I always try to stop here if my friends and I are feeling hungry when visiting Rochester. It wasn't busy, so we had free reign of the fresh ingredients to add to the soup/hot pot. I did the min chi broth which has chunks of Kim chi and a ton of flavor in it. I like that you can choose any meat to add (,except a few for an upcharge) and new to me was the list of appetizers you can get for free (included)! The waitress was very patient and polite while we had a younger person with us that couldn't decide. Thank you! read more

Yummy Garden Hot Pot - Chinese Near Me - Rochester, New York

It would be nice to have a few tables that weren't hot pot, the hot pot tables are huge. The food was good even without having hot pot. The service was quick and friendly. The hot and sour soup and the general tso chicken wings were the favorites. read more

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This is now my hot pot go to restaurant. I've been trying the ones in town and this is my favorite. It's clean (so many hot pot places fail on that basis), the staff is friendly and helpful, and the ingredients are fresh. My only suggestion would be to have more variety in the vege category. read more

I came with some friends for the Hot Pot. It was a lot of fun; we all had different broths and different meats. The buffet consists of veggies, seaweeds, dumplings, eggs, noodles, etc The dumplings were particularly good.I ordered the Fatty Beef, flavorful. read more

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Great Bourbon Chicken and friendly staff. I just got take-out but inside the restaurant also looks nice and clean.

This is one of the only, if not the only, hot pot place I know of in the area. The selection is smaller than other hot pots I've been to in other cities, but they have a solid selection of meats for BBQ and hot pot. We tried the spicy broth, which was excellent. Really good ma-la heat and numbing. The pork and beef were very good, my friend had the crab and enjoyed it. We were hoping for a few more options in the add-in bar, but they still had most of the standards and lots of sauces to choose from. Service was friendly and appropriately attentive for an AYCE hot pot. And you can't beat the price of $20 per person. I would definitely return. read more

Yummy Garden Hot Pot - Spicy broth - Chinese Near Me - Rochester, New York

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Loved the Pad Thai and hot and sour soup-it was very flavorful. The restaurant was clean and had a pleasant ambiance. Great overall experience, and I'm definitely coming back to try the hotpot next time. read more

A first time for me and I went with a friend who's a regular and was able to show me the ropes. We both ordered the Chicken Hot Pots and what a great experience! You choose a broth and then they bring it out and place it on your burner and you control the temperature. The choice of toppings, veggies and sauces to add were incredible and all for just $20. I look forward to bringing my kiddos here, I know they'll love it! The service was also excellent! read more

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As an update, I've been here many times since my previous reviews. They have changed their menu somewhat. I'm always a fan of the spicy malaa stir fry (though the taste is sometimes inconsistent; some days are more flavorful than others). This time, we tried the AYCE hot pot. $20 is for the serve yourself/bar area. You do have to pay extra for meat, which makes this a more pricey option than I expected. Expect to pay an additional $6-7 for each 10-12 pieces of meat which can add up. That being said, everything was clean and the sauce bar has a good range of options. The options here are less than other places I've been to (but can't fault a smaller town restaurant) but solid for when you're craving AYCE. read more

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This is such a nice hot pot experience. The staff is friendly and explains what to do and how things work. They have a nice selection. The one deal includes an appetizer and ice cream after. It is a spacious and clean space. read more

Overall, it's decent food -- nothing particularly impressive, but reasonably priced. cream, and so on. It's just a place to have a meal, that's all. read more

It's been awhile since we've been here. They've changed a bit. Now, it's $20 per person for hot pot (this includes your choice of broth and the buffet where they have sauces, noodles, eggs, etc). If you want meat or seafood to cook, those are charged separately. I'll say the seafood portions seem small. But the meat and chicken are a good value. However, you can't have hot pot and order from their Chinese food menu. So everyone in your party needs to order hot pot. Service was friendly as usual. A definite keep on our dining list. read more

I decided to order delivery to work for lunch. Everything arrived on time, hot and fresh. I ordered the Hot & spicy chicken combo (fried rice adn Veggie roll). The veggie roll wasn't as crispy as I like them, but it was good, good flavors to it. The hot and spicy chicken had a nice sauce, big chunks of peppers and onions, and plenty of chicken. I would have to say this was pretty mild for hot & spicy. I was expecting more kick to it but it was still good. The fried rice was very good, especially mixed with the sauce. I'm happy (and stuffed, ugh food coma) with my lunch and will order from them again. read more

