Good spot for rainy nights. Nice menus and its located on the corner of taravel and 19th so you can't miss it. Parking is a hit or miss but not impossible, unless its rush hour.
Alisa L.
I liked the flavor of the soup and the ingredients seemed pretty fresh. My first time here it was pretty difficult to order because I didn't know what I was doing. When I asked the worker for help she did not speak English at all and it was frustrating. However once I ordered the food made up for it. I got the tomato soup base with rice noodles. That's my go to order at this place now. I thought the price was very affordable for the amount of stuff you get in the pot. I do recommend sharing the pots because it's pretty filling for just one person.
Nancy N.
My husband and I wanted to grab something near by the airport since we were dropping off my cousin. The service was excellent. Very attentive and friendly. It was a quiet Sunday. Clean. I love hot pot and I wasn't WOWed. The flavor of the Porcini Hotpot was good but it wasn't anything special. I like the idea of the minced pork rice instead of regular plain rice or vermicelli though! *Not pictured: we ordered the cold spicy beef and tendon. The flavors of that was delicious. Probably my favorite dish out of everything. The salted cheese roast oolong and the green tea was good. The dessert was overwhelming with toppings. Def something you could share. I didn't care for it..
Jacklyn L.
This place was okay. Came in around 6pm on a Friday night with my family and it wasn't packed at all (there were plenty of empty, clean tables). Waitress signals for us to sit at a table with dirty dishes still on it *insert Jackie Chan confused face meme*. I ask to sit at another, clean table and another waitress quickly says okay. Once seated, they bring us water and table settings right away but we had to hound them down to order our food. Food was not bad taste-wise but definitely not as good as Tasty Pot or Boiling Point. I did appreciate the variety as they also have other Chinese/Taiwanese style dishes as well as dessert. We ordered the Singapore Laksa (probs the best one), Taiwanese Spicy, and Satay. When the pots first came out, they were extremely dry looking and we had to ask multiple times (probably 6-7 times) for them to refill the soup and we could tell that the wait staff was annoyed. Overall, not a very impressive experience. Probably won't be going back.
Karen H.
Made reservations on Yelp, but don't think they follow it because they seemed confused when I told them I had one. It wasn't busy anyways. Got the Korean flavor one and it comes with rice or pork and rice or noodles, which is nice, but the flavors were a bit bland to me. It wasn't anything worth coming back for. Also many of the options don't come with meat. You have to add on meat. They also have a bunch of appetizers, but I didn't try.
Will
if you're here for the taiwanese hot pot. go somewhere else. seriously..
Mike L.
Apologies in advance if it seems like I'm calling out my fellow Yelpers, as it's certainly not my intent. It's just that some of the reviews I see on here are rather...interesting. Yes, Lollipot is another individual "hot pot" joint and that you'll either love or hate this place. However, don't get it twisted - this is NOTHING like the likes of Fiery or The Pots. Those are actual hot pot restaurants that taste great; this isn't an actual hot pot restaurant and it's anything but great. Even though I'd been mildly curious about Lollipot, we never actually set out to come here. In fact, if not for the the long lines at both Fiery and Simmer, we still might not have! In hindsight, it was probably a bad sign that this place was half empty, but the menu looked decent. Along with their kebabs, appetizers, noodle dishes, and entrees, their list of pots isn't too shabby - a dozen varieties of soups, representing multiple cuisines (Taiwanese, Singaporean, Korean, Japanese, Malaysian, Chinese, etc.). -- TAKOYAKI...$5.25 ( Given how this is a Taiwanese restaurant, I had minimal expectations for this Japanese treat. So, perhaps that's why this was such a pleasant surprise. Not that it was great, but I appreciated that it wasn't drowning in sauce and that you could actually taste the takoyaki. -- FRIED CALAMARI...$6.95 ( This actually wasn't awful (the sweet chili dipping sauce gave it a different twist), but I wouldn't say this was very memorable. The batter on this was seasoned and not super thick, but the calamari itself was kind of chewy (and not in a good way). -- KOMBU SUKIYAKI HOT POT with Sliced Pork, Fish Ball with Fish Roe & Shrimp, Fish Tofu, Imitation Crab Stick, Kamaboko, Rice Cake, Soft Tofu, Daikon, Sweet Corn, Shiitake Mushroom, Pumpkin, Seaweed, Napa Cabbage...$13.95 ( The "best" pot we tried, though more because the others were so disappointing. The mix of ingredients are hardly traditional, but at least they were somewhat complementary. Too bad the soup wasn't better; it started fine (albeit really dark), but got increasingly sweet as it reduced. -- KOREAN FARMERS STEW with Sliced Pork, Beef Ball, Zucchini, Korean Sausage, Imitation Crab Stick, Fried Dumpling, Spam, Kimchi, Rice Cake, Tofu, Enoki Mushroom, American Cheese, Soybean Sprouts, Bean, Egg, and Princess Noodles...$17.95 ( As with the takoyaki, I tempered my expectations for this...and it still fell way short. The hot dog, spam, and ramen were okay, but the soup had a sour and acidic taste to it. I love kimchi and all, but either there was too much of it or the one they use is kind of funky. -- PORCINI HOT POT with Sliced Beef, Beef Ball with Pork Filling, Fried Tempura, Imitation Crab Stick, Pork Fish Ball, Frozen Tofu, Fried Tofu Skin, Shiitake Mushrooms, Enoki Mushrooms, King Oyster Mushrooms, Daikon, Lotus Roots, Sweet Corn, and Napa Cabbage...$13.95 ( This one tasted the "cleanest", but that's probably because the soup was quite bland (super thin and watery). What a shame; all of the different types of mushrooms sounded good on the menu, but they all tasted like they were just boiled in water. With so many different things on the menu, as well as an entire slate of desserts, it's a real shame that what we had wasn't any better. Given how cold the Sunset/Parkside can get, Lollipot actually could've been a viable alternative to Fiery and Simmer (though it's still not hot pot). Then again, with their dreadful h
Cynthia M.
