I visited this hot pot restaurant after a friend recommended it, and I had a really good overall experience. The food was enjoyable, and I especially liked how interactive the dining experience is. One of the highlights for me was the sauce station you can customize your own sauces, which really adds to the experience and makes each visit feel unique. Customer service was okay and generally polite. The staff were available when needed and did their job without any major issues. The only downside was that there were a few extra fees added to the bill that weren't clearly explained upfront, which was a bit unexpected. I think clearer communication about pricing would make the experience even better. read more

Mix2 Grill & Hot Pot - Hot Pot Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

This is a great idea, which I haven't seen anywhere else! Mixing 2 great things in one restaurant that go together like bacon and eggs. Chinese Hotpot and Korean BBQ. Since it was our second ayce hotpot of the day, it was a welcome option to have the BBQ ready for us to order options for. Instead of milling around looking at the options for hotpot, this restaurant serves everything at your table. [[HIGHLIGHT]]Since there is not a lot of space around the tables to move, this makes a lot of sense.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] [[HIGHLIGHT]]The atmosphere is more bar-like compared to say, Happy Lamb across the street which is more like a family restaurant by comparison.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] [[HIGHLIGHT]]Think dark wood Izakaya style interior with dimmer lighting and yes, they serve beer![[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] Unfortunately no cheap pitchers like some other Chinese bbq places have, but at least they have beer available in bottles which kept our spirits up during this birthday bash. read more

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It's not Hala, I asked for certifixate and they showed me certificate of 2022. It's not poste, nor there is any sign says halal. It's fake. Be carefu. If you have certificate post it on your website. read more

This place was just ok. Loved being able to eat both hotpot and Korean bbq at the same time! The hotpot was decent but the bbq not great. The grill meat dried out quickly on the grill. The variety was good but the service not so much as parts of our order were consistently missed, though we had to check it off ourselves on a form. Gratuity is automatically included. [[HIGHLIGHT]]It was fun to be in Chinatown and loved sitting in a booth but overall, the place felt grungy.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] read more

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Terrific KBBQ and okay hotpot. I actually don't think you can get halal KBBQ/hotpot anywhere else in downtown Toronto, so obviously that is an advantage as well. They do have non-halal items as well (some pork dishes), but they will help you cross out what is non-halal if you tell them. The KBBQ and hotpot combo is $44.99 on weekends for dinner, which is comparable to other places in Toronto nowadays. My favourite items were the BBQ beef slices and the cooked chicken wings. There was only one grill for our table of 5, while there were 4 spots for hotpot. I probably would have liked it if there were more BBQ spots and less hotpots. We did wait around a lot for certain meats to cook, especially the chicken. What I did not like was the hotpot base I chose, which was just the spicy one. There was a weird aftertaste. My colleagues enjoyed the ones they chose (spicy tomato, sukiyaki, tom yum) so maybe I just chose poorly. Overall the service was okay and the food was okay. I would come again. read more

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The food is great. I love the mix of the hot pot and the grill right there on the table. Service was quick and efficient but tey never made you feel rushed. My only negative would be the steep stairs to get to the restaurant. It's a rather daunting if you have any kind of mobility issues. Otherwise, I truly enjoyed the experience. read more

If you want to do it all then this plc is perfect, combining Korean style bbq and Chinese hotpot. [[HIGHLIGHT]]We are a group 4 and we really enjoyed the variety and vibes and beer.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] [[HIGHLIGHT]]We were having a bday meal and ppl next to our door were having a bday meal too and they joined our bday song singing, great fun, very chill customers.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] You'll love it if you are into real spicy Chinese food read more

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Got the Grill and Hot Pot Combo. Loved the Hotpot! Got the Tom Yum and Tomato Soup bases. Highly recommend those flavours. As for the Grill part, it was okay. Nothing special, though the grilled pineapple was a nice touch. Service was good, explained all the menu options and also explained the pricing. Be advised that your clothes will smell of smoke as there is no exhaust pipe, so wear clothes you don't mind getting smelly. Also they have a mandatory service charge! read more

Mix2 Grill & Hot Pot - Hotpot (Tom Yum and Tomato Base) and Grill Combo - Hot Pot Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

