Everything about this place was great! I really loved how they had a lot of options for noodles and food there. I went here with my friends and it was so much fun!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jung M Kim
Decent soup!
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
Sunny C
It's a small quick hot pot place. We've been here a few times. Selections is a bit small but it has the essentials. It's like Mongolian bbq style where you grab a bowl, put what you want in it, and they weigh it for the price. It's easy to add too much. So less is more.The tomato soup toy is a bit too salty for my taste. So I usually get the fish based soup. It's a nice hot pot place if you're in the area.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Duck Blood
Hema K.
I did not enjoy my dining here. The day I chose to go here, they do not have the broth that I prefer. After choosing all the fixings to go in the soup, paid and sat at the table. The place was buzzing with flies and did not feel clean. Overall it felt like highly priced and low quality food. Sorry not recommending this place.
Sunny C.
It's a small quick hot pot place. We've been here a few times. Selections is a bit small but it has the essentials. It's like Mongolian bbq style where you grab a bowl, put what you want in it, and they weigh it for the price. It's easy to add too much. So less is more. The tomato soup toy is a bit too salty for my taste. So I usually get the fish based soup. It's a nice hot pot place if you're in the area.
Kendra Karden
Had a great experience here, the food is delicious, the service is great, and the owner is fantastic. He put a bib on my husband when he noticed he kept spilling on himself ? something we always joke about at home. They also gave us all a free homemade drink with refills. Just overall really nice place and people.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Angel Martinez
Spent close to $100 for 2 people. They charge by the pound, and do not provide a scale until you check out. There was 1 or 2 flies in the restaurant. It's not worth the money and this fast hot pot took 30 minutes to give us our food. I could have done all you can eat for half the price.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 3
Service: 3
Susie Tan
It’s literally the best Malatang 麻辣烫 in town, so authentic Chinese flavor, tastes just like home.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Christina K.
This place exceeded my expectations!The soup was really delicious and lots of different items to choose from. I got the classic hot pot beef rib soup broth which was a 10/10.The owner was super nice and friendly! I'm definitely going back just because the owner made the visit so warm and welcoming.Overall, the experience, the service, and the flavor was fantastic!
Recently tried the hotpot at Fast Hotpot in The District Tustin, and it was a delightful first experience! I must say, when the Japanese label something as spicy, they truly mean it. The flavors were robust, and it was fiery in the best possible way. If you're in the mood for an authentic taste adventure, this place is a must-visit. Highly recommend!
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 4
Krystina Diao
This is by far the best build your own hot pot place I’ve tried. The variety of ingredients is top tier, the soup base options are nice and flavorful, and the owner is really nice. Each time we’ve come he’s offered either free coconut jelly or free drink special. The food is at least 10x better than other malatang / by weight hot pot places nearby (like zhangliang and show hot pot). Highly recommend the tomato and tom yum bases.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Krystina D.
This is by far the best build your own hot pot place I've tried. The variety of ingredients is top tier, the soup base options are nice and flavorful, and the owner is really nice. Each time we've come he's offered either free coconut jelly or free drink special. The food is at least 10x better than other malatang / by weight hot pot places nearby (like zhangliang and show hot pot). Highly recommend the tomato and tom yum bases.
Chloe L.
Extremely casual environment. You can definitely tell this used to be some sort of fast food/fast casual restaurant upon walking in, but they did a decent repurposing the location. Their hot pot is honestly very delicious! It's really easy to overspend because you just keep adding ingredients into your pot and the cost adds up very fast! The good news is you can always take food home for leftovers. Their pricing is reasonable however, you just have to select ingredients carefully. Their ingredients themselves are very fresh and delicious, the broths my favorite! The bone broth especially. All in all, I recommend this casual hot pot spot!
Caitlin K.
basically DIY hot pot! Irvine/OC sadly doesn't have that many malatang places so I was super excited to find this place. I love being able to customize my bowl and even pick the flavor of soup. You can pick between broth and dry mix. In my picture below I got the spicy bone broth in mild spicy, which to be honest is already pretty spicy. This is also perfect for sharing between two people.
love this
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Everything about this place was great! I really loved how they had a lot of options for noodles and food there. I went here with my friends and it was so much fun!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Decent soup!
