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| - I come to HuHot about once a month, usually when its a busy day and I haven't had lunch yet by mid-afternoon. This is a good spot for when you're in between and having one lunch and dinner makes sense.
While I am not a fan of buffet style restaurants, HuHot is different because of the myriad of fresh ingredients being prepared instantly hot on the grill. There are plenty of options for meat, noodles, veggies, and nonmeat proteins - chickpeas, black beans, tofu, and edamame - oh my!
The positives - kid friendly, customizable, options for everyone in your party. Vegetarians, those wanting something Asian or American, from meek n' mild to huhot heat level. Also food is cooked fresh before your eyes and that of your dining companions! No food dying in the window or entrees coming out at different times that destroy a dining experience.
Special mention to the S'mores dessert! They bring you a little "fire pit" and you assemble and roast them yourself over the fire!
I don't understand reviewers complaining about the food! If you aren't a master of tastes and textures to create your own stir fry, why not select from the dozen recipe cards available? Because you can go back through the line again, if at first you don't succeed, try again!
The negatives - While the dining area is HUGE, there is a consistent effort to seat guests in the back corner near the kitchen. Hosts/servers sit a party right next to another party with no regard for the dozens of available tables elsewhere. Over half the time I come here it is outside of lunch and dinner rush, so why not seat people around the restaurant? It is uncomfortable to pack everyone into 15% of the dining space. On my most recent visit last week I asked if we could get a booth when we were being led to the back corner. Response: the only booth left in the corner had a bad seat. How about the rest of the restaurant?! I was offered a table in the middle next to another set of diners in the middle. The 15 inch buffer zone wasn't enough so we took the broken seat booth. The manager on duty needs to handle seating for awhile and train servers or hosts on how to distribute customers around the expansive dining area in a sensible way. Jamming everyone in the back corner doesn't look good and does not contribute to a positive dining experience! I have removed one star from the rating based on seating.
I agree with other reviewers who mention wait staff hanging around the bar instead of attentiveness to customers. (Joy & Amber are exceptions; they are good). I suspect there is no employee break room. Suggestion: make the dining corner back by the kitchen the employee break area! It can be a challenge to get a drink refill or used plates removed. I have removed one star from the rating based on a lack of server attentiveness, menu knowledge, and professionalism. Its a training issue.
I will edit the review and update the stars to a 4 or 5 level if these issues get resolved. I hope they do because there are positives here, but attention needs paid to improve the experience for myself and others from middle of the road to 5 stars before its too late!
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