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    Ganbei

    4.0 (46 reviews)
    Open • 4:00 pm - 9:00 PM
    Updated 3 weeks ago

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    Karina R.

    I went back this past weekend. They hired more people which is nice since they're a lot busier than when I went the first time. I got the spicy broth again but not mild. My husband tried the coconut chicken one. His broth had a slight sweetness to it. It was a very light broth. Service was good. They were constantly checking on the tables. You do have to get your own soda and you would have to ask for water if you wanted water. The sauce bar was nicely filled. It was very clean. I will definitely go back whenever I can.

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    Kent C.

    Food was good, delicious, the soup base is a little bland for me, other hotpot places has a little more flavor, I know that the flavors would be from the sauce with the protein & vegetables. Service was decent, the day we came, they were severely understaffed, too many customers; too little staff, so wait times for anything was a little longer than normal, the owner did mention that they were understaffed and kept apologizing. Restrooms were clean, they have ADA accessibility. Parking was plenty.

    New favorite hot pot place!
    Michelle L.

    Arley and Vincent are absolutely the sweetest! They were so considerate and genuinely diligent. The selection is impeccable, and the prices are amazing for the quality. Such a wonderful experience from start to finish. I couldn't recommend this place more!

    Jones W.

    Well worth the $21 Ayce. Limited selection but for $21 you have a good amount of options. Place was a bit far but the servers were nice and surprisingly even in this hot weather, it was a full house by 6pm

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    Jeffrey L.

    To start, we honestly went for the $20 AYCE fix. Service was spot on during our visit. Servers were very attentive and help us immediately. Menu was really easy to navigate. They provide a small paper to choose your items and amount of them similar to dimsum places. We got the mushroom base and spicy Szechuan base. We are fans of the individual hot pots. Layout of the place was very simple. Happy ayce included their sauce bar and fountain drinks. Proteins options were fresh and not frozen. Veggie options were great but I did notice some of the lettuce were not washed thoroughly as there was still some dirt. Our babygirl loved the mushroom broth. Sauce options were plenty to choose and mix together. As many will say you get what you pay for and it was a quick fix.

    Broth and meat selections!
    Erica C.

    Really enjoyed this family owned restaurant. Vincent was great and so was the rest of the staff! Love being able to pick my own sauces! Oh and they had lamb!!!! Great food for a great price! Also liked the cute aesthetics.

    Ernie B.

    How can you go wrong with $21 ayce hot pot for lunch or dinner? I actually liked that there is no food buffet, they serve you everything you need for the hot pot. The only thing you have to get is your soda and make your dipping sauce from the sauce bar.

    Catherine N.

    My family and I came here for the lunch special believe it was like $20 a person for all you can eat hot pot. I do think that this place really does give mom and pop vibes. The ordering process is a little different than most shabu shabu places that I've been to. Like all of the little seafood and the vegetables and the fish balls and the tofu those things were needing to be ordered. I'm used to those being in like a little bar area. The sauce bar is small, but it does have everything that you need. They also do include drinks automatically I believe and it's a self-serve situation. I like that they add personality to the store, but it is a lot smaller than you think. The exterior looks huge, but when you go inside, it is small. I believe there is an automatic gratuity for parties of 6 or more. The broths were not the best. Not too much flavor you definitely have to build the flavor of the soup. I added some fish sauce to mine. I did not like that as much because I like when the soup broth has flavor. One thing that was pretty misleading was I think they had like a coconut broth and the coconut broth was not creamy I was thinking that it was gonna be creamy, but it was actually just like a chicken broth with pieces of coconut meat in it and it honestly didn't have any flavor of coconut at all.

    Payge C.

    What a deal $20 ayce at anytime of the day! They greeted us immediately and service was good. They had a good selection of condiments. The meal included bottomless soda. They did run out of some items on a Tuesday night. We got to try 2/3 of the things we ordered since they were out of stock. The shrimp was really fresh but eventually that ran out too.

    Hovik K.

    Mom and pop restaurant. The broths are homemade, the spicy Szechuan was really good. It comes mild medium and spicy which was great because the pre made soup base blocks you get at the store a bit too spicy for me lol. The meats were good quality and a pretty good selection of items for the hotpot and at the sauce bar. I loved that they had watercress and Crown daisy. The dining experience was a little less than ideal at first but considering it was a soft opening and only 1 server and a full house its understandable. The server (the son i believe) was great. Tried to be as attentive as possible and showed great customer service and made up for it at the end. Location is a lot closer to me compared happy lamb so ill definitely be back here instead!

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    Great service and server were very attentive, love their Hong Kong style hotpot, great food with the price, definitely will go back soon

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    So yummy! I love the spicy Szechuan broth. The servers are great and very attentive. :)

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    “They have a sauce bar so you flavor your broth however you want and the meats are of such god quality!”

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