I've always been curious about Hot Pot Chen as we drove by it, and I was so happy to have tried it out for dinner this past weekend. We came in around 6 p.m. and it wasn't too busy. The interior is very spacious (it doesn't look like it would be from the outside) and clean. There are many booths inside, and we just had to wait for a couple of parties in front of us before we were able to get a booth/table. I'm gluten free and the server was very understanding, letting me know my options and explaining which items could not be made gluten free. They have gluten free soy sauce, so they can make most of the stir fries gluten free, and the dishes with white sauce don't have soy sauce. I really wanted to try the hot pot, but our server explained that they already contain soy sauce that can't be substituted with gluten free soy sauce. I really appreciated her letting me know rather than just taking a guess me potentially getting sick from it. We ordered the Spicy Cucumber Salad and we were surprised when our server asked and offered to make it gluten free. I got the Vegetarian Paradise as my main dish and it was full of goodies! The sauce was delicious and well seasoned, not too salty. I asked for extra chili oil because I love spice. My boyfriend got spicy beef noodle soup, and he really enjoyed it, but it became a little too spicy for him toward the end. We had a great experience from start to finish, and we'll be happy to come back to try more dishes. read more

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This update is overdue!! Since my first visit to Hot Pot Chen (when I feel like I didn't order the right dishes), I have been back several times and am a big fan now! Their specialty fish hot pot is totally the way to go. It's SO good, so customizable, and feels both like a special meal to share but approachable enough to order any day. When in the mood for noodle soup, their noodle soups hit the spot as well. Have tried several and like all that I've tried. Finally, I finally tried some of their more American Chinese items as well, and these were tasty too! I would heartily recommend checking out Hot Pot Chen. read more

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Today's almond chicken's gravy was burnt. The chicken breading was too thick and was greasy. Don't recommend going there. While wait for this terrible dinner, I had a cup of hot and sour soup that was lukewarm. read more

You know this place is really good when their ratings are low. A pretty decent local authentic Chinese restaurant! No, they don't have hot pot, but their dishes are still quite delicious. read more

Hot Pot Chen - Chinese Near Me - Ann Arbor, Michigan

Sunday dinner with a friend and it was a good experience. Ordered chicken lo mein and chicken hot pot and shrimp dumpling. The sauces and flavoring was a bit low in the dishes but was ok. Decent prices Quick service Good ambiance Free parking Noodles company next door read more

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BEST Beijing duck in town!! Most definitely authentic. Staffs are awesome as well. I would say this is my favorite Chinese restaurant in the area. Highly recommend to give it a try read more

Absolutely the worst meal and service we have ever had in my dining experience. everything was either burnt, noodles hard as a rock, beef and seafood tasted off. Servers were rude and the whole dining event was just unpleasant. So unpleasant I feel the need to leave this review as fair warning for future diners. read more

I was looking for a place for lunch, in Ann Arbor. Walking in, from the parking lot, you enter at the bar. There were a dozen other people, sitting around other tables and booths. It too a few minutes before the service, not too long, placed order, waitress stopped over with a glass of water, my order of pork fried rice and an egg roll arrived. The fried rice was served in a large bowl, and single egg tasted good. The Price was reasonable, worth the stop. read more

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I've been looking for best hot and sour soup in town... last time I accidentally ordered the hot and sour seafood soup because I was looking for large order.... But they only sell small one at $1.95 This time I got two hot and sour soup and since they require $10 min to charge on the website, got the chicken in garlic sauce. The soup was decent, lacked sourness though. Could have used more vinegar. While the chicken in garlic sauce was good, it was too oily. Recommend you order online, test message will let you know when the food is ready and recommend you go at that time. This review is only for pick up experience. read more

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Food was good but seasoned very blandly. Even asked for mine "hot" but I guess they cater to a different older crowd. Food was good lacked seasoning. read more

You don't want to eat there. And you don't want to eat it at home. New ownership. Garlic Scallops were the size of dimes, horrible. Quality has gone way down. They need to revisit their goals. I've been going here for 5 years and worth the new ownership I won't be returning. No real good Chinese choices left. Evergreen on Plymouth rd maybe. Their location on liberty was just okay. read more

Great food & friendly staff! It is now our favorite Chinese restaurant Delicious chicken fried rice, spring rolls & chicken with broccoli!

