I found Boiling Pots while searching for shaved ice. I bookmarked it and luckily, my nephew was moving to East Lansing to attend MSU, this gave me an opportunity to stop by and give it a try... well, we all did :) The establishment has been open only for about 4 months... Their menu is simple... bubble tea/shaved ice; hot pots or other dishes. The place is open and spacious. The hot pots are individual servings... We all went with our own hotpot along with Taiwan popcorn chicken and dumplings. I went with Japanese Miso hot pot, others went with spicy ribeye, Spicy Taiwan and lamb. The pop corn chicken was great... crispy and crunchy. The dumpling was pan fried and came with dipping sauce... I wasn't sure if this was home made or not, but it was still good. Our hot pots came out... the broth is the key here and my broth was excellent. I would definitely order this again... the soup is kept hot by a small flame below the small wok... so be careful not to burn your mouth/tongue... They also provide you with sweet sauce and hot chili sauce... I took both and made an awesome dipping sauce... I took the meat in my hotpot and dipped into the sauce... the broth is not light brown... one would think that with the dish name being Japanese Miso, it'd be miso color, but it's not... did it have miso flavor? yes it did. If you get it spicy, it looks like they pour some chili oil int here to give that spice level (I can be wrong though). I hope they do well... will be back to try the shaved ice on next visit to MSU area. read more

Great food, very good service!!! I love the house special pot!!! It tastes like real pot!!! read more

Boiling Pots - It tastes good, Japanese miso~ - Chinese Near Me - East Lansing, Michigan

Went for lunch, met the owner, she's originally from Taipei. Very nice. The soup was delicious, clean not greasy, with just the right amount of heat. If you like Pho, Thai soup or other far east soups, give them a try. Immaculate dining area and bathrooms. read more

The shaved ice is a MUST! If nothing else makes sense in life, this will. The shavings are perfectly layered, highlighting just enough sweetness to keep you wanting more. OMG - it's been less than 12 hours since I had a bowl and I already want more. Flavors include the 'original ice', mango, strawberry, green tea and taro. The selection of toppings are great and you can choose up to 3. Several varieties of sweet beans, jellies, tapioca (boboa) and even fresh strawberries. The place is very clean but has a strange smell. I think it's from the gas that they use for hotpot but couldn't tell. It's not a bad smell, just something noticeable. The bathrooms are also spotless. I'll definitely be back to try other items on the menu. read more

Boiling Pots - Taro shaved ice with red bean, boba & grass jelly - Chinese Near Me - East Lansing, Michigan

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Trusty dandy Yelp has brought me here for dinner on a Saturday evening. We were the only customers in the restaurant. There was a game on so business was slow. Same concept as boiling point in CA, pretty much the same logo. I ordered the house special and my husband got the spicy beef. The soup was very flavorful but towards the end it got a bit salty. We also ordered a watermelon slush and green milk tea. Do NOT get the green milk tea it's made from powder and not good at all. So disappointing. Service was great probably because we were the only ones there, but they were very friendly. I would come back if I'm ever in the area. It's a bit far from where I reside. For Michigan standards this place is pretty up there. Coming from CA, it's average. This is the first hot pot spot I've found so props to them for being the first. read more

Boiling Pots - House Special - Chinese Near Me - East Lansing, Michigan

Just came here tonight. The food was good, but the restaurant was cold. Everyone in there was wearing their coats while they ate, so you're getting the real Taiwan winter experience. Would be 4 stars, but the cold got to us. The food was good. We ordered 3 hot pots. We got one medium spicy and it was a little too hot for us. The seafood hot pot was my fav because the flavor was great! We also got green tea shaved ice. It wasn't as great as I thought it would be. Good to try once, but I'm prob never going to order it again. Service was good. Pretty attentive. read more

Boiling Pots - Chinese Near Me - East Lansing, Michigan

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Food was very well rounded spicy, sweet and crab Rangoon! Definitely one of the better high quality food!

