Enthusiastic staff, delicious food, beautiful space
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Christopher Torres
What an amazing place for a first time experience to hot pot. The price its pretty accessible and the portions are quite good. They have a good variety of meats and sides. Including vegetarian options.For the premium size that they offer it's possible to share between 2 persons which makes it an even more affordable option. But they also have smaller options too.The ordering process is a bit different: scan a QR, type a ticket number, add and customize your order and finally pay by cash or zelle at the register ( they can see the orders in their system, just let them know you ticket #). But event tho it's a bit complicated the staff is super friendly and will walk you through the process or even do it for you. For me they even explained the flavor of each broth and ingredient. And made recommendations.The place is a bit small but very cozy with good music, have in mind that it receives a lot of people and preparation of your order can take a bit of time so I recommend to arrive early, even 5 minutes before opening.Overall an amazing place for new and returning people.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Korean Kim Chi Premium, Pot, Premium California Hot Pot
F&I
Great food. Small cute place. 1/5 for service because there was only one server for everyone and she does everything you’d feel bad asking for anything because she’s clearly overworked. Another thing is it is self service. You order using your mobile device and it’s cash only. So when you have questions with ordering, specially if it is your first time, it’s a hassle lining up and asking the only person that works in front. Self service for drinks and sauce too. We are lucky we came here and didn’t need to wait for a seat. Overall, I think there are other hotpot places that has the same broth quality but with better service that accepts other form of payment.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 1
Recommended dishes: Pot, Premium California Hot Pot
Claja H.
Was feeling under the weather and in the mood for hot pot. This place is definitely worth it. Ordering is different but not hard. Staff is helpful and friendly.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Malibu Hot Pot Regular Size, Korean Kimchi Hotpot
G B
Very good and savory soups, the service is great, thanks for accommodating one new guest.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Malibu Hot Pot Regular Size, Soup
Debi Gu
Would love to see your company expand to the Victorville area as we don't have any hot pot restaurants in the high desert area there are some great location opportunities on Armargosa rd in the 99only shopping center I truly hope you will consider expanding to the Victorville area so that me and my family can enjoy dining at your great restaurant more often
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Nicole H
There are few seats. The hot pot is just okay. They do not take card, so you need to bring cash or use Zelle.
liana na
Great budget-friendly option for hot pot. I went around 8:30PM on a weekday and there was no wait at all. Their ordering process is a bit different. They have you create a ticket and scan a QR code to order online. Once you place the order, you go up to the cashier and pay. Note that they do not take card, only cash or zelle!For $20, I got a milk tea, large pot filled with generous amounts of 4 different types of protein, and ice cream for dessert. There's also free juices/teas on the side of the cashier along with the sauce bar. Personally I think the sauce bar could be better especially since there was no satay sauce. I really missed the thai spicy broth from boiling point but they have a tom yom option here that was super tasty. The pot is pretty similar size to boiling point as well but its def filled up more.I also had the dirty fries and it was the bomb dot com. It came with green onions, drizzled with their house made sauce, and covered in bacon bits. It made for a great appetizer for the table.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
A. Ko
This is a 4/4.5 star place for me. We love hot pot but this is different from the AYCE joints all over the place. You pick the size of bowl you want, the style/type of stuff you want inside and a burner with your pot full of good stuff comes before you. If you have a large group, be patient as this is a small location and can’t accommodate many large groups. I’d say 30 max if they jam everyone in. For a small place like this they probably would like to keep things moving as efficiently as possible and turn the tables over.We ordered mini pots and premium pots. The pots were mainly California, Japanese Tonkotsu and Malibu Shabu Shabu. There was one person to help facilitate the ordering process and collect your payment and another clearing the tables so once I emphasize - it’s a small operation. It’s straight forward after you order. Grab your dipping sauces on your own as well as any beverages thru the dispenser. Then wait for your pot to arrive. And boy oh boy did it arrive. When the pots were placed in front of us, the meat and presentation of it all was amazing!!! ?? I think my photos look good but in person it’s even better. I’m so glad we gave this place a try, it was worth walking in during the last hour. We ended late but walked away with satisfied, full bellies. The friendly, wait person was so patient with us and explained the ordering process when we messed up and even walked us thru the menu listings. We had newbie written all over our foreheads so she recognized the puzzled looks on our faces when we got stuck.Thank you California Hot Pot for the great experience! We will be back and have recommended this place to friends as well!
It was my 1st time coming here! Food was amazing the thing that was missing was the service. You will be expecting a wait time more than 2 hours. Plus bigger groups have more the priority than 3 people and less. There was time I saw people after me go first before me & few people who waited longer. Is it worth the wait? Maybe would I come back again? Maybe not for the time I waited and the experience I had.
Ashley H.
Terrible and unfriendly E menu to use. After you finished ordering, it quickly expired while you were waiting in the line to check out. And you have to start all over again?! It’s not cool. Btw the waiting chair in front of the door is broken. Come on!
Fung Kon
California Hot Pot is a nice hotpot restaurant. The food tastes great, especially the soup. I recommend ordering the Upgrade package and not adding sides before you look at how much food is to be served. The wait was quite long during weekend. The staffs are very nice and super helpful. Parking is available on the streets and or adjacent to the resto. Down side is CASH ONLY. So, I had to register my name first and went to the bank to get some cash and came back. Restroom is clean. You pay first before you eat.
Parking: Adjacent to the resto and on the streets for free.
Wheelchair accessibility: Not sure. Space is very limited so it wpuld be hard for people with mobility issue or wheelchairs to get around inside.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
George Niu
Very few seating locations, so wait time can be very long. The service was dealing with it as best as they can, but we ended up having to wait for an hour outside.Hotpot itself was okay, but nothing special when compared it's local competition. It's a little bit on the pricier side too
Honey badger noodle cafe has closed again ?
