Yuan Palace Mongolian Bbq

Stopped here for lunch today and am glad I did. Service and BBQ was extremely fast. I had my soup tea and BBQ within 5 minutes. Meat and veggies were very good. Not as big of a selection as at some of the larger places but still good. I missed some of the additional sauces you find at some of the larger places but still enjoyed it and will come back again. Great atmosphere inside got very busy as lunch time went on. Hot and sour soup was included with BBQ and it was delicious.

I enjoy this place and the price. I enjoy the meat and my spouse enjoys the vegetables, lol.

My favorite Mongolian BBQ spot. Smaller selection but way tastier than the more Americanized chains.

I LOVE this place! I was first introduced to it several years ago. I was nervous to go because I didn’t think I would like it. To my surprise, it was awesome. I have since tried some different mongo bbq’s, but none of them compare. The staff is great. The meats are sliced thin. They have the right veggies for me. Everything is clean. The best part is it’s not super Americanized like some other places (bd’s). One of my all time fave places to eat!

I’ve been going to this place since I was little. Its by far the best Mongolian BBQ in town. I went to DB Mongolian BBQ downtown and was so disappointed simply because I’ve had this place and it cannot be beat. The atmosphere is cozy, the staff is friendly and its not too pricey.

Favorite restaurant of all time. Been going there for 15 years, and this will always be my favorite restaurant no matter what. RICE CAKES!!!

It’s good, not great. I liked the stir fry. But you can get way better less exspensive at huhut.

Love this place. Love it! The staff is wicked friendly and efficient, and who doesn’t love a Mongolian BBQ? Not the greatest selection of veggies, but I’m a big-​time meat eater so I love it! Very reasonably priced and I do love the kitschy, dark ambiance.
It’s great for families (kids love these types of restaurants) and perfect for an outing for a group of friends with different eating habits.

the people in this restaurant especially is AMAZING! we come here just because of the amazing service, and the food is great! Super fun that you get to make your own food as you like and then have them fry in front of you! My son LOVES this place… I have also order off the menu and had the Sesame chicken it as to die for with a little of their white rice YUMMMM

The concept of Mongolian BBQ is great and the taste was good — though I’m sure my concoction contributes to its taste. However, the selection of vegetables was okay in comparison to other Mongolian BBQ places I’ve visited. This place is definitely not vegetarian friendly because all of the mixing is done on one hot plate. Overall, good experience and will go back.

This place needs to be cleaned up: Open cans of food right by the food bar. Meats piled so high that they all mix in together. I had to wipe my hands dry from some sauce that spilled out of my bowl and they gave me a dirty towel… that the cooks were using!!! Nope. Not for me.

My first Mongolian restaurant. I have nothing to compare it too. The staff is so nice and helpful. The food bar has a small variety of meats and vegetables. More veggies would be nice. The first time I tried it I didn’t fill my bowl up very much (newb) I sat down and saw everyone else building huge bowls. The second time I went I did better. It’s an art. They also give you soup, rice, and some type of tortilla-​ish flat bread. I’m a fan of this place.

Omg the staff at this place is SO DARN CUTE!!!
We came here b/​c someone recommended it to us saying it’s close by, cheap, and pretty tasty. And we didn’t have too big of expectations coming in. it’s dark inside b/​c there are no windows. and the ambiance. is a mystery. hahaha.
But a nice lady sat us down, asked if it was our first time. when we told her it was, she recommended that we try the all you can eat Mongolian bbq that comes with a side of soup. The soup choices are the standard hot and sour, egg drop, and wonton. I had the hot and sour and enjoyed it :)
For the AYCE Mongolian bbq, they give you a bowl that you can fill up with the meats, veggies and sauces you want. And then they grill it in a circular skillet. similar to most Mongolian bbq places. Once they finish cooking it, you bring it back to your table, and eat it with the rice and chewy rice wraps that they give you. Everything was pretty tasty. :) Nothing too special. but my friend and I both enjoyed our dishes. :) and the rice wraps are perfect to make little pseudo eggrolls with the bbq hehe.
Just the food alone I would give this place 3 stars, but the staff here was SO nice and SO cute, coming over to explain everything to us and always smiling and asking if we need anything. They were… so motherly? I think that’s the best way to express how they all were :) They make Yuan Palace a solid 4.

I got the Mongolian BBQ lunch. There was not many items to choose from if you are trying to eat vegetarian.

We first went to Yuan place for dinner because we were in the mood for an AYCE Mongolian BBQ joint. For dinner they have lamb, beef, chicken, pork, and turkey as the selections which was a pleasant surprise at $ 13. You add the vegetables of your choosing and the sauces, spices, and oils for flavoring. At the table they provide you with rice and pocket bread type tortillas that you can use to soak up some of the extra sauce or even make mini Mongolian tacos.
We had a overall good experience that first time (was going to give it 3.5−4 stars initially). Because of this we decided to go back one day during lunch when the craving struck again.
Our experience the second time around was the complete opposite of the first. To start, the price is slightly cheaper for lunch ($ 3 less). The first thing that we noticed was different is that they take away the lamb for lunch which is understandable since you are paying less. We still thought that it was all you can eat so you can imagine my surprise when during the middle of eating my second bowl they come over and tell us that it’s only one bowl per customer for lunch. None of the servers had told us of this, nor are there clear signs posted, and so I offered to stop eating. They say it’s okay because we hadn’t been told and wouldn’t charge us but then they proceed to take away my fiancées bowl which was still her first. This was unacceptable as she was still eating. Finally, they charged us for extra bread that they never brought but by then we were tired of dealing with the awful service so we just payed and left.
It makes no sense that a place that is AYCE every night charges $ 3 less for lunch, gives you less options, and only allows you 1 trip. You can easily get better quality and the same amount of food for $ 7 or less during lunch at another Mongolian style restaurant.
We will not be back after this experience and warn others against having lunch here.

