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    4.0 (36 reviews)
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    Bitter melon with spareribs over rice
    Yvonne F.

    Our first time to BBQ King. We arrived around 11am on a Friday and most of the tables were taken. We live in Sacramento and my sister lives in San Francisco and had been there years ago when she said there were different owners. They gave us the Breakfast menu but we requested for the lunch menu as we were interested in the rice plates! I ordered the Scrambled Eggs with shrimp over rice and the shrimp were extremely large and plentiful! My husband ordered the Bitter melon with spareribs over rice and he said the bitter melon was excellent as it was fresh and not frozen still crunchy and not overcooked! My sister had the choice of 2 over rice and she chose Roast Duck and Roast Pork. It looked like a 1/4 of a Duck but she would ask for the pork with some fatty because it was so lean that it was kind of dry. We can't wait to bring the family because they also have 2 large round tables. We all know what we're ordering next time we're in town. The place was very clean! Tables were cleaned up as soon as the customers left!

    Sautéed Clams w/ Black Bean Sauce $18.99
    Cathrin P C.

    Arrived at 6pm on Saturday and the place was kinda empty. Service was very friendly and attentive. It's a little cold here. Most tables seat 4 with one medium round table in the back and two bigger round tables to the side for large parties. I dunno that these dishes were the best choices and they all tasted pretty standard: $15.99 Sautéed Chinese Green w/ Garlic Sauce $18.99 Sautéed Clams w/ Black Bean Sauce $15.99 Supreme Chicken half $23.99 Crispy Fried Whole Flounder Sole -- this was the most expensive, yet there was hardly any meat on the fish $22.99 Roasted Pork & Oyster in Clay Pot -- this was the best dish and had LOTS of oysters $16.99 seafood soup (not pictured) Total price $131.34 for 6 -- I was definitely not full and in search of dinner #2...

    燒肉切雞飯雙拼
    Leung T.

    This place reopened with a different name and more or less the same food. Prices are up & its more of less $20 a head to eat here.

    BBQ Char Siu Pork
    Harry W.

    I really wanted to give this place the benefit of the doubt even after hearing from others about the recent ownership change and renaming of this once-great BBQ place here on Irving, but sad to say, the word of mouth is correct. We sampled their BBQ Pork just to see... BBQ Char Siu Pork: Oh my, while the BBQ pork looks good, the pork seems of low quality and is tough. The marinade seems to just stick on the outside and feels slapped on after the fact, even though it probably isn't. Bottom line - it was tough, gritty and lacking in any serious flavor. I wish this was much better than it was. (Score: 1.8/5) Maybe we just chose the wrong thing on the menu, but any Chinese/Asian place that calls itself "BBQ King" needs to excel at Char Siu BBQ Pork. There are tables inside to consume your meal, and friendly butcher and counter help you will find here, but there is a lot of room for improvement here on food quality. I hope they step up their game on the BBQ pork. Ever the optimist, I hope their other stuff is better!

    Black Pepper Short Ribs
    Adrian L.

    My brother told me about BBQ King as a newer restaurant that took over a former Chinese restaurant spot that was worth a try. I really like the roast duck here. It tends to be meaty and is served with a side of sweet and sour sauce. I also tried the short ribs on a sizzling platter. It was good but I prefer the short ribs from the Korean barbecue better. I also had the Chinese broccoli with garlic sauce. That was good, too. The service was good. I usually like sitting in the rear of the restaurant because the front can be a bit cold and windy when the door opens. I look forward to returning:)

    Jeff W.

    Love love the bbq duck and cha Siu here. Omg run don't walk when you're hankering for Cantonese bbq. Next door to Texas bbq. Can you do both in one sitting ??? Every thing in moderation I say. Service is friendly. Ambiance is busy Cantonese bbq spot. JYW highly recommends

    Menu - Breakfast and Lunch Specials
    Andrew Y.

    Was recommended by some locals at a nearby coffee shop to come check out this new restaurant. They mentioned that the wonton noodle soup was pretty good and affordable. It looks like the new restaurant is selling the same foods as the previous restaurant, which is Cantonese style food and BBQ with a deli in the front. Came by on Monday around 1pm for lunch and wanted to give the wonton noodles a try, but unfortunately the wontons were not ready; they were still mixing the meat filling and haven't wrapped them yet. They seem like new restaurant owners as they didn't have a lot of the dishes available yet since they either don't have the ingredients to make it and/or it hasn't been prepared yet. So I ended up getting: 1) Roasted Duck with Rice Vermicelli(4.8/10) - This was okay. It came with a lot of rice noodles, probably 2 servings worth along with some veggies and the roast duck. The roast duck was a bit disappointing since the skin wasn't crispy and the duck itself was kind of cold. Flavor for the roast duck was good, but everything else was just mediocre. The soup was also very bland. My friend ended up getting the beef brisket with egg noodles. He said the beef was tender, but flavor was just okay. The egg noodles were a bit soggy and slightly overcooked. Service was okay as well. We were seated fairly quickly and brought over a tea pot. They still were figuring out how to place orders on their iPads. They are fairly new and still working out the issues and getting in the groove of things. Be patient and I would say give it a few more weeks for service to get better and hopefully they have their ingredients prepared and ready by then. Will revisit if in the area again to give their wontons a try, but with Hon's Wun-Tun House opening soon nearby, they have some tough competition. Their pricing for their dishes are reasonably affordable though.

