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| - How I wish I can give this place 4 stars. But let's start with the positive. The broth we ordered (Pork bone & spicy) very, very flavorful. I can really taste it when I dunk my ingredients in it. I am making this comparison with Made in China hot pot...where it almost tasted diluted/watered down. The meat we ordered: lamb shoulder, rib eye etc were very fresh, you can tell by the color and when you eat it. I was impressed with that! I also ordered pork kidneys, ox stomach which is sort of chewy in an interesting way, tripe and so on. The pork kidneys I wished were bigger cuts, rather than slivers...but it was very tasty. Loved it. The tripe was in small strips, not too memorable. What really sold me was all the meat. Quality, you can tell right away.
Now it's more expensive than most hot pot joints because for 2 people it was roughly 60-70 bucks. But the ingredients were all very fresh and the broth was excellent.
Now about the service. Well to be honest, there wasn't any at all. We asked for water, the waiter never came by. We asked for napkins, the waiter never came by. It's as if they went into a wormhole, never to be seen or returned once they give you the food. Also, when we went to pay, the cashier was on his cell phone. I had to walk into the kitchen area, flag him, so we could get our bill settled.
I get it, the restaurant is busy. However, every restaurant gets busy at some point or the other, they should learn to handle rushes.
I really would come back though, just for the food, which was really good. But I won't expect any service, that's for sure.
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