Very great service, excellent teas and I had the House special which comes out on its own skillet with heat source. Very delicious, hot temperature wise, but felt unique. This place is awesome don't pass it up. Open your mouth and enjoy the yummy goodness read more

Boiling Pots - Chinese Near Me - East Lansing, Michigan

The takeout was fast and packaged well, but I was concerned that he wasn't wearing a mask and just pulled his collar up over his nose during covid. The dumplings and cream cheese wontons were pretty good, but I really didn't like the tteokbokki. Something wasn't right about it. I also tried the dan dan noodles and they were overly salty to me. Maybe I just ordered the wrong things read more

This place is a must if you love boiling pots. The food taste great and you can make it spicy if you want. The presentation is cute, with fire under the wok to make your food continuously hot, that's nice. The staff are pleasant and friendly. The waiting time is not too bad. We were there after 2pm, so there were not a lot of customers. The price is reasonable for the food serving. I would highly recommend this place. read more

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Fantastic food and pricing. Always a great meal here. Love the pan seared dumplings and shrimp fried rice. My go to every time.

Worse customer experience ever. Avoid this place if you want good customer service. Came hear on a whim to grab some food. They had a bunch of dirty table just sitting there. Did not even greet us until we came up to them and ask for a menu. Once we got our menu they finally ask if we wanted a sit. We told them yes and they said they will clean a table off for us. 5 minutes later they finally clean a table. Got our drink order and was annoyed that we weren't ready to order yet. 5 minutes later came back to take our order just to tell us they didn't have a lot of the things we wanted to order. No lemonade No cold wine braised chicken No straws No ribeye steak No pepper available No refill on hot tea. The food was ok. Not impressed. A lot of place with similar or better food. Avoid if you want better service. Come if you don't mind bad customer service and eye rolls. read more

I love the mala bowls. They are very spicy with the Szechuan peppercorns that make your mouth tingle. The dish is packed with different fungi, so be prepared for those textures. I got the curry chicken dish once and want a fan. It was popcorn chicken and gravy was bland. read more

Amazingly excellent in every way, including the great food and pleasant ambience, with fine service and good music. I give them the highest possible rating. read more

One of my family's favorite Taiwanese restaurants in town. Staff are friendly. We have been to LA and boiling points there, kind of similar, but they offer better side sauces for meat and free drinks for lunch menu. Maybe we can have the same thing here in east lansing? read more

3.5 stars. Extra bump for the friendliness and quick service. The hot pots here are rather...flavorless. Not that they don't taste like anything, but rather that the broths used aren't complex at all and just have one sort of salty/sweet taste. The "spicy" options are not spicy in the slightest-you should probably go for maximum spiciness if you want to feel anything. We tried the Taiwanese hot pot and the seafood hotpot. I liked the former better because the broth had more of a kick. I thought the contents of the hot pot were rather random and I wish that there had been more protein like fish. We also tried a rice dish with Taiwanese sausages and little bits of pork. It was aite but rather underwhelming. I wish this place were better but unfortunately looks like the East Lansing hot pot scene still needs a lot of work! read more

What the food I tried, it was good. Portions were alittle small probably because I ordered online but it was tasty. It's a cute and open space if you want to sit down and enjoy your food there read more

The food is amazing, each one of their hot pots are delicious. They also have a couple amazing appetizers, I highly recommend the pork pillows read more

Great Chinese/Taiwanese food in a city like Lansing. For the food I would rate it 4 stars, but considering the excellent service that I've experienced, I gave it 5 stars. That friendly, yellow-haired young Asian gentleman is really patient when explaining their menu, provides me with great suggestion and detail-oriented service. I really appreciate it. Btw their food portion is big enough, I ordered extra pork slices due to my past experience about Taiwanese hot pot but it's totally unnecessary. I went to Boiling Point (a franchise restaurant) quite often in Vancouver/Seattle, compare with BP, Boiling Pots in Lansing is better on quantity and has more choice of entries/appetizer/dessert. I ordered Japanese Miso Pot (I can't take anything spicy) and Thai Tea, beef wrap with egg. Of course I cannot finish them all lol so I pack them :) I was in the town dealing with some depressed issue, the authentic food and great service at boiling pots did comfort me. This place is about 20$ uber away from my hotel. Well, worth it. read more

Staff is very friendly! Hot pot is a must get. Get #1 and #2 if you don't mind the spiciness. Their popcorn chicken is also good, very crispy and tender. Will def come back again! read more

