From what I've been told, the food here is very authentic "Northern-style" Chinese food with an extensive menu of skewers, meats, stews, and noodle dishes. Some of my group's favorites included the chicken and mushroom stew and the fried eggplant dish. While very flavorful, the meal overall gets oily and dishes like the skewers do add up in price. We ordered a recommended off-menu item for the rack of lamb ribs and were surprised that it was $80. We should've asked for the price first and although it was tasty, I wouldn't feel like I'd be missing out if we didn't order it. read more

Tonight Kabab - Kebab Near Me - Edison, New Jersey

Don't sleep on the non-bbq dishes here!! The stew pots are massive and great for sharing. Also ordered a new menu item - stir fry okra and mushrooms which had great umami flavor. Generally enjoy the lamb skewers, although the portion is a bit small. Service is quick Also there's a takeout attachment to the restaurant just for buns/baozi. Each one is ginormous (hand width) and $2.5. You can see the ladies making them on the spot. Variety of pork fillings with preserved vegetable, scallion, etc. and some red bean buns too read more

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This restaurant serves Northeastern Chinese food. Its unique flavor for bbq seasoning makes it different from Korean BBQ or Kababs. Fair to say the food in general is good but lack of a tiny little bit of salt. The restaurant is busy but the food comes out quick. It is a relaxing place, but can be pretty loud when everyone is chatting. read more

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After going to chubby skewer in New York I feel like my expectation bar has been skewed, haha. This place does have a so called "grill" but all the food is cooked in the kitchen and the grill is just there to keep the meat warm with tea lights underneath. We got a little bit of everything brisket, pork belly, chicken, etc. I think our favorite was the brisket as it had a nice char flavor. However, it seems like all the rest of the meats and mushroom all have the same spice dry rub on them, I wish there was more variety in flavor. There was five of us and about $20 pp after tax and too. I think I'd return to try the stew/hotpot as we only had skewers, dumplings, and cold appetizers read more

Tonight Kabab - Kebab Near Me - Edison, New Jersey

This place is always packed and we finally were able to get a table on a weekday without much wait. We did put our names on the waitlist before arriving. We tried a few kebabs and some of their classic dishes. -Signature fried pork: this fell flat, breading too thick and extremely sweet. - Fried eggplant was the star of the night, very fluffy and crunchy with a sweet tangy sauce. -Colorful mung bean noodles were a little too mushy for my liking. Peanut sauce it came with was fine. -Homemade dumplings were a disappointment, dumpling skins were broken when they arrived at the table. Filling was fine. -Fried pork ribs- tasted exactly like fried pork ribs, no sauce or much seasoning -Stir fried intestine, liver and stomach. I didn't try this, but family members enjoyed it. -Kebabs- We got different lamb and beefs one. Spicy seasoning was good but there was a lot of fat mixed into the kebobs. The waitress was extremely aggressive when ordering and kept telling us we didn't order enough food. With all the food we ordered for 5 adults (2 of which are seniors that don't eat a ton) she kept telling us that what we ordered is how much food two people normally order. And she wouldn't leave the table when we said we would take another look at the menu and order more if we needed. Pretty rude and unnecessary. Of course we ended up having leftovers because it was too much food. Food was mediocre, and with the harassment for ordering more food, I probably wouldn't return. read more

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I had a mixed experience here. The beef and lamb skewers were extremely soft, almost falling apart, with very little meat texture. Beef and lamb tasted quite similar, aside from color. The skewers felt more like they were pre-fried and then quickly torched, rather than grilled fresh from raw. After the meal, there was a noticeable baking soda-like aftertaste that lingered for a long time and made me uncomfortable. The grilled scallops were also very tough and hard to chew. This may suit some tastes, but the texture and aftertaste didn't work for me. read more

