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| - I was concerned after reading the reviews that this place wasn't going to be good. I'm glad I came for the experience. First off, this place is big, I thought there might be a wait at 730 pm on a Saturday night but I didn't have to worry. I think part of it is that the place is not in Chinatown so they have the benefit of space. The waitress suggested two broths the Spicy Mongolian Herbal and Japanese Miso. I didn't find the spicy one spicy, and couldn't really taste the miso, but I tend to use the broth for cooking not drinking. There was a modest selection on meats, I would have liked to see different cuts of beef or even beef tendon (not beef ball tendon - which I didn't understand). There was a good selection of seafood, and there were even frog legs. On the veg side, a good amount of options, I like the tofu skins, cloud ear fungus, baby corn, bok choy, shiitake, etc. There were all kinds of noodles to cook too if you wanted to load up on carbs. The sauce bar had a really good variety of ingredients, but I would have liked to have suggestions in how to mix them up.
The service was good, but I'm sure it depends on who you have and the busyness level. Our waitress filled our drinks on a regular basis and took the plates at a decent interval. She filled the broth as we needed it. She did a great job of taking care of the table.
Here you don't have to wait for food, you just get up and get it when you want it. Then you can get the amount of food you want and can try many different things.
For newbies as I was, there is an island near the meat section that has extra plates, sauce bowls, and utensils.
I'm not sure if I would be back, as I would have like more meat options, but really for the price, currently $35 for dinner plus 15% off, it's a decent deal for all you can eat. Give the place a try at least once, and it's always better with friends as you can have a lot of fun cooking together.
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