"Open Until: 2am daily There isn’t really a wrong time to go to Gao’s Kabob in Chinatown. Show up here to be whisked away to a world of skewered meat, beer towers, and maybe karaoke. Bring a group of friends here before a bar crawl to load up on grilled proteins and garlic chives. Or show up at the end of a boozy night and let tender beef skewers serve as your first line of defense against the drinks from earlier in the night. The later you show up, the more likely you’ll feel emboldened to do karaoke numbers as you pour from the beer towers on the ends of tables, like taps of liquid courage." - chelsea thomas, gianni greene
"A birthday at the Gao’s Kabob in Chinatown means being whisked away to a world of skewered meat, beer towers, and karaoke. Head here before a bar crawl to load up on grilled proteins and garlic chives. Or, show up to this late night spot after you’ve painted the town red and get tender beef skewers as a late night snack. The later you show up, the more likely you’ll feel emboldened to serenade customers with karaoke numbers as you pour from the beer towers, like taps of liquid courage. Go forth and sing your heart out." - gianni greene, chelsea thomas
"Stepping into the barbecue spot Gao’s Kabob means you’ll be whisked away to a world of skewered meat, beer towers, and maybe karaoke. Bring a group of friends here before a bar crawl to load up on grilled proteins and garlic chives. Or show up at the end of a boozy night and let tender skewers of beef serve as your first line of defense against the drinks from earlier in the night. The later you show up, the more likely you’ll feel emboldened to do karaoke numbers as you pour from the beer towers that sit on the ends of tables, like taps of liquid courage. What to order: small beef skewers with fat, garlic fish, large lamb skewers" - chelsea thomas, gianni greene
"Open daily until 1:30am Gao’s Kabob is open every day until 1:30am and doesn’t really start getting busy until 9pm. Even on a random Monday, this BYOB Chinese BBQ spot is packed with people passing around six-packs while skewers of garlicky fried intestines and spicy grilled lamb land at each table. With all the activity (plus some music from Chinese variety TV shows) filling up the room, it’s the perfect place if you’re looking for a boisterous hang any night of the week. " - adrian kane, john ringor, veda kilaru
"At Gao’s Kabob, a BBQ spot in Chinatown, folks come for three things: skewered meat, beer towers, and karaoke. Almost all of the wooden tables at Gao’s are filled with hungry groups, laser-focused on inhaling trays lined with silver stakes of lamb, tender beef, and garlic fish. And with golden rivers of beer on tap, there’s no reason to leave this late-night spot (which is open until 2am). This leaves plenty of time to work up enough courage to give your best rendition of “My Heart Will Go On.”" - chelsea thomas, gianni greene