. Word of mouth goes a long way. I will be letting everyone I know about what happened and I will post his pics on every community page so people can be aware and not go to this place anymore. This man's actions could have caused serious harm with my child's health. read more

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This place is absolutely terrible. I don't care how good the food is how nice the people are and how clean the place is this Mongolian barbecue is stingy and will not let you get two bowls like every other Mongolian barbecue in the entire universe. Don't go here if you use two bowls read more

This place is so good the flavors are great, however I get extra noodles with mines and sometimes a side of white rice but the flavor of the food is so good depending on how you make yours but for me and my boyfriend this place always hits the spot ! read more

Meat was WAY overcooked, it tasted like jerky. Garlic used is not fresh - gave entire meal a bad taste. Definitely not worth $18 a bowl. For the east bay's only Mongolian bbq spot, this place is a true disappointment. They need to do better. read more

I don't usually leave reviews but this place really disappointed. It was my first time trying this place. To start the prices were insane for the portions. Paid $41.50 for 2 plates that had the same portions as the kids meal from panda.... Also it was extremely sweet to my liking.. read more

I have always loved this place but it's overpriced and way too expensive considering what it is

Ahh, Mongolian BBQ, an all-time dietary weakness of mine. Sun Gate's been through a few ownership & name changes through the years. But, it still occupies the same spot on the 2nd level of the venerated Sun Valley Mall, next to JC Penny. I had this place on my radar awhile, finally making it in. Ratings had me quizzical with various gripes throughout the threads. Looks like I hit the spot at just the right time--11am--where the scene isn't quite as chaotic yet with hungry lunchtime patrons salivating for their scrumptious stir fry. Here's the deal (literally): For $14, you can select your protein. This option, they do everything for you with preset-measured ingredients (including the protein). It's a real handy, quicker option. And the portion size with this choice is pretty hefty, even for a big guy like me. Perfect size (see photo). For $18, they give you your own bowl (kinda small bowls truthfully) and you build your own. It's not AYCE (all you can eat) either, just 1 pass through the line. This might work best if there's certain veggies that you wouldn't want with the preset option, or if you just prefer making your own bowl. And yes, if you know the secrets to packing the bowl (without breaking it, lol), you can probably get at least 25% more food than the preset option I'm guessing. Essentially 2 meals. $18 is kinda steep though in my book, breaking the price ceiling of any other Mongolian spot I've ever been to for non-AYCE. Either choice is without tax, drink or (optional) tip for the fry cook. So, you're gonna blow up most of a $20 bill or more no matter. My food came out piping hot from the grill and tasted great. Maybe not an everday indulgence, but a great occasional treat. read more

Sun Gate BBQ - Preset choice plate BEEF, where they do everything for you. $14. Tax & beverage not included. - Chinese Near Me - Concord, California

the chef was rude to me i wasn't sure how it worked so i left my bowl by where he was because i thought it was like a counter line. he looked at me like i was stupid and was like WHOS BOWL IS THIS?! and he was like go get it and bring it where you're supposed to hold it... read more

Thank you for showing me what a horrible Mongolian grill establishment looks like. They don't let you pick your own veggies. Everything is pre packaged. They don't have sauces or flavors for you to add to your food like normal. Shrimp was old and disgusting. You guys should be ashamed of running this! Will never return. read more

Sun Gate BBQ - a plate of noodles and shrimp - Chinese Near Me - Concord, California

Terrible. Was a favorite spot prior to the pandemic but pandemic safeguards have nothing to do with why it is just yuck now. Haven't been here in a few years. You can't pick your ingredients, oki understand that but you get cabbage carrots and broccoli plus your choice of meat. The vegetables have been sitting prepared for a while. The amount of noodles you get seen about half you would receive normally and they're orange before cooking??? They throw a hideous teriyaki sauce on your dish and a lot of it then call it done. No plum sauce, no garlic, fish sauce etc. seriously lacking any type of wanted flavor. I literally can't think of any reason to say anything positive. The cashier and cooks were nice???? This is not food. Do your self a favor and buy a hot dog at a gas station you'll be happier. What a waste of money. read more

They definitely raised the prices and provide smaller bowls than when they first opened, but hey, the food is still good. They don't always have the same produce, there's a "seasonal section" which is okay. My son loves this place because of the noodles so we continue to come here if we're ever at the mall. Even if the price came up, the food is still very tasty. Get the "Best Choice" for extra noodles. read more

Sun Gate BBQ - Chinese Near Me - Concord, California

This place is rip off!! $14 dollars for a chicken chow mein only half of the box full? This is insane!! None of the surrounding restaurants charge this price and ridiculous portion! This place should close! read more