A great place which is reasonably priced for a Korean grill/hotpot. $50 per head by the time you've paid taxes. We had a large party so we had a private room for 16. There is a sauce bar where you go and choose your dipping sauces- unlimited and mix and match. The quality of the meats and vegetables was great and there is a large variety to choose from. The service does need improving. Not everyone had been to such a restaurant where we cook ourselves, and so guidance is needed. Many in our group went ahead and ordered everything they wanted- which is not good. Items should be brought out in rounds, which was not clarified. So we ended up having more raw food than we could place on the table. We have piles of raw meat everywhere! We, the customer are responsible for this but one would think the server would use his common sense too! The other issue we had was we had ordered four hotpots. This was for everyone. The server decided to put all the hotpots at one end, making it unavailable for the rest of the party. Overall it's a great experience at a great price. Just be smart when ordering and control your group! Don't be like Sarah's crazy family!!!! read more

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=== 1. VERDICT/VALUE 4.5 stars: the price looks steep but to be fair, everything does right now post-pandemic with all of the inflation. Overall, it's a good place to go based on the food selection, service, and environment. === 2. FOOD There's all-you-can eat BBQ ($36), or hot pot ($36) or both ($40). Don't eat beef? No problem. Need halal? No problem. Vegetarian? No problem - but stick with the hot pot, since that option has more vegetables. There's an extensive number of options for meats, some options for vegetables, and few options for carbs. There were only three options for dessert. Drinks in general are a la carte, except for pop/soda, which seems to be a flat rate for everyone in your party. You mark up your desired order on a paper menu and the server orders it on a Chinese-based app on a phone. We came as a group of 16 co-workers (hence the lack of pictures) and requested a private room which despite the 15% service charge, was totally worth it for the environment. === 3. SERVICE Sean was the primary server for us this evening and he was great! There was constant attention in providing food (other servers were courteous as well), clearing dishes, and making sure everything is in order. Service was fast. === 4. ENVIRONMENT So it's on the second floor in what looks like Chinatown, and I didn't see an elevator, so those with wheelchairs and baby strollers would not find it accessible. Once inside, it's an alright place, light predominantly (and well) with bare-bulb lights. The washrooms are relatively modern and clean and overall it's inviting enough to come again. As another Yelper mentioned, the exhaust fans keep the air between folks relatively clear but you are coming out attracting every dog in the neighbourhood. Parking was a challenge initially - we eventually found street (metered) parking. read more

Mix2 Grill & Hot Pot - A selection of meats from the Korean BBQ option! - Hot Pot Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

The food was really good. There is a wait time even if you reserve them. But the service is awesome. They also have halal option which is great for ppl looking to have halal hot pot but they also serve pork but it's upto the eater but there are ppl who eats halal only who goes there. [[HIGHLIGHT]]It's not bad and the ambience is nice.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] [[HIGHLIGHT]]It could feel cramped but you are there to enjoy with close friends and family so it's all good![[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] read more

General: Halal options made this a great choice for eating with my friends. Hotpot was delicious and super filling. Well prepared dishes and good quality beef. Tomorrow will be my fifth visit here for their hot pot! Busy place but overall good atmosphere. PLEASE make a reservation beforehand as you may be met with full tables. I usually make my reservations between 6 hours-1 day in advance. Experience: My first time here was not the best which is why I took time to write a review after a few visits. During my first time, we went for their grill option. Waitress took 30-45 minutes to bring out the raw meats. Grill was never changed. It took another 30 minutes or so just to get the bill after we finished. One day I'll try their grill again! During my second visit, we went for the hot pot option. This was some of the best hot pot we've had at a restaurant. Delicious broth options, super-quick service, super respectful waiter, and relatively affordable! This made up for the first visit. Thumbs up from me for their hot pot! read more

