If you like spicy food, this is the place to be! It is located in a older plaza, however don't let the looks fool you. This place is definitely a hole in a wall restaurant! I was disappointed that they took the 水煮魚 dish off their menu, but they still have an extensive list of dry pot options. read more

Hi Pot - Seafood Combination Spice Pot, Lazy Guy Spice Pot - Szechuan Near Me - Cupertino, California

I got the build your own dry pot with fatty beef, lamb shoulder, and pork belly. Each individual pot comes with vegetables and potato as well, and is way more than enough food for one person. The chili flavor is strong and goes perfectly with the complimentary bowl of rice and tea (tea is only for lunch). Each bite was delicous and there was a great balance of meat to other ingredients. read more

Hi Pot - Szechuan Near Me - Cupertino, California

I decided to come here for a chill dinner date close to home. However, this place doesn't really have the ambiance for a romantic dinner date; it's more suited if you or your group of friends are looking for a budget-friendly meal. We ordered the Lazy Guy Spice Pot (medium spice) and the Beef Combination Spice Pot (mild spice). We initially wanted to get the Stinky Tofu, but they told us they had run out. The spice pots were pretty good, and you definitely get a decent amount of meat, probably more than most other restaurants (except maybe BBQ places). It's a bit on the greasy and salty side, but that's to be expected with dry pots, with a touch of freshness from the herbs. We didn't get rice initially, but I highly recommend it; the leftovers tasted better when we had it with rice. I was expecting a bit more spice, including some mala spice, but it turned out there wasn't any mala flavor, and the medium spice level wasn't that spicy. The portions were substantial; it ended up being about 1.5 servings per pot, possibly 2 if you had rice. Overall, the dry pot is a decent choice if you're looking for a high-protein, budget-friendly meal. While I might not get it again, I'd come here again to try their mala hot pot and appetizers. read more

Hi Pot - Lazy Guy Spice Pot - Szechuan Near Me - Cupertino, California

I had the medium miso and it was perfect. I will certainly be back during the cold late fall and winter seasons. There can be a long line, so come early. Also, parking is a little challenging for the Cupertino restaurant. read more

Hi Pot - Miso Hotpot - Szechuan Near Me - Cupertino, California

The new spot for dry pot. I haven't tried too much dry pot in the area but if someone is craving it, I'm recommending Hi Pot! Affordable, delicious, and best bang for your buck! Located in Cupertino, the parking is a bit crowded but you can literally go on the street next to it and be fine. They have their own recipes, but you can go custom although I'd say if you want a variety of things, the price goes up. Fortunately, you can scrape by with the bare minimum of free side-ons. I don't recall how much you can pick from each section, but I only paid slightly above $20 after tax and tip. Service is great. The food came out faster than I expected. There are alcoholic beverages available which makes me wonder if this is a great spot to dine and drink. Who knows? read more

Hi Pot - Szechuan Near Me - Cupertino, California

This was my first time at Hi Pot and it did not disappoint. They have hot pot and dry spice pot as well as an array of appetizers. Advice given to me was to try the Spice Dry Pot so I chose the D. I. Y. Pice Pot. It already comes with celery, bean sprouts, potatoes, and bean curd. My add ons (three are included) were the Taiwanese Sausage, shiitake mushrooms, and peeled shrimp. The sausage was thinly sliced and really soaked in the spice flavor, the shiitake were perfectly cooked and still had a good bite, and the shrimp also soaked in the spice flavor which kept them moist. The surprise star was the potatoes! They were like French fries and not what I expected, but it worked so well in the dish. The lunch spice pot comes with white rice (can never go wrong with this) and a tea (was a sweet, green tea). I had never had spice dry pot before and it has quickly become a favorite dish! read more

Hi Pot - D. I. Y. Spice Pot with Taiwanese sausage, shiitake, and peeled shrimp - Szechuan Near Me - Cupertino, California

