Loved the vibe and experience at Xinjiang Really nice late hours vibe with the moving screen projections on the wall. It reminds me of a chill night club. The menu is via a QR code, where you could just order from your phone. They had a late night deal off the beef skewers. The food was good. We had lamb, beef, pork belly, fried tofu, garlic cucumbers, and bbq squid. I thought the bbq squid would be mild, but came with a sweet spicy sauce. My kids thought it was too spicy for them. The cucumbers were awesome. Fresh, crunchy,.great compliment to the richness of the skewered meat. Though the skewers were covered with slice, they were not spicy at all. But absolutely delicious. I found myself topping the skewers with extra spice powders - what a great treat. It's my first time dining at a Chinese bbq like this. It is a good value and fun experience to hang with friends and have a good beer. read more

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Very cool ambiance and great place to take your friends, eat, drink, and chill! Food was good! Service was great too! I would definitely come back again! read more

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I really wanted to like this place because the Yelp reviews made it sound amazing. The atmosphere and decor are definitely nice, but unfortunately the food did not live up to the hype for me. Everything somehow tasted like... cumin. I kept trying different things hoping to find a different flavor, and every bite led me right back to cumin. Skewers? Cumin. Cucumbers? Somehow cumin. Oysters? Different presentation, same general flavor profile. At one point I felt like cumin was following me around the restaurant. They call it Asian fusion, but for me it was more of a fusion of confusion... fused together with cumin. I'm genuinely confused by some of the rave reviews because the food lacked variety in seasoning and flavor. Maybe people are being won over by the decor and vibe, but my taste buds were not fooled. I will give them credit where it's due: the vibe was nice, the place looked good, the Tsingtao beer was actually really good, and the free Wi-Fi ran smoother than the seasoning department. Great atmosphere, disappointing food. If you LOVE cumin, though, congratulations, you may have just found your Disneyland. read more

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Came here after a night out. They are open until 3am on the weekends, so it's literally the perfect spot post clubbing. The beef skewers were my favorite followed by the enoki mushrooms wrapped with bacon. Everything was pretty salty though, so it definitely didn't taste healthy, but it does hit the spot so well after drinking. The cold noodle taste was just okay too, but it's very filling! The service is a little bit slow, but it might have seemed slower than it actually was because I was really hungry lol read more

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I gotta tell you, San Diego is pretty beige. Like a four seasons or ritz Carlton where the decor is tasteful, sort of, but designed to offend the fewest number of people. So they are safe. Nice for sure. But kind of boring. Xinjian Bbq is open until 3am on Friday and Saturday nights. They broadcast big projectors against the walls. You can get crawfish. They're open til 2am the rest of the week. The first time was there--yelp pointed me to it as a late night place--I was like WTF is this place and how did it get in San Diego? This is where the busboys from Korean BBQ go when they get off work. Definitely a youthful crowd. Definitely an Asian crowd. Doesn't matter to me, but if you were describing the place, it's noticeable in looks but now how you're treated. Anyway, it's one of the places I go when I want to show somebody a mind-exploding time. At least, as mind-exploding as you can find in San Diego at 2am when the only other places are pretty much IHOP, Denny's, or El Pueblo at the Birmingham Valero. read more

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Good spot for BBQ and it is like a small plates restaurant where you can try different skewers. Anything with garlic was great - grilled garlic skewers, eggplant with garlic and cucumber garlic salad were all very good. We also tried the bacon wrapped enoki mushrooms were yummy. Short wait, service was ok and picked up at a better pace after a while. I am sure because orders probably came in at the same time. read more

Xinjiang BBQ - Chow mein, garlic, chicken - Asian Fusion Near Me - San Diego, California

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My friends and I decided to come here the day after Halloween as a late-night dinner because there weren't many places open. This type of Chinese BBQ skewer cuisine is something we've never tried before. There are lots of food options and the dipping spices go well with the skewers. The servers also helped us with any confusion we had about how to eat it. The ambience was like nothing I've ever seen in a restaurant before!!! The walls were all moving projections and they had messages from customers popping up as well which I thought was very fun. Overall a very unique experience and I would recommend going there for a fun meal! read more

