It was my first time at a hot pot. I'm a truck driver mentor and my student brought me here to have an authentic Chinese cuisine. It was more than I expected. Everything was so good. It was spicy but well worth it.
Would not recommend it. I would say the hotpot there tasted good, and their snacks were awesome (a lot of varieties and free of charge). However, I had diarrhea the day after, and I’m pretty sure it was from this restaurant cause this was the only meal I had that day. Also, the friends who went with me all had diarrhea the day after.For the restaurant owner: please make sure your food is fresh and clean before you serve!!!For customers: please think twice before you go!! If you are going for the taste, I would say it won’t let you down. But I’m not sure if you will experience the same as me, as I only went there once and won’t go again because I didn’t feel good the day after.
I have spent much of the past 8 yrs working in and traveling around China. Back in the US, food is definitely one of the things that I miss & finding authentic Chinese food can be tough in the States... But this Hot Pot is Legit!!! I would bring my friends from Chengdu, Chongqing, and Beijing... That's how authentic & tasty this place was!
High quality & fresh ingredientsbest hot pot place in San Gabriel
Great authentic flavors, not too difficult to get a table and parking lot right outside make it very convenient. Nice big tables for group gatherings. Sauce bar is in point, they also keep it wiped down and clean. Flavors are authentic and can get very spicy if ya aren't ready, so be prepared! Staff is friendly and works quickly without getting sloppy. Decor's great.
This is a Chong Qing style (hot chilies) Chinese hotpot restaurant. You can choose among handful of soup bases and select a la cart ingredients in the sliced meats and fish and vegetables. You can choose non spicy broth. There is a dipping sauce station where you can build your own sauces with multiple ingredients used in the Chinese kitchen. Normally there is at least 30 mins wait if you arrive around peak times. Seems they don’t take reservations. They serve quality cuts of meats and clean vegetables.
Extremely authentic hot pot experience with a great atmosphere and good service. Unfortunately they don't allow reservations and the wait can be very long
Decent spot for hotpot! They can do split broth (non-spicy + spicy). We got the bone broth with one half being hot level of spice. It was super spicy, and if we had known we would have ordered medium or mild. There are a wide array of meats. Had to order rice as an add-on.What I really appreciated was there complimentary "buffet" area, which I did not expect. It consisted the make-your-own-sauce area (basically all the sauces you usually expect for hot pot) and other small snacks (prawn chips, packs of peas, small crackers) and sweets (sweet rice porridge, sweet soup, and 3 different types of sesame balls).We ended up ordering more food than we needed. So the tab ended up being pricier than intended.
Great food. Enjoyed the meal, was worth the money.
Fresh meat and the soup sauces were great ?