I’ve never had Mongolian food before but I loved it. I’m in love with spicy food and I was surprised to learn this food has great zesty flavors.
We did the all you can eat and you can mix and match whatever ingredients you want to eat. After you choose, you give it to the cooks and they cook it on an extremely hot grill right in front of you, so it’s always hot and fresh!
Visiting this place, I learned I really enjoy Mongolian food!

Old school décor, old school Mongolian line, it always feels worn but clean, the food a tasty, guilty pleasure. The service is hectic but polite, and there are always customers in the dining room. We’ve been coming here for a decade, and will continue coming back.

I was introduced to this place when I moved to Denver close to 20 years ago.
Been here many many times and I think my opinion is backed up by multiple visits.
You have to take this place for what its worth. Its décor is dated to the point where is almost kitsch-​cool. I expect to see Jerry, Elaine and Kramer seated next to me.
Is it in need of carpet and an update — no doubt but unless you dine on the floor its an aesthetic not a health issue.
The hot and sour soup is the best I have had, eggrolls are heavy on cabbage but it really works I can eat 3 – 4 at a time
The BBQ, you made it if you don’t like it keep in hand that its partly your doing.
Any concerns about it being messy see comment above.
As for the final product its great I can watch the whole process if anything is dicey you would see it real time.
Rice bread is excellent
Staff is gruff and efficient, exactly what I expect. Never rude but almost robotically on top of things. Tea filled, orders never screwed up, mustard with egg rolls.
I don’t think there is any concern about the quality of their product its more the environment that’s a bit unusual and gives that perception. I have had many a meal there and final verdict is NEVER a «health» issue.
BBQ is excellent, price has always been fair.
Can’t comment on the menu, never made it to it in over a decade
Staff remembers me but we are in no means on a first name basis but they always seem pleased to see me there.
Lighten up and enjoy what should be a benchmark for M-​BBQ by people who have been doing this long before it was trendy.

This place, like my last review was a difficult one. And it seems the venue also holds opinions of love it or hate it.
First, I have to say, in terms of restaurant sanitation, I didn’t see a problem, but I could see how people would be skeeved out by the actual BBQ grill, which is probably the worst I’ve ever seen, but the rest of the restaurant seemed pretty legit.
Clearly people love this place. At 11:45 there was a line at the bowl-​filling station and the grill 30 people deep. It’s also meant to be a factory it seems. There are two prices (at lunch at least) — one with just BBQ and one with BBQ and a soda. And they have a sign at the register saying that they’d prefer close-​to exact change for the two amounts (classy.)
When you have hundreds of people plowing through the food at lunchtime, of course it’s going to be a mess, and it is. What’s sad is that they have the most depressing selection of meats and vegetables I’ve ever seen. 3 meats and about 10 veg. And for lunch at least, it’s one trip only. Unlike some other BBQs I’ve been to, you do get free rice and soup, which is definitely a plus.
Because of the lunchtime chaos, my dining companion who had never been to a Mongolian BBQ had his lunch food taken by someone else and had to re-​wait in line for 10 minutes to have his lunch re-​cooked. Since they only have 1 grill that I’d estimate to be about 40″, they can only cook food for two people at a time and they definitely do not clean the grill with water between orders, so if you do really, truly have allergies to things, I would not recommend this as a place to visit.
My experience was fine. Again, I’d never go back there again for all of the aforementioned reasons. While I wasn’t grossed out by the experience, it was definitely the worst Mongolian BBQ I’ve ever been to.

When a coworker suggested we try Yuan’s over Sakura when we went out to lunch today, I agreed because I have heard from several coworkers this place was very good. The food was OK, it was fresh and authentic but what I had a problem with was the way it was laid out, cooked and served. Let me explain;
I have had Mongolian BBQ several times before at different places, and this is the first place I have come that does it so haphazardly. The smells are good from the outside but as soon as you walk in the place is rather dingy, dark, and obviously hasn’t had a décor update or a carpet change since the 90s. Since its lunch rush in the DTC area it IS well staffed and we were seated, drink and soup orders in, ticket on the table within 60 seconds or less. Great service, friendly staff.
There is a buffet style table with all available ingredients for your bowl laid out along the back wall. Raw meats, veggies, noodles and sauces are all strung out together with absolutely no regard for cross contamination between any of it. Everything’s overflowing and packed in next to each other for raw pork, beef and chicken to mingle with the carrots, bean sprouts, broccoli… You get the picture. In their defense, everything was fresh. Good thing I don’t have food allergies. Sauces were also good.
The space for forming a line to get these goodies is VERY short so people pile up fast around tables and it’s awkward. Also to add to the cross contamination, your food is cooked on a large, round cook top where it gets rolled around right next to everyone else’s food with long, thin wooden paddles.
You get a bowl of rice and moo shu style pancakes which they call «rice cake». Ok then. Also $ 10 lunch for one person. Also again, no real light source so the whole atmosphere is dark and clustered and confusing and doesn’t look very sanitary at all. While my food tasted good, I was wary the entire time for any off-​tastes that may have shown signs of any food-​bourne illnesses. I probably will not be back.