Friends’ BBQ 友缘串吧
Chinese restaurant · Chinatown ·
Chinese BBQ skewers and hot pot, BYOB, open late
Chinese BBQ skewers and hot pot, BYOB, open late
"Grilled meat, hot pot, and BYOB are already appealing concepts, and Friend’s BBQ packages all of them together in a fun space with cartoon wallpaper and an upbeat pop soundtrack. Most of the food here follows the Skewer System™. Proteins and vegetables all come on sticks and are either grilled and seasoned with a delicious spicy blend of cumin and Sichuan peppercorn, or served raw to be cooked in a boiling pot of broth. All orders are placed on a tablet to ensure a speedy kitchen-to-table pipeline, which is especially handy after realizing that one order of lamb skewers or chicken hearts isn’t enough." - adrian kane, john ringor
"It’s been scientifically proven that things on a stick taste better, but the hot pot at Friend BBQ in Chinatown would be great even without the skewer. This small spot in Chinatown has a long menu of various items like fatty beef, lamb, and tendon that you order by the piece, then dunk into a vat of boiling broth. It’s reasonably priced enough that you can try lots of different pieces, and they stay open till 2am." - adrian kane, john ringor
"It’s been scientifically proven that things on a stick taste better, but the food at Friend BBQ in Chinatown would be great even without the skewer. This small spot has a long menu of various grilled items like fatty beef, lamb, chicken heart, and tendon that you order by the piece, all heavily seasoned with cumin and chili. It’s reasonably priced enough that you can try lots of different pieces, and they stay open till 2am." - Adrian Kane
"Skewers of delectable meats, seafood, and veggies are the specialty of this barbecue joint from New York. But similar to traditional hot pot, diners also have the choice of ordering broth to cook their ingredients in. The skewered bites include beef tripe, shrimp, quail egg, fish balls, fried bean curds, and more. Online orders can be placed here." - Jeffy Mai
"A new Chinatown spot specializing in skewered meats; currently has only a Yelp page listed." - Ashok Selvam
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