Hot damn...came for dinner Friday night and it was hella heavy. I did kbbq and hot pot combo, why not ? Friday night... let's go crazy!!! I don't usually go for all you can eat mainly bc I can't eat my monies worth. But I ate a lot .... Worth it. Fun to have both pot and grill going at the same time. It was a lot.... It was great! Don't get me wrong! Staff were wonderful! Service was fast! Got what we ordered. And got the bill on time. I'm not doing it again. That was hell of a lot of food. But the experience was fun. I smell awful now but that's a given when you go for hotpot/kbbq loool. And this is perfect weather for hot/spicy/grilling food!!! read more

Mix2 Grill & Hot Pot - Spicy pork bone broth and mushroom broth Korean grill/bbq - Hot Pot Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

We went with a large party and were able to utilize their private room. They do ask if you are there for the halal menu and will cross of all else. You have a choice between Hot Pot or Grill or both. Price varies between the two but around $40 + typically/person.. We opted in for both: Hot Pot: Tum Yum broth was delicious! We ordered a variety of different meats, and veggies to add to the boiling broth. You can change the temperature of the hot plate as you cook the broth. There's plenty of broth for one person. Grill menu: we ordered a variety of meats and veggies to grill. One of our grill was certainly a-lot slower as we left the corn on for over 15 min and it was just lightly grilled. Collectively, we all decided that hot pot was better in terms of flavours. th Be prepared to walk out smelling like the food. read more

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Went for lunch on a weekend. Absolutely empty for probably 2 hours, so it's like VIP service? Sat near the front and it was easy to get attention. Price went up $5 compared to before ($33 for hotpot on weekend now), but probably they aren't getting enough business. Plus $5 for soup. This is still comparable to other options around. The Korean soup base is quite nice. They don't do chicken wings anymore though :( read more

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Halal meat but pork is served here too. Make a reservation before coming! It gets booked up, and the latest you should come is 1 hour before closing. If you come later, they'll tell you they can't serve you. It makes sense because it takes time to prep the food. It was my first Hot Pot experience. They were about five or six different options for the hot pot broth. They had lots of different meats and vegetables and Seafood. My favorites were the chicken dumplings and the spicy sirloin beef. The beef balls were a little bit hard. Not so enjoyable. I recommend the Sichuan and Tom Yum soup. Only drawback is that when we ordered two portions of things sometimes the only brought us one. The wait staff was hard to flag down and we had to keep requesting water refills and had to request napkins. They werent provided. In addition they added a generous tip of approx 17% to the bill without our consent and handed me the machine which was pure fuqqery. You have to walk up approximately 2 flights of stairs to get here and underground green p parking is about one block away at $2.50 per 30 mins. The seating for the two seater hot pot table is a bit tight. The washrooms were also tight and nasty and the womens had no lock on the door. read more

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Mediocre at best, located off Spadina on Dundas. The food served for the BBQ was precooked? Why? Clearly relying on the tourist traffic. Not going back, sorry read more

Terrible experience. Their booking system only allows reservations for 3 or more, so I booked for 3 even though we were 2 -- something I've done before without issues. This time, when we arrived, the staff refused to seat us because we were 2 people. Instead of handling the situation with understanding, they were rude and dismissive, with no concern for the inconvenience or the time wasted. I've never been treated so poorly at a restaurant. Unacceptable service and attitude. Definitely won't be returning. read more

LOTS of good food - don't order the lettuce. Nice people working here, they helped us choose a reasonable amount of food for our meal. Don't check off everything, it's too much food. Yummy!!! read more

I went with a group of five and we had reserved two days ahead. The wait staff were polite and came by regularly to remove trays as needed. The food itself was good for a hot pot/kbbq experience, which costed about $50 per person. This was a really fun experience and would recommend for a group of friends! read more

Mix2 Grill & Hot Pot - hot pot and grill - Hot Pot Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

My friends and I came here for the first time- we wanted to eat hot pot, but the other restaurant menus and prices were a little too expensive for us. Finally, we settled on this little all-you-can-eat restaurant- I'd say it's pretty worth it! For 2 hot pot broths and the grill, it was around $47 per person (there were three of us). Usually, I was told it would be around $38, but apparently there was some "holiday fee"; not quite sure what the holiday was, though. Overall, the food was pretty decent for an all-you-can-eat! Usually, the food isn't so good- it's more about quantity than it is quality (I got food poisoning at my last all-you-can-eat grill night, so I wasn't ecstatic for tonight), but I think Mix 2 did a pretty good job with the quality of the meat and broths. After we left, I was left satisfied, and pretty much recommended this place to half of my family. I'd definitely come back here again! Bring some friends, too! Food tastes better when shared with the people you love :3 read more

