Mumu Hot Pot
Hot pot restaurant · Park Merced ·
Individual hot pots with customizable broths, high-quality meats, and sauce bar
Individual hot pots with customizable broths, high-quality meats, and sauce bar
"Mumu is a hot pot place with individual mini pots, so you won’t have to worry about accidentally stealing someone’s perfectly boiled fish ball. Even better, the menu at this Parkmerced spot is built for even-numbered groups—the “Mumu Signature” and “Meat Lover” combos each serve two, complete with soup, vegetables, sides, and trays of thinly sliced meats. Once your broths are at a full boil, you can focus on debating the proper ratio of sesame oil to ponzu." - julia chen 1
"Mumu Hot Pot is a Parkmerced spot specializing in individual hot pots, which is great news for anyone who had trouble sharing as a child. The space is also big enough to drive a car through, so you can roll up with a crew and dunk thinly shaved meat into boiling broth alongside SFSU students and entire extended families. Everything for your personal pot is customizable, from sides and sauce to soup type (we like miso), so even the group’s resident picky eater will be satisfied." - julia chen 1, ricky rodriguez
"Mumu Hot Pot gets points for having individual pots—you won’t have to jostle with your elbows to grab a bobbing quail egg, or spend the entire meal standing up in order to reach a vat of broth. But aside from being the most conducive to non-sharers, this Parkmerced restaurant is also just really damn good. Their savory broths, like tom yum and miso, pair perfectly with the range of boilables, like house ramen, rice cakes, and fish balls. It’s not AYCE, so choose your set (the Mumu’s Signature for $75 easily feeds two) and go to town at the peanut-heavy sauce bar of your dreams." - julia chen 1, patrick wong, ricky rodriguez
"Dish: Mumu combo Huddling around your own personal pot at Mumu Hot Pot is the best way we’ve found to stave off our seasonal depression. The casual Parkmerced spot gives you your own mini vat of bubbling soup, so you don’t have to spend the meal reaching across the table to snag a floating fish ball. The Mumu combo is the way to go—at $68 for two people, this meat-centric feast comes with your choice of thinly shaved, high-quality meats like wagyu beef toro or pork collar, and a ton of sides like fresh housemade ramen and a platter of leafy vegetables. Don’t forget to go hard at the chili and peanut-heavy sauce bar." - julia chen 1, ricky rodriguez
"If you’re a meat enthusiast who had a hard time sharing as a child, Mumu Hot Pot is your happy place. And even if those things don’t apply to you, it’s still easy to love this casual Chinese hot pot restaurant in Parkmerced—their MO is personal mini pots, plus high-quality lamb, beef, and pork (there are also great vegetarian options). The mini vats of bubbling soup mean you don’t have to spend the meal reaching across the table to snag a floating fish ball. We love coming here with a big group, ordering a bunch of Mumu combos (a choose-your-own-adventure menu of meats and sides), and going in on the chili and peanut-heavy sauce bar. photo credit: Melissa Zink photo credit: Melissa Zink photo credit: Melissa Zink Pause Unmute Food Rundown Mumu’s Signature This combination comes with your choice of two nicely marbled meats, two sides like rice cakes or creamy quail eggs, noodles and rice (the housemade ramen is the way to go), and a platter of leafy vegetables and mushrooms. It’s made for two people to share, and even then, you’ll likely take home a sack of leftover greens. photo credit: Melissa Zink Sauce Bar A sauce bar so phenomenal it deserves its own spot in this rundown. Whatever you want to slather your boiled goods in is probably here—just grab one of the many sauce dishes, and ladle in your concoction of choice from deep vats of chili peanut crunch, sweet soy, fresh garlic, sesame oil, and more. You will make multiple trips to fine tune your perfect sauce. Lean into it. photo credit: Melissa Zink" - Julia Chen
