BBQ Lamb Sticks

Wow, all I have to say is BBQ LAMB STICKS. If you haven’t tried one yet, you’re missing out. Think sizzling meat stick rubbed with cumin, salt, pepper, and chili (chili is optional is you’re not into spice). Then, cooked to perfection until the gristle shines and the meat smells like a carnivorous animal’s wet dream.
I first discovered this little vestibule of flavor while waiting in line for some bubble tea at neighboring Cha Time (also a good stop). The older man who runs the business has been at it for years, carefully turning each meat stick with the love a father shows his new born child.
I highly recommend the lamb sticks for about $ 1.50 a stick. I’ve also tried the grilled fish ball and it was ok. The BBQ squid I’m dying to try, and there are a few other more exotic options such as chicken hearts and gizzards for those who enjoy that.
¹⁰⁄₁₀ would recommend. For $ 1.50, you can’t go wrong.

I got the tornado fries, which isn’t on the menu, but they have some displays in the front, so you know they make them.
They’re $ 3 each (cash only) and even though its longer than their other stuff, its still pricier than their other stuff.
I asked for a little spicy or the stuff they sprinkle on their meat skewers, but the guy gave me an attitude about it, so I eventually just settled with ketchup. Thus, it wasn’t anything special, it tasted just like ordinary french fries and ketchup.
It takes them awhile to make it since they take their time covering the potatoes in breadcrumbs/​flour before frying. They’re really meticulous about everything and made sure there was enough breadcrumbs/​flour on the potatoes and enough ketchup on my fries, so that was good.
Fyi their English isn’t very good as I had to help translate for one of their customers, so its best to keep your order simple.

The person used the same fingers that touched my money to spread the spicy powder on the skewer… ugh. disgusting.

Awesome skewers! Lamb, chicken giblets, chicken wings, corn, they are all great. Inside a small mall instead of the common outside BBQ carts, in case you wanted to have a seat and escape the weather.

This place sneakily hides their C rating from the Department of Health behind their door. Not surprising since they regularly have uncooked kabobs just lying around unrefrigerated.
But I still give it 3 stars… I’m sure similar street carts are no worse and I still spring for the $ 1.25 chicken skewers at least once a week. And… I’ve never gotten sick or anything. Fingers crossed.
Be sure to get them spicy!

man, why don’t we have something like this (and i mean EXACTLY like this) over here? meat on skewers grilled over charcoal, it’s the only way to do meat properly!!! this was the second joint that cooked it like this that i stopped at and let me tell ya, i wish i had packed an extra stomach so i could eat more. there’s something primal about eating meat roasted like this *rowr* i had already eaten bfast by the time this joint opened so i could only manage to stuff one lonely skewer down my craw and at a buck and a quarter for the lamb, it wasn’t like i couldn’t afford more. seasoning wasn’t as strong as at the other place and this place was less salty, the lambs flavor was also less intense. neither place was bad, just different. i’ll make it a point to try everything on this menu next time i’m in town.

5 stars all the way. The man is very zen. Like a Northern Chinese Buddha. He makes imitators look foolish.

Had some awesome skewers, went with the chicken, lamb, squid and lamb kidneys. Starting with the chicken being the best tasting and the lamb kidneys being the least. Asked if we wanted it spicy and so glad we said yes. If you’ve had skewers from the Saint Marks Area in Manhattan then those would seem like crap compared to these.
Overall, tastes amazing and a great find.

A small shop that took over the other front of the Chatime building on Roosevelt, BBQ Lamb Sticks is quickly gaining popularity since its opening a couple of months ago. Every time I’ve passed by, there’s always been a crowd standing around waiting for their skewers, so naturally I checked it out one day when the crowd was smaller. They seem to have a wide variety of meats (including chicken hearts) and a few veggies to choose from, but I got the standard beef and fish ball skewers, and they were delicious. Their price is $ 0.25 more than the other stands around Main Street, but if you’re passing by, give it a shot. The only thing I’d say is you have to get the griller’s attention by shouting your order and not wait for him to look at you or else you’ll be waiting forever.

This place is awesome. Cheap lamb skewers, relatively short wait times, and cooked extremely well. What more could you want from a place that’s called BBQ Lamb Sticks?

Summer is skewer time. So I was glad to see a new meat on a stick stall on Roosevelt right next to Chatime. I saw him setting up the past few days and his open window operation resembles the one skewer place on Main Street that used to be where the old Kung fu tea place was. It’s a pretty good idea of ordering some skewers while waiting for your bubbletea and vice versa. Because there’s nothing that goes better with bubbletea than meat on a stick.
Two guys seem to run the place. They seem pretty cleanly. I watched the guy put on his gloves while he was handling the food and they have masks on too. The skewers are average size. Right now its $ 1.25 each. You can order it spicy or not. I was able to try the lamb and the chicken. I am usually wary of ordering chicken on the street because I’m always afraid that it is not cooked well enough but I’m not sick yet. Both were cooked well. Nice and slightly charred. Good amount of spice. Very minimal gristle and fatty pieces which I don’t like. Right now I am thinking about getting more skewers on my way home but it does have some competition with Feng Mao across the street. This stall is especially convenient because its right on the street but if the weather is bad you can take shelter in the tiny food court area inside where there are seats in the back.