There has been a handful of malatang spots that opened lately, including this one. After trying this spot out, this has become my top malatang spot. Even better that it's located in midtown. Their seating area is a lot more appealing and welcoming compared to the other spots in NYC. Must be all of the greenery they put up. We were seated by a staff member, then we went to pick our own ingredients for the malatang, which goes for $18 a pound. Affordable if you don't go overboard. I wan't feeling spicy, so I got one that wasn't spicy, don't remember which one that was. Tasted great and refreshing. Would come back again. read more

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decent malatang spot with lots of meat and veggie options, a cute interior, and lots of freebies! the soup options were also interesting like there was tom yum and curry, which i've never seen before at a malatang place, but my friend said the curry soup wasn't that good :( the tomato soup was pretty yummy but it just tasted like standard tomato soup at a hotpot/malatang place. they have a free ice jelly dessert stand with toppings and give free soft serve ice cream! good value for the price! that being said if you do go try not to sit at the two seater on the booth side close to the "mixology" bar in the back because there was a guy sitting there and there was a surprise ledge above his head and he banged his head there and started bleeding 2 tables away from us very traumatizing i hope he's ok. definitely bad interior design on growl growl's part i hope management compensated that man cuz it looked pretty bad read more

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First time coming here for hotpot and it was quite different in format then I was typically used too where you have the soup cooking in front of you and you place the meats in yourself. Here at growl growl the format is a bit different. You pick your broth and have your selection of meats and vegetables that at the end station are weighed together to get the value of your meal. Depending on how much you add it can come out to anywhere between 10-30 dollars. To make most your value worth most people would choose to fill their plate up with meat but imo it does make it a slightly less enjoyable experience, as there is a large selection of vegetables and noodles also available for choosing. There is lots of seating and the vibe is very modern. At the counter I chose the coconut broth which was quite flavorful with a great amount of spice added as additional flavoring. They take all the food you placed on your plate and cook the food for you. Then they bring it out within 10 mins for you to eat. There is also a sauce bar near the counter for you to mix and make your own dipping sauce typical of many hot pot places. Overall a very good experience for hot pot and will definitely come back here again. read more

Growl Growl - 2.Thai Coconut Curry Hot Pot 2. - Hot Pot Near Me - New York, New York

Solid Malatang place with no wait and nice ambience! There's a good selection of fresh ingredients and a self-service condiment bar & jelly dessert free of charge! Amazing spot and would come again. read more

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A note to all my fellow cilantro haters, make sure you request no cilantro at the counter! I've been to Growl Growl three times and it's a great quick lunch if you're like me and crave hot pot at all times. My favorite is the japanese-style tomato broth. The classic pork bone broth was just a bit bland imo. They don't label all the ingredients they have, so it's a bit of a guessing game. Also, the sauce bar (including ice jelly desserts) is free of charge and you pay at the counter (either separately or all together). read more

Growl Growl - japanese-style tomato broth - Hot Pot Near Me - New York, New York

I've been wanting to try Growl Growl for a while, so I was so glad when I got to try it recently! The space is casual and the ingredients area is very well-maintained--the entire time it was kept clean and filled. Service here was quick and good. I love the variety of ingredients that they have here and everything looked very fresh and clean. Moreover, their sauce station was very filled and also included jelly desserts (one of my favorites). I love the variety of soup/sauce bases that you can choose from. While I loved the soup options, I wish they had more sauce/dry-mix options. I ended up choosing their Szechuan spice soup and thought that it was great! Not too spicy but very flavorful. You also can get a free ice cream at the end if you have it. While I enjoyed their taro flavor, I did feel that they were a bit skimpy in terms of ice cream. Nonetheless, I had a good experience and I would love to come back. read more

