BD's Mongolian Barbeque

According to a sign next to the recently abandoned Shoney's on Hurstbourne Lane, Louisville will soon be getting its first BD's Mongolian Barbeque.

Their website is really really annoying, but I ate at a BD's in Columbus and it had by far the most selections of any Mongolian bbq I've seen. It's an upgrade over Shoney's, at any rate.

Hope it's for real . . . I like flat top in Chicago better, but other than that it's a plus for Louisville!

[Robin Garr]

Hope it's for real . . . I like flat top in Chicago better, but other than that it's a plus for Louisville!

Andrew, how would you compare BD's with Louisville's locally owned <b>Shah's Mongolian Grill</b> (formerly <B>2 Hahns</b>)?

Hope it's for real . . . I like flat top in Chicago better, but other than that it's a plus for Louisville!

Andrew, how would you compare BD's with Louisville's locally owned <b>Shah's Mongolian Grill</b> (formerly <B>2 Hahns</b>)?

It's been a while, so I hesitate to compare.

What I like about BD's is that you select your options, and then they will make it as a salad (stir-fried ingredients atop lettuce), in a wrap, stir-fried on a plate, in a broth, et al! What I don't like is that - at least at the ones I've been to - after a busy day there's stuff all over the floor, and it's generally messy.

Also, I really can't remember which is which, but either BD's or Flat Top will only allow one meat per trip, to avoid cross-contamination (unlimited amounts, and unlimited trips, but only one meat per trip). Maybe someone remembers whether this is BD or Flat Top?

Wow, this is great. Mom and I have been going to Lexington once a month just to go to BDs.

I think the main difference between Shah's and BDs is that the former is done by Asians and BDs is done by non-Asians, which definties affects it. BDs has less Asian-style foods and more American. BDs has duck, meatballs, and sausage as possible meats. Shah's has better vegetable choices, I think. The sauces are a draw, although Shah's has more liquids and BDs has more spices.

The Lexington one had blue BDs T-shirts on sale a month or go or so in which the back said in white text "Cardinals taste like chicken". I wonder what a red one would say in response.

What I like about BD's is that you select your options, and then they will make it as a salad (stir-fried ingredients atop lettuce), in a wrap, stir-fried on a plate, in a broth, et al! What I don't like is that - at least at the ones I've been to - after a busy day there's stuff all over the floor, and it's generally messy.

Also, I really can't remember which is which, but either BD's or Flat Top will only allow one meat per trip, to avoid cross-contamination (unlimited amounts, and unlimited trips, but only one meat per trip). Maybe someone remembers whether this is BD or Flat Top?

I've been to Lexington 3-5 times now, Columbus once (1st time), and by Indy's Fashion Mall. I don't remember them being messy, but they do get really busy.

Also, I've mixed meats before at BDs, and since Mom always goes the one-trip option, she constantly mixes meats, and nothing has been said. BDs has signs about warning them if one has allergies. At BDs Mom and I often get stuff we didn't put in our bowls, as they can get a bit sloppy in keeping everybody's things from touching others. It's not like it's a big mess between different customer's thing, but stray ingredients often wind up where they don't belong.

Also, unlike other Mongolians I've been too, you put your sauce/spice in a separate, smaller owl, and that gets put on your meat and veggies about a minute before the food is done.

Hmm... awfully close to Shah's.

We'll probably give it a try, but as longtime fans of the former 2 Hahns it's got a tough row to hoe.

I contacted BD's. They said they plan to open a location in the Louisville area by the end of 2008, but they haven't signed a lease yet.

The sign is still there, right in front of the old Shoney's.

Maybe they are keeping it on the down-low? I'm just saying what was e-mailed to me.

Having been to the BD's up on the north side of Indianapolis many times, I'd be very happy to have one so much closer. I don't know about Lexington or other spots in the chain, but the Indy one is usually very clean, and the cooks are very good about keeping everyone's meals separate and distinct.

As for the food, it's quite good. Obviously it depends on what you yourself choose, but every combination I've tried has been delicious.

I know there are a lot of folks out there who don't like chains, but this is a restaurant I fell in love with long before I knew it was a chain. It's still one of our default stops when up in the north Indy area.

Any more news when they'll open? It looks like they might have been hiring last week, given a google search I just did.

I lived not far from both the Mongolian BBQ and Flat Top Grill in Chicago. I preferred FTG, both for food and definitely for ambiance.

sign out front says open in 6 days
called them will open monday may 19 at 11 am

Have I missed something? I find Mongolian grill cooking sort of nasty. No taste, doesn't look or feel clean, the raw ingrediants (frozen meat) are incredibly unappealling. A communal rice pot....ugh.

I'm open to new things....but thus far I've been to 2-haun (?) some years ago and a chinese place on the east-end that does a Mongolian grill and I just don't get it. I did contract a bowel problem and indigestion.