We live Hot Pot World. Great service. Very fresh food. Good selection. We've been here many times ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ read more

I was super stressing about wanting to do something fun and interactive and exciting for my birthday. I had a friend or two suggest Korean BBQ. I've always wanted to do hot pot but could never really justify it. After reading reviews and menus on dozens of hot pot AND KBBQ places, Hot Pot World won out. Multiple friends even told me this was the best price they'd seen. The service was amazing. I stopped by the day before to let them know a party of about 10 (turned out to be 7, my friends are not always reliable!). The manager who took my reservation was so sweet, told me happy birthday, booked us in their private karaoke room, and gave me tips for birthday treats! When we got there, a few friends were delayed (again, reliability is not 100%!) and the staff was super sweet about it. They didn't rush us to order, got our drinks going, and helped me set up the karaoke system so we could play videos as we wanted. Once everyone was there, we placed our orders, some did just one or the other but most of us did both the hot pot and the BBQ experience and they're SO nice about not making the whole table do both (i definitely could not eat both!) It really is an all you care to eat experience. The buffet is massive! So many delicious meats and seafood and plenty of fresh veggies. Also an epic sauce bar, I absolutely love blending my own sauce together and really loved the sesame/soy/garlic/chili concoction I put together. Our server checked in often, topping up broth, changing out the BBQ plate, and making sure we were good on drinks. They also made my birthday SO fun by turning on the party lights, bringing me a little crown, singing Happy Birthday, and providing an absolutely ADORABLE dessert. I had a great time and my friends seemed to as well. I would 100% do this again, zero regrets at all! read more

Hot Pot World - Tom yum broth and a delicious trip to the buffet! I think tofu skin is my new favorite thing. - Korean Near Me - Carrollwood, Florida

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One of the best hot pot & KBBQ restaurants in Tampa, and that's saying something! The veggies are so fresh and there are a bunch of options you usually don't get at other hot pot restaurants (crawfish, salmon, etc). The meats for KBBQ are high quality. What really sets this restaurant apart from other restaurants is how amazing the staff is!! We had one server for our large party private room, and never once needed to find him for drink refills or soup refills. He was incredibly in the ball. This is the perfect place for our entire family's holiday and birthday celebrations! You don't want to skip out on this restaurant! read more

This place is soooo good. I had only done hot pot once years ago so we didn't know how things worked here the waiter was very kind and told us everything we needed to know. We got a plethora of meats and veggies and I can say they all are seasoned amazing. My favorite was the spicy chicken and spicy bulgogi. If you get the spicy soup, it definitely is spicy. I say that because sometimes restaurants say it's spicy when it's not, but this was but the flavor was 10/10. We definitely will be back. read more

Hot Pot World - Korean Near Me - Carrollwood, Florida

It was my first time at Hot Pot World in Tampa and overall it was a solid experience. The space is big, open, and very clean, with a large selection of ingredients to choose from. The setup is spacious and the tables are generous, you can comfortably fit up to six people at one table without feeling crowded. The waiter was very attentive, which I appreciated, and they had more soup bases to choose from than I'm used to. The music selection was great and really added to the vibe. One thing to note: there's no conveyor belt at this location, so you do have to get up and grab each ingredient yourself. I'm used to spots where vegetables and other items come around automatically, so that took a little getting used to, but it wasn't a dealbreaker. Overall, the experience was good. If you liked going to The Boil Spot when they were open, you'll definitely appreciate this place. If you're into Korean BBQ and hot pot, I'd recommend giving it a try. read more

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I have been to a lot of hot pots all I've the country now, and this was my first self serve hot pot! I actually was alittle nervous because I'm a trained food manager and after you learn about all the crazy stuff that can happen, holding times at buffets scare me. But this place was on top of all there items cold and hot. Checking on temps and making sure that everything was under the correct temp. They have everything you would want, especially for the lunch price that was under $25 for both hot pot and bbq. A lot of great sauce options and toppings, and dessert. They have a small hot section for buffet items, little fried items, which was nice. Service was great my server kept on checking on me, asking to replace my bbq, she didn't know I was a pro at hot pot! But she was very nice! Well recommended! read more

