Amazing food and atmosphere for a reasonable price. The workers were very friendly and brought us complimentary food to eat while we watched the soccer game. read more

Sanyoung Surf & Turf BBQ - Skewer assortment - Barbeque Near Me - Bellevue, Washington

It's giving dinner by the fire pit on a summer camping trip! Sanyoung Surf & Turf BBQ is known for their Chinese skewers. Walking in, you're transported to a glamping campsite. It's such an endearing theme! The dining experience is pretty self sufficient. You scan the QR code and send in orders through your phone. They have skewers galore!! Amongst our favorites are the beef tongue, cauliflower, and squid. Of the times we've come by, they always give us a fun veggie skewer on the house! We've gotten to sample their corn and mushroom skewers this way haha. The staff generally doesn't speak too much English, but everyone is super friendly and happy to help. Don't be intimidated! read more

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The place is decorated like a cozy campfire. The menu is accessed via the QR code on the table, where you also put in your order. Overall, the food here is pretty good but also seems a bit pricey for the amount that you get. - 4 marinated lamb skewers ($8): not too bad but can still taste a little gaminess - 4 premium beef rib fingers skewers ($12) - 4 marinated pork belly skewers ($8) - 4 beef tongue skewers ($12) - 2 squid tentacles skewers ($8) - 2 oysters ($9) There is a small parking lot outside the building. read more

Sanyoung Surf & Turf BBQ - Oyster - Barbeque Near Me - Bellevue, Washington

I wanted to try a restaurant that I haven't tried yet, so we decided to try this one. This place must taste authentic because everyone was speaking mandarin including the staff. Ambience- 3/5. A family friendly restaurant. Service- 4/5. Staff is friendly and nice. Food - 4/5. We liked everything we ordered. The least favorite was their spicy beef tongue, but it didn't taste bad. We can't wait to come back and try other dishes! read more

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Missus and I came here around 11pm on a Saturday night cuz this place was open late;, the parking lot in the "adjacent" (connected?) plaza is usually enough spots for cars, especially if you go late. Order via qr code. Lots of beef, pork, lamb, and chicken options. I'm a bit miffed the beer glass they gave me was warm (bordering on hot?) but the beer was cold - so unless I drank it out of the bottle (and look like a weirdo), I'd have a warm beer instead of a cold one. Besides that, the skewers were decent, both in value and quality. The first round came out fast, the second... Less so. Service is definitely up and down because of how few staff there are at night. The ambiance is whatever the TV mounted above the window to the road is playing. It went from jj lin to BLACKPINK back to another Chinese artist I don't know. On one side wall it's basketball, on the opposite wall it's jeopardy. The decor overall reminds me of Chinese BBQ places, and it's no wonder - all of the convos I hear around me are people almost shouting loudly in Chinese. read more

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a really good place with an authentic vibe--felt like we were the only non-Chinese group there. the food is great overall, everything has just the right level of spicy and flavorful, not too much but not bland either. The skewers were cooked perfectly, and the garlic seasoning was just the right amount. The chicken feet were also really good. Customer service was super friendly and helpful. Definitely recommend. read more

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Ordering on the QR code was easy, and the skewers all tasted great. However, by the time we finished our food we noticed that the only things that have not come out were our squid skewers. We were pretty full at this point so we asked our staff about the squid, and if we can just cancel it. It was strange that it had not come out by this time because we were already at the end of the meal and everything else had arrived in a timely manner, even after ordering two rounds of food. The staff were actually pretty pushy about not cancelling the order, but we just could not eat any more food. I was pretty disappointed because I was actually excited to try the squid, which is one of my favorite items. read more

Sanyoung Surf & Turf BBQ - Barbeque Near Me - Bellevue, Washington

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Great spot for skewers and drinks! A spacious restaurant with a parking lot and street parking. The skewers were flavorful and meat was tender. A bit on the pricey side but pretty comparable to other skewer places in Seattle. Definitely try the lamb and chicken gizzards. The spicy fish was good too but I wish it had more veggies in the dish for $50. read more

Sanyoung Surf & Turf BBQ - Skewers - Barbeque Near Me - Bellevue, Washington

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Came over for dinner on a summer weekday. Not much parking. Side street parking. If you are able to walk further, park across the street at the mall and walk over. We ordered eight items. Six various protein skewers items and jellyfish salad with golden noodles and vegetable and of course..rice. The protein skewers came out quickly. The only thing was they came out so quickly that we had a hard time figuring out what protein we were eating. All skewers were the same. It wasn't colored for certain protein. Yes ..grilled squid was easy to figure out. The proteins we ordered were: grilled lamb, grilled pork belly, premium beef rib fingers, grilled beef ribeye, grilled bacon enoki mushrooms and grilled squid. There is a warming tray on each table. By the time they placed the skewers on it, it was either hot or tepid for skewers. Server came out with the skewers out from back. Not on a plate to be presented to your table. The Jellyfish Salad was something I will recommend. Great for hot summer evening. It was cold and delicious to eat. Especially after eating tepid protein skewers. Order of rice came out last. And we had to remind them. read more

