Was looking for a snack in the area after a late night workout and stumbled upon Ft Bbq. It opens until 1 AM, so it can get a bit busy and it is a small restaurant as well. Parking is a bit difficult depending when you come, since they are located in a busy plaza. I tried a variety of meat and seafood skewers/kebabs. I even tried the steamed bun slice as well. The meats/seafood were decent, the bun was tasty as well, but a bit on the more burnt side. read more

QR code on the wall is their menu; learned it the hard way the first time there... waited almost 10 minutes, hehe... I like their chicken and beef kabobs, but lamb kabob is my favorite. $2.70 per stick so you can totally eat whatever your budget allows :) I like to eat a bowl of their veggie noodles with my kabobs vs. rice.... Already been there twice this month, and will be back for more. read more

I have been coming to bbq joint for years now and it has always been the go to for late night snacking. It is in the same plaza as 85° bakery. Plenty of spaces for parking but it's always so busy since it's a popular square. Beef, chicken, pork...you name the meat..they have it cubed here on a stick, and they barbeque it and it's seasoned with a spices. I love their eggplant and green beans. Yes...they are also skewered and barbequed, also seasoned with the same spices but since each thing has it own flavor, having the spices barbequed brings each dish to life with it's own flavor. For those late night cravings this is the place to eat, it closes at 3am. They serve beer and they even have tap as well as bottle. Not much of a huge selection...maybe less than four but hey at least they have that option. read more

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Best northern China bbq. Just like the ones I had back in my hometown. Really authentic. Apart from the bbq skewers, don't miss out the chicken bones. read more

Tried this bbq for the first time as take out we got beef skewer and chicken skin. I was a little hesitant about the chicken skin but it actually was good. I would recommend this place to others read more

This is one of the few places open late in this area, great for late night hanging out with friends. The skewers are pretty good, especially chicken skins, gizzard, hearts, and dumplings. Most items on the menu are spicy, but there are some bon spicy items. You can now order using QR code. I come here more as late night hangout place than for the food, but the atmosphere and service are good. Never had to wait too long for seats or food. read more

It was great for late night! Loved the hours and ordering was easy. Tried again last night, but the quality just isn't there anymore. I got really skimpy tiny pieces.. and the spice isn't there like it used to be. I get off at work really late so if I want skewers I don't really have any other options for them, but I missed what I used to have lol I know its hit or miss most of the time, but for the past 3 times I ordered quality just hasn't been there read more

My favorite skewers place. They open late, and their lamb skewers are to die for! Their appetizer, fresh tomatoes with sugar, cucumbers are so simple but yet so good. Don't get the fried rice or chow mein. Just get the lamb skewers and rice, trust me!!! Their potato cake is like hash browns,ask for extra crispy! Service can be slow but food makes up for it! read more

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One of the best food ever! Those chicken skins and beef are so tasty. Also amazing and kind service.

This was the worst dining experience ever. I've been to a few Chinese BBQ restaurants in the bay area and I think this is the worst one. 1.Service is slow. I understand it was a busy Friday night, however we had to ask 2 times in order to get 2 cups of water (the food came before water). We finally got our water after 15 mins, but there was an obvious red lipstick ink at the top rim of the cup! So disgusting. 2. We ordered 4 skewers of lamb, and one of them was RAW! See the pic. They didn't charge us for this one skewer. 3. Beef tendon is tasteless. I barely ate it. I'd never came back again. read more

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Very delicious. Best BBQ in the bay area. Skewers and fried rice both very good. Very tasty and with a unique flavor. Mushrooms and chives are not as good, but meat skewers are well done. read more

A-OK = 3 Stars I think if there is no wait and you want some Chinese style skewers, then check them out. Know what you are getting yourself into though. They use ONE seasoning (unless you get the squid skewer) so in my opinion, I got really bored of the taste. Beef - it was dry Squid - this was pretty good and the only one with a sauce instead of dry seasoning Gizzard - hands down, my favorite skewer Heart - I have had better so PASS Chicken Skin - not crispy at all so it tasted chewy and oily Cartilage - not bad and I would get it again Beef Tongue - not bad, but not worth the price Shrimp - pass on this skewer Chicken Feet - was not a fan of the dry rub on this at all I am always a fan of places that let you mark what you want to order because it leaves less room for any miscommunication! read more

