Shakalaka - Rowland Heights

If it takes 30 minutes to get your 10 skewers then Come and support this place. I asked the staff kindly why after 30 minutes you cant bring out my 10 skewers. 10..... they said some party ordered 100.. so cant you bring me my 10??? Why do I have to wait for their 100 to finish cooking?? I gotta eat too.. price is cheap but time is money. Failed logic. Never coming back

Not sure why the page I'm looking at for Shakalaka says CLOSED. We ate here not too many days ago. But it looks like the menu offering changed? Lots of meats on a stick. Lamb, lamb rib, chicken, pork belly, even bacon wrapped enoki. Quite tasty. Well, it might be too salty and too seasoned for some people. Part of the slogan on the wall mentions the word pub. So maybe drinking will help cut the saltiness. But the blend they used to season each skewer is quite unique. Not just savory, but spice, pepper, acrid, aromatic. I really like it. Mostly the chicken and the lamb. So-so dishes we had included oysters and scallops. Not satisfying. I think the scallops could use more sear. Served in a shell, not a skewer. The fried calamari is lighter seasoned fare. But crisp, and tasty. Jellyfish was super salty!!! Was expecting it to be mellow, a bit sour, like a Taiwanese dish. Ambiance is nice. Friendly casual.

PLEASE BE ADVISED THIS PLACE NO LONGER OFFERS THE SIZZLING PLATES WITH MEAT, CHEESE, AND EGG. If thats what you 're looking for in Rowland the only option is Mister Bossam. Stood at the entrance to the dead place for some time. Was finally seated from someone in the kitchen. The Chef/waiter did not speak a lick of english. Had to use my broken mandarin to find out that they stopped serving that dish a couple months ago. Strictly just a skewer joint now. I wonder if they switched management. So we got up and decided to eat somewhere else (Mister Bossam). We were REALLY craving the cheese ribs. The chef/waiter seemed visibly upset. Prolly will not be back. I 'm sure there are better skewer places around the rowland area.

This is a interesting BBQ skewer restaurant, and with a name like shakalaka, I had to check it out. There were not a lot people in the restaurant, but visually the furnishing and design was really nice. The waitress and staff were helpful as well. They actually have a huge variety of selection of food, but if you come here the skewers are a must. We only ordered the skewers since it's their specialty. We ordered eggplant, lamb, chicken, beef and some more weird ones (chicken heart anyone? Their skewers definitely taste amazing, really nicely bbq style with alot of spices and grilled over flame. The spices were really flavourful, and the meat was really rich and juicy. The only down side was that they were a little slow considering how few people were in the restaurant.

We ordered a selection of seafood and meat skewers, grilled scallops with glass noodles, spicy crawfish, marinated pork feet, and steamed pork dumplings. To my surprise, the food was delicious, and I was quite impressed by the flavors. The portion sizes and prices were reasonable as well. One downside was that service was incredibly slow for a while, resulting in many orders being delayed for an extended period. A number of diners became frustrated and canceled their orders. Fortunately, once that issue was resolved, the food started coming out much faster, and the service improved significantly. This restaurant stays open until 2 AM every day, which is great for those of us looking for late-night food and beer in the area!