Great place to have beer and finger foods. Due to my tardiness, I am just writing after been there 2 months ago. The only item that I did not care for is the okra. Other than that, everything was great. Although I read about the poor service, ours was a pleasant one. There is a button on the side of the table that you can request for service by pressing the button.It works for us. I like the decor. For a first timer, it would have been helpful if they explain to us how everything works, including where to throw the used skewers. Overall, it was a great dinning experience. read more

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Great place. Lots of variety of choices. Love the beef and lamb. The service is also good. The place has a karaoke place and good list of background music. read more

It's amazing that we can have authentic Chinese kabab in Houston. Flavor and environment are both great. The best thing about it is they have singers performing live and we can do Karaoke ourselves if we feel like it. Only thing is that there might be wait on weekends. But the taste is worth it. read more

Cumin cumin cumin. If you're like me and absolutely LOVE cumin- you'll love this place. For non-cumin lovers, this place still gets bbq right. This restaurant has a secret to the way they cook. Perfect smoky and charred flavor while still maintaining the juiciness of the food. Order some beer and select a variety of skewers to have a good time. I recommend the chives and lamb. Go early to avoid the line. Also be ok with leaving smelling like bbq. read more

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Good selection of kabobs here. Waitress likes to speak Chinese so that's a bonus if you know Chinese. It comes out fairly quickly and they like to play kpop. Modern decor inside. read more

Favorite skewer/kabob place in houston! Love their seasonings and food comes out so quick. It's a small cute restaurant with awesome helpful waiters. I usually come here after 8pm and it's not so packed. They also serve beer and sake! Great spot to hangout with friends. Would recommend bringing groups of 5 people or less. They only have two big tables that can fit big parties. Right next door to HMART and 85 bakery. I ordered their lamb skewers and fish cake. I always see people order their scallops, will definitely try that out next time. They have a lot of veggie and seafood options. I've tried their chinese sausage, i've had better elsewhere but here it was okay. Their chicken wing comes with two and it was really tasty! Has the same seasoning as the lamb skewers. read more

Terrible taste. Don't go. You will definitely regret. We ordered 10+ varieties of food from meat to seafood to vegetables. To be honest, nothing tasted good. And the portions were small. We 2 adults still felt hungry after spending $60+ there. read more

Food is so delicious and bursting with spices and flavors. 1000/10 highly recommend to anyone in the houston area

If you even remotely like pig feet, you need to try this place. God damn. I was skeptical about ordering pig feet, but the texture and flavor were so perfect that I'll definitely bring others to try it in the future. Well done chef. I also ordered the scallops. Mine were perfectly tender and delicious, despite hearing stories that were less fortunate. The "qin qin chang" or special sausages were delicious. But that's really just because taiwanese sausages are the shit. Another bright spot were the enoki mushrooms. On point. Other things we ordered were beef/lamb/pork skewers, quails, chicken hearts, chicken gizzards, dried tofu skins. Nothing was bad, but nothing to write home about. I'll see you next time. read more

If Hot Pot City and Little Sheep have a baby, This is it. Pretty much everything was deep fried and then threw on the grill. I can't taste much of anything but salt and the overwhelming smell of the so called Mongolian seasoning. The grilled chives was soaked in oil so bad that we couldn't finish it. read more

Gao's Kabob - Kebab Near Me - Houston, Texas

The best Chinese BBQ place in town to my opinion! My husband and I are in love with their food. Customer service could be better. The deliveries would miss items or gave wrong items sometimes. Also one time my husband arrived on time they told him food is still not ready. He stayed there and waited for 30 mins. He went to ask again. They guy gave him the bag which has been left on the counter since my husband arrived. Without any explanation and he went to the kitchen.... it was very frustrating. read more

Fucking trash. Skewers are all cold. Got food poisoning don't ever go here. The owner said the food has to be serve hot. But none of the skewers we got were even room temperature. Never going back. read more

Great place, pay as you eat skewers. Their best item is their lamb skewers, and everything on the menu is worth a try; great to eat while you sip away at a beer tower. read more

