Friends’ BBQ 友缘串吧

Chinese restaurant · Chinatown

Friends’ BBQ 友缘串吧

Chinese restaurant · Chinatown

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2358 S Wentworth Ave 1st Floor, Chicago, IL 60616

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Skewers of seasoned meats & seafood plus hot pot options  

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2358 S Wentworth Ave 1st Floor, Chicago, IL 60616 Get directions

friendsil.com

$20–30 · Menu

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2358 S Wentworth Ave 1st Floor, Chicago, IL 60616 Get directions

+1 312 624 8153
friendsil.com

$20–30 · Menu

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The 36 Best Restaurants In Chinatown - Chicago - The Infatuation

"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

https://www.theinfatuation.com/chicago/guides/best-chinatown-restaurants
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The Best Hot Pot Restaurants In Chicago - Chicago - The Infatuation

"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

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Friend BBQ Review - Chinatown - Chicago - The Infatuation

"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

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Chicago’s best Chinese hot pot restaurants | Eater Chicago

"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

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Chicago’s Newest Restaurant and Bar Openings for Winter 2019 - Eater Chicago

"Friend BBQ specializes in skewered meats in Chinatown." - Ashok Selvam

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James Smith

Google
Quick in and out, but really good grilled meats. Beef w/fat, pork belly, squid, and xinjiang special lamb were all really tasty with a perfect amount of heat.

Sam N

Google
This is a mom and pop restaurant with authentic cuisine. Loved fast the food came out and the imported drinks. Server was an old man who was very nice to us

Jennifer DeVeaux

Google
It was okay - the lamb skewers good, the chicken wings had a dry rub which was extremely over seasoned and too hot for my liking, the fried rice was okay and the fried noodles were also hot with jalapeño peppers. The atmosphere was nice and well maintained. It was self order from a tablet, disposable utensils, plates, etc. Price was a little over priced, but expected given location.

Ray C

Google
Located at the corner of 24th Place and Wentworth. Small but cozy joint. The skewers were flavorful. The clams were spicy and yummy. The grilled oysters were okay and did not taste fresh the time that I was there. No alcohol but they are BYOB. I would go back again.

Amy

Google
Fatty lamb skewers were our favorite dish. Tofu skin and fried rice cakes were also good. The grilled bread was a little dry. We didn’t like the corn cheese. Overall we would come back again for the lamb skewers!

Eric Rasmussen

Google
First thing you notice is the cute wallpaper and music like it's a dance club. Everything was great, fried rice cakes were the highlight. Staff were fast and friendly.

Squidward Tortellini

Google
This was my first time ordering, the chicken dish we ordered was literally bones 🦴. The service was not good, felt unwelcome. The food was not that good tho, flavor was definitely there but for over $40 definitely not worth it.

Lily V (Lily)

Google
Everything is so well seasoned! The scallop was overcooked so it was too chewy and salty. The chicken skin was so good. Will be back!