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Yummy Bowl

4.1 (34 reviews)
Open • 10:30 am - 9:30 pm
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Casual
Dogs allowed
Good for groups

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Carolyn H.

I got the King Kong roll and it was good but the seared salmon was almost too fishy for me and it barely had any chef sauce on it.

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Liddia S.

It's hard to mess this up when you "make your bowl" yourself. When you walk in there is a foyer with a claw machine for the kids. Immediately in the main restaurant, there is a host stand with the sushi bar to the right. They serve lunch until 3pm Mon-Fri. All day dinner Saturday, Sunday and holidays. There's always plenty of big booths or tables. I have been during different times of the day and never had to wait for a table. You have the option to order sushi, appetizers, etc from the menu or you can order a "make your own" yummy bowl. They give you a bowl that you fill out with your name, table number and the type of rice you want. Next you get in line to place all of your desired veggies, meats, sauces and seasonings. Whatever you can fit in the bowl. I have seen people pile up pretty high. I always have leftovers, they do accommodate allergies if you have any and it's pretty affordable with under $20 per person. The wine is pretty good too. They also have saki and some desserts. You can take home your make your own bowl. You have the option of an "all you can eat bowl" but you cannot take any leftovers home for that selection. The bathrooms are clean and the staff is always friendly. We come here pretty often and don't plan on stopping.

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Patricia N.

Service was quick and friendly at this location. My husband and I picked both meats and vegetables and sauces for our dishes. I chose combo of teriyaki and garlic sauces for my dish and it was both sweet and savory. We both chose a different Japanese beer and we both loved them. Their restrooms are very clean and stylish here.

Dining room
Katherine A.

The Yummy Bowl was an expected surprise. The food was very good with an overwhelming amount of Asian options on the menu. The restaurant is new... revamped in an older strip mall. I found myself confused during my first visit, but our server, Yuki, was kind and walked us through the menu options for lunch. They specialize in Mongolian style stir fry. They provide you with a bowl that you fill from a buffet of fresh ingredients that include starch, veggies, meats and sauces. Lunch is $11.99 and dinner is $13.99. You fill your bowl and then they fry it on a huge grill. I was a little apprehensive about the raw ingredients on the buffet, so opted for a selection from the menu. I've been craving some good udon so ordered Udon with Beef from the menu. The bowl came out fairly quickly. The beef (steak) was absolutely delicious... tender with a teriyaki sauce and piping hot. The sauce had soaked into the noodles too. It was so good. The portion was huge so I took half of it home. They also make sushi and have lunch features. My husband had a 2-roll lunch portion sushi for $8.99. The sushi comes with soup or salad. The Miso Soup is some of the best that I have tasted. He picked the Spicy Salmon Roll and the Baston Roll. The Baston Roll was a winner with the lettuce providing a crispy freshness. The rolls are on the smaller side, but perfect for lunch. Yuki, our server was attentive, kept water full, checked on us regularly with a big smile. The restaurant is clean with a lot of seating in booths or tables. I saw at least on tv up. The restrooms are clean. Plenty of parking outside. They do have a small selection of beer and wine. I'm giving it 5 stars for great, fresh food and wonderful service. A perfect stop for a quick bite. I'll be back.

My Bowl
Richard Walton C.

Thanks to Katherine A's review I now know of this location. I had thought there were only two but after a Yelp search I have discovered there are at least five around the Indy metro area. This is my third different Yummy Bowl location I've tried so far. The dining room is about the same size as the other locations I've been to in Avon and Greenwood. Okay after doing this four times now I have a couple of suggestions for the readers of this review. Suggestion One is don't fill up your bowl. In my opinion, this food tastes much better eaten on the premises. Leftovers reheated at home just don't taste the same. Suggestion Two: Keep it simple. Stay with a few of your favorites. Don't put everything in your bowl. I think it tastes better when the number of ingredients is less than ten. Today I had only six ingredients plus the rice. I visited my endocrinologist today and he gave me my usual diet lecture about good vs bad foods. So today I tried Yummy Bowl's brown rice. I couldn't really tell any difference from the fried rice. I came here at 2:45 and they weren't crowded at all so service was fast and correct.

Peter P.

This is one of the newest Yummy Bowls in the Metro area. It can get pretty busy, so be prepared to stand in line to fill your bowl before giving it to the cooks. Otherwise, the food is cooked pretty well and they have a good selection of items on the buffet (and they always keep it filled).

Emm M.

This place is OK. If you like Mongolian grills you will love it. However, it's not really better than other Mongolian grills. I got one make your own bowl. It was very good and you can really load it up with TONS of whatever you want. I also got crab rangoons. They were amazing. The service was really quick. The inside was pretty standard for a strip mall restaurant. This 86th street location is OK. Pretty much only accessible by driving and driving near 86th street can stink sometimes. This place is OK. Does not stand out from its competitors much.

Sana K.

Sooo delicious!! Pack on your bowl. There is plenty of room. Good deal for 2 meals. $15 got two servings out of it. Ordered sushi but our server never put it in. Wasn't sure of what spices and sauces to choose but I like spicy so the jalapeños, szechuan sauce, and Thai pepper sauce was a great combo. I loved my meal.

Lisa M.

Ready to a memorable experience? That is what you will find at Yummy Bowl! You can choose all of your own fresh ingredients at the bar and watch your food prepared! Everyone I talk to who has been there keeps coming back because of this fun concept! Our waitress was helpful in explaining the concept to us. Keep in mind you will only be able to go through the line once so it is recommended that you pile that bowl high if you want to take home leftovers!

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Ro W.

