XINJIANG BBQ

306 N Garfield Ave A12, Monterey Park
(626) 288-3988

Recent Reviews

Vivian H.

Perfect hole in the wall. Ordering is easy and can be done collectively with other people with the QR code. I brought my family for Father's Day and they said it was good (which is a very high compliment from my stoic family)

Julie N.

I like the ability to order to go via phone here. The hours were great too when I was working late. Eating in though is nicer as they offer more spices than take out. Pricing can seem higher than other places but their cuts of meat are bigger than the cheaper places. Ordering inside is done by tablet and check out is in front.

Rosanna L.

Decided to give this try since it was recommended by my sister for skewers. We arrived and was seated. It was a neat setup. Each table had a TV that was playing karaoke songs. You can request for the microphone if you feel like singing (so basically free karaoke). You scan their QR code and order online. We decided on the chicken gristle, chicken skin, chicken gizzard, beef kebob, and intestines (4 skewers each) and 1 beef tongue, the triple delight and garlic cucumbers. The skewers were served on a wooden board in the middle of the table. The only thing is they served the skewers really quite so everything gets cold fast. My favorite was the garlic cucumbers. Its a different flavor from places I've tried before. More on the salty side but it actually brought of the flavors more and I enjoyed it. The beef kebob was good, very tender and flavorful meat. The tripe delight was ok. Nothing special. Chicken skin was crispy but lacked flavor. I prefer the more sweet seasoning. The beef tongue was flavorful and tender as well. The chicken gristle and the gizzard were a downer. Both were not crispy or crunchy which is usually how I like them. Flavor was mostly spicy and lacked cumin. They did offer side seasoning but its not the same as cooking it with it on so the flavor can seep into the meat. They have a huge parking lot. Service was just ok. Had to ask twice for sugar. Seems like a good place so I think I'll most likely be back just for the garlic cucumbers and the beef kebob and maybe some karaoke some time.

R L.

Came to eat here late at night and it was still super busy. The venue was nicely decorated with these projected walls and karaoke screens at every table. You also order on your phone, and website itself let's you use multiple phones so that everyone can order their own. The skewers themselves were pretty good compared to other skewer places I've been to. One thing that really stood out was the Triple Delight which I didn't get a picture of. It had potatoes, eggplant and some other vegetable? It was quite dark in there so I couldn't see.... But it was really really good!

Vivian Y.

5 stars for quality, price, & great place to have a good time. Self order via QR code which was very efficient. Once my party sat down, we already had bowls, utensils, and marinated peanuts waiting for us. We ordered online and our complete order arrived soon after without needing to place an order with someone. I would say the food was pretty affordable and delicious. If they had a (#) next to the order, it means the number of skewers. For example, the beef kabob (4) so one order of kabob came with 4 skewers. I also highly recommend the chicken gristle as well. Check into Yelp for free beverage over a certain amount Pre tax. Don't expect service to be excellent since everyone seems to be busy busy. Their take out orders are busy busy let alone their in house orders. All in all, I would definitely be back

Chelsea C.

I've dine-in and ordered take out. Both were great experiences. Since it's open to 2am, this is a great late night spot to take friends for drinks and skewers. I love their beef skewers! The ambience here is pretty cool and they have artsy projections to the walls. Each table have it's own tv that plays the karaoke music video of the songs that are playing if you want to sing along. Each table is given a large wooden plate, utensils, spice condiments, and a discard skewer holder. You order from the QR code provided on each table. You add your order there and you can add more at anytime. The food comes like 5-10 mins later and they will place the skewers on the large wooden plate. When its time to pay, you tap check out and pay at the cashier at the front. This is located inside the Garfield Gardens plaza at the end. There's street parking and parking in the plaza. Their staff speaks Mandarin and English. Overall, cool spot!

Mandy W.

I looooove coming to this late night gem for skewers! Don't be suprised if you have to wait at 1 am in the morning. It is crackin! This joing services authentic, chinese/xinjiang BBQ skewers, the main flavor is consist of cumin in mostly everything. But it is very delicious! The atmosphere of the restaurant is always changing spontaneously into differnt theme, from space to under the ocean LOL. I thought it's very cute and creative. The menu is pretty big and has a good selection of meat and veggies. Popular items are usually the lamb, beef, squid, chicken skin and gizzards. I also see a lot of people order the quail eggs, eggplants. The menu is QR base so you you order everything and pay digitally. once you out in your order, they will bring your food to your table. You can always ask one of the serers if you have questions on certain items. They'd be happy to help. items are all charged per skewe or dish. Here are some of my favorite items, Meat: Lamb, beef, chicken wings, gizzards, porkbelly (very delicious with the cummin, you may also selection extra cumin if you want more flavor to it) Non-Meat: quail eggs, eggplant with garlic sauce, shredded potato with sugar, corn, steam buns with condense milk. Best homemade sauce on the eggplant, sooo much flavor, and if you're a s***** for sweet, you will love the shredded potato with sugar! It just goes really well with each other. Steam bun with condense is literally my childhood so I always order it. Just can't go wrong. Service is great even they are always busy. The food comes out very quickly. somtimes it might be harder to get them to notice you but they're doing their best! I recommend this place 100%. I'd probably eat this everyday if I could!