Yummy Garden Hot Pot - Hot & Spicy Chicken - Chinese Near Me - Rochester, New York

Was super excited to try this place out as it's the only hot pot restaurant in Rochester. Service was decent and we had reservations so we were seated pretty quickly. It ended up being pretty cold inside despite eating hot pot. Each person gets their own individual hotpot so you don't have to share but I found that the sauces and the broth were lacking in taste. It's not bad for a hot pot place but definitely didn't have the taste or quality as other hot pot restaurants I've been to. I guess if you're craving hot pot, this is a decent option. Although we will probably stick to doing hot pot at our own house in the future. read more

Got to the restaurant around 830. Server comes over to our hot pot table around 845. I explain to the server we are a party of 6 and already ate dinner a few hours before we got to the restaurant in celebration of my younger brother's 41st birthday. My brother wanted some hot pot late at night and so here we are. The waiter incessantly insisted that we have to do the buffet option (buffet menu attached to this review) and that was our only option available. I reiterated that we all ate dinner earlier and we shall not be doing the buffet option due to not being hungry. I told the waiter we wanted to do the regular hot pot version that we have all done before. The waiter continued pushing the buffet hotpot and told us this was the cheapest way possible. I knew this to beuntrue as we have been here before. After he realized we are all too full for an ayce hot pot buffet he finally came back to the table with the normal menu and hands it to my brother, the birthday boy. Finally things are going our way until I ask for another regular menu to be told that is the only menu in the whole restaurant. Lies once again as I saw him grab it from a stack. They had a feeling I was going to snap pictures of the regular hot pot menu as I began snapping pictures of the buffet menu. My brother who had the regular hot pot menu ordered for the table. Even with him over ordering, it was still cheaper than the hot pot buffet option that the waiter was pushing. He order 3 different hot pots. My mother said the tom yum soup was too sour with not enough balance of sweet (we are Lao and we know this soup very well). My wife got the vegetable broth and said it was extremely bland. My brother said his spicy broth was not too bad, hence why it is 1 star and I did not start off with saying I wish I could give it 0 stars. With the food and service being mediocre at best and the restaurant trying to push their ayce option, I am confident we shall not be going back. read more

Yummy Garden Hot Pot - Menu - Chinese Near Me - Rochester, New York

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The food and our server was great! Lots to eat for a good price and was very easy to manage. Will be back!

Solid service, individualized hot pots per person. Overall with a meat dish and AYCE hot pot (meat is additional per plate), and tip tax included it was about $30. There's enough of variety with the AYCE buffet. Only thing is that everyone in the party has to do AYCE or not. Can't mix and match. So make sure everyone in your group is on the same page about getting AYCE vs ordering entrees (there is a separate menu) read more

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Lily and I stopped by during our last Rochester trip. Both of us are vegetarian and love hotpot, so we were delighted when we saw their pricing allowed us to have an all veggie (no meat) feast, without having to pay the price for a meat forward hotpot option! For $19.99, we had an excellent veggie meal! The broth was flavorful and the veggies fresh. The hotpot station heat itself was easy to manage and I did not scald myself (happens way more often than I would like, tbh). The place was clean and service was good. Unlike several other places I have been to, other than the broth, everything was self service. I kinda appreciated this because I could get a little of something and a lot of something depending on what I liked and I wasn't wasting, which eas awesome. I think they have sort of limited options in terms of actual vegetables, but that may be because of the pandemic. Overall, I would come back here, especially since there are not that many hot pot options in the area. read more

Food is absolutely incredible. All the ingredients are so fresh and there is a lot of variety, for vegetables, proteins, and broth options.

Well priced great food with a wide selection of options from multiple cuisines. Good service with good portions and fast preparation.