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This was my first time at Tonight Kabab in Edison, and I really enjoyed it. The staff were friendly, the restaurant was clean, and the food was flavorful. We ordered the bunch of beef, beef brisket, special chicken soft bone, and roasted eggplant. The eggplant was my favorite. I loved the garlic and noodles, and it had just the right amount of spice. I liked the flavor of the chicken, but I wish it was boneless because it would have been easier to eat. Overall, it was a great experience, and I would definitely come back if I am in the area again. read more

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We went to tonight kabob when when the original place we were thinking of going ended up not being open. Having never tried the place, I'm always down to try a new place. From looking through the window it seems a little deceiving cuz I wasn't sure what to expect but the inside is a nice little sit down. If it's cold out I would try not to sit in a straight shot at the door because when people would come in and out I did get a chill. The food we got was okay. We got several skewers and they all tasted really good. My one complaint was the amount of fat on one of the skewers we ordered. I split them with my wife and maybe it was just the luck I had but the skewers had more fat than meat on them. Not one to like a lot of fat on my meat. This was definitely a turn-off for me. One ordering I felt a little rushed. The woman had come by three times and a very short amount of time when I had told her that I was waiting for my wife who had not sat down yet who had to run back to the car to get my son's water cup. They did bring a pot of tea which is a nice touch. However, once they dropped off the food they did not check on us until I flagged them down for the receipt. All in all, not a terrible experience. read more

I've been eyeing this place for awhile and we finally came here for dinner. The skewers are great. I tried the chicken skewers and the meat was moist and tender. The twisted potato is also very good. It's got a crunchy exterior with a soft center. The other dishes were just ok. I tried the Mr and Mrs smith. . The beef was tasty with the sauce. At first I thought the beef was spoiled though because it tasted sour, but our waitress said it's because of the vinegar in the sauce. The tofu dish was good but nothing extraordinary. The thin sliced pork belly dish (can't remember the name) was too hard. It's hard to chew and it's not crispy. Our waitress pushed hard for us to get the meatballs. She said everyone gets that and it's their specialty. This dish came out room temperature, not even lukewarm. The meat was tender but we didn't expect this to be a cold dish. We decided to take it home and heat it up. In fact, none of our dishes came out hot, except the twisted potato. They were lukewarm at best. When we were almost done, I noticed some tables had a candle lit under their skewer box to keep the food warm. Our waitress never mentioned this to us. When I told my husband about it, our neighboring table heard me and ask the waitress to light their candle. It would have been nice to know about this. read more

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Go here for the kebabs which are top notch - lamb, chicken, pork are all standout hits with an addictive sprinkling of seasoning on top. The fish stew was good but the lamb stew was difficult to eat with the large bones and large amount of oil. Would probably order scallops without garlic next time, and just a whole lot of skewers! read more

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We were greeted by staff right away. They spoke chinese but we didnt understand. We ordered special beef skewers, bunch of brisket skewers, corn skewers, taiwanese sausage skewers, multan cubes on skewers, yangzhou fried rice, pork belly enoki mushroom skewers, crispy garlic spare ribs. We liked the pork belly enoki mushroom skewers and the brisket skewers. The brisket was super small. Crispy garlic spare ribs need seasoning. I thought the skewers get rotated in the middle of our table but i think its only to warm food. It all came out cooked. read more

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Food was amazing. Service felt a bit rushed. This was the second time coming back with friends. A nice new find for us. read more

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Busy, popular spot that my friends saw on social media and wanted to go-- expect instagrammable kind of vibes haha. Food was fine. Nothing mind blowing in terms of flavor, quality, preparation, etc. but it's one of a kind in the area so that wins points! For me, these types of restaurants are selling an experience/concept over just food. It's very trendy inside with a somewhat chaotic flow of the dining room as servers run in circles with skewers of meat-- all surrounded by happy and laughing diners. We ordered a 12-15 types of skewers and it ended up being too much, plus the cold colourful mung bean noodles salad. If you love this type of cooking you'll find the food satisfies a craving. The mung bean noodles we only ended up tasting but nobody enjoyed the extra wide and thick style. The noodles were slightly overcooked and felt soggy while the sauce was very average. We happened to be in the area and stopped by when one of my friends recognized the restaurant. It was early in the evening but already packed inside. We used a QR code near the front door to conveniently sign up for their wait list. It took about 40 minutes for a table for 4 but there are SO MANY shops and other restaurants to wander in the same plaza we did not mind. read more

