Chuan BBQ
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Chuan BBQ

★★★★☆ (169 reviews) · $$ Chinese, Barbeque, Asian Fusion
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Charcoal BarbecueMainsMeat Over Rice comes with free miso soupCold DishOthersBeverages

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MaLa Tang

MaLa Tang

Beef Yakiniku Don

Beef Yakiniku Don

Interior

Interior

Keeping the skewers warm

Keeping the skewers warm

Chicken Teriyaki Don Combo

Chicken Teriyaki Don Combo

Barbecue Beef Finger Skewer

Barbecue Beef Finger Skewer

Beef skewers IG:@tinyhangrytiff

Beef skewers IG:@tinyhangrytiff

Barbecue Chicken Breast Skewer IG:@tinyhangrytiff

Barbecue Chicken Breast Skewer IG:@tinyhangrytiff

Barbecue Beef Tendon First order was amazing

Barbecue Beef Tendon First order was amazing

Board games

Board games

Barbecue Quail Egg IG:@tinyhangrytiff

Barbecue Quail Egg IG:@tinyhangrytiff

Barbecue Pepper Salt Shrimp IG:@tinyhangrytiff

Barbecue Pepper Salt Shrimp IG:@tinyhangrytiff

Outside

Outside

food, crepes

food, crepes

Grilled Beef Tongue Skewers (2) Grilled Abalone Skewers Barbecue Lamb Chops Dish

Grilled Beef Tongue Skewers (2) Grilled Abalone Skewers Barbecue Lamb Chops Dish

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IG:@tinyhangrytiff

Quail eggs, squid, pork belly, chicken wings skewer

Quail eggs, squid, pork belly, chicken wings skewer

food, chicken wings and fried chicken

food, chicken wings and fried chicken

Grilled Mussels

Grilled Mussels

interior

interior

Spicy Oil Spill Noodle IG:@tinyhangrytiff

Spicy Oil Spill Noodle IG:@tinyhangrytiff

Chuan BBQ rice

Chuan BBQ rice

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Customer Reviews

Wen L.

★★★★★

Jun 8, 2024


This place is so under rated! Great food and even better service. Amazing neighborhood "hole in the wall spot". Such a gem. Must check it out!!

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Zoe T.

★★★★★

Sep 20, 2023


I had just come back from a month-long trip to Beijing, missing my Meituan-delivered skewers a little extra. My boyfriend looked up three Chinese BBQ restaurants only to find out two of them were permanently closed. Blessing in disguise, though -- this joint lived up to my standards as someone who has her palate spoiled by affordable, traditional Chinese food. If that's not high praise, I don't know what is.The squid was my favorite, seasoned with I'm-not-even-sure-what but it's delicious. My boyfriend loved the oysters, scallops (with vermicelli!), and enoki mushrooms. I couldn't miss out on the rice cake even though it's a dessert-ish dish here drizzled with condensed milk versus the skewered/dry-rub ones I had in Beijing. The wonton soup and fried rice were surprisingly authentic too (yes, we ordered a bunch), only the Chinese chives were a little rough on the teeth but that's hardly their fault. Paired with some lychee beer, it was the best dinner we've had in a while.For my Chinese folks, the 烤冷面 was not the best I've had. But in the time being of lacking traditional Chinese food options in Seattle, I still ordered it the second time I went for dinner.Lovely staff too, couldn't figure out why the restaurant was so empty both times we were there!

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Kelly L.

★★★★☆

May 7, 2023


Love their skewered here! We ordered quite a few just to try it out and were quite pleased with everyone of them. We had the grilled beef tongue, lamb, squid tentacles, abalone, enoki, and the fried buns with condensed milk. We also got the Chuan BBQ rice which let you choose 3 proteins and 2 vegetables to go with the rice. That's be a good option if you want to try a few skewers without putting in a big order. For drinks, we got the Kirin Ichban beer - the best combo you could ask to go with skewers!We also liked the atmosphere here - very spacious and with cute decorations. While waiting for food, you can also play board games provided on the shelf (although I'd say food came very quickly so we didn't even have time for it)

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Junella T.

