Authentic North-East Chinese bbq. With the growth of Chinese skewer places that have opened up since Homey Skewer did, I am surprised that they aren't seeing the same customer attraction. I've looked over some of the one and two star reviews. Here are some updates and considerations: Credit cards? Yes, they do accept credit. Slow/rude service? I joke with my friends that if a Chinese place has more than 3.5 stars on yelp, it is not likely going to be authentic. A lot of this comes down to expectations held by many people (and their yelp reviews) regarding customer service. They aren't being rude. Regarding slow service. This is a small place with few staff. Be patient. They are trying to do it right, not fast. Drink some beer, snack on cold dishes that require little prep and chat with your friends while waiting for skewers. Food: For some people, this kind of food, isn't going to be their thing. For some this is an exciting and new experience. For others, this is a reminder of home, a taste and smell that brings back memories of a familiar place, so far away. Support local, small businesses Menu photos are from their 39miles online order site. read more

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I was really looking forward to some delicious skewers, but only to find out that they don't even have any skewers. It was just bento boxes??? Anyhow, we had already arrive at the location and decided to just order something online for pick up. We got the 3 entrees 1 rice bentos. I did a mix n match on some and tried a little bit of almost everything. The presentation was there but lack of flavor like seasoning?? Tasted bland. $43 for 3 plates. My kids compared it to Panda Express and said they would've enjoyed that more? ‍ read more

Homey Skewer - Chinese Near Me - San Jose, California

This is not a skewer place anymore. Came and see the restaurant empty. It's now a bento spot.

Tldr very flavorful skewers This was a random find on Google that I was curious about. It was empty when I walked in but the place seemed clean and the skewer warmer they use is really cute. We took out order using the QR code and water was brought out to us. They also had hot water!! Which I have not been able to have at any other skewer place I've been to so far. We ordered a whole bunch of things but here are some highlights: - mantou (steamed bun slice): is good!!! I judge all my skewer places by how the mantou tastes and this one is now one of my favorites. It's very flavorful with the seasoning and not burnt. I ordered 4 sets and they were pretty consistent too - dough soup: very tasty and hearty! They sell a vegetarian version here and I don't like tomatoes in soup at all but I didn't mind it too much. My friend said the broth tasted like bullion though so that's something to look out for - roasted okra: one of my favorite veggies and they have it here. Yum. - thousand page tofu (chiba tofu): I love this tofu. I don't usually see it anywhere so it was a good find for me hehe Overall this place is quite tasty. The seasoning they use is very flavorful and I would say it's on the saltier side but not too much to ruin the taste. The service is also slower than other places that I have been too but I'm ok with that for the quality of skewer that they are bringing out. I definitely want to come back to try more things. read more

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We stopped here looking for wonton soup on a Monday night. It wasn't crowded at all; the inside has about 5-10 tables (can be broken up or made larger). We were greeted right away and sat down. Ordered via QR code and on our phone. I liked how the menu had a picture for every item. My date had a beer and fried rice. I had the wonton soup; it was so tasty and I could tell both the soup and fried rice were made really fresh. I think our server was the owner - really nice man and great service/attention. Good portions for the price especially in this area. We will be back!! read more

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Outdoor seating only. The order came out in 15 minutes. We ordered the Kim chi fried rice. It's good but nothing that amazes you. If you're in the area and want skewers and rice, this is the place to go. But I wouldn't go out of my way to come here. The portions are a decent size and the staff's are very stern. Parking is no issue as you have the entire plaza. Be careful not to park too close to the location itself as there are outdoor dining and the tent made the parking lots smaller than usual so every car is pushed about 1 feet into their perspective lanes. read more

Homey Skewer - Chinese Near Me - San Jose, California

This place is a hidden gem! Went here on a Monday night and it was totally dead ordered a bunch of skewers and some buns. Ordered on an I pad and sat down they brought me water. The vibe is super Bay Area chill decor. Food was delicious meat, perfectly cooked. Sweet spicy and complex spices. It was a little expensive but pretty standard for skewers. It was nice not to have to wait in line or wait super long for my food to arrive. Definitely will be back. read more

