Food was pretty standard hot spot stuff but you wanna know what was bomb? THE MUSIC. Definitely enhanced the *dining experience*. Whoever was on aux labor day night should ALWAYS be on aux. Impeccable service‍‍‍. read more

i actually really love this place usually but the most recent time coming here was extremely disappointing. the service was alright but the portions were absolutely horrible especially since you're paying more than $30. i really only got to enjoy the enoki mushrooms and broth as i barely got any noodles or ribeye. no refills either unfortunately and they also close really early most days which isn't reflected on their opening and closing hours. the food itself was good but the portions were super upsetting and made me want to just pay and leave instead of bothering to say anything despite having to ask multiple times for more beef or noodles and still getting very tiny portions. attached is a picture of the noodles i got lol. after the third time of asking i gave up and left. read more

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I love the kimchi broth here! The pieces of kimchi inside the broth are great to eat as well and a little extra as it's not something you can order on the menu itself :) The interior is clean and comfy and service is always great with waiters and waitresses checking in to make sure you don't have gaps in time before your next refill on food. The beef is always good but once in a while we'll get some really amazing cuts on lucky days! Usually there's no/ very little wait but I like that I can join the waitlist on Yelp in case it's a Friday or Saturday night when it does get a bit busy. read more

Hot pot is my top 3 favorite type of food to eat. I've been to almost all of them in Northern Virginia. I have to say, this is one of my favorites. This place is AYCE and well worth it. The sauce bar has many options to customize to your taste. The ingredients are fresh and the place is very clean. I always go for the Sichuan mala broth as I love spicy food. The brisket and Prime ribeye thinly sliced are tasty. Wide variety of seafood (clams, scallops, shrimp, etc). Seafood/Beef balls, and bunch of starch (Udon/Ramen noodles are my go to). Go check these guys out! read more

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Good food! Good service very kind people. They brought out the food very quickly and there were barely a wait time. I would so go again. Friendly reminder do NOT DUMP YOUR SAUCE IN SOUP BASE unless you are willing to pay for a new soup LOL read more

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This is a nice place for lunch. In terms of cleanliness they are A+. And the staff is just PERFECT! So polite and just NICE. I cannot get over how nice they were. The food tasted GREAT. For those saying the food was bland you need to go at the back and mix the sauces to go with the meat. The sesame sauce was great and my favorite. The service size of veggies for 3 ppl for $65 was very expensive compared to other hot pot places I've frequented. And my son is a picky eater and also eats like a bird so I asked f we could bring home his ramen and broth for him if he got hungry later and I was told no! Why?!? It's not like I was a buffet. Would I go back? Probably not Was it expensive? Yes Was it nice to check out hotpot in different area? Yes read more

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Good broth and dipping sauces. No dessert selection and felt like there could've been more tofu and mushroom options. But the main choices were certainly present. I do think the business model would make it difficult to order more food if it was busy but as it was, we had everything we needed. The kids all had a great time and 6 and under eat free. We'd definitely come back if we were in the area again. I liked that they had family style and individual hot pot options. With the kids, it's hard to do individual so I was specifically looking for family style. read more

BLUF: Good selection of food, nice sauce bar, ok drinks, good service, not crowded, but a bit expensive for lunch ($31). Food (4/5): *They had lots of options for meats and non-meats. We had some vegetarians, non-seafood eaters, and seafood eaters, so this place was able to accommodate us all. We stuck with the prime rib, lamb, brisket, dumplings, scallops, and veggies. *Dumplings come out frozen and are about the size of 4 peas squished together. I didn't cook my scallop right, but the others at the table did and said it was pretty good. *When the 2nd round of 4-legged meat came out, it looked completely different than the first round (same meat though) and we were missing a tray. So we're not sure if we got the correct order or not. We tried asking the person who brought it out what it was but he starred at us blankly and walked away. So we just labeled it as mystery meat and ate it. *The shrimp are NOT de-headed. We thought we saw on the website that you can request it with/without heads, but when we asked, we were told "only with heads". We didn't eat them. *The clams weren't good. They didn't look or cook well. One of the clams came out half broken, which is not safe to eat. The one we did cook was foamy inside, also not safe to eat. Would not get those again... even though we didn't order those in the first place. We said "lamb" and the waiter heard "clams". We left them all on the plate. Cooked 1, ate none. *The prime rib was my favorite. *There was a nice selection of broths, but we found it interesting that your FIRST pot of broth is what you select, all refills are vegie broth. *You can make your own sauces at the sauce bar by the bathrooms. *The mushrooms were amazing, especially the big ones (I think they're oyster mushrooms). Drinks (4/5): They had a December drink special: 3 for $20. I got 2 cranberry martinis and a peppermint shooter. Tasted like it was just mixer though, kind of disappointing. Ambiance (5/5): It was quiet, separated, and open. If a table was loud, it stayed in its area because of the plastic walls/separators. Very clean looking with cute signs labeling the sauce bar and bathrooms. Service (4/5): Our waiter was very nice and explained how everything worked since more than half our group (5 people) were new. He checked on us the appropriate amount of times, notified us when an item wasn't available, and was friendly. read more

