Yummy Bowl…Greenwood, Indiana

While your horse is strong, travel to see places—-Mongolian proverb

Well, this quote is my new mantra.

Mrs. Big Surf and I usually have this conversation about once a week, albeit we usually don’t use the horse reference. It’s usually about me being strong enough to navigate the streets of other countries whilst I can still move about in an upright position.

So we decided to compromise on this beautiful day in October and whilst our Honda Civic was strong, we made the short drive to Greenwood, Indiana and visited Mongolia…or at least the southern Indiana version of Mongolia, to Yummy Bowl.

Now I just didn’t fall off the turnip truck, so I figured the Mongolian cuisine I ate at Yummy Bowl was a blend of Americanized (fill up a bowl to defy the laws of physics) and Sino-American (lots of veggies with sauces and noodles and rice and shrimp). I deduced this since I didn’t see any yak milk or yak yogurt, traditional Mongolian staples. I also didn’t see any animal carcasses laying around in the open kitchen to prepare another traditional Mongolian dish, boodog (meat cooked in the carcass). Also good luck finding shrimp, broccoli, and mushrooms in the Gobi Desert.

Mongolia’s history goes back to Ghengis Khan in the early 1200’s after he united all of the Mongolian tribes, a feat that is remarkable considering the modern-day Republican party or the rebellious Democratic Squad . Then he conquered parts of northern China after a hankering for Peking Duck and dumpling take-out.

Nevertheless, Yummy Bowl is quickly becoming one of my favorite lunch spots. Whatever kind of food they advertise, it is delicious and served in a way that is fun to eat.

After filling your bowl as full as humanly possible and choosing your sauces, it awaits for the large grill and expert cooks too prepare your dish.

Can you smell the welcoming aroma and hear the sizzle?

The final product. I ordered the vegetarian bowl. The sauces add so much extra goodness.

I know Mr. Khan would have questioned my choice of Mongolian fare. However, since there was no goat, mutton, or camel on the menu, I may have had a good defense before he made a boodog out of me.

Go eat lunch at Yummy Bowl. The food and experience is wonderful, even though you may not be able to order yak milk for the young’uns.