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Love the skewers in this place. One of go to places. The lamb and the beef. The way it is season is so delish. The glazed eggplant is delicious as well. It's more of a northern Chinese food place. Open late as well. Can't go wrong eating here. read more

Tonight Kabab - Roasted eggplant - Kebab Near Me - Edison, New Jersey

Food was decent here. The sweet and sour pork was the best dish out of the three we ordered (a bit on the sour side). The yellow beef was good but not the best we've had. It was very filling for the amount of food we ordered. it was about $60~ in total We came here on a long weekend. We waited in line for one hour and the environment was a bit chaotic outside the restaurant. The inside was clean and organized but they were definitely over allowed capacity. read more

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Nice little place to hang out with friends and have some kabobs. Service was friendly (Chinese restaurant standards, which is usually not a high benchmark) but has a bit of a long wait for small party size (2 people). Out of everything we ordered, I was least happy with the clams, they were definitely not fresh; most likely previously frozen ones. All others were ok, prices on the higher end for kabobs but not outrageous. The two of us ended up paying $150ish with tips, but we had leftovers to bring home. PS, they offer 5% off if paying in cash, which we didn't know. Realistically, I wanted to give a 3.5 star for this place. Since there's no half star, I rounded down given the long wait. read more

Always done for skewers and there's none around me that's good. Decided to stop by Edison for grocery shopping and found this gem. They opened at 11:30am and we got there at 11:50am - the place was 85% packed!! You know it's good when they just opened and the restaurant is packed already. It's a cute place, kinda dim for anyone who doesn't like to eat in a dark place. Servers were quick to take your order so make sure you know what you want to order. We ordered a bunch of meat skewers and enoki mushroom. It's pretty much all the same seasoning and topped with sesame. But everything was so tasty and cooked just right. Will recommend and come back to try the other dishes. It was just too early to eat a lot. read more

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I'm going to have to give this place a 3 star roundup in rating. I'm not a picky eater to satisfy. The menu looked promising with its endless variety in selections. The pricing was just confusing, though. Some appetizers were $15, where seemingly more expensive specialties like clam noodle soup were $13. Not sure how pricing works here, but that's not the issue. As soon as my table and I put our last skewers down, the server charged to our table with a wireless transaction device and asked how we were paying. What if we were still talking? Or cleaning the last of our plates off, which had food on them? I'm not sure, but the night wasn't even busy and it really turned me off. As someone previously mentioned, there was quite a bit of fat mixed in with skewers. Fat is fine, but when you're paying premium prices for an elevated experience, you'd want more of the actual meat. I'm not sure if I'd come back, unless this was the only place in town available to eat. Which, is highly unlikely read more

Came on a Friday evening with a reservation for our group of six. The restaurant became super busy, so I'd recommend booking ahead. For our group, we ordered a few different skewers, but the standout dishes to me were the Colorful Mung Bean Noodle Salad, Crispy Sweet & Sour Pork Slices, and Glazed Eggplant. We all were pretty full, so I'd say this place is pretty value for how much we paid per person. read more

Tonight Kabab - Mung Bean Noodle Salad, Glazed Eggplant - Kebab Near Me - Edison, New Jersey