    Love this place!
    Richard T.

    Nice ambiance, friendly service, and great Char-Su pork! So delicious. Highly recommended!

    Dry-Braised String Beans ()
    Gary B.

    We were looking for a lunch spot and happened upon this place in the Sunset. The meat hanging in the window looked very good, and since I was in the mood for Char Sui, we decide to give it a try. Inside there were quite a few customers and although the place is pretty Spartan and it's decor, it had a welcoming vibe. All our dishes which included the dry braised, green beans, Char Sui, and the Taiwanese Braised Beef Noodles were very good. Because the staff really liked us, we got a complementary roast duck with plum sauce. All the dishes were great. Very flavorful and fresh. If you're in the area, this newest place is worth a try!

    New spot alert on bustling Irving Street that opened late last year. BBQ King is a newer addition to the scene, and while they had already sold out of some popular deli items , we decided to wait it out--and so glad we did. Everything came out hot, fresh, and full of flavor. We ended up with a combo of roast duck, supreme chicken, BBQ pork, and green beans... plus a bonus order of their steamed pork patty with salted fish--comfort food at its best Classic Cantonese favorites, generous portions, and easy on the wallet. Surprisingly no wait for a table either! Another one to add to your go-to list when you are in the Sunset area.

    Pork and egg porridge
    Binh P.

    New Chinese bbq place with tons of lunch options and dishes in general. Got the pork and egg porridge, and a combo rice plate with roasted duck, pork, and soy sauce chicken. My favorite thing ended up being the rice and cabbage. Everything else was fine, but I wouldn't be craving it. There's a lot of competition for Chinese bbq in this block. This place does have a lot of options though.

    Congee plain just green onion on top which you can remove
    Clifford W.

    Parking on street meters, 0.25 / 6 minutes.food is one of the better Chinese BBQ we have eaten. Eat in or take out. Eat in we had 3 item bbq dish. Roast pork very good crispy crunxhy skin. Bbq pork Chao siu was average, sweet and tender. Roasted duck was very good, maybe order whole duck next time. Mixed meat fried rice was very good, a good size portion, egg, pork, shrimps, lettuce. Congee plain for soup, good, no meat, just smooth boiled rice. Service very good, cleared completed entree, small cafe. Ambiance was a smallish take away, simple entree over rice, working person eatery. Overall 4.5 stars out of 5, round off to 5.

    Mapo Tofu

    Bitter melon with garlic and mapo tofu. Both perfectly prepared and delicious. The portions are generous and the prices very reasonable. If you haven't been to BBQ King yet, and love traditional Cantonese cooking, you should go immediately.

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    Excellent service food was great ambience Hong Kong style. BBQ King cut quarters and half on barbecue.

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    Came here for dinner with family and food was really great and food came out really quickly as well.

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    Smokin D’s BBQ

    Smokin D’s BBQ

    4.0(186 reviews)
    0.0 miOuter Sunset
    $$

    Their brisket bao truly reinvents the classic pork bun. Typically, a pork bun from this area would…read morebe too sweet and lack filling. But this brisket bao retains the sweetness of the traditional bao but dials it back a bit and introduces a Smokey and savory meat filling. The smokiness is what truly distinguishes itself from the classic pork bun. The price is a bit more than a traditional pork bun, and if they can work this down a bit, they will truly have something that can potentially even replace the pork bun entirely.

    3x I went 2 hours before they closed and SOLD OUT ! They WILL NOT ANSWER THE FLIPPN PHONE !! so you…read morecan't find out if they are SOLD OUT. I finally tried one more time. The BBQ brisket was not so good. I ask the cook for lean brisket and was given 30% fat From 1/2 lb . Payed for extra pickles and got 4 small pieces in it to go cup. The staff really acts like they don't care. No personality made to order from a computer screen. With a staff standing there, playing on their phones. Small amount of sauce. The banana pudding was good, but didn't have very much flavor. But I could tell they made the effort to make it a special dessert. Mac & cheese was OK. But wouldn't order it again. I live in the neighborhood and found them through a TikTok video. Really sad they can't run the restaurant like adults. Adult restaurant tours answer the phone adult restaurant tours have enough food to sell at least 30 minutes before closing. Adult restaurant tours make sure their customer happy. The place is run by children. I've spent 25 years in the restaurant industry and cannot understand the way this place is run. Was really hoping to find a good barbecue place in SF . This one is not IT