Xinjiang BBQ - Asian Fusion Near Me - San Diego, California

This place is still as awesome as ever! The land skewers are 4 foot 6.99 now instead of $.99 but hey I get it in this economy. Their cucumber salad is so refreshing and I love their lamb and gizzards skewers. Since we order from the QR code, interaction with the server is minimal but they do promptly bring you food. My favorite thing about this establishment is still here, the ambiance!! I love the protection walls and it just makes this experience stand out so much. I think this is my favorite late night spot in San Diego if I had to choose one. read more

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This was a fun skewers place to try. The place is dark inside because of the walls are all like TV screens and different things on them so depending on what is showing up on screen was how bright the room was, but the lighting overall was more like karaoke room lighting. They had a deal for beef skewers for $1.50 until 9pm and then after 9pm the pricing dropped another 25cents. You order everything off your phone, you scan for the menu at the table. The lamb skewers, beef skewers, chicken skins, pork belly was all so tasty and you can order them not spicy either. Decent variety of dishes to try at this place. And makes for a fun eating experience too. read more

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The food was amazing the service was slow the seasoning was really really good on everything read more

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TLDR: Good foods but slow seating times, inaccurate wait time estimates. Xinjiang is one of my most favorite places to dine since the skewers and the salads are always good. I think in the past two months, we've been here at least three to four times now. Though with the good foods, comes the realization above. Xinjiang is great to dine at but the wait times are always so off. The first time we went, we saw no wait time so we got to the restaurant and then joined the waitlist. It took us 20-30 minutes to get seated. The second two times, we knew that there'd be a chance of waiting so we joined right before leaving the house (20 minutes away). Still took 15ish minutes to get seated. The most recent time took even longer. We were a little over 22 minutes from the restaurant and were 8th in line. By the time we got to the restaurant, we were only 4th. We had time to go out, grab tea, and come back and still had to wait. Once we were seated, it was great. Ordering was done through the app and our foods were brought out relatively quickly. Meat quality is usually very good and the seasoning and extra dip powder is incredible. The tripe salad (forgot the menu name for it) is one of the items I order almost every time. It's a good palate cleanser. Xinjiang is one of my most favorite restaurants because of the good food and the cool interior designs but the inaccurate wait time takes me out every time LOL. Recommended try but just gotta expect an unexpected extended wait time. Overall Rating: Food: 10/10 Service: 8/10 Menu: 10/10 Restaurant Vibes: 10/10 Price to Overall Dining (POD): 10/10 read more

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Came here on 4th of July around midnight and they do close late. I got the chicken skewers, chicken gizzards, and cucumber. My friend got the cold noodle soup. The could noodle soup has a sweet taste to it and it was my first time trying to I didn't know what to expect. The skewers were seasoned well. There are additional seasonings on the table for you to use. You order through your phone then at the end you pay with the server. It did take awhile to get our food and it didn't seem that busy. But will go back to try out other items. read more

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I love Xinjiang food and miss it from my study abroad days in Beijing. It was such a treat to find a restaurant here in San Diego that sells Xinjiang skewers! We went during happy hour at around 11pm for the skewers deal we heard they had. The place was lively and full of chatter. There are projections on every wall. It's really cool when you first go in, but I found it quite distracting after awhile and it took away from the experience. It doesn't help that the projectors aren't perfectly aligned/timed right on some walls so the animations look a bit off. Wall projections aside, all the food I ate was amazing. The beef and lamb skewers were flavorful and reminded me of my college days. I highly suggest the smashed cucumber salad, which was fresh and vinegary. It paired well with the meats. The shitake mushroom with garlic skewer was also super delicious! I can't wait to come back! read more

