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    Asian Express Hot Pot

    4.4 (56 reviews)
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    Good for kids

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    Hot pot meats and electric stove on table
    Camila H.

    Over the years, me and my friends have went there a few times now for their lunch special everytime when we visit downtown. Their lunch special allows customers to choose 5 items time on the menu for a reasonable price. The portion is large as you can see from the picture.

    Kristin K.

    Ventured out in the cold today with a friend to try out Asian Express Hotpot for the first time during YEG's Chinatown Week! After reading fellow Yelpers reviews, I knew we were in for a treat and most excited to lose my hotpot virginity! Located just a couple blocks off of the main 97th street Chinatown businesses and next to a couple of the local shelters. I arrived early after reading the reviews of needing to wait even with reservations at time. They opened a few minutes early and I slipped in before 11am. I was pleasantly surprised by the beautiful and spacious interior and immediately knew this was gonna be a winner. My friend and I both ordered the Chinatown Week Set Menu - $15 Appetizer: two golden fried buns (served with condensed milk) Main: Hotpot (soup base, choice of four items, vegetable basket) The server let us know that we would actually be allowed to order a bonus 5th item and explained the options to us. My friend opted for the Thai Curry Base and I opted for their spiciest Base called Spicy Soup. Both were out on tables within minutes - and soon started to simmer and boil filling the air with the most delicious aromas ever. Less than five minutes later our fresh meat/fish, vegetable, and noodles arrived. I hadn't realized or understood thoroughly that they'd be bringing a large array of vegetables in addition to what I selected. This was a very pleasant addition and as it turns out - the veggies were one of the best parts! I was excited to try the sweet potato noodles - they cooked surprisingly fast at just a minute or two. The shrimp were large but did come with heads on and I had to ask for napkins several times proclaiming that I was probably the messiest adult (aka toddler) that had ever eaten at their fine establishment. The waitress was nice but didn't get it and kept bringing me only one napkin. Seriously, I was like a toddler with sauces and soup and ladles and shrimp heads flying. Our waitress offered to make us her special dipping sauce - and it was delish! I'm pretty sure it had sesame oil, hoison, peanut sauce, and hot red chili peppers. About half way through the meal I remembered that I could make my own sauces and hopped over to the seasoning/sauce/topping mecca and created away. Shortly thereafter the fried buns with condensed milk came out - warm, a bit of crunch to the outside but soft inside, and sweet condensed milk. Definitely yummy but not really an appetizer and not quite a mid meal bite. Really tasted more like a dessert but yummy none the less. All in all, my friend and I spent just over an hour here and had a wonderful time and are already planning on returning. Upon paying at the till they offered us ice cream which I found odd at that point but thoughtful none the less. Maybe next time I'll save room for ice cream we were far too full to give it a try today. If you can get out here before Chinatown week is up - you'll snag all this for the low price of $15, but have no fear - their prices appeared to be quite reasonable at only a few dollars more at menu price. (After reading more Yelp reviews, I definitely need to come back with the hubs and try the all you can eat option - giving it all a whirl! This would be great in a group of 4 or 6 to try even more soup bases. I also read that you can get split pots but that didn't seem to be an option at lunch. Maybe more of the all you can eat dinner time variety?)

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    Eileen B.

    Love the 63 Ave location, so decided to come here to see if it's any different. Had the lunch special which is 5 items for $15.95. I think the major difference is getting a free vegetable basket, which is great so you can load up on the other items. Was pretty stoked they put pumpkin slices in there. Love those! You still get a free ice cream dessert as well. They also offer the AYCE for lunch. I didn't check the price, but I'm sure it's the same as the other location ($30-$32). We had the bone broth and Thai curry broth. Both were flavourful and the curry had a good kick to it. So good! And I love the peanut butter paste! The peanut sauce at the 63 Ave is a bit watery compared to this one. The staff were also great and friendly. The only issue I have is that it's farther away for me... but you know, for the price, quality, and experience... I'll make the trek out for sure! Also, there's a bubble tea place right next door, if that's what you're into. PS. Don't mind the sketchy area... area seems a bit runned down, but you definitely won't notice once you start eating. This is the same for the other location coincidentally lol.

    Jessica B.