FT BBQ is a decent place for a late night fix. Just don't expect anything spectacular. Most of the skewers at FT BBQ typically range between $2-3. The small size of each skewer is made ideal for snacking. The flavors are pretty ordinary, and they sometimes have a slightly burnt aftertaste. Basically, the skewers taste like what you would expect if you imagine your ingredient grilled in a burnt pan. They only take cash under $30, which is definitely the highest minimum amount I've ever seen at any restaurant. If you order anything less than that, they will impolitely shout, "You got cash??" So unless you can eat 10+ skewers by yourself, bring either your cash or your friends. read more

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Takes 40 mins to wait for the food. Taste good but they forgot to give me the chicken skin read more

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Only been here a few times pre-COVID, service is fine, and the food is pretty good here. I ordered the Pork and Chive Dumplings on a whim and didn't expect much, but I found that they were surprisingly really, really good. I thought I'd get frozen boiled dumplings, but these were big, juicy, handmade dumplings. They gave a lot, too. Definitely try these out. The skewers here are pretty good, especially the Paddywack. I wouldn't recommend getting the Enoki Mushrooms here, though. They're stir fried into a clumpy mess, and the flavor was pretty weird. Overall, aside from the wack enoki, would recommend. read more

I love lamb skewers and I was lucky to live close by to a couple of good skewer places in SoCal. Since moving back up here, I've been trying to find a place that makes them just as good. I've tried FT BBQ's food twice, once for take-out and once dine-in. The short of it is that I think their seasoning is on point and the lamb skewers are actually really tasty. However, sometimes you do get some fatty/chewy pieces that are difficult to eat. The other items on their menu aren't bad either. Pretty tasty, actually. I've eaten chicken, beef, chicken skin, Taiwanese sausage as well as some dumplings. Customer service is sub-par, but it gets the job done. The restaurant itself is fairly small, but can get quite busy so expect a bit of a wait. read more

A friend suggested this place for skewers instead going to Hayward and since we're around the area. I'm glad it's open until 3am and we went here around 11:30pm. I was starving and need food so I'm down to go anywhere. I order Beef, Chicken kebabs, shrimp, quail eggs and tofu for appetizer. The beef seasoned good and it's not too dry. The chicken was cook well but the shrimp was over cooked, they were hard. The tofu was okay very crispy but too much salt on them. The ordering part was tricky got us all confused. Each stick are too pricy and it only had small portion. read more

THIS PLACE IS CASH ONLY AND THERE ARE LITERALLY NO SIGNS FOR IT UNTIL YOU GET YOUR BILL .... Aside from this little mishap where my party and I were literally scrambling together coins from our bags, the food was mediocre. My party of 4 came here around 9pm or so, and it was getting pretty crowded but getting seated was no issue so that's a bonus I guess? We ordered the corn, gizzard skewer, chicken skewer, seafood pancake, and pork dumplings. All ... mediocre. The roasted corn was pretty standard, the pork dumplings were okay but I've had better (check my other reviews!!), the seafood pancake was unexpected but still pretty decent, and the skewers were alright. I think my favorite thing about this place is their pickled cucumber that came on the side of the pancakes (there were only 4 pieces though). OKAY CONTENT ASIDE, let's get back to the fact that this place doesn't take card? Our bill came out to be $26.90 - a pretty hefty bill considering the number of items we got and enough to cover a typical card coverage average (I'd say most places require bills to be $10+ in order to use card). WHAT'S ALSO SHRIMPTERESTING is that they have a sticker on their door that says they take Mastercard and Visa ... I've attached a photo to this review. TLDR: What's the truth? I don't know, and I don't want to come back to find out. read more

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TL;DR: worst Chinese BBQ i've ever had. 此生吃過最難吃的燒烤. My first 1-star review. :-( - Half of our skewers were COLD. I don't know about you but any type of BBQ, Chinese or American, is not supposed to be cold. - The portions were TINY for the price. They cut one mushroom into 3 pieces and called that one skewer. - Now, to the taste: The spicy sauce was okay but everything tasted just mediocre. read more

Ft Bbq - Tastes worse than it looks. :-/ - Barbeque Near Me - Milpitas, California

Decided to give this place a try for dinner last night. I'm glad I did. It is an Asian tapas place. Definitely not a dimsum :) We had the chicken heart, gizzard, lamb and shrimp. They're all BBQ'd kabobs and super tasty. All costs us as little as $1.25 each. One of the most expensive in the menu was the crispy chicken leg at $4.50. It was seasoned and fried and damn super good! The extra bonus surprise was the potato pancake. It was the savory kind. Tasty and the crunch before the full bite was perfect. It was a bit oily but I could use some of that oil once in awhile :) We topped ourselves off like a racing car with an order of the seaweed salad for me and a cucumber salad for Adam. There was an ample amount for each of the order. Each of the salad was seasoned just right with garlic and slices of red bell pepper for color. **buurp** The whole experience was really nice. Good cheap healthy food you can smell being prepared fresh in the kitchen. Fantastic staff and fast service. Clean overall! Total was $20+ tip. CASH ONLY! Hours are: Monday-Sunday (11am- 2pm) (5pm -1 am) read more