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    International Smoke - Jerk Spareribs & Braised Oxtail

    International Smoke

    3.9(2.4k reviews)
    5.0 miFinancial District, SoMa
    $$$

    Pricey but worth it! I come here often for team dinners and I always look forward to eating here!…read moreGreat food, lively ambiance, and friendly service. For appetizers, we love: - Ayesha's freshly baked cornbread: buttery and soft pastry - 'Peking' pork belly bao buns: super delicate buns with juicy slices of duck - Double duck wings: crispy and yummy! For sides, we love the pork belly fried rice and the duck fat fries. SO flavorful and delicious. Fat just makes everything taste so good and I don't feel guilty at all about the amount of fries I had! The standout was my entree: the smoked galbi beef short ribs. I think this is my new favorite: the beef was ridiculously tender and cooked to perfection. It's pricey ($76), yes, but it's some of the best short ribs I've had and I highly recommend. I think it's worth it and you gotta treat yourself once in awhile!

    Yesterday, May 28, 2026, it was announced that INTERNATIONAL Smoke officially shuttered as of…read moreWednesday, May 20, 2026. If you ask me, this comes as no surprise at all. Located on the ground floor of the infamous leaning Milennium Tower in San Francisco's Financial District, INTERNATIONAL Smoke was Michael Mina's fine dining barbecue restaurant collaboration with multi-hyphenate entrepreneur Ayesha Curry. I visited this place once, for a small dinner party hosted by Charles Schwab on Tuesday, October 14, 2024. We arrived shortly after 6:35 PM. The atmosphere was modern, but casual and hip, funky with exposed metal accents popping through concrete floors and columns. Evidently, the fully booked days were behind them - despite the place's popularity as a fun, lively eatery with the occasional celebrity spotting, the restaurant was fairly quiet that night and not a single person was at the bar. We were seated in the spacious Atrium with floor to ceiling windows. INTERNATIONAL Smoke was not your traditional barbecue restaurant. They presented a globally-inspired grill-centric carte inspired by the rich heritages of the co-founders. The globetrotting meat dishes highlighted diverse international flame-cooking and smoking traditions. The ambitiously broad menu intended to take diners on a culinary journey around the world, but, instead, delivered a disjointed and scattered passport. Similar to the food offerings, INTERNATIONAL Smoke's drink catalogue featured some rotating crafted cocktails that leaned into global flavours, such as KUNG FU PANDAN ($18) and MIDNIGHT IN OAXACA ($20). Boozy beverages like TICKLE ME PINK ($19), NEGRONI ($19), and the ESPRESSO MARTINI ($20) were enjoyed by some of my tablemates. A couple of us stuck to the ZERO PROOF potables like the BUZZ FREE BEE ($15) and RASPBERRY FIELDS ($12) of which the latter I found to be delightful. Cool ice cubes, too! Below are a few of the dishes that we ordered: DOUBLE DUCK WINGS ($28) - I don't eat duck, but my dining mates raved over the tender mango-habanero glazed meat that was falling off the bones. BLACK TRUFFLE CAESAR ($20) - This was a substantial serving, and the sweet onion crema, fried garlic, and truffle vinaigrette all worked well together. ROASTED CAULIFLOWER ($18) - Meh. Perhaps my prejudice against raisins and tehina got in the way of enjoying this STARTER. BLISTERED SHISHITO PEPPERS ($16) - There was not a single blister on any of the peppers, so, unfortunately, the expected smoky, charred flavour was completely absent. MISO YAKI BLACK COD ($48) - This order came with two considerable sized filets of the velvety soft and flaky fish served atop mild shishito peppers sitting in a light ginger dashi broth. It could have just been me, but one of the slices looked a bit undercooked. DUNGENESS CRAB GARLIC NOODLES ($45) - Joanna went with this rich, buttery dish of noodles tossed with wood ear mushrooms, generous portions of Dungeness crab, and heavily garlicked. It was hearty, but I didn't see any bok choy mixed in there, which would have disappointed me if I were Joanna. PERI PERI HALF CHICKEN ($39) - Dustin ordered this dish. The poultry appeared to be well marinated, so I can only assume that the deep, fiery acidic flavour with the pronounced smoky element came through in each bite. Surprisingly, no rants nor raves on this from Dustin...who is usually very opinionated. PORK BELLY FRIED RICE ($17) - Not the worst, but not the best. For the small bowl, this was a major rip off. FRIED BRUSSELS SPROUTS ($15) - Wow, for the price, this should have knocked our socks off, but was pretty lackluster. 8 OZ. CENTER CUT FILET MIGNON ($68) - I ordered this steak plate. The meat was cooked perfectly medium rare, but the taste of the red wine demi and the stuffed portobello mushroom were unremarkable. LEMON OLIVE OIL CAKE ($14) - This did not stray far from the standard olive oil cake, just a touch of lemon added to the cake's flavour + the pluot garnishes. Nothing standout about this, unintriguing. "SMOKED" CHOCOLATE S'MORES ($14) - Not your typical s'mores, more of an elevated take on the campfire classic with a valrhona molten cake sitting atop brûléed marshmallow fluff with a side of graham cracker crumble and a scoop of ice cream. CINNAMON CHURROS ($13) - The accompanying blueberry cheesecake and meyer lemon curd dips were the sole unique elements of this sugar-dusted fried pastry dessert. Without them, this plate would have been underwhelming. Mediocre food at high-end prices aside, table service was friendly. What was all the hype over INTERNATIONAL Smoke? My true guess is that the affiliation with Steph Curry and his basketball friends who would pop in were the big draw...because even with all of the smoking, this place had no fire.

