Walking into Hometown Hotpot in the heart of Chinatown, I was drawn in by their $14.99 lunch special, advertised on the board outside. This kind of deal in a city where bubble tea shops charge nearly $10 for a glorified milkshake feels like stumbling on treasure.
I got the tomato soup broth (my personal favorite) paired with a protein, beef in my case—and a generous helping of fresh veggies. It’s the kind of meal that makes you forget the cold outside and invites you to savor simplicity.
The space itself is clean and spacious, with a well-stocked clean sauce station that doesn’t skimp on options, a critical point for any hotpot experience worth its salt. And the bathroom? Surprisingly spotless. Trust me, a clean bathroom is often the unspoken truth of a restaurant’s commitment to hygiene and care.
Checking out their Instagram, I noticed an intriguing promotion: parties of six can score a free meal for one. It’s the kind of incentive that makes you consider rallying the troops, especially for an occasion like a birthday.
I’ll definitely be back—this spot isn’t just a bargain; it’s a reminder that good food doesn’t have to come with an inflated price tag. Hometown Hotpot is a refreshing find in a neighborhood that balances tradition and trend.
Vegetarian options: Lots of veggies to choose from
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Hot Pot BBQ, Korean BBQ, Seafood, Pot, Hot Pot, All You Can Eat Hot Pot
edmond li
A great chance to have large gathering, plenty of room and good food for a large audience, we had 40 people for our end of year party.
The bbq is unlimited for 2 hours and hot pot is adequate but a little weak after a few additions.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Hot Pot BBQ, Korean BBQ, Hot Pot
yan lin
All they want is tip. I have family of 6 went there around 4pm on Christmas eve. First I asked if we need split the table since 2 of us only want BBQ and the rest only want hot pot, I was told was fine to sit together, so I ordered 3 regular soup base and one tomato soup, the waiter is a young guy, he messed up tomato soup to tumyum soup, but I was able to change back. Then I ordered one meat and different kinds vegetables and mushrooms for 4 peoples for beginning, but I didn't received all of my orders, plus I ordered fish ball with meat inside, only received regular one. During we were eating, they do have someone came to refill the soup base and 2 serving BBQ meat, no body show up to ask and offer refill for hot pot. Since we have other scheduled, decided to check out at the cashier, the cashier asked left tip over there, but my husband wanted to leave on the table, couple minutes later one of the worker came to the table asked to leave the tip on his tray. When I put $10 on, and explaining to him: there's no service plus wrong items, he was mad instead to do apologized he just said it's OK, then started to clean up our table in front of us. OMG, we ended up spent over $270 and leave with 10% full of stomach .
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 1
VG
The shop looks new, clean, luxurious, with many tables and large capacity. I ate for three people, arrived at 1pm on Saturday, no need to wait, because there were many empty tables. Eating BBQ for one person costs 40 if you are over 60 years old, you can get a 20% discount (remember, the discount is only on the meal, not the entire bill). The food is good, a bit more Malay than Chinese.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Luis Espinal
Fantastic hot pot and BBQ. Great place to come even on holidays. Can't beat the price too.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Maggie Huang
Service was amazing and there was a variety of options! I enjoyed the mini hot pot lunch a lot! I felt it was very worth the price and their bbq meat options were very tasty.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Abraham DelValle
My favorite location for food! Such a wonderful selection, a must go for friends,date, influencer videos
S
Amazing lunch today with some friends. I highly reccomend doing the curry soup base it was so good! Great service. It was so fresh
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Hot Pot BBQ, Korean BBQ, Hot Pot, All You Can Eat Hot Pot
Yunqi Yu
My to-go spot for ayce hot pot in nyc
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Maddie Silverstein
I love that they offer so many vegetarian / vegan soup bases. They are always so sweet and everything is delicious
I was really excited to try this spot out with my friends. We did the combo deal of both hot pot and KBBQ. We were all enjoying our meal until I found a huge roach in my plate. I was absolutely mortified and lost my appetite immediately. My suspicion is it came from the sauce station because it’s open and not closed off. The workers were nice about it and offered to take my meal off the tab but that won’t help heal the trauma I now have. Please do better at sanitizing and keeping your open spaces clean.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Cassian Feliciano
WILL BE GOING BACK!