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
It's a small quick hot pot place. We've been here a few times. Selections is a bit small but it has the essentials. It's like Mongolian bbq style where you grab a bowl, put what you want in it, and they weigh it for the price. It's easy to add too much. So less is more.The tomato soup toy is a bit too salty for my taste. So I usually get the fish based soup. It's a nice hot pot place if you're in the area.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Duck Blood
I did not enjoy my dining here. The day I chose to go here, they do not have the broth that I prefer. After choosing all the fixings to go in the soup, paid and sat at the table. The place was buzzing with flies and did not feel clean. Overall it felt like highly priced and low quality food. Sorry not recommending this place.
It's a small quick hot pot place. We've been here a few times. Selections is a bit small but it has the essentials. It's like Mongolian bbq style where you grab a bowl, put what you want in it, and they weigh it for the price. It's easy to add too much. So less is more. The tomato soup toy is a bit too salty for my taste. So I usually get the fish based soup. It's a nice hot pot place if you're in the area.
Had a great experience here, the food is delicious, the service is great, and the owner is fantastic. He put a bib on my husband when he noticed he kept spilling on himself ? something we always joke about at home. They also gave us all a free homemade drink with refills. Just overall really nice place and people.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Spent close to $100 for 2 people. They charge by the pound, and do not provide a scale until you check out. There was 1 or 2 flies in the restaurant. It's not worth the money and this fast hot pot took 30 minutes to give us our food. I could have done all you can eat for half the price.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 3
Service: 3
It’s literally the best Malatang 麻辣烫 in town, so authentic Chinese flavor, tastes just like home.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
This place exceeded my expectations!The soup was really delicious and lots of different items to choose from. I got the classic hot pot beef rib soup broth which was a 10/10.The owner was super nice and friendly! I'm definitely going back just because the owner made the visit so warm and welcoming.Overall, the experience, the service, and the flavor was fantastic!
Restaurantji Recommends
Recently tried the hotpot at Fast Hotpot in The District Tustin, and it was a delightful first experience! I must say, when the Japanese label something as spicy, they truly mean it. The flavors were robust, and it was fiery in the best possible way. If you're in the mood for an authentic taste adventure, this place is a must-visit. Highly recommend!
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 4
This is by far the best build your own hot pot place I’ve tried. The variety of ingredients is top tier, the soup base options are nice and flavorful, and the owner is really nice. Each time we’ve come he’s offered either free coconut jelly or free drink special. The food is at least 10x better than other malatang / by weight hot pot places nearby (like zhangliang and show hot pot). Highly recommend the tomato and tom yum bases.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
This is by far the best build your own hot pot place I've tried. The variety of ingredients is top tier, the soup base options are nice and flavorful, and the owner is really nice. Each time we've come he's offered either free coconut jelly or free drink special. The food is at least 10x better than other malatang / by weight hot pot places nearby (like zhangliang and show hot pot). Highly recommend the tomato and tom yum bases.
Extremely casual environment. You can definitely tell this used to be some sort of fast food/fast casual restaurant upon walking in, but they did a decent repurposing the location. Their hot pot is honestly very delicious! It's really easy to overspend because you just keep adding ingredients into your pot and the cost adds up very fast! The good news is you can always take food home for leftovers. Their pricing is reasonable however, you just have to select ingredients carefully. Their ingredients themselves are very fresh and delicious, the broths my favorite! The bone broth especially. All in all, I recommend this casual hot pot spot!
basically DIY hot pot! Irvine/OC sadly doesn't have that many malatang places so I was super excited to find this place. I love being able to customize my bowl and even pick the flavor of soup. You can pick between broth and dry mix. In my picture below I got the spicy bone broth in mild spicy, which to be honest is already pretty spicy. This is also perfect for sharing between two people.