Great lunch spot, still not offering indoor dining so you have to take it to go. Probably one of the best places for sesame chicken! read more

Yummy Garden Hot Pot - Chicken Lo Mein Combo - Chinese Near Me - Rochester, New York

Fresh food, my friends love it every time, maybe this is just my newbie opinion but it would be solid if they had premade sauces because I have no idea what I'm doing. I'll keep trying! read more

Love the hot pot, I'm a fatty. I love that I can have my own pot to dip, cook and do whatever I want to It. While my husband has his on the other side lol. I love that they have a sauce station, play around with the flavors and make yourself a nice dip for your meats! I don't remember what we ordered exactly, but It was one of the meat platters, we also added a veggie platter and some extra Napa/bok Choy. That's not It though, we eat ALOT because we don't have hot pot like this where we currently live. Whenever we find good spots, we take advantage of It. So yeah basically we also ordered some pork and shrimp shu mai and I'm pretty sure 1 more thing but I can't remember lol and some noodles. It can get pretty pricey but just watch how much you're ordering. You obviously don't have to be extra like we were lol. Basically if you've never been to a hot pot. I would definitely try It. The menu is pretty self explanatory, but you pick your soup base, which is what you'll be dipping your meats and veggies in. Think fondue, but not chocolate or cheese. My soup base was the spicy one, I liked It but I would've rather started with the chicken broth that my husband got, and developed the flavor of the broth more by adding all the stuff in. Because after a while I got tired of the one note spicy flavor. I liked his broth cause It was refreshing and compatible with all the stuff we got. After you pick your base, you have your meats, seafood, veggies, noodles, extras. These things can come in platters or small plates. While you're waiting, go up to the sauce station and experiment! By then, you should be ready to eat. Hopefully we're back in the area soon, because now I'm craving some hot pot. read more

Yummy Garden Hot Pot - Excited for food lol - Chinese Near Me - Rochester, New York

I'm happy that we ignored the negative reviews about the staff. We had a wonderful experience. Great service and delicious food. Way overpriced for what you get. It was an experience for sure and if it were priced better we definitely return. read more

Please ignore the three stars. This is not a review but only informational. I couldn't do one star or it would hurt the average, and the same for five stars. This restaurant does not offer inside seating, takeout and delivery only. Furthermore, they do NOT offer hot pot (I am married to a Chinese-American woman and she and I know hot pot). So their very name is misleading. read more

Hot pot! I've been coming here for a while for hot pot. Before you would choose your hot pot broth and then pay for the extra things you wanted to put inside. Now you pay 19.99 and you get unlimited veggies, different tofu options, dumplings and noodles. There's also the different sauces! The only thing is you have to make sure you don't get too much food because if you leave stuff on your plate you might have to pay for it! read more

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Well this was a very different place ..not my traditional Asian cuisine...to me it's more like 2.5 Stars this place is known for having you select a broth and then having raw vegetables and raw meat come to the table and you dunk or drop It so that It cooks in the broth The menu Is slightly confusing for the uneducated Person... wait staff may have had slight language barrier problem causing some additional confusion Some of our party liked the food especially the udon noodles The bill gets expensive as you pay for the broth, meats and other items Their "regular" Chinese food was ok ... kinda average ... It might have been better if I went with someone who could have suggested what to order I would probably not return unless I wanted some Pho soup to go... read more

Yummy Garden Hot Pot - Table veggies, to the left is very thinly sliced chicken to be dropped in the broth to cook - Chinese Near Me - Rochester, New York

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We are stranded outside of Rochester New York (Henrietta) because our car is broken and we have been holed up in a motel for several days. We ordered dinner from Yummy Garden Hot Pot and are thrilled with how delicious and fresh the food is. We never expected it to be so good, in part because our luck has been so bad! Delicious port dumplings and soups. Excellent egg rolls as well. You won't be disappointed. read more

Ordered food yesterday for my lunch today and found this looks like steal wool. Please be more careful!!!!!!!!!! read more

Yummy Garden Hot Pot - Ordered food yesterday for my lunch today and found this looks like steal wool - Chinese Near Me - Rochester, New York

Yummy Garden is my usual go-to spot for hot pot. It's also really close to where I live, which is nice when I am in the mood for hot noodle soups in the winter time. There is a small parking lot. It wasn't too busy when we came around lunch. Got seated right away. It's a decent sized restaurant, plenty of seats - hot pot or regular menu sections. Service was fast as well. We got the Yummy Special Platter, which includes supreme beef, fatty beef, fish tofu, flounder, seasoned beef sirloin, ham, chicken shiu mai, mushrooms, and clear rice noodles, for $56. For the broths, we got kim chi and tom yum (tom yum is delicious, highly recommend). It's a lot of food for two people. Perfect for the storm this weekend. read more

