"Dinner at Muukata6395 in the Richmond is a chaotic, smoke-filled charcoal Thai barbecue event. The space is constantly shrouded in a gray haze from the pork belly, shrimp, and bacon sizzling away on the domed charcoal grill surrounded by a broth moat. Come with people who are willing to yell across the table and don’t mind putting in the work to get this grill-it-yourself situation going. Prepare to finish off the meal by slurping up the soup flavored with the meat juice drippings, a.k.a. the best way to prevent a hangover." - julia chen 1, lani conway, patrick wong
"What began as a backup plan after an hour-plus wait elsewhere turned into a satisfying meal centered on mu kratha-style Thai barbecue. Choosing the Create Your Own Set, diners pick among marinated pork shoulder, rib-eye, and shrimp (we also added short ribs, papaya salad, and fried sausage) and grill at the table on a specialty grill-slash-pan while the roasting juices drip into the soup that surrounds the grill, creating a warming broth that was then stuffed with an assortment of provided vegetables. It’s interactive and fun, filling, and felt like a balm to the evening’s earlier foibles; a practical late-night destination as it’s open daily until midnight. Open daily from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. to midnight." - Paolo Bicchieri
"Muukata6395 is open every day until midnight, which is excellent news for anyone with the urge to grill Thai barbecue and get soju-drunk after dark. The Richmond spot has a space and tables big enough for whatever spontaneous group you’ve assembled, and is always slightly chaotic and smoky from the tabletop grills (enough to set off the occasional fire alarm). Settle into a stool and get to flipping pork belly, shrimp, and ribeye. The juices from the meats dribble down into the moat-like ring around the sloped grill, so be sure to ladle the remnants into a bowl for one last nightcap." - julia chen 1, lani conway, ricky rodriguez, patrick wong
"Dinner at this casual Thai barbecue spot in the Richmond is organized chaos. The space is constantly shrouded in a gray haze from all of the pork sizzling away on the sloped charcoal grills while smoke alarms occasionally ring. Leaning into and enduring this chaos is worth it because their grill-it-yourself meat and soup are excellent. Come with people you don’t mind yelling across the table to, and let rounds of pork belly, shrimp, and bacon get gorgeously charred over glowing red embers. The best part is finishing off the meal by slurping up the moat of soup flavored by the meat juice drippings." - julia chen 1, patrick wong
"A meal at this Thai barbecue restaurant in the Richmond is always chaotic and smoke-filled, thanks to the pork belly, shrimp, and bacon sizzling away on the domed charcoal grills that are in the middle of every table. As the meat sears, drippings fall down into a broth moat that surrounds each grill, so the broth gets even more flavorful over the course of your meal. Just make sure to come with people who are willing to yell over the sound of meat cooking and don’t mind putting in the work to get this DIY barbecue situation going." - julia chen 1, lani conway, ricky rodriguez