This spot is small family run. It seems like they do not hire help. Usually there is only one lady running everywhere which means service is slow. There was only one table when we were sat but still had to wait 20-25 mins for food. After we were done, it look 20 mins to get the check. The food is very yummy and delicious, one of my favorite restaurants. However the weird thing is when the food is served, they are lukewarm. Not hot as you would expect. The price is also slightly high for their portions. read more

A fun concept to have all sorts of foods on skewers with an Asian hot pot -esque flavoring. In practice, you're probably eating less quantity than appears since the skewer sticks themselves take up so much space. Still an enjoyable experience, though. They also sell plenty of non-skewer items. The most notable dishes were the enochi mushroom with pork belly wrap skewer and a pea shoot veggie dish. All the skewers have a similar seasoning/flavor. Service is as expected, was very accommodating for our medium sized group. We were able to scan a QR menu on our individual phones for a group order and simultaneously add into one order electronically. read more

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Ordered roughly 50 skewers that all tasted the same, fried and grilled Taiwanese sausage included. Wide noodle stuffed with pickled vegetables was the worst thing I've eaten this year, so definitely don't order this. In fact, please take this off the menu They get pointed deveining the fried shrimp, I just pop the head off and eat the whole thing (legs and tail and all) Fried crab is annoying to eat without a cracking tool, I shouldn't have ordered it I ordered online and they were nice enough to call and confirm my order Overall it is a fun way to eat (meat on a stick, what's not to love). But flavor was lacking on every dish. Maybe I am just addicted to salt and msg read more

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Do you ever have a taste memory that brings you back to the spot you originally tasted a thing? Depending on your travel experience, this might be the place that takes you there, and that's exactly what happened when I visited Friendship BBQ. To be clear: this is not Japanese Isakaya or Vietnamese Hot Pot so reset your expectations. This is (primarily) grilled meat on a stick and I LOVE it. You can select your spice level when you place your order - we picked Medium so we had a baseline; some spots medium will set you on fire, some is just flavorful and for us that was the case here. We ordered a WIDE range of meats: Roasted Mutton on a Willow branch (so much flavor, not too gamey), Thin Beef, New Orleans Chicken Thigh (so tender), Taiwan Sausage (a little sweet), Spicy Prawns, Mongolian beef, and grilled squid. As soon as I took a bite of the beef I knew exactly where I had tasted it before; at a Night market in Beijing! The combo of the cumin, grilled flavor and hint of spice transported me right back - WOW. We'll be back to try other parts of the menu - Beef Noodle soup, I'm coming for you! read more

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Absolutely amazing food. Best squeezers I've had in my life. 10/10 would recommend. The signature fried bucket is the way to go to try the most variety. read more

1Having tried the restaurant in Boston, I was excited to have Newark Delaware to expand their asian selection with this addition. Finally, having a skewer place, join the hot pot, Korean BBQ, ramen, and pho. You will not find yourself short on options. With it being the newest thing, the place was full with tables of patrons trying their grilled beef, fatty lamb, and for those that prefer the more adventurous foods succulent pig intestines, chicken feet and heart. You'll order your phone which allows everyone at the table to know what's ordered by others and have your mouth start salivating for the upcoming sticks filled meat ready in the back and kept warm with the table side candle powered grill. Some skewers are one or a trio, while others are coming in large quantities like the 10 tofu skins. Now the reason for the three stars, service from the kitchen was rough. Other tables were getting orders after orders of skewers, while from our photos, three skewers came out a couple of times before the large order at the end, which we ended up taking home. Meats were coming out as they were ready to tables, but I imagine that orders were placed around the same time, so how do you decide which table gets the pork belly when every table ordered the pork belly. The price can creep up on you with our order being around $80 between the two of us and when we had it packed wasn't sure if two orders were included as everything was wrapped and not labeled. Might opt for a lunchtime take out order, but with the students returning to UD, the restaurant will need to prepare larger orders quickly or lose their momentum built from the anticipation. read more

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Easy to order online. Clean place. Delicious BBQ. We had lamb, beef, chicken, rice cake skewers, and mango milk tea! Just LU it! read more

Friendship BBQ - Lamb, beef, chicken - Barbeque Near Me - Newark, Delaware

OK, this is not your typical Chinese Restaurant. Having been to China numerous time, I would say the cuisine here is very much ethnic North Western in nature. The dishes are very accented with Cumin, and chili, so be prepared for spiciness with a kick. If you have not been to a Chinese Night Market and would like to experience it, you may want to try this place as most entrees are grilled and served on a stick or skewer. Service is fair and attentive. Atmosphere is fine, however, they do have K-Pop or video playing on the large screen. read more

Friendship BBQ - Lamb skewers, chili crabs, and garlic eggplant. - Barbeque Near Me - Newark, Delaware

Absolutely delicious! We really enjoyed the food here, the flavors and the service. Came here several times and I love the consistency of the good food. read more

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The convenient method of ordering through our phone with a QR code, nice ambience, and tinfoil heater block thing to keep meat sticks warm were the best parts. If you want oil soaked cumin flavored gristle, go here. Our guts feel unwell after this very pricey $82 dinner for two. We could have ordered more but we felt unwell and remained sick for going on 24 hours afterward. Ambience is nice though. He liked the ultra greasy tender bullfrog legs. I liked the beans in a triangle of sweet sticky rice. Normally I love chicken gizzards and hearts, but not from here. We had to go up to the front for our credit card to be swiped because the waitress wasn't paying attention to us. There was only one other couple in there. read more

