From someone who eats a lot of hotpot from the bay, I would say I was not expecting this place to be credible, but it was SO DELICIOUS! There was only one server so props to him for serving, expoing, bussing etc. the meats and soup came out super fast. I enjoyed the meats quality (kept it to seafood, lamb, and beef.) and they have everything available to grab at the counter area. Sauce is do it yourself, and it looks questionable with the colors, but it was still reminding me of home and it was flavorful. They had some buffet style desserts like jello. I got the crawfish, shrimp, konjac jelly, fish tofu, vermicelli, clams, black mushrooms and etc on the side. read more

Hot Pot 608 - Sauce (sesame oil, green onion, cilantro, sesame paste, salt, sugar, and soup!) - Hot Pot Near Me - Madison, Wisconsin

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Our group of five tried Hot Pot 608 on University Avenue last night. I always love a good hot pot and Hot Pot 608 did not let me down. We were greeted immediately and led to our table. Our waiter came by and learned that we had not been to this hot pot, so he walked us through the process. Like other hot pots I have been to, they have a sauce station with various ingredients and directions for making a number of sauces and you pick your broth(s) in advance, and they bring it to your table. You can have two separate broths in each pot using a divider. But this was different in that this is an All You Can Eat (AYCE) Hot Pot. Other Hot Pots also have options for AYCE noodles and maybe potato or sweet potato, but this was AYCE for everything including appetizers, vegetables, seafood, and meats. It was $35 per person which seemed high at first but once you realize how much food you can get it is well worth it. We started by ordering some appetizers. Honestly, I probably could have made a meal just w/those. We tried pot-stickers, pork egg rolls, fried chicken teriyaki, and shrimp dumplings. I wasn't' a huge fan of the egg rolls, they coating was pretty dense, but everything else was great. When I go back, I'd like to try the pork buns. We ordered our first set of meats as well as rice which they bring to you and then headed up to the refrigerators where they keep the vegetables, additional meats, seafood and noodles. I won't list all of the options, check out their menu, but suffice it to say it was truly impressive. I was really pleased w/the quality of the food including the seafood like squid, shrimp and fish balls. I also loved the variety of vegetables including lotus root, black fungus, enoki and king oyster mushrooms, Bok-choy, napa, and broccoli. It's a fun dining experience to cook your food in the broth. My favorite was the spicy marrow. We ordered more appetizers and more rice. There are some options for dessert but other than the custard bun I didn't try any. Honestly there were so many options to choose from, but I was so full by the time I left that I didn't try even a quarter of the different items. I would definitely go back to Hot Pot 608. A fun, tasty, and filling dining experience. read more

I came here for lunch not knowing what to expect. It's a neat concept for a restaurant, and I'd never been to a hot-pot type place before. I don't think it's really my jam, but I'm glad I came and glad I experienced it. If someone else wanted to come here, I'd gladly accompany. It was good, just not entirely my thing. I appreciate when something is all-you-can-eat, but that also is not usually my jam as I overeat because I feel like I should get my money's worth. Sometimes I also had to dig hard in the broth to find the items I'd put in there. We split the broth so that we had a spicy one and a non-spicy one, which was great. You essentially cook your food in this boiling pot of broth and can eat it as-is or combine it into a bowl with the noodles/meats/veggies etc that you've created. I'm generally not that patient to wait for everything and ate as I went, instead. There were some meats that they brought out for you, but otherwise the foods were self-serve in a refrigerator with a sauce station nearby. I LOVED that I could go back and grab a bunch of fresh broccoli and cook it in yummy sauce. I also grabbed some different kinds of noodles, dumplings, fish, etc. The quality of food was good, but I didn't love how thinly sliced some of the meats were. It almost looked like it was store deli meat (it isn't -- I just didn't love the cut). The staff was very kind and helpful, and they frequently came by to make sure we didn't need anything additional. This would be a really great way for a group to eat a meal together, so I'd still recommend you try it out and decide for yourself. read more

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This place was delicious! We came early. I made a reservation on yelp, but we didn't need it early on a Sunday. It's an all you can eat restaurant. Most of the items are in refrigerators, but they bring the certain meats and appetizers out for you. We got 2 different broths (original & spicy), but I think the spicy is my favorite. I left feeling like I definitely over ate! read more

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We tried this self serve hotpot when we arrived Madison. It's easy to find in the business area next to other Asian restaurants. Easy to park on the street and walk along the street. Their hotpot is what you can expected, kindly combing hotpot and all you can eat bbq. To cut off wasting food, they limits the ordering of meet each serve. But you can grab more next time and other types of food. This place is big and friendly for group gathering. Waitress and waiters are very friendly and welcoming. read more