Boiling Pots - Chinese Near Me - East Lansing, Michigan

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Came here based on Yelp reviews and once again, Yelp comes through. Great service. Great food at reasonable prices. Hot pots are boiling hot so be careful. The steak option with pepper sauce was amazing. Pork belly buns are a must have. And to finish, you must try the Snow Fluff with condensed milk and boba or red beans. Will come back for sure when in Lansing. read more

Boiling Pots - Chinese Near Me - East Lansing, Michigan

Friendly staff. I liked their appetizers menu, they have few unique options. Tried a Boling pots dish for first time, enjoyed it. I will come back here for appetizers. read more

If you can withstand the boiling temperatures of the food bubbling in front of you, then hold onto your seats because your mouth will be dancing in a sea flavors. Been coming here for a while and the food is always good. The staff is friendly. While it is a good place to grab food, be warned that during school year the place is usually packed by many student both domestic and international. So it can have an interesting mix of languages and conversations, all good for meeting people. Only downside is that it can get loud during the school year. Overall would recommend it if you are trying to get your tongue burned with an explosion of flavor read more

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Wonderful ppl. Service was awesome!! It was my Birthday and we drove 1 1/2 hr to try it out! It was different and wonderful. And the food pots are off the chain!! read more

So happy to have discovered this gem!!!! Authentic Taiwanese food for reasonable prices! The bf and i came here and tried: -Taiwanese popcorn chicken ($4.95): this was such a generously sized appetizer!! So good..you must get it! -spicy hot pot ($10.95): comes w/clear glass noodles, some vegetables, diff kinds of meat, and a side of white rice. The broth was spectacular, and the medium spice provided a good amount of heat -fried pork chop w/rice ($10.95): I'm not a hot pot fan, so I opted for this rice dish. So happy they have rice options here!! And this was really good and came in a huge portion. Love that they include some egg and meat/sauce with the rice -mango fruit tea and strawberry fruit tea ($2.95 each I think): I prefer the strawberry but appreciate how there's too much syrup that the tea taste is overpowered I honestly can't think of any negatives of the entire experience. The food was delicious, service was friendly, ventilation was good (we didn't stink after!), parking was ample... And they accept credit card!!! (A big plus for an authentic Asian place haha.) Don't let the name deter you if you're not a hot pot person, as there are rice and noodle dishes, as well as boba and shaved ice choices!! read more

If you're looking to try hot pot for the first time in East Lansing, I would recommend this place. The restaurant is clean and the basic hot pots have a reasonable amount of ingredients that you can adjust to your tastes. I went here for a casual date and we ordered the pan-fried dumplings, popcorn chicken and the spicy beef hot pot. The whole meal was enjoyable enough where I would go again. I don't think it compares to hot pot places in China, but it was fairly enjoyable. I personally liked the heat and flavor of the hot pot. I enjoyed the amount of vegetables where some may want more protein. The dumplings tasted good and the popcorn chicken was perfectly fried. read more

When we went there they were "out" of half the menu. As a business they should probably stock what they advertise.

Boiling Pots is still getting off the ground, but has some dishes that help it stand out in EL. - Service: This is my biggest gripe; the restaurant is often understaffed on busy evenings and you often have to flag people down to get their attention. - Food: I've been here 4+ times and tried most of the hot pot on the menu. All are delicious and the portion sizes are generous! Personal favorite is the Taiwanese Traditional hot pot. The eZha Jiang noodles are easy to miss, but wonderfully flavorful as well - my Taiwanese grandmother deemed them close to authentic (and she's hard to please)! I echo some other reviewers in the shaved ice department as well - you won't get Taiwanese shaved ice like this anywhere in the greater Lansing area (and probably most of the state). This is nothing like coarse, soaked-with-syrup Italian ice: the ice is whisper-light and melds into the toppings (pick 3 of your choice!) deliciously. The restaurant itself is clean and decor clearly from IKEA, but well maintained :) read more

The food is very fresh, very rich flavor, and delicious! It reminded me of the hot pots I had when I was living in East Asia. I strongly recommend this place and I'll be definitely be coming back very often! read more

This place is definitely my favorite one ！They have many kinds of individual pot ,noodles and rice bowl. Suggest the spicy beef pot and pork feet rice and beef noodles. And it's not expensive at all. Try green tea milk tea and mango shave ice if u just want some place to sit down and enjoy the afternoon read more