Don't know why the ratings on this place is so low, but I personally really enjoy coming here for some late night snack and drinks. Chill spot for some catching up with some friends. The menu itself has a lot of variety and Gao's kabob is one of the cheaper skewer spots in Chinatown. The flavors of the skewers are on point though their service is only subpar. They have a karaoke system set up, so expect some brave souls who wants everyone to recognize their talent show off their skills. read more

Pretty good but they use the same spicy mix for all the skewers. Price is very reasonable for the normal stuff like beef and lamb. There is also seafood which is a little more. The place was full when I stopped by at 10pm. Just wish this place would open a little later instead of closing at midnight, while the last call start around 11pm. Will come back but probably not for drinking. read more

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This place was not the best. Overall, the customer service was not good. We arrived around 7:20 and waited till 7:50. The customers that arrived after us were seated first. We ended up leaving and found a new restaurant to eat at. read more

Everyone attention please!! You will find the smallest lamb skewers there are out there !As a regular customer here.I was very disappointed,even a little bit angry. The small size lamb skewers are so small, I've never seen anything like it. Since a couple months back, they cut the portion size for lamb skewers by half but didn't cut the price. When asked, reason given didn't make any sense. read more

The place is new and recently renovated with new owner. Pretty cheap place for asian skewers style food and the beer towers are cheap at $10 for 1.5L and $18 for 3L. There isn't much seelction for the beer tower just Bud light or Budweiser. A good place to hang out and drink and snack. Gets busy on the weekends. read more

Gao's Kabob - Kebab Near Me - Houston, Texas

First time going here. Came with about 8 people in total during this reopening time period of COVID-19. Wait was understandable, we came on a Saturday night n this place was popping, about 45 min wait. There was a garage parking next to it. We got 4 tables total (2 n 2 next to each other) n sat near our group vs being split. Employees all wear masks, social distancing is enforced. Food is delicious! Drinks are yummy! We had a great time. Service was phenomenal! Sang happy birthday to my sister in a lively manner. My family had an amazing time being served n enjoying our little get together for 3 hours long. Can't wait to go back! read more

OMG this place is fun, delish, and fun. Did I say fun? :) Too many different delicious items I could not try only one. The grape wine was wonderful but some like the apple more. I had both, it was one of those nights. The lamb kabobs are a must have. The spicy hotdog, grilled mushrooms and grilled bao yum. Thirsty? the beer tower!!!! Fun! 美味的食物. 我们会回来的. read more

First time here, we love the leek, eggplants, chicken bones, bun and of course the lamb. read more

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The food is NASTY , crafty crab is way better. The servers appearance was not up to par. This establishment is to small for all the tables they are cramming inside. The all you eat is a scam and was not was not even good. They also charge you if you don't eat all your food. It was about 20 tables and 2 servers. I had to flag the down the manager to receive my food. POOR EXPERIENCE. Don't believe everything v you see on TikTok. I'm really sad because I was excited to try this place. read more

they have best bbq is Chinatown! And they open until late night. Good place for hangout with friends.

Really great Chinese kabob! Strongly recommend! Good service as well. We ordered lamb, chicken wings, chive, and they are really good.

Took forever for them to bring out the food. Ordered one dish for 40 minutes. We waited 40 minutes. And finished it in 30 seconds. The food does not take 40 minutes to cook. The flavors are way too salty. I went to many bbq places. This restaurant is too pricy and having to wait 40minutes for food? Nah I'm good man read more

This place is amazing. We ordered a family meal which was spicy but it was soo good. Every time we go there, we always order that spicy meal. Even though I'm still not of age to drink alcohol my sister and I drink the drink called Soju with yogurt and it's delicious read more

First I want to talk about the service.. Sean wang made sure our expectations where at the highest.He took care of us made sure our drinks where filled. Helped us with the menu... the food was delicious i will definitely come back. I had a great experience and the food was a plus this place won't disappoint.... Trust me..... read more

Great atmosphere for BBQ and beer. The portion was smaller than expected but overall good seasoning. The ventilating was great. Didn't smell much while in the restaurant or afterwards. Would recommend to a group of friends who want to chat, but the seating area is fixed with tiny booth for 4. read more

