Yummy Bowl specializes in Mongolian stir fry and also offers sushi. Our group of four adults all decided to build our own Super Bowls for $15.99 each at dinner ($13.49 at lunch). The build-your-own concept was fun and there was a huge selection to choose from. You fill out a card with your name, table number and choice of steamed, brown or fried rice, then grab a yellow bowl and work your way through the starches, veggies, proteins, seasonings and sauces. I loaded mine with baby corn, broccoli, cabbage, carrots, edamame, mushrooms, onion, pineapple, water chestnuts and zucchini, along with salmon, chicken and steak. Of the proteins I chose, the steak was my least favorite, so next time I'd probably skip it and add more of the other proteins instead. For seasoning, I added a little onion and garlic powder, followed by hibachi and teriyaki sauces. I later realized they recommend using at least two cups of sauce, so mine could have definitely used more! I'll know for next time. One thing I did notice was that a few ingredients I hadn't selected somehow ended up in my finished bowl, including shrimp, scallions and something unexpectedly spicy. Since I have food sensitivities, I would have preferred my bowl to contain only the ingredients I chose. It's something to keep in mind if you have allergies, sensitivities or simply want to avoid certain ingredients. Aside from that, everyone enjoyed their customized bowls, and I liked that they cook everything for you and bring the finished dishes directly to the table. The kiddo in our group skipped the stir fry and went straight for the NY Style Cheesecake , and we finished our meal with fortune cookies . Overall, a fun and affordable build-your-own dining experience with tons of options. I'd return, but next time I'd add more sauce and be a little more careful about ingredient cross-contact. read more

Yummy Bowl - Sushi Bars Near Me - McHenry, Illinois

I really wanted to like this place because I absolutely love Mongolian food. Unfortunately, our experience was pretty disappointing. The service was okay, but there were several issues with our food. If you like random ingredients showing up in your bowl, this might be the place for you. My son's food tasted like fish even though he didn't choose any seafood ingredients. He ended up finding squid in his bowl! On top of that, a random person's bowl was brought to our table instead of my husband's. After searching for his bowl for about 10 minutes, they eventually allowed him to make a new one since they couldn't locate it. By the time his food finally arrived, everyone else at our table had already finished eating. I really wanted to enjoy this place, but unfortunately, I won't be returning. read more

I...I just can't, Yummy. It's not me, it's you. This restaurant was a one and done for me. I'm comparing Yummy with Jiang's. Both operate well within the same wheelhouse of "build your own stirfry" - but with some distinct differences between the two. First is a bit if a decision order: Yummy basically requires you to a: accept rice for stirfry and b: start your bowl with noodles. So should you decide you want to eat here, you're comparing noodles amount with vegetables/meat amount. As a reminder, I'm vegan. I'm very comfortable filling the entire thing with vegetables. I'm also someone who tries very hard to not be diabetic through healthy eating and exercising, so rice is a no. Neither place has a "you don't care about meat" buyer option which sucks. Jiangs on the other hand does give you a small bowl, but you can fill it entirely with whatever and you get a separate plate for noodles/protein etc. On the nice side, Yummy does have decent sushi offerings - but they avocado roll we ordered smelled like fish. Officially, that is a strongly unwelcome find. Either they used the same knife for everything or the avocado is kept next to the fish. Not good! The sauces at Jiangs have pretty clear vegan markings. Outside of the garlic sauce, theoretically the brown sauce and teriyaki sauce I can only say some of the ones at Yummy are very clearly not vegan. And lastly when my restaurant partner for the day put sauces out and marked vegan on her tag, the food was cooked without the sauce. Like....How? What happened? This place is immensely popular because it's cheap.But you get what you pay for. For me for the $2 difference I'll recommend Jiang's every time. read more

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Stopped in with friends for dinner and this olace was packed, understandably. We put our name on the waitlist and it only took about 20 minutes to be sat. The server explained the menu and the option of creating your own for 15.99 which is a great deal. The bowls are on the table and then you walk through the line and choose what ingredients you want for your hibachi. They had a wide variety of veggies, noodles and meats. I should have added more sauce to get mixed into mine, lesson learned. You can purchase a second bowl for $4 but it is dine in only. I couldnt even finish my first bowl. Overall tasty and I would come back. read more

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my first impression was looks fun. Check in was confusing. They had a tablet to sign in but it was not in English. So I tried to fill out. Finally someone asked us if we needed to sit. And thn took us to a table. We get to the table and the staff that helped was not the best at explaining what the process was. We did decide to get the make your own bowl. You go up and fill your bowl with items. You pick sauce. And they cook and bring to you. They did not explain the sauce and need of them well. They did have someone telling you the flavors. That was nice. The food was great. The staff kept up with refills and we decided to get gyoza. That had a good taste also. Now knowing what to do. We will go back. The meat , seafood, vegetables were all very fresh. The place was busy. A nice staff good food. And a neat experience read more

