Cancel

    Open app

    Search

    ZLS BBQ

    4.3 (37 reviews)
    Closed Closed
    Updated over 3 months ago

    Order ZLS BBQ Takeout or Delivery

    ZLS BBQ Photos

    You might also consider

    Recommended Reviews - ZLS BBQ

    Your trust is our priority, so businesses can't pay to alter or remove their reviews. Learn more about reviews.
    Yelp app icon
    Browse more easily on the app
    Review Feed Illustration

    Reviews With Photos

    K2.Lamb kebab (L)
    Connie C.

    Really good lamb skewers! My fiancé is from northern China and he said they're very authentic and really enjoyed the flavor. We're from Rockville maryland where there's a lot of Asian food and these were better than the lamb skewers at our favorite restaurant in Rockville. The restaurant has a couple of tables and also does take-out.

    K2.Lamb kebab (L)
    Amy Yu T.

    Four stars for service, but 5 stars for food. I'm very well versed with regard to Northeastern Chinese food and I can say that this is one of the best and most authentic I've had in NYC. We tried their skewers and specialties. I really recommend the lamb leg, lamb skewer, squid skewer and garlic cucumber. Everything they make is tasty and authentic. The spice mix was just right for all the dishes. I removed a star because the service is very VERY slow and inefficient here as they appear to be understaffed. They also have a popular takeout clientele and they have a bell to alert that the delivery personnel is here, which is a bit annoying to hear every five minutes. Their alcohol and drink selection is also a bit unsatisfactory. Overall, I'd say to come here for the food, and bear with the service! I'll definitely come back to try other items of their menu.

    cumin lamb K13.Chicken Heart Kebab
    Alison A.

    I got chicken hearts and cumin lamb lunch special. Order came with a drink too and was around 19 in the end. The lamb was really good (perfect crisp and perfect flavors, couldn't imagine it any better for the price). I didn't love the chicken hearts personally. Overall pretty fast and pretty good, couldn't call in advance to order though

    海瓜子和茄子 - 好吃
    Yulu H.

    Best Chinese bbq place I've had in NYC so far!! And best bbq takeout. All skewers were wrapped nicely. Portions were great. Everything tasted great I really can't complain! The oyster, lamb skewers, lamb kidneys, beef wrapped shiitake mushrooms skewers were def recommended. 第一次吃中街大串没想到是通过外卖。老板人特别好还专程给我打电话提醒我有满赠活动。订了一大堆东西都很好吃。就海瓜子几乎没沙这一样我就可以打满分。生蚝是满赠的,又肥又入味。茄子稍微小点吧但味道也很好。羊腰子满分一点不腥。基本的牛羊肉串也中规中矩味道合适。一定要说的话鸡皮稍微差点,选的鸡皮太肥撒的调料略甜。鱿鱼须啊青椒啊都很好。他们家菜式很多下次还会更多尝试别的菜。

    Build Your Own Seafood Combo
    Mengyao X.

    So good! It's been a long time that I had some Dongbei food so good and so authentic! A perfect combination of Dongbei BBQ and seafood boil. The portions are large and the price is incredibly low, about $20 per person. Must-try: French fries, sea food combo, cucumber appetizer.

    Yu D.

    謝謝老闆和服務生大帥哥的熱情招待。The service and the food is the best specially the desert. 鍋包肉是我吃過最好吃的,多謝老闆的強烈推薦。好想念國內的糯玉米大豆角炸臭豆腐尤其是老闆送的糖葫蘆,太過癮了

    Jin Joo L.

    My husband discovered this place with a coworker and finally took me to try it. They have the northern style bbq skewers we were craving. They also have a variety of menu items from oyster, scallop, fish, noodles, and more! We ordered a bunch of dishes and left full and satisfied. We will come back for sure. I highly recommend.

    K2.Lamb kebab (L) K1.Beef Kebab (L) . Don't come here. Each of this is $4
    Lawrence W.

    This bull shit bbq lamb, beef skewers and a side of veggies cost me $25 dollars . Will never come back again. The cashier told me each order will come with two skewers but that's not what I got, I got a skewers for $4 each.

    Shih-Yin L.

