The best Chinese bbq skewers spot that I've visited in the city. Although service can be a bit backed up, the food is so good... it's worth the wait. Some of my favorite menu items have to be their eggplant, seafood boil, chicken skin skewer, big lamb skewer, shrimp skewer, corn skewer, pepper beef skewer, and Dan Dan noodles. All the skewers were barbequed to perfection. Nothing was overcooked or undercooked. Somehow they manage to get all the meat tender and juicy...except for the chicken skin which is meant to be crispy AF. Writing this honestly has me craving all of it! The seafood boil was smaller than I thought it'd be but it was still enough for my table. It comes with sausage so I asked for without due to not eating pork and they were able to make the accommodation for me. A big plus for me is that kids are given a free kids meal. It has fries, chicken tenders, and a Yakult. My kid was too tired to eat it though. Lol. We did arrive late at night... BTW they have boba here. That is so clutch. I've been conditioned to crave boba after a meal like this. So it was great that it was readily available here. My only thing is that I ordered the drink with the fire... I felt like the fire didn't really add much to it... I could have done without the fire theatrics. It was a really good cocktail without the theatrics!! :)

We walked in for Saturday lunch. You order on your phone, and the server will come to double check that everything is correct. It may take a bit to load. Servers primarily speak Mandarin. The seasoning on the meat was delicious for the skewers and Cajun seafood boil. They keep the skewers warm. The seafood boil may take about half an hour or so to make. The garlic cucumber salad was tasty. They offer bibs and gloves. I wish they didn't use one-time use cutlery and plates for sustainability.

The place was very nice and i looooved the ambiance! The skewers were sooooo good. Everything was reasonably priced! Would definitely return again!

I really like this place, will def come back for more. It is a great place for friends to hangout or a date night. The food all tasted excellent and the price is reasonable. They also have special discount for some items. It is easy and convenient to order from the online menu. The service is great too. Overall, it is a good dining experience on a weekend.

Came on a Friday night - they were pretty busy but had some tables available. I like their variety of foods and their ordering system where you can look at menu and order by the QR code. It seems their seafood boil menu has changed as you can't really make your own bag - they only have pre-set combos but you can add stuff on to it. We got a snow crab combo w lemon pepper sauce, cold dan dan noodles, and a bunch of skewers. I liked the fatty big beef skewers, but it was a little confusing on the menu - it didn't say that the price includes 2 skewers so we over ordered a bit. My favorite part of the meal was the dan dan noodles - they had a good savory, sour, and refreshing taste. The seafood boil was also good - good amount of sauce but it did get overly salty towards the end. I love how they give scissors for cutting the crab shell.

The home style Cajun sauce is so delicious and flavorful! We always get crawfish in this sauce, but I dip everything in it like the skewers and enoki mushrooms. If they sell this sauce in a pint, I would buy it and put it on everything I have at home. The beef skewers are my favorite, they're quite fatty! They are fattier than the lamb skewers. The skewers have a smoky cumin flavor. We also got stir fry clams, and it was also flavorful. The sauce had a hint of lemongrass. Every dish is packed with flavor and umami.

We came for the BBQ skewers, not the seafood boil. I really liked the beef/lamb skewers, chicken heart, roasted eggplant, and the fried rice was a surprising love!! You order through mobile QR code and the food arrives pretty quickly. They do offer free beverages/beer/$5 off for reviews or tags on different platforms.

The seafood boil was fresh and packed with bold lemon pepper flavor. The seasoning was zesty and just right, with corn and potatoes soaking it up perfectly. Messy, fun, and delicious!