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We took two broths and different fillings, it was very tasty and a lot of things I like this place read more

Mix2 Grill & Hot Pot - two broths and different fillings - Hot Pot Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

love the concept. Food was plentiful and delious. Highly recommend. reservation recommended. a bit pricey but well worth it read more

Such a creative and revolutionary way to enjoy both Hotpot and Grill at the same time. I am super enthusiast of Hotpot, spicy flavor particularly. I tried very hotpot restaurant in Toronto and found Mix 2 has the most authentic Chinese Chongqing Spicy Hotpot. The taste has many richness and great structure. I recommend Tomato broth too (if you can not handle spicy). They have a HUGE variety of food and long list manu you can choose from (All You Can Eat). My friend loves barbecue and grill(how genius this restaurant is that they combine 2 things together). You can grill beef, chicken, seafood, vegetable (literally anything you want)... Their meat has good quality, shrimp size is really big, vegetable is very fresh. Oh dessert, my love! Fried bun with condensed milk and taro roll (must order everytime)! Ice cream and jelly are fantastic too. Absolutely my favorite restaurant in Toronto!! read more

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It was OK .We tried the grill and the hot pot combined with a pop and a beer and the grand total was approx $120 that included the tip which was automatically on your bill. If there is a next time I would go for either or . The broth was super spicy even though we had asked for non-spicy for the hot pot. Let's say I've had better elsewhere, but what I would still consider this place average. Service was good . [[HIGHLIGHT]]The vibe was quiet.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] read more

the worst hotpot I have ever eaten 17% service fee wass compelled Serving size is small and the meat is not fresh read more

My new favourite hotpot spot. If you bring cash, you get a 5% discount, which I love lol. In my opinion, the meat quality is superior to that of liuyishao, and the menu is quite extensive. The dipping sauce bar isn't bad either. They don't have a fruit bar like Liuyishao, but that's not too bad. My go-to broths are the spicy tomato and the Japanese sukiyaki. The staff is all extremely pleasant and attentive. I've been coming here nearly every week! read more

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Sad to give another negative review but I had to do it. This place was so disappointing. The initial greeting was not welcoming- we initially called ahead of time because they said they don't take reservations for less than 3 people but walk ins are accepted. He did not tell us that the place was full. We get there and they tell us that they cannot seat us for this reason. I explained that we called earlier only for them to tell us that there is a table available with a two hour limit. Because we had drove far just to try this place because it is halal, we decided to stay. (Mind you there were many tables available). Please note that this place starts timing you from when you are seated, not from when you get your food. They brought out the first round of food nearly 30 minutes after I was seated. (This is raw so I didn't think it would take that long). Getting to the food itself- you can tell the meat was not marinated well because you really had to rely on the sauce for any flavour. The chicken had an after taste that you can tell it came from Chinatown and not Korean authentic bbq. I understand it may be the area but at least be upfront about the food style.also the portions were incredibly small!! The meat was also very chewy and mainly just the chicken and shrimp were the highlight. (Thus the two star). The vanilla ice cream was pretty basic-nothing extraordinary. At the end the staff asked us if we are almost done, so it really felt like we were rushed out. Would not come back. read more

Mix2 Grill & Hot Pot - Shrimp, chicken and beef on the grill - Hot Pot Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

Finally came across a halal Korean bbq + hotpot restaurant in Toronto. Their chicken, beef and lamb options are halal. Overall, I had a great experience here with the food and service. I recommend getting the spicy tomato broth! This is definitely worth checking out! read more

