HOWPOT
221 5th Ave S, Seattle
(206) 485-7037
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Amazing customer service !! Will be coming back, stay almost an hour after closing just for my man to finish his food. Great pricing as well. The people here are so sweet and kept checking in and making sure everything was good for us.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Sauce Bar, Fried Food, Wagyu Beef, Hot Pot
I almost want to keep this spot a secret, but the food scene is Seattle has been wilding so I'm sure it's only going to continue to get popular.
Celebrated my birthday here with my family. We were a party of 6 so we made reservations in advance. After sitting down for 30 minutes, the entire place was packed & there was a wait. If possible I recommend making a reservation if you're a big group or going off hours to avoid the long wait.
I love the concept of the place. I love the appetizer bar & the drinks included in the AYCE price. The quality and the amount was totally worth it. I didn't take as much photos as I would have as I was self-indulging myself with all the food.
I would absolutely and positively come back. Hopefully soon! 🫰🏼
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Overall it’s ok. Nothing stands out. Service needs improvement. The five star reviews must have been bought.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 3
Service: 2
Reservations can not be made for 2 people. Despite a nearly two-hour wait on a Saturday evening, we were entertained by a neighboring establishment. The host remained calm and professional throughout the high-volume service. We used a tablet to pre-order, streamlining the process. Upon seating, we easily navigated the appetizer section. We grilled on parchment paper, easily replaced as needed. The food quality was exceptional. Service was attentive and prompt. While some soda selections were unavailable, the limited table space was a minor drawback. Overall, I was highly satisfied and will likely make reservations. Interestingly, encountering several acquaintances unexpectedly highlighted the restaurant's popularity. I highly recommend this restaurant and intend to return.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Sauce Bar, Fried Food, Salad Bar, Marinated Beef, Wood Ear Salad, Wagyu Beef, Hot Pot
Staff is very attentive, lots of options to choose from both from the tablet as well as the salad and hot food bar.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Salad Bar, Marinated Beef, Hot Pot
Amazing food, very helpful staff and an amazing place to hang out at.
I came here with my family today for my birthday and the staff was very helpful teaching us how to use some of the equipment at our table. I will say the fish cutlets had more bones in them than I expected but other than that, every item we got from the lotus root to the beef short rubs to the frozen udon was amazing.
Also love that it's only 30$ per person for lunch
Vegetarian options: They have plenty of veggie and tofu options and even a mushroom base for your hot pot
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Sauce Bar, Marinated Beef, Wagyu Beef, Hot Pot
Amazing selection of fresh meat and produce to choose for an all you can eat dining experience! We couldn’t believe how good everything was! Service was excellent as well.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Absolutely perfect establishment! I love that it’s unlimited Korean bbq AND hotpot all for $30! Friendly and helpful staff, delicious food, comfortable seating, and overall a fun experience for friends or family! All though there’s no need to bring friends to indulge, don’t miss out on this place!
Kid-friendliness: Large TVs displaying dance videos and music, very entertaining.
Wheelchair accessibility: Large opening doors in the front, isles are wide and left clear for workers and customers, sauce bar and the side food area would be easy to access!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Sauce Bar, Fried Food, Marinated Beef, Hot Pot
Love it.. 2 in 1 combo.. our waiter was awesome. I forgot his name, though.. but everyone was nice. The food was amazing.. GOOD FOOD, GOOD MUSIC..
Parking: Right next door to the restaurant. It was $10 for the evening parking from 5pm-7am.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Sauce Bar, Fried Food, Marinated Beef, Wagyu Beef, Hot Pot
I went as a girl's night out on a Tuesday night; we were seated immediately by a friendly staff member. No one gave us a walkthrough of how the restaurant worked, but I'm familiar with hot pot so ordering through the ipad was pretty intuitive. At some point we wandered out to the self serve area where sides, drinks, and sauces were available. Food came out pretty quickly - surprisingly good quality cuts of meat, even with AYCE!
However, we ran into trouble with the power supply to our entire table turning off every few minutes. The third time the power jumped, we asked to be re-seated at a different table. No power issues after we got seated at the new table, and the staff came around to refill our broth and change out grill paper at a good cadence. My only complaint with their set up is that the fat on the grill plate builds up rapidly because there's no drain, and even though the grill paper is switched out, it got very greasy after just one or two meats.
I understand these issues are likely due to the soft-opening and look forward to going back when they've hammered out the power issues!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Sauce Bar, Hot Pot
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All of these 4-5 star reviews have to be fake or paid for. Let me start by saying: I have been to many bad resturants in my life. This one was by far the WORST resturant I have ever been to during my years on planet earth. Let me explain.
I go to this resturant with 2 friends. We are excited to try a Hot Pot/ KBBQ concept. Reviews look good, tik toks are showing positive sentiment, my friends are big eaters so we are excited for a great time. We waited for about 30 minutes and went outside for a bit because it was getting hot. When I saw the OKAY food safety rating I should have known to leave.
We finally get sat down and go the food bar. Not bad selection, shrimp dumpling was not bad. Went to the sauce bar to create a sauce for my meats. The sauce options were horrific.
Okay forget everything else about the resturant. Now the hot pot comes and the meats. The hot pot broth tasted like sewer water. The fried rice (it is humanely impossible to mess up fried rice this badly) tasted like garbage. The meat quality was horrific and tasted even worse than the rice. I cannot reiterate how bad the food tasted here.
We had 1 bite of all the meats we ordered. Asked for the bill and got up politely leaving all our food on the table. I would rather go hungry than get food poisoning from this resturant. It was so bad we were contemplating making a comment but rather than cause a scene we just paid for our meal. The workers looked confused why we were leaving without eating our food but didn’t ask why/if everything is okay.
DO not go to this resturant. All the reviews are either paid for or straight up lying. 0/10 need to report this resturant to the city for examination because it was that bad.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Recommended dishes: Sauce Bar, Fried Food, Hot Pot
So cool! Love the concept, its like the combined a bunch of my favorite things, this place was made for me. They have some arcade games, hot pot/Korean bbq combo, all you can eat buffet, and a soft serve ice cream machine!!! Not to mention the staff is friendly! Love this place and wish them all the best.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Sauce Bar, Fried Food, Salad Bar, Marinated Beef, Wagyu Beef, Hot Pot
First time here and will return. Friendly service always keeping things clean.
All you can eat so come hungry. Not for light appetites.
All food appears fresh. Soft self serve ice cream is a great finish.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Sauce Bar, Salad Bar, Hot Pot
Hotpot and Korean BBQ all-in-one with individual station. They also have ready to eat appetizers and fried buns. Their sauce varieties are amazing as we can try different combinations. Drinks and dessertsn also included. I just wish I have a bigger stomach...
Johnny was our waiter, and he is friendly and attentive. He changed our pan paper and refill our cup several times.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
As someone who eats hot pot and kbbq regularly, you'd get your bang out of your buck going somewhere that only does one. Certain foods were out after 1 hour after opening and it took them another hour just for them to tell us that.
The novelty of the place is exciting but the food itself is very underwhelming. The other reviews that say this is the best place they've ever had probably haven't tried the other places in the area or maybe at all. It's not the best but it's not the worst, and the lines are very long.
I'd say save your money and time and go somewhere that does either hot pot or kbbq but not both.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 3
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