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Ordered the Enoki Mushroom Skewers, Thai Chicken Skewers, Lamb Intestine Skewers, Beef intestine skewers, and Corn skewer. The corn was the only item we would have again. It was my first time trying Lamb intestine and Beef Intestine and i thought it tasted odd. My friend who has had it before said that the meat tasted "old", and was covered up by the variety of spices/ sodium. The lamb intestine specifically tasted like what you would imagine the scent of walking into the fish section of an asian grocery store. Overall it was okay, but i wouldn't have it again. The service was nice though and the place was empty when we came around 10pm. Our server sat us down quickly and pointed us to the QR code to order our skewers. I thought it was a nice feature that the store had a heated tray for the skewers to remain warm throughout the time we were there. read more

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I ordered on Door Dash for pickup. I was charged $64 for such a tiny amount of food which was COLD also. I have had skewers in China and this place the seasoning was very poorly done. I don't know if this is an off day for this but I feel totally ripped off. The chicken skewers had tiny little pieces to the extent why waste the skewer? I just don't understand this place. Zero stars if I could. read more

I used to like this place a lot more but recently I came back. The seasoning has gotten a lot more "saucy" and sweet, almost like a spicy barbecue. I miss when it was more of a dry cumin oil rub. Just not as good as it used to be and I don't like the direction its gone. read more

Im a huge fan of skewers and I have been to other places around here but have never tried this place yet. It looked promising on Yelp so I decided to give it a try and I'm so glad I did! I came on Friday at 6pm and we were the first people there for dinner. They have a barcode that you can scan so you can order on your phone and your meal comes out. We ordered beef, lamb, sausage, green beans, fish balls, steamed buns, corn, fish tofu, and fried chicken cutlets. Everything was delicious!! Their seasoning is super flavorful and also spicy. If you can't handle spice then I probably wouldnt suggest because it can get pretty spicy as you eat. Luckily I'm a huge fan of spice so I loved it. I really liked the steamed buns and the meats the most. They placed our skewers on a heated plate so they all stayed warm. They also had a container to keep the skewer sticks in when we were done. This is a small hole in the wall kind of place. It wasn't crowded when we went and they only have a few tables. I really recommend coming here. The staff were super nice and helpful and the food was amazing. read more

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I'm giving them 4 stars and ranking up. They are 3.5 stars based on the customer service I received and portion size. I need to say the food was really tasty. Everything I ordered was delish. This place is a Cali-Hole-in-rhe-wall and pretty much meets how in the wall expectations, the food is good but here the portion sizes are small; the prices are low so it puts me on the fence. The customer service is aligned to what you would receive overseas. In a way you just get what you pay for. To sun it uo, yes I will return on a late night when I'm craving something good - they are open until 11:00/23:00, which is late for the sleepy San Jose town, and it beats Anything else that is offered after 8:00 or 9:00 pm. The food is good here. read more

I'm only giving this place a one star because their fried rice wasn't too bad but everything else was terrible. They need to do a better job at customer service. You might as well shut down your business if you don't care for your customers. We were the only people in the restaurant and there were 3-4 workers (2 servers and 2 cooks). We orders two dishes and it took almost 30 minutes to get out food. The worst part was seeing the chef cook food for the two servers and watching them eat in front of us and until they were done eating was when they finally decided to get our food -____- I've never experienced anything like this. The inside of their restaurant is so tacky too. They had stains everywhere and had boxes all over the place one box even said "toilet paper." The cold noodle dish was disgusting DO NOT order this, better yet, just save your money and time and go someplace else. read more

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The food here is really good! I love how flavorful the seasoning is for the skewers, and the wide variety that they offer. My personal favorites were the chicken gizzard, pork liver, lamb, and a choy. The server was kind and overall we had a pleasant experience dining here! read more

