Our favorite Chinese BBQ skewers spot ! My friends and I always come for late night snacks (chicken bone, chicken cartilage, beef tongue and eggplant are all good). They changed ownership couple months ago and the food tastes even better. They don't speak much English but they are friendly and nice. Small shop but very Chinese and cozy. Highly recommend to go with friends. read more

No 1 BBQ - Chinese Near Me - Plano, Texas

The food is amazing, I ordered oyster to my husband Friday . He tasted so good , 6 pcs $16.99 , we split, he said not enough . And we came today again ! read more

No. 1 BBQ has been around for a long time - 9 years, I think. I haven't been back here since I had a terrible experience with their service years ago. However, I've heard rumors that they're better now, so I decided to give them another go. TL;DR - service is still a bit slow, but some of the food is worth the wait now. Be prepared to spend 1-2 hours here if it's crowded and you've ordered more than just skewers. It was packed when we came by on a Friday at 9 p.m., but the crowd had cleared out by 10 p.m. The interior is fairly small - 6 booths and a single large table in the middle. Be prepared to rub shoulders with a stranger if it's crowded. We ordered 7 skewers and a few dishes. Skewers have a minimum order quantity of 2 skewers per type. The food came out over the course of an hour and a half. They forgot to put in one of the dishes, and we ended up canceling that order in the end. The food was hit or miss, with most of it being hits. The skewers were great - spicy and flavorful. Oysters on a hot plate came out sizzling hot and were delicious. The northeastern pork hotpot was so good and absolutely worth the 40-min wait. It came with northeastern-style blood sausage, sauerkraut, pork belly, and clear noodles. The roasted cold noodles were super "meh" - very oily and more fried than roasted. read more

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Northeastern dishes are so authentic! I literally happy danced when I tasted it, that's how you know. Stir fried potato tasted exactly like how I used to have it in China when I was little, it was cooked to perfection, crunchy and sour, LOVE IT! Pickled cabbage with pork and blood sausage was so satisfying, I couldn't stop eating it. Fried pork with savory sauce was crunchy yet saucy, tasted so fresh. Overall very very satisfied! read more

Good vibe, northeastern china style. Friendly owners. GuoBaoRou is very good, beef skewers were also good. However, I ordered grilled cold noodles to go, when I ate it at home, there's plastic wrap in it. When I reheat the left over the next day, I pulled out more plastic wrap! I got paranoid thinking how much harmful chemicals I have eaten from the plastic wrap.... read more

No 1 BBQ - Chinese Near Me - Plano, Texas

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Casual ambiance, good service, great quality mid-priced skewers with amazing flavor. If you're looking for tasty Chinese barbecue, this is the place to be! read more

They were out of a lot of menu items, and the items they did have that we ordered weren't placed properly or were told 30 minutes after placing the order that they didn't actually have it. Ended up leaving hungry because of this. The cups we were given for water were rusting at the bottom and had stuff floating in them. We also ordered the 40oz beers and the glasses we were given were broken at the rim. The waitress was nice, but the overall experience sucked due to the reason laid out above read more

Worst place ever! Refused to take Visa card!! Give ugly look to customer! Do NOT GO! The food was good but very bad customer service! The guys are very nice and good ppl, the female worker needs to go! read more

Super amazing, so worth it! The owner is super sweet and they recently hired a new chief and there are a lot of new items on the menu! read more

No 1 BBQ - Sweet and Sour Pork - Chinese Near Me - Plano, Texas

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Not sure why it's not rated higher. It's my opinion that the owner/operator is a talented menu curator. This restaurant in particular feels nice and homely. read more

I love spicy food. This place is one of my favorites. The snacks or the dishes are amazing with beer if you drink Beer. The best skewers in town. The variety you can try. read more