Dry pot is basically all the ingredients and spices of a numbing, Sichuan style hot pot, but no broth. If you haven't had the opportunity to try this dish before, I would highly recommend you come here! Each dry pot option comes with some combination of proteins and other fixings including bean sprouts, potato, celery, and bean curd skin. This dish can get pretty spicy really quick and my personal preference is to go with their mild or medium. You can also choose what size you want for your pot and the small can pretty comfortably feed 2 with some leftovers. I will say a downside is that the dry pots don't come with complementary rice. My personal tip to getting around this is ordering take out and cooking my own rice at home LOL. Regardless, the food is so delicious and it comes out super fast (within 15 minutes!) that I have to give this place five stars. My personal recommendations for their dry pots are the following: House Special Spice Pot, Pork Combination Spice Pot, and Beef Combination Spice Pot. The first two have pork intestines (super crispy and cleaned really well!) and the last one contains tripe and tendon, so these options may be more suited for the more adventurous/comfortable eaters. read more

Hi Pot - Beef Combination Spice Pot - Szechuan Near Me - Cupertino, California

ASK FOR LESS SALTY Happy farm dry pot- 4/5 (includes- chicken wing, beef, pork belly, veggies and potatoes, large feeds ~4) -would not suggest chicken wings. Soo many tiny bones, I just got frustrated eating it and having need to pick off the meat. added black fungus, quail eggs, fish fillet, and napa cabbage. Well seasoned with just a touch of mala so my mouth wasn't overly numb. Greasy but it's dry pot, so it was expected. The potatoes, bean sprouts, and Napa cabbage soaked up the sauce and were so yummy!! -added fish fillet but only found two small pieces within the entire pot. Brought home extras and tasted EVEN BETTER the next day. We'll be back! Ate on Friday @6pm but there were lots of tables when we arrived. 0 wait time. -accepts card, cash, and Venmo!! Ambiance-casual af Parking situation- tough parking situation. Very limited spots for the amount of restaurants. Some street parking might be easier and faster when exiting read more

Hi Pot - Happy Farm large pot (feeds~4) - Szechuan Near Me - Cupertino, California

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Came on a Friday night after craving for dry pot and no wait. I ordered the #4 dry pot set with pork belly, intestine, and pork stomach. The dry pot was pretty big size for one, rice was not included. The taste was pretty good, flavorful and mild (not spicy at all), a lot of meat and some onions and tofu skin. Overall a very good meal at decent price, will come back. Service was very good too. read more

Hi Pot - Pork dry pot - Szechuan Near Me - Cupertino, California

My friends & I stopped by here wanting to try something new in the area! To me I guess Spice Pot or Hi Pot to me sounds like hot pot so I thought I was mislead because I thought it would be soup!! But it was a pleasant surprise! It's like a really spicy mala stir-fry. There are a bunch of standard pots and there are alot of add-ons you can pick and choose to put extra in to your pot. You can adjust your spiciness as well, if you want it suppper mild or even to the crazy side! The pots come in two sizes, an individual size or a larger pot for 2. I had ordered the vegetarian pot with my boyfriend and there was plentyyy of food to go around. I ended up taking it to-go and ate it with rice for another 2 meals! Some of my favorite veggies that were in my pot was the potato & lotus roots. Definitely a good visit if you're into spicy food! read more

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Very delicious hotpot and quite budget friendly as well. Loved the variety of add on options like luncheon meat, quail eggs and peeled shrimp. read more

Hi Pot - Mala spicy broth - Szechuan Near Me - Cupertino, California

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Gave this spot a second chance, and let me tell you, it was DELICIOUS. Be careful about what time you come because if it is close to closing, they will turn you down. Otherwise, it's a great spot, especially to any spice lovers out there. Also note, I have a pretty high spice tolerance, and their spicy is actually spicy. read more

Customer for 3 years already. Love their happy farm great spicy level. Vibe is just ok tho.