Hot Pot World - Korean Near Me - Carrollwood, Florida

This was my third time doing hot pot. This time around I was excited to try the hot pot here with a friend who it was her first time. We opted for only hot pot, but we could have also done k bbq which is $5 more. Some places want groups to do all the same but this one did not. You can do one or the other or both but the other people you are with can choose too. Our service was really great and helpful. Always checking on us, making sure if we needed anything he was right there. Really enjoyed the options available especially the blue crab. Also the crawfish was really tasty even though at first I didn't remember how to eat these. I loved the dumplings, tofu, seafood, and veggies inside my hot pot. I def picked items I'd not buy and make myself at home which is why I loved this even more. I preferred doing the seafood and veggies inside the hot pot. I tried the meat in it and it sure is better grilled in my opinion. Glad we tried this. $20.99 for all you can eat at lunch is a good deal. I did see pics of crab legs. But they did not have any at all. Also as an FYI, if you have a bday, and a group of like 5 or 6 or more, the birthday person is free. read more

Hot Pot World - Korean Near Me - Carrollwood, Florida

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This place is amazing ambience feels inviting when you walk in because we were nervous never trying hot pot before but 100/10 would recommend me and my husband are already talking about wanting to go again and we went last night. The food was fresh and tasted so good. We were nervous because we had never been to a hot pot but everyone is so helpful and friendly and the service and experience is also amazing. Soooo good ! read more

Hot Pot World - Hot grill and 2 soups, serve yourself as you go hot ready food available, fried rice, noodles, springs rolls crispy chicken wings - Korean Near Me - Carrollwood, Florida

The soup was flavorful. Nice clean place. Good variety and selection. The hostess, staff, and all the employees were hospitable and professional; greeted us with bright smiles. Our server, Vu exceptionally attentive and friendliness made the hot pot and bbq experience memorable. read more

Hot Pot World - We had a great experience but only took one photo (sigh). They have plenty to choose from. - Korean Near Me - Carrollwood, Florida

Hot Pot World is incredibly reliable for an easy, hassle-free dining option that is also fun and enjoyable. We've been here twice already since moving to the area and have not been disappointed by the hot pot option (we have not tried the Korean BBQ option at this location yet). It's generally difficult to mess up hot pot - you can even start with simple water, ginger, and green onion as the base and develop the "broth" over the course of the meal. With that being said, Hot Pot World offers close to a dozen soup/broth bases which covers an entire range of flavors - from your earthy mushrooms to spicy Szechuan with some sourness of Tom Yum in between. What I enjoy about Hot Pot World is that the seating arrangements provide comfortable room and space between the seat and the table - adequate for arm movement as you maneuver between multiple plates. Additionally, the AYCE (all-you-can-eat) factor is a bonus. What Hot Pot World does right in this regard is allowing the patron to self-serve/acquire all the various items for the hot pot (same with the BBQ option). They do a great job at keeping these areas neat and sanitary, while refilling each of these containers when the items are running low. The protein selections are pretty standard (lamb and beef are your main available red meats, while there is a decent variety of seafood, from live clams to assorted fishballs). The vegetable selections include fresh watercress, king oyster mushrooms, and enoki to highlight a few. There are also a few dehydrated items to round out your hot pot menu items. Of course, there is a small section for dessert items. There is a bar if you wish to partake in adult libations as you dine. The service staff are always wonderful and friendly. I've seen them take the time to explain the operations as well as items around the self-service bars. All-in-all, Hot Pot World is a great option for the Northern Tampa/Carrollwood/Lutz areas. Highly recommend! read more

Came in for my birthday with the fam. We hadn't been here in some time although we did really like it. It's still really good. The place is one of the cleanest hot pot places you'll find. I typically do t like hot pot due to it looking sketch however not this place. Food is fresh, place is clean, staff is super friendly. read more