The place is big and spacious, and the vibes are excellent. They bring the food to you which I like. They also grill the BBQ for you if you decide to get that
You can get a big hotpot to share or individuals, which we ended up doing so we could try different broths. All three we got (the chicken, the curry, and the spicy ma la) were absolutely delicious. All the food was amazing. It definitely felt like you were getting your money's worth in high quality meats. We left absolutely stuffed. Just a great time overall
We got there around 5:30 and pretty quickly afterwards the place filled up and was packed, so you may want to plan accordingly so you don't end up having to wait! I will say after other parties showed up it got a bit hard to get orders in but they were understandably busy and it was a Saturday.
As a bonus the bathroom was clean and had soap 😸
Wheelchair accessibility: Though there's a downstairs, there's also seating on the first floor that would be accessible. All the entryways are spacious so someone could navigate through
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Korean BBQ, Quail Eggs, All You Can Eat Hot Pot
S. Yang
Came on Thanksgiving Day for early dinner. Food was fresh and tasty, especially the black pepper steak for BBQ. Beef and lamb for Hot Pot was also a favorite. Service was fast and we got everything we ordered quickly, including the orders after the first round. They refilled our water and hot pot very often. Also got one free meal for birthday celebration. The sauce bar was excellent.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Condiment Bar, Hot Pot BBQ, Steak
Blue Jay
My major tip, is be sure to know which items to mix, not everything goes well together. Wasn’t a fan of the lava cake, the Malaysian ice tea is yum! Very fast workers, but sometimes forgetful.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: All You Can Eat Hot Pot
Doyeon Yoni Yu
I've been coming here since I was in college, very affordable price and good quality! I've always had hotpot but this time, we got bbq too! Unexpectedly, it was superb!! We especially loved pork chop. For hot pot, we love spicy mala, dayum it warmed us UPPPP. If you love spicy food, you def love the spicy mala broth. Also, I like that this place is spacious, you don't feel like you're squeezed inside and dine. Staffs are always quick and helpful :) Can't wait to go back soon heehee
Walking into Hometown Hotpot in the heart of Chinatown, I was drawn in by their $14.99 lunch special, advertised on the board outside. This kind of deal in a city where bubble tea shops charge nearly $10 for a glorified milkshake feels like stumbling on treasure.
I got the tomato soup broth (my personal favorite) paired with a protein, beef in my case—and a generous helping of fresh veggies. It’s the kind of meal that makes you forget the cold outside and invites you to savor simplicity.
The space itself is clean and spacious, with a well-stocked clean sauce station that doesn’t skimp on options, a critical point for any hotpot experience worth its salt. And the bathroom? Surprisingly spotless. Trust me, a clean bathroom is often the unspoken truth of a restaurant’s commitment to hygiene and care.
Checking out their Instagram, I noticed an intriguing promotion: parties of six can score a free meal for one. It’s the kind of incentive that makes you consider rallying the troops, especially for an occasion like a birthday.
I’ll definitely be back—this spot isn’t just a bargain; it’s a reminder that good food doesn’t have to come with an inflated price tag. Hometown Hotpot is a refreshing find in a neighborhood that balances tradition and trend.
Vegetarian options: Lots of veggies to choose from
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Hot Pot BBQ, Korean BBQ, Seafood, Pot, Hot Pot, All You Can Eat Hot Pot
A great chance to have large gathering, plenty of room and good food for a large audience, we had 40 people for our end of year party.
The bbq is unlimited for 2 hours and hot pot is adequate but a little weak after a few additions.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Hot Pot BBQ, Korean BBQ, Hot Pot
All they want is tip. I have family of 6 went there around 4pm on Christmas eve. First I asked if we need split the table
since 2 of us only want BBQ and the rest only want hot pot, I was told was fine to sit together,
so I ordered 3 regular soup base and one tomato soup, the waiter is a young guy, he messed up tomato soup to tumyum soup, but I was able to change back. Then I ordered one meat and different kinds vegetables and mushrooms for 4 peoples for beginning, but I didn't received all of my orders, plus I ordered fish ball with meat inside, only received regular one. During we were eating, they do have someone came to refill the soup base and 2 serving BBQ meat, no body show up to ask and offer refill for hot pot. Since we have other scheduled, decided to check out at the cashier, the cashier asked left tip over there, but my husband wanted to leave on the table, couple minutes later one of the worker came to the table asked to leave the tip on his tray. When I put $10 on, and explaining to him: there's no service plus wrong items, he was mad instead to do apologized he just said it's OK, then started to clean up our table in front of us. OMG, we ended up spent over $270 and leave with 10% full of stomach .