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We went both during their soft opening and shortly after. This is the first place I found that had whitefish, salmon and lamb as an option for the make it yourself stir fry. Plus they have a nice selection of nigiri, sashimi and maki. The hamachi and sake nigiri I had were excellent. I chose fish and scallops to add to my stir fry last time and my husband found almost as many scallops in his bowl as was in mine. The cooks will need to learn to be more careful preparing the food on the griddle. Service was very good each time. The place had some serious remodeling done to change it from an Applebees to a clean and open feeling space with modest decorations. Overall I really like this place and plan to return again. read more

Yummy Bowl - Make your own stir fry. - Sushi Bars Near Me - McHenry, Illinois

Oh my goodness! What a great addition to McHenry! Went tonight and loved my meal. You go through the line selecting all the vegetables, meat, spices, sauces that you would like and then the chefs cook it up and it is brought to your table. Price is reasonable, food is fresh, selection of items is amazing! Servers are great in making sure you have all you need. I will be back!!! read more

Yummy Bowl - Delicious! - Sushi Bars Near Me - McHenry, Illinois

First off I wish I would've gotten pictures. I totally forgot. Yummy bowl is an amazing addition to Mchenry. When we first got there, I thought the wait was gonna take forever, but we were in within 15 minutes being added to the waitlist our server came to the table right away to explain how everything worked we went to the yummy bowl prep station filled our bowls high as we could then they cooked it on the hibachi and it was to our table within 15-20 minutes. All the servers were so helpful and friendly. I love the fact that they let you take home your leftovers some buffets do not. The restaurant was clean and remodeled!! we will be back if I could I'd give this place 10 stars. read more

Really good food! The service is average and the place is very clean! The style is unique so a tip is to fill the yellow bowl really high, they did tell us but it's literal! The food is very delicious and nice to see the cooks, they work hard! The price was perfect and I will be back next week! read more

The place was freezing cold inside. The floors were slippery to walk on The "build your own bowl" area was clean. The food had no flavor at all. Very bland. read more

Service is good, servers are very attentive. Great price for the amount of food you get. Korean chicken was just ok. The bowls are the star of the show! Even when they're busy, things run smoothly. I definitely recommend this place! read more

I am a "senior". BEWARE of this place at lunchtime. Boomers, of which I belong to that demographic, think they own the place. I walked in, took my place as the next to be served, as a man swept in front of me, to soon be joined by his equally rude partner who proceeded to order the staff around, sticking his icky fingers over the divider. Noodles were already spilling over the side of the serving bowl. A staff member completely ignored me and proceeded to serve Mr I am So Privileged Boomer. Two other staff members, including what I assume was a hostess, completely ignored me. I took a good look at the food to see if it was worth putting up with Mr Privileged Boomer. Guess what kind of red hat he was wearing! Most of the food was sloppily hanging out of serving bowls. Checking out the tables, they were full of old people. A couple other old men in red hats. Maybe I walked into a convention but between the rude patrons and uncaring staff, and weird odor of the place, I was out-a-there. read more

I had high expectations, but not as good as we felt. We here with family. I picked out ramen noodles, tofu, scallops, mushroom, green onion with a sauce. Once they cooked it, I got back a couple pieces of tofu and scallops, I'd say I put a dozen pieces of each? The bill for 3 adults and 1 child $90. read more

Great service and food was delicious!! Crab Rangoons were especially tasty!! Can't wait to go back! Only suggestion is too offer bottled water on menu. Restaurant layout is wonderful and I enjoyed watching my bowl being cooked to perfection read more

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I seriously can't get enough of this place. I have been waiting for something like this to come to McHenry for years!

Went here for the first time this week. It was bright and cheerfully decorated inside, staff was friendly and helpful with the process of selecting food and sauces. Even though I was familiar with that concept, they don't want you to ladle the sauces directly into your bowl. They have little plastic cups into which you ladle your sauce, probably more sanitary that way. A BIG PLUS is that this place has LAMB! Even though lamb is a staple meat of the Mongolian diet, most BBQ places in the Chicago Area don't even offer it because of its cost. I was very pleasantly surprised to see it here. Meats and veggies were attractively presented and thinly sliced. Prices were quite reasonable. Only negative is they do not have a liquor license, so no beer or wine with your stir-fry.... but they say you can BYOB, so that is what I will do next time. EDIT: After reading the previous review and having visited both Jiang's and this place, Yummy puts Jiang's to shame. Please see my older review of Jiangs. read more

I gotta say, when this place was Applebee's it was old, dingy & the food wouldn't knock the socks off of anyone. There's an obvious reason as to why they went out of business. Plus, the location isn't great. So my wife & I had pretty low expectations when coming here for the first time. Honestly, I was very, very impressed! The service is great, the food is great, the restaurant was very clean! My only recommendation would be to stay away from the sushi rolls that do not have a description. The flavors are very well thought out as well as the textures. The attention to detail was very impressive. We will definitely be back again. read more