As a disclaimer, I'm not a hot pot aficionado and only have a few other hot pot experiences to compare to Hot Pot 608, but I always enjoy my food at Hot Pot 608 and it's my favorite spot in Madison. The staff is very friendly, and the layout/process is very simple and straight forward. I love that it's all you can eat, and I think it's a great deal at ~$33 for a delicious meal (includes appetizers and desserts if desired!) My favorite meat is the lamb, and their sauces are all fun to make. Great variety of toppings too. I'm a loyal customer! read more

Hot Pot 608 - Hot Pot Near Me - Madison, Wisconsin

It was a unique experience. The food was great. The service was very good. I would go back again.

It's been years since I visited an AYCE hotpot (COVID + living in Wisconsin) and Hotpot 608 was largely a good experience on a frigid mid November night. The selection of items is pretty good and you pick up most of them from fridges in the middle of the the space (which, for a former IHOP, they did a good job of renovating). We got a variety of mushrooms, fish tofu, meatballs, and vegetables and all were solid. The sauce station has a good variety of oils, sauces, and toppings (garlic, green onion, etc.) The meats you mostly order with the waitstaff, and the "fatty beef" definitely is fatty, while the lamb and pork were above average quality. The price point is maybe a little on a higher end, although $35/person isn't horrible, given current inflation. Check it out! read more

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Have been going here for a while, not too expensive and friendly staff. Never had a bad experience with the food in 3 years of going there around twice a month. Meat is thinly sliced so it properly cooks when being boiled(and I've seen some other places that didn't correctly do that) Comfortable environment and overall would recommend if you like Asian food. read more

Place was absolutely slammed on a Saturday evening. They here definitely understaffed but doing the best they could. Nice setup as you can grab normal sides out of a fridge as self service, while the meat is upon order. The beef and pork were the best, the lamb was too thinly sliced and I think it led to some gaminess. read more

Hot Pot 608 - Hot Pot Near Me - Madison, Wisconsin

Came with some friends, who found this place through...Insta? The unique thing about Hot Pot 608 is that most of the ingredients (?) are self-serve. They're all neatly arranged and well-labeled in fridges so you can get more whenever you want. No waiting around for a server who you're pretty sure is ignoring you because you keep getting expensive things! The exception is 5 of the "standard" meats, but otherwise even seafood is self-serve. Pretty good variety of items. We enjoyed the fish tofu and fish cake, my friends liked the shrimp paste (like a sausage made of shrimp, if you will). The "normal" fish cake was unusual, it had what tasted like seasoned pork in the middle. Tasty, but very unexpected. The fish roe version was also fun for those who like fish eggs. Also a couple non-hot pot items in the "appetizer" section, including custard buns which are perfect for a dessert...if you can fit it in your separate stomach. I think I gained 3 lbs. Surprisingly, they don't have hot tea just available, but it is included and they'll bring you out a tall cup of hot water and a tea bag. Other drinks are charged separately but self-serve in the fridges too. Certainly more expensive than other hot pot places, but the variety is pretty good and it's self-serve AYCE. Technically you get a 2 hr limit but they didn't seem to enforce it (we really slowed down toward the end...). read more

This was my first hotpot experience. I was looking forward to it as my brother had invited me and was going to show me all about it....He showed up late I got seated and was asked if I was ready to order, I said we were waiting for one more person. After about 10mins the waiter came again to see if we were ready, I said not yet but we would order drinks. He shook his head and walked away. ‍ after about 5 minutes of waiting for my brother, I finally called over the waiter and plainly asked "can you please explain how this works? I've never been here before" he kindly explained how we pick the meats and broth from the menu options. He pointed to the refrigerators that contain the rest of the ingredients that could be added such as veggies, noodles and seafood. The food was fairly good. I recommend straining out the spices they have in the broth. I made the mistake of eating a spice that was very aromatic and not appetizing my brother also took a bite of ginger that he thought was potato. The place was very quiet and not at all busy for a Saturday midday meal. read more

Hot Pot 608 - "Best of both worlds: spicy broth and regular broth" as well as meat - Hot Pot Near Me - Madison, Wisconsin