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Food is great. Authentic northeastern Chinese food. Must have is: Guobao Rou, Lengmian, Kai jiucai. Service is not typical American hospitality. But as a real northeastern girl, I knew they are real, they sounds "rude" but warm heart inside. Recommended.东北人可以去，家乡的味道。 read more

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Legit Chinese Northeast bbq style. Spicy chicken bones was good too. Highly recommended guys. Will be back. read more

No 1 BBQ - Chinese Near Me - Plano, Texas

The best BBQ in town. We drove all the way from Arkansas just to eat this BBQ. Authentic and the boss was super nice!! Highly recommend! read more

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Average taste. Vegetables are yummy but meat are salty and dry. Service is good. Would not come again because of its expensive price. read more

I came here at 940pm because I had called to confirm they're open til 11pm. Upon arrival, they said they're only open for VIP. Why let us know they're open til 11 and not bother to let us know they're only seating select guests?? How does one get on a VIP list?? Not ever coming here again. read more

If you're planning to visit this place, READ THIS. Overal, horrible experience, I would give zero if it is an option. There are a number of obervations/experiences I want to point out, and I believe your money deserve a better business/place, hear me out. 1) RUDE AND IMPATIENT WAITER We were seated immediately when stepped in, which is a good thing. We were given a few minutes to decide what to eat, but found it difficult to wrap up the order in a short time period as there are many items and there are four of us. The waiter came back a few minutes later, he get impatient and rude when he found out we hadn't decided what we wanted. 2) OVERPRICED MENU ITEMS $30 - $40 per cover. I honestly don't worry about how much I need pay as long as I am satisfied with the food and service. Considering all of those unprofessional behaviors/services, and some food were served cold, I do believe this business doesn't deserve this much. 3) ASKING CUSTOMERS TO LEAVE BECAUSE THEY RAN OUT OF TABLES This is the last mistake they want to make, but it seems that they don't care. We were asked to leave by the owner because they ran out of tables, customers at another table had to go through this nonsense as well. TO THE OWNER: Rush hour, I know. But I do believe we deserve to stay a bit longer as our order was big enough to let me chat with a old friend we hadn't seen each other for many years. We stayed about 1 hour and 20 minutes with a $160+ order. Ran out of tables? not my fault. 4) REVERSED-RACISM I'm following up the last comment: It seemed that the owner only asked the ASIAN customers to leave so that they can have tables for the new customers. The table where a number of Caucasion customers seated were not bothered at all and still enjoying their food and conversation. 5) NO SERVICE AT ALL The waiter never refilled our water, they seemed to be very busy at all time. Even if I asked for it twice, my cup was refilled only once. 6) THE MANDATORY TIP With all this absurdity, we still decided to tip 10 dollars even though we did not receive any service and also got expelled for no legit reasons. Guess what happened? The waiter chased us down and asked for more tip, quote "our restaurant requires a minimum tip that is 15 percent of the order". I usually tip a decent amount, more than 30%. With this bad experience, I do believe 10 dollars is a mercy and they should be grateful. Is it even legal to require a tip? I don't think so. If it is mandatory service fee, then you should have it clearly stated on the menu. I'll file a report to the Department of Health and Human Services. 7) WE PAID FOR SOMETHING WE DIDN'T ORDER I went through the receipt and just found out they charged me for a "Fanta", we didn't even order a beverage at all. I'm not going back to argue over 1 dollar 75 but I believe this is a theft. For everyone, if you have to go there, always double check the receipt before making any payment. P.S. I plan to consult with my lawyer and contact my bank, and possibly file a report the police department for a credit car fraudulent charge. To summerize, they have a brand name "no 1 bbq" but I don't find how it is better than its competitors. I would never re-visit, and I encourage you to avoid that place, for the sake fo you mental health and finance. There are many great places you can choose and many hard-working people deserve your business. Hope my feedback/review can make your day better. Thanks. read more