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 1
The shop looks new, clean, luxurious, with many tables and large capacity. I ate for three people, arrived at 1pm on Saturday, no need to wait, because there were many empty tables. Eating BBQ for one person costs 40 if you are over 60 years old, you can get a 20% discount (remember, the discount is only on the meal, not the entire bill). The food is good, a bit more Malay than Chinese.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Fantastic hot pot and BBQ. Great place to come even on holidays. Can't beat the price too.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Service was amazing and there was a variety of options! I enjoyed the mini hot pot lunch a lot! I felt it was very worth the price and their bbq meat options were very tasty.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
My favorite location for food! Such a wonderful selection, a must go for friends,date, influencer videos
Amazing lunch today with some friends. I highly reccomend doing the curry soup base it was so good! Great service. It was so fresh
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Hot Pot BBQ, Korean BBQ, Hot Pot, All You Can Eat Hot Pot
My to-go spot for ayce hot pot in nyc
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I love that they offer so many vegetarian / vegan soup bases. They are always so sweet and everything is delicious
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: All You Can Eat Hot Pot
Restaurantji Recommends
I was really excited to try this spot out with my friends. We did the combo deal of both hot pot and KBBQ. We were all enjoying our meal until I found a huge roach in my plate. I was absolutely mortified and lost my appetite immediately. My suspicion is it came from the sauce station because it’s open and not closed off. The workers were nice about it and offered to take my meal off the tab but that won’t help heal the trauma I now have. Please do better at sanitizing and keeping your open spaces clean.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
WILL BE GOING BACK!
The place is big and spacious, and the vibes are excellent. They bring the food to you which I like. They also grill the BBQ for you if you decide to get that
You can get a big hotpot to share or individuals, which we ended up doing so we could try different broths. All three we got (the chicken, the curry, and the spicy ma la) were absolutely delicious. All the food was amazing. It definitely felt like you were getting your money's worth in high quality meats. We left absolutely stuffed. Just a great time overall
We got there around 5:30 and pretty quickly afterwards the place filled up and was packed, so you may want to plan accordingly so you don't end up having to wait! I will say after other parties showed up it got a bit hard to get orders in but they were understandably busy and it was a Saturday.
As a bonus the bathroom was clean and had soap 😸
Wheelchair accessibility: Though there's a downstairs, there's also seating on the first floor that would be accessible. All the entryways are spacious so someone could navigate through
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Korean BBQ, Quail Eggs, All You Can Eat Hot Pot
Came on Thanksgiving Day for early dinner. Food was fresh and tasty, especially the black pepper steak for BBQ. Beef and lamb for Hot Pot was also a favorite. Service was fast and we got everything we ordered quickly, including the orders after the first round. They refilled our water and hot pot very often. Also got one free meal for birthday celebration. The sauce bar was excellent.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Condiment Bar, Hot Pot BBQ, Steak
My major tip, is be sure to know which items to mix, not everything goes well together. Wasn’t a fan of the lava cake, the Malaysian ice tea is yum! Very fast workers, but sometimes forgetful.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: All You Can Eat Hot Pot
I've been coming here since I was in college, very affordable price and good quality!
I've always had hotpot but this time, we got bbq too! Unexpectedly, it was superb!! We especially loved pork chop.
For hot pot, we love spicy mala, dayum it warmed us UPPPP. If you love spicy food, you def love the spicy mala broth.
Also, I like that this place is spacious, you don't feel like you're squeezed inside and dine.
Staffs are always quick and helpful :) Can't wait to go back soon heehee
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Hot Pot BBQ
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