The House Special Chicken is my go-to at Boiling Bowl, and I always order it extra spicy. It comes with plenty of chicken and isn't all filler so you're getting what you asked for. The heat is real without drowning out the flavor, which is harder to get right than it sounds. If you like your food spicy, ask for it extra spicy. I'd order it again every time. If you want a good starter the pork buns are also a solid choice. read more

A very average Chinese restaurant for the limited lunch menu. Note we didn't order their hot pot or dim sum...in retrospect we should have. So we ordered from their lunch menu, typical American Chinese fare....salad, hot and sour soup, with a choice of chow mein, fried rice or plain rice. Tried their General Chicken-a sweet version of sweet and sour fried chicken...ok only with a good portion of chow mein. Next the garlic eggplant with rice...eggplant undercooked in a sweet sauce and a large portion of rice. Both were ok. We will try this place again and order their hot pot, which will hopefully be much better. read more

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Clean, remodeled space, relaxed atmosphere and friendly service right when you walk in. Food is fresh, the portions are good and the prices are actually reasonable, which makes coming back an easy yes. 10/10. Great addition to the area. read more

We were looking for a shabu shabu restaurant for hot pot and there weren't many in Santa Rosa. With the help of Yelp we found Boiling Bowl and it's wonderful! I think it's the best Chinese restaurant in Santa Rosa! My wife had the vegetable hot pot and it hit the spot! The weather was rainy and the hearty soup was very soothing. I got the beef chow fun and was so glad to see how authentic it was. They even had the Chinese mustard sauce to complement the noodles which I grew up with as a kid. We also had the Jasmine tea which was loose leaf which is way better than tea from a teabag. We will definitely be back:) read more

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Excellent food, service. Had a party of 6 and they were very accomodating. Ordered several hot pots and they were all great with lots of ingredients in each of them. Wait staff was efficient and charming. Price was very reasonable for as many people as we had. Will return. read more

This place always seems like a hidden gem to me, i'm happy it's not jammed packed, but I want them to do enough business to keep going, it's back in the corner off the beaten path. The food is absoultly awesome, this food is not sitting back there on a steam table. This restraunt is very clean, they take pride in what they are doing here. Don't miss giving it a try. read more

Authentic Chinese food! Came here on Christmas Day - you can always count on Chinese restaurants to be open on the holidays! Big shoutout to the amazing staff who took care of us. We ordered a ton of dishes, but what stood out (good and bad) were: - Sesame balls: deliciously fried and a nice sweet red bean filling! - Green onion pancake: absolute perfection and perfectly fried, except I wish there was a dipping sauce of some sort - Shanghai steamed dumplings: didn't like this because it tasted frozen :/ - Veggie hot pot: star of the show! I loved how large the portion was and the hearty soup was perfect for a cold day. Veggies were plentiful and fresh - Mongolian beef: healthy portion of tender beef and perfect on a bed of rice - Walnut prawns: a bit too much breading for my liking, but still great flavor - String beans: perfectly sauteed and you could really taste the flavor from the wok - Roasted duck: nice crispy skin and meat was quite tender and not too chewy Overall, I really liked this restaurant--it was especially cool to see hot pot and the traditional set of Chinese dishes (normally you don't see both at once) read more

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Everything was absolutely delicious. I tried the Peking duck, pepper lamb, beef chowmein and combo rice. The duck was super tasty and came with a great sauce and fluffy buns. Lamb was super tender and the noodles had the perfect chew. read more

On our way to the airport, we wanted to have a hearty and warm lunch since it had been chilly and rainy for two days while we were in Napa. We originally wanted shabu shabu, but we couldn't find it anywhere in Napa or Santa Rosa, and this place was the only restaurant that had something close to it. The menu and food photos weren't too appealing, but because of the good Yelp rating, we decided to give this place a try. First of all, all their utensils and plates were sparkling clean, which was very impressive. The staff were also friendly and very courteous. And every dish we ordered was delicious. I usually avoid Chinese food because it can be too heavy and often has a lot of MSG, but the food here was clean, and the flavors were on point. read more

