It's a good alternative to the regular hot pot. You kind of eat it the same way. Just take out the food and dip in your mixed sauce. Most people probably don't prefer all you can eat all the time anyway. The portion is good and food is arranged nicely in the pot. The broth is just average, nothing special about it. There's a little fire under the pot to keep it hot and they do add broth to your pot when it start to get low. There's a few special sauces on the table for you to mix your own dipping sauces. They taste great and not your typical store bought sauces. I ordered the melon drink with the milk froth on top, it was overly sweet. Will tell them to add less sugar next time. I give them extra point for the service. Lots of waiters to serve you unlike like most Chinese places. I guess they are Taiwanese, so it's alittle different. I dropped my chopsticks and three different staffs raced to pick it up faster than I can get to it. And I am usually pretty fast. They offer me extra napkins without me asking. And they add broth to the pot automatically without any request. Great service.