Reviews

Boiling Hot Pot
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4.5 out of 5 stars

Scott P
Scott P

5 out of 5 stars

posted 7 months ago

This place is fantastic! Admittedly I am no Hot Pot expert, and 2 of the 3 people with me were first timeres. But I can say this was by far the best experience I have had. The restaurant is very clean (if we did make a mes on the table, lol), the service is fast and friendly, and ordering is so easy! The food was incredibly fresh, and the broths were delicious. The Wagyu was great, as was the pork belly, house special beef, and the shrimp. The veggies were bright and fresh, and the different noodles were par-cooked perfectly as to finish in your broth of choice in 30 seconds. Tons of options for everyone.
Hot Pot is delicious fun, and I highly recommend this Boiling Hot Pot whether you are new to it or well seasoned.

Navi Kaur
Navi Kaur

5 out of 5 stars

posted 11 months ago

We go to Boiling Hot Pot atleast 1x/month. It鈥檚 our go to spot for almost every occasion whether happy or sad. 馃槀 We went here for my wife鈥檚 graduation and for when I had a bad day and needed a venting session.

We almost always get mango soju. My mother-in-law and I always drink unfiltered Sake when we all got together. It鈥檚 like a family tradition now.

We usually pick out 4 favorite soup bases (Tom Yum, Red Pepper, Green Pepper, and Tomato). We LOVE their sauce station! It鈥檚 so customizable but my favorite is their first recommendation. My wife loves their green sauce and their mushroom sauce with spicy chili garlic.

We always order a bunch of vegetables and wagyu beef. We always leave super stuffed and so satisfied. Unfortunately the only downside is the time limit of 90 mins which leaves you feeling rushed. I will say that the restaurant really only enforces the time limit when there is a large wait. Otherwise they are very nice and flexible.

Would definitely recommend for any occasion. We鈥檙e probably going to go back soon.

S么 C么 La
S么 C么 La

4 out of 5 stars

posted 1 year ago

Happy 4th of July.
Normally we don't eat AYCEhotpot in SF (mostly because the price). But it was holiday so why not. Many other hotpots in town were closed so we'd like to try this.
It was around noon, we didn't have to wait and were seated immediatly. The servers were very nice and fast. We could chose up to 4 soups. You can order as many as you can (as long as you can finish them), no limit to 5 dishes per 10 mins or 1 call. There is a small sauce bar with some nice recipes there. Food is quite nice, and I really like the beer beef. Some dishes that I really like in other places aren't here, but they have enough good food for you to try.
The only thing that make me confused was when we sat down, the server said $28.99 for AYCE. Later she told other customers $35.99. In the end we were charged 35.99 each too. I guess that was holiday's price but she should have told us from the beginning.

Overall, I like the idea of 4 soup bases. You don't have ro refill broth so the flavor stays the same. Service is fast, environment is fresh and friendly. The price is just similar to others in SF. I Might come back but if I have a chance I either would try other new AYCE in the city or just go to other cities in The Bay Area for much more value.

EJ T
EJ T

5 out of 5 stars

posted 6 months ago

Wonderful food and service . Love it! My favorite soup base is the green pepper, not really spicy to me and has the sichuan pepper fragrance.

Jen Ko
Jen Ko

4 out of 5 stars

posted 1 month ago

Finally tried this place and it's decent for the price. As some reviewers have said, it's not the best quality meat (or fish) but for AYCE it's on the affordable side ($35.95 for adults, $15.95 for kids). I tried the wagyu beef, lamb shoulder, and house beef. The Wagyu beef that came was very thickly and unevenly cut which made it chewy. I noticed the table next to me had really nicely cut beef so I asked them what it was and they said wagyu. I'm not sure why ours looked so different (was it because I was eating by myself with my kid and they think we won't care?). The house beef was better cut but quite lean. Overall the lamb shoulder was the best. I liked the variety of vegetables (and they have enoki mushrooms which a lot of hot pot places don't offer anymore). The fish fillet was pretty fishy so I probably wouldn't order it again. The fish tofu was good. The service was nice enough, they were pretty busy on a Sunday afternoon. Not much of an ambience but it's clean.