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My friend and I had the Family Dinner for 2 dine-in, and every dish was perfectly prepared and so fresh and delicious! It had sizzling rice soup, potstickers and barbecued pork appetizer, Szechuan beef, and sweet and sour shrimp. All the dishes were excellent, but our favorite was the sizzling rice soup, which was delightful, with generous amounts of chicken breast, snow peas, mushrooms, other vegetables, and crispy rice! We were already partly full and nourished after this tasty and nutritious soup. We definitely will order this, again! The servers were very kind and efficient. The owner chatted with us to make sure everything was good and thanked me for my previous reviews! It was nice that she and the servers noticed the reviews and appreciated them. read more

Boiling Bowl - Family Dinner B for Two:Sizzling Rice Soup, Barbecued Pork/Potsticker Appetizer, Szechuan Beef, and Sweet and Sour Shrimp - Chinese Near Me - Santa Rosa, California

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What a HIDDEN GEM. Just recently we had heard about this restaurant, but had not had the chance to try it out until this last week. The inside was clean and there is a beautiful window inside to separate the door from the rest of the space. It was a Wednesday night and things looked slow (so of course we were worried). There were 6 adults and one 5 year old on our group and everyone left with a full stomach. Each dish had its own flavors and the meats were cooked to perfection. They have a HUGE menu (158 items I believe). And I can not wait to try them all. The sizzling rice soup was hot and flavorful. And had so much stuff in it. It was more than enough for 6 of us to share a large. We ordered the salt and pepper pork chops (best we've had), the mu shu pork (full of flavor and large pieces of meat...again the best we've had), house chow fun, broccoli with oyster sauce, both the shu mai and shrimp dumplings, and orange chicken. We were so impressed and will definitely be back again soon read more

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Excellent food, nice atmosphere. The broth for the won ton soup is one of the best I've ever tasted

Came here for the hot pot and the hot pot only. Since there are very few places that offer any style of hot pot in Sonoma county, I was super excited. They offer pre determined hot pots with adjustable spice levels. They're served in individual pots on the gel flame boxes. Bonus points for coming with a side of rice or ramen noodle. I got the lamb hot pot with the spiciest option (sorry for ugly photo). I thought it was a decent spice level. They also offer additional spice to add if you want it spicer. With all of it added, it was mildly spicier. There were a few sichuan peppercorns in the broth and I only noticed when I bit into them since the broth itself wasn't very mala. If you're a spice demon, it's not that spicy. I could see how it could be spicy to others though. Don't get me wrong, the broth was flavorful and still satisfied my hot pot craving. Worth it for $23.99. Service speed was struggling a bit when we went at 6pm on a weekday. No biggie though, the workers were nice. read more

Boiling Bowl - Lamb hot pot - Chinese Near Me - Santa Rosa, California

Was looking for a Chinese restaurant to get some lunch with the family. Usually always use the yelp app to search for a new place when my current place is 3 cities away. Good review and close to home. I decided to try it. The location looks closed because of the tinted windows, but they have a open neon light on. Got the chicken broccoli, pawns fried rice, and crab rangoons. All was so good and the portions for entrees were good size more than I could ask for. I'll just put it like this. You know the white To-go containers they pack the food? Well this place packs them better. They pack them in the black round container/clear lid. I will definitely be coming back in the future. read more

Boiling Bowl - Pawns Prawns Fried Rice - Chinese Near Me - Santa Rosa, California

We're always excited to try a new Asian restaurant, especially one that is earning good reviews. We dropped in on a Friday for lunch. The interior is quite pleasing and larger than I expected. They have tables and booth seating. Everything looked clean and new. The employees greeted us immediately as we entered and let us pick our table. They have an extensive menu featuring hot pots and a full array of dishes, including a few dim sum dishes. Since we were there for lunch, we decided to try two of their lunch specials and added a side of salt and pepper pork chops. They include a choice of either won ton or hot & sour soup along with a small iceberg lettuce salad and a choice of fried rice, chow mein or steamed rice. We decided on the eggplant with garlic sauce and house special beef. Soup and salads came out quickly. I enjoyed my won ton soup. The meat was flavored well and the broth was clean tasting. My husband's hot and sour soup was spicy but didn't seem robust like most we have had plus there were pieces of fresh tomato inside, which I understand is added for flavor and texture. The salads are a nice addition but consisted of just plain iceberg lettuce with a light dressing. Our lunches tasted fine, however, my house special beef came on a bed of lettuce and had granules of sugar (or something like sugar) that I noticed as I chewed, which made the meat on the sweeter side. I was not expecting this. Fried rice was very good. My husband had ordered half fried rice and half chow mein. He said the noodles were nice and chewy and the fried rice was a good texture and well flavored. The eggplant was a pretty color and cooked perfectly. We were disappointed with the salt and pepper pork chops. This is the first time we've not enjoyed this dish. Not sure if it's the seasoning or the oil that was used. We noticed it immediately. Next time I would like to try a hot pot. Parking shared with other businesses and conveniently located off of Hwy 12 and Mission Blvd. read more