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Pay per weight malatang may be one of my favorite things to eat! As a group of two, we were able to be seated pretty immediately, and from there you can just get up and start getting your food. It is a little bit more expensive than I expected per pound, like compared to Georgia, but I guess that's typical for New York. Of all the places I've been to though, Growl Growl has the most diverse options for broths. I really wanted to try the Szechuan one but I got scared because we had to get on a flight the next morning. So that's definitely on my list to try! They had a good variety of toppings too, but I wish they had fish. Also punching the air rn because I had heard and seen people post about free soft serve, but I didn't see anything inside the restaurant that had to do with soft serve, so I just assumed they didn't have it that day. But apparently you need to ask for it! But the ice jelly was so refreshing that it wasn't too big a deal. Having something so light, cold, and sweet after all the hot rich broths was so delicious. read more

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Wow, it's crazy to think I saw Growl Growl on TikTok and have been there two times ever since. I've never done individual hot pot as I've always viewed it as a group activity with others, but wow everything from the broth, ingredients, sauces, and dessert are well done. I will say, the first time we went the novelty and ingredients were far more impressive-the fish roe lucky bags were so good and I was looking forward to getting more of them in my recent visit, but I noticed they only had a tofu esque shaped shrimp topping with Chinese characters on top. Their ingredients seem to change due to seasonality / supply chain since this time I noticed they had fried egg. I do wish for the fried egg and noodles that they didn't cook them that thorough. One thing they definitely need to improve on is the consistency of their desserts-the first time I went, the soft serve machine was closed down. Recently, when I inquired about it, they told me they only had vanilla soft serve, which was less disappointing. However, when we eventually ordered, they notified us they only had matcha soft serve, which is what I've always wanted to try here. The variety of savory broths are really good-Thai Tom Yum Broth, Thai Coconut Curry Broth, Szechuan Spicy Broth and this is the perfect dinner spot for the cold winters. read more

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We were in the mood for mala dry pot on a recent cold evening, and Growl Growl seemed like the best option in Midtown, despite it being primarily a specialist in soupier mala tang. Even on a weeknight, there was a good 20-30 minute wait for a table. Overall, I thought the ingredient selection was good but the sauce was so excessively oily as to take away some of the joy of eating the dish. They have a good variety of noodles, including various types of glass noodles, udon, and ramen. The tofu selection was also decent, including my favorite Xiang ling and puff tofu. Perhaps the traditional mala tang is less oily so I will give that a shot next time. read more

Growl Growl - Hot Pot Near Me - New York, New York

This was $28 after tax. A little expensive as my malatangs are usually $18-24 but maybe my ingredients were heavier than expected. Not sure if the pound rate is more expensive than average. I like the variety of ingredients they had. Saw some things I haven't seen elsewhere like some seafood options and cool noodle types. Ingredients felt fresher than other places and I like the variety of broth options. Would consider going back if in the area. Ice cream machine broken which is sad but jelly bar was a good final touch. Not a good place for vegetarians or people with allergies because nothing is labeled and there is so much cross contamination. read more

Growl Growl - 1.Sichuan Spicy Hot Pot - Hot Pot Near Me - New York, New York

Growl Growl is a new concept in NY, where you can have hotpot, but you're able to control your own portion! I thought this was super great, especially for people who want hotpot but don't want to spend $60 for AYCE, or don't want to sit down and be picky with what they order for budget. You can pick exactly what you want to add to your bowl, and then it's weighed. After that, you can pick from 5-6 different styles (original bone broth, tom yum, tomato, dry pot etc). They also have a sauce bar and a complimentary dessert bar. The original broth is so flavorful and they also do a great job not over cooking the ingredients. The decor and ambience in the restaurant is also so unique, it feels like you're eating while on vacation in Indonesia or straight out of a jungle. The staff are super attentive and super nice as well. I've been to this place over 5 times already and one of the times, the owner Lisa actually invited everyone in the restaurant to go to a table to sample some new menu items. I love that she was getting direct feedback from customers in the shop already! I'll continue to come back, and if you haven't tried it yet, you absolutely have to. read more

