open late. flew in around 10pm. busy joint. service is quick. ordered oysters, chicken kebab, beef noodle soup, bbq corn, chicken wings, pork belly skewers, potato skewers, cauilflower skewers, chicken heart skewers. too much food for 2. read more

Happy Tree House BBQ - too much food for 2 - Barbeque Near Me - Richmond, British Columbia

Service was good - setting was good. Had good selection of skewers. Cooked good. My only qualm is the monotonous seasoning used for all protein read more

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Excellent Chinese skewers and great that they open late! We went on a Saturday around 10pm and it was still a full house, but fortunately no wait. We were a party of 3 so we got a bunch of skewers (chicken wings, one bite lamb, one bite beef, pork intestines, chicken skin) and mung bean pasta and garlic eggplant, which was a good amount of food. We also tried the Kokanee beer (Canadian) and Tsingtao beers, but I still enjoyed the Tsingtao more. The skewers had a nice spice and a little bit spicy (super bearable, just more as a flavor); I liked the chicken wings and beef the most, followed by the lamb. The mung bean pasta was pretty chewy, and the garlic eggplant was fantastic even for someone that doesn't usually like eggplant. Service is pretty good - just flag down the server and the requests are fulfilled very quickly. Overall, we had a pretty solid experience and surprised by the amount of bad reviews about this place. read more

Happy Tree House BBQ - Garlic eggplant, skewers, chicken wings - IG @bougiefoodieboi - Barbeque Near Me - Richmond, British Columbia

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Tasty skewers with northern Chinese cuisine style! Their spicy hot pot was quite spicy so it's definitely for spicy food lovers! Our party of 2 ordered it and asked for mild and their staff kindly reminded us that it would still be quite spicy and she was right :). Great flavours and varieties from their menu other than the hot pot - they have signature lamb skewers, beef, wings, and more. These skewers were cooked in the open kitchen and served right away to the table once ready! read more

Happy Tree House BBQ - Brown Sugar Jello with peanuts and raisins - Barbeque Near Me - Richmond, British Columbia

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Some friends of mine from Calgary were visiting and wanted to try this place because they don't have similar BBQ skewer restaurants back home. I'd never been to such a place and was curious to try too. I liked the ambiance - lots of wood, feels like I'm in a hot. There were cushions on the wood benches so it was more comfortable to sit. The food itself was quite underwhelming. We tried a bunch of different meats and they all had the same cumin spice that was overpowering to the point that I sometimes couldn't tell if I was eating pork, beef, or lamb. The vegetable dishes were also very oily and I rinsed them in hot tea before eating. Overall, I don't think I'll come back. read more

Decent food offerings with a big menu. They were quite overwhelmed with splitting bills when i went with a big group (15+), I'm alright with them taking a longer time but there was also an issue where we ordered skewers and were never served yet they were insistent they did. read more

Worst service I've had in awhile. I understand English may not be their first language but the attitude and rudeness was palpable here. When we told one of the female servers that my partner has a nut allergy, she told us that everything has nuts and that we should just leave. Since her English wasn't good, we decided to let another server know. This time the server told us there are no nuts in the skewers and just walked away. Also when they gave us water or dishes, they just threw it on our table (this is similar to other bad reviews mentioned). The service was so dismissive and horrible that we ended up just getting up to leave. read more

My girlfriend and I have drove pass this interesting Chinese bbq place many time, we finally decided to give it a try and we were impressed! The interior really gives a Chinese vibe that brings me back to the little town I was born in, all the tables and chairs are wooden, finished with a glossy feel. We usually love to sit together when we dine out, the tables were big enough for us to do that! My favorite dish was the Special Lamb kebabs, topped and marinated with tremendous seasonings. Most of the kebabs have a minimum of 5 skewer, there're also smaller bite size ones that starts with 10. I really like how the price is not too expensive if you're not planning to order too much. We were able to try out a lot of dishes by only ordering 2-5 skewers of each. Overall, this restaurant is worth lining up for, it gets very busy when dinner time hits, if you'd like to try it out, do it after they open at 4:30. :) read more

Happy Tree House BBQ - Special lamb kebabs, angus beef kebabs, one bite lamb skewers, toasted buns - Barbeque Near Me - Richmond, British Columbia

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Potato yam chips are crunchy & delightful! They have a bit of honey on them - it's appetizing and a healthy snack to munch on. Their screwers are good except for the prawn skewer - although it looks big, it's actually not! Service is friendly & fast! Ambiance is unique, asian vibes, casual yet simple~ read more