Homey Skewer - Chinese Near Me - San Jose, California

Went here for late night food after drinking and it was so amazing i went back for dinner last Saturday!! I went around 15 mins after they opened and had to wait about 45 minutes but it was still worth the wait!!! We ordered so many things i cannot lost them here haha but a few of my favorites are bacon wrapped enoki, chives, eggplant, achoy, chicken heart, and fried chicken skin. Their tofu skin cold dish is also super tasty!! I would be kinda scared to go without my Chinese friends since everything is written in chinese by the way... read more

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Small place with an extensive menu. They were kind enough put tables in the front for our party of 9 so we can dine outside. You order via a QR code and can pay via Venmo. We were there for a couple hours. They have meat, tofu, and veggies. We did notice that they use the same sauce/marinade for every single dish so not too much variety in terms of taste. Highlights: chicken skin, potato salad, and Kim chi fried rice. Unisex bathroom in the back. Plenty of parking. read more

We stopped by just to try something new and i gotta say the food and the service was outstanding and i really enjoyed the order on your phone feature! I will definitely be coming back! read more

Homey Skewer - kimchi fried rice and the grilled oysters ‍ - Chinese Near Me - San Jose, California

The food here is very good and reminds me of times I've been in China eating Chinese bbq at some late night place in the middle of no where. I highly recommend the beef skewers. I will be back, again and again. read more

When a friend sent this place to us and I was reading the reviews, I was slightly skeptical. The reviews are all over the place and I probably could've saved myself by listening to my gut instincts. The food was just ok, although we got only skewers and an order of dumplings. All the skewers had the same spices, which tasted like cumin and some sort of chili flake. None of the skewers were hot, all tasted very room temperature and honestly, they just tasted the same. We ordered a variety of skewers - beef, lamb, fish tofu, enoki mushroom, bacon wrapped enoki, A-choy, chicken skin, chicken wing, chicken gristle, and an order of dumplings. The only thing that really stood out was the bacon wrapped enoki, everything else was extremely mediocre. The dumplings were extremely, extremely bland and the skin was thick. The service was subpar, the waitress brought out the skewers without gloves on and we had to constantly ask her to bring us water. Maybe it was the language barrier, but she seemed very awkward every time we had to ask her what it was she was bringing to our table. They do not accept credit cards. I'm not sure if they did before, but they certainly don't now. They only accepted PayPal, Venmo, Zelle or cash. We asked her if we would be able to each Venmo separately instead of one check and she just stood there, really confused. We ended up just having one person Venmo. It felt like an insanely expensive dinner ($44/per person) for mediocre skewers that all tasted the same. Maybe their other dishes are better, but the skewers were not worth it. read more

The skewers are not authentic, and very small portion. Maybe you can bbq better than their skewers. It doesn't have the restaurant standard taste. The service is very limited and disorganized. They only have one server serving all the tables. He even told us to give him a few mins, so he could smoke before getting us a check. He was smoking in front of the restaurant. The service is definitely very authentic Chinese customer service. Anyway, he is friendly and runs around, so don't get upset if he forgets about you. Cash only. They don't take credit card and they don't tell you cash only, no sign either. They will show you a board with their PayPal, Venmo, and zelle info. It's kind of funny. Ill not recommend. We've noticed the Korean tofu house next door is very popular, the traffic kept coming for dine in and Togo. We will come back to give a try on the tofu house. read more

Homey Skewer - Chinese Near Me - San Jose, California

This restaurant is open!!! 4/8/2021 My family and I are soooo happy! Travelled 1 1/2 hours to eat here! Felt really safe and staff are wearing masks !! Try it!! read more

Homey Skewer - Chinese Near Me - San Jose, California

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There were not many people in the restaurant when we got there, so the food came really fast. However, all the different skewers, either the meat or the veggies, had the exact same salty and spicy taste. There might be better Chinese BBQ options in the area, however, if you hate to wait in the line or in a rush, you can give it a try here. read more

Homey Skewer - several skewers of food on a tray - Chinese Near Me - San Jose, California

