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Persuasions of the Asians
restaurants with mainly Asian influences.. Viet, Chinese, Japanese, Thai etc etc...
Chan's Mongolian Grill
Categories: Restaurants Buffets Restaurants Mongolian Buffets, Mongolian [Edit]
9147 Hwy 26Ste 450
North Richland Hills, TX 76180
(817) 788-5117
- Price Range:
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- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Good For:
- Lunch, Dinner
- Noise Level:
- Average
- Has TV:
- Yes
17 reviews for Chan's Mongolian Grill
17 reviews in English
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Review from Leticia T.
North Richland Hills, TX
9/6/2011
I'm a fan.
Tons of people compare Chan's to another famous Mongolian Grill, and it's a fair comparison. I like both, but we go to Chan's much more often. The other place is a little over-priced and typically too crowded and loud for a casual dinner.
As for the food and service at Chan's, everything is always satisfying. I like being able to control the protein/veg/starch ratio in my dinner. The waitstaff is pretty good at keeping the gigantic plastic glasses of tea filled.
The free 5 bites soft serve is just enough to cool my burning mouth after I've filled it with spicy chicken and veggies. -
Review from Haley K.
North Richland Hills, TX
1/17/2012
The staff is really nice and the price is reasonable if your like my husband and can eat a lot. My husband really loves this place; but honestly I think I'm missing something about the food.
They include soup but only have Egg drop and hot and sour soup. Almost every time I go I end up with bits and pieces of someone else food in mine. They never give me just plain steamed rice even though I ask for it every time when they ask if I want fried rice with my meal. A lot of times my food comes out over cooked, rubbery or other taste issues.
I always took it as I was doing something wrong or that if I have diet restrictions or don't like certain things I shouldn't eat at places like this because stuff I don't like will always make it in my food ... until I tried other Mongolian places ... to an extent little mistakes can be made but not as consistently as they do here. -
Review from Son N.
North Richland Hills, TX
4/7/2011 2 Check-ins Here
I actually found out about this place here on yelp, so the wife and I decided to see how it held up against Genghis. We weren't disappointed...
Greeted a couple of secs after walking in the waitress walked us to her section and gave us our choice of table. Which is always a plus if you don't like sitting too close to strangers and having your conversations overlap each other. You can't say the same about GG because their seating arrangements are literally a foot away from each table; I always feel claustrophobic and I'm a pretty skinny guy. Oh and BTW, the parking for both GG's in the area blows!
Selection of proteins, veggies, and sauces at Chan's are good. They actually use authentic Asian sauces (sesame oil, cooking sherry, oyster etc.) to cook your dishes in and not those so called exotic sauces you find elsewhere. Who knows what the ingredients for those things are but I sure know you won't find a bottle of that stuff in Asia. Another note on sauces: besides the typical soy and hot sauce Chan's also provides hot chili paste and hoisin sauce at each table. Hoisin being my favorite sauce in the world that just put it over the top. My plate stayed hot for a good while I hadn't notice because I was too busy messing with my phone. The waitress was servicing a few other tables but always came by to check up on us she was very attentive. Upon check out we used a little coupon I found for 10% off but the bill was already cheap enough. The dinner buffet here costs less then a single bowl at GG. The owner asked if it was our first time; we replied yes then he made sure our food was OK and that our visit was a good one. I love it when the staff gets personal and don't act like mechanical robots programmed to get you in and out the door.
OK I know this is a long review but I'm tired of seeing all you praise GG so highly. So my ending goes....
Chan's - complimentary soup and ice cream
Genghis - cocky server who expects 30% grat for working at a well known restaurant chain and not doing their jobListed in: Persuasions of the Asians, Buffet
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Review from Caleb M.
Hurst, TX
11/19/2010
There is good and bad.
The bad: food was bland. I guess some of the blame falls on me since I chose the sauces and seasonings, but I have yet to create a flavorless combination at other mongolian grills.
The good: service, price, AYCE, price. -
Review from Christine C.
Fort Worth, TX
11/24/2009
Okay, waaaaay better than Genghis Grill.
Yes, the meat here is frozen. But it's also cut in long, thin shards which grill nicely. Much better than meat cubes. At least shards is consistent. A previous reviewer remarked this as a minus. However! Would anyone really LIKE sticking their tongs in an ooey gooey mess of raw meat? I guess-- that's the first step in making your bowl at Genghis Grill. I feel that frozen meat is more sanitary than raw meat left out for x amount of hours (and I HATE using algebra in a sentence to describe meat). So yeah. Thus conclude my case for frozen meat.
While this place offers the beef and chicken standards, other sources of protein were available: lamb, scallop, fish, tofu, and shrimp.
