We have a Mongolian BBQ here too but I’ve never been. My son and his wife have gone there though and rave about it. We have a place here called Genghis Grill - it sounds a lot like what you describe. We like to go there for lunch sometimes because we get a discount b/c we are county employees.
Strangely enough, there are no Applebee’s or Cracker Barrels in my city although there are in some of the surrounding suburbs.
I like to stop at CB when I’m on the road and get a good breakfast (which I hardly ever eat when I’m home).