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Back at my favorite late night skewer spot. Even though this is a place I usually rave about, I still want my reviews to highlight consistency and stay honest. I definitely left satisfied with that cumin coated skewer craving, but a few other dishes were a little disappointing this time. The skewers here, especially the beef kebab, are always consistently good. They have a great flame grilled flavor and are decently priced at $1.50 each (or $1.25 if you come after 10 PM). I also recommend adding the seasoning mix on the table to your skewers. This time I tried the quail egg skewers which were really good. The eggs held the seasoning well and the grill gave them a unique texture. We usually enjoy the clams here, but they were incredibly salty this time. Even pairing them with rice didn't help much. That was a little disappointing since it's normally one of the dishes I recommend. I also tried the pork belly which is priced at $4.99 for four pieces, and honestly the size felt a little insulting. The slices were super thin, probably as thin as a debit card, and very small. It felt like maybe fifty cents worth of meat but priced much higher. Even with those misses, it's still a fun place to eat. Wait times for tables can vary, so it's a good idea to check Yelp and join the waitlist ahead of time. Food can also come out at different speeds, but just relax, hang out, and enjoy the EDM playing in the background. . read more

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Lots of different skewer options to try! The restaurant interior is so fun, kind of like a giant club. You order on your phone, then the servers come to deliver your goods. Fun experience! read more

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Funny thing is that we came here since it was open late night and the amount of food wasn't heavy, but it's not an SD only location. There's one close to me in the 626. Whoops. Either way, it's a spacious restaurant and I think it's wildly hilarious that before you go in there's a bunch of health warnings, like for epileptics, for example and I guess it's their way of adding in a disclaimer and it makes sense. The entire restaurant walls have these crazy projections that go around it, similar to some karaoke joints, where it was under the ocean, with some weird looking pandas, in ancient China, going through the snow and delivering gifts with Santa, and much more. There's also a wall where they project whatever customers text and that's pretty hilarious in its own right. You scan a QR code and add items into your cart through the app and you check out afterwards. Food came out decently fast which was nice. We got the: lamb kebob, lamb kidney (I was NOT a fan of this, the texture and taste but other people at the table enjoyed it), beef kebob, beef tongue, chicken gristle (also not a fan of this texture, but other people liked it), chicken skin (crispy and delicious), and noodle with lamb soup (we got small bowls to share this, love the pasta noodles and came with a good amount of lamb, great for a cold night). The table also shared some beer. Food comes out pre cooked but is on a warming grill stand. I prefer a little bit of char on my skewers so since we don't self grill that takes the option out. Not bad, went great with the cumin and spicy cumin at the table. Decent Chinese skewer place. read more

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We joined the waitlist from Yelp but still ended up waiting over 40 minutes to be seated. The estimated time on Yelp was 10-20 min, so be aware it might not be accurate. Good news is that the food came out quick and totally made the wait worth it. The flavors were delicious and we loved the ordering system. You order on your phone so you can order as many times as you want, and scroll through the menu as many times as you want. I recommend making multiple small orders so the meat stays hot. It tastes the best when it's piping hot! There are no hovering waiters, just good food. Everything we ordered was super tasty, but meat skewers are definitely must try's. Based on other reviews, they used to have lamb happy hour but changed it to beef recently and upped the price a little. Still a great deal! read more

Xinjiang BBQ - Skewers, Scallops, Oysters, Clams, Sour Fries - Asian Fusion Near Me - San Diego, California

While other restaurants are already close this Xinjiang bbq is still open late at night. One of my Son's Friends recommended this place to check it out. We ordered fried rice, 4 chicken kebabs, 4 beef kebabs, beef rolls, and a whole squid . Food came out fast, everything tasted good, and service was fast too. You can order either to the staff or the tablet in your table. Lots of parking even late at night but if you come earlier it can be packed since it's next to a grocery store. read more

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Myyyyy goodness. Phenomenal. Xinjiang BBQ is open late, packed with happy, hungry folks, and WOW do they deliver! Literally drooling while typing this thinking about those bacon-wrapped enoki mushrooms, omg. My lamb skewers were insanely delicious, and so was everything else. Not to mention, trippy and/or scenic projections on every wall?! What a unique spot. See you again soon! read more

