HOT POT! Whats the best place to go?

[InRich]

I love sushi ichiban, and I always go there for sushi. They have hot pot there and I tried it for the first time last week. it was fantastic, but I'm wondering if theres anything better out there as far as hot pot goes.

[jwslam]

There's vietnamese hot pot on 16th ave between centre and 4th NW. I really like it because you can have unlimited other viet stuff (mmm salad rolls :drool: )

There's a lot of chinese ones floating around.
Regency (dragon city downtown 3rd floor) is a self serve one and you can have the chinese buffet included in the price.

Happy Hill (centre north right over the bridge) is another good place.

I heard the chinese cultural centre's basement is really good now.

[project240]

Make your own.

[n1zm0]

Originally posted by project240
Make your own.

[CelicaST-162]

Originally posted by jwslam
There's vietnamese hot pot on 16th ave between centre and 4th NW. I really like it because you can have unlimited other viet stuff (mmm salad rolls :drool: )

There's a lot of chinese ones floating around.
Regency (dragon city downtown 3rd floor) is a self serve one and you can have the chinese buffet included in the price.

Happy Hill (centre north right over the bridge) is another good place.

I heard the chinese cultural centre's basement is really good now.

What is the name of this Nammer hot pot place? I must go there.

[gatorade]

forbidden city in pacific mall is the best, happy hill is good too

[yellowsnow]

Regency in Dragon City has a good variety.. it's a buffet Hot pot for $25 I think.

last time I went (over a year ago), they had lots of good stuff and was pretty good

[Pahnda]

I would have to agree with the idea of making your own. It's always the best way flavour-wise.

But I would say Forbidden City and Regency are OK, with Forbidden City being a bit better out of the two.

[Unknown303]

Originally posted by gatorade
forbidden city in pacific mall is the best, happy hill is good too

I like forbidden city as well. They seem to accept me there even though I'm a whitey. Love me some shrimp paste.

[know1edge]

Originally posted by CelicaST-162


What is the name of this Nammer hot pot place? I must go there.

i believe it's Vietnam Palace Grill & Noodle House

[jwslam]

Originally posted by CelicaST-162


What is the name of this Nammer hot pot place? I must go there.

Originally posted by know1edge


i believe it's Vietnam Palace Grill & Noodle House
That sounds about right.
It's where coffee time used to be. Its on the north side between balmoral jhs and sushi king.

[D'z Nutz]

Yeah for me, two places came to mind when I saw this thread:

Forbidden City and the aforementioned Nammer place on 16th.

A warning about Forbidden City though, all the drinks cost like $1 or something when getting the hot pot. Even water and tea.

[GQBalla]

happy hill, unlimited drinks i think cost extra
chinese cultural center (cheapest in the city i think)
18.95 per person, unlimited drinks for free
forbidden, unlimited drinks for extra 3 bucks i think

chinese cultural center is pretty good now, buffet style, i like how they have a variety of sauces.

happy hill seems to have the least amount of msg out of the three i go to.

i hate having hot pot at home, for the amount i eat and what i eat its cheaper going out.

plus no clean up

[artieg30]

+1 for forbidden city, they pretty much have the freshest ingredients there, i believe its the priciest of hot pot, but well worth the money.

My 2nd place would def have to be the cultural centre as many ppl here have said, it's even better if you're a seafood person as theres quite an abundance there.

[winson2001]

it could be a little late for hotpot, but 1 draw back for forbidden city is they are limited on how much they serve u a time. I dont mean we order so much that they dont think we can finish n cause waste. But there was 6 of us n all we wrote on the order form is 6 beef n 10 eggs, the 10 eggs shows up, with only 1 little thing of beef n refuse to give us more until we finish the little plate of it. This might not apply to a lot of people, but for those who loves just beef (like me n my friends :D ) expect a bit of slower service as they can only give you so much a time. everything else is awesome other then tips goes to the owner n not the servers ( I was told the servers get a set $2/hr for tips... back when i was a waiter in some small chinese rest. i make usually $90 a day for about 6 hrs of work...)

[Stunt66]

Originally posted by winson2001
tips goes to the owner n not the servers ( I was told the servers get a set $2/hr for tips... back when i was a waiter in some small chinese rest. i make usually $90 a day for about 6 hrs of work...)

If this is true then it makes total sense because I went there for dinner twice in the last couple months and the service was pretty brutal.

[TYMSMNY]

+1 for Forbidden City hot pot. :drool:

[INITIALD]

Too bad Golden Wonton closed, that place was good.

[K3RMiTdot]

Originally posted by INITIALD
Too bad Golden Wonton closed, that place was good.

[LUDELVR]

Originally posted by project240
Make your own.

True Dat!! We've done this at buh buh's place and it was awesome!! So full and awesome!

