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    Hotpot Nation 鍋天下

    3.9 (157 reviews)
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    Anthony H.

    Hotpot Nation is in the Pacific East mall, and is one of many dining options there. When we checked in, there was only one other table that was occupied so we were a bit concerned, but we were attracted by the menu, and the luxurious interior. The hot pot choices basically fall along two types. There is a group dining where you can choose your meats or seafoods, vegetables and other ingredients. More expensive ingredients like seafood means higher price of course. For the group dining option they bring a big pot and all the ingredients are lay out in trays and your group would cook yourself by choosing what ingredients you want to add to the pot. You can also choose to have different broths in the pot(they use a divider). The other options is to order individualized hotpots. These are smaller one person hotpots and there are many types to choose from. The ingrients are already pre-cooked in the pot, so when they bring the hotpot to your table, they just put it on a burner and you continue to cook the pot. For $2 extra, they have a sauces station, where you can customize your own dipping sauces. Since we came on a weekday for lunch, we ordered the individual hotpots, which were attractively priced. I had a Japanese miso style hotpot, while the rest of the family ordered different personal hotpots. We all enjoyed our hotpots and we all make our own dipping sauces. For the lunch special hotpots the value is superb as you get a lot of food and the quality of the ingredients are very good. Our server was friendly and very helpful. When the flame got too intense and the soup got too hot, we got her to put out the burner. We will come back to try more of their special hotpots.

    From left to right: Bean Curd, Udon, Marbled Beef, House Special Colagen Pork Marrow Broth and Meatball Platter
    Alex C.

    As we've been meaning to try Hotpot Nation for awhile now, my wife brought me here last night to celebrate my birthday. They have a Yelp Waitlist, but as we arrived early around 5:30pm, there was still plenty of available seating and no wait necessary. Service was very friendly and helpful, and our waitress made sure to run us through how to order. She recommended ordering the soup base first, which I highly recommend to everyone while you're deciding the rest of your order. As the base does take a bit to heat up. We opted for the House Special Colagen Pork Marrow Broth, which was VERY rich and flavorful. Highly recommend this one if you're uncertain which to choose. The charge the soup by the number of people at the table, even though everyone is just sharing one pot. They have several platter combos to choose from, which are much more economical than choosing individually. We opted for the meatball platter, which had a nice mixture of different protein types within. And ordered several meat and veggie plates separately to supplement. All of the ingredients were very fresh, and tasted great! And the sauce station had a nice, diverse amount of sauce options and condiments to mix and match from. At the end of your meal, you can even ask for a take-out container to take home the delicious broth! The place did start to fill up quickly as we progressed through dinner, so it is recommended to come early.

    Aerielle S.

    The food is always so good here!! Located inside the Pacific East Mall, it was easy to find parking and easy to locate this restaurant! Especially because of its delicious smell! They have a lot to offer when it comes to soup base and the food items! We ordered a variety of beef, pork, mushrooms, tofus, veggies and noodles! They had good and attentive service which made us feel comfortable eating here. It was not too busy so we got sat quickly, not too lively but not too quiet.

    nice decoration
    Yum M.

    Nice decoration & pop music! The hot pot was good, however the price pretty up and they do extra charge for the sauce!!

    Collagen Beauty Milk Pot
    Amy M.

    They finally added individual pots! Prices differ for lunchtime and dinner time. Usually for more expensive pots it'll be closer to $20-25 each. The staff were super friendly and checked in often throughout the meal! The inside is also organized and maintained well. The food was good. If anything i just wish that we got a little more meat. This broth was good but a little heavy but not greasy or anything just filling. Overall pretty good experience, good place to drop by with friends and family! Super nice and homey environment and its cold inside which makes the hotpot sit well

    May L.

    We used to go to Tasty Pot for personal hot pot, but since we were shopping nearby, we thought we'd try something different. After all, how wrong can you go with hot pot? Well, apparently, quite a bit. The pot was relatively large but filled mostly with bok choy and clear noodles. The meat was mediocre in both tenderness and quantity. The bok choy was overly chewy and hard to swallow, and the pickled bok choy still had part of the root attached (as shown in the picture), which really didn't make it appetizing. There was one shrimp, one mussel, a few small pieces of tofu, a couple of meatballs, a few mushrooms, and some other bits and pieces. The dried bean curd was also too tough to enjoy. Overall, the presentation was poor and the flavor was lacking -- and yet dinner was priced at $24.99 (despite the $18.99 lunch special they advertise). Service was decent, but unfortunately, we won't be coming back.