Had the Singapore laksa HotPot. Definitely not very spicy. Good amount of seafood but I definitely wanted some sliced meat. Pros: + They place a good amount of fuel in the iron. It actually stays warm for most of the meal! + With the hotpot dishes, you have a choice of rice/pork+rice/vermicelli. Cons: + Their sauces weren't too great. Overall, alright meal. I would come again if I had the craving. Next time I might order the Porcini or Taiwanese one.
Myron L.
The individual hotpot is similar to most other spots. You either like it or you don't . Not much expectations from this kind of style. Service is good whether you dine in or just grab together But the desserts went from a huge surprise to a huge disappointment. They apparently revamped and simplified their desserts. What was once soft silk tofu pudding with sweet potato balls, almond tea, and boba put together became a very boring, rough, flavorless tofu pudding with a topping such as taro balls or sweet potato balls. For half the price I could just go to a market and buy 3 times the size for the golden gate sweeten tofu pudding and figure out my own toppings if I wanted. Oolong cheese mousse tea was rather tasty tho! .
Kimberly L.
I just ordered a dessert from Lollipot And then when I was half way done I saw a black dot stick on the sweet potato ball I took a closer look Ew it's a fly WTH
Convenient. Warming. Delicious. Pre-made hot pots are the hype these days. I'm not sure if Lollipot does it anymore, but when I came during lunch time, a free drink was included with the meal. I have tried their Laksa hotpot which is pretty spicy and tasty, but not worth paying over $10 for. I think Lollipot's only specialty is their bingsu, which I admit is pretty darn good, especially the Injeolmi (peanut powder with almond flakes and mochi in the center). I don't know of any other places in SF that make bingsu either. Now, onto other things...I really like the atmosphere in Lollipot. There is always music and entertainment playing on the TV screens, and just makes the place more lively, and definitely helps me have good and fun conversations with people. However, their service is quite slow, and it takes a while to get the server's attention. P.S. I don't even come here for the hotpot anymore, just for their desserts, especially the bingsu.
Dipika G.
College students, yes, they are open till 2 am!! If the hours were the only factor, I wouldn't be such a frequent customer but their food is on point! We usually order a feast for dinner, so far, I've loved their Tom Yum w/Seafood, boiling fish, popcorn chicken, my friends loved their lamb skewers and for appetizers, I've tried their Takoyaki, Fried Mushroom and Calamari which were mediocre but their soups is what makes it! Lastly, their Matcha cake and Green tea Bingsu is a must-try!! The staff are attentive and they are usually busy during the weekends for dinner!
Adrienne L.
I freakin love Lollipot. I think I come here too often though, the waitress there recognizes me and said, "You always get the same order when you come." She said it in a nice way, so I was fine with that. And it's true. I only ever get the Cheesy HK-style Hot Pot! *heart* Cheesy soup, cheesy meat and princess noodle (ramen). Drool.
Garry Tan
The meat skewers and shaved ice were worth the drive out
Bonnie C.
Came here to try their hot pots. I tried the Singapore hot pot in medium. It was not spicy at all. I had to add almost half of the container of chili and chili oil to get a decent spice. I got there around 6 pm on a weekday, and it was not busy at all, but as it got to about 630ish it started to pickup. I live really close by and when I am on my way to work I always see delivery left at the front door so not sanitary at all.. poor quality of food safety. The employees were nice and rushy, they kept eyeing our table and it just made it seem like we were taking too long to order and they wanted us to hurry up, when there was still room around the talbe for more people to sit as they came in.
