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For three star Asian, try Flat Top Grill in Oak Park. This place features outdoor dining. Upon entering the restaurant, you'll find a family atmosphere. This place features a full bar. This place is good for groups.
3.0 of 5 stars.
The idea of making your own meal is kinda cool if you know how to do it. But if you're a moron like me, I don't know what goes with what to make it taste good. It's a good thing that you can keep...
yelp.com - user review - 10/15/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
My boyfriend and I went here last week. It is a very busy place. The food was ok. The sauces were ok. I think that they could have had more greens such as bok choy and cabbage. Soups were pretty...
yelp.com - user review - 09/10/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
So I've been watching Chopped on the Food Network lately and I now have this obsession with creating fancy dishes in a short amount of time. I'm way too old to pretend I'm on a cooking show but alas I...
yelp.com - user review - 06/26/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
I won't be back. I think the concept is lost on me. I don't care to cook, so I'm not sure why I'd go out to eat and then be expected to be that involved in my meal. We had brunch there this past...
yelp.com - user review - 06/09/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Flattop is hands down one of my favorite restaurants in Chicago and I frequent many of the locations around the city. I've eaten at the Oak Park location a few times now and I think it's great. Maybe...
yelp.com - user review - 04/23/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Anniversary at the Flat Top Grill: Earth Week, April 20-26, 2009 The Flat Top Grill celebrated my second anniversary early Spring, during the first week of April, in time for Earth Hour 2009 and...
yelp.com - user review - 04/18/2009
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Awesome food! You put together your meal and they cook it and bring it to you. Prices are great. Small and cozy but great place!
citysearch.com - user review - 03/26/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
After eating way too much pizza and burgers and working too much this week, I really wanted to go some place where 1) They did not care if I was in sneakers and my hair was a mess 2) There was a bar,...
yelp.com - user review - 03/15/2009
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after moving from oak park to oklahoma, we came back for christmas break. my brother in law lives here now and we decided to come and eat before we left to go home. IT WAS GREAT. COULD NOT HAVE ASKED FOR...
citysearch.com - user review - 03/08/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I go to this flat top for the breakfast all the time so I have a variety of experiences there. When we first started going a year ago this was the best flat top ever! They were not stingy with the...
yelp.com - user review - 03/02/2009
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1.0 of 5 stars.
i was really looking forward to great stir-fry when I came here but I left very disappointed. When I went through the line a lot of the trays were empty and I had to keep asking them to refill it. I...
yelp.com - user review - 01/20/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I like Stir Crazy, but I LOVE Flat Top? What could be better than unlimited stir fry?? Not much. ANd the best part isn't even that, but the options that Stir Crazy can't provide like getting the tasty...
yelp.com - user review - 12/23/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I LOVE this place. (and yes, i love the blue stick, too)!Not only is the food great (and healthier then most).. but the customer service is fantastic at this location!!! I've been going there for...
yelp.com - user review - 11/11/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
I went here for breakfast once, the service was horrible. You pretty much needed road flares to get someone's attention to bring you something to drink. I had an omelet...it was forgettable....
yelp.com - user review - 11/11/2008
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my friends and i love going to flat top. the lunch special with all you can eat and unlimited bowls is great! if you go hungry you can really get a good value. the service is fast and its really fun to mix and...
citysearch.com - user review - 10/14/2008
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I love trying new restaurants and this one was a good pick. You can create your own meal by selecting items and then the cooks heat it up for you. You first get the rice or noodles you want, add veggies, then...
citysearch.com - user review - 10/10/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Ahhhh Flat Top Grill!!! I tried it for the first time on my 18th birthday and have been loyal ever since. I've been to the one on Southport, the one on North and the one on Washington but the Oak Park...
yelp.com - user review - 10/10/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
My wife and I dig this place. It's a really good/unique "make your own stir fry/soup/salad" type of place. Its a smaller chain restaurant (I've been to one of the other ones in the city) that is very...
yelp.com - user review - 10/02/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This review is for their breakfast:I absolutely love their breakfast. If you are ever hungover, this is the best place to go! You can stuff your face with every kind of fruit, meat, vegetable,...
yelp.com - user review - 09/21/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
The Oak Park FTG is one of our household favorites. We plan ahead, and usually eat light all day to make room for all the delicious food we'll get here.We prefer FTG over the other Mongolian BBQ or...
yelp.com - user review - 09/06/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Flat Top is ok, just make sure you are hungry when you go there. You can literally pile on the food and eat it stir fry style. This was better when I was a broke college student looking for hangover...
yelp.com - user review - 08/14/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I have been to the Flat Top in Naperville but we were not around there so we search another location and decided on the Oak Park location. The place is great. I love the seating on the stool/bar like...
yelp.com - user review - 07/24/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I really didnt like the concept of making my own stir fry. LOL. Other than that the veggies were great and there were so many sauces to choose from. I got my stir fry with tofu which wasnt bad at all....
yelp.com - user review - 06/16/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
We call this dining style Mongolian Grill. I don't see a lot of those around so when our friends brought us here, we were excited. It's simple: you get a bowl; fill it with whatever your heart...
yelp.com - user review - 04/30/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This is a very fun group place. The drinks are good, and the food is as good as you make it. I have never been here for breakfast, but I'd like to try it sometime.
yelp.com - user review - 04/09/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Like other yelpers said, I too like the concept, but sadly I am a carnivore, and that is mostly why I think it is a '3-star' place to have a meal.PROS:Food is fresh, service is nice.If you like to...
