Joy’s Mongolian Grill
112 Hayward Ave, Ames, IA, 50014
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Address :
112 Hayward Ave
Ames, IA, 50014 - Phone (515) 292-9077
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Opening Hours
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Specialities
- Takes Reservations : No
Delivery : No
Take-out : Yes
Accepts Credit Cards : Yes
Good For : Lunch
Parking : Street
Bike Parking : Yes
Good for Kids : Yes
Good for Groups : Yes
Attire : Casual
Noise Level : Average
Alcohol : No
Outdoor Seating : No
Wi-Fi : No
Has TV : No
Waiter Service : No
Caters : No
Categories
Chinese Cuisine
The popularity of Chinese food in America can be adjudicated by the appearance of China Town in many major cities in the United State of America. The popular trend of ordering or opting for Chinese take away food isn't unknown in America. Chinese take away food comes to rescue when you're too tired from work or too exhausted to cook. No one can resist the temptation of eating spicy noodles, shrimp, chicken, beef or pork cooked in the sweet and spicy sauce. The cooking method of authentic Chinese food is a lot different compared to what is served in America.
Generally, Chinese use dark meat small bones and organs to cook dishes but this changes when you are eating American-Chinese fusion food prepared using white boneless meat cooked with broccoli, carrots and onions. Back in China, the food is less spicy and oily as they favor steaming and braising method for cooking the most popular dishes. So, if you have a taste for authentic Chinese food, then try finding a real Chinese restaurant in the city. You can also try the most popular fusion Chinese food like Pecking Duck, Chicken Feet, Hot Pot, Shrimp Dumpling Soup, Mapo Tofu, Wontons, Chop Suey, Egg Rolls and not to forget Fortune Cookies.
There are not many restaurants in America serving authentic Chinese food. A little research on Restaurant Listings directory can help you locate the best Chinese restaurants in the city. Chinese cuisine is continuously evolving, and you can find a variety of dishes categorized as the food for lactose intolerant, gluten intolerant, vegan, vegetarian, and diabetic friendly. So, if you have a group of friends with different taste patterns, save the hassle and visit the nearest Chinese restaurant in your city.
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Dante L.
It's a common thing that people only rate bad experiences but never take the time to give credit to the good ones. I am also guilty of that. But when it comes to this restaurant, I owe it voice my opinion as they have kept me alive during my college years, as well as so many others. This is basically the certified campus Chinese restaurant if you disregard Panda Express. Sure, there's the new Taste Place (which is really good), Little Taipei (great bbq but really annoying and disrespectful waitresses), and Chinese Home Style Cooking (unhygienic according to several employees), but none are as good as Mongolia Grill. Mongolia Grill is very generous with its portions, basically paving the way for "free soup and rice with entree" trend in town. The entrees ranges from 7 - 9, with specialized dishes (region specific in China) for higher prices. It is affordable, and that's the idea because the owners want to help out college kids (they refuse tips). The food of course is very good, more Americanized dishes are on the front page, and traditional Chinese on the back. They also have a white board that lists new dishes, but that's in Chinese (expanded to compete with the new restaurants in town). I have been going for 4 years now, sometimes three or four times a week. The food is ready quickly (5 - 8 minutes), always delicious, always generous, and the owners are very kind. Many many many people go to Mongolia Grill, and I'm just one of them to post a review.
(5)Katie K.
Joy's used to be my favorite Chinese restaurant in Ames because of their hot and sour egg drop soup. ITS THAT GOOD and honestly the only thing that sets them aside from the rest of the Chinese restaurants in Ames. Recently every time I go they are out of both of their soups. When I ask the cashier if they are bringing more out they tell me that they only make the soup twice a day - around lunch and around dinner. Normally I go during prime times (12PM and 6PM) so obviously they are not making enough? This happened three times and my friends and I have not been back since. I am disappointed in management for not realizing that the soup is their biggest attraction and by not making more they are losing customers.
(2)Mark H.
Everyone calling this place "fake", they have two sides of the menu; front is american and back is the authentic. I would warn ordering off the back because it is hard to know what you are ordering. They are the typical hole in the wall where you have to pour your own water from water jugs but this adds to the experience! All you can eat rice and soup with any entree!! If you are a little adventures, give them a try!
(4)Aja L.
Not sure why this is listed as two dollar signs when every single entree is listed ten dollars or less. If you don't love getting full on delicious food for only eight dollars, stay away from this restaurant. So cool that with an entree you get access to the rice and soup bar. There's fried rice and sticky white rice along with different kinds of soup. If you just want the soup and rice bar it's three dollars. Great for anyone with just a few dollars in their pocket! Better to bring cash here as they charge 5% for credit card purchases. Like I said, they play to the college kids. Lunch time does get busy, so it might take a minute for a clean table. The food always comes out really hot and fast, though. And the hosts are pretty cute :-) I will say that if you're accustomed to food without spice and want basic items Americans are familiar with, stick to the front of the menu, but on the back of the menu "house specials" are more authentic items. It is a tad hole in the wall in appearance but don't let that deter you. They focus on keeping their prices low so the college kids can afford it. On the menu there are red peppers to indicate the level of spice with the food but I don't think those are accurate as I got the pig intestines with cabbage and that didn't have a pepper next to it but it was VERY spicy and insanely delicious.
(5)Aiden S.
