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| - I honestly love HuHot, and go there at least 1 to 2 times a month. The staff is always friendly, but not always prompt, especially with refills. The first time I was there, no one told us ingredients in the sauces, and no one asked if we had any food allergies. I ended up eating an entire plateful of food in a sauce that I was allergic to, and it got pretty bad. Since then, I noticed they not only ask each time, but then the grillers clean a spot on the grill extra clean and keep your food separate if you do have an allergy, and even use different spatulas and what not. They even have a book they offer you if you have a food allergy to show you all ingredients in everything they have. It was because of this care of the customers that has kept me coming back. I've always felt welcome here, and even a few of the waiters take time to recognize us and come over and say hi.
As for the food, it is pretty much delicious. Being a vegetarian, it is nice to put together my own meal and just skip the meat section. There are a ton of things a vegetarian can eat, and I'm always stuffed well past dinner time after eating only 2 platefuls here. The food is pretty much always fresh and well stocked. However, definitely take your time with the sauces. I have tried a bunch of different combinations, and I honestly think you really have to try hard to screw up the sauces part (I have put some weird ones together and it has never tasted bad!), but be mindful of the type of sauce you are putting in to know how much you need. They have good combination ideas on little cards for you to follow, but if you like the sauce to give you the most taste instead of just complimenting your ingredients, then add a few extra spoonfuls of your favorites. I find when I follow the rule of thumb there, it tastes good, but slightly bland, and always add maybe one or two extra spoonfuls of something to make it more "saucy." If you go overboard and get too much in there, it can get messy, but you only have to deal with it from the sauce stand to the grill, and they have napkins and hand sanitizer there.
The only reason I give this place 4 instead of 5 stars is just due to slow service most of the visits. Other than that, definitely a place to check out!
Don't forget to throw in a tip for the grillers at the end!
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