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I would recommend this place to anyone who loves cultural food. You get the best of both world with KBBQ/HOT POT. Get the spicy soup broth (not the mala), that shit tastes amazing you can drink it as a soup. They have these dipping sauces for the grilled food which is a must-try. They offer all-you-can-drink for a small portion of the price. A personal or for the group. I always end my meal with sweet bread with condensed milk. The service was there, they cleaned up the empty place when they see it. If we needed them we weren't going to wait for them to attend to us, we just call on them to come by. They don't mind there are a lot of new workers so it's fine. This isn't my first time here. Last night there were a lot of things that need to be addressed. 1. Maybe give an option for a BIG group where everyone was wearing their jackets to have a place to hang them and not just over the plexiglass that divided the seats. 2. When the table tells you the bill is separate, make them separate. Not give the one whole bill and then charge a tip over the service charge that has already been added to the full amount. But overall, great food. Must try. read more

Yesss! Finally! Hot pot and BBQ at the same time in Toronto! Highly recommend: Hot pot: lamb slice, Angus AAA beef slice, beef balls, #3 sauce superior chef's recommendation (chef's recommendation, sesame paste, sesame oil, mashed garlic, green onion) BBQ: pork neck, miso pork belly, Angus AAA beef slice, beef sirloin, boneless short ribs, golden garlic mussel, Japanese dry sauce dish, Szechuan dry sauce dish Cooked items: popcorn chicken, deep fried pork slice Dessert: osmanthus tremella soup, FRIED STICKY RICE CAKE (OMGGG, MUST TRY), butterscotch icecream For almost the same price as AYCE hot pot or BBQ by themselves, you can actually get them both and have a huge variety for your meal! I can't say each individual component is better than a very good restaurant that only does one style (e.g. Liuyishou or Gyubee), but the fact that I can have both in a meal and switch it up if I get sick of the taste is by far worth it! read more

Mix2 Grill & Hot Pot - Fried sticky rice cake - Hot Pot Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

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Came here with a big group. Overall a solid 3/5 star experience. Really nothing to write home about. My observations and critiques: -wish there was some instruction as to which sauces and condiments to combine for the DIY dipping sauce station -the quality of the meat was just ok -everything was super bland by the end as the meat was so chewy -they have butterscotch ice cream as a dessert option (kind of niche and random?) Overall I think it's worthwhile of an experience but would not recommend to any of my yelp friends. read more

I went with friends and did both hotpot & bbq. I tried four broths and they were all yummy. But a few things that irked me were: -portion/serving size is confusing. Our orders never seem to have enough meat or veggie. So you're left to wonder how big of number to write on the menu for it. - for the bbq, the meat slices were very thinly cut (& small). They can burn very quickly if you're not watching the grill. The flavour was very bland and I wish they would've been marinated first like all the other bbq. But I guess it's so you can put the diy sauces onto it? But I feel it's still bland & chewy though.. -for several times some of the orders were missed or something was brought out to which we didn't order The service was good in the beginning but it got slower near the end of the night. Overall, I don't think I would go back for the bbq as there are other bbq places with thicker, tastier meat. But the hotpot is considerable as the broths were yummier than other places. The variety is ok. The food for the hotpot were all yummy. The pork wontons & potato noodles are a must try! read more

Avid this place like the plague. All the meats here have been salted and marinated to hell in order to preserve freshness. All of the meats are probably weeks old. Their hotpot meats are as thick as my 1/3 of my pinky finger. Server attitudes are crap too. read more

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AYCE hotpot & grill !!! You can have hotpot or bbq or both. We just had bbq since we're not very hungry. Amazing, high quality meat and good selection of menu ( seafood, veggies, desert..) they even have popcorn chicken, grilled pork intestine and my favorite brown sugar stick rice cake, and the sweet fungus soup is to die for. service is good , the restaurant is huge, enough space for social distancing. Will definitely be back to try hotpot!!!!!!! read more

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Negatives: 1. AUTOMATIC SERVICE CHARGE of 15%. To add salt to the wound, they still have a tipping request when you pay. Not being able to choose how much I tip is very off-putting to me. I hate tipping culture, but I tip willingly when I eat in. However, the fact remains that it should be optional, not a mandatory tax. Nasty. 2. No range hood (to vent out smoke) above grill will result in you breathing smoke and smelling horrible afterwards. Also, there's a good chance your jacket will need to be dry cleaned after due to the smell. 3. Service is horrible. The servers are young, but seem to hate the job. A few, but not all, were unfriendly and unwelcoming. 4. The meats were good, but the hotpot was not. The taste of the soup seasoning becomes lost due to the nature of hotpot, but the base soup isn't even that good to start with. Positives: 1. All-you-can-eat. You can eat as much as you'd like. That's it. read more

