tofu stir fry at Flat Top Grill in Lombard

  • CLOSED: Flat Top Grill
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Vegan-friendly
Lacto
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Chinese
Buffet
Asian
Non-veg

Serves meat, vegan options available. Part of chain restaurant offering Mongolian stir-fry meals. The main feature is the create-your-own-stirfry bar where you choose the veggies and even faux meat (vegan except Quorn), and have it stir-fried. Most sauces are vegan, and there is a chart showing which are. Ask the staff to cook your dish separately. Reported closed December 2023.

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5 Reviews

First Review by etoiles

Avatar Cal1984

Cal1984

Points +33

Vegetarian
20 Aug 2023

Good &$$$

I enjoyed this place a lot. It is expensive just so you know. It is a buffet so it's obvious. It's about $11 a plate. If you want unlimited I think it's about $13-15. It's just from what I can remember. One stir fry did fill me up tho. The tofu and veggies is the best! Baby corn ,kale,and fresh fruit.The fake Chicken quourn meat (vegetarian I think) so good! So many options and flavors! Do the sauces separate. Download the app before going in,can definitely save you money on first purchase in some ways.

Pros: Fresh fruit , Tofu, Baby corn/water cheshnuts

Cons: Expensive

Avatar meagan329

meagan329

Points +71

Vegan
25 Mar 2021

Fun and Delicious Food

really good and customizable food options, lots of vegan options. food is made super fast. bowls could be slightly bigger, but the portion was still enough to be very satisfying.

Pros: delicious food, lots of options , vegan protein offered

Cons: confusing layout , portions could be bigger

Avatar Melojelo15

Melojelo15

Points +36

Vegan
17 Feb 2018

Fast-foody buffet

The food is okay. It's pretty standard for this type of make-your-own bowl joint. You can adjust your meal to suit your tastes since you can assemble your own dish from their buffet options, so that is a nice feature. You can also stuff yourself for relatively cheap, if you don't order drinks or appetizers or other extras.

Pros: Cheap, Flexible, buffet-style

Cons: So-so food, Adding extras can get expensive

Avatar Kat26

Kat26

Points +30

Vegan
15 Oct 2017

Loved this place

Very cool very delicious and a lot of great options! I really enjoyed my first time there, it's inexpensive and I definitely recommend it, I had the wine margarita drink and it was amazing!

Pros: Great options , Great service , Amazing drinks

Cons: Bowls could be a bit bigger, They should expand a little for more space

Avatar etoiles

etoiles

Points +125

Vegetarian
12 Jun 2012

Endless vegetarian & vegan possibilities!

Flat Top Grill is a wonderful place for vegetarians to visit. It is a Mongolian style grill where you put together your own dish. You pick up a bowl and if you would like, you can put brown rice, white rice, or two types of noodles in the bowl.

Then you add veggies to the bowl. There is a huge variety to choose from including edamame, peppers, onion, stir fry mix, bok choy, spinach, corn, tomatoes, potatoes, broccoli, mushrooms, etc... In the vegetable section there are 4-5 dishes of different vegetarian proteins such as quorn and seitan which you can also add to your dish.

Than you add sauce to your dish and there is a big chart on the wall indicating if that sauce is vegetarian or vegan. Skip the meat section and add garlic, cilantro, or wasabi to your dish if you'd like.

Last is the part I like best and what makes this place stand out from other Mongolian type grills. You put a plastic stick in your dish to tell how you want it to be cooked. No stick means to cook it regular and stir fry it. You can also choose a yellow stick where they stir fry it and then add vegetable broth to make a soup, green stick to bring lettuce leaves with it to make lettuce wraps or a stick where they roll it in moo shu wraps.

You can also add a blue stick to add a tasty bread to your dish and there is also a stick to add tofu to your dish. You always should put in the white stick which means dining restrictions and means they will cook your dish separately from the meaty dishes so you do not end up with a chunk of meat in your dish by accident.

There is a different price for a single trip to the stir fry or multiple trips depending on how hungry you are.

I love this place! My food is always delicious and I love that there are so many possibilities of food combinations.

Pros: Cooks veggie food separately., Endless veggie options., Reasonable prices.

Cons: Can see raw meat., Make reservations for weekend evenings.

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