Pleasant Surpises Beyond the Mongolian BBQ at Bread & Honey
Over the past several months, rumors started flying amongst friends and co-workers about a new bodega on 8th Avenue with an eclectic but intriguing variety of international foods. European friends murmured about their hefty line-up of Kinder chocolates and Cadbury confectioneries, and Korean friends spoke of their impressive stock of kimchi, banchan, and packaged noodle soups. The bodega that they were referring to, was none other than Midtown West newcomer, Bread & Honey.
Posted by Chris H. at 11:30 am, November 17th, 2011 under Deli, Korean, Mongolian BBQ.
I’ll be honest, I have no idea what Mongolian Food is. I don’t even know anything about Mongolia itself. But I feel pretty safe in saying that if you ever find yourself at a restaurant in Mongolia, there will be no sign of a gigantic round griddle, and they will not allow you to pick out your own ingredients from a buffet. If you were a soldier in the Mongol Empire, you may have eaten copious amounts of meat and vegetables off of your overturned shield, cooked over a fire and stirred with your sword, but that’s pretty much where the comparison ends. (Although I’m not sure if I should be getting my Mongol Empire historical information from a 
Anyway, regardless of its origin, Mongolian BBQ is here, and people love it. I’m constantly asked “Where can I find some good Mongolian BBQ in Midtown?” Which is a tough one for me to answer, because I don’t usually eat Mongolian BBQ. And there are four words to explain why: Pay by the Pound. Take me to an all you can eat Mongolian BBQ (like Fire & Ice in Boston), and I’m a madman. You force me to weigh my food and there’s going to be trouble… but for the sake of you people, I headed to Food World- the freshest looking Mongolian BBQ I’ve seen in Midtown.