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I have eaten in this store for many years and the service is the best in the Bay Area. The barbecue is very delicious, and the stir-fry is also great. The only downside may be that sometimes, there is a queue, there are too many people, and the size of the shop is too small. I like to sit outside and eat. It's cooler and more atmospheric. read more

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Best chicken paw I've ever had! I also love their lamb skew! Price is reasonable, and they have a lot of dishes. If you like Chinese style BBQ, you can't miss it! I will definitely go back with my friends again! read more

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Another of those bbq restaurants, I am impressed with FT BBQ. I like how this place is open late till 2. I ordered takeout and even though it was a little hard to understand, they got my order right. The inside is pretty small with a decent amount of people on a Monday night. The cashier was nice and after a tad little wait after the expected time I got my order. Because kabobs are fairly cheap, it's nice to get a variety. The main meats delivered as usual (chicken, beef, and lamb) and the others meat taste good enough (beef tendon and chicken heart). All of the kabobs had a strong spice to it and is on the smaller portion size but still juicy and chewy. FT BBQ is a great night time BBQ restaurant. read more

Ft Bbq - Top to Bottom: Chicken 3.5/5 Beef Tendon 3/5 Chicken Heart 4/5 Lamb 5/5 Beef 4.5/5 - Barbeque Near Me - Milpitas, California

FT BBQ in Milpitas is a simple little restaurant specializing in grilled skewered meats. I have been going here for a few years and it's my favorite Chinese BBQ spot in the Bay Area. While their quality, selection and pricing are similar to other places, their spice mix is what sets them apart. Also they will make the kebabs extra spicy on request. Their flavors are north style. I've had a lot of this type of BBQ in/around Beijing and this is a fair representation. FT BBQ is not great at everything and it took me a few visits to figure out their stronger items. I don't like their chicken much, but the chicken skin is good and crispy and their chicken gizzards and hearts are pretty tasty. I skip the beef except for tendon and go for the lamb. I also like the spicy BBQ peppers, needle mushrooms and sliced buns. I also love the Taiwanese sausage. I know I shouldn't but I do. While the individual skewers are modestly priced, they do add up. Service is pretty quick and friendly. They stay open late, until 3AM on weekends, so this could be a good place to eat late night. FT BBQ brings the heat and the meat. Bring your appetite. read more

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After watching Jurassic World in Milpitas, I felt like getting a quick snack. FT BBQ popped up and I was otw! We seated ourselves and patiently waited for the waiter to come out from the back to take our orders. The food came out all at once, which was pretty nice! However, flavor wise it was not even close to Chef Yang's BBQ. After the waiter took our orders, immediately he asked if we had cash. I mean it's nice to know they prioritize cash over service. But, really? read more

I came here because I was craving skewers. My go-to skewer is definitely chicken skin because it's so crispy, flavorful, and satisfying (although probably not the healthiest)! Definitely try this one. My friends like the lamb one, but I don't eat lamb so I get the beef, which is pretty good. I would prefer if the steamed bun skewers here were more flavorful like the other skewers instead of coated just with sugar. The squid was ok but too drowned in sauce, I would've preferred a more grilled squid situation than saucy squid. All in all, the food was decent, and I might come back! However, I might prefer Chef Liu's skewers in San Jose. read more