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Great food ! Very good service ! It's really clean inside ! I would definitely go back again ！ read more

I have always been a fan of Taiwanese individual hot pot in the past. I had fell in love with boiling pot which is really similar to boiling pots. I think boiling pots probably got this business idea from boiling points that are located in California. I would say if it is located in California, i would probably give this place only three stars, but this is considered good quality hot pot esp in Michigan. The portion is big enough for one person. there are different options of hot pot, the one i picked is the House Special. the soup base is more toward Chinese flavor rather than Taiwanese hot pot. It is taste more like Szechuan flavor.My husband ordered lamb pot which was not that flavorful. The pots does have a lot of good ingredients. Ordered Taiwanese fried chicken, however, it does not taste like the authentic Taiwanese chicken i had in Taiwan. It taste more like Japanese fried chicken. It is seasoned well but just not authentic Taiwanese fried chicken Boba tea: pretty nasty...they used powder milk tea so didn't taste the freshness of the tea and the boba is kinda hard and not chewy. i would not order it again Shave ice: this is probably the best item that we ordered and most authentic Taiwanese items out of all. I would give this shave for five stars if i am only rating it Overall, it is pretty good considering it is located in Michigan and the only good Taiwanese food we have tried in Michigan. read more

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This place is worth to check out! The food is delicious, the presentation of the food is awesome, and the service is great! The only suggestion I would have is that they try to find a new way to heat up the hot pot. This is because the smell of the gas is very strong and lingers throughout the meal. Otherwise, it's a great place to go with a small group of friends! I would also recommend their snow fluff and bubble tea! Both taste fresh and made with real fruits instead of with artificial powder! I'll definitely be coming back to try the other variety of hot pots that they offer! read more

Boiling Pots - Spicy ribeye hot pot - Chinese Near Me - East Lansing, Michigan

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Less than average experience. I ordered the house special boiling pot, which was bland and lacked flavor. Even after adding chili oil, it still lacked flavor. I also tried the green tea milk tea (which I should have listened to other reviews and not ordered it). It was overly bitter and the boba was bland. Service was okay- not great, not horrible- but it didn't help that the servers would start speaking to you in Chinese. read more

Food was good, however customer service was not. It was actually really bad. The younger lady tried her best to serve us, but she was always bombarded with other mini tasks that the older lady could not do. So in the end the older lady served us, and she didn't do a good job..at all. After a good 20 min wait to be served she didn't refill our water, and didn't even check up on us until the very end when we were already ready to leave. I would go back for the ice cream, taro milk tea, and hope that the older lady doesn't serve us again. read more

Extremely rude. I went to pick up an order today. The first thing the server said was which company. No idea what she meant. After I figured out what she was talking about and told her which ordering app I used, she then asked for the order number. As I was looking for it, she said "you need to know the order number before you walk in next time" with an extremely impatient tone. I asked "can't we use my name or something?" She just walked away. I think she thought I was a Uber driver or something, which made this whole thing even worse. Why would you treat a Uber driver like this?? Nobody deserves to be treated like this. read more

I really enjoyed my meal at Boiling Pots. The food is good and the boiling pots served at the table are fun. My son also really enjoyed the special tea beverage. read more

Usually get the oxtail noodle soup with extra tendon and substitute udon noodles instead of the regular egg noodles that normally comes with it. Oxtail is very tender and broth is delicious. Their sukiyaki is also delicious. read more

We found this family owned restaurant on yelp and wanted to try it. I was really impressed by the condition that the restaurant was in after two years. The food was also pretty good. The waiters were really nice and friendly. read more

Finally tried this place out and was not disappointed! Hot Pot...assortment of vegetables and meats in different broths served at various spice levels. That's definition we got from our server. After everything cooks on the table and the flavors come together, it is definitely appetizing. Broth tastes like it was cooked for many ours, meat was tender, the best part was the dipping sauces for the hot pot. We got the house special, spicy beef, and seafood hot pots. Each had it's unique flavor and tastes. Service was splendid, answered all of our questions since we never had hot pot. Came often to refill our tea. Advice, tried coming before on friday night and weekends and it was packed so we decided to try a weekday lunch and there was no wait. Tables next to us ordered skillets and that came out sizzling hot on a skillet, will be trying that next time. read more