Did I mention that it was all you can eat?
There was a couple buffet lines of add-ons, including jalapenos, water chestnuts, baby corn, shoots, pineapple, sausage, and the piece de resistance--- a variety of sauces. But not that sticky corporate Genghis Grill flavored BBQ sauce crap- I'm talking about oyster sauce. Cooking sherry. Good ole hot oil. Sesame oil.
The service was good. Every time I've been here, the cooks act like they're honored to take my food. Sure I tip them for it, but that's not a feeling I want to get tired of.
But the best part is the price: $6.25 for a weekday lunch buffet. A buffet of fresh food, all you can eat, make your own dish (I also contend if you hate your meal, it's your own fault).
This place is cheaper than CiCI's! (I know, worst ending ever, but it's what I got).Listed in: When I've Had a Bad Day, Dine Like a Roman
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Review from Alex M.
Tarrant, TX
11/23/2009
My wife and I went to Chan's on a Saturday (and they don't have lunch prices on Saturday). I noticed that the dishes you put your food in before cooking were slightly dirty (3 in a row, I just said screw it and put the food in a dirty bowl since they' were about to cook it, and tried not to think about the bowl they'd put my cooked food in). The taste was ok, though the sauce menu is a bit vague and both mine and my wife's needed more salt.
It came with soup before the meal, mine was egg drop and not terribly great. The meat is your typical frozen stuff and they stir fry it well on the grill (which is of course fun to watch). I like Genghis better and I think they have lunch prices on saturday lunch unlike this place. -
Review from Mark W.
Colleyville, TX
3/31/2010
This is no gourmet experience. However, if you like Mongolian style restaurants, I think it's better than most. The meat is frozen - which it has to be in order to slice thin. I prefer it stay that way until it hits the grill for food safety. The owner, Tony seems to know all the regulars and the staff are very friendly and accommodating. It's not the best Mongolian I've ever had (where are the little pita style breads?) but for the area, I am a fan. By the way, you can request some off the menu items such as Thai style chilies or curry powder.
PS - did you know Mongolian BBQ has nothing to do with Mongolia? It was invented in SE Asia in the 1970s. I have visited several different Mongolian restaurants in Taipei. Some are cooked over charcoal flames and often the chefs skilled to the point that no food falls off the side of the grill during cooking. -
Review from Brian M.
Arlington, TX
4/21/2009 2 Check-ins Here
What a deal! This is Mongolian style hibachi on the cheap.
Walk in, sit down, and order your drinks. Then take your tray, two bowels and pick your meats, vegetables and sauces. Hand the tray to the chef who stands in the middle of the restaurant cozied up to a giant five-foot diameter gas griddle. Sit back now and watch him cook your food. (Meats include - chicken, pork, beef, shrimp and scallops)
I would suggest that you pick one meat for the day and focus on just a couple vegitables. I have preferred the noodles over the rice in my two visits.
Once you have had your fill, go back for seconds - if you can. This place makes for some big eating. Adults are just over $10 with the drink and kids are a bit over $7.
The service is great. The food is good. The kids love picking out every single ingredient. And best of all, when they deliver the check, they bring the ice cream with! -
Review from Angus C.
Orange County, CA
3/20/2010 1 Check-in Here
FOR THOSE WHO GAVE THIS RESTAURANT MORE THAN ONE STAR, YOU GUYS ARE MISSING SOMETHING OUT THERE.
The most and probably the only one important thing cooking Mongolian BBQ, is to put sides (veggies) and meats onto the grill separately, because they require different cook time to the best favor. I had been to a few Mongolian BBQ restaurants which the chefs do that, some dedicated ones even save the sauce you made and pour it gradually just in order to make sure your sauce was used toward cooking your dish.
Unfortunately Chan's is NOT one of these. I tried 4 dishes here -- beef, lamb, pork, shrimp+scallop. Cooked by two different chefs and ALL OF THEM WERE OVERCOOKED.
The chefs here do not care what's in your bowls and how you "customized" your sauce, because your sauce only stayed on the grill for less than 2 seconds, yes they pour it all and let it all flow off the grill, and add their own sauce from plastic bottles during cooking, to avoid burning the food. If they don't save it and use it, then why bother having you make it ??
When you see a Mongolian BBQ chef dump all raw materials to the grill all together at the same time and just stir them until foods were cooked, you know for sure this dish won't be any good, and you should not come back to this place very again.
I am so surprised that this restaurant opened by a Chinese owner and even named it after his last name performs way below standard. -
Review from james l.
Hurst, TX
11/7/2009
I went here based on a recommendation from a friend. He is no longer my friend.
I love good mongolian BBQ. I like Genghis Grill and Bd's. The thing is, you walk up the line in those places and the seafood, chicken and meat are all fresh meat that are ready to be cooked.
