EL CAMINO MONGOLIAN BBQ PLUS

Oil and sometimes water may be added to ease cooking, and the ingredients are stirred occasionally. These ingredients are given to the griddle operator who adds the diner’s choice of sauce and transfers them to one section of the hot griddle. Typically, diners choose various ingredients from a buffet of thinly sliced raw meats (beef, pork, lamb, turkey, chicken, shrimp) and vegetables (cabbage, tofu, sliced onion, cilantro, broccoli, and mushrooms) and assemble them in a large bowl or on a plate. Notwithstanding the historic facts, American restaurants such as HuHot Mongolian Grill and BD’s Mongolian Barbeque claim that soldiers of the Mongol Empire gathered large quantities of meats, prepared them with their swords and cooked them on their overturned shields over a large fire, while a German restaurant chain with the same concept claims that the Mongolian soldiers cooked their meals on a heated stone. A barbecue in Mongolia is prepared quite differently. “Mongolian” barbecue is not actually Mongolian at all for examples of genuine Mongolian food, see buuz or khuushuur. Although the stir-frying of meats on a large, open surface is supposed to evoke Mongolian cuisine, the preparation actually derives from Japanese-style teppanyaki which was popular in Taiwan at the time. Mongolian barbecue first appeared in Taiwan in the middle to late 20th century. The name seems to have stuck mainly because it is somewhat catchier than “Taiwanese teppanyaki.” It is originally from Taiwan, despite the name, and not Mongolia, and is only very loosely related to barbecue. Mongolian barbecue (蒙古烤肉) is a restaurant style of stir frying meats and vegetables over a large, round, solid iron griddle that is as large as 2.5 m in diameter and can cook at temperatures as high as 300 ☌ or 572 ☏. My children, who have jobs, say that since Sunny and I have supported them through their education, now they will support us.Several coworkers and I had a farewell lunch at El Camino Mongolian BBQ for lunch today! This place is owned and run by a Korean couple check out their story!ĭid you know that despite its name, Mongolian BBQ is not Mongolian? It’s actually from Taipei, Taiwan! Read on for more, from Cultural China:įood cooking on a Mongolian barbecue griddle. “My children told us to close the restaurant, retire and return to Korea. “If someone is looking for good employees, I can recommend my employees who, unfortunately, have to leave their jobs here,” Seo continued.ĭuring this year’s Thanksgiving, Seo and his wife visited their children, who live on the East Coast.

“We hope someone can take my restaurant’s legacy and reputation and use our recipes to continue serving customers. “The package I am offering is not too expensive,” Seo said. He is willing to train this party to operate a restaurant.

31, hopes a buyer will purchase his restaurant equipment and décor, which includes the photographs of the diners. Seo, who must clean out his restaurant site before Dec. I hope these photos will go up in a new restaurant.” These are good, warm memories that the customers had here.

EL CAMINO MONGOLIAN BBQ PLUS

When asked what will happen to the 7,000 plus photographs of satisfied diners gracing the walls and ceiling of the restaurant, Seo said, “I don’t want to throw away the pictures. I borrowed money from my relatives in the U.S. I also got money from the RRF (Restaurant Revitalization Fund) and grants from the City of Santa Clara and the State of California. “I received a PPP (Paycheck Protection Program) loan. “A lot of people supported us on the GoFundMe page,” Seo said. Seo is grateful for the helpful support his business has received. I increased the price of my meals only a little bit. The price of meat and vegetables increased. The labor cost, such as the minimum wage, increased.

“This year, we have had only 50 to 60 percent of the customers we had before back in 2019. “When the doors of the restaurant reopened in June 2020, we had a 70 percent decrease in customers,” Seo said. According to Seo, since the pandemic began, business has not returned to normal at his restaurant.

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