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Got scolded for partaking in my colleagues noodle to kind of (dip my toes in the pool) if you will. The employee maintained eye contact throughout this ordeal and I'm not going to lie... it was intimidating! The chinese vibe also just wasn't giving, and the acoustics were horrible. 1/10 would not recommend. read more

You can find a working number direct to the restaurant on Facebook. It avoids going through a third/party for take out. It seems they are barely open with a plexiglass pass thru to the cashier. The food was still good even though the place is scary! read more

I like hot pot as the broth tastes good and you get a decent selection of items/veggies to choose from as part of the base hot pot charge. The meat is extra and steep in price and I would not suggest it. Most recently, the vegetables have become sparser and they provide mostly 3 or more types of noodles, cheap veggies and the seafood balls and other items are not good. The place has to be cleaned up as it seems to have gotten much sirtier lately and the upkeep is lacking. Additionally, given this is pretty much a buffet type of restaurant, we didn't appreciate the mandatory "tip" fee tacked on to the bill, especially when we never really saw the server other than when she first came and then again to get some dirty dishes. I would NOT recommend it given the high price for what you get and I would not go there again after I had gone ther numerous time over the past couple of years. read more

My girlfriend's garden is particularly yummy, for the record. I tried their original milk tea, and I liked it a lot. The bubbles were fairly fresh, but it did also have a slight chemical taste, which is the only reason I gave them a 4 star rather than a 5. I did enjoy it though, and would probably stop back here for more, especially because I'd like to try the Hot Pot some time. My only HP experience so far was at Boiling Point in Amherst and I liked it, although it made me somewhat sick, which I'm embarrassed to admit. I like that a lot of the customers here for Hot Pot are Chinese. It suggests to me that it might be really good, and perhaps authentic. I'll give it a try one day. For the time being, I've only had the Bubble Tea, and my verdict is that it's good, but not great. Tai Chi and White Swans, on the other hand, have wonderful Bubble Tea. read more

Yummy Garden Hot Pot - I tried the original milk tea and it was decent. Like a decent into hell - Chinese Near Me - Rochester, New York

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Wow I am so glad I came here! My first hot pot experience was delicious and fun! We were a little confused on what to order but the staff was super friendly and helpful. How it works= 1. Order a type of broth. 2. Pot of broth is placed in front of you on a burner. 3. Add ingredients to cook in the broth. 4. Check out the sauce bar while your food cooks. 5. Enjoy your food! 6.Continue to add as much or as little food to the pot as you would like. The list of ingredients is endless and you are always able to order more later on. Don't worry about running out of liquid, the server will refill it without extra charge. The chicken broth hot pot comes with a vegetable platter which has a variety of ingredients (loved the tofu skin!). We also ordered rice noodles and brown mushrooms. This was plenty of food for two to share. The mango bubble tea was okay, I will probably try a different flavor next time. Overall- I definitely will return. This would be a such a wonderful place to come during the cold Rochester winters! read more

Yummy Garden Hot Pot - Chicken hot pot! Comes with veggie platter. We also got sides of rice noodles and brown mushrooms - Chinese Near Me - Rochester, New York

Mmm love doing this on a cold winter eve. We take our time a savor. We did make reservations for Friday. Glad we did , it was busy. She sat us in the back room. It was actually cold in there! I sort of missed the hub bub of noise being in the back, bummer. But it was about the food and the birthday boy tonite. We ordered several treats. The broths were great. He even got a piece of bday cake!! read more