The place really do not care about the customers and what they are eating. They just want to get their money and serve you some half assed Chinese food. I ordered and seafood hot pot because the cashier said it is one of the house's best dish. It was filled with cheap glass noodles, crab cakes that taste like a cheap dough, five baby shrimps (counted), one mussel (yes just one single mussel! Chef must have dropped it by accident), and 99 percent cheap cabbages. Do yourself a favor by going to panda express in Mu, it's cheaper, tastier, and ironically have more real ingredients than this dump hole. I went here few times and they sometimes serve it with their thumb in the bowl, gross as hell.
(1)Shu L.
The most terrible Chinese restaurant i have ever been. If you order 3 dishes, you will not see all of them within 30 minutes. If you order more, you know... It takes much more time. If you want to finish your dishes with your friends, it usually takes near 1 hour or more. If you ask the waiters to urge, they must tell you 'it's coming'... And then, nothing happen. Because you pay them first, you have no choice but to wait. You angry and wanna leave? Useless. The table and rice cooker always dirty ( if carefully ). I will not come here again !
(1)Ji Q.
Reasonable price food, which tastes well. The waiter should cleaning the table faster. It looks messy when I walked in.
(4)Tome O.
Great spot! They were busy when we walked in but the hostess-cashier immediately greeted us and cleared a table for us. Food was full of flavor!
(4)Haley R.
Pro tip: Joy's is not a Mongolian grill like the Mongolian buffet on Duff, or HuHot, or Genghis Grill. I was surprised, and having expected to be eating at a Mongolian GRILL, disappointed. The ordering process was confusing. I know now that when they hand you a menu when you walk in, you're supposed to order and pay right there. There is a buffet area with soups, fried rice, steamed rice, as well as bowls, silverware, glasses, etc. I appreciate the unlimited rice aspect. The fried rice was okay but a little dry and boring - I used a lot of soy sauce to jazz mine up, but I tend to do that anyway. I had the kung pao chicken which was full of fresh veggies and great flavor. The chicken was a little off for me and I had some texture issues with it, but the dish was good overall. The fried pork dumplings were delicious. I liked them almost as much as the fried dumplings at Little Taipei, the standard to which I hold all fried dumplings. My boyfriend had the broccoli beef and we also shared the vegetable lo mein, which was authentic and very good. Joy's was good, and I left full and happy. But it isn't my favorite Chinese food in Ames, and I can't imagine that I would ever initiate a visit here. I wouldn't say no if someone else wanted to, but Joy's wasn't my cup of tea.
(3)Rex J.
I stopped by here a couple times, actually by accident (there's another Mongolian restaurant that is a buffet nearby). The first time, I came here with my parents who are good at judging the authenticity for Asian cuisine. Although Mongolian is in the title, the restaurant serves a wide range of Asian dishes. I found my broccoli chicken to be pretty generic broccoli chicken, nothing exceptional. My parents seemed to really enjoy their dish, which came from the special's menu. It was served as some type of soup with a medley of meats, vegetables, and broth. The restaurant offers all you can eat white rice and soup, which seems advantageous, but the quality doesn't seem to be present at all for the side dishes. The owners seem friendly and willing to help as needed. I know some mandarin and was able to practice a bit with them, which was more of a joke than anything, but they were polite in avoiding criticism. Anyways, I can't speak too highly of my dish, but I'd dig into the special section of the menu, where you might find treasure.
(4)Thao P.
Decent Chinese food and having endless rice and soup is a bonus! Great for a cold day. I came here last winter to try it out and it wasn't bad. I got one of the hot pot dishes and it was alright. The food here definitely beats commercialized chinese food -- especially since they serve pig intestines (which my friend said is tasty!) I do give it a thumbs up for having endless rice (including fried rice) and soup (egg drop and hot and sour) You can get full pretty easily no matter what you spend. The location is good because it's centralized in campustown. However, it's not the cleanest restaurant but if you don't mind hole in the wall type of places, it's fine. Service is also quick and reliable
(3)A S.
if you enjoy gross fake chinese takeout, you'll probably love this place. it's dirt cheap, offers unlimited rice & soup, and actually tastes pretty ok. unfortunately the ingredients are obviously of extremely low quality and could make someone used to eating real food pretty sick (both times i went i left dizzy and nauseous). i'd go back for the rice bar but definitely not the entrees, they're practically poison.
(2)Douglas C.
Joy's Mongolian Grill is a strange joint. I was surprised that they opened up in Campustown because its already pretty crowded for Chinese Food. It's walking distance from Chinese Homestyle Cooking, Golden Wok, and Little Tai Pei. Still, it has managed to hang on. The interior is spacious, yet a bit raw. They have some booths that get shifted around a lot to make space for whoever is sitting at them. If all the booths are full, then there's always one group of patrons that's practically trapped between the table and the seat. Dinner time can be a little painful as the windows face directly into the sun and they don't have shades. Also, at odd hours they are often out of one thing or another. To be honest. I like this place because I like Lo-Mein, and I like it even better with Sriracha. This is the only place I know of so far that gives me both. Occasionally I have ventured into the "not so secret, yet not terribly descriptive, yet decidedly more authentic chinese menu" which is nice. However, there is another added bonus. With every entree you get a mini-order of an app, and you have self serve rice, fried rice, and soup. The fried rice is a little spare, and the soup is nothing special, but if you're hungry you can eat as much as you like. Beyond that, and this is crucial to anyone on a budget. They will give you access to the soup and rice buffet sans entree for a mere $2. The value alone makes this place worthy of praise.
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