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The kabobs are stacks on stacks on stacks! When going out on a food excursion with some friends before an intense board game night, I followed blindly into the world of BBQ Kabobs. This is definitely my first visit to an establishment like this and I'm happy that I learned about it! Located among many assorted "Oriental" stores of many kinds, you'll find this place in a brightly lit plaza. I think the neighboring businesses may share the late night hours (you know, open past 10), but I could be wrong. This is a perfect place if you get some munchies late at night in the San Jose/Milpitas area. I think it was a Friday night around 10 pm when my group arrived, and it wasn't too busy, we were seated and served right away. The servers are pretty nice. They checked up on us constantly. The restaurant isnt too big, so it's easy for the workers to check up on you. There were 5 of us, so we decided to get the 30 for $30 (I think that was the deal, it's on one of those table sign stand thingies). In addition, we got some things for our selves outside of the 30 deal. The way that the menu is set up, is that you can order individual kabobs for about $2 a pop. There are a lot to choose from, like beef, lamb, chicken, and even chicken feet (something my friend likes =P). My personal favorite is beef. I like lamb and all (like in greek food), but the way that it's seasoned isnt my cup of tea, not saying that everyone'll not like it, but not my thing. If you can divvy up the portions from the deal, go ahead and do it, if you and your party can wolf down 30 (which we did without a problem!), but I can see how ordering individually can rack up the bill a little bit. I think I can personally do like 7-10 by myself (which in turn, can be like $14-20 respectively). They have rice too, but I don't think they have individual sizes (maybe, dont take my word on it) Definitely check it out if your'e in the area and have the munchies for meat. Oh, you can also watch sports or whatever's on the tv's at the same time! read more

Ft Bbq - Beef & Lamb Skewers with a bowl of rice - Barbeque Near Me - Milpitas, California

First Chinese BBQ place I ever tried a few years back! Just revisited recently. - The lamb and beef skewers were aromatic, flavorful, and had the perfect amount of heat. A bit pricier compared to other spots. - Chicken gizzard and Taiwanese sausage had nice texture and were enjoyable. The fish tofu and squid were okay; both had the same red fermented sauce. - No tofu skins. Sad! - Card for only $30 or more. read more

Ft Bbq - Gizzard, fish tofu, squid, lamb (metal), beef, and sausage. - Barbeque Near Me - Milpitas, California

Super smoky! I wouldnt recommend coming here before a date because you will smell like smoke. We had a variety of things from lamb skewers, chicken gizzard, spicy squid, quail egg, tendon, and chicken hearts. Most of the items seemed to utilize the same spices on it which were pretty strong. I dont usually eat rice, but it was a bit spicy for me so I had to mix it in with rice. Overall its a decent spot for late night food if youre looking for bbq skewers. I was not a huge fan of their heavy spices but I also went with a bunch of my male cousins who seemed to thoroughly enjoy it. I typically eat more bland food so I wish there was an option to opt for less spices or none and just bbq. read more

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Service: service was shit, server hella lazy. Table next to us are not even buss or set up just left it dirty. Always put the god damn plate at the edge of the table, never got check up so we brought bottle of waters instead for 3 dollar each. Food: We order it less spicy cause my girlfriend couldn't eat spicy, which was ok. Flavor are Better than other Chinese bbq place, but my girl found a long hair in one of the sticks which makes the place unsanitary. When we told the server, he just took it. Didn't said anything about making us a new one or taking it off the check, took it and yah it disappear. Would come back when craving, but that's because most of Chinese bbq place here are like ok and every one of them has shit service. The side dishes of cucumber and tofu were very good with rice tho! read more

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Overall I would give a 2.5 star. One word: too oily. Fried chicken 3 star: the portion is good, the beginning bites are good, but as I ate more, I could feel it is too oily. Flour soup, 3.5 star, it tastes ok Lamb skew, 4 star, a bit too salty. Enoki mushroom, 1 star, too salty Squid skew, 4 star, not bad Bread skew, 3 star, nothin special Environment is 3.5 star, service is 3.5 star. Overall 2.5 star given it is too oily and salty read more

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This place is great for post drunken nights or the morning afterwards. Lol. Basically bbq sticks and dishes with globs of oil. Don't eat here if you're trying to count your macros and control the level of healthy you allow into your body. The fried chicken skin and gizzard hearts were bomb. Got the fried rice but next time would order plain rice to compensate with the taste of the salt. Again. Post drunken nights. Ideal place to go. read more

One of my favorite places to come with friends! I love how it is open so late, and good the skewers are! The only downside is when its busy the customer service level is completely gone. We had to constantly flag down a server and we waited 40+ minutes outside because of how busy they were. We were also told our table was being cleaned, and after waiting around 15 minutes we decided to go inside only to find our clean table just waiting there. Despite the service, I would still come here. Avoid peak hours to get better service. read more

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First time here but poor service. We ordered a few skews but they run out. No one tells us anything and send us a check and said those items not available. We have been waiting for more than half hours. read more

This place is amazing!! Came here with a few friends. I can't believe I found ghis place now. I have been at this plaza so many times but had no idea they had a skewer place. If it wasn't for my friend I would have never spotted this place. My favorite were the chicken and the beef skewers. They were absolutely amazing. The best part are the prices. I will definitely be back. I will bring my wife and other friends next time i come. I am already craving for those skewers. read more