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Love this spot as you can pick however much you want to put into your hot pot! The self serve area was pretty clean, but wish there were labels noting what the ingredients were (especially if someone had allergies). I got the curry soup base and my bf got the tomato soup base, both of which were pretty flavorful. Rice is an extra $2 I believe. Service was okay overall, some of the front staff were very friendly and some weren't when we were asking questions since it was our first time. The soft serve machine was also broken right when we finished and were ready for dessert so we couldn't try it :/ Overall would def come back again to try the diff broths! read more

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Great value and options in a convenient location! Setting: Midtown Manhattan, walking distance to the Empire State Building, Times Sq, and more! Street parking will be difficult. Indoor is cozy, but not super large so do be prepared for a short wait! Service: Front of house is helpful, but when I went to checkout it was not clear that rice would be extra ($2). We also had to ask for the soft serve, so if that's something you want, make sure to ask! Food: We got the pork bone broth and Szechuan spicy broth. The pork bone broth was sadly on the watery and salty side, lacking depth; the Szechuan spicy broth was well flavored and definitely the way to go. * Pro tip: the dessert bar with brown sugar syrup is sweet and delicious. read more

Growl Growl - Szechuan Spicy Broth, Pork Bone Broth - Hot Pot Near Me - New York, New York

Never been to a hot pot place that has abalone like Growl Growl! I went with fellow Yelp elites, Mei and Lonnie. I also brought my daughter to try hot pot for the first time. It was nice that they had abalone and they were not small! They were pretty big. I had to write about this because abalone is an expensive Chinese delicacy. I did not see anymore delicacies except this abalone item on the menu. Sucks that every item on the tray was priced per pound. My tray came out costly when I weighed it because I kept stocking up on almost every item on the menu. Got carried away and didn't realize that I went overboard. Luckily there was a discount that day and I had a small discount but then my tray came out a lot. There were 8 soup broths on the menu to choose from after you pay and weigh your tray. I chose the classic and mild option. It is a classic pork bone broth that is milky, natural, mild, and savory. I chose this flavor because I had a kid and I totally regret it when I tried out the hot pot. The flavor was very bland and lacking seasoning. My daughter barely ate anything because she was very young. She mostly ate the ramen noodles. I had so much on my tray that the kitchen had to break out my stuff into 2 bowls. It was a lot of food. I should have gotten a heartier seasoning broth to go with my food. Other than the hotpot, the dessert was pretty neat but there was not that much. It was just simple dessert with the ice jelly dessert. They had red beans, jelly, coconut, raisins, and peanut crunch. I grabbed a little of each to make the dessert. Afterwards, the staff gave each of us ice cream waffle cones with either vanilla or matcha green tea ice cream. I got myself a matcha green tea and my daughter had a vanilla. The ice cream was a standard cone size and very good. Decor was very nice and I love how organized all the hot pot items were in each shelf in the fridge section. Very clean environment. This place had a lot of couples in almost every table. Very good for families and couples. Not so much with children because I don't really think children and babies like hot pot that much. Well for my daughter it wasn't that great. This place is mostly for adults. read more

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Nothing hits quite like hot pot in winter, and Growl Growl stands out for its broth selection. The HK-style satay broth literally has my name written all over it! Unfortunately they ran out of it when I visited but I still highly recommend the ones that I got. They have a fun lineup of drinks like creamy matcha coconut, thai green tea, and sparkling fruit drinks. Most importantly, you get a FREE soft serve when you purchase a hot pot. I loved the sukiyaki one, while my friend enjoyed the coconut curry more. The seafood was insanely fresh and bouncy, just look at that gigantic squid!! Our hot pots came out super fast, making this perfect for a quick Midtown lunch. The free vanilla soft serve was super creamy, kinda like a mcdonald's sundae. The matcha one was however a bit grainy. read more