Happy Tree House BBQ - Prawn skewer, lamb screwed & angus beef screwed - Barbeque Near Me - Richmond, British Columbia

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Had dinner with friends from volunteer, we had the lamb soup noodles, BBQ skewers, BBQ oysters, and potato shreds were delicious. read more

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I love coming here. I always come here when I come to Vancouver. You get to choose different kinds of skewers that range from meat to vegetables. They also have assorted skewers in a hot pot. I would try that while you're there! Since this place opens late, it's a good spot for a late night snack. read more

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A busy Chinese restaurant that specializes in an assortment of skewers. The skewers are well cooked and crispy, and even the ones that I was hesitant about trying were still delicious. There are other noodle and rice options so you don't overload on meat. Food There are a variety of meats that you can get on skewers, as is the focus of this restaurant. The meats are cooked so that the outside is nice and crispy and not burned. Not the juiciest bites since they are small and bite size. Well seasoned and not too salty. The meats for my table came out in 2 platters in about 15 minutes after ordering. Handmade noodles in bone broth was a good balance to all the meat. Not too salty and the noodles were really good! Mung bean noodles with cucumbers was something my friend wanted to order and it was pretty good. It is slightly spicy. Cucumbers were fresh and spicy as well. Very good vegetable to have with all the meat. Eggplants were really good. By far my favorite dish that we got that was not meat. Atmosphere Casual and kind of feels like a night hang out spot to get beers and food at. The restaurant was pretty loud and the seats that we got were not comfortable. Pricing This was my first time having skewers in a restaurant like this so hard to say relative to other skewer places (Seattle does not have many). I felt like the food and experience were worth it though. Service  Service was ok but not the best. Only time we saw them was when they came to deliver food and we were along the window and wall so it was hard to wave anyone down. Other Parking lot is shared with other popular restaurants so it's hard to find a spot. read more

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The quality of BBQ at this place has really gone down since I last visited before COVID. I feel like the meat tastes undercooked and soggy, almost like its been boiled before finishing off on the grill. Also worth mentioning is that this place has a minimum $50 charge before credit cards are allowed. read more

Happy Tree House BBQ - Barbeque Near Me - Richmond, British Columbia

We were looking for a place to eat at 12am after a long flight, and saw many people dining here. We could see the food through the window and it looked delicious so we sat down. There are many options on the menu and we opted for the pork, steak and fried tofu. Each stick was perfectly seasoned and the tofu was crunchy on the outside and soft on the inside. We were very happy with our meal. read more

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I came here for dinner recently. The restaurant had a nice chill atmosphere and service was quick. In terms of food, I tried the Original Lamb Kebab, Special Lamb Kebab, XL Lamb Kebab, Ox Tongue, Chicken Heart, Pork Hock, Ox Throat, and Eggplant. The Original and Special Lamb Kebabs had nice pieces of lamb with decent flavour. I think the Special one could be better if it's more spicy. The XL Lamb Kebab stood out the most as it was crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. The Pork Hock was also similar as it was nicely grilled on the outside with good flavour and tender on the inside. The Ox Tongue and Chicken Heart were both pretty good.The Ox Throat were okay at best. As for the Eggplant, some pieces were really good but others were dry/overcooked. read more

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We decided to have our 2020 NYE dinner and a Birthday party combined here this evening. Our girlfriends who have been here in the last said it would be a good experience so we decided to come here. Let's start from the very beginning....we made a reservation so that was great! Considering how full it was, we were so glad we did this. Now, parking....this was a nightmare. We waited quite a bit at the front of the restaurant, where parking is available for customers who visit the shops/restaurants. We didn't realize there was parking specifically for the restaurant towards the rear, so when we did, we were happy but boy did we wait for a while! It was pouring so we were hesitant to go and find parking elsewhere. The food was okay. I think the best thing we're the vegetable sides we ordered, I.e. garlic chives and enoki mushrooms. The lamb skewers were my second favourite followed by the chicken skewers. Everything was nice and flavourful. We ordered a cod fish dish but unfortunately, this wasn't the best dish of the night. It was an expensive dish and we were told by a friend who works in the fishing industry that it wasn't cod, rather Dover Sole. For someone who eats fish regularly, I was also inclined to believe it wasn't cod. We asked the waiter, who came back to confirm it was cod. We tried to convince them it was but they never really came around to our table again. We probably could've taken a bit to have it tested but we decided not to go through the trouble. Service was slow; restaurant was packed; and food was okay. If you ever plan going here, don't order a fish dish unless you're desperate to eat it right away. I'd suggest buying and cooking your own; that was it's not only cheaper but you know exactly what you're eating. read more