I want to say three things. First, the waitress's shawl exudes, with long hair, not short hair. Second, two waiters overturned the barbecue and picked them up from the ground in front of me and put them back in the window where the dishes were held. Third, the manager said that all our food had been washed before cook , and then said that we were free of charge. It seems that we deliberately make trouble and don't want to pay (P.S. we pay in full). We complained because the two waiters handled it in a wrong way, not because of the exemption. To be honest, we don't know what you do with food in the back kitchen. The reason why we choose to eat here is that we believe you will handle the food well . The manager said that all the food had been washed before cook . Yes, all the food have been washed, but they fall to the ground and are dirty food. the dirty food can be put with processed food???If your answer is yes, there's no more words to say. Anyway I won't come back here again,because my trust in you has disappeared. read more

This is one of the worst Chinese kebab I've ever had. None of the skewers have flavor. All the other reviews were complaining about their service, but let me tell you, their food is not any better. We ordered takeout, and they did not give us everything we ordered. I was going to give one star, but their 红柳大串 is decent, but let me warn you, it costs $2.75/skewer. read more

Food is fine, small portions and you're paying for each individual kabob. The waitstaff is TERRIBLE. We mentioned it was our first time visiting and the dude who sat us down never offered any help lmao the entire time we were there we WERE NEVER OFFERED DRINKS, ended up getting up and leaving, taking our order to go instead as these people will not once check on you. The food isn't worth the wait. read more

Been here twice with my family & all of us had a good experience. Hot food and good service and great music. A+ spot

Two more recent visits have confirmed that they still don't care or understand how service at a restaurant should be. Both times we had the same issue. After we finished our food it was impossible to get the staff to bring us our check. We couldn't get their attention and couldn't flag them down because they just don't come by and don't mAke eye contact with you. It got to the point of ridiculousness and both times we walked up to the counter to tell them we wanted to close out our check and it still took an eternity for them to bring it by. Perfect dine and dash place for teenagers haha. read more

If you are not speaking their language they won't seat you ! What the point of writing down your name when whoever come after you will get seated before you? And what is the different of table of 5 and table of 6? If you actually want to seat someone first at least make an excuse like they called in reserve their table or something make more sense please? Don't be like they have 6 and you guys only have 5 so you can't sit. read more

This restaurant is clearly so overrated. The Kabob is not delicious at all. Either too dry or too salty. Or no taste at all. However, this is acceptable for me. What is totally absurd is that they charged more tips they should have by changing the amount of tips I wrote on the receipt (my credit card statement shows that the final amount is different). This is such a shame. Robbery restaurant. Don't go and get yourself robbed. read more

Another one of those. Door business hours show open till 12. Walked in at 11:29. Did not even ask if we want to go or dine in. Just said "we closed" in Chinese. I do not understand Chinese, my friend explained to me what they said. Why u put your so called business hours on the window and have your open sign light on? What a shame ,again and again.. read more

I like their lamb and beef skewers but it's just a little bit slow...we had bbq veggies first and our beef and lamb skewers came in the end, after we were filled with water, veggies, fried rice and edamame. But in China, meat skewers are always served first because that's what we're here for. The restaurant does improved compare to when it first opened. It was extremely slow back then. That's why we stopped going there until last weekend. Anyway they have tasty food so I would still recommend to friends. I really hope the restaurant hire more people in the kitchen to do the BBQ so it will be an awesome place. It seems the number of waitress and waiters are good enough and they are very friendly. read more

Good service and tasting food. The only downside was we have to wait for the dishes for some time. Social Distancing well enforced.

Me and my husband were there a few months when they just opened. The food is okay when you pick the right items. Just like other reviews, we witted long time to have our staff get our order (around 30 min) and waited a long time to have our food. I guess it is because they just opened at that time. They all look really busy even I did not see much people there. 3 stars is for the food and environment. read more

You definitely have to try 烤冷面！！ Grilled eggplant is also very very good Highly recommended barbecue restaurant! read more