We have been eating here for quite a few years. Regrettably I will longer eat here anymore. The amount of vegetables is very poor. All you see are carrots and a 4 pieces of broccoli. Flavor is good. It's only teriyaki. If you don't like vegetables this might be a good place for you. read more

Sun Gate BBQ - Vegetables and Noodles - Chinese Near Me - Concord, California

After a long wait I am so happy that they brought back the buffet style where you can build your own bowl, I love this place

It's sooo funny how for the last few years I kept walking by this place and for the first and now officially the very last time I will ever be visiting this place. Horrible experience. First off , over all the restaurant it's self looks disgusting. There was all kinds of viggies mixed together in the bowls and the workers seemed ok with it. They don't even give you a tray to put your food on , so the plate Just sits on the tiny space in front of you. I just now had an incident happen where my friends bowl accidentally tipped over and the plate fell , it how small the area is. And the guy just looked at me and made all kinds of rude gestures. I picked up the bowl to hand it to him , and he snatched it from my hands. I then apologized to him for the inconvenience and he said "there's nothing I can do about it" and I still is Said I'm sorry again , and he turned around and slammed the plate in the trash. At this point he was making a full skeptical and a show in front of a bunch of people and he gave handed me another plate saying "I can't do this cause my boss is going to get mad" He was being a extremely rude In front of a bunch of people watching. After I went to start over to try and fill of my bowl from the begging and went around the counter and told me to move out of the way , he needed to clean the area because not only was the bowl I dropped there but also A BUNCH OF OTHER PEOPLES FOOD WAS ALSO ALL ALONG THE LINE. And also I don't know how this place passes food inspection , the grill was DISGUSTING , they had a bunch of burned food stuck to the grill and they where just passing the food all on top of it. I'm sure it's cross contamination. It was gross Over all, Worst experience Poor food quality Unsanitary HORRIBLE Costomer service And The food is gross Save your self the time and money and go check out the good court. Much better options there. read more

Sun Gate BBQ - Chinese Near Me - Concord, California

Tried this place again. The cashier rang up our combos wrong. She tried to correct it, but she would have overcharged us a couple of dollars. So she went to get her manager, who stormed out from the back yelling at us, accusing us of trying to take advantage of something. WTF? Your cashier made a mistake. We simply wanted to pay the difference without being overcharged. I don't know what the manager got in his head. I was very threatened by him. If this were a more reputable business, I might have complained to the owner. But it's not. Food was very meh. read more

Oh how I enjoy those sizzling huge cooking things..just be sure to add enough meat. "Mongolian BBQ" is pretty cool, you get what you want and and you get to leave satisfied. I'm not sure if this is "Authentic Mongolian BBQ" but all I know is that I like it. I like revisiting places now as a "Yelper" because I get to leave my opinion on it, now here is my opinion on "Sun Gate BBQ" Tuesday June 26, 2018 Location: Sun Gate BBQ Concord, Ca People: 2 Adults Story: Well as mentioned in my last review of "Round1" (check that review out) I was off work and visiting the "Sunvalley Mall" and I was hungry. I wasn't too interested in any of the food offerings at the food court. But the great smells of "Sun Gate BBQ" caught my attention and I made my way up the escalator and took a look at their options. Once I made up my mind.....it was time to eat! Service/Hospitality: The service here was pretty good. My first encounter was with the girl at the register. She was nice and had a smile during our brief transaction. I like the fact that she came back to my friend and I and advised that we added more meat and toppings to make our meal more complete. The guy at the hot tables was pretty pleasant as well, he even went as far to ask if I was satisfied with my portion that was cooking and to add more if I wasn't. Overall I was pretty satisfied with the service here. Food/Cleanliness: As you know, at "Mongolian BBQ" establishments, you get a bowl and you load it with meat and veggies and then you take it to the cook and they..cook it. For myself, I decided to go with the "Best Choice" $12.50 which is a large bowl with extra added noodles. I also paired my meal up with a "Orange Gatorade" $1.50. I went with Chicken, Beef, and Lamb. I added Mushrooms and Bean Sprouts and some Oyster and Plum sauce before taking it to the cook. He added my extra noodles and minced garlic while he was cooking and when he finished he gave it to me where I added some heat with "Sriracha" sauce. The food was hot of course being that it's made in a few mins in front of you. It was delicious! Everything I expected it to be, it was my creation. It was cooked just right and me adding the "Siriracha" was just the right touch. I'm glad they took it off right on time so where the meat didn't become jerky like I've experienced before at similar establishments. Flavorful and filling, I was happy. Overall: I was pretty satisfied but they need to attend to their seating area. A lot of the tables were dirty and the floor needed to be swept, other than that everything was good (probably should of added it to the food/cleanliness section) I do see myself visiting this establishment again in the very near future, great food, great service...what more could ask for? read more

