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    Xinjiang BBQ

    4.6 (578 reviews)
    Closed 5:00 pm - 2:00 am (Next day)

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    Clam Squid tentacles
    Ann H.

    This place is still as awesome as ever! The land skewers are 4 foot 6.99 now instead of $.99 but hey I get it in this economy. Their cucumber salad is so refreshing and I love their lamb and gizzards skewers. Since we order from the QR code, interaction with the server is minimal but they do promptly bring you food. My favorite thing about this establishment is still here, the ambiance!! I love the protection walls and it just makes this experience stand out so much. I think this is my favorite late night spot in San Diego if I had to choose one.

    Cold noodle
    Samantha G.

    Came here on 4th of July around midnight and they do close late. I got the chicken skewers, chicken gizzards, and cucumber. My friend got the cold noodle soup. The could noodle soup has a sweet taste to it and it was my first time trying to I didn't know what to expect. The skewers were seasoned well. There are additional seasonings on the table for you to use. You order through your phone then at the end you pay with the server. It did take awhile to get our food and it didn't seem that busy. But will go back to try out other items.

    Amy D.

    My friends and I decided to come here the day after Halloween as a late-night dinner because there weren't many places open. This type of Chinese BBQ skewer cuisine is something we've never tried before. There are lots of food options and the dipping spices go well with the skewers. The servers also helped us with any confusion we had about how to eat it. The ambience was like nothing I've ever seen in a restaurant before!!! The walls were all moving projections and they had messages from customers popping up as well which I thought was very fun. Overall a very unique experience and I would recommend going there for a fun meal!

    Stacey W.

    This was a fun skewers place to try. The place is dark inside because of the walls are all like TV screens and different things on them so depending on what is showing up on screen was how bright the room was, but the lighting overall was more like karaoke room lighting. They had a deal for beef skewers for $1.50 until 9pm and then after 9pm the pricing dropped another 25cents. You order everything off your phone, you scan for the menu at the table. The lamb skewers, beef skewers, chicken skins, pork belly was all so tasty and you can order them not spicy either. Decent variety of dishes to try at this place. And makes for a fun eating experience too.

    Jasmine H.

    Lots of different skewer options to try! The restaurant interior is so fun, kind of like a giant club. You order on your phone, then the servers come to deliver your goods. Fun experience!

    Alyssa N.

    TLDR: Good foods but slow seating times, inaccurate wait time estimates. Xinjiang is one of my most favorite places to dine since the skewers and the salads are always good. I think in the past two months, we've been here at least three to four times now. Though with the good foods, comes the realization above. Xinjiang is great to dine at but the wait times are always so off. The first time we went, we saw no wait time so we got to the restaurant and then joined the waitlist. It took us 20-30 minutes to get seated. The second two times, we knew that there'd be a chance of waiting so we joined right before leaving the house (20 minutes away). Still took 15ish minutes to get seated. The most recent time took even longer. We were a little over 22 minutes from the restaurant and were 8th in line. By the time we got to the restaurant, we were only 4th. We had time to go out, grab tea, and come back and still had to wait. Once we were seated, it was great. Ordering was done through the app and our foods were brought out relatively quickly. Meat quality is usually very good and the seasoning and extra dip powder is incredible. The tripe salad (forgot the menu name for it) is one of the items I order almost every time. It's a good palate cleanser. Xinjiang is one of my most favorite restaurants because of the good food and the cool interior designs but the inaccurate wait time takes me out every time LOL. Recommended try but just gotta expect an unexpected extended wait time. Overall Rating: Food: 10/10 Service: 8/10 Menu: 10/10 Restaurant Vibes: 10/10 Price to Overall Dining (POD): 10/10

    Smashed cucumber wirh garlic
    Maya G.

    I love Xinjiang food and miss it from my study abroad days in Beijing. It was such a treat to find a restaurant here in San Diego that sells Xinjiang skewers! We went during happy hour at around 11pm for the skewers deal we heard they had. The place was lively and full of chatter. There are projections on every wall. It's really cool when you first go in, but I found it quite distracting after awhile and it took away from the experience. It doesn't help that the projectors aren't perfectly aligned/timed right on some walls so the animations look a bit off. Wall projections aside, all the food I ate was amazing. The beef and lamb skewers were flavorful and reminded me of my college days. I highly suggest the smashed cucumber salad, which was fresh and vinegary. It paired well with the meats. The shitake mushroom with garlic skewer was also super delicious! I can't wait to come back!