Sherry C.

We absolutely love this late-night gem for skewers. Over the past year, we've seen their space change so much, accommodating pandemic guidelines and setting up for only outdoor seating, then moving indoors with some initial interior changes and now with full blown panoramic screens across every wall and small screens at each table with karaoke songs, music videos, and lyrics. The updates and improvements surprised us each time, but wow, kudos to them for making that continued effort to carry out their vision of the space. Despite the space and design changes, what hasn't changed is the quality of their food. We come for the food and stay for the vibes, lol. (We usually come with a group of people.) The skewers are phenomenal. The beef skewers are our favorite -- consistently tender and flavorful, not at all dry. Other favorites include lamb skewers, scallop with vermicelli, eggplant, steamed buns, and Taiwanese sausage. We usually get quite an assortment and end up adding more beef skewers every time. It's really that good. The meats are so well-seasoned and well-cooked. The menu is completely digitized and you place the order directly from your phone. So efficient! The servers are friendly and usually attentive to your water refill or tray removal needs. I would love to see a more eco-friendly way of serving their foods (without using styrofoam trays), and I could already see a little bit of improvement here and there, but it's okay. Like I said, the food is seriously that great.

Tim Deng

order anything here, it’s all so good! pay with cash for a free soda

Eric H.

Very good food, good prices, good + fast service, and very nice atmosphere. Can accommodate small AND very large parties. 10/10 Very underrated spot.

Stephanie C.

Love this place, typical pricing for skewers, but not a typical sit down. Has video screens with the music playing and the walls have moving scenes projected. Order through an app. Less stress. Then when ready to pay, call over a server! Easy as that! After you order, the skewers come as they are cooked. On the table is ground cumin, mixed cumin and cumin with ground nuts and stuff! Between the two of us, we are the whole thing of cumin with the nuts. We even asked for more! This place is in the back corner of a shopping center. Every store was closed so the parking lot was clear for patrons to park! We practically ordered a skewer of each item. The surprise dish here was the triple delight, which ended up to be garlic eggplant, potatoes and green pepper! Ohhh and the scallops are sooooo garlicky! Already want to go back!

Jeshow Y.

This is definitely my favorite Chinese skewer bbq place. I'm not a fan of the logo they use but I really like the new indoor decor. It's vibe with lights in there. It gets super crowded at midnight since it's a popular place. I took a star off since I dropped by to get seated. Only to be told 30 minutes later that they don't have any seats available and if we get seated, we wouldn't be able to order food. So we had to order to go which took another 30 minutes. I think there should be a better system to seat their customers. It's located at the end of a plaza and there's plenty of parking. My favorite dishes are the beef and lamb skewers. The shrimp was very good. Absolutely loved the cucumber salad. It was super refreshing and I finished it super quickly.

Jenny L.

This was a random late night eats choice because not many places were open, but so pleasantly surprised! The atmosphere was really unique, naturey and artsy motion pictures projected onto 3 sides of the wall. It had karaoke vibes and each table had a tablet showing the video and song lyrics of each song being played. The food was great and all the skewer foods came with spice on it. Each table has 3 jars of cumin and my fave was the nuts & beans curry cumin. The taste was like and i quote "an umami bomb". *Quail eggs was creamy *Chicken gizzard was good but kinda tough to chew on *Shiitake mushrooms hella juicy but not sure if the taste pairs right with me. I feel like I need soy sauce on my shiitake, but I liked dipping them into the cumin. *Lamb skewers are my fave of the skewers, juicy *Potato cake are my absolute favorite. I thought it was savory but it was sweet! Super crispy and the sugar balanced the spicy. I was pleasantly surprised. *Garlic eggplant was also really yummy, super soft

Jessica Z.

I would say go somewhere else. Ordered several dishes and eat for 100 dollar for 2. The meat weren't fresh, ordered a shrimp, and it tasted nothing like it should be in China, apparently not fresh, the worst one I've ever eaten in my life. And the price is not worth it. The size of the dish was a little small too. Service wasn't good at all. Basically no service.

Zoey A.

2/5 for the food lamb skewers were best but they were just meh at the end of the day 5/5 for the ambiance..it's just funny & unlike any other place..feel like I'm in one of the 1,000 establishments like this in Asia & I love it

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