Love visiting dPot unlimited when we are craving hot pot. They offer a great variety of broths, meats, appetizers and meat steamers (which consist of a square steamer basket filled with napa cabbage and choice of meat). The staff is always very attentive and the bar area is always fully stocked with sauces/condiments to prepare your dipping sauce, veggies, seafood and noodles. On top of the bar, they offer different types of packaged ramen. At the end of the meal, they offer a small cup of their delicious fruity slushie, which is very good to clean your palette and complete your meal.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Hot Pot, Chicken Karaage
Geoff Goeres-Hill (Dark Matt3r)
I’ve given dPot three separate chances, and somehow each visit managed to be just as disappointing as the last.
The food itself is fine, not great, not memorable, just okay. The atmosphere is also decent. It’s a nice-looking, cozy little restaurant. Unfortunately, that’s where the positives end.
The service is consistently awful. Long waits, inattentive staff, and an overall feeling that customers are an inconvenience rather than the reason the place exists. Every visit felt disorganized and frustrating from start to finish.
The prices are outrageous for what you get. Nothing about the experience justifies the cost, especially when there are at least 10 other shabu places in the immediate area that offer better service, better value, and a smoother experience overall. None of them are perfect, but every single one is far more worth your time and money than this place.
At this point, I can confidently say I won’t be back. With so many better options nearby, there is simply no reason to choose dPot unless you enjoy overpaying for poor service.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 1
Vivian
It's just really good. It's not an overcrowded buffet. They bring out dishes to you. The meat stackers are delicious. I also like the sauce station. Lots of options to mix. I've been there 5 times and it's the same quality each time. It can be a very long wait though. There aren't a lot of two tops, so the four tops are a bit of wasted space. Be prepared to wait on a weekend.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Shabu-Shabu, Fried Pork Belly with PA Ssam, Seafood, Bulgogi, Chicken Karaage
Arian Abdollahi
The meat was really bad. Little to no flavor and the sides were very bland as well. Great atmosphere and service tho. Very long wait as well.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 1
Service: 5
Richard Lee
The food quality is excellent, soup base is very good, all you can eat is worth it, will definitely come back again
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Hot Pot, American Style Wagyu Beef Galbi Eye, Galbi Eye Stacker
Yusuke Ito
AYCE shabu spot that is a sister location with Buena Park dPot. Excellent service with great quality food. Love the soba and porridge at the end. Stacker is great concept.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Hot Pot, Galbi Eye Stacker
vladimir menaker
Very tasty traditional food and authentic servicing. You cook for your self as you like it.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Han Tiger
This All-You-Can-Eat spot offers a truly unique culinary adventure! While some of the cuts, like the steamed meats and certain portions labeled as wagyu, lean heavily toward a richer, fattier profile (perfect for fat lovers!), the quality of the main event—the ribeye—was genuinely solid and a standout star. The presentation is clever, showcasing a variety of textures and cuts. Importantly, the non-meat elements truly shine: the veggies were wonderfully crisp and fresh, adding a perfect balance. And you absolutely must try the fried dumplings—they were a surprising highlight, perfectly crispy on the outside and wonderfully juicy inside. Although the broths lacked some of the deeper complexity I usually look for (they felt lighter, almost like a delicately flavored base), the overall execution was flawless. For the price, you get an attentive and lightning-fast service team, ensuring your table is always stocked and clean. It’s definitely worth the $50 for the sheer variety, quality ribeye, and those unforgettable dumplings!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
3dogs1monkey
These days every city must have a few hot pot all you can eat buffet shabu style restaurant and Irvine CA is no different. I visited my brother in Irvine and he took us to this Dpot next to the Irvine lake which is very nice. The Irvine company really did a great job for this area. The dinner for 5 came out over $200. I believe $37/person. I like briskets but not many hot pots have them because they're expensive or any other reasons. This place has a very special dish called steamed bacon which is very different, light, and delicious. The veggies bar and seafood bar don't have many choices like Shabuya in Milpitas or Seapot in Sunnyvale. The meats are limited too, but it's OK, the Korean miso soup I had wasn't great, I had to make the soup myself with other ingredients. The services are quite attentive and quick. The place is clean and modern looking. They do have appetizers like fried chicken and pot belly which my brother likes. I think the chicken in Shabuya better. Anyhow, it's a nice restaurant in a great park, a little walk over the bridge is the Irvine lake, quite beautiful at night with all the chairs and gazebos for family to sit and enjoy the air.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Hot Pot
Jacqueline Hur
Nice food for the shabu lovers but they do offer your check while you are still eating. Severs and cashier rush you to get out from the store. ... lol
Always delicious and even at lunch you can order the dinner special (if you pay more of course). Unlike others where you have to wait until a certain time…! 😊
My fav shabu shabu place which says a lot. Stackers are included in both lunch and dinner options and always delicious 😋
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Iman Reza
Quality meats and salad bar
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Hot Pot, Unlimited Bar
Sylvia V Shang
All You Can Eat Fat! Let's be real, if you saw these cuts of meat anywhere else you prob wouldn't spend money on them. The wagyu is like 90% fat and the steamed meats are just strips of fat. They line it up to show the meat but each strip is mostly fat. By the end of the meal I felt gross. I will say that the ribeye was pretty solid. The veggies were pretty crisp and fresh. The broths didn't have much depth to them, felt like flavored water, especially the pho broth. The fried dumplings were probably my favorite thing, crispy and juicy. But hey if I'm gonna drop $50 for just ribeye I might as well get 2 big juicy steaks and eat at home. Service was very attentive and quick, but pretty impersonal.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 4
Alyssa Marquez
They said it closes at 10pm ,not true I came in at 920 they didn’t let me in they said they were closed and they were rude about it
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 1
Recommended dishes: Hot Pot
William Zollinger
My favorite hot pot in Irvine, always leave full. Good quality of meat & veggies.