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My friends love mongolian noodles so they begged to come here. I didnt really know what they meant but realized when I saw the layout. Mongolian bbq! Between 3 of us, we shared two entree (the cheapest option), which also came with a free extra noodles. The register gave us two bowls to fill up with meat, veggies, and sauces. We got almost everything. I really appreciated the variety of toppings. The bar was also really clean. We got to the end and were ready to give it, but the man made us go all the way around the island to give it to him. He cooked it and added the extra noodles to one dish. There was a lot of seating in the mall. The food was good, the beef tasted like jerky. We added pineapple and lemon to one dish to make it a little sweeter and it was really good! This is a simple place and the food is not bad. read more

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It's $18 a plate and not worth even half of that. The lady at the cash register was also not nice. I asked for a Pepsi and she gave us a diet Pepsi. My husband went to have her change it and she argued that I ordered diet. She then had to come over to me in line and say that she'll give us a Pepsi but she heard me say diet. It was very aggressive and uncalled for. There are better places around so I do not recommend spending your money here. read more

I fucked that shit upp It was so delicious I had to buy more for home, and even then I ate it as soon as I got home.

This place is a total scam. Sign says at the register we are only giving half the noodles we use to because of a "noodle shortage." What? Apparently there is a noodle shortage in Ca. The thing that was really upsetting is they also raised their prices. So you get have the food for more money. On to the food. It barely had any meat, all vegetables with this paper container that all the sauce leaks through. Not the same place pre Covid. Save your money. Totally down hill. read more

I was so sad to see Great Khan not at the mall anymore. It was one of my favorite places to eat. So imagine my excitement when I learned that Sun Gate BBQ was opening up. Different name, different company (still not sure) but same premise. Now the price is a bit higher in comparison to Great Khan. I didn't tray be a try with my bowl. So it was quite messy when I had to go put the food in my bowl. A tip to fit all that you want is to squish the frozen meat by pressing down on it with your hands. I got scolded by this from the chef. But I didn't see any sign saying I couldn't do it. There's not a lot options compared to the other establishment. They made what used to be like six different sauces to just three. There's no more lamb too! I still don't know how I feel about how every person's dish is cooked neck to each other. Also, better to pile on the food because when they cook it you can count on parts of your chosen meal to be tossed to the side. They seemed understaffed. There were only three people work at around lunch time. But I don't know how it is during dinner. Still, even though a part of it was different to Great Khan, the food was still delicious. The customer service I received was great. Even from eating at my table, I can tell that these people are working really hard. (That saved this from being just three staff.) read more

Sun Gate BBQ - Before. Piled on the food. - Chinese Near Me - Concord, California

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I'm a BIG fan of Mongolian BBQ and large wok top cooking.. that being said Sun Gate BBQ did not disappoint.. it's a traditional mall Mongolian BBQ restaurant nothing out of the ordinary or particularly amazing about it they have the normal choices of meats, veggies & sauces. The conveyor belt style walk-up is the same as all the others and the restaurant pretty much checks off the boxes and does what its supposed to (cook your food, hot, tasty and all the way through). I ordered the entree bowl and my noodles and meats were cooked just fine. I had beef, pork, lamb, cilantro, onions, zucchini, jalapeños, mushrooms, garlic, two ladles of teriyaki & bbq sauce. I topped my food with loads of chili sauce, sriracha & soy sauce. I love spicy food so I was happy they had full bottles/bowls of sauces out for you to use at your leisure and weren't at stingy about it. read more

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This place was so much fun! I do not come to the mall often, but let me tell you when I do this place smells so darn good! We finally tried it and let me tell you the food smelled better then it tasted. You pay for your items with the cashier. I had some questions since it was my first time there so I figured getting the large bowl with extra noodles would suffice. So, you walk down the assembly line to "build your bowl" and the meat selections are first. I guess the meats are dehydrated because they were cut super thin almost resembling jerky. This was the first time I saw meat like this but it makes sense to supply a large amount of meat this way that comes frozen. Anyhow, I was trying to figure out a strategy to get as many items in my bowl without falling. I was failing terribly, I think there is a lot of waste that happens at this place, but really there is no way to stop it. Before you have them place your food on the Wok you can choose what sauces you want. I was unsure of what to chose, I wish they had let us sample to ensure I was getting the right flavor combo I was looking for. Be careful of how much sauce you add in your bowl, reason being is that if you want to take your food to-go the liquid will come right on out of the box. You can ask them for a plastic bag but that was flimsy as well. The food tasted okay. I honestly enjoyed the veggies more then I did the tasteless meat. I am not a red meat eater, I only had the chicken. I would most def come back here again for the experience of building your own bowl and watching it being cooked on the Wok. The pricing was a little steep for me at $12.50/large bowl but it did leave me with leftovers for today! Happy eating folks! read more

