By Heather Leszczewicz Special to OnMilwaukee.com Published Dec 08, 2006 at 12:37 PM
Bd's Mongolian Grill was announced as the newest food spot  at the renovated Bayshore Mall and I'm really excited. I had the chance to eat at one of the Michigan locations in the past and loved it. In Illinois there are a few Mongolian Grill locations, but, for me, the closest restaurant that had a similar theme was Stir Crazy located in Woodfield Mall.

The Mongolian Grill plans on opening in April, which is such a long time to wait for a great restaurant. But being so close location-wise will make up for the wait.

The point of Mongolian Grill is the basic create your own stir fry. Now there are probably a few people who say "Why not stay at home for a create your own?" Well, besides the atmosphere, the Mongolian Grill offers plenty of options for a night out. Being a picky eater myself, it's a great place to know exactly what's going into my food as well as have the opportunity to choose how much of something I want on my plate. Plus I don't have to do the dishes.

The first task of a diner is to choose the meat that you'd like in your dish -- there are several varieties of meat, poultry and seafood. Next are the vegetables, exotic like bok choy to the normal bits of broccoli. The choice of sauce depends on your mood, spicy or sweet. There's also a choice of rice or noodles as the bed to put your stir fry on.

All the food is fried up, not in normal fry pans, but on top of a circular grill used to represent old Mongolian ways of using a warrior's shield as a cooking pan.

Personally, I love rice with chicken, teriyaki sauce, broccoli, tomatoes (if they are available), pea pods and heaps of baby corn. Yum. I can't wait for the grand opening.
Heather Leszczewicz Special to OnMilwaukee.com

Originally from Des Plaines, Ill., Heather moved to Milwaukee to earn a B.A. in journalism from Marquette University. With a tongue-twisting last name like Leszczewicz, it's best to go into a career where people don't need to say your name often.

However, she's still sticking to some of her Illinoisan ways (she won't reform when it comes to things like pop, water fountain or ATM), though she's grown to enjoy her time in the Brew City.

Although her journalism career is still budding, Heather has had the chance for some once-in-a-lifetime interviews with celebrities like actor Vince Vaughn and actress Charlize Theron, director Cameron Crowe and singers Ben Kweller and Isaac Hanson of '90s brother boy band Hanson. 

Heather's a self-proclaimed workaholic but loves her entertainment. She's a real television and movie fanatic, book nerd, music junkie, coffee addict and pop culture aficionado.