Love their menu design. We got the pork version, at the second highest spice level 4/5. It was hella spicy and so I would recommend getting their plum juice or other drink to help you with that. The food came out nice and hot and was really tasty, I loved all the pork bits including the belly, and intestines. The two people portion was pretty big and had to pack it home but was still delicious warmed up! Randomly, their potato chunks were really tasty and crispy! I wouldn't say the pork intestine bits were cleaned super well as I smelled that iffiness when it's not cleaned well. It wasn't super obvious at first and became more obvious after it cooled down. read more

Hi Pot - Pork Combination Spice Pot - Szechuan Near Me - Cupertino, California

The place is quite full but there was no wait during lunch in the weekend. Since it's our 1st time here, we didn't know how to fill up the menu and the waiter was pretty rude about it. We opted for 2 small pot of beef and pork combo instead of 1 large one which is supposedly 2.5 small portion. The medium spicy was still not enough punch even for me who doesn't eat too much spicy. The content was also overwhelmed by too much bean sprouts. Probably should have added more toppings to make it similar to my favorite Local Chengdu Happy Family which is $25 & $47. We ordered braised pork rice and scallion noodle. Love the braised eggs in both but the noodle is quite salty. The free tea tastes good but reminds me of the gudao sold in ranch 99 :p With so many other dry pot place now like bel cool tasty pot, zhangliang Malatang, hi pot better step up their game read more

Hi Pot - Noodle with scallion is a bit too salty - Szechuan Near Me - Cupertino, California

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Hi Pot specializes in dry hot/spice pot which is really just stirfry and that is not a bad thing! I've been here a couple times and the Lazy Guy Spice Pot (Mild) is my go to! I love all of the meats/fish fillet and veggies that they add. Particularly the bean curd skin and potato (basically french fries). They also let you make a DIY version if you don't want to select any of their presets which allows for more customization. Unfortunately these spice pots don't come with rice, so you do need to order it on the side which is a must to help balance out the salty flavors. They have small and large portion sizes for the spice pots and the small is good for 1-2 people (I couldn't finish it by myself) and the large for 3-4 people. We also ordered the salt and pepper chicken cartilage which was amazing and had that great crunch you expect from the cartilage pieces. Parking in this lot is practically impossible but there is some street parking on the adjacent street. read more

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I've been here a few times (pre-Covid, Covid, "post"-Covid). I'd say this place has been consistent in quality all throughout. I was a bit sad when they didn't offer the tea for take out lunches, but that doesn't matter anymore because dine-in is available again! I love their dry pots, but I don't really remember how their other food taste like. Small pot is enough to share between two people and a large pot is enough for several meals. I usually get the medium spice, but during our most recent visit, we went for the spiciest option. It's surprisingly tolerable, lol. Maybe my spice tolerance went up during SIP. We did have a lot left over though because spicy food feel more filling. I liked that they still served the dry pot in take out container even for dine in - makes it easy to just wrap it up and take the leftovers home. Note: The free jasmine green tea was on the sweeter side, but you can always dilute it a little with water. read more

Hi Pot - #2 Beef Combination Spice Pot (super hot) - lunch came with 2 rice and 2 drink for a large pot - Szechuan Near Me - Cupertino, California

Hi pot is one of my favorite place to get spicy dry pots in South Bay. It's a little oily and expensive, but so savory and really works up my appetite. I called in to place an order, super easy, food was ready in 15min for pick up. I got the lazy guy spice hot with medium spice. The lazy guy pot has chicken, beef, fish, all without bones so it's definitely great for eating while watching Netflix, you don't have to worry about choking on a bone. Medium level wasn't spicy for me at all, but it used to be spicy for me a year ago, when I first had it. Either their spice decreased or I got better at eating spice haha. So that's one upside of eating hi pot! read more

Hi Pot - Lazy Guy Spice Pot medium spice (IG: @gwenlloves) - Szechuan Near Me - Cupertino, California

