友情客串 FRIENDSHIP BBQ Atlanta — Restaurant in Duluth

A friend invited me to check out the newly opened Friendship BBQ, and it turned out to be a really fun spot for skewers. The décor and vibe are cozy—perfect for hanging out and chatting with friends. Of course, we had to get the classics: lamb and beef skewers. Personally, I prefer the beef since the bits of fat give it extra flavor and juiciness. The grilled pork intestine was a pleasant surprise—crispy on the outside, tender inside, and bursting with flavor without any gaminess. Definitely a must-order! We also tried the Friendship Skewer Bucket, which leans a bit sweet in flavor. It came with fish tofu, sausage, wheat gluten, cauliflower, squid, and meat skewers. The cauliflower soaked up all the sauce and was especially delicious. They even had raw beef skewers—my friend wanted to give it a try, and I tasted one too. Surprisingly, the texture was quite acceptable. On the side, we ordered Guo Bao Rou (crispy sweet and sour pork), a Northeast Chinese favorite—super crispy with a perfectly sweet glaze. The oysters with hot spring egg were another highlight: big, tender oysters topped with egg and chives—felt like a real treat. Overall, the whole meal was satisfying and flavorful. Definitely a great spot to enjoy skewers...

Friendship BBQ is bringing a whole new vibe to the Pleasant Hill area. The techno-futuristic decor makes it a cool spot to meet. The restaurant is split into a general eating area and private rooms. What blew our minds was that they have karaoke available in the private rooms.

The menu focuses on a la carte Chinese BBQ skewers, but also includes additional entrees and sides. The skewers were seasoned well with a spice mix of cumin and chili flakes. For skewers, we enjoyed the chicken, lamb, mongolian beef, pineapple beef, pork belly with enoki mushrooms, fish tofu, Taiwan sausage, New Orleans chicken wings, chicken heart and chicken gizzards.

They didn't have scallion pancakes available so we got the sesame pancake instead (we would have preferred the scallion).

The grilled fish was the biggest surprise to us because it had a huge szechuan pepper punch. It was so good and our mouths were so numb. Good thing we also ordered the Korean cold noodles, which was super refreshing with the sweet-vinegar broth. Likewise, the cucumber salad was a refreshing side that cut through the endless skewers as well.

During their soft opening, the entire menu was not available and they're alcohol license is...

We tried a bunch of skewers that came as single or sets of 3 from the menu. There are a lot of tables and some private rooms eith closing doors for bigger groups. We got a private room.

The skewers in the sampler variety called the friendship bucket ($17.99) all came with the same seasoning, which made everything taste very similar but offered a lot of variety. I tried the lamb skewers and they were a bit chewy. The pork belly with English mushroom was pretty good but you only get one skewer per order and it was very small. The chicken and pineapple was the best one out of the bunch, but none were particularly memorable. I felt like the skewers needed different seasoning to match the profile of the meat better and maybe a side of something pickled or even some sauces to help. None of the food was hot either, mostly just warm. One skewer was 3.49 and the 3 skewer set was 6.99 for the ones we chose.

Service was relatively prompt and food came out fast. Servers were nice. The server didnt know which skewers were in the friendship bucket variety sampler. Just be careful to check if its a set of a single skewer as we ended up ordering less than we thought. Gratuity was automatically added for...