Friendship BBQ - Bullfrog legs (soft, oily, and cumin flavored like everything else) - Barbeque Near Me - Newark, Delaware

So excited to have this restaurant in Newark. It's in the Newark Shopping Center so plenty of parking. We went on a Tuesday for dinner. It was pretty empty when we got there at 6 pm but they eventually had a full house and some people waiting. Food was all quite good. Our server was very friendly. It's a new and different experience. Definitely worth a trip. You can scan the QR code and order yourself or you can order with the waiters. read more

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Food is delicious! You get the best flavor always with your choice of spice so it doesn't overwhelm the dish. I always go easy on spice but those who like it, it's an option! And you order off your phone so you can take all the time you need to be able to look over their very large menu. Service is definitely a "hands-off" approach which makes the bill a little difficult to get but I'd prefer being left alone to being hounded so it's an easy thing to look past. read more

The service was excellent, and the food was terrific. Ordering was easy using the QR code found on your table. I placed my order through my phone, eliminating the wait time for a waitress to come back! read more

This is a great addition to the area if you're into skewers. Everything is priced well and most importantly, the food tastes amazing and flavored well and they have a a wide variety of food. One of my favorites is the fatty lamb and the intestines. The cumin seasoning gives it that kick. The waitresses were nice and we were able to order everything through an app. The decor inside looks cool and would come back again :) read more

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Lots of Cumin! Next time I will request less. Reminds me of some of the food from Chengdu China. Cucumber salad was my favorite, followed by the frog legs. read more

Friendship BBQ - Frog legs, Mongolian beef, taiwanese sausage. - Barbeque Near Me - Newark, Delaware

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Newark continues to surprise me with delicious food. This place is most known for their delicious skewers. We enjoyed ALL of them. Nicely cooked, and seasoned to your heat level. They come out of the kitchen and are placed on a hot plate of sorts to keep them hot. Service is fast and really friendly. It's got a really adventurous menu, so come and try some stuff you know and stuff you don't and you will be b=very pleasantly surprised. We particularly liked the flat noodle skewer, the mutton skewers and the Mongolian beef skewers...but the pork belly wrapped enoki was crazy good as well. There's so much to try on this menu that one visit will never be enough. Apparently this place has other location in NY and elsewhere, so I will have to try them locally as well. You can wind up spending more than you intend if you aren't careful but the food is satisfying and well worth the price. Not expensive, but you'll be eager to try lots of the skewers as well another dishes. read more

My boyfriend and I came here not knowing what to expect. We were both blown away by the taste, texture, and presentation of all the meals that we ordered. Not to mention that they're BYOB so we just had to grab our favorite KTOWN soju drink right next door as we enjoyed every bite of the Wagyu beef, Lamb, & Pork skewers and slurp of the spicy duck & beef hot pot soup that we had. The meats almost melted in our mouth without even chewing. The level of their spiciness is on point, not Americanized. I wanna say that their spiciest category is only a few Scoville scale units away from Carolina Reaper. read more

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Good service and food are delicious. Very tasty and flavorful. Good selection of food and drinks. And nice ambiance. read more

Friendship BBQ - Thin Beef no fat skewer - Barbeque Near Me - Newark, Delaware

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Friendship BBQ is a wonderful restaurant. I thoroughly loved my visit, and I absolutely recommend this place. Great atmosphere, superb service, and outstanding food. Five stars! read more

Brand new restaurant, just opened. Located next to KungFu hotpot which is also a great go to and not as crowded as kpot. Friendship is a sister restaurant to locations in Flushing, Jersey City, Boston, Los Angeles, FL, WA, TX, and VA. Variety of skewers including lamb. Mnnn. Photos to follow. read more

customer service could be a lot better. i felt rushed when placing my order. I was talked to in a condescending manner by a couple of the employees during my visit which made me uncomfortable. I don't think I will be returning. read more

I was very excited to try this place when it opened, but the concept is totally different than what I had envisioned. This isn't one of those joints where you cook your own food over a BBQ grill. They bring out already cooked food to you. So in that way, it's just sort of like a regular restaurant. We order rice along with some items on sticks. It's very unclear what quantity you get from the menu, sometimes the number on the menu is the number of skewers and sometimes it is the total number of those items. Our items did not arrive all at once, we were getting one type of skewer at a time, I guess as they cooked it in the back. They have a little warming device on the table powered by two tealights to keep your food "warm" while you wait for the rest of it to come out. I was super annoyed they brought out the rice last when I'm sure they have a big rice cooker of it in the back, so we had already consumed many of the skewer items when they finally brought the rice out. The skewer items we did save to eat with the rice, basically got cold as their tea light contraption didn't keep things warm at all. There is no sauce bar or really a way to indicate how you want your items cooked or seasoned. The skewers come pre-sauced/pre-seasoned, skewing more on the overly spiced side for me. Overall, I don't think I'll be returning here. It might have been a better experience if they could deliver all items ordered at once, seems like the kitchen is a choking point. read more

GREAT food! I saw a sign for grand opening and had been curious about it before when I passed, staff opened the door upon arrival & helped me understand the menu. I just got some to go food due to go since I have little kids, just came home and everything is delicious. I will definitely recommend and come back to dine in and order more. enjoy! read more