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Sadly this place has declined in quality compared to when it first opened Selection is now much smaller than before but at least the basic stuff is still there and seems relatively fresh Coconut curry broth is not as spicy as it was either And they no longer offer free ice cream, but there is still the free jelly dessert I still enjoyed my visit but feel it is overpriced now for what I am getting read more

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Saw this place on instagram. They have a new take on hotpot where you put all the ingredients you want in a bowl, then it is weighed and you pay based on that weight. So the heavier it is, the more you pay. So there's some strategy to it if you want to make your money' worth... or you can just go crazy for what you enjoy! For my hotpot, (you can see the ingredients I chose before it was boiled) I didn't fill a lot since I wasn't that hungry but it still came out to about $26. I also got the Japanese sukiyaki broth, which I thought was a little salty. But since you can make your own sauce to go with your hotpot, I opted for sweeter and spicier sauces to balance all the flavors out! Through their promotion, we were also able to get free magnets from checking in, matcha soft serve ice cream (also a vanilla option), and free sparkling lemonade drinks. The drinks were very subtle on flavor but we still enjoyed it! There is also ice jelly next to the sauce station for after your meal. Great palate cleanser. I really recommend adding extra peanuts for better flavor ( unless you're allergic). Speaking of allergies, I really wanted the Szechuan Spicy broth but I asked just in case and I'm glad I did - turns out that broth has a little milk in it- for all the dairy allergies or fellow lactose intolerant peeps! Overall- a great non-traditional hotpot experience! read more

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I heard about this restaurant from tiktok and wanted to check it out with some friends. We were a party of 7 and waited a while to get a table and there wasn't one designated person assigning people tables. You grab the items you want which will be weighed and you choose a soup base. I chose the tomato broth and was expecting a more flavorful and hearty broth but I wasn't a huge fan of the soup. The interior is super gorgeous and has a modern take on malatang which is fun. You get complimentary ice cream after which is also a great addition. read more

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Sleek and modern interior. A good spot for quick comfy meal, think fast food hot pot with fresh ingredients of your choice. We popped in around 5:20pm on a week night and it's already packed, luckily there still 2 tables available and we were seated right away. The buffet bar is very clean and neat, there is plenty of variety on food and they are fresh. Nothing looks stale at all. Here how this new style hotpot bowl works: Grab a tray, pick whatever you want individually at the buffet bar then go weight it (17.99/lb). Choose the broth/soup base while check out, after you pay they hand you a number for your the table. Your hot pot bowl will be cooked in the kitchen and the server will bring it to you. They also have jelly dessert at the sauce bar, but be sure to ask for soft serve ice-cream. We tried the pineapple flavor that night and it was refreshing. Overall decent food, friendly staffs and pretty good value. read more

Growl Growl - Pineapple soft-serve ice cream - Hot Pot Near Me - New York, New York

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Checked out this new málàtàng spot in New York and had a really good experience overall. They have tons of options for toppings and broths, so it's super easy to customize your bowl exactly how you like it. Big bonus: they offer free ice cream at the end, which is such a fun little perk after a spicy meal. The ambience is clean and modern, but it definitely leans more toward a grab-and-go vibe than a sit-down, hang-out-for-hours restaurant. One thing that really stood out to me was the taro rice cake - it felt almost like having dessert in the middle of hot pot, and I thought that was really unique and special. I didn't give it a full 5 stars just because, while I really liked it, nothing blew my mind in a way that makes it a must-travel-across-the-city destination. That said, I'd definitely come back, especially when I'm craving something customizable, comforting, and quick. Overall, great experience and I'd recommend giving it a try! read more

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New individual hot pot restaurant. Inside decor is very cute with lots of greenery. It was really busy for Friday dinner, but we were able to grab a table. There was a pretty big ingredients section that generally looked fresh, but not everything was labeled. It was about $18/lb which is similar to the other manhattan malatang restaurants. I got the Szechuan sesame dry mix, which was good but not as spicy as I wanted. Ingredients were all well cooked, nothing felt over/underdone. Sauce bar had a nice selection, and included a self service ice jelly dessert + toppings. I loved the ice jelly and only regret not getting more of it. The waiter brought us ice cream (vanilla or matcha) to end our meal. read more