    The flavors are there but the Ingredients are not very fresh. I ordered a few different things for take out. The shrimp skewer and beef with enoki mushroom were fine. However, the tofu had gone sour and the oyster also had a slight stinky smell (if it were fresh the oyster could smell like the sea, but shouldn't smell stinky).

    Gege L.

    The owner of the restaurant is an extremely ignoble person. Two special drinks named White Rabbit Fresh Milk and Brown Sugar Dirty Fresh Milk were designed by a waiter who worked for him only one month. And he also offered a cold dish recipe. He worked very hard for this restaurant. Then the owner fired him with no reason. I have that waiter's WeChat. He posted the story on the WeChat. The owner doesn't want the waiters make good tips. Make a lot of trouble to that waiter. What a disgusting person!

    Astrid J.

    Finally a new Chinese seafood restaurant opened in Manhattan! Great location. They have a big selection of food. I ordered the crawfish and snow crab leg combo, it comes with fries. Big amount of food and tastes really good. The squid tentacles and white rabbit milk were really good too, highly recommend this place!

    Candied Strawberries

    One of the best northeastern Chinese restaurants! Lamb soup and kebabs are awesome. Grilled chicken (鸡架) is rarely find and I do recommend it. This is our first time here and we ordered without checking any reviews, but everything is tasty. The place is tiny and clean, and the service is awesome. And they offer free candied strawberry, which is my favorite Chinese dessert!!!

    Lola F.

    This place is very new, I enjoy the bbq dishes it was very good. My thirteen spice snow crab boill was a little light for my taste. I wish the sauce ha more flavor. Overall I enjoyed it! And the dessert was my favorite, the fried taro w caramelized sugar ! Must order.

    See all

    1 year ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    4 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    4 years ago

    Helpful 3
    Thanks 0
    Love this 1
    Oh no 0

    4 years ago

    Helpful 1
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 1

    4 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    4 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    1 year ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0
    Photo of Yulu H.
    144
    564
    1252

    6 years ago

    Helpful 2
    Thanks 0
    Love this 2
    Oh no 0
    Photo of Mengyao X.
    122
    27
    31

    6 years ago

    Helpful 2
    Thanks 0
    Love this 3
    Oh no 0
    Photo of Yu D.
    141
    8
    15

    3 years ago

    Helpful 1
    Thanks 1
    Love this 1
    Oh no 0

    4 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 1
    Oh no 0

    5 years ago

    Helpful 2
    Thanks 0
    Love this 2
    Oh no 0
    Photo of Jing Y.
    77
    61
    44

    4 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    5 years ago

    Helpful 1
    Thanks 0
    Love this 3
    Oh no 0

    5 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    3 years ago

    The kebabs are awesome! I recommend the lambs and the squid legs. Crawfish fried rice is also great. Highly recommend!!

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 1

    6 years ago

    Helpful 6
    Thanks 1
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0
    Photo of Jing C.
    17
    95
    264

    4 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0
    Photo of Astrid J.
    184
    4
    10

    6 years ago

    Helpful 1
    Thanks 0
    Love this 2
    Oh no 0
    Photo of Mavis H.
    120
    1
    28

    6 years ago

    Helpful 2
    Thanks 0
    Love this 1
    Oh no 0

    5 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0
    Photo of Lola F.
    31
    94
    243

    6 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 1
    Oh no 0
    Photo of Ray G.
    64
    150
    120

    4 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    5 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    5 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    6 years ago

    Helpful 1
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    4 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 1
    Oh no 0

    4 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    4 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    5 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    6 years ago

    Very authentic Chinese food! Crawfish fried rice is very tasty and milk tea is smooth and sweet. Will definitely come again!

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0
    Photo of Sam D.
    1
    41
    75

    6 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    6 years ago

    New place near NYU dental school! Taste good!The place is clean, and food are fresh! Good servise! Try their drinks!

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    6 years ago

    Great food, good portion as well. Fries in the combo were amazing, would definitely come back!

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    ZLS BBQ Reviews in Other Languages

    Ask the Community - ZLS BBQ

    You might also consider

    Verify this business for free

    People searched for Barbeque 23,323 times last month within 15 miles of this business.