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Fun place for skewers, while most of it was delicious, there was a distinct taste of propane for the skewers we got in the second half of the meal. Loved the cauliflower and the pork belly. Food came out pretty quick too which was nice. read more

Sanyoung Surf & Turf BBQ - Lamb - Barbeque Near Me - Bellevue, Washington

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I've been wanting to try this place for a while and it did not disappoint! Service is fast and friendly. Prices are pretty reasonable for eastside. The skewers are flavorful and tasty. We also got the grilled eggplant and century egg tofu- both were delicious. I also love that they have mixed drinks- the pomelo grape drink was soooo yummy and went well with the skewers. Definitely coming back regularly! read more

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Love the addition of Chinese BBQ skewers to Bellevue! I came here with a fairly large party (8 or 9 people) on a Saturday night, and we were able to get seated immediately, though we did call ahead so that they were able to reserve a table for us - I would recommend doing this for large parties as they do get pretty busy). Ordering is done through phone + QR code, and we ended up ordering a pretty large variety of different skewers. I enjoyed the lamb and beef skewers, as well as the grilled eggplant, but after a while everything ends up tasting the same due to the cumin. It would also be nice if each skewer had bigger pieces of meat, our bill racked up quite a bit but none of us left feeling that full. Staff was overall okay, but we didn't receive some of our ordered skewers and some of the staff that was handing out the skewers seemed pretty confused when we were trying to explain the situation to them. Communication is easier if you speak Mandarin. Location is convenient, next to Crossroads mall (where Dough Zone used to be). Overall I liked the food and concept but I think you could get better bang for your buck elsewhere. read more

Sanyoung Surf & Turf BBQ - Barbeque Near Me - Bellevue, Washington

I really wanted to like this place a lot more than I did when I went, but probably because it was quite busy... and then it wasn't. I went here with two other friends on a Friday night around 7pm and had to wait for a bit because it was packed inside. Speaking of the inside, it's brightly lit and has a very apparent smell of lamb once you enter. When you get seated, you order using a QR code and place whatever orders you want. Most of the dishes consisted of meat skewers but there were a sizable number of other dishes, some of which we got. We did place our order and for some reason the first time around our order didn't go through, and it took servers a while to figure out what happened, and they asked us to input our order in again. When we did and it finally went through on their system, our food still took a long time to come, and we were in a rush to get to a movie we already got tickets for. Even after some attempts to ask the servers to get our food quickly (combined with the place not being packed anymore by the time we got our order in), we paid only for what we got and didn't get everything we ordered in the end. Needless to say, service was lacking here. As for the food, wow was it flavorful all the way through! So much so that it probably redeemed the poor service we got. - For skewers, we got grilling wings, throat cartilage, lamb, pork belly, beef ribeye, chicken crispy bones, beef tongue, chicken heart and chicken gizzard skewers. Most if not all of these skewers came in sets of 4 (chicken heart and gizzard had 2, and grilling wings was only 1), and were packed with pepper and some spice. All of these were the highlights of our meal. - The baked clams with vermicelli was a great addition for our table, though it was small in size and there was some sand in some of them. Not much meat in them either. - The garlic eggplant was also kinda small yet it tasted the same way as the skewers themselves; great and full of flavor. Probably to sum things up, the skewers are by far the best part, and other dishes didn't stack up to it. Solely because of this, I wanna come back when I'm not in a rush to try their stuff again. read more

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You can smell the spices as soon as you walk in. All the servers and staff were very friendly. The skewers were tasty, with tender meat and a great variety of options. I really enjoyed the stir-fried clams and highly recommend them. read more

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The food portion size was so small that you can barely find it. We ordered a bull frog dish and there are maybe 4 pieces of meat in it. The bacon wrapped enoki was smaller than my thumb. The food arrived so late that the previous dish was already cold. They messed up our order and took more than 30mins to get the right dish out. If you wanna leave hungry, then by all means, come at your own risk. read more