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Made the trek to HPW for the first time recently and had an amazing experience. It was my younger sister's birthday, and we researched all the best hot pot spots in the Tampa Bay Area and this one came out on top. It was well worth the 40 minute drive. The restaurant was busy - the staff were friendly and our server was knowledgeable and kind. He even brought her a crown and a special dessert and they sang happy birthday! The food was great - you can do Hot Pot or Korean BBQ (or both) which was a great option for our table. The soup bases were good, and they had a huge array of meats, noodles, veggies, and so much else. My vegan mother was able to find a ton of things to eat, and all parties were stuffed and happy. Great option for a filling and delicious meal! read more

Hot Pot World - Sooooooo many difference things to try - Korean Near Me - Carrollwood, Florida

The place was very nice. It was clean and the selection was great. The staff was very helpful. And if I was more experienced and knew exactly what seasoning to put on it probably would've been a five star. But since nothing was seasoned, and I spent a lot of time trying to figure out what seasonings to use. It did take a little bit of the fun out of it. But it was a really great time. My son and I had a blast and I will do it again. read more

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We drove 45 minutes because Yelp listed this place as number 1 for Hot Pot, and we were celebrating daughter's 25th birthday. From the moment we arrived, it was a great experience. We were seated in the back corner, so it was a little more quiet and private, which was nice. Our server explained everything, got our drinks, made recommendations, and produced our pots. He kept our waters filled, and our needs met throughout. Daughter was the only one who wanted both Hot Pot and Korean BBQ, and they do not force everyone to get BBQ if only one orders it like some places do, which was good since hubby and I don't eat animals! Everything was clean and well presented. While this was not my first Hot Pot, my other experiences were negative, but this made me change my mind. The food was super fresh and tasted fantastic. For daughter's bday, they gave her a crown to wear and both a discount and a special lemon cupcake. The next time we do Hot Pot, which daughter LOVES, we will def be back here! read more

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Food is good. The front of the house GM Julie is gone & so are my friends & me. She made our experience always like the first, which was wonderful. She'll be missed. read more

YOU NEED TO TRY THIS HOTPOT Here is 5 reasons why you must try this special hotpot place in Tampa Bay: 1 TACOS - You can make the best tacos here. Sauce bar is complete with all of the tastiest spicy mayo and sauces to add. 2 FREE KARAOKE KTV - You can call and reserve a FREE karaoke room for up to 12 people for 2 hours or more. This free private room is included with purchase of hotpot for each person. 3 Non-Stick cooking plates! One of the rare locations that has easy remote heat controlled non stick cooking plates, so you can even stir fry noodles and rice at your table. 4 All you can eat seafood, oysters, and crab legs. Massive bar filled with any and every type of seafood that you can think of. ALL AYCE. 5 串 Marinated Cumin Lamb Kabobs 串 Authentic chinese style skewers of marinated lamb that can be grilled or hotpot. There are additional dry spices for dipping on the bar. I was shocked at the value and massive assortment of food here. No wonder why everyone is gatekeeping this hidden gem. read more

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OH YES! AWESOME QUALITY AND GREAT CHOICES, thank you for sharing the konjac root "noodle knot"with me. Chewy? Did I over cook? Service was great and awesome job on cleanliness. read more

Been to all of the hot pot spots around Tampa and this one had a great broth with even better meat and veggie selections! I recommend this as my favorite spot in Tampa read more

Do yourself a favor and get both the hot pot and the bbq. Crazy amount of choices for meats and seafood. I particularly liked the lamb on the bbq and the seafood in the hot pot. 8 choices of broth from supper spicy to regular. Excellent service and the manager was excellent when my wife got something to spicy and had a moment. Can't miss read more

Hot Pot World - Korean Near Me - Carrollwood, Florida

Was excited to find them - we showed up around 9PM and had no issue getting sat. Buffet was still fresh looking and food was delicious! read more

Hot Pot World - Late night hot pot - Korean Near Me - Carrollwood, Florida

Where is Julie???????? We come here a couple times a month and we are always greeted by Julie. I borderline want to walk out but the staff she had in place is amazing. This is awful. read more