    I'm drooling as I write this because I could go for some hot pot on this rainy day. Was my first time here on a Sunday and was it pretty busy! The lunch special is everyday from 12-4:00pm for $14.99. You pick your broth, 5 items from the menu and you get a small complimentary basket of vegetables AND a small scoop of ice cream after. Off to the side they had all the oils, sauces and toppings you could imagine, my only suggestion is that they monitor/keep it clean since it's high traffic spot. My spicy broth was soooo good, I picked broccoli, two types of beef, rice and mushrooms for my five items and off to town I went. For the price you really can't beat it.

    Tons of broth options!
    Tim T.

    One of the best Asian restaurants in Edmonton for sure. Individual small hot pot for everyone and over a dozen of soup base options for every craving and taste buds. It's really the experience when you go to Asian Express. Given that it's "Asian hot pot" - expect to cook your own food. I always like to joke that it's like "fondue - Asian style" to my friends trying it for the first time. Fortunately, the ingredients are always fresh. Some of their signature 'dishes' and our favorites are the seafood and meat mashes. Other than that, your usual sliced meat selections, veggies, fish balls, etc. are all on the menu. Note: the "Fat Lamb" soup base does NOT have lamb in it. It's just a direct (word for word) translation of a famous broth from China. Reservations are highly recommended!

    Vivian L.

    Winter is coming yelpies!! What better way is there to keep warm than a nice hot pot all you can eat?? This place is amazing. The prices are comparable to any other all you can eat restaurant and their food tastes delicious and authentic! It's a private hot pot here so everyone can choose their own broth and pick what they want to cook in their pot. The menu is extensive and has almost everything you could want in it! The meats all tastes very fresh and I was blown away by their onion cakes and spring rolls. Apparently, not only can they provide awesome broth and fresh food to cook in your hot pot, they also do a fine job cooking up appies themselves! They sometimes don't give you as much as you've ordered, but it's an all you can eat so it doesn't matter at all. If you run out and will want more, just order a second round! The only downfall is how busy it can get and how long of a wait there is even if you do make a reservation. That being said, still definitely call and reserve your spot ahead of time! It's totally worth it! That and finding parking if there's no spots open at the front of the restaurant. It's not in the best area and I would definitely walk with someone if I came here at night. I can't wait to go back here and enjoy all their delicious options again!!

    Near Pot is Tom Yum Kung (right) and Chicken Ginseng (Left) the other pot is Miso. Highly recommend Tom Yung Kung
    Chris R.

    Four of us went for supper at Asian Express Hotpot - first time Hotpot experience for all of us. 1 Vegan, 1 Vegetarian and 2 Omnivores. Staff were very helpful on explaining the process. It was $30 all you could eat. We got there at 5:30 on a Thursday evening, the street outside is sketchy, but the interior is clean, bright and not crowded. We did not have a reservation and when we arrived the place was empty but shortly after filled up. We all ordered our broth for cooking I had a split pot with Tom Yum Kung / Chicken Ginseng the rest of our party settle on Miso. The Tom Yum Kung was absolutely delicious (not to say the others were not). We then got down to ordering the raw food that we would cook. Featured beef is a fatty version, sirloin more lean - I preferred the taste of the fatty of course. Pork, Shrimp ball and Crunchy Lobster balls were all good as well. recommend the Ramon, Udon and Sweet Potato noodles, all have a different texture and taste so get some for the table and share them around. All the veggies were very fresh and cleaned you really cannot go wrong. You are given a fairly small bowl and plate. I recommend when ordering the items think about the combinations of bowls you will make yourself. The cool part is that as you drop in items and fish them out to eat the both changes in flavour and gets better and better as you go - so make sure you are hungry when you arrive. There is a dizzying array of sauces, spices, oils, vinegars available at the sauce bar - go crazy! The waitress made is up a little bowl with a mixture of several sauces - it was wicked - ask her to make you some. Included in the price is a scoop of icecream - nice way to finish and the staff brought us a complimentary hot sticky bun and condensed milk dip... Holy Mackinaw that was good. $30 a head seems steep, but when you see the quality and freshness of the raw items you are given, the speed at which the staff bring it to you and overall experience of cooking and experimenting it is money well spent. I will definitely be returning.

    Larissa P.

