Northern BBQ — Restaurant in Burnaby

We originally planned to come here to try out their bbq (I mean, their name has "bbq" in it) ... Unfortunately, we came during the day when they have a smaller "breakfast" menu and no bbq items.

Inside, the interior is filled with neon lights. Quite different than the last restaurant that used to occupy this location.

Food was actually pretty good but also slow to come out. The beef rolls were good and the sauce wasn't too sweet. I liked the steamed dumplings - they were quite large and plump.

Overall, would have liked to try their bbq.

Update: Came back for a revisit during dinner and the skewers turned out great. Especially liked the appy platter where you can choose up to 4 different appys and their dumplings.

Update: Feb 2024 - We revisited in mid Feb and had some skewers but we noticed that they are now offering ayce options where they have a buffet area with different offerings. The ayce options differ between lunch and dinner (think it is only available on certain days so check beforehand). I think they have someone that dishes out the items from the buffet that you pick. Will have to try it sometime.

Update April 2024: We finally tried their AYCE offering. It was $18.88 for lunch on a Sunday. They man the buffet station and you just tell them what you want to eat. While they had crab, it was quite dry and I honestly wouldn't come here for this kind of crab. I thought the clams were pretty good and we definitely ate a lot. The big issue is most of the food isn't really hot as it's sitting in those trays and they wind up being luke warm at best. The flavors also aren't as good as the things we've had made fresh. Honestly, I'd probably skip the buffet and stick with the bbq...

My first time experiencing this type of BBQ!

Really good, lots of dishes to experience, I was satisfied with my meal even with my current diet.

We had a reservation, party of 3; very casual atmosphere, comfortable, with a good blend of customers. I have seen a family of 3 with a toddler, a group of 6 who were having a round of drinks and food, and plenty of friends sharing a meal.

Only one star lost for a fruit fly found twice in the large rocket of beer(had to exchange the rocket of beer twice). Each time though, it was exchanged promptly and with no fuss.

I managed to taste: beef, chicken, chicken wings, squid, shrimp, scallops, eggplant, and a chive pastry.

All were great- reasonable prices(although my brother said typically this type of BBQ is not cheap), but the flavour is just so good! I usually ask for a dip, but with each meat marinated and seasoned specifically for each dish, I was never bored and in need of dipping sauces.

Now it's not my typical restaurant choice- so I had help with the ordering from my brother and his roommate. There is no rush to finish all the food, there is a mini BBQ at your table to keep food warm.

The bathrooms were fine(functioning toilet and sink), the service was decently fast- about 15 mins for Skewers to arrive, and that was on a busy (tables were full) Saturday night. And with the service, they are good- very straight-forward.

Highlights: Exciting eating concept New flavours I hadn't tried Seafood was delicious Plates were promptly removed when empty

To note: Decent parking (in a strip mall) Wheelchair accessible Kids allowed Reservations are allowed Plenty of menu...

--edit aug 2024---

Went for their lunch ayce buffet. It used to be 16.88 but now they upped it to 18.88

The first time I went there was crab and braised pork belly. The second time there were clams and lamb neck? The things that were the same: tomato egg, dumplings, steamed baos, chineze fried donut, and cold dishes like bean sprouts, smashed cucumbers, tea egg, tofu dessert.

They also have hot soy milk for drinks.

Their deep fried chinese donut has got to be the best I've ever had in my life. With the price of a pair of fried donut being over $6 these days, I get my fix here. Other things are standard, good but not outstanding. I really like having soy milk to drink instead of water.

$18.88 is getting a little steep for a limited choice buffet with not too many meat choices. The crab/clam are a nice addition but if there are days without it, it wouldn't be worth.

I would rate the food from this place higher than the similar chinese lunch box style place in richmond, K squared mansion.

--may 2024-- Tried their too good to go. The portion for 6.99 is great! You just never know what leftovers they have so it's a gamble if youre picky. I got 2 boxes, both had egg/tomato, mapo tofu, and chicken and bell pepper. One box had eggplant and fried dough. The other box had a...