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My Boyfriend and I came last year for St Pattys Day Specials and we're blown away, we decided to make it an annual date, to celebrate his Irish Heritage, and even frequent often. Well this trip was a bit disappointing. We arrived around 9:30 and began ordering and started eating 9:40, we were aware 11 was closing time and accounted for our less than 2 hour eating limit which we were OK with. Around 9:50 we were told last call was 10:20, Ok No Problem it's usually 30 min before close at most AYCE but still we understand. So why did the server come tell me at 10:12 that the manager said its last call? Made no sense we were going to order last rounds but were cut off early because i guess staff is in a rush to go home. Considering our check was 100+ And always a good tip we felt disappointed. We talked for weeks about the Leprachaun Punch and even took the next day off since we planned on bar hoping after so it was a big event for us i guess you can say. Might try again but letting you know show up 2+ hours before hand so you can actually get moneys WORTH. read more

This was my first time at a hot pot place and Hot Spot didn't disappoint! I loved all of the AYCE options, because I definitely wanted to try everything. I'm not a fan of super spicy foods so being able to create my own sauce and broth choices was excellent. Loved the yogurt soju cocktail, not too sweet. It was busy inside so we sat at the bar and service was attentive as well as the food runners. Really enjoyed the experience! read more

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Came here for lunch with a friend. The restaurant was very empty and we were seated quickly. Overall the experience was okay. I told the waitress it was my first time in and she didn't offer to explain how anything works, so we just kind of muddled through the menu while ordering. The food was pretty good, we ordered a brisket, the ribeye and a few veggies. There is a sauce bar in the back to make your own sauce which was exciting and also a little overwhelming. A few downsides were they don't appear to offer any non-alcoholic drinks besides soda. At least they are not listed on the menu. They also only use online menus and their restaurant is a bit of a black hole for service. Lastly, the sauce bar was great, but the premade recipes on the screen flash through so quickly you don't get enough time to follow one and just need to throw something together on your own. read more

Hot Spot - Hot Pot Near Me - Chantilly, Virginia

Great Chinese hot pot offering with a decent drink menu, and a decent sauce section. They do enforce the 2-hour limit - They will not seat you until your full party arrives. One of the good choices for Chinese hot pot in the area. read more

(VISITED AUGUST 2021) Went with a friend to use their Groupon (paid $13.60 for $30 worth!) which I definitely recommend since the original pricing is $26pp. The AYCE options are pretty good, they have nice sized portions so you can really order a variety of dishes and not worry about having leftovers. We went during COVID so there were a lot of social distancing precautions such as once-use sauce bowls but they didn't really detract from the experience. We got the herbal chicken broth which was definitely one of the milder options (wish they had tomato!) For meats, we liked the lamb and ribeye beef, for seafood, the shrimp was fresh and tender. I love adding udon noodles to my hot pot paired with a sesame/peanut sauce and was able to create that here! The sauce bar selection is average and could have been refilled better but all the typical options were there. Was it worth full price? maybe not, but they are always on Groupon and at just over $20 per person, it was a satisfying experience! read more

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Solid 1/5. Went here on a Saturday evening with a couple of friends, as we were all craving some Hotpot. After being greeted by the staff, we were seated down and waited for our service staff. Everything was good until we noticed that most of our bowls/plates and utensils were dirty. They had stains and left over food crumbs that weren't thoroughly cleaned. It was noticeable enough to where you'd think someone would have seen it when placing the utensils and bowls on the table. After setting them aside, it took a little long for the staff to come back so we can let them know the dishes were dirty. So a friend had to just go to the bar and grab us fresh new ones. Now, onto the food review: The Food: The hotpot was good. They had a good amount of selections to choose from and the broth was delicious. I went with the Tom Yum broth and it had a good amount of flavor. The different meat and veggie selections were great too, however the portion sizes were very small. Especially for a party of six. Even after requesting multiple times for two orders of meats since we were a large group, the waiter failed to do so. So as you can guess, a lot of us had to wait for multiple meat/veggie orders to come through. Also, well into our meal we had to ask for water, since our server failed to bring that out in the first place. The Service: Service was plain out terrible. Not only did the experience here already diminish from the statements above, but our waiter was incredibly slow and lacked the attention of serving our table. We didn't ask for much and were a very simple table. We put in our orders that were big enough and accommodated our table, we didn't get that. We asked for clean plates and utensils, we didn't get that. The lack of attention/service our table received made it a terrible dining experience with our friends. It was hard for us to understand why this was happening, when comparing to the service other tables were getting. Overall, a solid 1/5. I won't be coming back to this place. read more