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I'm surprised by the low reviews for this place. I had a great late night experience here. You'll have to try and flag down the waiters but service wasn't bad. Order: -special lamb skewer and pork skewer: these 2 were more tender and flavourful -cucumber: refreshing with the skewers Okay: -preserved egg and tofu -lamb skewer Pass: -Hand pulled noodles with bone broth: noodles were a little over cooked -fried Chinese donuts: too hard and was unexpectedly sweet. Reminds me of a fried bun that goes with condensed milk -chicken skin skewer: weirdly overcooked and undercooked read more

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First of all, ten of us got seated at the tiniest table that was so uncomfortable to sit at. They really need to figure out how to seat bigger parties. Oh yeah, and they were BLASTING some talent show which had mandarin pop, rap and rock just blaring. It was so hard to hear! Service also totally sucked, delivering wrong orders and people standing around while we wanted our bills and our tea pot back that got snatched away. The menu is a little overwhelming. I barely glanced and let others order for us. We are an adventurous group so strange meat didn't deter us from ordering it. Ox throat, pork intestine, chicken gizzards. Oh my! They tasted okay. Very Organy. We also ordered regular meat.. lamb, beef and pork skewers which were all delicious! The seasoning/rub is delicious! I recommend the meat for sure! Organs if you're into that are okay and not a bad way to experiment with new textures and flavours. Some things were pretty spicy which I truly enjoyed! Outside of barbecued meat: Skip on the corn. It was mushy. Get the buns on skewers! It was literally bao sliced and grilled and those were awesome. Fish balls were yummy in a nice spicy sauce. Cucumber dish - refreshing and cooling. Perfect to balance the spicy meat and really good sauce. We got the giant order of fish and tofu (I think it was cod?) and it was pretty tasty but nothing amazing. You'll probably want to order a bowl of rice. Interesting experience. Food was just alright, seating was not that pleasant and customer service not great. Don't expect much! read more

Happy Tree House BBQ - Giant fish dish, fish balls and cucumber dish. - Barbeque Near Me - Richmond, British Columbia

YUMMY SKEWERS! I love the skewers here for a quick bite late at night. My favourite is their beef and lamb skewers. The spicy chicken wings is tender. The skewers are lightly spiced up. So don't expect any crazy flavours. I also like their pickled fish which can feed up to 4 people. I had their coconut, don't get this. I always order it in hopes of getting a nice fresh one but it's always a bad coconut or a bland plain one! Overall, perfect quick eats here :) price is decent and staff here is generic. Nothing too crazy or above and beyond :) read more

Best Chinese BBQ place ever! Great services from all the friendly servers and staffs. All the dishes we've order were cook to order and freshly made. Beer was tasty too. Will definitely revisit again. read more

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Lots of great BBQ variety here. I've been here a couple of times and have enjoyed it both times. A little tip, get a mix of meat, seafood, and something on the side. The seasoning they use on all the meats are the same. So, it'll get boring if you stick only to the meat options. read more

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We came here for a late night meal after a long drive from the US. We got skewers and noodle soup. The food was okay, not too impressive. BUT the service was horrible! Since we get inside nobody was happily welcoming us or other customers. When they dropped off the food they basically just "throw" the plates down and walk away. Whenever we look up this staff was keeps looking at us and giving mean looks while we were eating. I did not like the service at all so I decided to just leave a small amount of tip. This staff said it's too small and demanding bigger tip, she did not let me leave the table unless I give her more. We did not want to make a scene so we did. Their staff needs to have better manner especially since it's a tourist city. read more

It is a cozy, modern and tasty grill place. We visited it in Thursday evening. It was unbelievable to see how busy they are. We had to walk up to the front desk to pay the bill. (The waiters and waitresses were too busy to bring us bill). The color of grill may indicate a spicy flavor. Actually it's not that spicy. I would take a few good cold beers if I didn't drive. Recommend this place for a friend gathering. read more

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Food was very delicious. The skewers are slightly spicy. As someone who can't eat spicy, I wasnt constantly drinking water. The fish meat is very smooth. Tasted great. Was very satisfied with our meal. The tables are separated and have shields set up. Felt safe eating here during the pandemic. read more