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Ambiance is quite nice inside but expect a wait of you go on the weekend or dinner time. Waiters can speak English but most speak mandarin. All are very nice. Food is served rather quickly which is nice if you are hungry. We ordered a few kabobs (gizzard, beef tongue, beef intestine, and beef tendon). All have the same seasoning and not overly spicy. I would pass on the beef tendon though as it was quite chewy and hard to swallow. Our favorite was the beef intestine as it went very well with the seasoning. There is a hot plate on the table that is kept warm with small candles, which they light as soon as you place your kabob order. I didn't find that it kept the kabobs warm at all, but they did only light 2 of the candles when there were many other candles there. The young chow fried rice didn't have much flavor but paired nicely with the braised pork belly, which was served over vermicelli. We found the sauce for the braised pork belly to be quite salty so the rice helped make it less salty. Our last and final dish was the stir fried string beans, which as you can see from my picture, was loaded with red chili peppers and peppercorn. We didn't realize it was a spicy dish nor that it came with peppercorn as we are not a fan of the peppercorn flavor. Overall, it would have been more fun if you could actually cook the kabobs yourself over a grill. There are many other dishes to try so if you like spicy, definitely try this place out. I only gave this place a 3 star as I wish there was more variety in each kabob order. read more

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The lamb & pork belly skewers were very fatty and marinated heavily. I liked the brisket and okra. But some okras were too mature and not eatable. The fish tofu tasted weird and not fresh. The sweet & sour pork tasted unusually good but couldn't eat a lot since the vinegar sourness was too much. I'm not sure if I will come back to eat here again. The place is nice and clean and they were fairly quick to serve. read more

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Craving some chinese bbq skewers? Edison's got a new place in town to tame your craving: Tonight Kebab. Parking is atrocious as ever in the Hmart Plaza, especially with the new mini plaza fully opened, but if you can hunt for some parking, try stopping by this place and try out some skewers! The waittime at dinner or weekday evenings and weekends can really build up, so I definitely recommend using the website or calling for a reservation. Coming in, the decor is modern chinese, with nice and comfy big seats. Note that the service is friendly, but mainly caters toward mandarin speakers. The menu is in English and Chinese though. I thought it was a cook-it-yourself type of skewer place, but it was not. They grill them fresh to order in the back, and just bring out to a warmer. I personally prefer to grill it myself, so you can control the char, but I can see how having someone grill it for you in the back might be easier, especially on hot days. Lambs 100% the best skewers. We also got beef, chicken gizzards, chicken skin, taiwanese sausage, king oyster mushrooms, and seitan. All were general good, but very salty, so highly recommend ordering rice with it. The chicken skin was sadly extremely salty, so we brought it home as leftovers to crisp it up. Other dishes included their fried eggplant (truly the delicate balance of crispy outside and fluffy inside!), beef stew (this soup was a 10/10 for its umami savoriness), and duck blood (if you never had blood before, this is one to try! The texture is very similar to silken tofu). Overall, ready your water pitchers and rice because you will be downing a lot of both, but worth the parking if the wait isn't too long. read more

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Absolutely delicious! I tried the lamb and beef tendon kabobs--so flavorful and perfectly cooked. The mung bean salad and cold noodles were also amazing. Can't wait to go back and try more dishes read more

Tonight Kabab - Kebab Near Me - Edison, New Jersey

Great new spot in the H Mart parking lot, right next to Meet Fresh. Got here at 5ish on a Sat night and had to wait 30 minutes for a table. When we left around nearly 7, the line was at least 15 deep. Definitely get here early if you plan to come for weekend dinners. Now on to the most important part, the food! I love northern Chinese food, and it's not easy to find them. I love love love meat skewers and they do them very well here. We opted for squid, beef and lamb ones. They were all well cooked and seasoned well (I asked for hot peppers on the side so the kids can enjoy them). Meanwhile, the sweet and sour pork was a huge hit and so perfectly crispy. The space is nice and open, well decorated. Can't wait to come back here soon. read more

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The inside is very nicely decorated and well lit. Not good for a very big group. Probably good for groups 2-8. Food was delicious. We got a few skewers (beef bunch, roasted bun, squid tentacles, gizzards, corn, lamb) we also got 3 hot entrees (shrimp, vinegar pork belly, fried rice) to share. The skewers were good, don't expect like big pieces of meat on there. They were cut up into small cubes. The shrimp was addicting. The shells are also edible and we ate them like chips. The vinegar pork belly was also really good. Reminded me of a Filipino dish but it's pretty much braised pork belly in a vinegar soy sauce sugar sauce. Very flavorful and served over Rice with bok choy. The fried rice was also good. As far as service. They should probably update their ordering to iPads at the tables or hire more people.. Don't get me wrong our waitress was very good, helpful and friendly. It just took too long to get anyone's attention to order more skewers. My cousin has gone here before and this was his same experience with ordering. I'd come back though to try more things. I'll probably put in a bigger order of skewers next time instead of ordering couple here and there. read more

