a sunday or so ago, current husband and i trekked out to independence for a chance to create our own bowl at bd’s mongolian barbeque. there’s also one in overland park, but i was determined to go east because i’d heard about their enormous beer selection – good enough reason to go, said my obliging hubby. first the food – there’s lots of it, you get to choose what you want, and it’s all quite tasty. there are a couple of different price points, depending on just how hungry you are, and you can eat it there of course, take it to go, or eat it there and take it to go all very, very reasonably. i think big eaters really like it here. once you’ve filled your bowl(s) with meats and /or fish (surimi aka krab, mussels, shrimp, calamari), vegetables of all varieties, and more other stuff than i can remember, you create your sauce (there’s recipes on the walls for the challenged) from a huge variety of oils, sauces and spices, and take it all over to the grill where a young man (that’s all i saw anyway) entertainingly with huge, long, sword- like metal spatulas (for lack of a better term) cooks your food on a 600° grill – in about three minutes it seemed to me, but i didn’t time it. i know that’s a pretty packed sentence – but it reflects those bowls. you take it back to your table and chow down. your rice or noodles are waiting for you.oh, there’s also appetizers, salads, sides and desserts. the picture includes a huge-ish bowl of fried rice but we wer