Roast Fish & BBQ House

My husband and I have been on a Chinese skewer kick lately. And this has become our favorite local spot. We've made our rounds and have tried Xinjiang, Gui, and T Kebob so far-- this place offers a similar cuisine option. We always order the cucumber salad, crispy chicken skin, beef & lamb skewers, and a tofu vegetable soup to wash it all down. The service is a bit lacking considering there's been just 1 server any time we've come, but that has not affected our dining experience in any way. It truly feels like a hole in the wall option, but that's exactly what makes it charming. What makes this place different (from the above mentioned restaurants) is that they offer a roasted fish entree-- seems like their specialty. We have yet to try this, but it looks incredible and we will order it when we return with more people (portion is quite large). Will be back!

I saw this place had skewers so I gave them a try. I ordered the chicken, pork belly, and lamb.i also ordered scallops. I really liked the smokey grill taste of the skewers. The scallops were also delicious. This would be a place for a group to come. Everyone could order different skewers and share. An order of rice and noodles would be good too. Service was good, but it was dead when I was there. There's also plenty of parking. I'd give them another shot.

My friend from China recommended this place. The roast fish was really good and very different from what you would get in any other restaurant. You can pick a lot of other ingredients to add to the dish to customize. You can also pick the spicy level. We really enjoyed the fish but had to try some skewers too. They were all very tasty. I brought home the leftover fish sauce and was able to create another meal by adding my own fish. It goes really well with rice.

Got introduced to this place by a friend and we've been coming back here ever since! It can be intimidating because the food is pretty unique but trying it was the best decision we made. Definitely ask for an English menu if you don't speak mandarin. I highly recommend getting the house special qing jiang fish in Liu's home style flavor with some add-ons and rice. The fish is fried and the sauce is poured on top and served on a hot plate. This thing is packed with flavor and pouring the sauce over rice is delicious. You can adjust the spice level too if you prefer something milder or hotter. It's pretty big so you can easily share with 3 people.

For a late night eat this hit the spot. We ordered basics, fried rice and soup. Service was quick and food was solid. Will try it again for other dishes.

Food : 4Service : 2Ambiance : 3We were really excited to come to this place as we had seen it last time we went to the hot pot place next door.Unfortunately it was not a good experience. They had a lot of customers and only 1 server. Without going into too many details, let's say we got the food before we got any drinks (water, beer, soda) and we had to ask multiple times. At least bring some water when we are seated.On top of that we wanted to have some drinks, but all their craft beer was unavailable to order. I get it, sometimes they run out of items, so we decided to order sake which was available on the menu, then they come back 15 mins later and tell us that it is also out of stock.I felt really bad for the server as she was running around and doing all she could, but this establishment should have prepared for a Saturday night. I saw other people trying to flag down the server as well, it was just sad. I will say their food was good, but it's not the cheapest and definitely not worth all this trouble.

Hubby and I stopped by for lunch.We chose noodles and skewers rather than the pricey fish as our 1st meal.Our appetizer of edamame and peanuts was the last dish to arrive on the table for some unknown reason.I asked what the Signature chicken wings were, and it took the 3rd waiter to tell me they were spicy, compared to the honey wings. The first 2 guys just shrugged their shoulders. I'm not sure if they did not understand the question or they did not know the answer.The Premium pork belly skewers and the Signature chicken wing skewers were served together. I liked both.Next up was the Lamb noodle soup. A little gamy tasting, which is typical of Australian or New Zealand lamb rather than American lamb.Finally, Zhajiang mian noodles. Hubby liked that one better than the lamb.I was disappointed that the jasmine tea came in a bottle. They did not have hot tea.According to the signage, the place is open until midnight, which is rare for Orange County. For our Saturday lunch, there was only one other occupied table.The food tasted fine, but the lackluster service and absence of hot beverages would have warranted 3 1/2 stars if I knew how to indicate that.Located in the shopping center on Walnut and Newport, so ample parking.

The food here is very tasty, but the staff here speaks little to no English so you can't get a thorough description of the dishes. Ask them to switch out the Chinese menu for an English menu and mark your selections with the pencil provided. The bbq skewers were seasoned well and had a nice smoky flavor. Most of the items were seasoned with cumin. The corn had a sweetened condensed milk drizzle on top which I could probably do without next time. If you have a sweet tooth then you'd probably enjoy it. Our favorite dishes were the Wuhan noodles (re gan mian), beef tongue, & crispy chicken skin. The noodles had this yummy sesame paste on top so after a good stir it was good to go. As we were leaving we noticed every table had a roast fish platter. We weren't feeling like fish, but definitely will give it a try next time! Restaurant was clean and spacious! Overall would come again to explore other interesting dishes.

Decent food, the meat taste good and authentic. The price is reasonable. The service is also good we did not wait long

Came upon this place and it's surprisingly real good! Not sure why it's not busy, they just need to get on social media!