About Us

The team at MAX BBQ

About MAX · 满 BBQ

Trendy Chongqing.
LA nights.

Our Story

Skewers in one hand.
Microphone in the other.

MAX BBQ — 满 BBQ — is Chongqing-style barbecue built for LA. Our founders grew up on the late-night Chongqing grill: charcoal smoke drifting down the alleys, beer towers sweating on the table, neon bright enough to see your shadow at 1 AM. That’s the energy we brought to Rowland Heights.

Our dedicated grill chef runs real charcoal — no gas shortcuts. Lamb and beef skewers cut the way they do back home. Stinky tofu that actually stinks. Sichuan-spiced beef tongue. Stir-fried clams by the wok-full. And because a meal shouldn’t end at the last skewer, we built three private karaoke suites with a massive multilingual library, pro sound, and door-to-door bottle service. Eat, drink, sing — without ever leaving your table.

满 means full. Full table, full house, full tank. That’s how you should leave MAX — and how you should come back.

What we stand for.

Real Charcoal

No gas, no shortcuts. Our grill chef tends a real charcoal pit every night. It’s slower. It tastes better. We’re not sorry.

Fresh Every Day

Meat, seafood, produce sourced daily. Skewers hand-cut and threaded in-house. What you eat tonight walked in the back door this morning.

Built for the Late Crew

Kitchen open until 2 AM. Private rooms. Bottle service. Everyone drinks their speed — alcoholic, 0%, boba, whatever.

One-Stop Night

Dinner, drinks, karaoke, encore — all under one roof. No ubering between spots. No losing people at the second stop.

People dine and socialize at outdoor tables in front of MAX BBQ Night Bar at night, with groups gathered under string lights and others walking nearby.

Enough story.
Come eat.