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Yum, I can't stop thinking about this place since I tried it. It's a great place for snacking if you're not too hungry. The skewers here are delicious, well marinated and tender. I especially liked the LAMB skewers which are $1.45, and the beef tendon skewers which I don't remember the price of. The beef skewers are good too, and they are $1.30. Each skewer has about 4 pieces of meat on it. There's also a huge variety as well. We also got the seafood pancake. It was surprisingly crispy, but it was good, pretty basic though. On the table there are some sauces that you can add to your meat. It's nothing too crazy, but just some enhancers. There's chili, chili powder, white pepper and my fave, vinegar. There's probably more, but I forget. Service here is pretty cool. The sever was chill and attentive. The decor was nice too, simple, but no complaints here. It's not dirty so I don't care much for the decor. This will probably be my to go snack place now! read more

Ft Bbq - Lamb and beef skewers 1.45 for lamb & 1.30 for beef - Barbeque Near Me - Milpitas, California

I like how you have options on their ordering page (through scanning a QR code on the wall) to select no MSG, less salt, etc. Then I feel like the skewers with less salt and MSG do not taste equally as good as the regular ones, they are too bland (though I don't think the true flavor of food is only brought out by MSG and salt alone). The seafood noodle is very bland, the broth is like just hot water. Price has increased quite a bit, the price listed is per skewer read more

I LOVE authentic Chinese skewers so I was very excited to try FT BBQ. Unfortunately, our experience fell short from our expectations. First off, parking is horrendous on the weekend so try parking on the street or in the adjacent plaza parking lot, whichever one is less full. Once we finally found parking and walked through the hot weather to FT BBQ, we were greeted with an even hotter and humid restaurant! No AC at all when the weather outside was in the high 90s... We miserably sat at the table nearest the door and tried to ignore the heat as we proceeded to review the menu. They have one large page of skewers and they range from around $2-4. We ordered a variety, including lamb, beef, Taiwanese sausage, and beef tongue. When the food came out, it was warm but not piping hot, which was funny considering the restaurant felt hotter than the food we were eating. I ignored the fact the skewers were lukewarm and dug in. Beef and lamb were decent, but a little dry. I love Taiwanese sausage but found theirs to be smaller in size and very dry as well. Worst of all was their beef tongue. I was expecting juicy and melt-in-your-mouth beef tongue (imagine lengua in Mexican street tacos!) but got some of the toughest meat I have ever ate. I chewed and chewed and chewed but it was too tough. I ended up spitting it out, which I rarely do in restaurants. We ordered two and my boyfriend and I forced ourselves to eat one and left the second on the plate, untouched. We mentioned our dissatisfaction and unpleasant experience to the manager and he was unapologetic and rude. We had to show him the leftover meat on the plate to prove to him just how inedible it was. After observing our plate, he very unhappily and reluctantly removed just one beef tongue skewer off our bill. No apology, no sorry, nothing. Terrible customer service. Overall, not really impressed with this place. I absolutely love skewers but this place didn't deliver. Even my father makes better skewers on our home grill. Don't waste your time here and if you do come... don't come in the middle of the day because you'll feel like you're in the Safari Desert. Probably won't be back. read more

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For skewers type of food, I think next to TLT BBQ in Newark, this is my second option. They have less options here which isn't necessarily a bad thing, but the vibe is definitely more fun. The only thing that I wasn't feeling was how spicy they make their food. It was a little too uncomfortable for myself. Also their version the lamb is a little gamy. I probabLy would of been better off saying just chicken and beef. Other than that, it's a cool little Asian spot. read more

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Was here in a Saturday night around 10. The wait was 10 minutes and the waitresses gave us a menu in advance to order our skewers. Once we got the table the wait for the food wasn't too long which was a plus. Ordered about 25 skewers with a mixture of beer and lamb and chicken skin (the safe route) but over all it was very flavorful with some really fatty pieces. We had a similar meal the day before at a different place but wasn't satisfied so we went here due to their quality and prices, which is $.20-.50 cents cheaper per skewer than other places. It tends to add up when you get a lot. Also they have a cash deal where you can get 10 skewers for $15. The reason for the -1 was the look of disgust we got when trying to order some addition skewers. The look on the waiters face when we stopped him to order 5 more skewers was unappealing. Overall, good food and decent service. read more

Ft Bbq - Beef skewers on wooden sticks, while the lamb was one metal ones. - Barbeque Near Me - Milpitas, California

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