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Having dinner here. A recently opened Chinese restaurant on Festival Plaza, Edison, NJ. We waited for awhile to be seated. Most of the tables were not cleaned on time. We ordered pork Kabab, Yangzhou fried rice, shrimp dumplings and glazed eggplant. Serving staff are friendly and helpful. Nicely decorated and well lighted restaurant. You need to scan their QR code to get your waiting list number. There's always a long wait on line. read more

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New spot in the Hmart shopping center in Edison. 1.5 hour long wait at 12:30 on a sunday. After 2pm, It seemed to die down. Either come super early or after 2pm or on a weekday. Service could be better. Seemed disorganized and scattered. We say a while before they gave us water and the menus. Then it was another 10 minutes wait before they returned to take our order. Mind you, it had been about two hours since we first came in here by that time. Once the orders were taken, the food came Out fairly quickly. We were pleasantly surprised by the food. Everything we ordered was good. We loved all of the skewers. We had the 10 beef skewers. 5 lamb skewers. 3 fish tofu skewers. All great. Our fav was the grilled oysters $9 each. A little hefty on the price but still worth it. So delicious. We also loved the garlic eggplant. Next time we each want our own eggplant dish. There was a mixup with the final bill. They have our bill to our neighboring take and have their bill to us. Our bill was higher than theirs. No wonder they seemed confused but they still ended up paying the wrong bill. In the end they realized that they gave us the wrong bill so they printed out another bill. So it looks like even though we ended up with our correct bill, the neighboring table paid too much so make sure they give you the correct bill. Overall the food was good. I'd go back. A tad on the pricey side for what you get. But then again, everything seems pricey nowadays. read more

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Claimed Northeastern China cuisine, specialize in kebabed meat on skewers. Liked very much their Dough Drop in Seafood Soup. The Crispy Sweat and Sour Pork Slices was also different enough than the Shanghainese version. The Four Crispies was an interesting concept of mixing cucumber cubes. roasted peanuts, black tree fungus, and preserved egg slices in a vinegar and soy sauce. However found the special beef kebabs a little chewy and the $39 special chicken cubes with mushroom soup not worth its price. The place was packed and had a 20 min wait for a two-person table. The manager was very friendly and the service was attentive. read more

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Tonight Kabab - solid 3.5 in a busy plaza with plenty of parking but is pretty packed on weekends. Great service and fast. Piping hot items. Kebabs were above average not overly seasoned and menu is exxxxtensive! Prices were over all appropriate maybe ever so slightly high. Over all fragrant in flavor just watch for the hot chilli oil if your spice tolerance is low. Over all it's a solid place I would visit again. #foodlover #eat #bbq #foodie #kabab #foodreview read more

At that place, you don't just get food, you also end up feeling really frustrated, with the worst service I can imagine. Unless you're so full you're looking to get frustrated, you'd better not go. read more

Skewers only -- lamb, beef, pork, K1-multan cubes(?) were similar good flavor, not sweet/salty/spicy, just grilled taste, comes already grilled/ready to eat. Fave is K21 pork belly & enoki mushrooms. Easy parking in strip center. Discount for cash payments. Note - there are 2 differing items listed as K21 on the menu. read more

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Really cool place. Only complaint was the hot plate really didnt get that hot. The chicken feet came out really not that warm and wished the plate was able to heat them or get them really hot. Really nice looking inside and the foods comes out quickly. I will definitely go back. This is more north eastern china food Dongbei. The crispy pork slices were very crispy but too sweet for me. They almost tasted like the fried noodles and duck sauce you get at an american style chinese place. Next time I will get the clay pot and try that. read more

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New Asian kebab inside strip mall of Hmart. Flavor so real good. Wish they had more to offer on the menu. Try their lamb skewers!

