Ai Grill — Restaurant in Millbrae

It's a trendy restaurant with good food.

First off, because it's re-opening, service can be slow. They're attentive but seem understaffed so wait times for everything is longer.

The space is also small, so I imagine wait times can get long once they get popular. It's nicely decorated and there's plenty of room for a group of 4 at a table.

The grill automatically turns the skewers. It's a charcoal grill too and gets hot but isn't uncomfortable at the table. It also doesn't get too smokey in the restaurant which is appreciated. You will leave smelling of smoke and meat though!

The meat skewers are delicious. There's a good variety of meats. The beef has a strong beef flavor. The lamb is spicy and well seasoned. The pork jowls and chicken gizzards are chewy. Definitely got seconds of the meat. Each skewer can take 6-8 minutes to cook.

The vegetables are also good, but didn't get as grilled as I'd like. The corn takes awhile but definitely got grilled. The shishito peppers come a bit grilled and are also great. The pineapple and mushrooms didn't really get grilled, but were a nice addition to the meal. I'd grill the vegetables to your preferred taste.

You can also get cooked items from the kitchen and their wagyu fried rice was solid. Don't expect a lot of wagyu for the price.

The drinks selection is a good variety and you can get a whole dispenser and bottles for the table.

Overall, everything was yummy and the meat skewers were the best part. I'd go back and want to bring more...

First of all, 5/5 for the skewers. Very tasty, and the meats melt in your mouth. Highly recommend the New Zealand lamb, the pork jowl and Japanese Scallop. The Wagyu Beef ramen however NOT worth it. It's just watered broth with 4 small pieces of Wagyu and a few greens. Definitely not worth getting. The server was very friendly, however there were a few things that happened. For an appetizer we ordered a takoyaki. The server suggested we get a $20 app with abalone sauce and veggies, but we said no that we want the takoyaki. She said alright, then gave us what she suggested. We thought it was on the house, but when it came time to pay we never got our takoyaki and she charged us for the appetizer that she suggested. We also ordered other things that we never got, at least they didn't charge for it. She also said she'd give us 10% off, again never received that. Also a heads up they can only charge one card, no split payments. All in all, worth going again for the skewers and the appetizers . . . If you get what...

We got food poisoning and the health condition of the food is concerning.

We went there to eat on Sunday night and started to feel uncomfortable Monday afternoon. Major symptoms are nausea, diarrhea and stomach pain. The other person in our party started to recover on Tuesday but my situation became worse. I went to urgent care because the pain was unbearable and there was gastrointestinal inflammation apparently caused by bad food. I lay in bed for two days before I could stand up and work normally. Today is Friday and I only feel I've recovered 50%. So be careful about...