Growl Growl - Hot Pot Near Me - New York, New York

Honestly a little pricey but still relatively good value for NYC - I paid about 28 and had a pretty big appetite and I was pretty full after. The tomato broth is light yet rich and you don't even need a sauce (although the make your own sauce bar is fun!) they also had free jelly with toppings and also soft serve for dessert! Ambiance is really nice too - the interior is clean and modern, and they deliver the bowl straight to your seat read more

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Came during grand opening when they had a discount and really enjoyed that you pay for what you want! They cook it in a broth of your choice so it's kind of similar to hot pot, but it's not à la carte or AYCE. This is great for someone like me who doesn't eat too much but still wants hot pot. I got the sukiyaki and enjoyed it since we don't have much of this type of broth in the city. I did notice that they diluted it a bit to make it more broth like which I appreciated. Service was okay, they definitely had some kinks they had to iron out but since they just opened it was understandable. Overall would recommend! read more

Growl Growl - Hot Pot Near Me - New York, New York

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A good intro to malatang for non-Chinese people lol. They have a good variety of toppings (including lots of seafood), and also different types of soup bases you wouldn't find at most places (like tom yum, curry, and sukiyaki). However it did feel more expensive than other malatang restaurants, our bowls were $30 for the tom yum and $25 for the curry but didn't feel like that much. The bowls are also quite shallow so not a lot of soup. But we did think the dessert at the end was a nice touch, both the self serve bing fen and ice cream. read more

Growl Growl - Coconut Curry base - Hot Pot Near Me - New York, New York

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Thanks to fellow Yelper Ruby C. for this great recommendation. This is a "pick-your own meats and veggies" style hotpot. Met up with fellow Yelpers Lonnie and Nancy for lunch and we all thoroughly enjoyed our meal (complimentary ice cream cone at end of the meal). The concept is once you enter the restaurant, you can take a tray and placed raw meats and veggies on the tray, and then weigh the amount of the tray at the counter-pick your choice of soup broth and staff will then cook the pot for you till perfection. I chosen the Tomato soup broth-tasted so rich with just the right amount of flavor. The meats were fresh as well- cooked just right. I actually loved, the Jelly aiyu with raisins and peanuts dessert the most- It was so refreshing and cleans the palate to get ready for the ice cream. Overall, a great find read more

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I enjoyed this spot! As someone who is smaller and doesn't eat as much, I really like that it's pay by weight. I got a pretty filling meal for around eight dollars, which is such a steal, especially considering I got dessert at the jelly bar and an ice cream cone as well. There's not much service here and you basically just go to the bar to self serve and then you take it to the pay counter to weigh your food. As someone who came here for the first time, everything was pretty confusing and I wish there was better signage or more clear instructions. I got the original pork bone broth, which was pretty good and my friend got the Japanese broth which she said was way too salty. This place was pretty busy when we went here but there was a good combination of groups and solo people dining. I would come back if I was in the area and wanting hot pot! I really like the individual bowls aspect. They don't really advertise the free ice cream cone that much at the restaurant, but you have to ask. read more

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a pick your own ingredients malatang spot. a very cozy, cute restaurant, but it was just okay, especially for the price. my friend and I wanted to get the tomato broth, but they didn't have it, so we settled with sukiyaki and pork bone broth. the sukiyaki broth is excessively sweet, so it was a bit hard to enjoy. my friends bowl ended up being over $30, which we found to be on the pricier side. there's a free sauce and dessert bar, as well as free soft serve after. the tomato broth might have made my experience better, but i don't think i would come back. read more

Growl Growl - pork bone broth & sukiyaki broth - Hot Pot Near Me - New York, New York