    Beef Skewers
    Vivian

    Back at my favorite late night skewer spot. Even though this is a place I usually rave about, I still want my reviews to highlight consistency and stay honest. I definitely left satisfied with that cumin coated skewer craving, but a few other dishes were a little disappointing this time. The skewers here, especially the beef kebab, are always consistently good. They have a great flame grilled flavor and are decently priced at $1.50 each (or $1.25 if you come after 10 PM). I also recommend adding the seasoning mix on the table to your skewers. This time I tried the quail egg skewers which were really good. The eggs held the seasoning well and the grill gave them a unique texture. We usually enjoy the clams here, but they were incredibly salty this time. Even pairing them with rice didn't help much. That was a little disappointing since it's normally one of the dishes I recommend. I also tried the pork belly which is priced at $4.99 for four pieces, and honestly the size felt a little insulting. The slices were super thin, probably as thin as a debit card, and very small. It felt like maybe fifty cents worth of meat but priced much higher. Even with those misses, it's still a fun place to eat. Wait times for tables can vary, so it's a good idea to check Yelp and join the waitlist ahead of time. Food can also come out at different speeds, but just relax, hang out, and enjoy the EDM playing in the background. .

    Felina V.

    Myyyyy goodness. Phenomenal. Xinjiang BBQ is open late, packed with happy, hungry folks, and WOW do they deliver! Literally drooling while typing this thinking about those bacon-wrapped enoki mushrooms, omg. My lamb skewers were insanely delicious, and so was everything else. Not to mention, trippy and/or scenic projections on every wall?! What a unique spot. See you again soon!

    Storefront
    Ann T.

    Funny thing is that we came here since it was open late night and the amount of food wasn't heavy, but it's not an SD only location. There's one close to me in the 626. Whoops. Either way, it's a spacious restaurant and I think it's wildly hilarious that before you go in there's a bunch of health warnings, like for epileptics, for example and I guess it's their way of adding in a disclaimer and it makes sense. The entire restaurant walls have these crazy projections that go around it, similar to some karaoke joints, where it was under the ocean, with some weird looking pandas, in ancient China, going through the snow and delivering gifts with Santa, and much more. There's also a wall where they project whatever customers text and that's pretty hilarious in its own right. You scan a QR code and add items into your cart through the app and you check out afterwards. Food came out decently fast which was nice. We got the: lamb kebob, lamb kidney (I was NOT a fan of this, the texture and taste but other people at the table enjoyed it), beef kebob, beef tongue, chicken gristle (also not a fan of this texture, but other people liked it), chicken skin (crispy and delicious), and noodle with lamb soup (we got small bowls to share this, love the pasta noodles and came with a good amount of lamb, great for a cold night). The table also shared some beer. Food comes out pre cooked but is on a warming grill stand. I prefer a little bit of char on my skewers so since we don't self grill that takes the option out. Not bad, went great with the cumin and spicy cumin at the table. Decent Chinese skewer place.

    Skewers, Scallops, Oysters, Clams, Sour Fries
    Karen W.

    We joined the waitlist from Yelp but still ended up waiting over 40 minutes to be seated. The estimated time on Yelp was 10-20 min, so be aware it might not be accurate. Good news is that the food came out quick and totally made the wait worth it. The flavors were delicious and we loved the ordering system. You order on your phone so you can order as many times as you want, and scroll through the menu as many times as you want. I recommend making multiple small orders so the meat stays hot. It tastes the best when it's piping hot! There are no hovering waiters, just good food. Everything we ordered was super tasty, but meat skewers are definitely must try's. Based on other reviews, they used to have lamb happy hour but changed it to beef recently and upped the price a little. Still a great deal!

    Michael G.

    While other restaurants are already close this Xinjiang bbq is still open late at night. One of my Son's Friends recommended this place to check it out. We ordered fried rice, 4 chicken kebabs, 4 beef kebabs, beef rolls, and a whole squid . Food came out fast, everything tasted good, and service was fast too. You can order either to the staff or the tablet in your table. Lots of parking even late at night but if you come earlier it can be packed since it's next to a grocery store.

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    Estefania C.

    Wow this spot is cool! There's a lot of screens and they are always changing. They specialized in bbq skewers. They are also very inexpensive. My friend and I came in and order a lot of different ones and the total was only $30. Everything that we tried was delicious. They have spices you can customize how spicy you want it and spices on the table to flavor your food. The service is good. You order the food on the phone using a QR code. We got 8 of the beef skewers and they were under $2 each. We also got the lotus, quail eggs and the eggplant. We also got the sweet and sour fries which was like vinegar and sugar fries. It was delicious and I really liked the texture. It was a good compliment to the skewers. The fries were skinny and more like chips and reminded me of like fair style fries.

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    Not fancy. Fun. Fantastic! Delicious! Perfect for Keto diet. . How many skewers can you eat?

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    This place smacks. Thick meats on sticks, bomb cucumber app, fried tofu fire. Sheep testicle? Fire.

