2.5/5, +.5 for service
Emperor Hotpot replaced what I believe was Rolling Pot, which closed earlier this year. The whole restaurant has been redecorated and it looks like a high end hot pot place, especially with the name given!
There is a decent variety in terms of food available, however in terms of the soup bases most of them require extra cost...which I was pretty disappointed about. I ended up going with a tomato soup base, which I believe was a $3 extra charge (some were up to $5 extra charge!). The pots are individual for each person, which personally I prefer over shared pots.
Most of the food I ate were quite good in quality, such as sliced beef, sliced lamb, octopus, shrimp, oysters, beef tripe, etc. We also ordered wagyu beef, which was an extra charge for each slice you order (minimum of 4 I believe). It tasted okay, but personally I didn't think it was with the high premium charge that I experienced.
Service was quick and efficient, and we had food coming in not even a minute after we ordered since everything is done electronically.
The AYCE prices for this place are a lot higher than other hot pot places like Kim Tao or HiPot (and this doesn't include the premium charges for some soup bases and the wagyu beef), but I personally only found the food quality to be slightly better. Therefore I will have to say that this place isn't worth it.