So it's Thursday again. Me and my loyal culinary companion Denis prowl the streets in search of good food, where we stop in front of a rather rare sounding eating style. Chinese BBQ? Never heard of it before, why not try it?When seated, you're confronted with a rather large metal plate about the size of a large baking tray at chest height. This would have been a rather nasty cooking experience if you're not too comfortable cooking with hot oil spitting at you occasionally, especially when you have to eat.
The meats cooked well on the plate, but they weren't spectacular in any way. Each plate of meat came down to about $7.50. You get about 200g worth of prepared meat with a choice of beef, lamb, chicken and even seafood (which we didn't try). The marinades were fairly basic, with just garlic and some spices to each dish and the quality of the meat was really just average.
The mixed veges we had were $9, you get some slices of potato, sweet potato and eggplant as well as chives and a head of lettuce. The veges were a nice order which helped keep the flavour of the meats up.
Good place for about: 4 people
Expect to spend: $15 - $30 per person
Value: 7/10 - It feels like you get a little less than what you pay for
Taste and food quality: 6/10 - Your average asian BBQ
Ambience: 5/10 - Don't mind the spluttering oil and rather cold empty atmposhere
Service: 6/10 - There were only two tables anyway, but the service was decent, dishes came out quickly
Overall rating: 6/10 - A fair eat
Yi Jia isn't any special BBQ house, but if you're looking for a lower-end plate type BBQ this might be the place to go
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