I LOVE HI POT! I've been looking for a dry hotpot place ever since I tried it in San Diego and this spot satisfied all the cravings. I get the DIY pot that already comes with bean sprouts, potato and celery. You get to choose 3 add ons and my faves are the Napa cabbage, pork belly and fish ball with roe. I recommend mild spicy bc its adds up once you keep eating! It also comes with white rice on the side. The portion is big enough for me to make two meals. It's so yummy and hits the spot! They also have regular hotpot as well and free tea if you come during lunch time. read more

Hi Pot - My DIY pot with pork belly, cabbage and fish ball with roe! - Szechuan Near Me - Cupertino, California

becareful whats in your food. I found steel wool shavings inside my food!!!!!! who knows what else is in there!!!! absolutely unacceptable and could potentially lead to injury! some serious food safety violations here. i will be reporting this food safety violation to santa clara county. read more

Hi Pot - becareful whats in your food. I found steel wool shavings inside my food!!!!!! absolutely unacceptable and could potentially lead to injury! - Szechuan Near Me - Cupertino, California

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Very disrespectful cashier. Argued with my mom about the order, and that they cannot look up by phone number. Next time I am not coming back to order from this place anymore. read more

I love their food!! This is my go-to place for Xiangguo! I usually order the beef pot or the house pot to go, bring it home, and add some other veggies that I like, and it's enough for 2 meals. My only complaint is they have very limited payment options (cash or Venmo). read more

Okay, I've quickly become addicted to this place... I love that everything is customizable, so you can get exactly what you want. Portions are generous too. We like both the dry pot and the mala hot pot here. It is best enjoyed in the restaurant (with free rice and tea during lunch!), but they deliver very well too. BTW, my dry pot has never been excessively oily, despite other reviewers' complaints. read more

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避雷!!!!!这家店，我朋友跟她对象点了这家的外卖，结果严重食物中毒进了急诊到现在还没好。 If you want to get extreme food poisoning then order from this place. My friend and her boyfriend ordered takeaway from this store. As a result, they went to the emergency room for severe food poisoning and has not recovered yet. read more

Hi Pot is seriously so good! Their spicy is truly spicy, especially with the numbing Szechuan spicy, so spice lovers will fall in love with this place. If you can't handle spicy, no worries, the spice level is adjustable! You can either choose from one of their set combinations or do a DIY bowl (for a little extra $), and you can add additional toppings to any bowl to make it more filling. HOWEVER, their regular portion is already extremely filling! I can only finish about 1/3 of it in one sitting. Also, if you come during lunch, they give you free tea! I love Hi Pot so much, I wish they would open one down in SoCal! read more

Hi Pot - Szechuan Near Me - Cupertino, California

This place is pretty dang good and I'll definitely be having occasional cravings. If you like spicy then you'll really like this place!! They don't skimp on the spice. They have a bunch of pre-configured pots to choose from, or you can do a DIY pot like I did for a dollar more. Basically you pick any three ingredients from the add-ons list (keep in mind this list doesn't have everything from the other pots, but the options are still plentiful) to go on top of the default potato slices, bean curd skin, and bean sprouts. I went with bullfrog legs, chicken wings, and pork intestine. It didn't disappoint! Frog legs basically taste like a springier chicken, and I highly recommend giving it a try. Dry hot pot goes perfectly with white rice so make sure you order a bowl! I love dry hot pot specifically for the numbing spice. Unfortunately if you order mild (I'm a spice noob but love that peppercorn numb) it tastes like it's just chilis without any peppercorn at all - really disappointing. My girlfriend got medium and the numbing sensation was A+. read more

Great dry pot place! Out of the meats, beef was the best. Fish fillet was also very good. Tried both mild and medium spicy. Lotus root wasn't bad, wish it was more crunchy. Wish there was a bit black sauce or consider getting rice with it. The standard items that come with it- the French fries (that's what they mean by potato), cabbage, celery, and bean curd are all very good. Overall good ambience and service was very friendly and fast. read more

Hi Pot - DIY fish fillet, beef, and lotus root - Szechuan Near Me - Cupertino, California