Only downside is that your clothes will WREAK of the smell of hot pot and your house will too! It will eminate throughout the hallways of your home and being!! But damn is it good! :rofl:

[buh_buh]

yeah my place reeked for probably over a week, but it was frickin delicious. I'd say the place at the Cultural Center is definitely worth a go as well :thumbsup:
Now I want hotpot :drool:

[LUDELVR]

Originally posted by buh_buh
yeah my place reeked for probably over a week, but it was frickin delicious. I'd say the place at the Cultural Center is definitely worth a go as well :thumbsup:
Now I want hotpot :drool:

Well let's set it up again Ol' head honcho of the hot pot!!! :werd: :hitit:

[bituerbo]

I google'd hot pot, it just sounds like a plate of boiled foods... and boiled foods are typically bland, no?

[TYMSMNY]

Originally posted by bituerbo
I google'd hot pot, it just sounds like a plate of boiled foods... and boiled foods are typically bland, no?

boiled in a broth of your choice, so nope... pretty darn GOOD!

[GQBalla]

its all about the sauce you make!

[bituerbo]

Erm, but what if you don't know what you're doing with the sauce? I like Open Sesame, but I'm horrible with flavour ideas and I sometimes make less-than-desirable meals.

How can I enjoy this deliciousness?

[winson2001]

the sauce I (n most Hongers :D ) use is just an raw egg beat with some soya sauce n "sa-cha" sauce ^^ hotpot is one of my fav, through out winter i ate hotpot about 40% of the time either at home or some where outside

[GQBalla]

i add lots,

soya sauce
chilli peppers
sate sauce
raw egg yolk
ginger
garlic
green onion
cilantro
peanut sauce


make it up

delicious

[DC328is]

cultural center for sure

[buh_buh]

Anyone know if Cultural Center is still doing hotpot?

[GQBalla]

still does it

[n1zm0]

Happy hill i think its called on center st just north of chinatown also has good hotpot. Just went there recently for bday dinner, awesome.

[Xaroxantu Zero]

Bumping an old thread - is the Cultural Centre Restaurant still the best place for AYCE hot pot?

[genesis0403]

yeap. they said they'll be having AYCE hot pot for another few months till they stop for the year

[max_boost]

I still hit up Happy Hill but I find hot pot not as exciting and filling when there are larger groups. :dunno: When I go with say 5-6 friends it's good, lots of food etc. But when the numbers get up to 10-12, just ain't the same. :nut:

[rage2]

I have to eat hot pot at home ever since I got AAA tenderloin sliced up for the beef. It's not cheap, $140 worth in this pic, but it's the only way I can do it now. Just melts in your mouth!

[K3RMiTdot]

Asian Express in Edmonton is hands down the BOMB.. for those of you who have gone before

[jsn]

Originally posted by Xaroxantu Zero
Bumping an old thread - is the Cultural Centre Restaurant still the best place for AYCE hot pot?

Is that place supposed to be the best? I still really like Regency to be honest. Good selection of food and sauces for dipping.

[LongCity]

Originally posted by rage2
I have to eat hot pot at home ever since I got AAA tenderloin sliced up for the beef. It's not cheap, $140 worth in this pic, but it's the only way I can do it now. Just melts in your mouth!

Are you inviting him over because OP and the one who bumped the thread wants to know the best place to go.

[sputnik]

Originally posted by rage2
I have to eat hot pot at home ever since I got AAA tenderloin sliced up for the beef. It's not cheap, $140 worth in this pic, but it's the only way I can do it now. Just melts in your mouth!

I have seen some of your other hot pot pictures and you really need to do a DIY Hot Pot thread.

That looks awesome.

[InRich]

Originally posted by LongCity


Are you inviting him over because OP and the one who bumped the thread wants to know the best place to go.

haha thats a good question

[LongCity]

Probably just wanted to show off how high maintenance he is.

[rage2]

Originally posted by LongCity
Are you inviting him over because OP and the one who bumped the thread wants to know the best place to go.
haha no, I'm saying it's better to DIY.

[Mibz]

Originally posted by rage2
haha no, I'm saying it's better to DIY. Maybe if you're Asian. The best hot pot a white guy can make is this:

http://food.sndimg.com/img/recipes/17/15/41/large/picGbue4I.jpg

[BananaFob]

Originally posted by jsn


Is that place supposed to be the best? I still really like Regency to be honest. Good selection of food and sauces for dipping.

+1 for Regency over Cultural Centre for hot pot. Been to both places recently and Regency had the larger and fresher selection.

[flipstah]

Originally posted by BananaFob


+1 for Regency over Cultural Centre for hot pot. Been to both places recently and Regency had the larger and fresher selection.

I agree with this. WAAAAYY more items at Regency but CC isn't bad.

[supe]

Went to regency yesterday and came out overly satisfied, still full from it.

The only thing they need to do is label their damn sauces.

[gen60]

Tried out the Pacific Mall restaurant at marlborugh t&t. They had a larger selection than the cultural center, with some weird ones like SPAM and cheese balls. I think it was $25 so a bit move expensive than cultural center.

[r3ccOs]

tea pot...

but just go to T&T and load up?

[INITIALD]

Originally posted by supe
Went to regency yesterday and came out overly satisfied, still full from it.

The only thing they need to do is label their damn sauces.

The labels are above the sauces on the wall

[gatorade]

regency is the best, been going there weekly for a while. It has free orange juice, lemonade and iced tea available in dispensers. Also the selection of sauces and freshness of food is great.