This new place opened up recently and my party of 5 showed up at 7:30 pm on a Friday night to check out what the hype is all about. We arrived to see a huge lineup, and we were worried that it would be a long wait. They said it would take an hour or so for a table, but luckily, you can leave your name and number and they will call you once they have a table for you. We took their offer and hung out at one of the BBT places in the same plaza for 35 minutes or so before they were ready for us. Their charcoal grill is visible when you walk in through the front door and all the seating is in the back. It is actually pretty spacious and well ventilated. It didn't smell like charcoal when I entered and didn't leave with any smell on my clothes. We ordered the following: - Lamb - Beef - Chicken - Chicken Joints - Chicken Heart - Beef Artery - Grilled Oysters - Enoki Mushrooms - Whole Squid - Garlic shrimp NOTE: When they say "4 pcs", its actually 4 skewers for each order. So if you mark 3 beef, you will have a total of 12 beef skewers. The order didn't take long to arrive at all. I am guessing a rough 5-10 minutes wait between ordering and the food arriving, and the food all arrived in a hurry! We must have ordered at least 40-50 skewers, and somehow, we managed to finish most of it. The food wasn't that bad, but they put a lot of spices and seasoning on them. Might be too salty and spicy for some. The typical ones were pretty good (Beef, Chicken, Lamb), and the grilled oysters were spot on. Keep in mind you are at a skewers place, don't expect the moon. I liked the beef skewers the most as they were juicy, tasty and the most flavourful. Pretty much everything tasted the same since they used the same spice rub on most of the meat. The veggies and the seafood are wrapped in a tinfoil packet and is cooked on the grill. They weren't that great, as there wasn't much of a taste to them besides the hot pepper they placed while cooking them. Avoid the garlic shrimp and the beef artery, they were bland and really hard to chew. Bottled Water (yes, you read that right) is free, (chilled or room temp). Pop + Alcohol are extra. The alcohol is pretty pricey, not worth it in my opinion. We finished at around 10, and the line and crowd really thinned out at around 9 ish. If you are looking for a meaty meal late night, come after 9 and you should be okay to get a spot. They are opened til 2 am after all. Would I go again? Probably, but not any time soon. Not something would every week, or even month. TLDR: Pretty Decent Skewers place. Don't be scared of the lineup. Come after 9 pm if you want a short lineup. Most (if not all) of the food is spicy. Stick with the basics (Chicken, Beef, Lamb). Avoid Garlic Shrimp. CASH only (at the time of this review) read more

Always a good time at this location. The food and ambiance is amazing. Self service bottled water is a little sad, save the turtles please !

First time here at this location. As a semi self serve restaurant, i believe its a decent place to enjoy your dinner or whatever the case is. Why i say semi self serve? well they had good attitudes and serves you food, BUT all drinks are self serve. which is not a big deal. Water is free(water bottles). I tired Lamp,Chicken wings, and Chicken Joints Skewers. Taste decent! not bad at all. Great idea on the idea of a heat table (my picture). Environment is decent, dim light good music. Overall great place, CASH only tho -1 star () read more

I really want to like this place. I really, really want to like this place. We decided to try this place after our disappointment to find Destiny (next door) was closed for the night during the blizzard. From the outside, it looks pretty inviting with the decorative fake blowing fire in the windows. When you walk in, you're greeted with a nice burst of hot air which is refreshing coming inside in winter. We were seated promptly in a very cozy, dimly lit private booth. The waitress was friendly enough, as was the bus person who would rush by our table every now and then. I really could have taken a nap here it was that cozy. I felt almost like we were in a blanket fort inside our nooky booth. Also, they have chalk available at your table so you can scribble around on the chalkboard each booth has beside it. So naturally, I drew a heart with T+W beside someone else's attempted phone number prank. Though, I really couldn't get over the overwhelming smell of charcoal burning from the kitchen. However, that's just personal taste. So far so good! we may just have a new hang out! - Uuuuuntil the food arrived. My beef skewers were very chewy, a lot of fat. And it was SO SPICY. I didn't feel like laying in the fetal position in my bathroom all night, so I decided to try to wipe all the seasoning off with my napkin. Still not working. So I hid them in a napkin and put them inside this used skewer receptacle. Oh yay, my BREAD has arrived. Surely you cannot mess up something as simple as a bun, and I'm French Canadian, so bring it on! NOPE! THIS IS CHAT BAR WHERE WE LATHER EVERYTHING WITH HARDCORE SALT, PARSLEY AND CHARCOAL. It was so salty and heavily seasoned and made my burps taste like charcoal, I again had to try to remove the seasoning with my napkin and upon failing, hiding it in a napkin and putting it in the rising pile inside the receptacle cup. Add a few more harshly seasoned and charcoal-burpey sides and you now have a totally over flowing used skewer receptacle. It was really terrible, and we will not go back. I really want to believe this is all due to personal taste, and if you like spicy, heavily seasoned barbecued items then you may just enjoy the food. ...I still have the charcoal burps. read more