My friend and I got the vegetarian spice pot for takeout and it was good! I'm a meat eater but I enjoyed it. We got it mild which wasn't very spicy but it was the perfect amount of spice for me. A little bit salty but perfect for eating with rice. The spice pot does come with a container of rice (but you will probably need more). We shared this between two people and still had leftovers! We called in to order and paid at pickup. They told us it would take around 30 minutes, and the food was ready when we came. read more

Hi Pot - Vegetarian Spice Pot takeout - Szechuan Near Me - Cupertino, California

Came here around 5:30PM on Friday and was instantly seated. It didn't seem too crowded for the hour that we were there so seating shouldn't be an issue. There is parking right out front, but it did get a bit busy since there are other restaurants around so you may have to find parking in the side neighborhoods. You're given a sheet of paper where you can select which bowl, spice level, size, and addons. 1. The lazy guy spice pot - 8/10. I got this in a mild spicy and it wasn't too spicy, although I came another time and the mild was more like a medium, so their spice levels can be a bit inconsistent. They call this the lazy guy spice pot because the meats in it contains no bones at all, perfect for someone who just wants to pick up some chopsticks and start eating. This was delicious, although a tad bit salty. I recommend getting a bowl of rice instead of adding noodles as your carb source, the rice will really soak up the saltiness of the dish. It gets oily at the end where the oil collects at the bottom read more

Hi Pot - Szechuan Near Me - Cupertino, California

The flavor of the pot was good and service was good. I had the seafood spice pot, the shrimp and the clams were clearly not fresh. The shrimp was mushy and falling apart and the clams were cracked. The restaurant was about 80% empty which made me think they don't sell enough of the seafood to keep it fresh. I would definitely stay away from the seafood if you eat here. read more

Nice mala dry pot! Satisfy the mala craving whenever I have it. It's kind of heavy and but as expected for a mala pot. I like to add noodles or eat it with rice to balance the strong flavor. I always get the DIY version since you can add whatever you like in it! The price could definitely add up tho. read more

Hi Pot - Dry D. I. Y. Spice Pot - Szechuan Near Me - Cupertino, California

Hi Pot is my go-to spot for dry hot pot. For the uninitiated, dry pot is essentially hot pot with all its numbing goodness minus the hot broth - perfect for the hotter summer months. My personal favorites are the beef or pork combo spice pots with medium spicy levels for optimal enjoyment, but you can also mix and match your own DIY pot. Honestly anything coated in their delicious spice blend would taste good - they also have apps to pair with their yummy pots. Take your uninitiated friends here to try dry pot for the first time! read more

Hi Pot - Beef Combination Spice Pot - Szechuan Near Me - Cupertino, California

We came here with some friends for dry hot pot. The menu is interesting. There are some preset combinations but you can also pick DIY and pick three of the ingredients. For any of the bowls you can also add extra ingredients for extra money. I picked the DIY option and chose sliced beef, sliced fatty beef, and Napa cabbage. I did mild spicy. I thought mild was rather mild so next time I'll try medium. The flavor of the dry pot was pretty yummy but I think it could use more numbing spice. I also thought they kind of skimped out on the Napa cabbage, didn't really see too much of it. I did like what little I got though, in addition to the potatoes. One weird thing was that there was a LOT of liquid / oil pooling at the bottom of my dry pot. I thought traditionally dry pot is not that wet so I was a little surprised, but I could be wrong. It consequently made the beef pieces a bit juicy and not as crisp. However I will say the flavors overall were still rather tasty and rich so I would eat here again for sure. The iced green tea we got was a little bit on the sweet side but that's ok, it's good with hot spicy food. read more

Hi Pot has both dry pot and soup hot pots. I never actually heard of dry pot before coming here but then I realized it's just similar to hot pot minus the soup. I didn't end up ordering a dry pot but my bf had the diy dry pot at mild spicy and it was pretty good. I ordered the original bone broth no spicy with a mix of 8 items - instant noodle, sliced beef, quail eggs, napa cabbage, ice tofu, fish roe dumpling, etc and it was delicious!! One of the best broth I ever tasted, it's simple but it still has alot of hearty flavors- perfect for a cold day and it's a super filling meal. I love the soup base and would def come back in the future! read more

