Haidilao Hot Pot Century City
Hot pot restaurant · Century City ·
Signature Sichuan hot pot with robots, dancing noodles, & sauce bar
Signature Sichuan hot pot with robots, dancing noodles, & sauce bar
"Say what you will about chains, this Century City outpost still serves some of Los Angeles’s best hot pot and is an ideal rainy-weekend hideout. Tucked on the second floor of Westfield Century City, it offers boiling vats of broth, meat-carrying robots, and a full bar; I can pick up to four broths, but my favorite is the spicy pork laced with chiles. I enter thinly sliced meat, sturdy Napa cabbage, and enoki mushrooms on the provided iPad and wait for the broth to reach a rolling boil before cooking, and yes, ordering the famous dancing noodles draws a little extra attention to the table — it’s worth it every time." - Eater Staff
"The world is full of unspeakable horrors, but at least there’s a hot pot place in the Century City mall with a DIY sauce station, talking delivery robots, and a guy who’ll do an improvisational dance at your table while hand-pulling noodles. Hai Di Lao is an ideal big group spot when you can’t get into DTF or you’re in the mood to absolutely obliterate your white button-down (just kidding, they provide bibs and plastic baggies for your phone). Get the spicy pork and tom kha as your soup base and then add in any protein that catches your eye. " - brant cox, sylvio martins, nikko duren
"Westfield Century City is home to a lot of great Chinese chains, but Hai Di Lao might just be our favorite. This hot pot spot is a little pricier than others, but they make up for it with more than half a dozen soup base options (try the spicy pork broth), and higher-end meat options including Miyazaki A5 wagyu beef, a DIY sauce station, and free desserts. Even if you’re not splurging for A5 wagyu, you can’t go wrong with the prime rib eye and roe-filled lobster balls. And if it’s your first time, the $4 charge for the “dancing noodle” may be worth the show with the staff hand-pulling the noodles to order by dancing in front of you. Plus, the bouncy noodles are great for slurping up whatever remains of your broth that’s been pulling in the flavors from your meat and vegetables throughout the meal. Or you can wait and just hope that your table neighbors order one instead. " - fiona chandra, kat hong
"Westfield Century City is home to a lot of chain restaurants, but Hai Di Lao might just be our favorite. This hot pot spot (the largest hot pot chain in China) is a little pricier than others, but they make up for it with more than half a dozen soup base options—try the spicy pork broth—and higher-end meat options including Miyazaki A5 wagyu beef, a DIY sauce station, and free desserts. Even if you’re not splurging for A5 wagyu, you can’t go wrong with the prime rib eye and roe-filled lobster balls. And if it’s your first time, the extra charge for the “dancing noodle” may be worth the show with the staff hand-pulling the noodles to order by dancing in front of you. Plus, the bouncy noodles are great for slurping up whatever remains of your broth that’s been pulling in the flavors from your meat and vegetables throughout the meal. Or you can wait and just hope that your table neighbors order one instead." - Fiona Chandra
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