AYCE Firecamp Hotpot & BBQ

It has changed to a buffet again. There are more high-quality dishes and the quality has improved. It is quite good. Hot pot is all about eating ingredients. I hope the boss can maintain the quality.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Food was really good, not all options were labeled. Although they were short staffed, staff was knowledgeable about which broths were gluten friendly.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 3

Recommended dishes: Unlimited Sauce Bar, Fatty Beef Belly Slice L, Spicy Soup Base, House Bone Soup Base

We do like the food and service. However, we saw they let the dog inside the restaurant and we did not see the dog has any “service dog vest”on. Time for training! The Health & Safety Code prohibits the entrance of dogs into retail food facilities except for “Service Animals”, defined in the Health & Safety Code as animals such as a guide dog, signal dog, or other animal individually trained to provide assistance to an individual with a disability.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 4

Service: 4

UPDATE: This is an update to my original review. Looks like the branding has changed and they are now Firecamp not DaiMei. Still hot pot but they added a hot food bar and took the meats away from the main bar. It is now all you can eat and the price has gone up slightly. Serving staff appears to be the same. There is also a milkshake machine.

One of our favorite hot pot spots! I have never been there and had to wait- we walk in and get seated right away. They ask for your soup base preference: there are 2. The non-spicy soup base is our preference which is a chicken and ginger soup base. There is also a spicy soup base option but tastes like it has ghost pepper drops and not the type of spicy that I prefer. The non-spicy soup base is so good! You can also get a split pot if you want both. There is a $5 fee for the soup. Then there is a $3 sauce fee per person (they do not charge kids).

The sauce bar has a good amount of options but my favorite is soy sauce, vinegar, garlic, green onions, and a small amount of sesame oil. They also have sweetened peanuts and shrimp chips at the sauce bar. This is also where you’ll find your soup spoons.

The main food bar wraps around and has a wide array of seafood, vegetables, and meat. You get an aluminum bowl and fill it with all that you want then take it up to the counter. They weigh your bowl and you give them your table number so they can add to your bill. It is $11.99 per pound regardless of what you put in there. I saw last time that the scale is indeed tared to account for the weight of the bowl- you are only paying for the weight of the food. You can get more food and they just keep adding to your bill. Just remember your table number which is on a metal plate at the front of your table.

There looked to be another bar being set up behind the main bar but I couldn’t tell what it was yet. Also noticed on this last visit that an ice cream machine is coming soon! The day we went they had free cotton candy (limit one per customer). The staff make it for you upon request. Cute photo op in the front too!

Parking: Plenty of parking. Restaurant is right next to the lake.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Rib Eye Slice, House Bone Soup Base

Nice try for AYCE. Wintermelon tea is refreshing. Besides the rib-eye beef, I love taro ball and prawn crackers.

Not great service but an ok place, for $24.99 after taxes and tip I paid $31.25

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 2

Recommended dishes: Fatty Beef Belly Slice L

Great price with great food!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

They're now doing an all you can eat menu!
Starts at $25 per person but could be more depending on the meat selections. Besides the meat items on menu, other hot pot ingredients are still self serve at the buffet station.

AYCE now includes: deep fried appetizers, seafood boil, salad bar, fountain drinks, ice cream, and cotton candy. Soup base and dipping sauces are included! Lots of options available though we have only tried the traditional spicy + bone broth soup.

Still the same taste and team as when the place was Daimei. The old model with ingredients charged per pound was good value especially when looking for a lighter meal, but the AYCE price is still reasonable and we appreciated the new increased selection.
Excellent service from David!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Rib Eye Slice

The hot pot buffet has many varieties and is relatively fresh. It's worth giving it a try.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

Really good food for a good price if you're not easily intimidated by diverse ingredient options. You choose your broth and soup additions, and the soup cooks at your table. We asked for the spicy hot pot the server kindly suggested that we split the soup pot into half and half, because the spicy one uses a LOT of Szechuan pepper. Some of the notable ingredients included bullfrog legs and lotus, both delicious. There was also free fresh-spun cotton candy.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Went with a big group. Place was packed with mostly Asians eating yummy food. With the open area of seating, it got noisy at times. Pretty standard as far as hot pot places go. The dipping sauce station would randomly get really crowded . I personally love cooking in the spicy soup. It has the numbing peppers, and it is kind of fun if you have never had that experience.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 4

Service: 4

Came at 8:59pm and they said they are closed. Time says 9:30pm. Why the hell you put 9:30pm as your closing time then?

All food goes by weight so no much waste of food. Service is good and accommodating. I asked for soup without msg and they customized for me. The only complaint is loud music.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 4

Service: 4

Great food and accommodating staff.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

Good food, sauce and service is excellent. The place is big n nice. Really recommend this place.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5