I've been coming here since it was Gourmet Garden. Their lunch specials were an amazing deal. I'm partial to the kungpao chicken, veg lomein, sizzling hot pots, shrimp- stuffed eggplant, and all of the soups. The best dish, by far is the Ma la scallops. It is full of fresh veggies and full sized sea scallops. This is consistently great Chinese food. read more

Hot Pot Chen - Wonton soup, Ma la scallops and the seafood special with calamari. - Chinese Near Me - Ann Arbor, Michigan

This is our go to neighborhood Chinese restaurant. The food is delicious and the staff is very friendly. Lots of vegetarian options and it's reasonably priced too! The restaurant changed hands a few times and I think bad reviews pertained to previous incarnations. This review is 2024. read more

They don't actually have hot pots and they discriminate against single people. The place is dead but they won't seat single people, only let you take orders to go. Other than that, it's great. ;) read more

Still our favorite Chinese take-out place on the west side of Ann Arbor! I especially like their various Ma-La dishes (Lamb and chicken) and their Hunan dishes. read more

第一次来安娜堡就来这家店。首先装潢的很好，空间也大，每个人坐的空间比较大。点了湖南米粉，红糖滋粑，麻辣香锅，口水鸡。味道一般，没有很正宗。比较难忍受的是整个餐厅就一个服务员，服务有点慢。

服务态度极差！一位服务员说可以进，于是我们坐下了，桌子上有很浓的bleach味。过了一会一位服务员说还没有轮到我们，沟通无果，告诉我们可以坐下，但没有服务。态度极其傲慢无礼，安娜堡不止这一家中餐馆，但这是服务态度最差的一家。Poor service attitude! A waiter said we can sit, so we sat down, and we smelled the bleach strongly. After another while a waiter said it was not our turn, communication was fruitless, told us to sit down, but there will be no service. The attitude is extremely arrogant and disrespectful. It's not the only Chinese restaurant in Ann Arbor, but it has the worst service. read more

First off, I really enjoyed their Sesame Beef dish and had to order it again this time! It had just the right amount of breading and sweetness, and I enjoyed the broccoli, green and red peppers, and even sliced mushrooms that came with it. I personally thought the dish would have been even more enjoyable if there was more sauce so I would recommend asking for extra sauce if you're the type to want to smother it over your rice. I was not too impressed by the Vegetable Lo Mein, however, because the noodles were too broken apart in my opinion and lacked flavor when eaten by itself. I also thought that there would be more vegetable variety in this dish in general. Overall, I was happy and grateful that they were still operating under the COVID-19 crisis! read more

Hot Pot Chen - Sesame Beef - Chinese Near Me - Ann Arbor, Michigan

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Stopped in for week day lunch. Same people and cooks, just different name. The service is very friendly and helpful. The food, however, not so much. I ordered the lunch special of hunan (ma-la) scallops. Beautiful, large scallops, cooked PERFECTLY. I couldn't believe it. Very nice. Then one taste and I was done. The whole dish tasted like dish soap. It was the sauce. I don't know why. I thought it was that they washed the veggies and scallops in soapy water, and the woman brought me out an extra dish of sauce. I tried more sauce and realized it was the sauce. I am a fan of this place for the service, and quality of the ingredients. Perhaps it was me, and my taste buds, but something was surely off. I had to leave the rest of the dish. Great place, so far - except for the Hunan sauce. read more

Hot Pot Chen - Chinese Near Me - Ann Arbor, Michigan

Invite your Chinese friend/partner when you eat here; it's totally decent if you know what to order. Then ask for the real Chinese menu. They serve a variety of cuisine, including Canton, but the dishes we tried (and the sauce) have a fairly distinct Sichuan flavor. I had the 米线 (rice noodles with veggies and some other goodies) and it was respectable after I added 醋、辣椒油 (vinegar and hot oil). There's an American menu that appears to be pretty standard, i.e. not actually Chinese food but I understand there's a market for it. Overall pleasant ambience, friendly and low key environment. Again, food is nice if you order the right thing. read more

Decent seating, with friendly staff. We love the food here, there's something for everyone.

Good food, good service. This place have real authentic Chinese food. I would definitely go back again..

WORST PLACE EVER!!!! I've tried them a few times & the last time would be my absolute last. The food is ALWAYS DRY!! From the rice to the lo main and poultry. TERRIBLE!! No seasonings & barely any flavor. Then I decided to try something new, didn't like it, sent it back and ordered something else...& they tried to make me pay for both meals. Saying it's their policy. Now I've been a server for the past 9 years & not one restaurant EVER had a stupid ass policy like that!! DONT WASTE YOUR HARD EARNED MONEY WITH THIS TERRIBLE PLACE !!!! If I could do NO STARS I WOULD!!! read more

Worst chinese food I've ever had. Ordered orange chicken. Huge chunks of bland chicken. No flavor. Also ordered chicken fried rice. Rice dry and bland. read more

They refused to seat me because I was 1 person. As I sat and ate my meal at the restaurant next door I observed several groups of 2 or more entering and no one was turned away like I was. I will never ever eat there again. read more

Very slow with pickup. And food is expensive. Do not go there. Ordering experience is a mess.