Disclaimer: this is my completely biased review on hot pot in general. Food: The food was decent. I don't think I like the concept at all. I'm very anal about food safety and just felt nervous cooking raw meat without a thermometer or a timer and having it sit out next to everything else on the table. I thought it tasted just fine but there were not a lot of options that I personally enjoyed and mostly just ate noodles and a little bit of beef. It was difficult to take everything out of the pot as well. Atmosphere: I didn't know what to expect when coming in and had to order pretty immediately which I was unaware of and felt I didn't get the gist of the concept. I didn't know appetizers and drinks were included in the price as a whole and probably would've ordered more if I knew that. My water cup was dirty which is fine but something to note. As I was getting up from my chair to grab sauce, the outlet/cord was sticking out right in my path and I didn't notice it and bumped into it slightly which caused it to fully break. I tried plugging the cord back in and it started sparking which was a bit scary. Though I take ownership for bumping the cord, it feels like it shouldn't have been in a spot where it was sticking out so much, because I truly just bumped it a bit with my leg, nothing crazy. Regardless, staff was super understanding/forgiving and helped us move to a new table, maybe just a safety thing to watch for when thinking of how to place seating near cords and outlets that stick out a bit. Service: Service was good, they check in on us a lot I suppose I would've wished they gave more of an introduction to the concept as it was fully new to me and as mentioned before, if I had known appetizers and drinks were included in the price, I would've taken advantage of that more. read more

I love hotpot 608. Delicious. Highly recommend the tomato broth. Everything is always yummy and well maintained. Service is excellent and the vibes are immaculate. I always eat so much they practically have to wheel me out. read more

For me, this is the best Hotpot spot in Madison! The space feels welcoming and clean, the food is fresh, and so many options! I heard they have new weekday lunch price that I can't wait to try out. And the staff is always on top of it, love it! read more

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One of a kind in Madison. There are several other hot pot places, but this one is AYCE (All you can eat). Plenty of parking, great for groups/families. Lots of vegetarian options. Diverse options for seafood as well. Service is great. Pro Tip: once you get seated, go to the coolers to get your dishes (veggies, seafood, etc) and make your sauce at the sauce bar! You need to ask for the different meats such as sliced beef or chicken. You'll also need to ask for appetizers. The price is worth it in my opinion, especially if you eat seafood! read more

The best hot pot on Madison! Hot Pot 608 is all you can eat. They have a good selection of ingredients (especially for seafood and veggies), and the sauce bar is top-notch! You can ask for appetizers off the menu (included in the price), but the hot pot is definitely the star of the show. If you're new to hot pot, ask the wait staff to bring you up to two proteins at a time and any appetizers you want, then go to the coolers and pick out whichever ingredients you want to add (veggies, seafood, meatballs, noodles, etc.), and then swing by the sauce bar and mix yourself up a nice dipping sauce. Then start adding things to your hot pot and when they're cooked, take them out with the tongs or ladle, dip in your sauce, and enjoy! They have their own parking lot, so parking is easy. There are a couple other hot pot options in Madison, but 608 is easily my favorite. read more

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First time to a "pot" Korean BBQ. This is different than the "grill" based Korean BBQ places I've been to in the past. I like it! Good selection of meats and starters. The veggies and seafood are in a self service cooler. They bring a bowl of broth (we had 2) and you can select the type of broth you would like. We went with house and spicy. The house was better. Good presentation, attentive waiters and the food was fresh. Fun alternative to the burger, brat and cheese curd scene in Madison. We will be back and I will be bringing a bunch or Wisconsin Badger football players. Very good value!!! read more

Hot Pot 608 - Happy people enjoying a unique dining experience!! - Hot Pot Near Me - Madison, Wisconsin

This specific Hot Pot 608 location has become my new go to spot for AYCE shabu! You order hot appetizers, meat, and soup but everything else you can grab from the fridge. Not only do they provide quality meat, but the staff is extremely nice and they bring the food out very quickly! Definitely recommend getting a half/half broth w/ bone marrow and tomato base. read more

Hot Pot 608 - Hot Pot Near Me - Madison, Wisconsin

Absolutely fantastic place. This is an all you can eat place, they have one price (and cheaper at lunch!!) and you can pick whatever meats and broth base you want from the servers, then help yourself to the cooler. It's a super efficient system that takes a lot of obligations off the servers which means they are friendly and on the ball! The common AYCE tactic of stretching out service isn't a thing here. Their "snacks" that you can order that's part of the AYCE are incredible. My favorites were the Crab Rangoon and the fried chicken they have to replace the salt and pepper pork feet. Everything was clearly made to order, it came out piping hot, juicy and flavorful! The hot pot itself was easy, tasty, and their make your own sauce station to the side gave another level of customization to the experience. This will definitely be a regular new stop for the group! read more

It was a really nice all you can eat hot pot place that included drinks. The service was fast and the ambiance was nice if you're grabbing dinner with friends. I gave it 4 out of 5 because the first time I went the drink I got was free and then I went back the next week it was no longer free. read more

