Happy Lamb Hot Pot, Seattle

"This International District spot is a maze of deep booths and long Game Of Thrones-looking dining tables with multiple vats of bubbling soup. Here, you don’t need to calculate how many slices of ribeye and orders of enoki mushrooms are needed to feed a hungry group of seven. Just defer to the restaurant’s all-you-can-eat option for $33.98 (or the weekday lunch version for $30.98). While the meats and sides are pretty standard for most hot pot places, we love the rich bone marrow-based broth amped up with a comforting curry or dried red chilies. And you’ll especially enjoy eating tasty lime cilantro lamb meatballs and head-on shrimp when you don’t have to ration." - Kayla Sager-Riley

"This International District spot is a maze of deep booths and long Game Of Thrones-looking dining tables with multiple vats of bubbling soup. Here, you don’t need to calculate how many slices of ribeye and orders of enoki mushrooms are needed to feed a hungry group of seven. Just defer to the restaurant’s all-you-can-eat option for $32.98 (or the weekday lunch version for $29.98). While the meats and sides are pretty standard for most hot pot places, we love the rich bone marrow-based broth amped up with a comforting curry or dried red chilies. And you’ll especially enjoy eating tasty lime cilantro lamb meatballs and head-on shrimp when you don’t have to ration.  " - gabe guarente, aimee rizzo, kayla sager riley

"The seating at Little Sheep is made up of giant booths and big round tables, and it always seems like the staff saves enough seating for larger groups. This is good news for you and your six friends, because even if there are 16 hangry parties of two waiting for a table, you’ll probably be seated before them. Once you’re in, ordering is so simple - get one of the preset combos from the menu, which will get you various meats and vegetables to cook in a large pot of boiling broth. Don’t forget a soft serve cone from the self-serve dessert area when you’re done." - aimee rizzo

"This international chain — with outposts in the International District and Bellevue — takes a slightly different tack than similar places by not really encouraging DIY meat and vegetable sauce dipping. But the restaurant adds so many different herbs to its soup bases, creating a fragrant, rich, and aromatic broth, that it really doesn’t matter. Servings of lamb, a Mongolian hot pot staple, rounds out the experience." - Ryan Lee

"When you’re sick of figuring out the correct amount of food to order for your hungry party of six, it’s time to go to Little Sheep. The hot pot combo includes a preset selection of things to cook in your boiling kettle of tasty bone marrow broth, like meats, dumplings, vegetables, and noodles. And be sure to save enough room for the free soft serve cone you get at the end of the meal." - Aimee Rizzo