We came to Ann Arbor after leaving this wonderful city in 2002 for great San Francisco area. Searching yelp for restaurants, I decided to skip "Hot Pot Chen" at first. Until our friend explained it is not hotpot but regular restaurant. We had a wonderful banquet like lunch. The soup (not listed on regular manual) is called 鼎邊銼 in Taiwan, and based on my best memory it is called 鍋邊糊。 This traditional dish is from south east china regional (閩南，福建）。The next is sweet and sour fish (石斑魚塊） with a decoration (not listed on the regular manual). The third one, may your wish come true (事事如意）is also not on the list. The chicken with basil and soy source (三杯雞） is another hit (this one is on the menial list). I will recommend this place to every foodie. Not only the taste, but the ingredients are also excellent. read more

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Haven't tried the more Americanized menu, but can't complain about their chicken and garlic sauce lunch special (extra spicy) or fried pork dumplings. Affordable with decent portions read more

We waited an additional half an hour next to the restaurant to pick up the order. The personal wasn't apologetic

Until they actually serve Hot Pot they should change their name. Burger King serves burgers, Kentucky Fried Chicken serves Fried chicken, the Sign of the Beef Carver serves beef (if any remain ), Arthur Fiedler's Fish & Chips served fish and chips aka French fries, etc. A name MEANS everything. I would expect Staples to have staples so WT¿? ! read more

Absolutely delightful experience!! Food was delicious: well prepared, wide variety, tasted excellent. Service was great and facility is very cute!! Will absolutely be back soon. read more

This Chinese food restaurant is mediocre. I will not return. My friend ordered chicken with vegetables; he said it was mediocre. I ordered shrimp with garlic sauce and it was also mediocre. Price was inexpensive. read more

Fantastic food! One of the most authentic Chinese dishes I had in the state of Michigan. The appetizer duck neck just amazing. The grilled fish is so tender and juicy that melted immediately in the mouth. The spice and saltiness is just right to the point. I hate that I don't have a bigger stomach. Because I wanted to try all the dishes. Highly recommended! I'd definitely visit again! read more

Hot Pot Chen - Duck neck - Chinese Near Me - Ann Arbor, Michigan

This review is not based on anything other than the fact that we arrived to Hot Pot Chen, expecting hot pot, and they don't even have it on the menu. I don't want to give them 1 star, because I have no idea what their Americanized Chinese food tastes like, but if you are looking for Hot Pot- don't bother with this place. read more

Unbelievable!! This is the second time I've called in an order for pick up, (3 dinner items), and asked to pay with a card over the phone as I've done many times, and was told "I'm too busy". I said " you're too busy to take my payment??" And he said "Yes! I'm too busy!" I said "Are you kidding me? I can't give you my card number?", and he said NO! I was appalled at how rude he was. I will NEVER order from them again and will tell everyone I know about my experience. This is my first review I've ever left for a restaurant. But having this happen twice, I felt compelled to. My son is a GM at a restaurant in Chelsea and that employee would have been fired on the spot if he worked in his restaurant. read more

Chicken and brocolli is great when fresh. I always pick up and the food is ready when promised. Looking for more consistency but I still am a regular. Best around my area. read more

I added the door dash app because I was getting tired of all of my home cooking. This was the first restaurant I ordered from in a while. The food was great! I loved the sweet and sour chicken sauce because it had grilled peppers and flavorful pineapples. My normal Chinese go-to (closed for COVID) has soggy white pineapple and a couple Luke warm onions served in with the chicken. The chicken was high quality breast mead T, and fried so it was really crispy on the outside, with tender chicken on the inside. The veggie egg rolls were yummy. Even the kids ate them, the duck sauce was not those little packets, but served in a little container and it tasted like fresh mangoes. Also got the garlic vegetables. Good variety with all my favorites including lots of broccoli and nice flavored sauce. Nice how they let you pick your spice level on the garlic sauce. All in all, definitely hit the spot for dinner for me and my three kids, with leftovers for lunch the next day. Felt like I should leave a review because I'm surprised to see such low rating overall. This place is great. Ordering again tonight only a couple days later. read more

Great food, never had anything I didn't like. Try the Ma-la scallops and other seafood dishes for a pleasant surprise. Other favs; Kung Pao Chicken and Beef broccoli. Great prices. Dining room is very pleasant and roomy. Carry out is very fast. Note: This place recently changed over owners from Gourmet Garden, it seems to have retained it's character, menu the same, etc. read more

Yet another dreadful pseudo-Chinese restaurant in Ann Arbor. Avoid at all costs. Tried to give it no stars but the app would not let me do so! read more

Hot Pot Chen - Stale wontons were a good clue. - Chinese Near Me - Ann Arbor, Michigan