I gave the place another try tonight because the older man who helps cooks and busses the tables was always kind to me. But the waitress with the orange hair seems overworked or something else is going on. I stopped going for a long time because of her, she's nice to mostly Chinese patrons or the white customers, but she thinks I don't understand her...she's really rude and I am going to call it. Racist. She thinks customers can't understand. read more

The food was really bad. So expensive and on top of that the service was so rude and inconsiderate. The woman who served us was mean. Stay away from this dirty place. read more

It's a matter of expectations. If you are expecting shish-kebabs It is not. But if you are expecting authentic northern chinese bbq this IS the place. This style food is basically bar food, meant to be enjoyed with friends talking and plenty of beer. In China the street vendors come out at 10pm, chairs are set up with lights and the good times begin. The BBQ grill is a long skinny gutter with charcoal just the right width for the skewers to sit above the heat. The fresh skewer starts at one end and rolls to the other end well done. Spicy if you like but totaally full of flavor. read more

No 1 BBQ - Flat chicken wings, silk worms, chinese hot dogs, lamb on skewers, egg plant, clams, cold noodles (sweet and sour summer dish). - Chinese Near Me - Plano, Texas

Very disappointed. They allow dine in now. However all the bbq dishes are too salty. I have to wash it with water. We won't come back for the next 3 months. Hopefully they can maintain their food quality. There is no good Chinese style bbq in Plano compared with New York or Bay Area. No 1 bbq used to be the best. read more

I think my son and I made a mistake by coming for dinner instead of a snack. Don't get me wrong, the food is tasty and on the spicy side. just feel like we need something more after we are done. The choices are plenty and all seasoned well, as I said, on the spicy side, so we feel like we need some rice to go with them since we are not beer-drinker, I can see this as a great place for beers with some tasty appetizers. It is a little pricey, for example, for $1.29, you get one grill shrimp, one medium size shrimp and very tasty, but only one. That was a bit much. So, either you have a much smaller appetite or you are coming here with the "right" expectation, you will enjoy the food. Service is OK (have to ask for water refill), I still might go back but not going to be one of my "usual" places. read more

In four words: Expatriate Hipster Chinese Tapas. Since that four word phrase has doubtfully ever been uttered before: You walk in and the place is very trendy, with graffiti on the wall and young waitresses with various "ironic" t-shirts on. The mugs you drink from are covered in communist iconography with tongue-in-cheek "propaganda" phrases. The graffiti/T-shirt/"propaganda" are mostly in Chinese, and so is most of the chatter in the air. In fact I think my table was the only one where any English was spoken at all. Of all the Chinese food in the greater Dallas area, your Americanized, authentic, Cantonese, hot pot, dim sum, etc, this is the only place I've found that serves BBQ in the style of northern China. Essentially it's skewered meat, well seasoned, and grilled over an open flame, a Chinese shishkebab if you will. Lamb is solid. Chicken wings were amazingly tender and juicy, with perfect seasoning. We took a big chunk out of their menu, but there's still so much more I'd love to come back and try. Although everything is cheap, it's ALSO small (hence the comparison to tapas), so it can get a little expensive to truly fill up. Bring your modest appetites, though, and your tastebuds will thank you. read more

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This is the only Northern Chinese style grilled meat place that I know of in DFW. There may be others. Love the food. Lots of heat. Lots of cumin and peppers. They even have a spicy ramen. This food goes well with beer. Lots of beer. Too many different skewers to try this time. Will RTE. read more

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Best Chinese style BBQ ever!!!!!!! A must go place in Dallas. Food is great and authentic and fresh. read more

Taste was mediocre at best, but very expensive. All this was acceptable but the service was just terrible. Left me with a very unhappy experience, never coming back again. read more

