We love hot pot! We often make it ourselves at home, given that it’s fairly easy to prepare and it requires no cooking skills at all. =) Food prep is very time consuming though. We’re always trying to find a hot pot restaurant that is clean and serves fresh food. It wasn’t until a couple of months ago that we found Hot Pot Hot Pot in Monterey Park through Yelp. It had good reviews so we thought we’d give it a try. After all, what can be worse than wilted veggies, brown looking meat and sauce that gets put back into the jar after it had been served to someone? Yes, we’ve seen it all.
This place was nice, but it’s still your typical chinese restaurant with extra bright florescent lighting. It was clean though, and the food was fresh. Service wasn’t too bad either so we were happy. If you like hot pot, give this place a try – their broth looks bland but it is sooo yummy and flavorful! A word of caution though – if you get the 1/2 and 1/2, order the spicy side with a level 1. Your mouth will be on fire even at level 1 (the lowest).
Another cool thing about this restaurant was that we ordered our plates from a menu sheet and everything was brought out at the same time. They had good portions too. The meat and veggies came in small plates that’s probably good for 2-4 people.
It’s such a great idea to serve the dishes on a cart! We loaded up on veggies. :)
They also serve fresh hand-made noodles.
Our veggies simmering – you have to order the pumpkin. It’s so tender and sweet after it’s boiled in the pot.
Oh boy. This is making me droool. We need to go back for more this weekend. =)
Happy Friday!!