BBQ KINGZ

BBQ Kingz is a charcoal grill stall at 56 Lonsdale Street, Dandenong, inside the Eats Dandenong food truck park, phone 0413 701 486. It trades evenings, from 5pm to 10.30pm Monday to Thursday and Sunday and until midnight on Friday and Saturday, and delivery runs through Uber Eats alongside counter pickup and dine-in at the park. The dog setup follows the venue type: this is street-food seating in the open air, so a settled leashed dog at the outdoor tables is part of the normal scene rather than something that needs a booking.

The dog setup

Dining happens at undercover outdoor tables on the paved area of the Eats Dandenong complex, which keeps the meal in the fresh air and the dog beside you at the table rather than tied up away from it. Keep the lead on and the dog clear of the walkways between stalls, because the park gets busy around the dinner peak. No bowls or treats are provided, so bring a portable water bowl, and go earlier in the evening on weekends if your dog is unsure about crowds.

Worth knowing

The grill is the point: lamb barbecue chops at about $31, lamb cutlets, cevapi and an Adana meal alongside prawns and chicken, with the Kingz Platter at $79.90 as the big sharing option for a group. Reviewers keep coming back for the lamb chops and the house dips, and portions run generous, so a platter plus a walk suits a night out. On-street parking lines Lonsdale Street and the precinct's public car park sits close by.

Close by with the dogs

For the daytime equivalent of the dog-friendly run, Tirhatuan Park Fenced Dog Park at Dandenong North is the flagship, with separate fenced sections for small and large dogs and direct access to the Dandenong Creek corridor, and Robert Booth Reserve Dog Off Leash Area is the closer suburb option. Beletti is the sit-down restaurant alternative in town. More on the area is on the Dandenong destination page, and other eats are in the VIC restaurants index.