    Love this place! The location is not the best but once you step inside you forget about the location. I love that you have your own individual hotpot. It's all you can eat for $35.... totally worth it! I had the Tom yum soup... so tasty and homemade with fresh ingredients. I would have to say it was hands down the best Tom Yum soup I have had. They also have so many options of food for your hot pot. ... from all the veggies you can think of to all the meat and seafood. At anytime you can add more.The staff was very helpful and were always checking back to see if we wanted to order more. Also with this meal you get free dessert. Sweet little buns dipped in condensed milk, ice cream and tapioca!

    Lamb, beef, dumplings, crab sticks and vermicelli noodles for me! Delicious hotpot.
    Nicole M.

    This place is the perfect example of the shadier a restaurant seems on the outside, the better the food is going to be. It sounds horrible but it's kind of true. Unfortunately this place isn't in the greatest location but stepping inside, that doesn't even matter at all. The restaurant is super clean and it's never overly packed. Which is surprising considering this has to be to highest regarded Hotpot place in Edmonton. First things first - if you haven't had hotpot before I would definitely suggest you go with someone who has because it can be a little bit of a culture shock if you're going in blind. Most people don't order from the actual menu, they order from the little paper given to you where you check off the items you'd like to have in your soup. That's where you can choose your broth, your meats, your veggies, noodles, side orders etc. Now the first time I went I wish I hadnt ordered so many veggies as my add ons - because each hotpot comes with a side order of veggies! So, if you're a big meat eater like myself I would suggest filling up your 5 add ons with a noodle and meats. If you don't know what to get I always go for a chicken broth (very light flavor, familiar and it can go with a lot of items), the featured beef slice, lamb slice, Japanese crab sticks (highly recommended - not super fishy and really tasty), vermicelli noodles (I like them because they're light and won't fill you up too much) and whatever dumpling or extra thing I want to get. Like I said, this is my go to because it's a pretty basic arrangement of items and it's hard to go wrong choosing that - nothing is too spicy or exotic. As for "how it works" - once the waitress has taken your order I would suggest walking over to the table near the entry to get your sauces. It's a help yourself sort of set up so you just grab one or two dishes located under the table and pick whatever you like. My favorites are the XO sauce (which looks intimidating but doesn't have any overpowering flavor to it), chilli sauce, peanut sauce (basically watery peanut butter, it's so good), and hoisen sauce which goes best with any sea food you get. Once you get your sauces the waiter/waitress will bring out a bowl of veggies, a plate of your raw meats and the bowl of broth that goes in the 'hole' in your table. So right away I usually turn on the little area that the bowl of soup goes into, that way my soup can stay warm. The buttons are across from your stomach, under the table top but not underneath the table. You press the power button and choose the desired heat from 1-5. I usually end up going up and down throughout my meal but P3 is a safe bet. And then finally all that's left is to grab a little meat, noodle and veg, then place it in your bowl to cook! Obviously I would suggest putting meat in first, leave for a few seconds and then add a little veg and a little noodle. I say a little because you only want to put in what will fit in the smaller bowl you're supposed to eat from. NOT the big bowl in the table that you're heating. Once everything has cooked you take it out, put it in the smaller bowl, put your sauces in that as well as some broth and eat from there. If you run out of broth the waiter always comes with more which is pretty sweet. The meal comes with free ice cream at the end and it's always a different flavor. The workers are very organized, the restaurant is super clean and the food is always such great quality. It's a filling meal but not gut busting like pho would be (at least in my opinion). It's definitely something you need to try at least once if you never have - and this location in particular is awesome!

    Emily T.

    Huge amounts of food! This was my first visit but I came with a group who'd been before. Basically, you pick 1-2 types of broth which is placed in front of you over a heated burner; and you choose a selection of things you're going to cook IN the broth (typically thinly sliced meats, mushrooms, seafood). These come out on plentiful platters and once your broth is simmering you drop the extras into the broth and let it cook, then fish it out and eat it. The broth slowly gets tastier and tastier, and there are also a wide range of sauces you can add if you wish. The fish balls were nothing special, just tasted like a fishy paste, and I was not impressed by those or the dumplings; but the fresh meat and shrimp were delicious. Kind of a dodgy looking area but there's street parking right out front; wouldn't want to walk around here alone after dark though as a single woman.

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    I like the service and the soup has a bunch of choices to chose from and like it with Hot Red Chili

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