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Tried this place on Monday for lunch. The restaurant is very spacious, clean and inviting with lots of booths plus tables. Friendly staff. The best thing was that the dishes were spicy and flavorful. Thai Curry prawns and Thai Curry calamari. The calamari were sautéed with va lots of fresh vegetables and a tasty sauce. The lunch menu includes soup ( hot and sour), rice or noodles and a generous fresh salad. We left with full stomachs and a desire to come back since the menu choices are huge. Lots of vegetarian options as well. Lots of parking in a hidden away location but very close to Mission off of Highway 12. read more

My boyfriend says this is one place he'd give 5 stars! Lovely decor, very clean, wonderful service and delicious food. We only had the vegetable hot pot and chicken fried rice but loved both. Vegetables were cooked to (our) perfection - al dente broccoli, bok choy, lotus root, tofu skin, noodles and much more. I think the broth could be more flavorful but we got the spicy sauce on the side which improves the flavor, but it is spicy. Loved the fried rice! Overall not the best Chinese food I've had recently but still really good especially for the area. I'm looking forward to more. It's in an unexpected spot to be so nice. A small strip mall in north Santa Rosa. Who knew? Pricing was fair which I hope can stay with all the economic challenges at the moment. read more

Boiling Bowl - Vegetable Hot Pot - Chinese Near Me - Santa Rosa, California

Everything I've tried here has been good so far. I usually go for the beef or lamb hot pot -the portions are huge, so my husband and I usually share one. He also likes their salt and pepper calamari and the appetizers. The food is flavorful and reasonably priced, the restaurant is clean, and service is always friendly and fast. Boiling Bowl has now become our go-to Chinese spot in town. read more

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I've been to Boiling Bowl three times now, and it's become one of my go-to spots in town. I really enjoy their hot pot option that's made for one to two people. It's not the type where you add the ingredients yourself -- it comes out fully assembled and served over an open flame. The only downside is that you can't really control the doneness as you eat, so by the end, some of the food can get a little overcooked. I recommend fishing out your seafood or thinly sliced meat early if you like them more tender. Still, it's flavorful, hearty, and such a fun presentation. I've also tried the Singapore noodles (so good!), the spicy green beans (fantastic -- packed with flavor and perfectly cooked), and the shumai, which come as six large, juicy pieces that are super satisfying. The calamari is another standout -- incredibly fresh, lightly battered, and absolutely delicious. Honestly, I haven't had anything here that I didn't like. The service has always been excellent -- attentive and friendly, though you may need to ask for the check when you're ready to go. They also have lunch specials, which I haven't tried yet, but if they're anything like the à la carte dishes, they're probably a great deal. We've also had the orange chicken and sesame chicken, both flavorful and well-balanced without being overly sweet. Everything here has been consistently good, and I'll definitely be back again soon. Also, very clean and modern looking. read more

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I love the food. It is always tasty and fresh. I think they have the best chinese food in Santa Rosa! Thank you!

