Long ago on a family vacation we had a horrid meal in Utah. Actually we had several horrid meals over many years when eating out in Utah. Nonetheless we went ahead and bought a vacation place here in Utah and we must occasionally find a way to dine out. John came up with a solution. One must always order the item on the menu that has the least steps performed on it by a human. The classic example is “kill cow, cook cow, eat cow.” It has served us well.

On Tuesday we ate lunch at the Mongolian BBQ in the Zion Outlet Mall in St. George. First you get a bowl. Then you walk down a counter with an array of fresh vegetables, par-cooked noodles and frozen slivers of meat choosing what you would like to eat. You add various sauces. You hand it to one of the cooks and he cooks it on a large, very hot flat top grill. A couple of times around the grill and it is done. I always get a vegetarian bowl. In my case it is pick veg, cook veg, eat veg. Safe and delicious.

The Mongolian BBQ is our son, Jonathan’s, favorite restaurant in St. George. I am betting that when he is here next week we eat there a minimum of three times.

Sorry the picture is so small. I took it with my phone.

Vegetarian bowl at the Mongolian BBQ, St. George, Utah