Uncle Hon's BBQ looks to add East Asian influences to Texas BBQ in Hackney Wick

25/6/26 - updated with menu and opening date

At the end of last year, Douglas McMaster's Silo shut the doors in Hackney Wick (over Crate Brewery), but now Uncle Hon's BBQ is taking the space over, having completed a successful Kickstarter. 

Founder Man Hon Luk (who lives in the area) has learned his BBQ know-how the proper way, learning his skills in the home of BBQ: Austin, Texas. Since then, he's been popping up all over London and eventually settled down for a long-term residency at All My Friends (also in Hackney Wick). The food he's been cooking there takes his BBQ skills and adds an East Asian twist and that's what we can also expect from the new restaurant. 

At his permanent space, the meat will be smoked low and slow for 12 hours and that preparation time means that when it sells out, that's it for the day. Planned for the menu are snacks like pork and cuttlefish meatballs, curry fishball and a smoked duck breast with pancake. Then it's onto the main event, where the smoked meats include short ribs wih Sichuan peppercorn sauce, Taiwanese pork belly, Iberico pork ribs with Texas rub, Asian-spiced ox cheek and Xi'an-style lamb shoulder. We also very much like the sound of the Lap Cheong smoked mac and cheese.

In the kitchen, he's joined by Head Chef Norine Chu (previously Singburi and Tempo), while drinks are from a list by Oliver Dibben (sommelier at Brat). 

As well as all the BBQ, he's planning to make it a music-led space at the weekends, with DJs, live performances, and a special late-night menu of grilled dishes.