Welcome to HK BBQ Master - A Cantonese Barbeque Gem in Richmond, BC!

“ Spent a day in Richmond and we heard it was THEE place to come try out some bbq pork. We got here around noon and it was about 5 couples ahead of us. We put our names down and waited no more than 20 mins. They called our name and sat us down. We knew what we wanted so it was easy. We ended up ordering the 3 meat plate. I got duck, bbq pork and the chicken. Once the food came out I was drooling. Took the first bite of the bbq and OMG it was so tender it just smelts in your mouth. The portions here are big so come hungry haha. The staff here works very hard and are very nice. Be nice to them they run around to make sure all is good. Come by here if you are in Canada ”

“ My bf's friend recommended that we try HK B.B.Q. Master when we visited Vancouver, so we stopped by around noontime on the day we were flying out. Judging from the long line and crowds, you could tell this place was a hit. Luckily we were able to get seated pretty quickly since most people were standing in line for takeout. The place is pretty small and compact, and even I had trouble scooching in between the tables. Generally my bf and I are able to eat one restaurant dish between the two of us, so we ordered 3 items on rice: BBQ pork, soya chicken, and BBQ duck. Everything was absolutely delicious. The BBQ pork especially was very crispy and smoky. This was my bf's favorite. It was hard for me to choose a favorite, but BBQ pork is generally the easiest to eat since there are no small bones. I am a sucker for classic duck though. The food was so good that my bf decided to order another half pound of BBQ pork. He asked if he was able to do so beforehand and the server told us it was no problem. They came around with our half pound of BBQ pork in a takeout box, so I thought they had misunderstood us when we asked for the order. My bf opened the takeout box and started eating when a worker coming by with our check yelled "Sir! You can't eat that in here!" and quickly snatched the box from him and closed it up. My goodness that really shocked us, and I felt a little embarrassed afterwards. When she came around to collect payment, she apologized for overreacting and explained that there was a difference between the sit-in menu and the takeout menu and what we ordered was from the takeout menu, so we weren't allowed to eat it inside the restaurant. I'm glad she provided an explanation, but we still felt a little shocked from being scolded like that. Asides from that incident, food was fantastic. It is a cash only place so don't forget that. Definitely recommend that you try it if you are in the area. They weren't kidding when they said Richmond has the best Cantonese food. ”

“ Famous place! We came from Seattle area to try and we're not disappointed! There was a long line to order but the food came out fast for takeout. There are some crammed seats inside but very busy and long wait for a table. I can see what the hype is about. Nom nom! We got a combo of crispy duck, bbq pork and pork belly! All the meats cooked perfectly and great price! It comes arranged on a bed of rice and a few pieces of broccoli. Would love to come back when im the area again. ”

“ This was another restaurant we've eaten at that was located inside a parking garage. Initially we planned to order takeout but saw that there were a lot of open tables so we dined in. Seating was quick and hot tea was dropped off soon after. No charge for tea. Service was quite good with fast food delivery and frequent tea refills. We picked the honey BBQ pork which was sliced and had a good ratio between lean and fat. It was sweet, juicy and quite good. The crispy roast pork was delicious as well with its very crunchy skin. The rice bowl side was much larger than expected and good for two people. This place was cash only. A nice surprise for us and a definite return on our next visit to Vancouver. ”

“ Sunday brunch-time we showed up around 10:30 to our originally-on-the-schedule dimsum restaurant only to find out that they are reservation only. HK BBQ Master was on our list for a different day but was pretty close by, opening soon, and easily swapped in for a future reservation at the other place, so our family of 7 piled into the rental car and drove over to downtown Richmond in the hopes of trying some delicious charsiu. As noobs we definitely did not realize that the dine-in line was separate from the take-out line, and an exasperated Cantonese auntie waved us to the right entrance after we waited in the wrong line for 5 minutes or so. Luckily we were able to put our names down first on the clipboard at the appropriate entrance and right at 11AM (when the place opens) we were led inside the small dining room. We wanted to try a little bit of everything, so we ordered 4 heaping bowls of rice, 4 bowls of soup, 1 order of greens, and legit every meat plate they had on the menu: #1 honey bbq pork (charsiu, we asked for fatty cut), #2 crispy roasted pork belly, #3 famous bbq duck, #5 soya chicken, #6 sauteed free range chicken (basically scallion chicken, served cold), and #7 bbq spare ribs (more traditional charsiu that we're used to). By far my favorite was the #1 honey bbq pork. Some others at our table found the fatty cut a little too fatty but it was perfect to me, so tender and flavorful and actually not too sweet, which is sometimes my complaint with the HK-style BBQ that I can get closer to home. Eating that honey pork was totally a revelation for me and I'll be searching for charsiu to match that level from now on :') Also excellent was the cold scallion chicken and the famous bbq duck - both were super flavorful, super moist, and on point. The soya chicken was just okay; a bit bland and dry, and the crispy roasted pork belly was good but not so elevated that I felt like I couldn't get something similar in quality and flavor in Texas. Same with the BBQ spare ribs, which tasted like the charsiu I'm more familiar with getting at home. The rice bowls were huge, our party of 7 had more than enough with 4 orders. And the soup was also really delicious; there was a bit of a sweet element to it that my MIL loved. We ordered right at open and all our food was out on the table in 5 minutes; we were in and out of the dining room within 40 minutes and on to our next vacation destination. Cash only so remember to bring some to pay, whether you're dining in or taking out. By the time we left there was a line to eat in so highly recommend coming early if you don't want to wait. ”