    Verify this business

    Excellent Dumpling House - 5 Pieces Steamed Shrimp Dumpling

    Excellent Dumpling House

    4.1(870 reviews)
    0.8 miChelsea
    $$

    As the name implies, it really is an excellent dumpling house!…read more Me and my buddies were in Jersey and New York for some hockey games, and wanted to go to a deli, get some Chinese food, and a slice of pizza. Got off the E train and when we looked for Chinese food, this place popped up with good reviews and it was just a short walk from where we got off the train. My buddies ordered the special lunches and we also got two types of xlb's, beef chow fun, and some fried dumplings. The special lunches come with a little fried rice, cold garlic flavored noodle, choice of egg drop or hot and sour soup, and main side. My buddies all enjoyed their meals. The beef chow fun was also really good and beef was nice and tender. The xiao long baos were excellent and is comparable to any place in California like DTF. Nice and juicy and great with some ginger, soy sauce, and spicy chili. Friendly service and food comes out pretty quickly. Credit card is accepted. Bathroom was also very clean, which is sometimes rare in some Chinese restaurants I have been to. If you're looking for a good Chinese meal, stop here when you're in the Chelsea area.

    I've been looking for a place open late-ish to get food in Chelsea now that the Malibu Diner is…read moresadly gone. I hadn't been to EDH in a while and was happy to see they do have later hours (with a smaller late night menu). The place was pretty busy at 10:00 PM last Saturday, with a wide range of diners, which is good for business. The food though, at least that night, was really disappointing. My friend had the chicken dumplings. He said they were okay. I thought they were overcooked. My steamed shrimp shumai were fine, but steamed, they didn't have much flavour. The edamame, on the other hand, had way too much when it should have almost none. I don't know if it was excess salt, MSG or something else, but not good. I should have sent them back. I hope this was just an off night for the kitchen.

    Photos
    Excellent Dumpling House - Dining Area

    Dining Area

    Excellent Dumpling House - Sizzling Eggplant with Garlic Sauce

    Sizzling Eggplant with Garlic Sauce

    Excellent Dumpling House

    See all

    Buddakan

    Buddakan

    4.1(4.9k reviews)
    1.2 miMeatpacking District, Chelsea
    $$$$

    Ambiance beautiful sat by Buddha wall, food was amazing had edamame dumplings, tuna tartare spring…read morerolls, Cantonese spring rolls, general tso dumplings, chili rock shrimp, Cantonese steamed sole, tangerine chicken, sweet & crispy jumbo shrimp, black pepper beef, Asian stir fry, garlic fried rice and dessert selections of pastries Family style to accommodate the party size Everyone was very well fed. Food was delish Servers were very pleasant Drinks r great

    The quality of the food, particularly the desserts, was relatively good. We did the tasting menu…read morenumber 2 and particularly enjoyed the rock shrimp appetizer and the black pepper beef entree as well as the dessert sampler. The pacing of the meal for the quantity of food received seemed very rushed, and we didn't really have a chance to relax and enjoy any of the courses. However, the quality of the experience was a complete disaster particularly for the price. Clearly, the packed restaurant would disagree, but for the four of us anyway, we would not return. It started with the check in process at what felt like a long hotel front desk with multiple, self important hosts and hostesses overseeing your entrance to the cavernous bar/waiting area. One problem is the noise is so deafening that you can't really hear what they say to you but we check in a few minutes early and waited obediently in the bar area chatting. After about 30 minutes (15 after our reservation time), and watching numerous parties large and small who arrived after us be seated by the hostesses wandering through the dimly lit space who peer quizzically and ask your name, my husband went to ask for an update. (We joked that those vibrating lighted buzzers alerting when your table was ready would have been super helpful, but it was amusing to watch while we waited). It was clear they somehow lost track of us as she had him repeatedly spell our (not unusual) name. Anyway, after that, within 10 minutes after that we were taken downstairs to our seats (but not before standing awkwardly in the large dining area near packed tables waiting while our table was cleaned). Server with a heavy accent was kind and mostly helpful so none of this is on him. The busser who managed to spill half a pitcher of cold water on my husband's back, soaking his shirt and jacket and barely apologizing, is a whole other story. We managed to get a glass of his mediocre Cabernet comped for the experience. If I sound annoyed, I guess I still am. I had high hopes for a fun and tasty experience in a cool part of the city and it just wasn't.

