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| - Was so excited when I found out Madison had a hot pot restaurant! I'd only ever experienced the Convoy St. shabu shabu in San Diego, CA and could not wait to see how this would compare. So...I made plans, met up with my foodie partner in crime and we had lunch there yesterday afternoon. The service was friendly and the food exceeded my expectations.
We each ordered the $9 hot pot lunch special...which comes with a plate overflowing with a variety of vegetables and meats...topped with your primary choice of meat (chicken, beef, pork or lamb). We were also given the option to select our own individual choices of broth. Based on previous reviews, I was torn between the kimchi broth and the Szechwan broth. We each selected the Szechwan spicy broth and ordered a side of scallops and a side of beef balls.
Our individual hot pots were quickly brought out and we were also educated on how to operate the table burners. While our broths heated up, we made our way to the sauce bar towards the back of the restaurant. There was a very nice variety of sauces, fresh herbs, noodles and spices. I grabbed a bowl and made a dipping sauce concoction...no...dipping sauce masterpiece, filled a plate with uncooked noodles and we happily returned to our now boiling broths.
Our meat and vegetables soon followed and we commenced to eating...well, more like commenced to placing our food into the very aromatic boiling broth and then eating.
As it takes a few minutes for your meats and veggies to cook in the broth, there was time for laughing, talking and catching up between two old friends while we dined. The hot pot was wonderful, the service was very friendly, and the prices were very reasonable... I believe this may now be one of my favorite eating spots in Madison!!
Dining Tips:
- Don't forget to look up while you are at the sauce bar. It is very easy to miss the additional sauce and seasoning options sitting just above your head while you're focusing on making your dipping sauce masterpiece.
- Make sure to grab an extra plate or bowl from the sauce bar to use as a "cooling station" for the items you've removed from your boiling hot pot. *Insert hot pot items directly from the hot pot straight into your mouth at your own risk...lol...very hot!*
- Unless you are specifically wanting items such as shrimp or scallops...when ordering the hot pot lunch special...there is really no need to order extra items such as beef balls or veggies...unless of course you just want more than what they are already providing you with.
- The Szechwan broth is in fact spicy (which for me...is a good thing) and gets spicier as it cooks...which may not be good for those who can't or don't tolerate spicy foods very well. If spicy hot appeals to you...then you're good to go...but if you're looking for a little less spicy than you may want to opt for one of the other broths instead.
Last but not least....ENJOY!!! I know that I did *Big Smile*
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