Would not recommend this place. I bought lamb skewers for take out, I placed a phone order and they mentioned it will be ready in 20 mins. When I came for pickup, I waited for another 15 mins. No one is there to attend customer for first five minutes. Service is very bad. Taste : Meat has no lamb flavor and it was hard. read more

Homey Skewer - Outdoor - Chinese Near Me - San Jose, California

Came here around 8pm and waited 10 mins for a table. We got to order from a tablet so that was something different. Everything we ordered was good. I liked the Chicken skin, chicken gizzard, beef tendon, and A choy. Seasoning was good and just a little bit of spice. Sapporo beer was $3.50! They also had Tsingtao and blue moon. Service was ok. A lot of Chinese people here so you know it's good. I will definitely come back again. I came here another time, but I don't recall haha read more

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Great place to waste your time waiting for your food that will never arrive. The staff is disorganized, useless, and rude. Don't come here hungry or expecting to eat. Come here expecting to wait 2 hours to be served food that's gone cold. read more

Taste great. Very different seasoning than I'm used to from other places. I love their thousand page tofu. Quality of meat is also great. Friendly staff. read more

I went here with two friends, who liked it a little more than the 3 stars (I rounded down from 3.25 and am holding to it). The Good: -Bacon wrapped mushrooms: yes, just yes. Trust me you will not be disappointed -Bbq shrimp skewer: a little hard to pull apart but delicious and definitely worth trying -Sausage (not sure of the name): Super flavorful and so...juicy! -Eggplant: This thing is a whole eggplant flattened and covered in garlic and spices...it is amazing. It was around $8 but worth the price tag. Definitely only get it if you are sharing. -And, of course, a lot of beer, because with all the spices you're going to need it! -The toasty bun things: it's like toast meets bbq...semi sweet. So good. -Lamb skewer: I don't like lamb, but this was actually really tasty! -Any of the potatoes or sweet potatoes, but I would order all the above items first since they weren't my favorites -the service The Bad: -Beef skewer: Not very flavorful, and really chewy/fatty. It was just unpleasant. I ended up spitting it out. -The fried chicken: It was more bone & seasoning than meat, it was disappointing to go in for a bite and just get an overly seasoned bone...I'm sure my dog would've enjoyed chewing these, but we need our protein!!(minus the spice) -Overall, it would have been better if the flavors/seasonings varied a little more Don't get me wrong, this place is tasty. Would I return? I'm sure I will! But are there better options around? Probably. read more

Great place to hangout on the weekends! Its just a perfect spot to unwind and get a beer. Their skewered dishes goes great with beer. My favorite are the Oysters and Lamb Chops! A very relaxing place to unwind and relax! read more

I think the taste of the BBQ is good. But the noodle and fan taste too bland. A little expensive that two people spent 85. read more

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3.5 rounded up to 4. New place inside Lion Market complex(next to ramen tenma). Place is small, but they are new so not that crowded yet. For most of the skewers(the $1-2 ones), min 2 skewers per order. We ordered: - homey cold dish(a bit spicy, good) - lamb skewer(good) - beef skewer(chewy, lamb is better) - beef tendon(good) - chicken skin(good, could be crispier) - taiwan sausage(good) - corn(bland) - oyster mushroom(okay) - enoki with bacon(good) - squid(i dont think it's cooked through, it's cold and tastes very fishy) - fried beef, fried chicken(you can get half/half, but it's bland, better stick with the skewers) - lamb chop(good, 1 order comes with 2 lamb chops) read more

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This place was just ok. My boyfriend and I came here on a Monday night when it just opened and we were the first customers there for the night. The interior looked really nice and modern-- the tables and chairs were clean and not sticky, and everything was wiped down. I ordered the A vegetable, enoki mushrooms, beef, lamb, and fish tofu skewers. We also shared a cold noodle. What really confused me was that the A vegetable and enoki mushroom skewers were cold. I don't even think they grilled it before they served it to us. It might have been cooked and just skewered? Not sure. But they were seasoned pretty well. The lamb and beef were seasoned pretty well too. But they were a little tough. Fish tofu was delicious though. What also confused me was that I found bits of the wooden skewers inside my fish tofu and had to spit that out. I enjoyed the noodles in the cold noodles but the soup was waaaaay to sweet. Service was pretty good! Everyone was nice. But for the food quality, lack of care put into the food. and price, I probably wouldn't come here if I was craving Chinese BBQ. read more

