Gobi
1035 E Brokaw Rd #20, San Jose
(408) 831-2089
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This place is a good basic Mongolian BBQ. A good variety of ingredients. They are a bit limited on the sauces but you can still create a tasty meal with them. There is canned soda and a small choice of fountain soda to drink ( and water.) Steamed rice is available as are noodles for starch.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Mongolian Barbecue, Stir Fry
If you know how to organize your meat well, you'll get good value out of this place. I suggest not getting the noodles and just filling up your bowls with meat, veggies, and sauce, so you can go to the back and get the free rice. It's pretty cool watching the chef cook your food, and there's a good array of sauces and seasoning you can put on your food. They also have takeout boxes on request. Just don't eat the free fried . . . something that they have towards the front. I don't think they ever replace it and it does not taste very good. Also lamb is not generally not available during lunch hours, which is sad because it definitely tastes the best. There's also some cross-contamination between different parts of the self-serve, so be very careful if you're allergic.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Bad, not coming back here, rude service and food was not fresh, soon to be out of business in my opinion.
Good luck anyway, hope you can turn your business around honestly.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 1
WE GET THIS AT LEAST ONCE SOMETIMES TWICE A WEEK, ITS SOOOOOOOOO YUMMY.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Mongolian BBQ Noodles, Chili Sauce, Mongolian Beef, Steamed White Rice, Egg Rolls
Honestly, had a terrible experience at this place. I’m from Los Angeles. This is my first time trying a Mongolian place in Northern California, as soon as you walk in no one’s really there to greet you, there’s only two employees one cashier and one cook. I came to order to-go food after the gym and I was asking how the pricing works. There is like a billion different signs and prices which are very confusing because many of them only apply for dine-in customers which I was not, she mentioned I can grab two bowls (which are very small you can maybe fit two apples inside.
The food is self-serve and it’s really hard to reach into each individual container because there's a covid style plastic blocking your shoulders from reaching in properly. There’s not enough tongs for grabbing each raw protein (chicken, pork, lamb, etc) as well as veggies so sometimes you have to use other ones.
I’m glad I got an extra bowl because one bowl of protein and one bowl of veggies is not enough portion size to even feel remotely full.
My food was served cooked on a plate (dine-in) after I kept mentioning it was a to-go order, once the cook understood me, he tossed it all in a to-go box. A lot of my meat and veggies were falling off the sides of the box onto the table where everyone gets their food.
It was very hard to understand the workers, I was asking for a napkin to clean oil off my hands after grabbing my box, I also asked for a fork to organize food back into container and they pretty much didn't know what I was referring to.
I was charged almost $30 for a standard panda-style box of food which honestly was very oily and not as good as I thought it was going to be.
I guess people who dine-in have a better experience but I will not be coming back.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Nice place with custom selection of meat, veggies and sauces. Super quick food preparation on the fly.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: All You Can Eat Bowl
I walked in and was like hell naw.... but... I then ate the food. If I lived in same hose I'd be there 4xs a week
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Mongolian BBQ Noodles, Mongolian Barbecue
Not all you can eat they need to update their website that clearly states all you can eat. Google also states it's all you can eat
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great tasting food. Follow the combination of oils suggested for the right spice level
I used to like this place a lot but the last time I picked up a meal from them, the cost had shot up by about 30-40%. The sauce used on the noodles seems like it was watered down too much. I follow the same sauce recipe (their suggestion) every time and the noodles were exceptionally bland. Also, the ice cream used to be free but now its $1 per cone.
So to sum it up, a significant cost increase and a lack of flavor, i would say just to avoid the place unfortunately. It used to be really good but isn't anymore.
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The cook was on his phone and we had to wait till get got off scrolling through social media to make our meal, then the cook was unwilling to cook. Cook straight up said “I cannot do that “ for a second round even though it clearly states on the sign that we can get a second round for an extra fee. The manager then came out and showed us how much it would be for a second round and the cook was completely quiet.
Overall he simply didn’t want to cook so he can go back to being on his phone and when the manager came out he was a lot more cooperative and compliant. They definitely need a cook with a more positive attitude. The owner/manager was very polite and friendly.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 5
Service: 1
Overall 5 stars because all we want is good food in our bellies! You get 1 or 2 bowls depending how hungry you are or if you're an adult or child. Some advice if you come here stack it! Because it's 10 dollars a bowl and oh yea... don't forget to tip the cook!
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Mongolian BBQ Noodles, Mongolian Barbecue, Gobi Teriyaki Bowl
Fantastic food and a great value. Get creative.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Mongolian Barbecue, All You Can Eat Bowl, Steamed White Rice
So many vegetables, fantastic selection
Vegetarian options: Tofu + huge selection of vegetables
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: All You Can Eat Bowl, Gobi BBQ Sauce, Steamed White Rice
First time here. Food is just OK. The beef was dried out. The vegetables were very fresh. The chicken was flavorless and the shrimpSince we hadn't been here before we didn't know the routine, but our food sat on the counter after it was cooked and no one told us it was ready. Since we were the only two people sitting in the restaurant I don't think it would have taken much effort for someone to let us know our food was ready.Not terrible but I don't think we'll be back. If you're just looking to pile on a bunch of food in two bowls and don't mind paying $20 per person for mediocre food, go for it.
Parking: Very busy shopping center with large fitness center next door.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 2
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