Genghis Grill

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Real good food u got to try it and u will go back good real good flavor you fix what you want and they will cook it 4 u

I'm currently studying Culinary Arts, here in Little Rock. My first and last experience at Genghis Grill violates practically every food safety practice I have been learning in basic Safe Serve classes. To explain, I would like to provide an un-biased, full walkthrough of my experience. A weekly coupon in the mail prompted me to visit. When I first walked in, the floors, I could tell were not cleaned with the proper solutions, or perhaps not cleaned at all because they were sticky throughout. My server took my drink order, explained the concept of the restaurant and then walked us over to the food bar. At the beginning of the buffet, there was an abundance of raw meats; pork, poultry and seafood. Basic food safety requires each of these meats to be held at different temperatures - poultry and red meats at 41f or below and shellfish and seafoods at 45f or below - however, each of these raw meats were placed, unorganized and uncovered, in the same area of the buffet. The plastic tongs - from the tong to the handle - were sticky and covered with remnants and juices of the proteins they were to be handling. I noticed meats that fell into other containers, for example, scallops in the turkey, and pulled pork in the chicken. In the next area of the buffet, there were precut vegetables, and I noticed people using the tongs to stuff down their choice of "fresh" veggies into their small and typically over-stuffed bowls of raw meat. Lastly, they had more veggies (same problem) and finally, sauces. These sauces did have a list of food allergens under the title, however, I had to be extra careful not to drip my ladle full of “gluten friendly” sauce into the container of sauce in front of it. I noticed that all four stations, especially the sauce station was covered in droppings from previous customers, and that there was only one employee (other than those working the grill) who was monitoring the food bar station. When finished creating, I put my bowl of raw food on a counter, along with at least five other bowls (I dined at a time when they were not busy, maybe 20 people total in the restaurant) and was handed a card with a number on it. I returned to my table to find my drink waiting for me. From the second I saw the food service, I was weary of receiving my food until talking with a neighboring table (a woman with a young daughter) who told me that they enjoyed their meals the few previous time they dined there. I received my food in a timely manner, my waitress was accommodating and friendly, for the person I dined with inedibly over-spiced her bowl and had to ask for another. The chicken in her second bowl was overcooked. My food came out steaming hot and with good flavors, but was inconsistently cooked. This makes sense, because (the customer can see that) all the ingredients chosen for the bowls are dumped onto the large, hot grill plate simultaneously. Common sense tells us that ingredients, such as thinly sliced onions, chicken and scallops should have different cooking times. But with a mixed bowl full raw ingredients, it’s inevitably impossible to assure the proper cooking times let alone, the proper procedures for each item served; from the times they are prepared, held, and finally cooked. My opinion of Genghis Grill, collectively, is lower than that of any restaurant I’ve ever been to, and every food practice I’ve ever witnessed. If they continue their build-your-own concept, I believe that at the very least, the raw proteins should be handled by employees and customer access be restricted.

Great place food was so so good. Will be going back

One of my favorite restaurants I drive 30 mins happily to this awesome restaurant:)

This place is absolutely amazing. Wish there was more of them. Its a Mongolian grill only 10x better.

This is oriental food, but you go through a buffet style line and you get to pick exactly what's in your dish. It's fun and the food is fresh.