We decided to try Hot Pot City with friends and it was amazing! The service was very friendly and patient. The food was delicious!! We tried a few of our server’s recommendations and it was a great dinner. We will definitely be coming back soon!
Hot Pot City is located right at the beginning of the plaza containing Viet Hoa International Foods, which is how we found out about it. We were grocery shopping one time and thought, "We should try that place some day!"Houston's hot pot scene eclectic in the sense that each restaurant has something different or unique about it. I think Hot Pot City's style fits the mold for some customers. For us, it's not as ideal.One, the concept is not all-you-can-eat ... which is fine if you don't want to feel pressured to stuff yourself so full until you're about to explode. However, our bill for two people ended up being more than if we went to an AYCE place. But what's nice is that it leaves you the option to take food home if you don't finish.Two, I wasn't too impressed with the taste of meats. I got the Beef Ribeye Steak and my bf opted for the Assorted Meat Platter (a good choice if you want to try a variety). We both thought it was okay -- not terrible, but nothing that blew our minds out of this world. I will say their thin Canadian Egg Noodles were delicious.As far as broths, our server explained that the Thai Suki and Vietnamese are best if you are big into seafood. The Mongolian is more of a beef-based broth (Very tasty and a good choice, if you're going the non-seafood route). The Japanese Shabu and Healthy Chinese Herbal are on the lighter side.With sauces, I was hoping there would be a soy sauce or shoyu-based option for our meats. But there wasn't. We did sesame sauce for vegetables and ordered one of each for the rest of the sauces. They're only $0.50 each, so it was worth a try. Thai Chili is sweet, Garlic Sesame Oil is exactly what it sounds like, Sha Cha is pasty, and Sa Te is your chili oil sauce.Our server, Tran Hong Anh (the name on our receipt) was super helpful in explaining their menu and concept to us. She was very attentive and patient during our first experience here. My only complaint is the staff didn't bring two items that we marked down on our order sheet. But we didn't say anything, because we ended up with enough food anyways to get us full.Would I come back here? Sure, if a friend wanted to try it. Would I go out of my way to seek it out again? Probably not.
Certainly unique, first time going to a restaurant like this but it wasn't bad, definitely an experience lol
Delicious! I will always come back here! I will definitely come back! The customer service here is amazing!
Vietnamese and Thai soup base are the best! Great service. If you order a lot of items, double check what you get because sometimes they forget to bring food.
Excellent service! Delicious broth! We got a split bowl of the Mongolian and Herbal, with an assortment meat dish as well as wood ears and bean sprouts. 10/10 highly recommend
Good food but stop beeing raises with Hispanic people! The 4 times I had gone I always wait more then 20 min just to get a drinks the last time took us 40 min to get our food, it wasn't even full.. we would ask a question they would give us ugly looks.. the 4 times I have gone are always same amount $130. We kept going because we liked it but that was our last time going
Love it ! ? this is my first time trying this food and definitely in coming back!
This place needs more patrons and the flavor of the soup for the spicy and the non spicy justify a higher lever of patronage. Any time you go to a hotpot spot the soup is the key. We went in on a Tuesday night and since the attentive waitstaff was at our every beckon that made our experiment extra special. Also prior to 7pm they have a happy hour so $2 off certain menu items. Over time if they keep up this quality of freshness in their ingredients I would hope that reviews like this attract more and more customers.
Honestly! I really dissatisfied with this restaurant. The quality of the food is not worth the price Bad service