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| - Came here to do the AYCE hot pot buffet with my boyfriend, but we couldn't to do it because it's only for groups of 3+. Asked the waitress why it had to be 3+ people and she said that it was because it was a lot of food. I don't know why I would come for AYCE if it wasn't a lot of food.... However, I saw another table of 6 people do AYCE and there was so much wasted food. Hunan Bar really needs to re-do their AYCE and instead of bringing an entire spread out at once, customers should be given a menu with all hot pot items, so they can choose items and reorder as they go. That way small groups can do it and big groups won't waste so much food.
Ultimately, my boyfriend and I did the hot pot combo with half spicy and half white broth. Both broths were good and the ma la broth was flavorful, but a little more greasy than I'm used to. It came with a plate of sliced beef, plate of sliced lamb, 4 shrimp, enoki mushrooms, bok choy, cabbage, tofu, SPAM, and vermicelli. While it was decently filling, the spread was missing a lot of the traditional hot pot stuff I'm accustomed to - fish balls, meat balls, quail eggs, etc. The sauce options covered all the basics with shacha, garlic, chili, cilantro, scallions, soy sauce and vinegar.
The waitresses were nice, but service was pretty abysmal. I told my boyfriend if he saw any waitresses, to flag them down for more water because we might never see them again. I had to get up several times to find them and ask for things.
I've definitely had better AYCE hot pot in DC and NYC for the same ~$25 price. They also included a mandatory 15% service fee in the bill. The place was pretty packed though, so maybe stuff other than the hot pot is worth coming for.
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