- Amazing skewers at a higher cost - Food: 5 stars Service: 3 stars Price: 3 stars Ambiance: 3 stars Overall: 3.5 stars I hesitated to try this place because I've seen the menu and I thought it was quite pricy in my standard. However, it was the only place that opened late when we needed to eat out with our friends, so we tried it out. It was Saturday night around 8pm, but they were quite packed (around 70%). We got our seats right away and they gave us the small tea cups for the water (water bottle was already on the table). We ordered a bunch of stuff since we had a special coupon from Asian Family Market for their Lunar New Year celebration. Here are the list of things that we ordered: - Grilled beef tongue 烤牛舌 $2.99/skewer - Grilled Beef ribeye skewer 烤肋眼牛肉串 $3.49/skewer - Grilled lamb skewer 烤羊肉串 $1.99/skewer - Grilled pork belly 烤五花肉串 $1.99/skewer - Grilled chicken gizzards 烤雞胗 $2.49/skewer - Grilled sausage 烤火腿腸 $2.99/skewer - Grilled scallop 烤帶子(扇貝) $2.99/skewer - Grilled cauliflower 烤花菜 $1.99/skewer - Grilled mushrooms 烤蘑菇 $1.66/skewer - Grilled garlic eggplant 烤蒜泥茄子 $8.99 - Baked clams with vermicelli in tin foil 錫紙花甲粉 $14.99. All of the food was delicious, but the beef tongue was especially good. The beef ribeye was a bit dry for me, so I'd recommend getting the lamb instead (both original and marinated were good). The last two dishes were bigger, but they were delicious as well. The baked clams were a bit spicy with tons of chili peppers. We didn't order any starch, and we were probably about 80% full when we left. I'd recommend ordering the grilled bread so you can be more full. The downside of this place is that they speak mostly Chinese and they were reluctant to tell us what the skewers are until I asked them. I'm not sure how it'd be for people who don't speak chinese, but I do see a group of non-Chinese speakers dining there. I'd come back here again for other social events in the future! read more

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Ordering is done via your phone. Once you send your order, they will print a receipt and mark off items as they come out. The skewers are then placed on a warming plate at your table. The food was fresh and tasteful. Nothing comes out tongue burning hot. I don't want to get burned but wonder why it's not really hot is it came off the grill. The wait staff was nice and brought out the food quickly. They would speak Chinese to me even though I told them I don't speak Chinese. We enjoyed the clams with noodles the most. It was very garlicky and had a bit of spice. The skewers all had the same seasoning of cumin and a bit of spice. I think i would have preferred different flavor profiles to choose from. The restaurant was clean and did the job. read more

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I LOVE CHINESE SKEWERS! I was so excited when I saw this place by chance yesterday and it seems like it must be in grand opening because they were giving people free stuff/discounts (by raffle drawing, you pick a random prize out of a box. We got a free plate of chives, so we ended up with two plates of chives haha). It cost us about $20pp, and everything was tasty! The marinated lamb was an interesting flavor that I haven't had at other skewer places before. I really like the cartilage! And the lamb is pretty good :) Place is pretty clean, plenty of parking in the mall, I like the skewer heater hot tray thing. :D read more

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Food is good, but service is way too slow. The way they are operating the back kitchen and front service needs improvement. The servers are running around but the food is not coming out fast enough. My last order never came so I was left sitting for 30 minutes with nothing to do or eat. I asked if the order of scallop was coming yet, if not to cancel it. They try to reassure me and said it's being cook right now and coming out soon. Another 15 minutes goes by and I just tell them to cancel the order so I could go somewhere else to eat. The interior is really cute and modern and food is good if it came out in a moderate amount of time, but would not be coming back. I saw many groups sitting with nothing on their tables for a long time too. read more

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Call out to adventurous eaters! You'll be rewarded with unique and delicious flavors and textures. For the Surf, we had the clams with vermicelli - a true flavor explosion. Had to add in rice to soak up the delicious sauce. For the Turf - So many different varieties of skewers - don't be afraid to try those out of your comfort zone. The gizzards are one of my favs. Don't miss the pork belly and the wings. The wonton soup has a flavor that was nothing I've tasted before - the broth was amazing. The restaurant had a luxe glamping vibe that pairs well with the bbq skewers. Our server was very nice but spoke limited English (in my book, a good thing). Not to fail, you order through the QR code, adding items until you're satisfied! read more

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Brand new Chinese BBQ skewers restaurant with also "tin foil" and hot plate dishes. We were too lazy to cook on Christmas day, so hit it up for dinner. We were early, and there were already a few tables ahead of us. Service was prompt and friendly, and the servers came multiple times to ask about the flavor and done-ness of the skewers. They needn't have worried as all the skewers were perfectly seasoned and nicely charred. The meat was tender and thoroughly marinated. All the meats were elegantly flavored. The spice not overpowering the fragrance of the meat. Medium spice level was perfect for my family, and a shaker of spice was provided just in case you need a little more. We did not try the non-marinated selections as I love the cumin/spicy/numbing flavors of Chinese BBQ. As were newly open, as a welcome, they had a lucky draw and we were lucky to get 3 skewers of pork belly. read more