Love visiting dPot unlimited when we are craving hot pot. They offer a great variety of broths, meats, appetizers and meat steamers (which consist of a square steamer basket filled with napa cabbage and choice of meat). The staff is always very attentive and the bar area is always fully stocked with sauces/condiments to prepare your dipping sauce, veggies, seafood and noodles. On top of the bar, they offer different types of packaged ramen. At the end of the meal, they offer a small cup of their delicious fruity slushie, which is very good to clean your palette and complete your meal.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Hot Pot, Chicken Karaage
I’ve given dPot three separate chances, and somehow each visit managed to be just as disappointing as the last.
The food itself is fine, not great, not memorable, just okay. The atmosphere is also decent. It’s a nice-looking, cozy little restaurant. Unfortunately, that’s where the positives end.
The service is consistently awful. Long waits, inattentive staff, and an overall feeling that customers are an inconvenience rather than the reason the place exists. Every visit felt disorganized and frustrating from start to finish.
The prices are outrageous for what you get. Nothing about the experience justifies the cost, especially when there are at least 10 other shabu places in the immediate area that offer better service, better value, and a smoother experience overall. None of them are perfect, but every single one is far more worth your time and money than this place.
At this point, I can confidently say I won’t be back. With so many better options nearby, there is simply no reason to choose dPot unless you enjoy overpaying for poor service.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 1
It's just really good. It's not an overcrowded buffet. They bring out dishes to you. The meat stackers are delicious. I also like the sauce station. Lots of options to mix. I've been there 5 times and it's the same quality each time. It can be a very long wait though. There aren't a lot of two tops, so the four tops are a bit of wasted space. Be prepared to wait on a weekend.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Shabu-Shabu, Fried Pork Belly with PA Ssam, Seafood, Bulgogi, Chicken Karaage
The meat was really bad. Little to no flavor and the sides were very bland as well. Great atmosphere and service tho. Very long wait as well.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 1
Service: 5
The food quality is excellent, soup base is very good, all you can eat is worth it, will definitely come back again
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Hot Pot, American Style Wagyu Beef Galbi Eye, Galbi Eye Stacker
AYCE shabu spot that is a sister location with Buena Park dPot. Excellent service with great quality food. Love the soba and porridge at the end. Stacker is great concept.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Hot Pot, Galbi Eye Stacker
Very tasty traditional food and authentic servicing. You cook for your self as you like it.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
This All-You-Can-Eat spot offers a truly unique culinary adventure! While some of the cuts, like the steamed meats and certain portions labeled as wagyu, lean heavily toward a richer, fattier profile (perfect for fat lovers!), the quality of the main event—the ribeye—was genuinely solid and a standout star. The presentation is clever, showcasing a variety of textures and cuts. Importantly, the non-meat elements truly shine: the veggies were wonderfully crisp and fresh, adding a perfect balance. And you absolutely must try the fried dumplings—they were a surprising highlight, perfectly crispy on the outside and wonderfully juicy inside. Although the broths lacked some of the deeper complexity I usually look for (they felt lighter, almost like a delicately flavored base), the overall execution was flawless. For the price, you get an attentive and lightning-fast service team, ensuring your table is always stocked and clean. It’s definitely worth the $50 for the sheer variety, quality ribeye, and those unforgettable dumplings!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
These days every city must have a few hot pot all you can eat buffet shabu style restaurant and Irvine CA is no different. I visited my brother in Irvine and he took us to this Dpot next to the Irvine lake which is very nice. The Irvine company really did a great job for this area.
The dinner for 5 came out over $200. I believe $37/person.
I like briskets but not many hot pots have them because they're expensive or any other reasons. This place has a very special dish called steamed bacon which is very different, light, and delicious.
The veggies bar and seafood bar don't have many choices like Shabuya in Milpitas or Seapot in Sunnyvale.
The meats are limited too, but it's OK, the Korean miso soup I had wasn't great, I had to make the soup myself with other ingredients.
The services are quite attentive and quick.
The place is clean and modern looking.
They do have appetizers like fried chicken and pot belly which my brother likes. I think the chicken in Shabuya better.
Anyhow, it's a nice restaurant in a great park, a little walk over the bridge is the Irvine lake, quite beautiful at night with all the chairs and gazebos for family to sit and enjoy the air.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Hot Pot
Nice food for the shabu lovers but they do offer your check while you are still eating. Severs and cashier rush you to get out from the store. ... lol
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 4
Restaurantji Recommends
Always delicious and even at lunch you can order the dinner special (if you pay more of course). Unlike others where you have to wait until a certain time…! 😊
My fav shabu shabu place which says a lot. Stackers are included in both lunch and dinner options and always delicious 😋
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Quality meats and salad bar
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Hot Pot, Unlimited Bar
All You Can Eat Fat! Let's be real, if you saw these cuts of meat anywhere else you prob wouldn't spend money on them. The wagyu is like 90% fat and the steamed meats are just strips of fat. They line it up to show the meat but each strip is mostly fat. By the end of the meal I felt gross. I will say that the ribeye was pretty solid. The veggies were pretty crisp and fresh. The broths didn't have much depth to them, felt like flavored water, especially the pho broth. The fried dumplings were probably my favorite thing, crispy and juicy. But hey if I'm gonna drop $50 for just ribeye I might as well get 2 big juicy steaks and eat at home. Service was very attentive and quick, but pretty impersonal.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 4
They said it closes at 10pm ,not true I came in at 920 they didn’t let me in they said they were closed and they were rude about it
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 1
Recommended dishes: Hot Pot
My favorite hot pot in Irvine, always leave full. Good quality of meat & veggies.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
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