The Iron Grill

Left a review here before but it's time for an update. Food is still amazing, but service isn't there anymore. I used to be a regular but the staff change kinda ruined the atmosphere here. I feel like the newer lady working the till needs more training. She's always in a distressful state which is why she's constantly making mistakes. You don't wanna address your regulars with a "what do you want" as they're waiting in line. Or shake your head at them because they mistakenly dropped something. Otherwise you'll get a review like this.

Restaurateurs is clean and contemporary. The staff is friendly mind and helpful! The selection of toppings are fr sh and a wide variety and the prices are fair.If you want excellent noodles with protein and veggies made to order this is your stop!

Great place for lunch clean nice staff and food is so yummy love that I pick how much of what vegetables and noodles I want. Best part outdoor seating if you want to enjoy the weather

Still love this place, and this may be my fault not sure. (Iron Grill please tell me how to fix this if possible) The last 2 times I've been here, the garlic that I've added to my stir fry is burning. Now I don't know if I am putting too much, or they aren't, moving my food enough?? I have a really sensitive palate, and burned garlic is one of those flavors. Please tell me how to fix this for my next trip and then I can update another review. Thanks !!!

The people running the restaurant are very nice. You get quite a bit of food (won't leave hungry), but it isn't a place to hang out the ambiance is to take your food and go.

Assemble your own dish! I always wonder if I'm adding enough (or too much) of the sauces, since I normally cook a meal for 5. But after filling up the bowl with veggies and yummy Yakisiba noodles, they cook it quickly on the huge grill....and then I can add more sauce, if needed. The ingredients were fresh and they cook so fast. Prices have gone up, like everywhere else. It's $18.50 for all you can eat and $14.50 for a large bowl. They were out of medium bowls when we went. :(

What a fun casual dining experience. Mongolian Grill type cooking, appropriately priced. This is not an upscale place but the food is great and there are enough drink options for everyone. (Beer & wine included.) Individually designed dishes. Four sizes of bowls (price varies) are waiting to be filled by you. Vegetables and noodles are arranged buffet style (plastic glove provided for tongs was a nice touch). Only one size of bowl was lined up on the counter for us when we arrived, but luckily it was the one we all wanted. There is a wide variety of sauces to add to your dish both before and after your food is cooked. Also available are seeds and nuts for garnish, and rice if you want it. There are enough protein options offered that there is something for everyone. Only the staff handles the protein after you tell them what you want. If you don't like the food then it is your fault, because you made the choices. We loved it. The hostess was very welcoming and friendly.

I've been doing Mongolian grills for more than 30 years. As a kid, it wasn't uncommon for cities to have several to choose from. We used to go to a couple different locations in Bellevue with the last one closing some time in the early 2000's. At that point, we used to hit one of the few in Federal way before settling in at Chang's in Renton before it closed pushing us back to Federal Way. All those years, names and locations it was always the same. All You Can Eat, soup, rice and ice cream. I remember when Iron Grill's started popping up and at one point, there had to be at least 6 locally I never stopped, because the other places always appeared to be less expensive for a better experience. Now if you never tried one of the original grills, you can't know better, but for me, these places will never be great.Today, out of curiosity, I checked this place out and this is my honest review. The food bar was stocked well, everything was topped off and appeared fresh. That said, we were the only people inside which tells me this is no hot spot. The lunch special was a large bowl with a drink for $17. Ironically at AYCE, I normally go through twice, but my bowl is never full. I didn't choose the AYCE option today because the large bowl was a better deal and my large bowl wasn't even full, the girl told me I could go back and top off my bowl if I wanted, but I declined. Two problems here. The fact that you can't control your meat and the liquid options were limited. I like cooking wine, that wasn't on the bar. I like hot oil, that wasn't on the bar and I also like Oyster Sauce, also not on the bar. It takes all the sauces and oils to make a true Mongolian feast. Soup would have been nice and at least a fortune cookie would have been a good topper, but none were offered. In the end, this was ok, but far from great. For what I paid, it was a fair deal, but it could have been better and honestly, I would have quickly paid a few dollars more for a better experience. That said, I don't see myself returning as this was a watered down experience. We considered going to Jasmine in Federal Way, but my issue there is the price keeps going up, the experience is less than consistent, and they removed soup from meals and the bar is always low or missing items. If a better grill ever pops up, I'll be a customer, until then, we'll just catch a grill in Vancouver BC or Portland as we travel.

The food is pretty good but I felt that some of the staff were not treated well. The woman who is in charge just barks orders at the staff.

We come here often, seems like the quality keeps declining. Have they changed owners? To note, the girl at the cashier had the same gloves on while counting money and serving rice. Not sanitary, and might be why they are now at a "Good" rating instead of Excellent. She also seemed extremely distracted and wasn't particularly attentive or friendly. We had to come back and ask for forks to, you know eat the food with. We also had to come back and ask for rice which is usually offered upon food pick up. Food was ok. Seems to get cold soon. Sauces are NEVER filled. Mushroom sauce was cold and out. Lid keeps falling inside of the sauces which is unsanitary and annoying. Mentioned that soap was out in the restroom, went back it was never filled. Veggie bar options were low and needed to be refilled. Overall, not a good experience. Cashiers need to be way more attentive instead of standing behind the counter and chatting the whole time.