This is our go to -- literally whenever we possibly can! I swear it gets better and better every time. Ambiance is perfect. Service is always great. Food is always delicious!! Chefs kiss always!! read more

Not many hot pot places around our area. This one is tucked into a small shopping plaza off of Dale Mabry. Walking in, it's clean and the layout is intuitive. Plus for this location is the fact you can do hot pot or a hot pot and bbq combo. Personally, I get my fill through just the hot pot so that's what I go. They do have a limited wine and beer menu and a small dessert bar with fruits, cakes, and ice cream (similar to other buffets if you've been to them). Service is always great and they keep the food area stocked well and clean. The assortment of meats, veggies, spices and other items is pretty extensive so you probably shouldn't have a problem finding something you would like. The soup bases are all pretty good with the pork bone being my favorite. Definitely a local spot to hit up if you are in the mood for hot pot and/or bbq! read more

This place was amazing!!!!!!! 10stars fresh food good eats and good time they even have a karaoke room if you make a reservation read more

Hot Pot World - Food galore - Korean Near Me - Carrollwood, Florida

This place is delicious, make sure you come hungry. I was a little surprised when I showed up and realized I'd have to grill my own meat and boil my own seafood. I'm not crazy, I knew that we would be grilling and boiling at our table, but I'm used to my friends doing it for me. Usually they bring you plates of things, I didn't expect to be able to get up and get anything I wanted. This meant that each person got food for themselves. I have to say, for someone who can't cook I ended up finding it pretty easy, so I believe that anyone will be able to do this. I really enjoyed getting to choose what I wanted. I grabbed so much beef. I enjoyed grilling more than the hot pot, but it was only $5 more to do both. Next time I probably will just grill though. They have a huge selection of all types of meat and seafood. Come hungry so you can get your money's worth. They say it's a two hour limit, but that is more than enough time since you are in charge of getting your own food. There's still some ready made items, like squid salad and seaweed salad. I enjoyed eating that while I waited for my food to cook. They also have some desserts, like ice cream and vanilla pudding (I did not like the vanilla pudding, but that wasn't why I was here.) This place is really clean and they come around to switch out the grill a good amount of time. They have rice if you ask for it. I really enjoyed this place and I will definitely come back. read more

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Ambiance is nice Staff are kind Food is good I love that you have the option to choose hot pot or BBQ some places don't give you that option read more

Their Hot Pot & Korean BBQ is really good! The quality of the food is great and they have a lot of options. Their meat, especially the sirloin, is delicious. We've been to other got pot places that are buffet style where you never see the server come back, but our servers are always attentive at refilling drinks and asking if you need anything. read more

I feel like Hot Pot World read reviews of all surrounding hot pot restaurants and catered to become one of the best and cleanest hot pots in Tampa. They have only been open for 7 months. It sits on the end of a shopping center plaza and can be spotted easily. Upon arrival, staff greeted and were very friendly. Tables are huge! You're not crammed up in spaces next to other tables and the booths are spacious! Restaurant and restrooms are very clean. I love that they have cooked foods for those who want to eat some food or have little children that can also eat. Their fried rice was absolutely delish! Yum! Wings have a garlic seasoning and were good. Got the spicy Szechuan broth and it was good, not the best but with extra sauces, it was delish. Their selection is huge and love that it's self serve. Soda was not canned either like other restaurants so you get free refills! Service was impeccable. I can't say enough about this place, worth the farther drive out. I would and definitely plan to come back! read more

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Fantastic experience! Elaine, Eric and her crew make it so much fun. The food selection is vast, fresh and innovative. All is upper scale. We will be back often. read more

Hot Pot World is the most valuable hot pot restaurant for lunch that you can find in Bay Area with Korean BBQ. The place is modernly decorated with floor projection entrance and contemporary look. Booths seats are very comfort. They have table for four or six. Any more than that may need to split the table. You can host your hot pot karaoke private event here. To see the broiling of the water sound more than the singing. The food divided into 5 sections. The hotpot raw food, Korean BBQ meat, desserts, cook food, vegetables and fruits. The dipping sauces were on the side for you to mixed by yourself. You need to select the soup base before the hot pot begins. I got the pig bone base and my wife got the herb base. Raw food included the seafood - blue crab, shrimp, clam, fish and more. The organ - beef tripe, beef stomach, and more. Meat - chicken, beef and pork. The do have pork belly. Overall experience is very good. It is close to 4.25 stars. read more

