羴 (shān, same as "膻") 犇��燊 (shēn, meaning exuberant) northern style barbecue has the same name as the ben barbecue, which makes it difficult for most people to remember it at the first time. Officially, the self-proclaimed seafood barbecue expert on the Shandong Peninsula is a northern barbecue that specializes in grilled seafood. This is a novelty in Donggua Mountain, a holy place for supper.
Although Ben Shen specializes in grilled seafood, most of the dishes are more common. The most recognized live abalone in Dalian is of high quality and low price, only 12 yuan per skewer, which is close to the wholesale price of abalone in the market. There is a special seafood pond in the store to breed fresh abalone from Dalian, and diners grill it to order. The abalone is skewered on bamboo skewers without multiple knife techniques, grilled on the grill, and sprinkled with thick cumin and chili powder. At first taste, it has a strong spicy flavor, and after breaking through the crispy skin, it is a delicate and chewy abalone with a strong marine flavor. Nowadays, however, abalone is getting smaller and smaller, and its quality is declining. Qingdao prawns performed better, each shrimp was huge, and the flesh was still full and firm after grilling, sweet and spicy.
In addition to seafood barbecue, other barbecue skewers and grilled vegetables are all in the form of Xiangxi barbecue, which is somewhat inconsistent with its northern barbecue identity. Among them, the performance of Haohan yellow beef and signature milky butter is slightly highlighted, while the others are not amazing.
The barbecue restaurant focuses on nostalgia and creates a sense of old community. But compared to the nostalgic style restaurants like Wen Heyou, it is much rougher. The waiter was responsive and had a good attitude. In Donggua Mountain, Ben Shen also launched a service called Donggua Mountain fried sausages and other special foods, which can be described as very intimate.