According to records, the barbecue season restaurant was formerly a "barbecue stall" by the Yinding Bridge in Shichahai. The stall owner, Ji Decai, was a native of Tongzhou, Beijing. Its original name was "Luquanju". Because the owner's surname is Ji, he deals in roast mutton, so people commonly call it "barbecue season". Jijia barbecue has unique technology and delicious taste, and customers all praise it. After the owner Ji Decai died, his son Ji Zongbin succeeded him, and then his grandson Ji Zengyuan succeeded him. Ji Zengyuan died of illness in 1927, and his 21-year-old brother Ji Gechen was in charge. After he took over the stall, he set up a big copper pot with bricks, set up an aluminum shed, and placed eight tables and more than 2 stools, thus changing from a stall vendor to a seat vendor, continuing to operate roast mutton, and conveniently calling it the "barbecue season". In August, 1945, in order to develop the store, Ji Gechen ran around and raised funds, and finally bought a quaint and small building facing south at the Yinding Bridge, and continued to operate barbecue. Because the "barbecue season" is famous for its unique roast mutton, some celebrities often eat here. Mr. Xinyu Pu, a great calligrapher, presented the signboard of "Barbecue Season" and the banner of "Lianchi Villa", and Mr. Laoshe, a famous writer, also wrote a plaque for the restaurant. Unfortunately, these plaques were all lost during the Cultural Revolution. The plaque hanging now was written by Mr. Pu Jie, the younger brother of the last emperor Puyi, in 1988.

For more than 1 years, the barbecue season has maintained its traditional flavor, and celebrities from all walks of life, such as Lao She, Mei Lanfang and Ma Lianliang, have been frequent visitors here. With the changes of the times, the barbecue season has been developing continuously, and now it is the lobby of the Ming building, which can serve 15 people at the same time. In addition to the traditional roast mutton, there are various delicious barbecues such as chicken, duck, fish and seafood, and its sesame seed cake, which ranks first in "Chinese snacks", is a good accompaniment. Barbecue season has become the first choice for Chinese and foreign tourists to enjoy traditional Chinese cuisine and a unique scene in Shichahai scenery.

According to historical records, Shichahai was a scenic spot and commercial area in Beijing (then called Dadu) in the Yuan Dynasty. Clear water from Yuquan Mountain gathers here and is divided into three seas by two stone bridges. West of Desheng Bridge is the West Sea, Houhai is between Desheng Bridge and Yinding Bridge, and Qianhai is east of Yinding Bridge.

during the barbecue season, it made its fortune in the lotus market. In the 28th year of Qing Daoguang, a stall owner named Yi Ji set up a food stall for roast mutton on the bank of Yiliu River near Yinding Bridge. Its barbecue spills oil and smells fragrant, attracting many tourists to visit. In the future, when the "Lotus Market" opens every year, Ji Jia will come to do business. The stall will be put back in mid-July or early September on the Ninth Double Ninth Festival, and it will be like this every year without interruption. Besides barbecue, we also sell some summer food such as vermicelli and noodles. Because of the booming business, the barbecue stall has become a small building near the riverside, from a stall to a seat merchant. In 1927, the official name "Barbecue Season" was established.

The famous barbecue season is related to the adjacent Yindingqiao besides barbecue. According to historical records, in that year, between Shichahai, Qianhai and Houhai, stone bridges were locked horizontally, and many iron blocks carved into the shape of silver ingots were embedded between the slabs on the bridge deck, forming a unique pattern. Due to years of wear and tear, the silver ingot shines, so people take the "silver ingot" as the feature and call this stone bridge the Silver Ingot Bridge. Viewing the Western Hills at Yinding Bridge is one of the "Eight Scenes of Yanjing". Eating barbecue, watching mountains and enjoying lotus in barbecue season restaurant are also called "three musts". It is one of the characteristics of barbecue season to taste barbecue and appreciate the beauty of "Silver Ingot View Mountain". By the silver ingot stone bridge, the sunset glow shines, the lake is as flat as a mirror, overlooking the lotus flowers in the afterglow of the sunset, the western hills with a touch of Dai and the ancient pagoda standing alone on the south bank of Jishuitan are pleasing to the eye. Someone once sang a poem and praised: "When silver ingots taste barbecue, miles of red lotus reflect the blue pool. It's like sitting on the Tianxiang Building, and the wine rings are drunk.

in order to meet the needs of social development and people from all walks of life, the barbecue season restaurant was completely renovated in 1988. The restaurant is simple and elegant, and the environment is comfortable and pleasant. Celebrity calligraphy and painting are also hung in each hall, which adds to the artistic conception of the restaurant. Its superior environment, coupled with the unique flavor of barbecue and delicacies, is really beautiful. Since 1949, the restaurant has received many important guests and tourist groups at home and abroad, and hosted various festive and collective banquets. For example, ayub Khan, the Pakistani President, Marshal Xu Xiangqian, the great writer Guo Moruo, Liao Chengzhi, the former vice chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, Huang Hua, the former foreign minister, and Mei Lanfang, Ma Lianliang and Zhang Junqiu, the masters of Peking Opera, all came here for dinner. Foreign Minister Huang Hua also wrote a banner for the restaurant "Northern flavor, universal happiness"; Mr. Pu Jie also wrote a poem: "The corner of the small building is full of waves, and every time you love to lean on the painting column, the wine and mutton are infinitely delicious, the stove is red and the pine is cold, the trees are moving and the shadows are as beautiful as you can enjoy, the moon is full and the night is drunk, and the traffic is still chewing, and Feng Yi is long and can't play."