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Yummy bbq skewers and the Baodu is really tender. The calms are also yummy Good to eat with friends and chat and cheers! The server is really active and kind! read more

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Everything was delicious! Fast service as well! The wagyu beef skewers fatty and juice. read more

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I have been to this place two times and have had a very positive experience both times. On Monday - Thursdays starting 9:30 PM they offer a deal where each customer can get their first beer 90% off or a soft drink for free. I tried the following skewers and they were all delicious. Only downside is the cost is fairly high. 1. Grilled leaks $8.99 2. Lamb skewers $7.99 3. Grilled beef ribeye $13.99 4. Grilled pork belly $7.99 I also tried the following tin foil series which I highly recommend. 1.Baked clams with vermicelli tin foil 2. Foil wrapped scallop and shrimp read more

Sanyoung Surf & Turf BBQ - Barbeque Near Me - Bellevue, Washington

Very nice and tasty food service was fast and accurate..they have very energetic ambiance ...food was awesome and you can't stop eating!!! Highly recommend for anyone big variety of food ....customer service is read more

Sanyoung Surf & Turf BBQ - Egg plant!! Yummy - Barbeque Near Me - Bellevue, Washington

Restaurant is clean and well-decorated. Plenty of natural lighting and eye pleasing wall decorations. Fast and friendly service. You can order by scanning a QR code from your table and food will arrive once you place your order from your phone. Plenty of skewer and Chinese hot dish options. Their skewers are really flavorful and full of spices. Most of the ones we ordered, such as grilled ribeye and chicken skin are a bit spicy but I love the spice and flavor. They have a hot plate for each table to keep the skewers warm and bucket to place the skewer sticks. They have plenty of other Chinese dish and would love to come back the try them. Plenty of parking space around the restaurant. read more

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Was craving some meat and rice, and I'd seen pictures on Yelp of the instant noodles, which looked really good to me. I thought there was going to be a lot more skewer options, but they did still have a good amount, and the main popular ones. I wanted to try some of their main dishes, but wasn't too hungry at the time, and they're all a bit on the pricier end. We ordered the skewers of pork belly, beef ribeye, beef tongue, chicken skin, and corn, and I had to try the Fried Instant Noodles. I really liked the Fried Instant Noodles, just wished they had some chili oil for it. As someone had mentioned in their review, there is a language barrier. We didn't always understand each other. She even used a translating app on her phone once. But she was wonderful, and really tried to make sure we both understood each other. But I did try to ask for chili oil or any kind of hot sauce, but it looked like they just had some kind of BBQ seasoning? The meat skewers were good, just thought the pork belly was a bit salty and the ribeye was a bit dry. We weren't sure at first if we ordered enough food, but we did end up getting full. Service was great and super friendly. Would come again. read more

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Food was okay, service was terrible though. We definitely did not feel welcome here, maybe because my family and I are not ethnically similar? The staff kept staring at us but avoided interactions. We had to ask to be billed even though we had clearly finished. Meanwhile, three Chinese parties who arrived after us got all the hospitality while we looked like sitting ducks. read more

I really like Chinese skewers (especially lamb) so was very excited this opened, but my experience wasn't very good. For the positive: The food we got, if it was hot (unfortunately not many were), was good. And portion sizes were fine as well, especially the non-skewer dish we ordered (dry pot cauliflower). Negatives: I went on a Saturday night and it was extremely busy, so I can forgive a bit of slowdown on the food. However, there were a bunch of other problems. I tried calling ahead to see how long the wait was, but when I started speaking they immediately hung up - I think they do not speak English (I tried later with Chinese and they were more accommodating). The hot plate for our table, which should have kept our food warm/heated it up, was cold. I had to flag down multiple staffers and ask for them to reignite it, and then of course it took a while to reheat. Of our ordered items, we ordered 2x each original and marinated lamb - but they looked all the same. When I asked which was marinated, the server basically shrugged and said they were all original. The beef skewer was cold, and the sausage skewer we ordered never came even after 2.5 hours, and eventually I just cancelled it. I'm curious to know how much of my bad experience was due to the busyness. I'll have to come again at a quieter time to see how it is. read more