Happy Tree House BBQ - Lots of skewers! - Barbeque Near Me - Richmond, British Columbia

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Disgusting Worst bbq in Richmond Found a huge piece of plastic bag in my salad and felt sick ever since the server probably put the plastic bag with covid virus in my salad After all they still asked me to pay 100 dollars for this crap Disgusting owner,disgusting food and disgusting service read more

Happy Tree House BBQ - Server put plastic bag with Covid virus in my salad and I felt sick ever since - Barbeque Near Me - Richmond, British Columbia

I LOVE this place. The combination of spices on the meats is so great and flavourful. For COVID they seem to be practicing good social distancing measures with their tables spaced far enough apart (some of them remaining unused to accommodate this) I agree with other reviewers that this place can get pricey, which is why for me it's more of an occasional treat if I'm in the area and feeling bougie. I recommend the abalone, the fish tofu, the spicy hot pot, the chicken wings, and the spicy fern root noodle. Another thing people seem to be worried about is the spice level. I am relatively weak to spice, as in I can handle mild spice, but medium is pushing it and hot is not a good time. But with this place I don't remember the spicy stuff actually being super spicy, more on the weak to medium side. At most I was drinking a bit more water but it didn't take away from my enjoyment, rather enhanced it. read more

Happy Tree House BBQ - Beef skewers - Barbeque Near Me - Richmond, British Columbia

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Wow. Looking at all the reviews and just looking at the stars, I was not expecting this place to have AMAZING FOOD. Yes, there was a small little wait for the place, like 15 minutes (wasn't that bad since it was no reservations and came during their rush). And on top of that, a lot of them spoke Cantonese to me!! I haven't seen Canto speakers for a long while now too. In addition, I smelled like this place after, and I LOVE IT. I love how my clothes smell after a good dinner or a place where I eat. It is totally a thing for me. Anyways, onto the food. I am literally in love with their Crystal Noodle dish. It is pickled with tons of cucumbers. I totally forgot to take a picture of it, I will be coming back for a picture for sure in the future! And my friends and I ordered SO MUCH SKEWERS!!!! Their specialty from what my friend told me was the Lamb Skewers~!! They were so delicious, and so spicy too! I loved it so much!! And we ordered the gizzards, beef, and chicken as well! All the various amounts of skewers on the plate! And of course, just to try their vegetarian options, and even those were spiced like CRAAAZZYYYY! If you can handle your spicy, this is literally the place!! I for sure will be coming back with my friends for more skewers and try their different selection of items, but FOR SURE THE SKEWERS~!! read more

The food is ok but the one star review is for the awful experience at the restaurant. My friend visited this restaurant on saturday and it was a rainy night. Most restaurants have the common sense to put up caution wet floor signs or at least mop up the puddles but not this place. Not only did they watch my friend take a nasty fall skinning and badly bruising her knee, they made no attempt to apologize or check on her to see if she was ok. The employees just stood there and watched. When she complained they did not care AT ALL. They put up the wet floor sign AFTERWARDS and just brushed her off. Then they had the nerve to get mad at her for not leaving a tip. They brought their manager over and all the manager cared about was whether or not the service was good? Nope no it wasnt. People SLIPPED and you guys did NOTHING. YIKES. read more

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Food are ok, slightly above average. The reason I like to come here is the atmosphere, good music, relax with beer and bbq skewers. And they have a good range of food selection which are good for dating, friends and even family gatherings. Drinks are good price. However, grilled seafood can't be guaranteed, sometimes are pretty good but sometimes are awful. Recommended: all kinds of skewers, potato chips, grilled steamed buns, beer Not recommended: deep fried ice cream, they are just deep fried cream puffs; grilled oysters, they are more like steamed oysters and most of the time not very fresh read more

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Even though their Chinese name has 'charcoal' in it, I have some trouble tasting the charcoal part in almost all of their skewers. Maybe I was being unreasonable hoping for a Zakkushi experience on the cheap. They are indeed quite a bit cheaper since dinner for two without drinks came to just slightly above $40 tax-in. Just keep your expectations in check and you should be fine. read more

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Been here a few times there is always a line up. Parking is tough in that area. Other than that this is a great place eat BBQ and drink beer. Food is good 4 Stars Price is average 3 Stars average we spend no less than $40 a person. Plus there are things that you must order minimal 5. Ambiance some what different 4 Stars Service most time they don't see you calling them 3.5 Stars 1/2 Cleanliness not bad over all 4 Stars Parking it's almost always full and people stay there for a long time mostly 1 driver per a car 2.5 Stars1/2 read more

