The Pots Hot Pot

2652 Judah St, San Francisco
(415) 682-7889

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SherlocHomes0987

Very clean and stylish interior. Excellent and fresh choices, very tasty. The best hot pot I’ve been to in San Francisco!

Helen

My favorite hot pot place in SF! Wide variety of offerings for an AYCE place. They offer 10+ soup base flavors (try the tomato!), an abundance of hot pot ingredients, and even small appetizers/desserts. The sauce bar is generous too, and their house sauce is delicious (albeit unconventional). Will definitely be coming back!

Service is fairly minimal, but I don't go to hot pot places for the service. This place is well priced, and the ingredients are fresh, abundant, and delicious.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 3

Aspen Solace

This place was a fun stop to go to, my partner and I ate soooooo much food and it was all very delish!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Richard Fan

This is an awesome hotpot! Not only it is the place where all you can eat but all meats and veggies are fresh. I would recommend this place who love to eat meats and hot side dish!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Fish, Pot, Soup, Sauce

Andy Cho

Great price, fresh ingredients, clean atmosphere. Highly recommend.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

BPM

'all you can eat' - if they bring it! Some dishes we ordered never arrived, with no explanation given.

'all you can eat' - but not self-serve. Tongs and napkins are not made available. We had to specially request them.

'all you can eat' - if you don't need good sauces. This place needs to raise its sauce game. House sauce is meh

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 3

Aaron S. Chen

Came here for a friend's birthday party a few weeks ago and this place has already become a favorite AYCE hotpot of mine just after 1 visit. I've already been talking about this restaurant to friends and co-workers.

Easy to order food using their app and the service is quick. They have self-service for veggies and sauce of course. But what surprised me the most was the self-service for DRINKS as well. Haven't seen this at any other hot pot place I've been to so this was a very exciting time for me. They have a fridge next to the sauce bar that is stocked with free drinks like fruit tea and Thai tea, a big selling point for me.

Their self-service bar has a good selection of veggies and side dishes and also a little bit of dessert as well. They had churros that were filled with a chocolate sauce (?) that were crispy and just the right amount of hot to make you feel safe. They also had a coconut milk sago at the self-service bar which was a favorite of mine and reminds me of dessert nights at a Hong Kong cafe.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Rafa Urzua

Worst service ever

Food: 4

Service: 1

Recommended dishes: Pot, Soup

Moritz Keller

Were eating hot pot for the first time.
Was very tasty.
Everything was explained to us very well.
The waitresses were super nice.

The standard ingredients such as pasta, vegetables, shrimp, etc. were included in the flat.
You had to pay extra for dumplings and meat. - the prices are still totally reasonable.
The wagyu was excellent!

Can really recommend it

Vegetarian options: Many hot pot ingredients are vegetarian.

Parking: Restaurant is in residential area. There are many streets for parking. However, it is a matter of luck to find a parking space, as of course the locals park there.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Monica

I love this place! I thought it was just an AYCE hotpot, but it is honestly like a buffet! They had so many great little appetizers like sesame balls, egg rolls, dumplings, and a curry tofu thing. There’s also free drinks (i.e. included in the AYCE $35 price you pay) in the fridge next to the appetizers section and we got some Thai tea and it was great (very sweet!)! They also have brownies for desert next to the hotpot ingredients section. AND you can order more things on from the QR code on the table! So at the end of our meal we also got some sweet fried dough. It was such a good way to end the meal.

As for the hot pot options they have many different soup bases to choose from. They have hot pot ingredients on the counter by the back of the restaurant, but if you don’t see what you want you can also order on the menu from the QR code on the table. I was surprised to find they offered potato starch noodles here. I love how chewy those noodles are, but I don’t always find them at hot pot restaurants so I was so happy to see them here!

The service was good. I don’t feel like we waited too long for our soup bases or meats. They also made sure to refill our soup pot when it was getting low.

If you pay by cash it is slightly cheaper (get 10% off), but unfortunately none of us had cash on hand.

Make sure you only take what you can eat; if you waste food you will get a $30 charge. And there is $5 charge if your party is 4 or less and you use a second pot.

The inside of the restaurant is new and clean. The aesthetic is a mix of modern with warm wood accents.

Parking: We managed to find street parking nearby after going around a few blocks

Vegetarian options: There are vegetarian soup bases and in general hotpot is vegetarian friendly since you can add vegetables, tofu, and noodles

Parking: We street parked nearby

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Deep Fried Bun with Condense Milk, Dumpling, Seafood, Pot, Soup

Chandler

Lots of great choices. Got in right as they opened, our host asked if we've been their before and after we said no they explained exactly what to do. Our broth and meats came our fast.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Daniel

Would not recommend. Would give negative stars if I could.

A W Lee

Had dinner here on a Tues night so it was relatively quiet. 3 of us shared split soup and the very nice server explained the process and the costs to us. We paced ourselves and ordered the meats a few at a time to not waste as they came out in minutes. There is lots to choose from in the veggie/dumpling/seafood bar and the juice teas were tasty. The meat and seafood were very fresh and everything in the restaurant was very clean. I forgot to get the server's name but he was very friendly, patient and helpful. I would definitely come back. AYCE price is the usual - it is what is expected.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Uuzu

Kind staff amazing food!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

ahkwai Lert

The best hot pot and the price is acceptable as well. Also, I met a Thai waiter who is really nice and friendly. He is one of the reasons my family wants to go back there. We decided to come here every other month ????

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Pot

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