"Between the thumping dubstep coming through the speakers and the loud sizzles of wagyu beef fat flaring up from your grill, Chubby Skewers is a surround-sound fun dinner that’s open until 3am every day. Part of a Chinese chain, the barbecue restaurant in Midtown has a huge variety of skewers: 28 meat and fish and 14 vegetables. It’s as interactive as a children’s science museum, because you do all the grilling. Choosing your favorite pieces of meat from a refrigerator, figuring out how long they need to cook, and deciding which spices to sprinkle on are all part of the puzzle. And with skewers priced between $1.20-$2.40, there are really no wrong answers." - willa moore, sonal shah, bryan kim, will hartman