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Was craving hot pot and this place really hit the spot! We got a split pot with the spicy broth and the miso broth. Both were really good, but next time would probably just get a non-spicy broth since there are lots of spicy ingredients in the sauce bar and spicy sauce on food cooked in a spicy broth was a little overkill for me. The fridge was stocked with a large variety of noodles, vegetables, meats, and seafood, and we ordered beef, pork belly, lamb, and a few appetizers as well. The pork buns were decent and the edamame was fresh, but I'd skip the custard buns. Too much bun and not enough custard. Service was friendly and attentive. Empty dishes were cleared quickly, broth was restocked when it got low, and the servers helped our friends (who weren't as familiar with hot pot) create sauces. It is a little pricey, but it's all you can eat and it includes the appetizers, which can be ordered as individual pieces (i.e., you can get just one bun as opposed to a plate of six). Overall we had a great time and are looking forward to coming again! read more

Me and my family decided to try this place together. Everything I've read about hot pot describes it as a social experience and I definitely agree. The place was very empty when I arrived and with the price point of $32 a person on a Sunday, I can understand. It did mean, though, that our server was very attentive and everything came out quickly. The snacks (crab rangoons, dumplings, etc.) were fantastic and the hot pot experience was very fun. There was a wide array of vegetables, meats, and seafood to choose from, some familiar and some not. It was a very nice place, clean and well decorated. For a special occasion, I will definitely come back. Overall, 8/10. read more

We had lived in Hong Kong and Shanghai for more than a decade and this place makes up for the hot pot that we use to love. A good milk tea (nai cha) would be a great addition! Other than that, it's good & Affordable price for AYCE. This place is really Great for family celebrations! Ching and Pen are very attentive and nice people...I enjoyed this place, recommended! read more

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We were very impress. Even my husband, was like we are coming back. The hot pot includes free can pop and about 6 appetizer like Siopao, fried dumplings, edamame etc. They have a table of (canned) fruit desserts with it too. They have a huge refrigerator full of food you go help yourself in from seafood to veggies. They even have tripe! They have EVERYTHING! Can't beat AYCE hot pot for $26 at lunch. We will certainly be back even though we have to drive over an hour away. I wish there are other soup base flavor but it's all good. :) They offer alcohol and juice with fees of course. Must try and repeat! read more

We tried Hot Pot right after their first opening weekend. I am not usually a huge fan of hot pot, and I found everything INCREDIBLE! You can choose a table with one big pot for all, or a table where every guest has their own mini pot. The broths were delicious (we picked "Best of Both Worlds," which is a divided pot with half spicy tomato broth, half marrow broth). You can adjust the temperature throughout your meal, and servers will stop by to top up your broth as you eat and it evaporates. You can order 2 types of thin sliced meats at a time: the pork belly, fatty beef, chicken, and lamb were all delicious. I see that some guests have complained about this and took off stars: very unfair, as the meat plates are generous servings that last a while, and each guest can order more as they eat. The self-serve fridge is full of varied toppings such as veggies, fish, sea food, tofu... They have the delicious weird ingredients I can never find at Chinese restaurants in Madison: baby octopus, shrimp with head, tripes, pork blood, squid, quail eggs... The $35 price includes all the broth, meats, toppings, and even drinks that you want. Because of state and city regulations, beer and wine is separate, but they have a variety of sodas including delicious Chinese sweet iced tea. The only negative point for me was the sauce bar: there are many ingredients, including fresh herbs, oyster sauce, sesame oil etc. for you to mix your own little cup of sauce. I would like a plain base, and maybe a few common dipping sauces such as sweet n sour, because I personally don't like very liquidy sauce as a dip. Again: only a personal preference, the sauce bar is huge and there are already many options. The hostess and our waiter were the nicest, most efficient, and all around best servers we've had in a while, in Madison and everywhere we travel. read more

Overall this is a really nice place for hot pot. My husband really enjoys the all you can eat part of it! I overall really enjoy it as well and love that you are able to grab your options from the fridge so if you want more you can just get up for it! Our server has also been really amazing! He checks up on us often for either water refills or in my husbands case Crab Ragoon refills . The place itself is clean although a bit more ventilation may be needed as it does tend to get hot due to all the steam. The sauce bar is the only down side for me, it's very limited and doesn't have too much variety as other places do. But I usually tend to make it work. It's really an enjoyable place to come it and this may be a regular for my husband and I. read more