Good spot for rainy nights. Nice menus and its located on the corner of taravel and 19th so you can't miss it. Parking is a hit or miss but not impossible, unless its rush hour.
I liked the flavor of the soup and the ingredients seemed pretty fresh. My first time here it was pretty difficult to order because I didn't know what I was doing. When I asked the worker for help she did not speak English at all and it was frustrating. However once I ordered the food made up for it. I got the tomato soup base with rice noodles. That's my go to order at this place now. I thought the price was very affordable for the amount of stuff you get in the pot. I do recommend sharing the pots because it's pretty filling for just one person.
My husband and I wanted to grab something near by the airport since we were dropping off my cousin. The service was excellent. Very attentive and friendly. It was a quiet Sunday. Clean. I love hot pot and I wasn't WOWed. The flavor of the Porcini Hotpot was good but it wasn't anything special. I like the idea of the minced pork rice instead of regular plain rice or vermicelli though! *Not pictured: we ordered the cold spicy beef and tendon. The flavors of that was delicious. Probably my favorite dish out of everything. The salted cheese roast oolong and the green tea was good. The dessert was overwhelming with toppings. Def something you could share. I didn't care for it..
This place was okay. Came in around 6pm on a Friday night with my family and it wasn't packed at all (there were plenty of empty, clean tables). Waitress signals for us to sit at a table with dirty dishes still on it *insert Jackie Chan confused face meme*. I ask to sit at another, clean table and another waitress quickly says okay. Once seated, they bring us water and table settings right away but we had to hound them down to order our food. Food was not bad taste-wise but definitely not as good as Tasty Pot or Boiling Point. I did appreciate the variety as they also have other Chinese/Taiwanese style dishes as well as dessert. We ordered the Singapore Laksa (probs the best one), Taiwanese Spicy, and Satay. When the pots first came out, they were extremely dry looking and we had to ask multiple times (probably 6-7 times) for them to refill the soup and we could tell that the wait staff was annoyed. Overall, not a very impressive experience. Probably won't be going back.
Made reservations on Yelp, but don't think they follow it because they seemed confused when I told them I had one. It wasn't busy anyways. Got the Korean flavor one and it comes with rice or pork and rice or noodles, which is nice, but the flavors were a bit bland to me. It wasn't anything worth coming back for. Also many of the options don't come with meat. You have to add on meat. They also have a bunch of appetizers, but I didn't try.
if you're here for the taiwanese hot pot. go somewhere else. seriously..
Apologies in advance if it seems like I'm calling out my fellow Yelpers, as it's certainly not my intent. It's just that some of the reviews I see on here are rather...interesting. Yes, Lollipot is another individual "hot pot" joint and that you'll either love or hate this place. However, don't get it twisted - this is NOTHING like the likes of Fiery or The Pots. Those are actual hot pot restaurants that taste great; this isn't an actual hot pot restaurant and it's anything but great. Even though I'd been mildly curious about Lollipot, we never actually set out to come here. In fact, if not for the the long lines at both Fiery and Simmer, we still might not have! In hindsight, it was probably a bad sign that this place was half empty, but the menu looked decent. Along with their kebabs, appetizers, noodle dishes, and entrees, their list of pots isn't too shabby - a dozen varieties of soups, representing multiple cuisines (Taiwanese, Singaporean, Korean, Japanese, Malaysian, Chinese, etc.). -- TAKOYAKI...$5.25 ( Given how this is a Taiwanese restaurant, I had minimal expectations for this Japanese treat. So, perhaps that's why this was such a pleasant surprise. Not that it was great, but I appreciated that it wasn't drowning in sauce and that you could actually taste the takoyaki. -- FRIED CALAMARI...$6.95 ( This actually wasn't awful (the sweet chili dipping sauce gave it a different twist), but I wouldn't say this was very memorable. The batter on this was seasoned and not super thick, but the calamari itself was kind of chewy (and not in a good way). -- KOMBU SUKIYAKI HOT POT with Sliced Pork, Fish Ball with Fish Roe & Shrimp, Fish Tofu, Imitation Crab Stick, Kamaboko, Rice Cake, Soft Tofu, Daikon, Sweet Corn, Shiitake Mushroom, Pumpkin, Seaweed, Napa Cabbage...$13.95 ( The "best" pot we tried, though more because the others were so disappointing. The mix of ingredients are hardly traditional, but at least they were somewhat complementary. Too bad the soup wasn't better; it started fine (albeit really dark), but got increasingly sweet as it reduced. -- KOREAN FARMERS STEW with Sliced Pork, Beef Ball, Zucchini, Korean Sausage, Imitation Crab Stick, Fried Dumpling, Spam, Kimchi, Rice Cake, Tofu, Enoki Mushroom, American Cheese, Soybean Sprouts, Bean, Egg, and Princess Noodles...