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Enthusiastic staff, delicious food, beautiful space
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
What an amazing place for a first time experience to hot pot. The price its pretty accessible and the portions are quite good. They have a good variety of meats and sides. Including vegetarian options.For the premium size that they offer it's possible to share between 2 persons which makes it an even more affordable option. But they also have smaller options too.The ordering process is a bit different: scan a QR, type a ticket number, add and customize your order and finally pay by cash or zelle at the register ( they can see the orders in their system, just let them know you ticket #). But event tho it's a bit complicated the staff is super friendly and will walk you through the process or even do it for you. For me they even explained the flavor of each broth and ingredient. And made recommendations.The place is a bit small but very cozy with good music, have in mind that it receives a lot of people and preparation of your order can take a bit of time so I recommend to arrive early, even 5 minutes before opening.Overall an amazing place for new and returning people.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Korean Kim Chi Premium, Pot, Premium California Hot Pot
Great food. Small cute place. 1/5 for service because there was only one server for everyone and she does everything you’d feel bad asking for anything because she’s clearly overworked. Another thing is it is self service. You order using your mobile device and it’s cash only. So when you have questions with ordering, specially if it is your first time, it’s a hassle lining up and asking the only person that works in front. Self service for drinks and sauce too. We are lucky we came here and didn’t need to wait for a seat. Overall, I think there are other hotpot places that has the same broth quality but with better service that accepts other form of payment.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 1
Recommended dishes: Pot, Premium California Hot Pot
Was feeling under the weather and in the mood for hot pot. This place is definitely worth it. Ordering is different but not hard. Staff is helpful and friendly.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Malibu Hot Pot Regular Size, Korean Kimchi Hotpot
Very good and savory soups, the service is great, thanks for accommodating one new guest.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Malibu Hot Pot Regular Size, Soup
Would love to see your company expand to the Victorville area as we don't have any hot pot restaurants in the high desert area there are some great location opportunities on Armargosa rd in the 99only shopping center I truly hope you will consider expanding to the Victorville area so that me and my family can enjoy dining at your great restaurant more often
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
There are few seats. The hot pot is just okay. They do not take card, so you need to bring cash or use Zelle.
Great budget-friendly option for hot pot. I went around 8:30PM on a weekday and there was no wait at all. Their ordering process is a bit different. They have you create a ticket and scan a QR code to order online. Once you place the order, you go up to the cashier and pay. Note that they do not take card, only cash or zelle!For $20, I got a milk tea, large pot filled with generous amounts of 4 different types of protein, and ice cream for dessert. There's also free juices/teas on the side of the cashier along with the sauce bar. Personally I think the sauce bar could be better especially since there was no satay sauce. I really missed the thai spicy broth from boiling point but they have a tom yom option here that was super tasty. The pot is pretty similar size to boiling point as well but its def filled up more.I also had the dirty fries and it was the bomb dot com. It came with green onions, drizzled with their house made sauce, and covered in bacon bits. It made for a great appetizer for the table.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
This is a 4/4.5 star place for me. We love hot pot but this is different from the AYCE joints all over the place. You pick the size of bowl you want, the style/type of stuff you want inside and a burner with your pot full of good stuff comes before you. If you have a large group, be patient as this is a small location and can’t accommodate many large groups. I’d say 30 max if they jam everyone in. For a small place like this they probably would like to keep things moving as efficiently as possible and turn the tables over.We ordered mini pots and premium pots. The pots were mainly California, Japanese Tonkotsu and Malibu Shabu Shabu. There was one person to help facilitate the ordering process and collect your payment and another clearing the tables so once I emphasize - it’s a small operation. It’s straight forward after you order. Grab your dipping sauces on your own as well as any beverages thru the dispenser. Then wait for your pot to arrive. And boy oh boy did it arrive. When the pots were placed in front of us, the meat and presentation of it all was amazing!!! ?? I think my photos look good but in person it’s even better. I’m so glad we gave this place a try, it was worth walking in during the last hour. We ended late but walked away with satisfied, full bellies. The friendly, wait person was so patient with us and explained the ordering process when we messed up and even walked us thru the menu listings. We had newbie written all over our foreheads so she recognized the puzzled looks on our faces when we got stuck.Thank you California Hot Pot for the great experience! We will be back and have recommended this place to friends as well!
Restaurantji Recommends
Prime beef quality is superb!
Parking: Parking lot is next to building.
It was my 1st time coming here! Food was amazing the thing that was missing was the service. You will be expecting a wait time more than 2 hours. Plus bigger groups have more the priority than 3 people and less. There was time I saw people after me go first before me & few people who waited longer. Is it worth the wait? Maybe would I come back again? Maybe not for the time I waited and the experience I had.
Terrible and unfriendly E menu to use. After you finished ordering, it quickly expired while you were waiting in the line to check out. And you have to start all over again?! It’s not cool. Btw the waiting chair in front of the door is broken. Come on!
California Hot Pot is a nice hotpot restaurant. The food tastes great, especially the soup. I recommend ordering the Upgrade package and not adding sides before you look at how much food is to be served. The wait was quite long during weekend. The staffs are very nice and super helpful. Parking is available on the streets and or adjacent to the resto. Down side is CASH ONLY. So, I had to register my name first and went to the bank to get some cash and came back. Restroom is clean. You pay first before you eat.
Parking: Adjacent to the resto and on the streets for free.
Wheelchair accessibility: Not sure. Space is very limited so it wpuld be hard for people with mobility issue or wheelchairs to get around inside.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Very few seating locations, so wait time can be very long. The service was dealing with it as best as they can, but we ended up having to wait for an hour outside.Hotpot itself was okay, but nothing special when compared it's local competition. It's a little bit on the pricier side too
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