Little Skewer Bar — Restaurant in Victoria

I thought it nearly impossible to find a terrific Chinese restaurant in Victoria. This one, however, blows all of the other Chinese joints in town out of the water, despite or perhaps because of its limited menu. The cuisine is what would be known as barbeque street food in China. The owners hail from Northeastern China, near Russia and North Korea, and not far from Mongolia. This explains the predominance of lamb in the food — Muslims make up a large percentage of the population of the region — while pork is relatively scarce on the menu. The food is spicy! And it is very good. Many Canadians tend to equate spiciness with an absence of nuance. That is not the case in cuisines that are traditionally spicy, and it is certainly not the case here. If you are constitutively averse to spice however, don’t eat here. There will be little you can tolerate. We brought our kids to dine; and although some dishes were too spicy for them, they did eat the skewers and the lamb soup and loved them. Only the adults were willing to eat the wonderful spicy hot pot, which was a blast of whole hot chili pepper, garlicky and savoury flavour. Rice and beer are virtually mandatory at this level of spice — and, by the way, we asked for the kitchen to prepare the food as mildly as possible. Asian students are the main clientele here (hence the 1am closing time), but the restaurant is far from a dive. Notes: lamb soup is not to be missed. Also highly recommended is tripe, shrimp and enoki and shiitake mushrooms in the hot pot, and squid skewers. If Victoria can attract and support more diverse restaurants like this, the...

I recently had the pleasure of dining at a skewer restaurant in Victoria, and I can't recommend it enough! The northern Chinese cuisine here is incredibly authentic. Everything we tried was top-notch.

This was our second visit, and so far we've enjoyed the lamb skewers, chicken skewers, shredded chicken with green peppers, stir-fried mushrooms with potatoes and rice, and beef noodle soup. Each dish was not only authentic but also bursting with flavor. The skewers, especially the shredded chicken with green peppers, were simply divine.

The service was pretty good as well, adding to the overall positive experience. Additionally, the prices are reasonable considering the generous portions.

Having lived in China and with my wife being Chinese, I'm thrilled to find such authentic northern Chinese cuisine in Victoria. It means we no longer have to travel to Vancouver when we crave real Chinese food. Our only regret is not discovering this gem sooner.

Five stars all the...

This is now my favourite restaurant in Victoria by far. We tried lamb, gizzard, chicken knee, beef esophagus, and grilled squid skewers. Every single one was fantastic, with the chicken gizzard being the standout. The oil spill noodles were one of the absolute best dishes I’ve ever had in my life. Absolutely outstanding. Additionally, we ordered the grilled fungus and lamb vermicelli and they followed suit and were delicious. Our server, Maggie, was very sweet and explained to us everything we were ordering to make sure we knew what we were in for. The chef/cook in the kitchen was also kind when we thanked him for the excellent meal he had prepared. Everything was reasonably priced for the amount of work that goes into making the food, as well as the generous portions. We will be eating here any time we are nearby, I cannot say enough good things. Thank you for...