    Meatball Combo
    FG L.

    Came here for lunch as this is the only hotpot place in the Richmond area located inside an Asian mall. The place was empty at lunchtime on a Sunday. Not sure how it is at night. We ordered a combo with pork, beef, lamb, bok choy, Napa cabbage, winter melon, daikon, and sliced fish with kimchi, pork collagen, and mushroom soup. We enjoyed our time and the service as good. I do have to admit that their sauce bar is not big and they are quite pricy compared to a lot of hotpot places I have gone so the combo was more worth it than ordering separate. This is not an AYCE hotpot.

    Alice H.

    We chose the spicy mala soup and the Collagen Beauty Milk Pot for our hotpot. For the meat, we ordered the combo, which included Special Fatty Beef, Lamb Shoulder, Pork Belly, Pork Shoulder, and Thin Sliced Chicken Breast. While the milky soup had a decent flavor, the spicy base soup wasn't as spicy as we expected, and the flavor of the soup base was a bit off. Despite ordering the spiciest version, it lacked the expected kick, so we had to create our own paste at the sauce bar. The overall quality of the meat was good, but for three people, the combo didn't quite satisfy our appetites. We ended up ordering another meat combo with Special Fatty Beef, Marbled Beef, and Lamb Shoulder. Additionally, it's worth noting that they charge for sauces separately for each person. It isn't bad, but it leans toward the pricier side compared to other AYCE hotpot spots in the Bay Area.

    Special Fatty Beef, Lamb Shoulder, Pork Belly, Pork Shoulder, Thin Sliced Chicken Breast
    Jeron W.

    We went to Hotpot Nation on a Saturday early evening around 5:30 PM, and we were one of two parties there so we were able to get promptly seated For our hotpot, we had the spicy mala soup and the Collagen Beauty Milk Pot. For our meat we ordered the combo of meats, which included Special Fatty Beef, Lamb Shoulder, Pork Belly, Pork Shoulder, Thin Sliced Chicken Breast. I would say that the flavor of the soup was not bad, however the soup was not really that spicy. For the meat, the quality is also pretty good. For three people, we did not feel the combo was enough so we then ordered another meat combo, Special Fatty Beef, Marbled Beef, Lamb Shoulder. Overall, I would say that this place is not bad, but it is on the pricier side for what you get compared to other hotpot spots in the Bay

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    Alicia L.

    Sadly, my partner and I were not a huge fan. This is not an AYCE, but the quality was decent I think and the broth was good. The place was pretty clean as well. I honestly cannot remember too much about this place other than we weren't really satisfied. We felt we would've gotten better value at an AYCE, but this was fine in terms of helping us portion and pacing ourselves. Lol, and the service could have been a little bit better too. We had to flag people over to get their attention even though there were only 2 or 3 tables in the place. The servers were always in the back hiding for some reason.

    Sweet tomato was good. Spicy  broth was good too. And mushroom broth was ok. I used it to mix with the other ones.
    Quin B.

    I thought this was such a hidden gem. Really good service and lots of good quality food. They allow you to get up to three or four broths. I love that bc I love trying new things. The vegetable portions were big. I recommend Just getting one and then ordering more if you need to. We almost could not finish it. We got three veggie portions.

    Anna C.

    I've been eyeing this spot for a while, and I never wanted to bite the bullet and try it because of the prices + it's not too often I have a group big enough to eat hot pot together. They finally started doing individual pots, so I decided to go with a friend. I was quite disappointed because of how flavorless the broth was. I also felt a lot of the ingredients were freezer-burned or something, because there was a very off flavor to everything except the veggies and the meat on top. I probably wouldn't come back for the individual pots, but maybe with a group to do normal hot pot.

    Bone broth, Sichuan hot pot
    Steve K.

    We had the bone broth and Szechuan hot pot, steak, vegetables, fish balls, beef balls... If you don't like heat go mild

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    People are always kind and very attentive. The food is always amazing. The ambiance, i would say very peaceful

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    Ask the Community - Hotpot Nation 鍋天下

    Do they serve one person?

    Yes.

    Do you need a reservation?

    Depending on how many people you will be with, there is also a yelp waitlist that you can sign up for beforehand, giving you a timeframe for the wait.

    All you can eat hot pot?

    No it is not.

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