**I share food recs/prices in a list below, if you want to skip ahead my yapping of the general experience** I visited Gao's Crab & Kabob with friends on a Sunday night, and I was impressed! It was a really fun meal! It's nicely decorated for the holidays, and there are multiple TV's throughout the restaurant broadcasting the same screen as the large screen in the main dining room. We didn't stay for Karaoke but apparently there's karaoke starting at 8pm Fri-Sun, so that's where the TV's really come into play! They were playing pretty good music throughout and contributed party vibes to our dinner. The menu is extensive, and they have so many types of foods whatever you're in the mood for: fried foods, grilled foods, cold and hot dishes, skewers, and seafood boil. They also have bubble teas?!?! which were actually delish. We tried the seafood boil which was quite good. The seasoning is yum and was great for dipping some of the skewers too if we wanted to mix up flavor! I've never been here before, so I didn't know what to expect. The skewers were grilled/cooked in the kitchen and brought out as soon as they were ready and left on the heated platform at our table. I like this because they come out fresh, but also there's no strong bbq or smokey smells left at your clothes like KBBQ or other. Throughout the night we had 2 servers and talked to the host who walked us through how to order on the menu. Everyone we interacted with were really nice and had such great service. They provide paper plates and wooden chopsticks, but I can see why this is needed, because the server came by multiple times offering clean plates. Given we had foods like seafood boil and the noodles, it was nice to have new plates and chopsticks! They also have a pitcher of lemon infused water, and the server refilled it unprompted when they saw it was getting empty. Seriously didn't have to ask the servers anything throughout the night because everything was already taken care of! The table has everything you need for the seafood boil, which all came in handy later: crab claw cracker, gloves, and scissors. There is a container at the corner of the table to put all your used skewers so it doesn't take up room on the table, and the staff takes them throughout the night. We tried a ton of foods, so I'll just shared some honorable mentions of the night... Skewers: - Beef Tongue $3.50 - I didn't think I'd enjoy this as much as I did, but this was my favorite skewer! - Pepper beef $3.75 - 3 beef pieces along with pepper and onion on skewer. Very juicy - Corn kernels $7.50 - comes with 10 skewers. An easy skewer to share amongst a larger party, and tasted great. - Mini chicken skin $8.00 - comes with 10. So crispy and good - For veggies the BBQ Okra $4 and Green Beans $8 were yum. You get a ton of Okra for the $4 (you get 2 skewers and each come with 4 pieces). Other: - BBQ Enoki Mushroom - $8.00 MY FAVE! If we hadn't ordered as much food I would have ordered a second one. - Snow Crab Combo $36.00 - It came with 1/2 lb Shrimp (headless); 1 Corn+1 Potato+1 Egg+ 1 Sausage. You can choose the seasoning and whether you want spicy or not - we chose the Homemade Cajun Style; No Spicy. - TieLing DanDan $13.99 - (this wasn't my favorite dandan noodle I've ever had, but it was a great dish to accompany the other foods) - Golden Bun (6) $7.99 - these were lightly fried and coated with a sugar glaze. Delicious, and I'm glad it came at the end because it was a perfect dessert that ended the meal! - Drinks were $6.50. We didn't get toppings, but the Strawberry Lemonade and Jasmine Passionfruit Tea were actually amazing. Very very sweet, but it helped as a palate cleanser with the savory foods. Notes: I wish there were a more transparent menu available, because I searched everywhere for one on Yelp etc. It's because their menus, given the nature of the ordering system, are via a QR code at your table in the restaurant where they have the prices and all the menu items (which are a LOT!) Because of this, I wrote the prices of each of the items we ordered for transparency on this review, so I hope it helps! Also upon arriving at the location at 6pm (it was already dark out), I first thought Gao's was closed because I first just saw closed rolling gate. It's because the Gao entrance is one regular sized door, and once you walk through the entrance you walk down a hallway to the main dining area. The rolling gate was that of a separate business. Still confused me and maybe they can have a better signage indicating Gao's location and whether or not it's open so they have more walk-in business! My friends were STUFFED by the end of the night and had a great meal at Gao's. I'd come again for a festive night to share a lot of food with friends, and would be fun to dine at a later time so we can partake in the Karaoke activities!

This is a fantastic place to go if you are craving some late night snacks or for a causal hangout. They primarily feature traditional Chinese skewers and seafood (both Chinese and Cajun styles). We tried an assortment of their skewers, including the beef, cauliflower, king oyster mushroom, and fish tofu. All were delicious and I loved the seasoning they used. Service was a bit slow as they were very busy when we went. Though they do provide you a serving of sunflower seeds to eat while waiting for the food to come out.