I'm here to answer the question on everyone's mind: is the BBQ here truly numba one? The answer: not even close. If you're coming here, arrive with no expectations, as you should for every hole in the wall Asian restaurant. This one is found in a random plaza surrounded by hair parlors and other less popular cuisines. Look for the gaudy neon sign and Chinese characters and enter through the plastic door cover. Inside, you'll be seated, have your table covered with a disposable paper cover, and receive your ugly pile of boiled peanuts (which is a normal staple in other parts of the world). You're either going love them or hate them, the theme of tonight. Regardless, you better eat some if you need calories to feel full. Skewers. This is why you come here. Thank God for the picture menu. Get the 10 set beef skewer and the heart. Tofu skin is a good filler too. If you can, you should be adventurous and try everything. If you need filler calories, they do have fried rice, noodles, and the like. I probably should've written this part first, but don't come here expecting a normal dinner. This is more like a 2nd dinner hang out to chat, eat, and drink while surrounded by the cheesiest interior decor. After all, hours go until 2am or so. And if you go late, let me know how it is. I'm def curious haha read more

Very expensive compared to the food you can get. Just two people went and it costed us $30/person and we don't eat a lot. The proportion is small. The food is not bad but compared to the price, we won't come again. read more

No 1 BBQ - Beef - Chinese Near Me - Plano, Texas

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I would have given 4 stars if not for the price. Flavor and spice is very good. I liked the wings, mussels and corn the best. My lamb was cold. Not impressed. The special pork hock was very very good. However, I walked out with $44 for 2 people and we were not full. The other place on Coit road would have left over to bring home. The biggest difference is fish tofu, half the amount of the other place. read more

No 1 BBQ - Chinese Near Me - Plano, Texas

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lamb is ok，don't order Chinese hamburger, looks like McMuffins, and not delicious.Not worth the price. And the service is not good, no one refill the water. read more

No 1 BBQ - Chinese Near Me - Plano, Texas

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This place is worth a try if you've never had street style food in China (which I hadn't). I came with someone from China who said they really like the food here. It's a little bit pricey, but I felt like we were really experiencing something unique and different! I had never had any of the skewers that we ordered. I enjoyed a lot of the dishes! However, the cups are rusted, and I didn't feel clean drinking their water... It also sucks that the meat on the skewers were tiny, and in the end, I feel like we killed a whole forest from all the wooden skewers left on the table... This place is worth a try for the unique food, but I wouldn't come back for the price (and the rusty water). read more

Overpriced, tiny portions, you'd need to eat before coming here or you'd need to have another meal afterwards. $40 per person wouldn't fill you up as the meat in the skewer is really bite size and the other items on the menu ain't cheap either. So prepared to pay up for some mediocre Chinese skewers. TBH, I'd just go to Zoe's Kitchen if I wanted better quality meat on a skewer. read more

Got in the door at 11:05 pm on a rainy day, waited for 15 minutes before a waiter told us to leave because the chef clocks out at 11:30 sharp. Terrible service and misleading listed hours. read more

Beef skewers...... "where's the beef?". Tiny and tough.. 20 skewers is like 1/2 of 1 of most kabobs. Literally thumb nail size and thickness. Lamb skeweres.... first set we ordered were fantastic. Nice flacor, good size. Ordered more. 2nd set, no where's near as good. Scallops.... nice presentation, and the sauce was tasty.....but holy dead sea scrolls batman.... salt.....bleccchhh, "must have water". The sauce is quite possibly saltier than salt. Ruined a potentially really nice combination of flavors. Are they real or faux scallops.....hmmm Spicey noodle soup was OK, but again, someone was a little heavy handed on the salt. Yikes. All in all, way too many other places to eat, plus my ankles started to swell after the second scallop. Eat at your own risk. If you have high blood pressure, stay at least 3 city blocks away. read more

Disappointed after trying this 4 star bbq joint out, service was bad, seems like everyone who works there was more so there to goof around with each other cracking jokes that we can hear their laughter from our table, professionalism lacking, a few questions I asked about their menu our waitress didn't know. Food is so-so, nothing great, weren't too crazy for their spices and our beef kidney was so hard felt like it could've been a thick chunk of beef jerky. I did enjoy their fried rice, which is unexpected from a bbq place. I might come back one more time to try some of their other dishes, but pass on their dried out skewers. read more