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    MuuKaTa6395 Thai Charcoal BBQ

    MuuKaTa6395 Thai Charcoal BBQ

    4.6(543 reviews)
    1.5 miInner Richmond
    Locally owned & operated
    Family-owned & operated

    Tried Thai BBQ/hotpot for the first time and it did not disappoint ‍ Everything was so yummy -- the…read moresauces were amazing and the cocktail buckets were actually really good too. We shared the large CYO set and got: * pork shoulder * bacon * pork belly * rib eye * muu-ping (marinated pork shoulder) * 2 garlic rice * assorted veggies The meats were flavorful, the portions were generous, and we honestly ordered the perfect mix. The service was also great -- they were super attentive and regularly changed out our grill without us even having to ask. The whole place had such a fun vibe too. Bonus: we had enough leftovers for lunch the next day Definitely coming back!

    dare i say this might be way better than kbbq :0 it's the perfect mix of hotpot and korean bbq. i…read moreloved all the marinades and the meat quality was actually really good. such an interesting concept too because some of the meat juices drip into the broth while cooking and make the soup extra flavorful. my only complaint is that i wish the hotpot section was bigger because i wanted to scoop more soup the portions are also a little smaller than expected. when they say the large set is for two people, they lowkey mean it. the four of us shared and felt satisfied by the end, but we also weren't starving going into the meal. the intestines were just okay to me, but the sauce that came with them was super limey and flavorful which i loved. overall, such a fun dining experience and i'd definitely come back.

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    Yakiniq

    Yakiniq

    3.3(1.8k reviews)
    3.3 miJapantown, Lower Pacific Heights
    $$$

    YakiniQ really said "leave hungry? never heard of her."…read more Pulled up with my homie Jun because this man treated me to lobster last time and you already know... Asians keep receipts but in a wholesome way We don't split love, we rotate blessings. For $49.99/person, this AYCE Korean BBQ was straight violating my self-control. The short ribs?? HELLA BUSSIN. Like actually criminal. Every bite had me ascending like a TikTok food review in 4K. Meat so juicy I almost stood up and thanked the cow personally. The grill smoke got us smelling like seasoned warriors walking outta there but honestly worth it. Staff kept the meats coming faster than my auntie asking why I'm still single. And let me put y'all onto some elite Chinese vocabulary real quick: "好吃到舔手指" (hǎo chī dào tiǎn shǒu zhǐ) = "so good you lick your fingers." That's EXACTLY the vibe. Finger-licking good fr fr. YakiniQ got me fighting for my life, unbuttoning my pants in the parking lot, and already planning my return. 10/10. No crumbs left. Their "Red Hot" peanut sauce is the carry here - no doubt. Highly recommend with my utmost respectful regards!

    Came here last night to celebrate a friend's birthday. Had poor experiences at the Livermore…read morelocation in the past, so wasnt really expecting much from this spot either. Granted we were a bit late for our reservation, we ended up having to wait another 30-40 mins. The place (2nd floor) is small & awkward. We were all cramped waiting on the stairway and the actual seating area is also fairly small for a busy KBBQ place/big parties. The 8 of us squeezed into a booth with 2 chairs on the side. You can also feel whenever the table next to us got up and stomped/yelled/moved in their chairs-- which was really often. The basic AYCE menu is fairly limited-- esp for the side options. The marinated meats were pretty good as was the tteokbokki. Side & meat portions were alright, but the kicker is having to flag down staff to make sure they put in the order & bring it out. We asked for japchae about 5 times before it actually reached our table towards the end of our meal. The server/manager also told us that he had accidentally brought out 2 bottles of soju for us and that he'd COMP 1 bottle. We didnt notice that he had actually charged us for 2 and comped/subtracted a "third" one. So none were really comped at all. I just realized after we paid and that felt really sketchy. Idk if it's worth coming back here.

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