    Photos
    Buddakan
    Buddakan
    Buddakan

    See all

    Chop Shop

    Chop Shop

    3.8(286 reviews)
    1.3 miChelsea
    $$

    Absolutely delicious! Gorgeous fresh ingredients, super friendly and prompt service. We had the…read moredrunken noodle and the coconut curry. Both were 10/10. Can't wait to have it again!

    File under "Don't Judge a Book By Its Cover" - because you'd never even realize this was a…read morerestaurant when walking by and even after you knew... you might be inclined to keep walking to find something a bit more 'bright' and 'inviting'.  (And you'd totally miss out on a great little joint.) I'm a lower middle-class Jersey guy - what the heck do I know about cocktails?  But I dove right into one ("Jade Collins") and it was firing on all cylinders.  Crisp, clean, strong enough to knock over an ox. Then we got a handful of apps - everyone else swore by all the ones they'd had - but I just tried the Salt & Pepper Shrimp and... sweet baby Jesus, this little plate had a wicked amount of flavor from every angle.  "Aggressively seasoned" might be an understatement.  Wild. Onto the mains and I ventured towards their Spicy Drunken Noodle (my go-to whenever I'm hitting a Thai restaurant on my home turf) and... yeah, you probably guessed it - incredible. Not the biggest portion but they made every single component sing with flavor. With so much going on - of course I needed to indulge with another drink (hey, I wasn't driving!). There were six of us, it came to about $100 a person... welcome to NYC. But we did get a wide selection of plates/food and those two drinks accounted for about $40 of my tab. (And you'll never see such a heavy wine pour at a restaurant... they filled the glass almost to the rim - which was not even something I'd do for myself when I'm home.) Definitely recommended.

    Photos
    Chop Shop - Patio

    Patio

    Chop Shop - Salt And Pepper Shrimp

    Salt And Pepper Shrimp

    Chop Shop - Patio

    See all

    Patio

    Philippe Chow - Peking Duck

    Philippe Chow

    4.0(301 reviews)
    1.2 miChelsea
    $$$

    Yeah Id say that was a pretty splendid meal. Shared everything thank goodness…read more Started with the wok fried beef dumplings which were good on their own but had this fire ahh spicy honey mustard wow. Then the scallion pancakes which were crispy and airy paired with this very interesting sauce that was clear but tasted like sweet and sour sauce. For mains we got Kung Pao Chicken which was pretty delicious but my star of the show was the Crispy Beef. It was crispy asf and skinny too I didn't know you could make beef skinny like that. Sauce was super tasty and thick. On the side was broccoli which was fine and eggplant which was fine on its own and good with the chili sauce. Split the Fortune Cookie Red Velvet Cake which okay I thought there would be more creativity with adding fortune cookies somewhere in the cake but it was just a cake with fortune cookies on top. Also they put 2 when we had 4 people like lowkey they couldve just put 2 more on there but anyways the cake itself was pretty tasty so can't complain there.

    Philippe Chow is why Yelp exists. You would otherwise never know that this upscale Chinese…read moreRestaurant blasts club music and mandates 20% gratuities. The food is all over the place but the main theme is that everything is over-seasoned to please the crowd of people who all were gulping down colorful sugary cocktails with dinner while wearing athletic clothing. Peking duck (for 4-5) had great accompaniments (rare to actually get bao with it) but it was a lackluster portion of duck. Salt and pepper shrimp were offensively salted. Special "mignon" was great. The hand-pulled noodles *gasp* weren't hand pulled. "BBQ" chicken in the other noodles was very dry. Sea bass portion was very small. Scallion pancakes were good. Shrimp dumplings were the highlight. I recommend skipping this restaurant.

    Photos
    Philippe Chow
    Philippe Chow - Maine Lobster: ginger scallion sauce

    Maine Lobster: ginger scallion sauce

    Philippe Chow - Bottle of Moët & Chandon

    See all

    Bottle of Moët & Chandon

    ZLS BBQ - bbq - Updated May 2026

    Loading...
    Loading...
    Loading...