I only ever have hot pot when I'm visiting home, so my family and I piled into the car during my last trip back and made our way to Kim Tao. We were there early, at around 6:30 so there weren't that many people yet in their extended restaurant area. But by about 7 the place had filled up with lots of people, and my parents commented that they were probably the oldest people there.
The food was a steal for 100 for 5 of us on a Monday night. They were advertising hand-sliced beef, which I honestly didn't think was worth all the hype (the meat comes out thicker, so it's a little more rough), but the fresh meat balls and fish balls were fantastic. I liked that they also had a good assortment of vegetables, and they had a fish paste noodle that you can squeeze yourself. There are also four basic soup bases you can choose from, and the five of us got to use two burners so we had a lot of food going at once. Plus a good selection of actual desserts (and not red bean soup!), and all you can drink ice tea or plum juice! Loved it!!