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Very cool new spot with good food and good service. My wife is from the west coast and consistently complained about lack of places to eat like this. Thanks gawd we finally have one and she can pipe down . Luckily she will never read this. Prices are on par for what you'd think. All the food was fresh and the establishment is very clean. We will be back. They have a karaoke room in the back which looks like fun. read more

Hot Pot World - Main area - Korean Near Me - Carrollwood, Florida

The hotpot buffet was surprisingly good. There was so many options for the broth, meats, seafood and vegetables. For $5. 00 more we added on the barbecue buffet. There was hot foods available as well. We really enjoyed being able to select what we wanted to eat on the counter and not having to order from the menu unlike a few restaurants that we have been to. The restaurant was cleaned, the buffet food selection was fresh, cleaned and organized by sections. Our server (Eric) was extremely patient, friendly and helpful. Highly recommend this restaurant. read more

Hot Pot World - Menu - Korean Near Me - Carrollwood, Florida

What a great experience. The service was incredible. It's of great recommendations and our waitress was cooking our food for us at one point. She brought us her favorite mix of sauces and prepared everything authentically. Food was delicious. Lots of seating throughout the restaurant and good music being played. Will definitely return!! read more

We love it here! Employees are all super attentive Great variety of food choices Also super clean read more

Love the seafood here, wide options, seasoning just perfect to your taste. You can make your own sauce on side or try house premade sauce. Server is always there to help and accommodate you! They have booths for family, more privacy. read more

Hot Pot World - Dessert - Korean Near Me - Carrollwood, Florida

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The Basics: Hot Pot World is a hot pot/ Korean BBQ restaurant located on North Dale Mabry in Carrollwood. It is an all you can eat establishment where there is a buffet to obtain food for your hot pot and/or Korean BBQ meal. The food options are vast, the restaurant is spacious, and the service was great. Things I like: I really enjoyed my meal at Hot Pot World! I tried the Thai Tom Yum Soup Base hot pot and loved it! It was very flavorful and had the perfect spice level. There was a large variety of vegetables and meats to cook in the hot pot. All items tasted fresh and were great. There was also a nice station of desserts as well, which I enjoyed. Things I didn't like: There is hot food at the buffet as well (chicken wings, french fries, spring rolls, and spaghetti with tomato sauce) and, unfortunately, these items were cold. Additionally, it was a bit odd to see these items offered in the mix. If items like spaghetti are meant for kids, perhaps there should be some sort of kids menu rather than having these items out at the buffet getting cold. Overall, I LOVE a hot pot dinner and was thrilled to see Hot Pot World open. I highly recommend trying this spot! read more

Hot Pot World - Thai Tom Yum Soup Base - Korean Near Me - Carrollwood, Florida

Fresh food. Great service. Great manager. Great environment. If you like this type of cuisine, you will not be disappointed. read more

Hot Pot World - Hot Pot BBQ - Korean Near Me - Carrollwood, Florida

We came here for my birthday dinner and it is now my new favorite Korean BBQ and Hotpot spot. We drove a good 40 minutes because they are so highly rated and now I can see why. The restaurant was clean and the interior is bright and lively. The space is very open which makes it seem like there aren't as many patrons, but they were very busy. The food was really good and worth the price. I even got a little birthday cupcake. Our server was very nice and attentive and when asked about the certain soup bases, he was able to answer any questions we had. Will definitely be dining here again. read more

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Super good. Staff helped us cook food. Nice and clean. It was a good experience. Wine and beer and deserts

First time here and eating this way. There was a learning curve as it's a buffet but you cook it yourself. All choices were fresh and high quality. The staff is incredibly friendly, attentive and helpful! The restaurant was very clean with a nice atmosphere. I will be bring in my husband here so he can experience it. read more