Came here on a Sunday evening in a group of 5. They don't take reservations so we left our name and phone number while we walked around the plaza. They called us about ten minutes later and we returned but it turns out that our table wasn't actually ready so we waited a few extra minutes while perusing the menu. The restaurant and the tables are small but the atmosphere was quite nice. I'd say it's perfect for hanging out and chatting in a small group of friends (it does get fairly loud inside). While we had to get our own drinks from the front of the restaurant, the heated platforms to keep our skewers warm were lovely, and so were the buckets to keep finished sticks. Would definitely recommend the lamb skewers, grilled oysters, and enoki mushrooms. The meat skewers, while delicious, all had the same spice rub so they all tasted pretty similar. The oysters, enoki mushrooms, and eggplants had the same garlic marinade. Come if you don't mind waiting, like the casual-noisy atmosphere, and enjoy repetitive-tasting food read more

Overall good food and not overly seasoned with cumin as most skewer places tend to be. They use charcoal to cook their food so it adds a hint of smokiness to the food. The atmosphere is nice and the establishment is clean. Minus one star because 1) they are cash only & no mention of it in English (apparently there is a sign written in Chinese) 2) when asked if it was cash only the server didn't make mention of an ATM next door 3) prices are a little steep ($4 for a can of herbal tea). I would come here again for the food. Come early as there is a wait later in the evening. *edit after receiving bill: I found it especially rude that the waitress counted our money in front of us as if we were going to short change them. Secondly she noted that we hadn't left enough for tips. I am not one to be stingy when gratuity is due. Since when was gratuities (a way of saying thanks for the service) mandatory? If they had offered credit/ debit and we didn't have to run next door to the ATM in the middle of our meal AND we didn't have to get our own drinks from the fridge at the front, they would get what they felt was deserved read more

Nice what my friend and I ordered overall is good. Ice tea, water and any drinks pick in front of the cashier up. I will go next time but waiting time is too long. read more

Chat Bar - Barbeque Near Me - Scarborough, Ontario

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This spot is awesome if you're coming with a group of friends who you're looking to catch up with and want a variety of tasty snacks. Theres a wide selection of various skewers which are all prepared fresh to order and placed on a hot plate at your table to keep them warm. Aside from skewers they also have a variety of bbqed seafood, veggies, rice, soups and mini build your own hot pots. The skewers are the reason I go to this place as they're so flavorful and juicy, however do prepare to down 2-3 bottles of water as I'm certain MSG is blended into the seasoning (however bottled water here is complimentary which is a nice touch). Drinks are also self served where you grab what you'd like to drink from the bar fridge and bring it to your table, which will then be totaled onto your bill in the end. I truly love the vibe of the place, however although it feels like a bar where you'd enjoy to eat skewers, down some bottles and watch a game.... they don't put any sports games on the screen here. read more

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Service is good food is decent but 1) food are way over priced like 4 lamb skeward cost almost 6 bucks. 2) all food tasted the same. 3) you have to pay for every drinks, even for water. 4) place is small, if you go during winter there's no places to put your jacket. 5) def not going back 6) cash only 7) they won't sperate bills even if you handed in separate orders read more

Chat Bar - Barbeque Near Me - Scarborough, Ontario

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Love their scallops and various skewers. Drinks are self-serve, which is unique. Their decor is gorgeous. Some staff only speak mandarin, so there is a bit of trouble communicating with them. read more

Portions and quality are both lacking... They advertise as "the main event" "rack of lamb" platter but I recieved a half rack thin sliced read more

Chat Bar - Don't order the rack of lamb - Barbeque Near Me - Scarborough, Ontario