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I visited this location on a Friday night for a light dinner/snack (~10pm). Parking is plentiful in the the lot since nothing else is open late. As my first time here, the outside really did not look like a restaurant and initially does give karaoke bar/lounge/club with a plethora of overstimulating bright lights on the walls, but otherwise oddly well lit interior (maybe would have worked if it was darker tbh). Ordering is done via phone, but you can't pay on the same platform. Skewer options are quite expansive, similar to izakaya ingredients but less/minimal veg and more animal parts. There's also entree/appetizer plates for carb options. Drink options are basically chinese hot pot drinks that are bottle/cartons (we got a tea and it was literally a bottle of tea lol). A plus of this spot is if you're a lamb person - they have lamb skewer happy hour (~1.25 per skewer). The skewers all come seasoned (cumin based) but seasoning is available on the table too. Each table has a warming stand thing your plates sit on so your food doesn't get cold. Overall, the food is ok, but probably THE spot to get this type of food in sd and I'm sure the food would be magnificent at 2am 10 drinks in. read more

Xinjiang BBQ - Lamb skewers, chicken heart - Asian Fusion Near Me - San Diego, California

One of my favorite late night eats in San Diego! If you're looking for a place to eat or a late night snack at midnight and feel like everything is closed, you should definitely come here. They're open until 3AM and even have late night happy hour pricing on their skewers! Lamb skewers are only $1.25 each after 10PM. We got lamb skewers, beef skewers, chicken skewers, the whole squid, and smashed cucumbers. All the skewers were great but my favorite is the lamb skewers. The chicken skewers are also good for the non lamb lovers. The squid was a bit chewy but I enjoyed it nonetheless. Smashed cucumbers are a good refreshing appetizer/side to go with all the skewers. read more

Xinjiang BBQ - Chicken skewers and lotus root - Asian Fusion Near Me - San Diego, California

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Wow this spot is cool! There's a lot of screens and they are always changing. They specialized in bbq skewers. They are also very inexpensive. My friend and I came in and order a lot of different ones and the total was only $30. Everything that we tried was delicious. They have spices you can customize how spicy you want it and spices on the table to flavor your food. The service is good. You order the food on the phone using a QR code. We got 8 of the beef skewers and they were under $2 each. We also got the lotus, quail eggs and the eggplant. We also got the sweet and sour fries which was like vinegar and sugar fries. It was delicious and I really liked the texture. It was a good compliment to the skewers. The fries were skinny and more like chips and reminded me of like fair style fries. read more

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Highly recommend this location for all your late night cravings. They are opened till past mid night! Hardly any sit down restaurant is even open past 10 pm. Best part is that they have discounts past 8 pm on lamb skewers!? Plenty of seating and very cool projectors with a light show on the walls read more

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The skewers at this place were good! The main thing to note is this place opens pretty late(like 2am) so good for a late night meal/drink even on weekdays. Parking its a pretty big plaza with the Vietnamese super market. Ambiance wise it has projected walls and playing old school mando pop. The service was good, everything is cooked before served and ya order via a QR code. Wifi is provided. My favorite were the the quail eggs and buns. The meats were pretty good too. The plates I think we're just okay. Order a bunch and have fun with :) read more

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Came in on a Tuesday evening, the restaurant was fairly empty but service was incredibly slow. We ordered intestine skewers but they came out beyond small, dried out, and gross. What's up with that? When I asked one of the servers he insisted that it was how they were cooking them lately. But there really can be no way that it's restaurant policy for them to be fried until desiccated like a mummy.... Super disappointed, I really hope they iron out the kinks on weekdays. This was my favorite Chinese skewer place in SD so I don't want them to start sucking. read more

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Great place for skewers if you're feeling snackish on a Tuesday night. They're open until 2am. Minimum wait at 8pm and plenty of parking. I enjoyed the sweet buns, beef kebab, beef tongue, spicy clams, lamb skewers the most, but everything was pretty good honestly. You place an order on an iPad and they bring your items to you and place it on a warming tray which is a nice touch. Food came in a timely manner, I would definitely come back. There aren't as many places open this late at night anymore read more