$17.95 ( As with the takoyaki, I tempered my expectations for this...and it still fell way short. The hot dog, spam, and ramen were okay, but the soup had a sour and acidic taste to it. I love kimchi and all, but either there was too much of it or the one they use is kind of funky. -- PORCINI HOT POT with Sliced Beef, Beef Ball with Pork Filling, Fried Tempura, Imitation Crab Stick, Pork Fish Ball, Frozen Tofu, Fried Tofu Skin, Shiitake Mushrooms, Enoki Mushrooms, King Oyster Mushrooms, Daikon, Lotus Roots, Sweet Corn, and Napa Cabbage...$13.95 ( This one tasted the "cleanest", but that's probably because the soup was quite bland (super thin and watery). What a shame; all of the different types of mushrooms sounded good on the menu, but they all tasted like they were just boiled in water. With so many different things on the menu, as well as an entire slate of desserts, it's a real shame that what we had wasn't any better. Given how cold the Sunset/Parkside can get, Lollipot actually could've been a viable alternative to Fiery and Simmer (though it's still not hot pot). Then again, with their dreadful h
Had the Singapore laksa HotPot. Definitely not very spicy. Good amount of seafood but I definitely wanted some sliced meat. Pros: + They place a good amount of fuel in the iron. It actually stays warm for most of the meal! + With the hotpot dishes, you have a choice of rice/pork+rice/vermicelli. Cons: + Their sauces weren't too great. Overall, alright meal. I would come again if I had the craving. Next time I might order the Porcini or Taiwanese one.
The individual hotpot is similar to most other spots. You either like it or you don't . Not much expectations from this kind of style. Service is good whether you dine in or just grab together But the desserts went from a huge surprise to a huge disappointment. They apparently revamped and simplified their desserts. What was once soft silk tofu pudding with sweet potato balls, almond tea, and boba put together became a very boring, rough, flavorless tofu pudding with a topping such as taro balls or sweet potato balls. For half the price I could just go to a market and buy 3 times the size for the golden gate sweeten tofu pudding and figure out my own toppings if I wanted. Oolong cheese mousse tea was rather tasty tho! .
I just ordered a dessert from Lollipot And then when I was half way done I saw a black dot stick on the sweet potato ball I took a closer look Ew it's a fly WTH
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Convenient. Warming. Delicious. Pre-made hot pots are the hype these days. I'm not sure if Lollipot does it anymore, but when I came during lunch time, a free drink was included with the meal. I have tried their Laksa hotpot which is pretty spicy and tasty, but not worth paying over $10 for. I think Lollipot's only specialty is their bingsu, which I admit is pretty darn good, especially the Injeolmi (peanut powder with almond flakes and mochi in the center). I don't know of any other places in SF that make bingsu either. Now, onto other things...I really like the atmosphere in Lollipot. There is always music and entertainment playing on the TV screens, and just makes the place more lively, and definitely helps me have good and fun conversations with people. However, their service is quite slow, and it takes a while to get the server's attention. P.S. I don't even come here for the hotpot anymore, just for their desserts, especially the bingsu.
College students, yes, they are open till 2 am!! If the hours were the only factor, I wouldn't be such a frequent customer but their food is on point! We usually order a feast for dinner, so far, I've loved their Tom Yum w/Seafood, boiling fish, popcorn chicken, my friends loved their lamb skewers and for appetizers, I've tried their Takoyaki, Fried Mushroom and Calamari which were mediocre but their soups is what makes it! Lastly, their Matcha cake and Green tea Bingsu is a must-try!! The staff are attentive and they are usually busy during the weekends for dinner!
I freakin love Lollipot. I think I come here too often though, the waitress there recognizes me and said, "You always get the same order when you come." She said it in a nice way, so I was fine with that. And it's true. I only ever get the Cheesy HK-style Hot Pot! *heart* Cheesy soup, cheesy meat and princess noodle (ramen). Drool.
The meat skewers and shaved ice were worth the drive out
Came here to try their hot pots. I tried the Singapore hot pot in medium. It was not spicy at all. I had to add almost half of the container of chili and chili oil to get a decent spice. I got there around 6 pm on a weekday, and it was not busy at all, but as it got to about 630ish it started to pickup. I live really close by and when I am on my way to work I always see delivery left at the front door so not sanitary at all.. poor quality of food safety. The employees were nice and rushy, they kept eyeing our table and it just made it seem like we were taking too long to order and they wanted us to hurry up, when there was still room around the talbe for more people to sit as they came in.