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I've been here a few times and have really enjoyed it. They just bbq meats and vegetables and its good and hits the spot well. It's small and can get pretty busy and crowded. Service isn't that great. But if you're in for just the food, it's good. I love the lame skewers! Those are must gets. read more

Best clams I've ever had at a restaurant and at a reasonable price too! We had heard about this place recently and wanted to try it out. One of the recommendations were the clams and they lived up to our expectations. On top of the clams, we also ordered some lamb skewers, pig ear salad, stir fried squid, and some chicken kidney skewers. I really enjoyed the skewers as the meats were really tender and tasty. The pig ear salad was kinda so-so and not all that impressive. The fried squid was a little tough but I liked it a lot as well. Overall everything here was great and it's a place I'd come to again. Everything's here is reasonably priced and the restaurant has a clean look. read more

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This was quite possibly one of the worst dining experiences that I've had. My family and I got there around 6 pm. The restaurant was full and obviously quite busy. We were told that for a party of 7, it'd be about a 30 minutes wait. Since my mom had tried some take-out food of theirs before at a friend's place, she really wanted us to experience it. So we decided to wait. Of note, the space is quite small and cramped, and the only area to really wait is either inside along the hallway leading to the bathrooms (there are only about 5-6 stools anyway), or outside. They were considerate enough to have umbrellas along the tables outside, but even with the shade, the Texas heat is still killer. Hopefully, they will give some consideration to placing a fan outside for their waiting customers. 1 hour later (note, 30 minutes later than what we were told the wait time would be)...we were finally seated. This only happened because we insisted on sitting in one of the smaller corner tables, not wanting to wait for the one big table to clear up, as the wait staff initially wanted us to. Thank God we did, because the big table didn't clear for another 10-15 minutes. We ordered several dishes, of which I recommend the lamb skewers and the clams. The scallops were also quite good also, but a little too garlicky for me. My family and I are from Beijing, and we agreed that the taste of the dishes were authentic. Northern Chinese dishes are very strong and spicy in flavor, so consider those with a more bland palette warned. The dishes were also reasonably priced. However, portion sizes are quite small. It also took FOREVER to get the dishes out. Apparently, they cook out large portions of one dish at a time, which means that there were multiple periods in between dishes coming out that consisted of us staring at blank plates in front of us. We had to ask several times for our dishes. The waitress there also completely forgot to add on a few times to our order that we had tacked on halfway into the meal, which of course delayed everything even more. The waiters there seemed overwhelmed, and were not very nice. They repeated the excuse about them being busy, and in the end just seemed annoyed with us. My thought is that if they changed the way they cooked where they could have all the dishes of one table cooked at a time, rather than having just batches of their dishes cooked and going to various tables, then their turnover would be much quicker. The waitress even had the nerve to tell us that if we had gotten there at 5 (when they open), then we would not have any problems getting our food on time (Um, how about we couldn't make it at 5 because my brother was just driving in from Austin??) In summary: Pros: Authentic food, reasonable prices Cons: Small portions, VERY long wait times for food, rude waitstaff, obviously understaffed I don't think I will be coming back. The food is good, but not worth the terrible service. read more

Food was very good, BUT since we r a big group with 4-5 different credit cards, it's kind of hard to charge ALL the cards TWICE by "mistake", so my tips is bring cash if u really wanna go. read more

They charged my credit card twice. I live far from this restaurant and cannot find their phone number online, so I tried to contact my friend in Dallas for help. Coincidentally, she had the similar experience at this restaurant as well. The cashier doubled her tip from $5 to $10. She went back to this restaurant to appeal, but they put attitude on her and didn't refund the money until more than a week. I guess either the POS machine or the cashier made such mistakes. No matter which one, the manager should work on it. read more