Love the decor of this place! The design of the restaurant is actually really smart. When you enter the restaurant, the front has an open window of the kitchen so you can see them cooking the skewers - this is smart as all the smoke and skewers spice cooking smell stays in the kitchen and doesn't carry out to the seating area in the back. Also, their front counter table where the cashier is, is actually their fridge! Smart use of space. Also, their drink selections are in the fridge and it is in a serve yourself type of fashion which is one, neat for customers to see the whole selection of what they have, and also secondly smart because the staff save time/trouble of serving drinks and don't need cups. They even have bottle openers for the beer so customers can open it on the spot themselves. Food was good! All the skewers essentially have the same flavor as they are all marinated and cooked in the same spice. The skewers weren't too spicy, and really tasty. Lamb ($5.95 for 4 skewers) - In my opinion the lamb skewers tasted the best. Beef & Yellow/Red Peppers ($5.95 for 4 skewers) - The beef meat was really tender, and the yellow and red peppers added a nice sweet crunch to each bite with the beef. Pork Intestines ($5.95 for 4 skewers) - This was really really good. I didn't like how they stuffed garlic inside the pork intestines, but I understand it was there to help pick out the flavor. The pork intestines were really crispy and tasty. Chicken wings with honey ($5.95 for 2 skewers) - These were marinated really good, grilled perfectly. Probably the only type of skewer that has a separate flavor other than the usual spice. Okra ($3.99 for 2 skewers, 4 on each) - These were grilled a bit too long and the okra weren't that crunchy but soft. Really flavorful though. Cabbage ($3.99 for a plate) - The cabbage was cooked in the same spice as the skewers, along with some chili oil which made it really oily. Garlic Clams ($8.95) - This was a good deal because there were a lot of clams! Strong in garlic taste. Grilled garlic Scallops ($12.95 for 5 pieces) - The scallops came served on the clam shell with vermicelli and garlic and topped with a slice of chili pepper. The pepper is SUPER spicy so if you can't handle hot, don't eat the scallop with the chili pepper. The scallops were slightly overcooked in my opinion. I really like this place! Definitely would come back with a group of friends - a nice place to chat and chill. read more

The dishes were just okay. The service was terrible. When my friends and I just finished eating, and were about to chat for a little bit, the waitress started standing right beside us, giving us pressure to leave. Plus they don't accept debit/credit cards, and was not satisfied with 12% tips. I would give this place a zero star if I could. read more

A small tapas style bar that serves up lots of meats on skewers. You can easily over order given the large variety and that each order is 4-6 skewers. I had the lamb, chicken cartilage, pork, squid, chicken wings, baked oysters, okra, egg plant, rice cake...See how easy it was to pile it up?! Skewers were well seasoned and packed with flavour. Usually it's cumin, like for the lamb. It's a great atmosphere for hanging out with friends, having a beer and chatting it up. They only accept cash which is inconvenient. Beer is pretty much self serve. You can order it on paper but you need to go to the fridge to get it yourself anyways. I was with two other friends around 9pm on a Tuesday and there was still a 30 min or so wait. Plus the seating is limited. I'm already looking forward to coming back but not looking forward to waiting for a table. The servers keep walking by with heaps of skewers from the kitchen and pass the line up. It just taunts me! read more

Chat Bar - A typical order for 3 - Barbeque Near Me - Scarborough, Ontario

Nicely decorated bar with friendly staff. The same seasoning was used for all skewers and side veggies which was tasty. We particularly enjoyed egg plant, chicken cartilage. The oyster was ok to me but my husband liked it as he said eating it with the sauce taste better. Beef and enoki mushroom was only ok. This place accepts CAD debit card and cash only. There's an ATM machine right inside the restaurant read more

Liked the atmosphere but our food took WAY too long (1 hour). We had to pause in between because we finished the first few dishes.

Good ambiance and pretty good food overall. A good place to chill with friends for dinner or late night. Servers don't really speak English. Food wise, the skewers were solid, however I found the lamb and the beef not as tender as I'd like. The grilled scallops was one of my favorites - love the garlic flavour. read more

Charcoal grilled. Reasonably priced. Friendly staff. Best grilled fish I ever had. Crispy, flavourful, perfectly cooked. Squid goes well with drinks. Didn't like the lamb. Not fatty enough. Felt a bit rushed as there was a big line up outside. Definitely will go back read more

Ordered a take out. They forgot my oyster and the service is terrible. They don't even give you a nice look and the food is just so so. The lamb skewers are not juicy as we expected. So disappointed. read more