After a walk around Spring Lake on a rainy day, hot and sour soup sounded glorious. I love a good lunch special, and we were right in time for it! We both got hot and sour soup, a salad of shredded iceberg lettuce with dressing, orange chicken and chow Mein. Soup hit the spot, right amount of heat for me. That salad did not look great, and we were both unamused at its basicness, until we tried it. I don't know what magic is in that dressing but whew did it make iceberg taste delicious!! Like really good. We were flabbergasted and ate every shred. Our main was delicious. I have not noticed if other orange chicken had ginger in the sauce, but I noticed it in their sauce, and it was delightful. Chicken was nicely fried and the sauce hit all the right notes. The chow Mein did too, spot on! It was a good size portion, we both took home leftovers. Our server was very attentive; there was a steady flow of folks dining but it never got too busy. It was a chill afternoon. I am only taking off a star because of the gas. I don't know which dish was to blame but my friend and I later checked in with each other and were suffering the same symptom, crazy bloat and gas afterwards. It was so delicious that I may be back when I am on that side of town again, but I know I will pay a price. read more

OMG, the Chinese cuisine here is top notch, fresh & very delicious! It's amazing, they have their candles under the boiling pots at your table to boil just long enough during your dining experience, (but not a moment longer). I was gnoshing down the house special chowmein. The servings here are huge, which was nice, as I had leftovers to take home for dinner. I highly recommend this place for a superb Chinese dining experience. read more

Boiling Bowl - Mandarin House Chowmein - Chinese Near Me - Santa Rosa, California

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Great food on the weekends. I do takeout on Saturday or Sunday. Love the pork fried rice and pork won ton soup. The pot stickers were very tasty, but a little too "doughy" for me. The service for takeout is very fast at around 1:30 or 2:00 pm. So far, I've gotten the pork fried rice and won ton soup quite a few times because I really like those dishes, but I'm looking forward to trying some of the dishes recommended by other reviewers. read more

I'm so happy to have found a new amazing Chinese restaurant and in a familiar location we used to frequent! I brought my Mom there last night. We ordered way too much food (hooray for leftovers!), not over priced at all! Every dish was a star and we didn't feel rushed ever. We ordered Shezuan Beef, Chicken Chow Mein, Hot and Sour Soup, Green Beans with chili & Pork Shu Mei. I can't wait to go bank to try the crispy duck, more dim sum & Salt & Pepper fish! We had all that with a beer & a jasmine tea, came out to $83.00 before tip. Portions were generous too! read more

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Great duck, cooked to perfection! Nice decor, spacious and great service. I will go back! read more

We decided to try the Boiling Bowl. It's on the other side of town for us so I doubt that we'll return. We ordered chow fun noodles and crab Rangoon. The appetizer was very tasty. The noodles were boring. It didn't have the usual smoky flavor that I love when I order chow fun. read more

We didn't like the service from a lady who served our table. Food was OK The place is clean and quiet Prices for the food you get is to high read more

Food is great and people there are very accommodating! I highly recommend this restaurant!

Wow everything was delicious. We kinda came for the hotpot but they did not use bone broth just water the seafood and spices. But the three dishes we got were yummy the tofu was slightly sweet almost hint of sweet and sour but they said it was Szechuan style. The beef with black mushrooms was also good but my favorite was the crispy salted pepper fish filets . All in all this was impressive for our first visit nice open dining room plenty of spacing. Will want to try many more dishes like the claypots and specials menu. read more

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This was a nice little spot for lunch, the food was flavorful but our server didn't know muh about the menu items so she wasn't very helpful, we wanted to try the hot pots but because our server didn't really answer our questions regarding the broths, we decided to get regular stir fried dishes instead. Nice and clean, fairly new, flavor was nice. read more

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Everything we had was very good: Sizzling rice soup Kung pao chicken Dry cooked string beans Xiao Long Bao -- not sure those are on the menu but we ordered them and they were good but not as flavorful as at some restaurants Friendly service even near closing time read more

Lunch date with my adult children, we were looking for a place with hot pot and this look perfect. The service was excellent and I enjoyed the conversations with my waitress. The menu options for hot pot looked great- they are meant for single serving however is large enough to share. We also order subsume and appetizers however, I can't say any of the dishes were above okay. The presentation of hot pot was lovely but flavor-wise we weren't impressed. We were somewhat disappointed and we were hoping for new fave spot. The crab in the Japanese hot pot was not fresh- it was mushy and crumbled, it may just have been our luck so maybe someone else had a better experience. The dim sum was also just okay. We didn't order many entrees so maybe the entrees are better as it is a Chinese restaurant. The chicken wings were yummy though! read more

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Had some very dry, chewy lemon chicken. The rice seemed like it had been sitting around for hours. Also, I guess, the chicken. Just very disappointing. read more

Got the beef hot pot, which was good but it was already cooked, so not one where you cook the food.

This place must have opened up recently. It's located in a small Plaza tucked in a corner. It was not busy when I arrived. Could have been the rain, holidays, or it's location. We were promptly seated in a seat of our choice: table or booth. This is a pre-made hotpot location with other Chinese and dim sum options. I'll focus more on the hot pot as all I got from the other dishes was a spinach stir fry which was pretty good but hard to really mess that up. The hot pot option range from seafood, beef, and veggies options. These options come pre set with various other items but you mainly choose the main protein. I think the main thing to point out is the price. A whole bowl of hotpot is $24 which is an insanely fair deal imo from someone who frequently visit hotpot places all over. You can also decide in the spice level. Medium is not too mild and does have some kick so ymmv based on your spice tolerance. Anyways for the price and given it's santa rosa, this is a pretty fair price as anything similar would require a trip closer to more Asian dense cities in the bay area. read more

Good prices, decent food, big portions. Service was kinda slow, but the folks were nice. The salt and pepper fish was tasty (delicate white fish fried tempura-like), and I got the garlic broccoli to go with it (nice veggie side, though the sauce was a little too sweet for my taste). My boyfriend got the wonton soup (broth was pretty bland, but the wontons and veggies were good) and another meat dish that I can't remember (he said it was OK). The fish was my favorite of our order. Boba drink was yummy, too! read more

We have been waiting for 45 minutes for our To go order they said it would be 25 minutes when I called. It's been over an hour!!!!!! it's a Monday and there's only three tables filled in the restaurant. Three people got here after me and picked up their food within five minutes. Hopefully it's as good as they say it is. Another update! Over charged!$10.00!!! Was deposed to get $7.00 credit for ordering on line, did not credit!!!! -1 star for overcharging -1 star for under estimating finish time by an hour!!! Up date..good was good. But no 5 stars for the 40 minute wait.... read more

We tried Boiling Bowl last night after reading the Heather Irwin review in the PD last week. It's so nice to have an affordable, tasty, Chinese food choice to give us some change from our go-to,Ting Hau, downtown. What's different here? The menu is extensive! Kevin, the owner and friendly host, is bright, funny, and whips up a house made Chinese mustard to boot! It could use some decorative art to spruce up the space. But it is clean and inviting, if the walls are a bit barren. We tried the Beef Hot Pot- which you can see from the photos, sits on its own little warmer on the table. Filled to the brim with delicious broth, thinly sliced beef, mushrooms, cabbage, fish, balls, clams, mussels, and all kinds of veggies, like bok choy and others. The ingredients were fresh and very tasty. We shared the hot pot and also ordered shrimp dumplings. This is when I asked Kevin for some mustard and he told me that he makes his own. Definitely ask because it is tasty! The shrimp were very good. There is a lot more on this menu that we'd like to try, but the portions here are very large and it was just the two of us! We will be back. If you're looking for an affordable, tasty locally owned Chinese food restaurant, we suggest you give Boiling Bowl a try. Some choices like hot pot, Hong Kong Noodles, and pepper fish that you don't see at most local spots. read more

Boiling Bowl - Beef Hot Pot - Chinese Near Me - Santa Rosa, California

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Jusr in time for the lunch special. Best fried rice I've ever had! Fluffy and tasty. That's the true test. My Szechuan beef is tender and flavorful - not too spicy. So many fresh vegetables, too. You won't leave hungry! read more

I would have given this one star but I felt generous because we ate dinner on Christmas day. However, it wasn't the servers that rated so low, it was the food. Our egg rolls were filled with soggy cabbage that was difficult to eat. The lamb boiling bowl was overcooked when it arrived. The mussels and clams were rubbery. The small slices of lamb were shredded. The servers were doing their best and should be acknowledged for all their hard work on a holiday. The decor is a marked improvement from the old building. We will not be eating there again any time soon. read more