Kra Z Kai's BBQ

This is inside the New Haven food hall, there’s lots of available seating and is very bright and clean! I walked about 10-15 minutes for the food to be ready.The Lao BBQ Mix plate has a whole variety of all the meat available, so you get to try a little bit of everything. The chicken breast was sweet, tender, and juicy. The huge spare rib ripped off the bone so easily, my favorite protein here! The short rib was perfectly seasoned. And the sausage was amazing and filled with so much goodness!For the sides, you can choose steamed rice or sticky rice - or add fried rice for an extra dollar. For the salad, there’s a regular garden salad - or you can get papaya salad for an extra $10. I highly recommend getting the papaya salad if you’re sharing with friends or family. It’s my absolute favorite Asian salad!

Parking: Lots of available parking in the New Haven food hall

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Lao BBQ Mix Plate

I wanted to try Kra Z Kai's upon a recommendation from NYT food critic Tejal Rao. It was one of those articles which spoke highly and fondly of a food you never had before. So off to Kra Z Kai. I've had the bbq mix plate twice and am trying the grilled steak today!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Lao BBQ Mix Plate

I stop in here every couple weeks. I love the chicken with sticky rice. It’s sweet, golden, juicy and with the pepper it’s so good. The employees are nice too. Thanks for dinner Kra Z

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: BBQ Chicken Plate

Bummed to see that my favorite bbq mix plate has gone up a $1 today..at $17.99 its already a pricey dish at inflation prices but now $18.99?! I might as well go to an all you can eat Korean BBQ spot for bit more .. talk about inflation to the extreme. Hopefully they take this feedback as a way to sell more for less not less for more cuz now I'm hesitant on coming back..had to think really hard about submitting my order on their site and that says something. That extra $1 increase just left a bad taste in my mouth even if the BBQ tastes so damn good..

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 3

Always the best! Short ribs, all the sauces are our fav!!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Good food. Simple ingredients. The fried rice could have been better. It was mushy instead of fried loose rice. Perhaps they make big batches and then store it in a warmer and it makes it humid.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Side Sausage

So far, it's the best BBQ I've ever had. Everything on the plate is delicious.They used to be in Corona, and every time I came to visit, I would stop there. But they closed and I was broken hearted. They are now in Ontario! The sausage is a little spicier now but still so very good!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Lao BBQ Mix Plate

Overall amazing place to eat. Staff is awesome and the food is even better. The chicken salad is my favorite.

I came here with my friends after playing golf in the area. This is one of the vendors located in a food court. Some of my friends recommended this place. I ordered the chicken combination with fried rice. They also offered check-in in Yelp for a free Thai ice tea or fountain drinks. I chose Thai ice tea. The Thai-ice tea was a bit watery and it had too much milk in it. It would be better if the tea base is stronger. The chicken was amazing. The chicken skin was crispy, and it was gazed with honey on top. It has a bit of sweetness. The chicken was very tender and the bone fell off the meat. My mouth is watering when writing this review. Staff was friendly, and service was pretty fast with a little room for improvement. I will come back again.

I wish I could leave a better review, but I unfortunately found a hair in my food, which left me unable to finish the meal.The lady working the register was very friendly and made some great recommendations.I tried the Lao BBQ Mix Plate and a Thai Iced Tea.The Thai iced tea was very good. I'd give it a 4/5.The BBQ was a good amount of food and looked very good. The issue was that I found a hair wrapped around the sausage, which kept me from finishing the food.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 2

Service: 5

Unfortunately, Rodeo X is rather small and not laid out great, but that's not their fault, they work with what they've got.The food is great, but I found the ribs to be a little too lean and slightly overcooked. Thankfully the seasoning and sauces make up for that.It's not cheap but it's not breaking the bank either.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 4

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Lao BBQ Mix Plate

Something between Vietnamese and Thai cuisine but with its own unique taste and recipe. Laos is between Cambodia (south), Vietnam (East), Thailand (West) and China (North), that's probably why the cooking has similarities. I like their chili sauce and a small piece of fresh chili. Lovely cuisine.

THEY MOVED DONT DRIVE TO THE EL SUPER PLAZABut new location doesn't mean anything else changed, the food is still AMAZING and the service is awesome as ever. If anything, the location is even nicer.Sorry if I'm not spelling something right but Kennedy helped us and the responses were amazing. Thank you! Definitely going to come back.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Located in Rodeo X - with ample parking available.A good introduction to Lao food.Good food, good service, good price.Everything comes packed to-go, but they have free-for-all seating.Be sure to mark helpful ?!

Recommended dishes: Beef Short

One of the best Asian style Bbq place i have eaten. Order mixed bbq plate today and we are hooked, especially chicken and ribs! Kid loves it. Located in rodeox and they are not busy during lunch. Great place to have a nice peaceful lunch with great quality food.