Mix2 Grill & Hot Pot - Automatic Service Charge - Hot Pot Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

Went here for hot pot twice, it was a decent experience both times. I loved the food, especially the popcorn chicken, and it was halal so I could come here with my other friends. Pretty good in terms of those aspects. However, my main issue was the serving sizes. I don't even think the servers know how much constitutes as a single serving, because every time I went in for another round of food, the servings were always different? For example, if I marked down "2" on the paper for the first round and "4" for the next round, somehow the second round would always be the same or less than the first round. Weird, no? It irked me because I wanted to eat a lot more of certain things but never got what I wanted ‍ read more

Made reservations for 4 people at 5 pm on a Monday night. First time trying a hotpot and grill place. Exceeded my expections. Upon arrival, we were seated right away (after checking our covid passports of course). Very prompt service, broth was served and meats were brought out at reasonable times. Staff were very friendly. Some orders were missed or mixed up but only 2 or 3 dishes. Atmosphere is very nice as well. If you pay cash, there's a 5% discount. It's $5 more if you want to do hotpot and grill. read more

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This place is overrated, especially on Google reviews. We decided to try it out given the high ratings I've seen but the service is just awful. There were a lot of tables available when we arrived but we were placed at the far end, which is fine. It was very hard to catch the attention of any server (at least 15mins) and each order took 20-30mins to arrive, not mentioning that some items were missing or we were given the wrong order. At one point we even had to get up to ask for our foods. There were staff serving the tables in front of us but they don't even lift their head to look at us. Whenever they're done, they just turned around and left. We saw one staff with two big jugs of water and refilled the table in front of us and just left with the 2nd jug still full. Our cups were just never refilled. Also had to ask for napkins. Portion is very small. They said each order = portion for the whole table. But 1 order of mushroom = 4 half-mushrooms for 4 people?? Not even one mushroom for 1 person. 1 order of fried bun = 2 fried buns for a table of 4... We also noticed that they don't clear up the empty plates and would just hand us our foods and leave despite having 3 stacked plates ready for them to pick. Some staff were fine but others were just worse. We spent 2.5 hour there and we were not even full like what an AYCE is supposed to offer. We wanted to order one last time and waited for 15 minutes but no one even came near us and so we just left. Stay away, this is just a waste of time. Better go to another AYCE hot pot in the area. The food was good, on par with other ayce hotpot place. But i must say they have a good dessert selection, which we couldn't enjoy much given the half portion. The awful service outweighs the foods. read more

I heard about this place from someone at work and she says it's her fave place to go and since I love K/JBBQ and hotpot I had to go and see for myself. Overall it was a pretty decent experience. Pros: - the choices are extensive, there's a lot of options that you don't normally see in AYCE places - the sauces/soup we're great - good portions - i think the price is also great considering you're getting both hotpot and grill (we paid around $55 each on a Sunday night) - For a weekend the wait was pretty short, we only waited maybe 15-20min and it was a walk-in Cons: - don't expect the all usual kbbq/hot pot meat choices. Non of the grill options were marinated but it was fine since the sauce made up for it but just a heads up - service could def be improved. No one came by to take our paper or check up on us after being seated for abt 10-15min. We had to get up and bring it to the front. - the host came to the front and took another group's info so they can be on the waitlist but walked away right away and did not even acknowledge us even tho we just walked in ... after few min host came back to seat a couple that's been waiting there and again did not acknowledge us (there were only 3 couples waiting at this point including us) .... After awhile it didn't seem like the host was going to come back so I had to stand almost into the dining area to get his attention and only then did we get acknowledged. Overall its pretty decent and we would probably come back mainly because its the only place we know that offers both. Food is avg with items being above avg. servers need to be more attentive of diners, the dining area is not that big, we shouldn't have to flail our hands just to get noticed. Though they were nice when they interacted with us. read more