At Chan's, the meat looks like thinly shaved slices or meat that are frozen. They look like meaty potato chips. You can play hockey using the meat as a puck.
If you are looking for help in selecting a mongolian BBQ....go to Genghis. Fresher ingrediants, better tasting. -
Review from Ricky Y.
Fort Worth, TX
12/19/2009
A friend took me to dinner here once, and I have loved it ever since. It's very cheap, around 11 dollars a person for dinner. The atmosphere, depending on the time and day, can be either lively or rather dull, but they always have the T.V.'s turned on if you catch them on a quiet day.
The food itself is quite good. The Noodles are the thing to get, although I personally have never tried the rice. The meat is frozen, thin, and grills great. Genghis grill is great too, but sometimes I get meat that wasn't cooked throughly, while here at Chan's, it's always cooked through, so that's a plus on the thin beef. It shrinks a lot when they cook it, so make sure to get a lot in your bowl(s)!
The sauces can be a bit complicated, but the instructions on the wall more or less tell you what to do. When in doubt, just go with what sounds good, i.e. soy sauce, hot sauce, etc. Personally, I don't get all that much. Just sesame oil, sugar water, salt water, and soy sauce. It tastes great!
Good place to go for a game, a quick lunch, or dinner with friends. Inexpensive and fun. -
Review from brett a.
North Richland Hills, TX
8/29/2011
I love this place and have been coming since they open. When I was in college I used to frequent the sister restaurant called TON'S located in Grand Prairie. Sadly I married and moved away. Grand Prairie was too far to travel to but luckily this placed opened up. The owner remembered me from back in the day and that was almost 10 years ago. The food here is good and I highly suggest that you follow their recommended recipes posted on the wall. You have your choice between hot, medium and mild. Personally I don't think the hot is that spicy so experiment with the medium first. They have lots of veggie choices and tofu if you are a vegetarian. You can also add an egg and rice to your plate upon request but I usually skip that part. I promise you that one meal here will keep you full for the rest of the day. They are a lot cleaner and nicer than Baatar although I like that restaurant as well. Come hungry my friends.
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Review from Kyle L.
Fort Worth, TX
2/11/2011 1 Check-in Here
Really good. For the price it is hard to beat. Takes a few trips to learn how to make what you like to eat, but once you figure out the combinations that suit you, it is a great experience. We are regulars and usually go once a week with our office.
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Review from Leonard U.
Carrollton, TX
6/17/2009
The food was fairly good and the staff was friendly. Lunch on the weekdays is only $6.25 and you can get a lot of food! The menu lists beef, chicken, pork, shrimp, fish, crab meat, and scallops... but I didn't see any shrimp or scallops.
You are supposed to get two bowls, one for meat and one for veggies. Keep in mind that the meat does shrink when it cooks, so you should pile that stuff on! -
Review from Krisi A.
Fort Worth, TX
2/18/2010
My boyfriend loved it... I also liked that the food it was fresh and pre-cut
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Review from Luke W.
Fort Worth, TX
6/14/2009
Chan's is easily the best Mongolian Grill in the Fort Worth/ HEB area. Less than 2 minutes from where I live, I have a Genghis Grill and another Chinese buffet that offers a Mongolian grill option. However, I STILL drive 15 minutes to go to Chan's. It's that good.
I prefer to get one bowl for meats and one for veggies. I usually pile up as much meat as my bowl can handle. This usually consists of beef, chicken, and pork, with beef being the primary meat. In my second bowl, I add onions, mushrooms, scallions, and pineapple(grilled pineapple is amazing). I view the noodles as filler, so I usually only add a very small amount, if any.
When it comes to the oils, I usually add a scoop of each one. I used to really pile on the garlic, but I found that a few hours after eating, this resulted in some room-clearing burps. So, I've had to limit my garlic to about 1/2 scoop.
After I hand the cook my bowl, I always say 'yes' when asked if I want rice and an egg. I always enjoy watching how effortlessly they crack the eggs using a spatula and fling the egg perfectly onto your food with one hand.
For a cheap, fast, and DELICIOUS meal, you can't go wrong with Chan's. -
Review from Russell H.
Fort Worth, TX
9/13/2009
How can you not like this place? I am a student at the TCC northeast campus (right across the street) and I would not know what to do with myself if Chan's did not exist. It is a very affordable, delicious mongolian grill overlord. The ingredients are always fresh, and the waiters and stuff are always friendly, especially Chan himself. Plus the free ice cream at the end of the meal is nothing to overlook. I have been to multiple mongolian grill restaurants and none of them quiet compare the the flavor and service that this place offers!