yelp.com - user review - 04/01/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
I, like many of the other reviewers, don't get the point of putting together my own food, giving it to a guy and then waiting for a waitress to deliver it to me. Why wait in line behind the slowest...
yelp.com - user review - 03/19/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Ok...so...1. Buffet - check2. Quality Veggies and Meats - check3. 3 Ways to Eat Your Stir Fry (soup, in a wrap or with pratha bread) - check4. A Million Sauces to Choose From - check5. Good Service -...
yelp.com - user review - 03/19/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I absolutely LOVE Flat Top Grill! The food is very healthy...lots of veggies. And their meats are very lean. I love the chicken and the beef. I wasn't too crazy about their shrimp. Their food has...
yelp.com - user review - 03/09/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
This place is a good bargain. One flat price for all you can eat. The service was minimal since you get your food yourself and give it to someone to cook but I get you get what you pay for. They...
yelp.com - user review - 02/19/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Yummmmmmmmmmo! I love how you pick out all of your ingredients, put them in a bowl, and have them cooked for you. I would highly recommend the indian flat bread (blue stick). The wraps are very...
yelp.com - user review - 01/07/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Love, love, love "Tops". Love the indian flatbread you can add to your stir fry (blue stick) for free. Love how they feature different meats and fish that you can choose from. Great value for all...
yelp.com - user review - 09/07/2007
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2.0 of 5 stars.
I was really disappointed with Flat Top. It cost $63 for two dinners and two glasses of wine, which was way more than I would have guessed. My bowl was mixed up with others' twice and we weren't...
yelp.com - user review - 08/07/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I'm not sure what to call this cuisine since you can mix it up yourself. I'll call it 'flat-top fusion'There are asian styled ingredients but it doesn't feel too Asian to me. I was the only Asian in...
yelp.com - user review - 06/15/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
A pretty good Mongolian BBQ-style restaurant. They have a decent selection (though it's always so messy, what with the sauces) and they serve an Indian flatbread that is delish. That said, Mongolian...
yelp.com - user review - 06/11/2007
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2.0 of 5 stars.
We went to Flat Top for their Breakfast Buffet and it was just meh. I mean, all you can eat for $9, I didn't expect a lot. They serve breakfast foods that can be prepared on a grill. Pancakes,...
yelp.com - user review - 03/07/2007
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you choose your food and they cook it... awesome Mongolian BBQ... especially fun for the little ones - lots to look at, good bread, and BBQ meat... you need at least two adults or a mobile kid because you have...
lilaguide.com - user review - 02/08/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Read my "Evanston" location review for info on the food.This location is tied with Southport for second favorite. I didn't make it out to Oak Park all that much, having been a resident of Lincoln...
yelp.com - user review - 01/30/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Today was my first visit to one of these, and I am sure I will return. The lunch price of $9 was a bargain for all you can eat, and the stir fry ingredients has some nice unusual offerings -- one of...
yelp.com - user review - 01/28/2007
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Despite all of the positive reviews of this place I'd have to say I'm just not convinced. I thought for what it was, it was considerably overpriced. Maybe I'm a weird guy, but I have issues with...
yelp.com - user review - 01/22/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
It was a very interesting and fun experience. I really liked being able to choose my own vegetable, sauce, and meat bowl. I do agree with Gary that the bread was amazing!!
yelp.com - user review - 12/19/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I kind of live at Flat Top because I hate to cook and I love really large, exceedingly hot metal plates that cook food. That aside, FT offers me something that few other restaurants can - the ability...
yelp.com - user review - 11/12/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Oh how I love Flat Top. Its all you can eat for a set price. You start by ordering your drinks with your wait staff. Then you head off to choose your fixins. You have your choice of rice or noodles, a...
yelp.com - user review - 10/10/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Well, you can't really go wrong when you prepare your own meal, cuz you can definitely make it YOUR way. Just PLEASE follow the recipes! My only complaint here is that shrimp is no longer offered as...
yelp.com - user review - 08/27/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
When you are starrrrving for food, you should eat here. I always leave flat top grill pleasantly full =). Flat Top Grill is a chose your ingredients/ stir fry type of restaurants. When you go up to...
yelp.com - user review - 06/09/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Awesome. You pick your ingredients and then pick your meats and then they grill it for you and bring it to you. It's so much better than Mongolian BBQ and Stir Crazy - I think the quality is so much...
yelp.com - user review - 04/30/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Always fun, but not for everyone. I say this because if you don't know how to mix ingredients, you're in trouble. The quality of the meal depends on you.Some may think it's a little pricey, but I...
yelp.com - user review - 01/16/2006
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3.0 of 5 stars.
It is fun to be able to put together your own ingredients and choose the form that it takes (stir-fry, soup, salad, moo shoo rolls, etc). The only problem is that things can start to taste the same....
yelp.com - user review - 10/09/2005
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love it
lilaguide.com - user review - 09/03/2005
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5.0 of 5 stars.
If you've ever been to Mongolian Barbeque this is about the same thing. However, I'd say this place has a better selection of meats and vegetables. You don't have to wait around at the grill for the...
yelp.com - user review - 08/18/2005
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it can be loud and crowded (and yes, there can be a wait), but flat top is always a fun option, especially if you have a group with varying tastes. i like to be able to create my own meal and if it turns out...
metromix.com - user review
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this create-your-own stir fry restaurant allows diners to choose from such exotic items as alligator and ostrich along with 80 more-familiar meats and vegetables...
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