Homey Skewer - A vegetable, bacon wrapped enoki, and fish tofu - Chinese Near Me - San Jose, California

It's a bit hidden for me being from out of town, the food was great but had a bit of a wait and overall it was worth it. read more

Homey Skewer - Chinese Near Me - San Jose, California

I don't understand how it could take over 60 minutes to make skewers. Lamb skewers we're all fat Other skewers we're bland and greasy. Fried rice was full of oil read more

Came here a few times pre-COVID, and overall, service and food was pretty good. Their Kimchi Fried Rice was solid, and especially a big fan of their Enoki Skewers and Chive Skewers; most other places just fry up a mess of enoki or chive and slap some sauce in, but this place actually takes the time to skewer each piece, which allows for charring and just tastes and looks better. Be wary when coming at late hours though, I find that this place is prone to having customers that are super loud and annoying, but other than that, definitely try this place out. read more

Just happened to find this place by accident. Good food at a good price. Will definitely bring my daughter here next time. read more

Homey Skewer - Scallop - Chinese Near Me - San Jose, California

Par Excellence! First time. Wow! Delicioius! Super nice people, fast service, heart felt. Lot's of love. Lamb, beef, chicken skewers of all kinds of glazes and amazing flavors! I am definitley impressed. Scallops and oysters - Like amazing! Do yourself a favor and be delighted by stopping in and trying their food ! read more

Do me one favor!! please don't go to this place. The customer service Is terrible. When the waitress brought us food she didn't even say anything. That was so rude. It's like she's on one of her days This restaurant is a joke. The servers don't treat customers right. The waitress were inside talking with each other while we were outside. They didn't seem to care about our their own customers. The waitress didn't you even say hi to us when we came in. We were sitting there for 20 minutes without any water. I had to come to inside to ask them for water. Their water didn't taste taste like regular water. It's like water from the toilet. Also, Their oyster was the worst oyster I have ever tasted in my life. It was so bland and weird. We didn't even finish it. If I could give this place minus star, I would. read more

Homey Skewer - Worst oyster ever - Chinese Near Me - San Jose, California

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We were going to there since last year, And tonight something very shocking happened to us while we were waiting at our table and waiting for the food, their servant put a dirty plate next to us and I didn't realize it first but my boyfriend mentioned it and said can you ask them to change it ( amazingly we still stayed) so I brought the plate to her and I said hey can you please change this plate with a clean one and her answer amazingly blow my head, she said no but I put a foil on top it. I was so shocked with her response that I just set back to my table and for a minute I and my girlfriend were just looking at each other and shockingly were thinking to what should we do, and we realized it's not just the pandemic but this was very offensive, so we decided to leave and amazingly she caught us at the door and she asked us to pay for the food which was not yet ready. Now this was so epic and I just said ok let's just to go the food. I highly do not recommend this place. read more

Surprisingly empty on a Friday night. Small spot with modern decor. Prices went up a little since recent menu pictures (about $1.69 for beef/lamb skewers as of May 2018). - Lamb skewers here were tasty, beef was a bit below average. - Taiwanese sausage was so small! Skip! - Also got bacon-wrapped enoki, steamed buns, chicken heart, chicken gizzard, and shrimp. Everything was tasty! read more

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Not great. Long waits, food cold coming out. Arrived a little after they opened for dinner. We got about 6 skewers and it was nicely seasoned, tasty. Albiet, the food was warm at best. Took about 10-15 minutes. We opted for about 6 more skewers and we waited 45 minutes for those 6 skewers. Wtf? There was only one other table taken and it took almost an hour for my 6 skewers to come out. Then when it did, it was room temperature. read more