Cumin..if you don't like cumin don't come here. That's the first thing you smell as you enter. We were sat pretty promptly at 6:45pm. Ordering is through QR menu and super fast. As much as the ordering was fast, the service was a bit slow. Things didn't really come out "in order" per se. Would've liked the cold dishes before the skewers. Speaking of skewers they were good, but after awhile everything tasted a little one note due to the same seasoning. The contraption that keeps it "hot" is also only kept warm by tea candles underneath so there is no sizzle. Sanyoung's menu would need to expand on its variety. Other dishes were quite massive for it's price. We didn't expect big plates as some skewers were pretty pricey in comparison. If ordering the class, be sure to check as 9 of our clams did not open. Overall, I think there are definitely improvements to the food and service speed, but all in all pretty solid place to try at least once. read more

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Went by myself for a quick post-gym eat cuz this was the only place that opened late. Great flavors, skewers are priced reasonably, the other dishes are too expensive for a "beer and street food" place. The chicken skin skewers are my favorite, better than the chicken skin skewers from Shinya Shokudo... can't really compare the other ones bc the two flavor groups of Chinese vs Japanese cuisines are very different. I wish there were more skewers options :(. Make sure you can handle your spice bc the food definitely has a kick. The servers are nice. I can tell this place is more catered to a Chinese graphic but I enjoyed it overall. read more

Sanyoung Surf & Turf BBQ - Barbeque Near Me - Bellevue, Washington

Reasonably priced, very clean. You can order via a digital menu. Wait wasn't long to be seated (though we made reservations). There's a cute little private room you can sit in as well. Food took quite a while to arrive and was pretty salty but was still okay. Menu doesn't have much in the way of veggies. We received gizzards instead of chicken heart for one of our orders. read more

Tried this new place and it's very tasty. We had the - beef skewers ($14 for 4- wish it was more charred), eggplant (nice and soft but a bit spicy- $9), bacon and enoki mushroom ($5- good flavor not too oily) baby abalone (soft and tender- $8), corn (sweet and salty - $4), chicken wings ($5.50- juicy). The warming plate never really got warm- so it's nice to put the skewers on, but not sure it added much to the meal. The fried instant noodle was excellent - it did take a while to get though - the noodles were chewy - some sort of soy sauce flavor that my kiddo gobbled up. In general this place is great for a quick meal, but could be a little lighter on the salt. Will be back. In full disclosure - you do get salted peanuts for writing a review but it's not required to give them a high rating so this is all my own opinions. read more

The skewers were all solid but it must have been an off week since half of menu items were not available. The meal was definitely lacking continuity as we were consistently waiting for the next skewers to come out. Our waiter was not very engaging, barely told us what skewers were what so we were left guessing what meat we were eating. The potatoes were oddly over priced and underwhelming. Otherwise, all the meats were well seasoned with a lot of cumin. My only other wish was for some hot tea but it wasn't an option on the menu. read more

Sanyoung Surf & Turf BBQ - Barbeque Near Me - Bellevue, Washington

It was a fun,chill and enjoyable experience. The food was tasty and the atmosphere was pleasant. It's definitely a great place for a date night. The place is pretty small and seems like a popular spot for couples. Definitely would go back and try the other items on the menu but wish they had more beef options as my significant other is a bit picky jajaja read more

Limited selection of skewers, take a look at the menu. We had the Pork belly, lamb, and our favorite chicken skin. The cim seasoning is quite tasty. We also had the fried noodles (was ok). Glad we tried this new spot. The vibe is fun with the camp fire theme. read more

Sanyoung Surf & Turf BBQ - Cute plates and cups - Barbeque Near Me - Bellevue, Washington

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Super good taste, highly recommend for friends having meals and fun together! I like the grilled chicken skin the best! read more

Sanyoung Surf & Turf BBQ - Barbeque Near Me - Bellevue, Washington

What a gem! Super cute atmosphere and friendly service. All of the food was delicious and packed with flavor! Definitely on the spicier side. We loved the pork belly skewers, the wontons, the clams, and the bacon wrapped enoki. The eggplant was great too! Nice refreshing beers to wash it all down. Highly recommend! read more

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Great smoky skewers. The lamb, cauliflower, and short rib fingers are must try items.

Food was mid and the service has room for improvement. The space is spacious but the kitchen fans/vents don't work too well, you can see the smoke inside the restaurant at your tables. The food was either extremely salty or had no flavor at all. The only delicious thing I ate was the spicy century egg dish. We ordered the scallops, abalone, and other items but never got them. Their beef was overcooked and chicken skin was not crispy at all. Oyster was also raw instead of grilled. I'd love to come back here and give it another try but they've got some room for improvement. read more