We came here on a Tuesday night, and it was almost a full house at 7 PM. We ordered two Spice Dry Pots: Beef Combo Spice Pot and Seafood Combo Spice Pot. Both dishes are the same Satay flavored based, just one with beef and one with seafood. I liked the Beef combo better because it absorbed the Satay sauce better. I would also recommend ordering rice or Noodles with the dish because, without it, it is a bit salty. The reason I removed a star, is that they might be short-staffed that day. we arrived at 7:10, and ordered around 7:30, didn't get our water until 7:40, and our food arrived at 7:50, and we didn't even get a water refill. There was only one waitress handling the dine-ins, to go orders, and cleaning tables. If you can't find parking in front, there is parking in the back of the building complex They take Venmo or Cash. I'm not sure about CC Overall, I liked it, and I will come again if I'm nearby. read more

Hi Pot - Seafood Combo Spice Pot - Szechuan Near Me - Cupertino, California

I forgot to take pics but wow the veggie pot was so tasty. We added taro and Napa at medium spicy. My only complaint is that there really was hardly any Napa or taro. Pots come with rice, very nicely packaged for to go. The scallion pancake is a tiny thing so I would say it's a skip. The fried rice is a meh as well. Stick to the pots and spend your money in adding ingredients. The large is big enough for four people. read more

Definitely mala! Even ordering mild spice numbed the front of my brain. The pots are pretty salty, especially if you don't add any extra ingredients, which makes it hard to finish an entire single-serving pot (even with an entire bowl of rice). No fuss service and space. The wait can get pretty long around 12:30pm on a weekend, but we came early lunch time and there were plenty of open tables. read more

Hi Pot - Lazy Guy Spice Pot - Szechuan Near Me - Cupertino, California

I wish I took some pictures for you all but we were too hungry and half eaten food wouldn't look appetizing on here. I wish service was better here but the food is good and we didn't wait too long to get seated on a Saturday dinner. All parties must be present to get seated. Here's the scoop and some tips. Summary + Large beef combo dry pot medium spicy wasn't spicy enough for us but great texture and flavors (5/5) + Small Happy Farm dry pot super spicy was too spicy for us but tasted good when mixed with medium pot (4/5) + Fried pig intestines has a great balance of crisp and chewy (4/5) + Salt and pepper chicken is great for kids but wish it wasn't appetizer size (4/5) - Noodles mixed with scallion oil didn't work for the adults nor the kids probably because we didn't really taste much of the scallion and the tea egg had a funky flavor today (2/5) - Service here is lacking as we didn't get served or told that we had to fill out the paperwork for the hot/dry pots although you still have to order regular items from the waiter (2/5) Pro Tips * For a party of 4 adults, I'd order a large and a small pot so you'd get variety * If you like spicy, get extra spicy since super spicy takes away the flavors * For those who want to challenge themselves, get the super spicy on the smaller pot so you can mix it in with the less spicy on the larger pot to your taste * Get plenty of appetizers and ask them to bring out with the main dish as they add great variety and balance out the main dishes I don't feel like the need to dock them so much for service but it's certainly lackluster. I understand that many establishments have a hard time just to get workers so I do take that into consideration. read more

Solid place to fix your dry pot craving! Reminds me of Mala Project in NY except definitely more value. My bf and I shared a large #1 and still had another meal's worth of leftovers. We got it in mild spice - it was a pretty solid spice level where you could still enjoy your food. They were super generous with the high value foods, eg we counted at least 10 shrimps. Seems like they also have regular hot pot, might try doing a small hot pot and small dry pot next time to try more variety! read more

Hi Pot - Large #1 - Szechuan Near Me - Cupertino, California

The taste is very delicious, the spicy fragrant pot is very homey. The tea is good, too read more

Hi Pot - Szechuan Near Me - Cupertino, California