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This is a solid place if you want to have little bites and drinks late at night. The interior is really cool with projectors on every wall showing moving backgrounds, which adds to the vibe. Ordering from your phone also makes it convenient since you don't need to flag down a server. Note: most dishes here are seasoned with a cumin spice mix, so that flavor comes through in ALMOST everything. We ordered: - Crispy pork appetizer - $8.99 (exactly what it sounds like, fried crispy pork, good for snacking) - Lamb skewers - $1.25 each (pretty good) - Beef skewers - $6.99 for 4 (MY FAV // tender, nice texture) - Chicken gizzard skewers - $4.99 for 4 (REALLY good // bouncy, not dry, I'd reorder these) - Garlic skewers - (good little palate cleanser, but still heavy on the cumin) - Beef rolls - $9.99 for 2 (crispy outer layer with salad and beef inside, just okay) - Chow mein - $9.99 (wouldn't recommend // tasteless and texture was off) Now onto drinks, the cocktails, however, were disappointing. Weak and lacking flavor, almost like they had no alcohol. If you want drinks, I'd recommend sticking to beer or a bottle of liquor. read more

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Came here on a Sunday very late night and I'm glad it's open since hardly any Asian restaurants open late. We got seated right away and scan the QR CODE for the menu and you order everything you want online. We ordered beef, lam and beef tongue skeweres. We also ordered the garlic eggplant and beef wonton soup. All this really hit the spot. I love how they put thick cuts of meat and the seasoning is perfect. If you want more seasoning they have some on your table which is great for people who want extra. One thing I love about the meats is that it is not fatty. Beef wonton soup hit the spot! Plenty of wontons and there's veggies which was the perfect balance. The only thing I wasn't a fan of was the garlic eggplant. I didn't like the flavor but I did enjoy how perfect they grilled the eggplant. The flavor was too oily, spicy and sour for me. Lastly we did end up ordering the rice cake for dessert and it was a bit too oily for me. It's a fried dough that has a mochi consistency filled with brown sugar liquid. Overall I would come back for the soup and skewers. read more

Xinjiang BBQ - July 2025 - Asian Fusion Near Me - San Diego, California

My boyfriend and I were looking for a late-night snack, and he suggested this place since he'd been before. We waited about 20 minutes because there were quite a few people ahead of us. We ordered a bunch of lamb skewers since they were only $1 each, and they were really good! The cucumber salad and quail egg skewers were also tasty. This is a fun spot to come with friends or a partner to relax, have a drink, and chat. The table and seats at our spot were a bit dirty, which was a little off-putting, but ordering is easy via the tablet. read more

Found this spot when looking for an a new spot on a weekday. Parking won't be an issue since the lot is huge. When you walk in, you'll notice the interior almost feels like a night club. You get to sit at your seat, and order from your phone. The food came really fast, and was pretty good. There were not many servers there so sometimes service was a little slow. However, not at all a bad experience. read more

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The service is good, food seems like it's made to order not waiting under a lamp. I think the prices are great because some skewers come in multiple and everything is well seasoned. There was no long wait to be seated and the instructions are clear if you've never been. I can see why this place is raved about! My most favorite item was their cucumber garlic salad, it tasted so fresh and well balanced! read more

I love this place bc its open until 2am! I also bring my dogs in their stroller as there really isn't anyone here. I just felt like food at 1am so this is the place to be. They have a long menu and a good selection of food. Which I will provide menu pictures bc no one else posted the real menu. You're welcome. They also have condiments on the table just in case you need more flavor, which I did ofc! Lol! I like the ambiance and the tables. It feels hip and easy going at the same time. Really chill place. The skewers were delicious, however, it just needed to be a tad bit more salty for me. I did choose more salt on the menu, but some of the stuff was still really bland. The beef skewers were good and the lamb skewers were 1.25$ 10pm-close (2am). My favorite was the chicken gristle amd intestines. Yum! The servers were all very nice and so helpful. This place is just nice to be at. When food is good and service is kind, thats definitely where I want to be. read more