I had a much better experience at this location and time than I did at the one on Emerson. It's not as busy. They have lunch specials. It's 6.99/lb for lunch and 7.99/lb for dinner. There were only a few families in the restaurant. I was in and out. It was also very clean.

Amber B.

Yummy Bowl is so delicious! They have an entire menu but you can build your own stir fried Mongolian BBQ and they have all you can eat as well! I love food off of a grill, it cooks the vegetables and meat to perfection! I have been twice to this location and I will definitely be back!

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Marcia T.

For what this restaurant is it's worth 5 stars. It's a buffet style layout where you put food in a bowl and they cook it for you (hence the name). The lunch bowl is $11.99 and the dinner bowl is $13.99. For $11.99 I got shrimp, steak, crab, corn, onion, and friend rice with yum yum, thai chili, and teriyaki sauce. You can also pick your own seasoning as well while they cook it right in front of you. The buffet has plenty of options and for such a great price. The food was sweet, savory, and delicious. For $11.99 I easily got 2 meals out of it. The service was excellent she didn't speak much English but was always quick and efficient when it came to cleaning off our table and refilling our drinks. We will definitely visit again. Update: Sushi presentation is phenomenal for $13. Quality of fish is mediocre. Individual sushi portions are small.

You can stack your food as much as you want just for $15 dollars, and the service here is great, very straightforward.

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Not shure what the fish was but it was Slimy when cooked. Food tasted like a cheep chinese buffet.

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Very good fresh food to choose from to make your bowl! Service is on spot. I would highly recommend this restaurant

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4.3(108 reviews)
11.6 mi
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Yummy bow is a hoe unique experience in itself. You walk in and you head up to the hibachi where…read moreyou will pick your items that you want the chef to cook. Once you place all your items in the bowl and you're selected sauces you will hand it to the chef who will cook it and then they will bring it to your table to you. Fill your bowl as high as you can get it because you would be surprised how much it cooks down. Price is a little high for what it is, but what nowadays isn't. The inside is nothing fancy, but there are several tables to sit and enjoy your meal.

This is a small franchise restaurant that you will find throughout the Indianapolis area. The one…read moreis located in a small strip mall and has a private lot that it shares with the other business in the mall. This place serves sushi, Korean Fried Chicken, Japanese ramen, and features make your own Mongolian stir fry. I always opt for the stir fry. The restaurant has a decent sized dining area and the staff is friendly enough. My interaction with them was limited but in my brief interaction they did their job, nothing more, nothing less. Back to the sir fry. So, you get a bowl and load it up with noddles or rice, then your choice of proteins, vegetables, and sauces. After you got it just the way you want it, you drop it off for them to grill. They move pretty quick. I got my entre in less than 8 minutes. It was really good and reasonably priced. This restaurant is a nice change of pace from fast food for me. I wish I made it here more often. The food is really good and I get to put my creativity to the test while I am here. I recommend checking this place out.

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I'm iffy as heck on this place. On one hand, there's nowhere quite like this near us. But what does…read morethat matter when the food is hit and miss? Sometimes everything is delicious, sometimes there's one or two items that you can tell are off. That makes it hard after you've picked all your proteins and they're mixed in your bowl but then you notice the salmon tastes off or the pork is pure rubber. It was more easily noticed this last time when one of the people I was dining with ordered sushi instead of the bowls the rest of us got... he asked us to taste to see if he was crazy but you could definitely tell one of the rolls had a bad seafood taste. I was also carrying a tray with two bowls on it for myself and a person on crutches and a worker lady came up to tell me only one bowl per tray. I said I would move the other bowl to another tray at the end but was trying to be efficient since it was a busy weekend lunch and I didn't want to wait to go through the line twice. I'm a rule follower, but it's not like the trays aren't big enough for two bowls or that I was doing anything that couldn't be fixed at the end. Myself and my friend on crutches felt embarrassed that she kept trying to move the second bowl off the tray while we were still trying to move through the line. The restaurant is spacious but tables were sticky and bathrooms were awful. Worst part was there was water in the hallway that another person with us almost slipped on. Waitress was ok but not helpful. I asked where we could sit that person on crutches could put crutches where they wouldn't be in anyone's way and stretch out leg. Although it was daily busy, there's plenty of tables. She seated us at a corner away from others but then proceeded to seat the next table right next to us, beside our crutches. Which made no sense with as many empty tables as there were and the fact they had big guys and kids... making it very hard for our friend to get out, and after his crutches had been knocked down twice. Hostess at the front was the only one who smiled at us the whole time. The bad sushi roll wasn't removed from the check. And this place isn't cheap by any means. Really loved this place at first but feel like it's slipping.

Finally had a chance to stop in at this location after talking about doing it for a long time…read more The server we had was so friendly and full of life. She explained how it all worked, and encouraged us to load up the bowl as much as we could. The food looked fresh, and was constantly being refreshed. If you aren't prepared, the sight of the raw meat going in a bowl may make you queasy. Make sure to not load up too much on the veggies and noodles to save room for the protein. The food came out as it was finished, so my friend got hers first. It's a lot of food, and was delicious. I have plenty for another meal or two. The restaurant also was super busy on a Friday night, so be prepared for a small dinner wait.

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Great service! Not busy on tues night. They added some things to their menu so I wanted to try them…read moreout. The sushi was great and spicy. The lychee martini was good. I forgot about the cherry blossom drink otherwise I would have gotten that. The black pepper filet seemed over seasoned which is odd to say. There was a lot of crunch in every bite. Too much black pepper and sesame seeds ig. Later i found that the rice wasn't properly cooked all the way and was also crunchy so this may have also altered my taste. Would be willing to try again

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