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    Grand Ole Bbq Y Asado

    Grand Ole Bbq Y Asado

    4.3
    (1.2k reviews)
    4.0 mi
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    I had the house smoked pastrami sandwiches Rueben style. It was really good. There was so much…read morepastrami on the sandwich o cold only eat half. The pastrami was lean, a little Smokey, tender and just really tasty. It is only available Tuesday and Wednesday. Definitely worth checking it out. They have info and out door seating. This is a great spot for families with kids and large group. Parking is street parking in the neighborhood. But I always find parking.

    I was craving BBQ. And I've been wanting to try this place for a long time. But, I definitely feel…read morethis place was overly hyped up by food influencers. I liked some of the meats here, but others meats just weren't for me. We got a little bit of certain cuts of meat.. St. Louis cut ribs, tri-tip- brisket, and chorizo link, jalapeños cheddar link and their central Texas hot link. Mac and cheese and potato salad and coleslaw. My husband and I really enjoyed the brisket the sausage links, the potato salad and coleslaw. The tri-tip unfortunately was kinda dry and the ribs were a little tough. And the Mac and cheese were super garlicky. This bbq place is ok, it's nice and big and has a nice relaxing atmosphere. But I would stick to the brisket and hot links and the sides.

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    Del's Hideout

    4.3
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    Ordered 2 meat plate with cornbread and Texas toast. The cornbread was nice my Texas toast came out…read moresmooshed but was still tasty. I got pulled pork and the smoked meatloaf. The pulled pork was delicious and the smoked meatloaf had just the right amount of smoke. For sides, I got the bacon, potato salad and the Street corn. I've had both of these sides before and they hit just right each time. I also ordered the bourbon pecan pie to go. This is the first time having the bourbon pecan pie. I did find some shelves in it, which were a little unpleasant, but at least I know that it's real pecans. It does have a strong bourbon flavor so it may not be the best for kids. To drink, I got the guava lemonade. I arrived with my pup and we sat outside. Everybody was super dog friendly. They brought a nice bowl of water for my guy. I ended up taking 2/3 of my meal home because the portions are big enough for two.

    Welcome to the hide out! A little tricky to get to, parking is a bit of nightmare fuel... just do…read moreyour best. Plenty of seating Clean rest rooms Very hip/country style vibe. A space for kids to play (toys need some attention, broken slide, and personally think the outdoor toys have been used to the fullest.) Definitely could improve on a nice simple budget. Knocked a star off for safety issues, hygienic and over used items. A small arcade/claw machine area. Full bar Weekly deals We stopped on after a very long day, and felt relief when we walked in. Fresh feeling, welcoming vibe while we were losing our minds with our kids melting down as well from hunger. Extremely tentative fast service, food came out hot and fresh. Our waitress was so amazingly kind, felt like she knew what we were going through with our kids and we were struggling a bit. She offered every possible way to keep our littles happy, so that made us feel very comfortable and just a breathe of relief. A++ on customer service. Food was pretty spot on, kids ate free today with purchased adult meal. Our kids ate every crumb... which is incredibly rare for our kids being so darn picky. They enjoyed it. We shared the 2 ppl plate with the brisket, pulled porked, chicken and sides. Everything was delicious, cornbread was a bit dry imo. But honestly no deal breakers here. Delicious BBQ Great variety Plenty of alcohol Plenty of TVs Great music Great service. We'll be back!! Happy yelpers!!

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    Grand Ole BBQ Flinn Springs

    Grand Ole BBQ Flinn Springs

    4.3
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    Always the best spot for BBQ, it never disappoints. Tucked away in Flint Springs. A little out of…read morethe way but worth the drive. Today I had the Double Wide BBQ Burger It came with chopped brisket. This burger also comes with fries. Everything is freshly BBQ'd. Also had the George Strait Fried Pickles. (I ordered these just for the name)!!! Also very good. The house pickles are great and they're complimentary. The best Go-To place to visit

    This is an extremely family friendly restaurant. Inside seating for those who don't have kids, but…read moreoutside is prime. I would say the kids are a bit younger, maybe 18 months to 3. There must have been at least a dozen kids or more. I told my 7 year old son not to bring balls but of course other kids did. If you park in the back there is no doubt your car will get hit. But it's softballs, not baseballs. Service is legit. Fast, friendly. They're like get in, order, get out. But we stayed for probably an hour and a half. The live music was great, not too loud. I am sad to confess the food here is not as legit as I figured based on being a San Diego local and a big DDD watcher. It probably depends on which day you come, but on Thursday, the brisket was so average. Del's in Del Cerro is better. Smoky and the Brisket is better. I had my brisket served with that nacho cheese and relish, not nearly as great as I thought it would be based on DDD. I also don't drink anymore, but if I were to have had 2-3 beers + this dinner + the enviornment I would have loved it. My son gave a huge thumbs up to his burger, daughter liked her food. If you want an experience, have time you need to kill and have kids, it's a solid spot, but in no way is this a destination if you live west of the 15. Stick to classic spots.

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