Week 33 Wok On In Mongolian BBQ

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Our Review :)


What Teray Says...

This week Brett chose to go to Wok On In Mongolian BBQ. The main reasoning for him choosing this is because there was a great deal on Groupon, which we love, but also because I have never had Mongolian BBQ. Until I heard what it was from Brett I had thought in my mind that it was animals in which I personally would not like to eat, which is not true at all!!

Wok On In Mongolian BBQ is located right by UNLV. The place is a lot bigger than I would have expected. Wok On In has booths and tables and it is one big room. To order your food you go up to the counter and choose your meats, vegetables, noodles, rice, etc. They then cook it on a big grill right in front of you. 

The portion sizes here are huge. I had steak, noodles, rice, peppers, tofu, zucchini, onions, carrots, I could go on and on. Brett will probably remember everything that went into this monstrous amount of food. I could only finish about half of it, if that and was so full. Everything was so fresh and delicious though. I would love to try it again but with a different meat.

As for the service, the lady who must either be the owner or the manager is an adorable older woman who was saying it was her first time with Groupon. Because of her personality and engagement with the customers, I would recommend going there on just that! I also read that they have breakfast, so I would really like to try that. Overall, I rate Wok On It for the amount of food and the personable service 4 out 5. 


What Brett Says...


So buying a house sets you back, well not the actual house but the wife in a new house sets you back.  That being the situation I am currently in I found this week's restaurant on Groupon, this week we went to "Wok On In" which is a Mongolian BBQ.  For some reason Mongolian BBQ isn't as big in Vegas as it was in Michigan; it is a build your own sautee place.  You choose what veggies you want, what meat you want, the sauce, and whatever else you want it cooked with.  Then the cook tosses it all on a giant circle flat top grill and does it up.  In Michigan you do everything yourself (except cook it) and it is all you can eat.  At "Wok On In" it is more of a "Subway" setup; you tell them what you want and they get it for you.  


I am confused as to what the place is, the sign out front seems to have 5 different layers and you can see each business.  There also seems to be different areas on the inside, the Mongolian BBQ part is to the right.  The dining room is a good size and it is close to the UNLV campus...my guess is it is aiming for the college crowd, if I went to UNLV I would probably eat there multiple times per week.  There is nothing special about the physical setup of the business.  It could easily serve the purpose of any food industry business, I think they actually have other business' in there throughout the day.  The most important part of a hole in the wall college area restaurant is cleanliness, they accomplish this.  The other important part is some kind of personality; whether it be the atmosphere or the employees.  As I said before there is nothing special about the actual building.  But the owner, a very nice older foreign lady, was amazing.  Apparently there was a mistake with Groupon and she took the time to explain the mistake, she talked to us for a little bit about Groupon and how we like the online deals.  She took a while and educated us on the whole Mongolian BBQ process, she really did make it an enjoyable meal.  There was nothing formal or classy about this place but is was a very comfortable experience and the service was out of the park.


Obviously I need to touch on the food, this is actually an easy task this week.  You step up to a window (like at Subway) and choose all the ingredients you want- veggies, toppings, meats, sauces, rice, noodles, and who knows what else.  I pretty much went through and chose every vegetable possible threw in some steak and they polished it off with teriyaki sauce and BBQ sauce.  Once it was all piled on the cook threw it on the grill, we grabbed a seat and waited.  A couple minutes later our food was brought to us, I am honestly surprised each plate didn't take two hands to carry.  The amount of food we ended up getting was ridiculous, I could have easily portioned it up into 3 servings...each.  The food was awesome, it tasted like what I would cook up if I had a kitchen filled with prepped food.  There other nice part is if you are smart it can completely be a healthy meal...because you choose the ingredients.  I think if this was next to a LVAC


I think I did a pretty good above so this week you do not get a summary.  Just can't believe we got all that for less then $20.


Rating 3.9 out of 5




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Patty's Closet Outfit of the Week
Thank you to Patty and Juan of Patty's Closet for providing me with my outfit of the week this week! This top is perfect for going out. It is a flowing, lightweight fabric for spring ♥ The top comes with the belt and has silver rhinestones all over the front. This top can be worn for all seasons because of the color. It also brings attention to your shoulders with rhinestones on those, which my hair is covering, so you can't see them. On the hanger you may think it is boxy with the ruffles, but it is actually really flattering because the belt cinches your waist. This top is available at the Rainbow location. 


On a side note, I wore this top to work this week. To make it work appropriate all that I did was add a quarter sleeved scooped neck black shirt underneath and paired it with straight leg jeans rather than jeggings. :) 

Check out any of the Patty's Closet locations, they all have different items! They get new shipments every Tuesdays and Fridays. You can find the locations on their website: ilovepattyscloset.com and their shipment pictures and latest updates on their Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/PattysClosetLV

Speaking of how much I love Patty's Closet; they are opening an all accessories store called Sparkle on January 28 at 11 am!!! The Blue Diamond ( 9345 S. Cimarron Road) store is being turned into a Sparkle. Keep up to date with all of the excitement on their Facebook page  http://www.facebook.com/pages/Sparkle-by-Pattys-Closet/160713480701946


Check back this week-end to see where will be heading and what I will be wearing (it is totally awesome!). In the meantime, cheers to chasing your dream and making it a reality...