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I have been looking for a good hotpot place in Madison and wanted to give this place a try. Absolutely amazing! The spicy marrow broth was incredible, and the selection of hotpot ingredients was exceptional. I highly recommend the fish balls. Also the custard bun is a nice sweet finish. Finally, the service was wonderful. Polite, checked on us often and explained the menu and items to us as first time visitors. Even with a busy Sunday rush we were well cared for, highly recommend to hotpot enthusiasts. read more

Pretty solid new hot pot place in Madison! Good selection and all you can eat is fun. read more

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Pretty fantastic. They didn't have any of the appetizers, but the waiter explained to us that they had a supply chain issue and apologized for it. I'll give that to growing pains, I highly doubt that will be a consistent issue. Quality of the meat was great, a lot of all you can eat hotpot places taste cheap but everything we had was yummy. Highly recommend the lamb, its sliced to the perfect thickness to cook quickly but still stay tender. The broth was flavorful (we did the half spicy/half original), not watery like some places I've gone. Just a warning if you're not great with spicy food: the spicy broth does get hotter as the meal goes on since the peppers continue to boil into it. It wasn't too spicy for us, but I can see that being a concern for more sensitive palates. The sauce bar was good, it had all the options I needed to make my favorite sauces. The only thing missing for me was hot chili oil, but the chili paste they had worked just fine in its place. The service was also great. The waiter kept coming around to refill our waters and top-off our broth. Just don't expect American-style service; if you need something, don't be afraid to put your hand up and flag down your server. We also had some technical difficulties with our burner. When we asked for help, they fixed it immediately and showed us how to do it if it happened again. They then gave us free sodas as an apology. Overall a great meal, and I can only imagine this place will get even better as they settle in. read more

Went on a Saturday night for date night around 6pm and it was mostly empty. The refrigerators to pick the food from were half empty. I expected staff to restock throughout the night, but they didn't. Hotpot soups were good, and sauce bar was fully stocked. I liked the unlimited drink option as well. We ordered an eggroll and when I bit into it, the center was still soft, cold, and pink. I called the waitress over to tell her it was raw she apologized and brought me a new one. The second one I didn't want to take my chances and broke it open and there was a huge chunk of raw pork. I called the waitress over another time and asked for her to take it away. She came back and told me it was the seasonings that make pork pink when cooked. I'm sure the manager told her to say that to cover their behinds, but don't risk giving your customers food poisoning. Will not be coming back here. read more

Hot Pot 608 - Raw eggroll was served so I asked for a new one, and the second one was also raw. - Hot Pot Near Me - Madison, Wisconsin

Very unique dining experience! Wonderfully helpful staff to walk you through the process and delicious selection of meats, seafoods and veggies! A little messy to eat, but the adventure was fun. Great experience read more

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Delicious, fresh food, reasonable prices, friendly and warm service. Glad to have this in the neighborhood!

I love this style of hot pot. The fact that we have one large pot to share with the family, is super fun. As time goes on, and food boils in the soup, more and more flavor is infused. It is such a delicious way to enjoy some Asian cuisine! The fridges are really cool too. Instead of having to order all of your meats and vegetables to put into the pot, you can get it yourself! Lots of variety to pick from. As for desserts, they also have a small dessert bar. Spacing throughout the restaurant is good and open, and there are some cool graphics on the wall. The lighting inside is also pretty nice. Waiters came often, and made sure we had everything we needed. It was also great that everything was one total bill, instead of having to individually pay for every single piece of food. That way, they could bring us the check, before we were done eating. Overall, a seamless, and delicious experience. read more

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So gross. Went here with 11 of my family members. They stayed. I walked out. The chicken and beef was frozen paper thin crap. All around gross choices. I actually got up and walked out. They stayed but I could find a single editable item there for myself. I'll never go again. read more

Expensive but delicious. Appetizers were great. Prawns were meaty and delicious. Great service.

I wanted to give this place more stars. The food was good quality but the broth we had for are soup base was no flavor at all tasted like water with salt and the other one had way to many peppercorns in there. I waited and waited and waited for more meat and then to replace some veggies. Also one of the workers did not understand English at all so it's was pretty pointless to ask for anything. The place is pretty cool but I believe fuki hot pot and mini hot pot has better flavor in brothers and that's the main part of the dish. read more

Okay for basic hot pot but bland. Most items were from frozen bulk orders like the shrimp, mussels, squid .

Had a great time dining with friends! The staff were friendly and while there were a few items missing from the ingredient selection there was more than enough to satisfy us all! Will be going back again, looking forward to trying some new combinations read more

incredibly friendly staff! There was a language barrier but that was easily over come the menu and just paying attention to what they were trying to get across. As a first timer to eating hot pot they gave me some tips and suggestions for making certain sauces. amazing flavors! definitely worth a try. read more