Fast Hotpot

M A S 4 months ago

Chinese hot pot place, open late, $15 a pound plus the cost of broth, but I think you can also do dry bowls without broth. They have a good selection of vegetables, noodles, meats, including shrimp, fish, and squid. I liked the shrimp and fish, but would not do the squid again because it was a little chewy. I had the bone broth which was too heavy on the five spice flavor for my palette. Next time, I’ll try a different broth or maybe just a dry bowl. I thought the music they played inside was pretty awful, but thankfully there’s plenty of outdoor seating :) I’m definitely willing to try this place again.

M K 6 months ago

The food was just okay. Not bad, but definitely nothing memorable. The bigger issue is the price. Paying around $50 for a single bowl like this just doesn’t make sense, especially in OC where you can easily go to an AYCE Korean BBQ or Japanese hot pot place for the same price and get a full meal. Honestly, even if this were $20, I’d probably think twice about coming back. (Also, while I was eating, I noticed something in the bowl that I definitely didn’t add. It was blood tofu — either lamb blood or duck blood — and it was already in there.)

K Y 7 months ago

Once I got my food, I was like wow! If no one had ever told me, I'd have thought it was the Year of the Pig coming up, because then why this looks so much like the pig feed😍. This is totally an art💕The art of how easy is to make money out of costumers pocket. You just put regular sesame sauce on the boiled food, and give a big name “Beijing” then you can trick people. Love it love it love it 💗💗

Gene A. 10 months ago

My friend and I ate here on a Saturday afternoon. The weather was fair and there are options for indoor and outdoor dining. There are plenty of ingredients to choose from: bok choy, fish balls, imitation crab sticks, fish cakes, tofu, ramen and/or egg noodles. The ingredients look fresh and well-maintained. Once you are finished choosing your ingredients on a large bowl, the cashier will have it weighed and you'll choose your preferred broth on the menu. I opted for chicken broth and chose it to be not spicy. The total price varies per weight, but it's worth it especially if you're craving authentic hot-pot like soup. Once you finish paying, they'll lend you a buzzer and it will beep once your order is ready. We only waited for less than 10 minutes, and I was impressed with the presentation and service. I added some green onions on top, right before eating it outside. The broth has an umami flavor, while the egg noodles and vegetables I chose were not overcooked. I also love the chewiness of the fish balls and tofu. I'll be back again if I'm craving some Fast Hot Pot by UC Irvine.

Charlene So 2 years ago

It appeared there were only 2 people working while we dined. This location still has the prior Ramen tenant name on the building but it is hot pot. Walk in and grab a bowl and tongs to select your items. The doors were not super clean and left open- probably because there were parties ahead of us. They were out of several vegetables and meat so we had to ask them to restock. There is a small sauce bar next to the for-sale drinks display. You get to the counter and select your broth and pay by weight. I did not notice that the scale was tared to the weight of the plastic bowl. We ordered 3 bowls and each bowl is given a number. However they were done around the same time- took maybe 10 minutes. Everything tasted okay. On our way out we noticed that the door said 2 am for closing time but definitely looked like they were about to close when we left around 9 pm. They should consider updating their operating hours on their storefront.