Are you craving meat sticks? Look no further! My friend Nick and I decided to try this place out, and it turned out to be amazing! When we first entered the restaurant, I was surprised that there was a QR code, which was to wait in line. We went on a weekday, so we did not have to wait. I'm assuming if you go on the weekend, the QR code will be utilized. When we first sat down, the waitress insisted that we get the special, but we came for the meat sticks. I was also surprised that the chair was super comfortable. The menu can be a bit confusing, so just read out what you want. We ordered the fried rice, beef & lamb sticks, fish tofu, fish balls, enoki mushrooms, and green beans. Everything was great except the green beans will make the mouth numb. Overall, I would come again to try other items on the menu or maybe I will just get the meat sticks. read more

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Great food and what a steal. Some skewers come out to $1 a piece and everything is delicious. Don't sleep on their fried eggplant and sweet and sour pork slices. Must gets. Also love their yogurt drinks. read more

Food is great. Love the flavors. The kabab are amazing. Recommend getting the oyster on a half shell. The service is great. Unfortunately if you don't speak Chinese would be a little harder to order things. You should give it a try anyway if you're interested kebab read more

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New BBQ and Chinese Dongbei Cuisine located in the Hmart plaza next to Tasty Moments. Great location with parking (if you can find any open spots). The servers were super attentive to our needs and recommended a great selection of food. The Lamb Spine Claypot is super flavorful, lots of lamb spine meat and boiled down with white radish. The skewers came out super hot and with a little sizzling of half fat half meat, the skewers were mouth watering tasty. Make sure to ask for the You Bian (油边) skewer, this was the king of the skewers!!! (This is pork meat btw) This along with the Claypot are their secret menu items. The Clam Vermicelli was also very well seasoned, packed with lots and lots of clam that gives it a fresh taste on top of the vermicelli noodles. Overall, great restaurant ambiance, friendly service, and delicious food for a great price!! read more

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Amazing experience. Solid & tasty food. Cool & fun atmosphere. So many options to choose from. Friendly staff rounded out the whole experience. Took my whole family of 7 and they all were wide eyed with delight. Even got the 10 year old to try squid & chicken feet! Highlight: combining The garlic sauce from the scallop & eggplant with the crunchy fried shrimp Definitely coming back next time I'm in town. read more

Tonight Kabab - Kids first foot ;) - Kebab Near Me - Edison, New Jersey

First time. We only got skewers and they are tasty and filling. We are not that hungry but seeing what others ordered around us, we can tell their regular dishes are awesome as there are lots of chili and garlic . Good sign. read more

I saw Tonight Kabab trending on xiao hong shu (iykyk) and decided to give it a try. The place is smaller than I expected but the decor is super cute and modern. There's a little hot plate on each table and I thought the skewers were going to be cooked on there, but it's just to keep your skewers warm as you're eating your food. Now on to the most important part of this review- the food! We ordered the special beef and special lamb skewers. Both were very tasty. Compared to Meng Gao Yang, which is right down the road, the thickness of the meat is much thinner and the skewer bundle is more expensive (you get less skewers). We also ordered the cucumber in garlic sauce which was super tasty. And we also got the Yangzhou fried rice which was very flavorful. Unfortunately we were given the wrong item for skewers. We ordered the lamb bundle of 10 but instead got the kidney with fat skewer. We even said the item number, so I think our waitress must have heard us wrong. It was all good though since I ended up being full and didn't tell the server about the mixup. I think because this place is still new and pretty popular, service can be spotty. Our beef skewers came out relatively quickly but then our lamb skewers never came out, so we had to ask our server to look into it. Thankfully they did bring them over after we requested it. This place is pretty popular so I would definitely try coming early. There were people waiting by the time I left, which was closer to 3 on a Saturday. All in all, a solid addition to Festival Plaza. Would definitely come back again! read more

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