Pergola
“Your salad bars and make-your-own-salad stations look promising, but your Mongolian Barbecue is simply amazing!”
“Be warned, the weight adds up fast so take less then you instinctively want to grab.”
“The most popular feature is the Mongolian wok, with fresh ingredients of your choosing.”
Pergola
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Price range.
$ Price range Under $10
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Very expensive Mongolian. Was it good? It was okay, I guess. Was it worth $46 for two people to have a plate of food? No.
Heed the warnings of the other reviews. The food was fresh with decent variety, buffet style bowls of vegetables and meats- but there wasn't really anything special about it.
I guess the novelty of it is worth something, but the price is out of control for food you put in a bowl yourself and then eat in a cafe upstairs. Lame.
We came here for lunch because it was close to the office. The stir-fry bar is incredible. Grab a big bowl, put whatever ingredients you want into it and take it to the people to fry it up. It was perfect for lunch and I'm only jealous that we don't have this near our office in California.
This is just a review of their breakfast.
Pretty much your typical NYC breakfast place. A bit quiet in the morning which is nice, but their cashier can be a little slow. They make huge sandwiches compared to the Europas and PAX-es but sometimes you have to clarify things with the cooks.
I like that there are many choices for fresh food in one location, though nothing about the food is extraordinary, especially for the prices, which seem high even for Midtown NYC.
While in NYC for a 3 week work event at the conference center next door, I ate here nearly daily (Even deli meat from some of the best delis in the world gets old after a few days). I had soup, I had salad, I had a sandwich (I like them in a box, I like them with a fox….Is it just me, or is the list a little Seussical?) but the best choice is the Mongolian Grill. Throw fresh veggies and your choice of many meats into a bowl, add sauce and take to the grill to be prepared. Deliciousness in 10 minutes or less! The black and white cookies are also tasty.
Cool place to grab lunch in fashion district/bryant park area. They have a yummy mongolian bbq grill where you can literally create your own noodle bowl. Yum!
They also have your basic deli lunches; sushi, pre-made sandwiches, etc. You really can't go wrong with this place. There is something for everyone.
I practically live here for lunch every weekday considering I work right around the corner. They have everything you can possibly want and they're reasonably inexpensive. Hint…hint…inexpensive!
You have options from hot/cold sandwiches, Mongolian bbq which I've never tried yet, sushi that's fresh as well as a salad bar to make own your personal salad, amongst other food options. I've never walked in and decided to leave because I couldn't choose what to eat for lunch.
Honestly, my go to is the tuna with lettuce and tomato to make your own sandwich. If you're a tuna fan like myself, Pergola will not let you down! I'm extremely picky with tuna fish as if it's not fresh, you can get sick easily. So far, I'm batting 100 percent, that must say something, right?
Another advantage is the line at the register. No matter how crowed the place may be, they're always able to get you in and out of the place extremely fast. I've been coming here for a little more than a year and I have yet to be disappointed.
Upon walking into Pergola and about ready to eat my own arm, I figured I'd try something new, so I headed for the Mongolian grill. In general, I don't like to create my own anything. I don't trust myself with stuff like that, and also, if I mess up, I only have myself to blame, which is just salt in the wound when I don't enjoy my lunch. It's very complicated.
ANYWAY, I grabbed a big wooden bowl and filled it with peppers, udon noodles, bean sprouts, spinach, steak pieces, mushrooms, broccoli, teriyaki sauce, BBQ sauce, and red pepper flakes, and hesitantly gave it to the guy. He grilled it up and I had my lunch in less than 2 minutes. It didn't look like it was going to fill me up and it was too late to add to it, so I grabbed a plastic container of mixed fruit as well. The stir fry cost $7.77 and the fruit $4.40. So while I enjoyed what I created under overwhelming timed pressure, it didn't fill me up and it was overpriced. I think it'd be worth it if you include more meat and less noodles. I'll be back, though, as it's a unique lunch near my office and I think I am getting better at facing the whole create-your-own-lunch thing.
Pretty good place with different things to eat, from Mongolian bbq, sandwiches, soups, etc.
I had the Mongolian bbq and it was $8 total. There's also outdoor seating, so we were able to eat with our pup!