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Their mung bean cold noodles appetizer is my absolute favourite! Easy online ordering process. One of the few places where I will eat spicy because their seasoning is so on point! read more

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Service was horrible! Staffs never come to check in with my table, they keeps staring at us while we're eating. The experience was whatever, food was okay unit the end. We didn't like the service but still the decided to give tip, but it wasn't satisfying the waitress she stopped us and demanded more tips in a very aggressive way and loudly. We were scared and embarrassed in front of everyone in the restaurant no one should be treated this way read more

Update. Went again after 1 month. This place is still awesome! Brought my bf and friends whom are either white or Fijian and the service went out of their way for us. Spoke English. So that's totally untrue. And the food is great. People who think it tastes like cigarettes or too spicy don't know what cumin lamb is or the region of food it's coming from. It's like complaining about tonkotsu ramen tasting like pork. Anyway this place gets enough business without me raving about it. We had pitchers of crappy Kokanee and stuffed ourselves on skewers. It was amazing. Yay! I finally went after wanting to try for a long time and it totally was better than I expected. Is it a 5 Star for being as delicious as a high end resto? No. But for the price and the rarity it is amazing! There is hardly any northern Chinese skewer food in Vancouver. In fact this is the only one I know of. It's better than zakkushi and much cheaper. Of course it's not super trendy it's more of a eat and leave kind of place. A couple tables had a pitcher of beer but it was rare. The decor and bathrooms were surprisingly modern and clean. The wait staff spoke enough English to communicate clearly. The skewers are not for the people wanting to eat healthy. It's fatty meat and delicious! The meat was cooked quite well. The beef was definitely on the rare medium rare side which I enjoyed. The Lamb was great. It is alternated with pieces of fat so you have to be okay with that. The have a salad that had a very nice dressing and helped to add some greenage to a very heavy meat centric meal. The deep fried ice cream were actually deep fried cream puffs. I would pass. It's actually better to have regular cream puffs Service was good enough. They were present but you have to flag them down per usual Chinese restos. For $25 bucks a person (no booze) it was amazing and a steal. I will definitely make my way back. Yayay! read more

Happy Tree House BBQ - Barbeque Near Me - Richmond, British Columbia

Some of the food is precooked and they just heat it partially :) The lamb is not good quality and too fatty. read more

Definitely spicy! If you like spicy food, this is the place for you. They have lots of savory meats on skewers such as lamb, beef, chicken wings, fish balls, and prawns. The lamb is considered their flagship choice. All of their meats were tasty, but again, it was spicy. Also a good idea to pair it with an ice cold beer to taper down the food. Parking is tight. Chances are if you go on an evening or a weekend, you won't find parking. read more

Happy Tree House BBQ - Barbeque Near Me - Richmond, British Columbia

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Its good. A typical Chinese style skewers place, but there are cheaper options out there, for sure. It also has grilled (chilli) fish available, if you'd like to have skewers alongside this. STAY AWAY from the "Fried Ice Cream" because that is simply Costco style cream puffs "fried" - Not what I was expecting and not worth the price they charge (unless fried cream puffs is your thing). There may be a wait at peak times, and the parking is general atrocious, so just be aware of that. read more

Happy life, happy wife? Then also bring her to Happy Tree This place of specialty Chinese BBQ promises nothing more but happiness and delectable treats for family and friends to enjoy Perfect for a summers day, grab a couple beers and feast on some savoury meats such as skewers of lamb, beef, and chicken wings If you're more of a seafood person, they've got you covered with whole fish, shrimp, and even abalone! Spread the word and find one near you! read more

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Price/quality (2/4): Some of the items are a little lacking--for example, the deep fried capelin was not as crispy as it could have been. The cuts of meat used sometimes meant it was quite chewy. While the food wasn't terrible, it was also a little lackluster at times, especially in terms of texture. Service (1/1): Service was mostly effective, though I did have to flag them down to change my plate. Would I come here again: Possibly, though I wouldn't go out of my way for it. read more

I love the fish here. It's black cod and it's so buttery and rich I love it. I prefer the spicy sauce but sometimes I I like to get the black bean sauce. The food gradually getting more expensive and the service isn't all that great but I would come back just for the fish. read more

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