8 Best Barbeque Restaurants near San Mateo

Prime BBQ Barbeque • $$
33 W 25th Ave, San Mateo

Customers` Favorites

Charcoal Grilled Japanese Style Chicken Heart
Bacon Wrapped Lychee and Pineapple
Super Lemon Jasmine Tea w Tea Jelly
Prime House Crispy Pork Belly 2pc
Wagyu Steak Serve with Wasabi
Charcoal Grilled Beef Tongue
Yakitori Combo Five 19 95
Prime Crispy Chicken Skin
Deep Fried Whole Eggplant
Yakitori Veggie Combo

“My girlfriend and I visited this restaurant on Thursday night, and it was a fantastic experience. During dinner, there were only about five tables occupied, making for a relaxed atmosphere. The decor is authentically Japanese, while the playlist had a chill vibe with American pop hits.

We ordered one sake and a few skewers, and I highly recommend trying the Beef Tongue—it’s incredibly tender and flavorful. The other BBQ skewers were also delicious.

Another highlight is the happy hour from 9:30pm to 11:30pm, where you can get buy-one-get-one-free beer.

Overall, I’d rate the food 5/5, drinks 4/5 (the sake was a bit strong for us), and the restaurant itself 5/5 for the ambiance and experience.“

4.6 Superb387 Reviews
Izakaya fusion grill Keitan Barbeque • $$
35 E 3rd Ave, San Mateo

Customers` Favorites

Tsukune Chicken Meatball w Egg Yolk 鸡肉丸
Zuri Chicken Gizzards 2pcs 雞胗 2pcs
Wagyu Steak with Bafun Uni & Pineapple
gyutan beef tongue 日式厚切牛舌
oyster w garlic sauce 蒜蓉生蚝
combo 7 skewers 经典炭烤套餐
Gyudon Beef Rice Bowl 牛丼
Tori Kawa Chicken Skin 鸡皮
Eggplant Appetizer
Chicken Karaage

“This place hits different, everything was so good. Couldn’t even name anything that wasn’t good. Loved the ribeye, pork belly and vermicelli with scallop. Had to order it again, just that good. Nice service and atmosphere, very nice music taste too!“

4.5 Superb174 Reviews
人间烟火小酒馆(Dynasty BBQ) Chinese • $$
105 W 25th Ave, San Mateo

Customers` Favorites

Mixed Vegetables Sweet & Sour & Spicy 拌素什锦 酸甜辣
chicken gristle 1 skewers 鸡脆骨 1串
Vegetable Rolls 1 Skewers 菜卷 1串
Chicken Gizzard 1 Skewers 鸡胗 1串
chinese chives 1 skewers 韭菜 1串
Chicken Gizzard 1 Skewer 鸡胗 1串
Chicken Skin 1 Skewers 鸡皮 1串
stinky tofu 1 skewer 臭豆腐 1串
bread 1 skewers 面包 1串
ice jello 桂花冰粉

“On a Tuesday night 7pm, there is still 15 minute wait. This place is popular. You order off a QR code and the system supports multi user ordering for the same table. The skewers are tasty. I wish the skewers are spicier so next time I will put in an extra request. You get a birthday gift bag if you show your ID on the day of your birthday!“

4.7 Superb304 Reviews
MB's Place Barbecue • $$
21 Borel Ave, San Mateo

“Ok, this is great food! Awesome Barbecue and Fried Chicken. Menu is on the website. Don’t forget to tip!“

3.4 Good5 Reviews
天府酒家 Tianfu Restaurant Chinese • $$
231 S Ellsworth Ave, San Mateo

Customers` Favorites

Chung King Spicy & Savory Shrimp Pot
hot & spicy frog pot 山城美蛙锅
Hot & Spicy Frog & Fish Head Pot
Pickled Fish Soup 酸菜鱼
Spicy Frog Dry Pot
Dry Got Beef Stew
Braised Eggplant
Hot Pot Fish
Hotpot

“Stopped by for lunch on a Saturday. The food was overall very flavorful, and spicy! We got the cauliflower dry pot, Fuqi Feipian, Dan dan noodles, and a lamb skewer.

One thing we appreciated was that the dry pots were smaller than most other restaurants we have been too (also cheaper) so you're able to order more dishes in one sitting, instead of the dry pot being enough for two people. The Dan dan noodles were technically not on the menu, but the owner/employee let us order it still.

Overall, highly recommend, a great restaurant with reasonable prices.“

4.3 Superb112 Reviews
Gyu-Kaku Japanese BBQ Japanese • $$
329 S Ellsworth Ave, San Mateo

Customers` Favorites

Gyu-Sushi with Premium Roast Beef Japanese Shoyu BBQ Sauce and Kuki-Wasabi on the Side
Japanese Chicken Karaage Bistro Hanger Steal
Korean Barbecued Spare Ribs
Steamed Chili Dumplings
Green Tea Cheesecake
Spicy Tuna Volcano
Macaron Ice Cream
Garlic Noodles
Gyu-Kaku Salad
Skirt Steak

“Great ramen!!! Fast and friendly service!“

4 Good144 Reviews
Big Daddy's Hawaiian BBQ (San Mateo) Hawaiian • $$
66 21st Ave, San Mateo

Customers` Favorites

Spicy Chicken Plate
3.7 Good46 Reviews
Cheung Hing Chinese • $$
40 42nd Ave, San Mateo

Customers` Favorites

G9 Bean Cake w Eight Treasures in Clay Pot八珍豆腐煲
House Combination Noodles Soup
House Combo Wonton Soup
Chicken Chow Mein
Beef Chow Fun
Peking Duck
Roast

“We met friends and 6 of us shared family style meal. My favorites were fried rice with salted fish and chicken, Buddha's delight and combination chow mein. The other items were fine but I like more sauce to noodles especially chow fun. Service was nice and efficient. The pork belly took a while to cook, I think I like a thinner cut but that is my preference. It was flavorful and had nice texture.“

3.2 Average69 Reviews