★★★☆☆

Oct 8, 2022


Really torn about my experience here. Food was great. Atmosphere good. Service was zero. We came here around 6pm on a Saturday night and we were the only customers. We were slightly confused because Google said this place was VERY busy right now. There was a lady on her phone in the back booth, we literally had to walk all the way up to her face for her to notice us. Normally I don't care about service at an Asian restaurant but literally there was no service here. The lady manning the "desk" was in her phone the whole time and watching a drama loudly and besides someone bringing out the skewers, we spoke to no one else. You order and you pay on the phone. Oh, we did order a beer from the lady, she seemed to be confused that we wanted to order a Heineken.The skewers came out fresh and fast. It was slightly strange. A lady from the kitchen carries them out by hand, no plate or anything and then places them on the box. The box just keeps the skewers warm via tea light candle and there's no cooking. We got a variety of skewers. Everything is basically spicy and covered in the same spice powder. Highly recommend the powder, it is so good!Beef kabob - this one has a slight gamey taste to it but it's minced beef on a skewerPork belly - delicious, crispy and fatty Hot iron squid - could have used more char, got cold really quickly so it was chewyClams with garlic and Vermicelli - won't reorder this. Barely any clams and it was minced up. It also had the texture of something that had been sitting so it was stuck to the shell New Orleans wing - juicy, tender, only one wing Chicken gizzard - chewy and crunchy, great with beerBeef finger - must get, fresh, juicy, tender, great taste Chicken Cartlidge - my favorite! Small portion, grab two, crunchy and fresh, great with alcohol

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Derrick G.

★★★★★

Aug 31, 2022


This is an amazing authentic Chinese restaurant that specializes in Chinese BBQ. I arrived shortly before closing but still received good service. I ordered fried noodles and spicy combination for 2 dish, with lamb, pork and wings. All dishes were exceptional and had amazing flavor and a great presentation. I highly recommend this restaurant if you enjoy Chinese Food.

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Mk T.

★★☆☆☆

Oct 16, 2023


Fried instant noodle is such an easy cooking. But the noodle I received is too dried. And there is very little ingredient inside, egg, green onion and small diced of luncheon meat. Highly not recommended. BBQ is normal. Nothing to shout about.

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Jordan L.

★★★★☆

Apr 3, 2023


Went here for the first time the other day with a group of my friends. They were able to seat our group of 7 fairly quickly for a Friday night at around 7pm. There is parking located just around the corner. It was full at the time, however, the street parking was plentiful. The food was great. Its even better if you enjoy spice. Ordering was a little difficult as we had all ordered using our phones, but it looked like they were set to two different table numbers, thus, confusing where the food should be distributed once it arrived. I think there could be a better way to have that situated, as we did not get everything we ordered by the end of our time there. Not sure if there was a mix up or something, but the app could use some work as you are not able to go back to check what you have already ordered.The lights are a bit dim and a loud sound effect, probably from some app, kept playing loudly from behind the counter. We assumed it was an employees phone. It wouldn't have been an issue, but it just kept going off and interrupting our meal. I'd definitely come here again, but maybe in a small group so there is not another mix up with the food. The noise from the phone didn't bother me too much, but hopefully its not a regular occurance.

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Erin W.

★★★★☆

Mar 20, 2024


The food was authentic and delicious. We ordered on our mobile. The staff was very friendly and showed us around the karaoke room -- free to sing for 30 min if eating there and the room was not booked. The atmosphere is chill and relaxing. We were able to sit there for a long time and enjoyed our food slowly.Def will go back!Parking was street parking - I was able to find a spot easily.

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Sierra H.

★★★★☆

Feb 27, 2024


Restaurant was clean and very cute, had a nice ambiance. Skewers are very good, they came out fresh and hot. My only complaint was that maybe a teensy bit undersalted, but their spice blend was perfect, reminiscent of the 串 I had when living in China. Favs of the night were lamb (of course), zucchini, taishan cauliflower, green beans, and beef tendon. Their non-skewer food was nothing to write home about so I would avoid and skip (other than the deep fried bao with condensed milk if feeling dessert). Water had a very tap taste.

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Annette W.

★★☆☆☆

May 28, 2024


Food was delicious, but selective items only. The grill does not actually keep your food warm, only a small candle is lit below it. Service is very subpar and slow.

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