Emily J.
Yelp
FINALLY! I've finally found a place that sells GOOD dry pot that actually has an authentic Northeast Chinese flavor.
Little did you know, but the owner is actually from Northeast China (my city...represent!). She's a super sweet, fun, friendly, and pretty lady (apparently we look alike? haha).
The waiters are also pretty awesome. Maybe because I came with a group who basically come here more than they go home, but they were so funny and I felt like i've known them since forever.
Anyways! Moving on to the food:
first things first...the spice was legit. When it comes to dry pot (麻辣香锅), you have to fulfill the 麻辣 first. Which is basically spiciness and numbness (?).
For the hot pot, we only had the Australian lamb and the premium beef. The meat was really tender and yummy and the broth for the hot pot was just the right flavor and saltiness. I loved it!
For the dry pot..we added A LOT of ingredients. Some of which consisted of my favorites: Lotus Root (I wish it wasn't so scrawny and wrinkled), Shrimp (This was BIG. You are getting what you pay for. Lots of meat), Spam, Pork Belly, Bamboo Shoot, Fish Balls, Mushrooms, Potatoes (they were awesome), Bean Curd Skin, Vermicelli Noodles, etc. The menu here is very confusing btw.
Overall, the taste was what I was looking for. After constantly eating this in China, I was so desperate for something like this near me.
The pricing is decent. Yes, you may think $90+ for this meal is ridiculous, but this is similar to the pricing in China.
Anyways, I do like dry pot in China better, but this makes up for what I'm missing thousands of miles away.