Great experience - would recommend for a casual meal with friends. The interior is spacious and well-decorated. Friendly and helpful service. Very reasonably priced. Food was very good and the ingredients tasted fresh! Comes with a complimentary ice cream cone (vanilla, chocolate, mix). read more

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I saw this when I was browsing places in the area and it seemed like a really cool concept. I put my name on a waitlist that I found online, but I guess it's not really used because I got a text saying I was added to the list but then no more updates. When we arrived there were plenty of seats available. For our party of 6 they pushed a few tables together and sat us immediately, but then gave us no further instruction. After a little while we realized we were supposed to just get up and grab food ourselves and take it to the register to pay, but it would have been helpful if either the host said that or signage made that clear. Also lots of the foods were unlabeled, which made it pretty tough to know what some of the items were. The food was pretty tasty and I like how it's a pay-by-weight since I had a late lunch beforehand so I wasn't as hungry as some of my friends. I also really liked the unlimited ice jelly dessert bar. Most likely will be back here again sometime! read more

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I went to Growl Growl for lunch and it had a few parties there, but there were a lot of tables available. The staff were super kind and immediately told me about their process, talked to you about the flavors of their broth, and answered any questions I had before I started to customize my hotpot. Each pound is $17 at Growl Growl, which is definitely one of the lowest prices I've seen in the city, and their collection of meats was honestly more than I expected for the price. They also had a good amount of seafood, but I do wish that they had a larger variety of mushrooms and other veggies. They cooked and prepared the hotpot quite fast and I cannot recommend their fruit sparkling lemonades enough - I got the mango sparkling lemonade and it was probably one of the best non-caffeinated drinks I've had! My total ended up being about $24 but the amount of food I got for it when the broth was added would easily last me 2-3 meals total. If you want to save some money, I'd avoid the noodles since they were easily the heaviest item there, but I love my udon! The Szechuan broth was super spicy (just how I like it) and they also have an unlimited sauce bar and free dessert that comes with your meal (you get to make your own ice jelly!) I loved how unique the concept of Growl Growl is and I'll be back for sure! read more

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very yummy but expensive so be careful your eyes are not too much bigger than your stomach i liked the classic broth seating was decently spaced and service is n/a over all because its self serve great fast casual spot for hot pot fix read more

Growl Growl - a mix of stuff with 6.Classic Pork Bone Hot Pot 6. - Hot Pot Near Me - New York, New York

I don't particularly understand the hype of this place, you get your own (mostly precooked items) which consists of seafood, very little vegetable selections, generic hotpot ingredients, weigh it to see how much you pay, and then choose a soup. It would be significantly cheaper for you to just buy the ingredients on Wee and do hotpot at home given the prices. We came during the holidays (12/28), so I expected things to be busy, but the service still felt rushed and rude. We tried multiple times to get our name on the waitlist, but the staff didn't take it down at first, even while asking other guests who arrived after us for their names. We ended up waiting around 15 minutes before anyone finally asked. When they did, they completely misheard our name. We politely corrected it, and the response was essentially "it doesn't matter, it's just a name," which came off really dismissive. I understand they may have been understaffed (it looked like only two servers and a bartender), but the lack of basic organization and the attitude made for a frustrating experience. Overall I would not recommend this establishment, go somewhere else for better hotpot and service. read more

Malatang is starting to saturate manhattan after the hot pot boom and it's a great addition to the scene. With that said, this restaurant may need some improvements before fully subjecting itself to the New Yorker demand They need to label all the food clearly or else it's really hard to know what you're grabbing. The ordering kiosk takes forever right now and they should figure out how to make it faster, maybe moving the drink ordering to QR codes at tables Sauces have some things but are missing a lot of dry seasoning you normally see at other hotpot or malatang places read more

Food was so good! You can build your own bowl and you pick the broth and they make it for you! It's so good! It's such a nice hotpot place for a single serving and is really fun to make it to your own style. The service was really good and it was kinda more a fast casual style they also have ice cream but it was to go since they were busy. read more