Yummy Garden Hot Pot - Several picks!! - Chinese Near Me - Rochester, New York

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Chinese Hot Pot in Rochester? I was surprised and skeptical at the same time. I didn't think Rochester had the demographics to support such an "ethnic" restaurant. While not exactly esoteric, I feel that the hot pot concept is very non-Western. When dining out, most people expect the meal to be already prepared for you. Whereas in hot pot, the roles are reversed and you're expected to do all the cooking. Hot pot typically consists a communal pot with a flavored broth served with various raw meats, vegetables and seafood that need to be cooked by the eater. You are also expected to make your own sauce from scratch. A daunting task for the uninitiated. With that said, hot pot is a wonderfully delicious and fun experience. Sure you have to cook your own food, but that's part of the novelty of hot pot. It's great time to catch up with friends and family along with a few cold beers. It's perfect for those chilly fall and cold winter nights. For people who have hot pot at home, you know how labor intensive preparation and clean up can be. So going to Yummy Garden is the perfect solution - all the flavor and fun without the mess. Yummy Garden's interior decor is surprisingly modern, with stainless steel table tops. Every table has built-in electric stove tops for each seating, which means everyone can order their own broth without having to share. This takes away from the communal aspect of hot pot, but adds convenience. The restaurant is clean, spacious and comfortable. The menu is pretty extensive with many options for carnivores and herbivores alike. The way it works, you pick a soup broth which comes with a plate of goodies including assorted vegetables, tofu, fish balls and an egg. Meat lovers have plenty of choices including chicken, pork, lamb and different grades of beef. The meat is served thinly sliced raw and frozen so don't be surprised. As I said before, you do all your own cooking. There's also a seafood menu, which I haven't explored yet. Vegetarians can stick with the plate of included vegetables or can order additional veggies (taro, bokchoy, lotus root. various greens). Overall, the hot pot at Yummy Garden is good . I've definitely had better in terms of meat quality and soup flavor. However, there's really nothing else like it in Rochester. It's a relatively healthy and fun dining experience with many vegetarian options. The restaurant is clean and service is decent. It's not pricey, but the bill can easily rack up if you're a big eater like me (ie. $7 soup + $7 meat + $ for any additional items). Hot pot is not for everybody, but I urge everyone to give it a try! read more

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Sometimes you go these non franchise/family run restaurant and go home so satisfied...those are the times I get over excited and entusticaic to leave them an as delicious review as their food! We walked in on a Thursday evening expecting miminal crowd since it was a weekday and considering its Rochester NY which is not so happening on weeknights but I was pleasantly surprised it was almost full except for the bar! The restaurant has no frills attached nor does it have a high end feel to it, it was very casual and they offered Chinese/Thai menu and also hot pot menu.Pricing is very reasonable.We got the C/T menu! For appetizer we ordered crab rangoons and jumbo shrimps.Both the apps arrived within 5 mins and were quite delicious.The crab rangoons had a piping hot filing-they were freshly fried and perfectly crispy from outside, which I throughly enjoyed and the jumbo shrimps were more like butterfly shrimps battered with crumbs and deep fried. We ordered their thai ice tea which was a hit too.It tasted great and they offered boba and jellies for their teas.Lots of people were just stopping by this place for bubble teas! For main course we ordered malay spicy crab which was recommended by our server Linda.This was soft shell crab in spicy chili and onion dry mix!The crab was tender from inside and crispy from the out, it was extremely flavorful and decadent It was a hit!We also ordered shrimp pad which was good and pretty predictable.We also ordered amazing shrimp in schezuapn sauce and chicken fried rice for my daughter. The best part of eating here was a this huge sauce bar they have!They have all the sauces from fish, hoisin, duck to you name it and they have it at the sauce bar! Our server Linda was very helpful, fast and also helped us pick one entree.She kept coming back to check on us and her service was very efficient and quick! The ambience is very relaxed and laid back lots of college kids were coming in.The restaurant itself is nice and clean but I reserve giving it 5 stars due to 2 reasons one being they have awfully huge chairs which are quite uncomfortable and one can't move once you are seated between 2 people.Secondly we did not receive a round of waters for our table till we asked for right during the middle of the dinner!Apart from this I throughly enjoyed our meal and experience here! read more

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I haven't had their hot pot, but their Chinese food is wonderful! I've ordered numerous times and everything is always hot and delicious.

Ordered takeout from Yummy Garden with some coworkers for lunch. The menu is quite large, with a nice combo of typical Chinese takeout options and some other, more unique options. They also offer a variety of Thai dishes as well. I was in the mood for Thai, so I ordered the drunken noodles. They were delicious and the perfect level of spiciness. I was less impressed with the crab rangoon, which were flat and did not have a lot of filling. They tasted ok, but they weren't as satisfying as I'd hoped. I would really like to come back for hot pot when it is open! read more