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This place is not what it use to be at all and is a lot more expensive. You have zero options with the veggies. Can't mix meat. They don't even have hot sauce. They still live behind "COVID 19" so they can be cheap and not return back to what it was when it was good. I use to love this place and now it just takes up space in the mall. Waste of money. Time to leave so something good can come in or at least return it back to what made it good and stop being cheap! read more

Low quality ingredients and very sweet tasting like it is dessert. Save your money and go elsewhere

This is the worst place to eat! I Will Never Go Here Again. First of all, I saw one of the Workers pushing the Garbage Can from the back up to the front area. Then, I saw him getting ready to Cook without even washing his hands. I also saw the other worker sweeping and pick-up the stuff with the dustpan then, he didn't even wash his hands either and he went up to where the cook was. So, I asked the Cashier if the Guys were going to Wash their hands and she asked me why. So, I told her I saw the first worker pushing the Garbage Can, and asked if he's going to cook? I told my Hubby to watch The guy just in case he does something to the food, and I literally watched him until he washed his hands before cooking. Then, the second guy finally washed his hands after he was already in the back cooking area for awhile after he touched all of the meat. The Cook told him to wash his hands because he knew I was watching him as well. According to my hubby, they were laughing and talking in Spanish while they were peeking their heads talking about me, because I pointed out that they didn't even wash their hands. My hubby looked at them in disgust and made sure that they didn't tamper with our food. SO, IF YOU EVER GET SICK AFTER EATING HERE, THEN, MAYBE YOU KNOW WHY! read more

Sun Gate BBQ - Here's the cashier, that I asked, to have the Workers Wash Their Hands, prior to Cooking, after Cleaning garbage can. - Chinese Near Me - Concord, California

FAILED!!!! Food! NAILED IT!!! The polite guy who cooked the food! The 2 Stars are for the very polite man that cooked the food. We've seen people in long lines just waiting to put this dreadful looking DEHYDRATED MEAT, and veggies into a big bowl, that you then hand to the cook, who then, throws it on this giant round grill and adds teriyaki sauce to it. The dehydrated meat has an odd taste to it. If you do try this place, I would do all veggies, and tons of sprouts....NO DEHYDRATED MEAT!!!!!! Since when did we start thinking something that looks so unappealing would taste like filet/or Ribeye once you add teriyaki sauce to it!? Don't believe the hype. Sorry, this place fails! 2 Taste Budz read more

Sun Gate BBQ - Chinese Near Me - Concord, California

The food is good but the cooks don't really pay attention to which order is who's. And give hella attitude when you try to tell them that's is not our food read more

Friday night so it was family dinner night. Had to go to Sun Gate BBQ for some noodles. I was so glad to see Sun Gate BBQ resurrected from the old Genghis Khan two years ago. Sun Gate is a Mongolian BBQ place located at the Sun Valley Mall, next to JC Penny. I love the meats, veggies, noodles and sauces. It's one of my favorite meals with my family. But I have to say it seems like there have been changes from two years ago. To start, choose your bowl size with the cashier - regular ($9.50) and large ($11.50). You receive a bowl after you pay. First up is the (freeze-dried) meat section - there is chicken, pork, beef, and lamb for you to choose. Next are the veggies - bean sprouts, celery, carrots, mushrooms, cabbage, bean curd, zucchini and onions. Then 4 sauces - plum, oyster, bbq, lemon. There's also an additional spoon of teriyaki sauce when cooking your bowl of meats, veggies and noodles. Give your bowl to the chef and he will cook your food on the Mongolian circular grill. (Here's where I see a difference today - the bowl of noodles for each order are definitely smaller than before.) You can pay extra for more noodles, or to add shrimp, if you want to. As for bowl sizes, these days I go with the regular bowl ($9.50). IMO, the size difference of the larger bowl ($11.50) just doesn't justify paying an extra $2. Oh, and beware. There are signs that warn you not to touch the meats or veggies with your hands or napkin (i.e. push the meat down into the bowl to make room for more meat). Pushing down is a no-no if the staff catches you doing it. I love the taste and it makes for a great meal. I love eating at Sun Gate BBQ. Just beware, it does get busy and a long line at lunch and dinner. read more

The food was uncooked. The shrimp was not cleaned well at all. They're very rude and messy. I will not be eating here ever again.

This is the best Mongolian barbecue spot in Concord, favorite spot to come to after school. 100% recommend