Reviews
Oh-em-gee! I want one in Rhode Island, please! This place is bomb. Menu, flavor, price, ambience, service can be a tad faster but no one is perfect. I mean, whoa! Individual hotpot servings starting at $15.95 (sans tax), amazing variety, boba drinks, appetizers, no charge on dipping sauces on your table......can't get any better than that. Love this concept. We were a party of four and we ordered: Seafood hotpot (2), Korean Kimchi hotpot, and Japanese miso hotpot. Dared to order appetizers of fried goden fishball and fried fish tofu. Yummy. I left with half of my own hotpot order to take home. You can also order one and share. I am at a loss for words, I really love it. Only a true Asian food and hotpot foodie can appreciate this spot. I need to win the lottery!
First time at this location. Been at their first location in Garden Grove and then to it's fountain valley branch when they moved. The food is great. Make sure you get their fishball appetizer while you wait for your order. Ribeye steak on a hot stone is a must to try too. All of their hotpots are good you can't go wrong whichever you choose. The parking is bit hard as the lot is small and is also shared by different businesses so make sure one of your friends get off from the car and get a table while you wait for a parking spot.
Hotpot no flavor lvl 4 tasted like water Steak 10oz looks like 6oz service very slow Fries on the side of steak was cold $22 for fish balls and fish tofu not even worth it
I was in the area with a group of friends and decided to get hotpot here for dinner. I am openly sad that there isn't a chain in my area yet so I can have more alternative options to hotpot. FOOD We ordered 3 hotpot and 1 rib eye grill. Thai hotpot: I ordered this mild and the soup base was definitely sour and spicy. The ingredients were typical, but portion was very filling. I ordered it with vermicelli. Overall, not too bad. Curry hotpot: my friend ordered this and commented that it was not bad, but she couldn't really taste the curry. She had a lot leftover so a 2nd meal. Japanese hotpot: they served this with udon and presentation looked good. My friend preferred another hotpot place more as it's more flavorful there than the one here. Rib eye grill: if you like your meat medium rare, order it as one level rarer so it'll get cooked. The waiter told us to order it rare and then let it cook for 20 seconds. We did and it became medium well, but we may have let it cooked a little too long. The meat was juicy, but flavorless. They give you 3 dipping sauces similar to A1, mustard, and sweet and sour. This dish also comes with 2 side dishes and a salad. I would not order this again as it doesn't fill you up, and this is not a steakhouse. PARKING It's located in a small strip mall, so limited parking during peak hours. We came before the dinner rush so found parking easily. SERVICE Overall service was not bad. They were very quick to seat us and take our orders. When we requested items, it was brought to us right away. Pretty good for an Asian restaurant standard. WILL I COME AGAIN? If I'm in the area and want hotpot, this would be my place. Hotpot portions are generous for the price you pay ($12!).
Not a great experience. I had been recommended this spot by a friend for their sizzling steaks and hotpot, so we took a chance. From the start, we already noticed that they were understaffed. I ordered the rib eye steak that came out pretty quickly. However the steak came out well done when I had asked for medium rare. I know the steak cooks as it's on the hot plate, but even then, my meat was cooked too well done after the first cut. Unfortunately for my friend, she had a worse experience. She ordered the lamb hot pot and requested no pickled greens, but it took 30 minutes for it to arrive. When it did, we saw that they didn't remove the greens. We also saw that there was no pork blood, egg, or enoki mushrooms which were specifically on the menu. When asking the server, mumbled that they "didn't add it to the menu" and that they ran out? Unusual response to say the least and we noticed that the workers were talking amongst themselves and pointing at our table afterwards. I suspect they gave us the wrong order. Also, the rice that came with the hotpot was stale. It seemed like they either reused old rice or had the cooked rice out a few hours too long. We asked the server for a water refill but had to grab another server's attention since the original had forgotten. All throughout the night, the two workers were scrambling around trying to take orders, clean tables, and deliver food. The other patrons were also slightly disgruntled by the long waits and inadequate service. Much like the other low reviews, you can't put 100% of the blame on the servers. They were polite and tried their best. I blame the management on the lack of hiring and poor organization of their workplace. I won't be coming back, even though their food tasted decent. If you, the reader, decide to give this place a try, you better hope it's on a slow day when the workers aren't struggling.