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Looking for late night Chinese restaurant on Christmas night. Hmmm! Friends gave Xinjang recommendation. Not your typical Cantonese or Szechuan Chinese food. More of a cool vibe late night unique bbq and more. You check in on a tablet and order via QR code on your phone. There is a hot plate on the table and the beef sticks are only $1.25 each after 10:00, Happy Hour. Lamb, beef and chicken sticks were all exceptional with unique spicing. We ordered and ordered more. Staff was friendly and efficient. The lights, music and videos all around gave the place a late night vibe. Open until 2:00am. We will be back! read more

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Was looking for a restaurant that was still open for dinner late on a Sunday night, and found this one open until midnight! The interior has really unique design with wrap around projections on the walls of various scenic graphics. We were greeted and seated right away. They had a late-night happy hour on lamb skewers so we were lucky that we came during that happy hour! We ordered lamb and beef skewers, Szechuan Spicy Pot, shiitake mushroom with garlic, and a potato cake. Loved everything but especially the lamb skewers and spicy pot! The potato cake was nicely crispy fried layered potato strips (almost like funnel cake) but had like half a cup of granulated sugar poured on it, wish there had been a description of it on the menu because knowing that, we would have ordered something else. read more

Xinjiang BBQ - Hot Pot - Asian Fusion Near Me - San Diego, California

This our second time coming here never disappoints- The skewers are so tasty and they have this cumin mix that are so addictive. Always waiting list... its quite a distance from we live (2-3 hours drive) I wish I live near by. Staff are super friendly and accommodating, helpful and attentive. Ambiance vibes are cool. Clean bathroom. We tried to stop by everytime we are in SD. read more

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So I want to start off this review with a PSA for everyone. They apparently don't accept online WAITLIST reservations (not to be confused with actual table reservations) through Yelp unless you have a party of 6 or more. This is not stated anywhere including on-site so you'll make it on the waiting list for a while, but your reservation will just automatically be canceled by the staff after a couple minutes. In terms of their performance food-wise, it definitely reads as late-night bar food and snacks. I'm not sure what the loud music with table-side "karaoke" screens is about, but ambience feels like a dance club with nowhere to dance. Quality of their food for the price is decent for the price. Honestly a shame there aren't more Chinese skewer locations in San Diego. On quality of food and service alone I'd probably give them maybe 3.5 stars as the food is good and the prices are good. Really the 3 star review as opposed to 4 is because it's not good practice to have no indication that you NEED to sign up on the waitlist on location if you have less than 6 in your party or else you'll lose your place in line even if you're on-site as they cancel your place on the waitlist. read more

The food and atmosphere was spot on. Might be one of my favorite skewer spots to date! Came here on a Tuesday night for dinner around 6:30pm and was immediately seated. There's a QR code on the table and you're able to order via your phones. Multiple people can order at the same time since it all comes out to the same bill. We ordered the Oysters, Lamb Skewers, Beef Skewers, Beef Tongue Skewers, Chicken Skewers, Chicken Wing Skewers, Enoki Mushrooms and Bacon Skewers, and Smashed Garlic Cucumbers. All honestly very delicious but the crowd favorites were the Enoki Mushrooms with Bacon, the Chicken Wings, and the Garlic Smashed Cucumbers. The ambiance was honestly reminiscent of a club/pop up art museum, all the walls have projections, and they were playing Gryffin the whole time. Definitely will come back to show my friends! read more

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First off, loved the vibes inside! I loved how all the walls had projected screens, and how each screen at the table felt like a mini karaoke session! I don't think the late night deal is that worth it unless you really like lamb but overall the food tasted great and we didn't have to wait too long for it either. read more

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I came by to get some lamb skewers for snack when i was in the area. I liked that it's spacious and it's got a cool vibe. It feels like a night club/Chinese KTV place. The lamb skewers were good. I'd live to come back for a dining in experience soon. read more

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Well seasoned and very affordable staff is very attentive and wait time is not too long