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WHO IS KING BBQ?
Shuai Wang was born in Beijing, China. When he was nine, he moved to Flushing, New York. There he lived in basements, grew chubby off of all the after-school snacks that Queens had to offer, flunked out of school, transferred, took a cooking class because it seemed easy, and the rest is history.
In his twenties, he met a gal working at a restaurant in the West Village of NYC. She grew up in Buffalo, NY, was an aspiring author, used to be known for always being sunny, and she instantly knew he was a keeper. She was the incomparable Corrie Wang. Together the couple moved to Charleston, SC where they got married, Corrie sold her first novel, and they opened a food truck all within the same week. It was the hardest thing they’d ever done.
Three years later, they finally found a space for their permanent home. Heritage-driven New Chinese American restaurant Jackrabbit Filly was born. They named it after their Chinese Zodiac animals Rabbit and Horse because it took all their love, blood, sweat, and tears to create. It opened three months before a global pandemic. Turns out, that was the hardest thing they’d ever done.
For some reason, they decided to open a second restaurant. Missing the food Shuai grew up eating in Flushing, NY, the couple self-interestedly wanted to see more Chinese food in Charleston. Thus, King BBQ came into this world. Four months in, the restaurant had a fire thanks to poor construction. Four months after that, Shuai Wang was selected to be on Season 22 of Top Chef. After the filming, the couple moved their first restaurant baby Jackrabbit Filly to a new location. If you were wondering, they are in desperate need of a nap.
Maybe that’s why at King BBQ we all think it’s time for a little easiness. The service is at the counter. The seating is first come first served. The food and cocktails are delicious. To hear more about Shuai and Corrie’s story, give a listen here on NPR. For any other questions, contact press@eatkingbbq.com
WHAT IS CHINESE BBQ?
If you’ve ever been to a Chinatown in a larger city, you already know. Chinese BBQ focuses on roasted and chopped meats. Imagined the glazed ducks hanging in restaurant windows; the glistening Char Sui or, as they say in Beijing, Cha Shao ribs. King’s version of Chinese BBQ throws a loving nod to classic Southern barbecue, giving most of our meats a gentle smoke. Just like our sister restaurant Jackrabbit Filly, King BBQ is based on classic Chinese cooking with all of Shuai’s American influences mixed in along the way.
Suffice to say, you won’t get this grub anywhere else.
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Where does the name KING BBQ come from?
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In Chinese, the character for Wang means King, 王, because it resembles the design on a tiger's forehead and tigers are King of the jungle. Keeping in tradition with pit masters naming their BBQ joints after themselves, but not relishing hearing their surname consistently mispronounced (Wang rhymes with song, y’all), King BBQ was born.
Do we?! With a space this pretty King BBQ was built to party. Onsite we can host around 120 people and every iteration of that on down to 10 people looking for one big table and a great time. Offsite you just tell us how many people and we’ll do all the rest.
Let’s get the party started here. Still have questions?
We’re here to help: events@eatkingbbq.com.
are you family friendly?
While King tries to be as family friendly as possible, we are a very busy restaurant with people moving quickly and carrying large trays of food and drink. With this in mind, we ask that you and your little ones follow a few guidelines for the safety, sanity, and enjoyment of our guests and crew.
First, let’s keep those butts in seats! Second, please no kicking of the booths or drum sticking of the chopsticks (this goes for you, too, Dad). Lastly, please use inside voices (this goes for you too Auntie Liyan on your one glass of wine).
While we don’t have high chairs, we do have a few booster seats. Thank you, friends. We truly do appreciate you.
IS KING BBQ HIRING?
King BBQ is filled with Jackrabbit Filly ex-pats. Some people have been working with Corrie and Shuai since the food truck days. The goal of their Super Happy Fun Times Group is to make careers, not just jobs.
(Plus, they’re not great with change so when they meet people they love, they scheme to keep them forever.) They’re always looking for the next friendly, happy, hard-working, anime-head who will call their company home. To apply email: