Holy Moley the spice!! This place killed me when it comes to testing out how much spice I could handle. I thought I was ok with spice but this place definitely proved us wrong. The restaurant is nice, very clean and the service is pretty top notch. They have servers standing around and ready to remove the dishes you've finished immediately after you've finished it. They refill your broth when it's low and they adjust the temperature of your burner as it boils. They basically cater to your every need pretty quickly.
We ordered the LESS SPICY original Sichuan broth, cause when you go to a hot pot place, you always have to try their house broth right?! Boy was I wrong.. the less spicy was filled with peppers and it was the worse spice I've ever had to deal with. My mouth and face and lips burned from the spice. My mouth was on fire and it wasn't a pleasant feeling. I literally tried to dilute the broth with the non spicy side and it didn't work. I had to request a change in bowls cause I couldn't deal with the cross-contamination and this was AFTER we requested the lady fish out the peppers for us. She obviously couldn't get all of them and every time we scooped anything out, there were still chunks of peppers still left on the bottom of the broth! I give mad props to whoever can handle the heat and get their spicy broth! I would definitely bow down to that person! This has never happened to me at a hot pot place before!
The other side of our broth was the tomato oxtail broth, which I liked. It was very unique cause it was tomato base but so satisfying after all the spicy madness! The oxtails in the broth were fall off the bone and a very good addition to the broth. We ordered shrimps, scallops, beef, lamb, veggies, noodles.. everything came out elegantly presented and fresh! Especially the dry ice that came out with the shrimp! There's a huge selection of meats and veggies, seafood and dumplings! It was a bit on the pricey side but you pay for the quality and the ambiance as well! I would come back, sans spicy broth! read more