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This has quickly become my favorite restaurant in Oakland. It's one of the few places I actually go back for, now that I've graduated and moved out of the Oakland area.
This is one of the best asian places in Pittsburgh. The hotpot they offer is super traditional, super authentic, and super yummy. Basically, how it works is you sit down, and order a personal soup pot of broth. It's almost like foundue, for people that have never had hot pot before. You order a bunch of raw foods, and you flash cook it in the broth! It's asian comfort food for the soul at it's finest.
I personally always get the white soup base, but my friends love the spicy soup base. The soup base contains asian herbs, and ginger. It's supposed to be really good for your health--I definitely remember my mom making herbal soup similar to this in the winter. Eat the little floaty jogi berries at your own risk!! They can be very bitter.
Some definite winners on the menu: fish egg fish balls, chrysanthemum greens, quail eggs, pig's blood (for the more adventurous, it's almost like very firm tofu), glass noodles, and lamb meat.
I always eat family style with my friends, and I would definitely recommend doing that here. That way, everyone can sample everything, and you get to try way more dishes and eat way more food. There's also less confusion with ordering.
The restaurant also has a sauce bar, where you can mix your own to your liking. The place is really clean, and the employees are super nice. They never fail to make you feel like family.
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