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We LOVE it here. Great food, great service, good ambiance. It's very popular and they are well organised in dealing with large quantities of customers. We commented on how nice the metal chopsticks are and if we could buy some and they kindly gifted us a set on the way out. How kind, really love it here. Highly recommend read more

Growl Growl - This is the NUmber 3 sweet soy onion Aroma hot pot x - Hot Pot Near Me - New York, New York

Came in around 5:45 on a Friday night and was seated right away. Cutesy interior. They were out of the Hong Kong satay broth which I wanted but I chose the Japanese sukiyaki instead. Note that it is $17.99 per pound and my bowl was 1.25 lbs. Cooking time was around 10 or so minutes and you could help yourself to a sauce bar and some dessert jelly on the side next to the checkout counter. My issue was that there was a man's hair in my soup. I don't know if the chefs wear hairnets in the back but I was a little grossed out. The server had me remake my bowl so they could re-cook it. The first few bites were very umami and flavorful but it only went downhill. My soup was SO salty that my tongue has been irritated from the salt for over a week now. I don't know if the soup is normally that salty or what, but I will not be coming back. The free ice cream at the end is a nice touch but not enough to sway me. Beware! read more

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I enjoyed my dinner here! It is a pick you own type of situation where you get to choose the vegetables, fishballs, noodles, and meat you want and they weigh it and charge you by weight. I chose sukiyaki as my soup base. It was really sweet but I still liked it and think I would get it again. They have a sauce station that also has their dessert, which is a jelly with toppings on top. I got coconut jelly and red bean as toppings, which I would recommend! I did not like that the jelly was near the sauces though, as some of the other customers were really messy with the sauces and I saw some sauces inside the topping bowls. I wonder if there is a way to avoid this by putting the dessert section in another area far from the sauces. They also give complimentary soft served ice cream, so I got the matcha ice cream. You'll have to ask for it from the staff though since they get it for you from the back. Overall, great experience although I was left wondering what the pricing is like by weight, since I did not see it posted anywhere (I may have just missed it on their screens though)! read more

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came across growl growl on instagram, and as a hotpot/malatang lover who is in midtown almost all the time (and regularly going to ygf as a result), i had to try it. my boyfriend and i stopped by on a sunday evening, and there was a hefty amount of people already waiting -- ended up waiting about twenty minutes for a table for two. once we were given a table, one of the hosts walked us through the process and was very helpful in general. the bar is self service with several options, ranging from the classic thinly sliced meats (pork, beef, lamb) to the more niche choices that i haven't really seen before (frog legs, whole shrimp, octopus, ribeye) -- all which were good (boyfriend even got the frog legs) after cooking. the time taken to prep each bowl was also a fairly quick turnaround, with the drinks (sparkling mango lemonade and thai iced tea) coming out even faster. there's a free unlimited sauce and ice jelly dessert bar next to the register, and we absolutely kept making stops there both before and after the hotpot came. they also offer complimentary soft serve ice cream if you flag down a server -- they only had matcha on our visit but it still was a nice refreshing treat to cap off the dinner. all in all, a very solid hotpot place in midtown and affordable depending on how heavy you make your bowl. read more

Great single serving hotpot by weight location right in manhattan. The wait can be a bit long but worth it in my opinion.

New Spot that opened in Manhattan, NYC. Had a great time, very different from traditional hot pot. You get to pick ingredients you actually want and can finish them it gets weighed. You pick the broth and pay. There is a free sauce station and free soft serve ice cream after meal. The staff were friendly and eager to help. There were lots of seating but it does get busy as any other restaurant on a Friday night so there was wait time of 5 minutes which was not bad. I am very particular about my meals being cooked very well done and I was pleased the staff cooked it to my requirements. I love the decoration inside, very modern but cozy look. read more

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