The food and service are decent. I felt for price it could have been a bit better. No desert options at all, most I've been to have this. Advertisements in booths and not the cleanest spot. read more

My wife son, and I visited Hot Spot with a generally favorable impression and definite room for improvement. We liked the physical environment which provided privacy and comfort. Both of food and the service were above average. We also liked the wide range of items to be selected for hot pot, and the all you can eat format. There were a wide variety of meat, seafood, starch, and vegetables available for selection. There was also a wide selection of broths for the hot pot. The serving utensils were useful. They had both slotted spoons for including items without the broth and laddles for adding broth. The food itself was well prepared and well presented. The food cooked properly and was ready to eat in a very brief period of time. It was delicious and plentiful. The restrooms were clean and well-maintained. Staff and management were friendly and customer service oriented. We came during the afternoon, so getting seated was easy. We used to Groupon to save money. There are a few areas that could be improved. They have six broths to choose from with names, but no descriptions. Some don't need descriptions. But some do. Since the broth is the most important part of the hot pot, more thought should be given to explaining each of the six. a description for each should be provided. At approximately $30 per adult hot pot, it's quite expensive compared to buffets and other all you can eat in the area. You can save money with a Groupon however, please be aware that there is a mandatory 18% gratuity if you can call it that. Calling an automatic gratuity is a euphemism. It's a surcharge. Tipping should remain with a customer not the management, or it defeats the purpose. I might choose to tip over 18% for superior service or less than that for inadequate service. Treating everybody the same regardless of the service they provide is self-defeating for both the restaurant and the customer. They should get rid of the automatic gratuity and just let people tip traditionally. Except for large parties. The service was excellent at the beginning, but did suffer somewhat as time went on, and the store became more busy. Which is I guess to be expected. There was good. Follow up at the beginning of the meal but less later. A couple of times we had to track our waitress down . To sum up we will be coming back. The food is delicious and affordable with a Groupon. There are several areas that need attention, however. And I hope this review is taken in the spirit of constructive criticism which is given. read more

I went to this restaurant three times while on business trip. All three times were great experiences! The food and the service are both good. All the staff are friendly. Keep up the excellent job! read more

You can get good hot pot anywhere but their sauce bar is why I go here. I love their house sauce for one but the variety they have, making your own to your liking, is super convenient. They have flavored soju available as well. It seems they make their own flavoring as it came out in a tumbler. We enjoyed the bottle we got. Only took 4 shots to have me wanting to find a pillow. Lol. But I'm a lightweight so take that with a grain of salt. You can also put yourself/group on the waitlist through Yelp, which makes it super convenient with cutting down any wait times. Overall, a must try place!! read more

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Going to Hot Spot was my first time trying hot spot, and I would definitely recommend. They have multiple tables where you can do family style, and they also have a large bar area where you can get a pot for yourself. I went with a friend and we got two different broths. I had the kimchi broth and it was such a good choice. I wish they gave you explanations for the flavors of the broths, some are self explanatory but others are not. Once you get the broth they have lots of options of add ins. The add ins are unlimited, so you can try a bunch of different meats, seafoods and veggies. They will also refill your broth with veggie broth. They also have a sauce bar they you can dip your items into or add to your broth. The sauce bar needed some refills when we were there but I got the flavors I liked. The service was a little slow for ordering and they forgot some of our drinks. They did bring out the broth and add ins so quickly though. Hot pot here costs $32.99 which I think is a pretty good deal for all you can eat, especially in this area and you get a fun dining experience. read more

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This is a very nice place. Very clean and modern on the inside. The food was great, and the service was very good too! They have a nice sauce bar to add your own spin on any meal. I would recommend!! read more

This is a pretty good hot pot place to go to in the northern Virginia area. I enjoy their meat options and their sauce bar. Although, I do wish their broths could be a little more flavorful and their vegetables more fresh. I usually stick with the Shabu Shabu broth and add things into it from the sauce bar to make it to my liking. My go to options are always the fatty brisket and I like to get the udon noodles! read more

Hot Spot Chantilly has a wide range of vegetables and excellent proteins. The induction pots are nice.

I love this location much more than fairfax. The quality is the same but the restaurant is larger and newer. The service is quick. They have made new rules with the orders where you can only pic 3 items each time. They are very stringent on the no waste. We had a plate of meat left and I asked for shrimp, and they told us that we had to eat the rest of it before placing another order. If they are going to be this tight on what customers can order than they need to cut the portions down. Or another option is to allow the guest to pick a smaller option, because they give such large heaps of meat and honestly we only had a small amount left. So basically they are expecting that you eat 99% of what you have ordered and leaving just a tiny tiny bit. It makes you feel very uncomfortable when you're only ordering the very last few items and you're only leaving maybe 90% of stuff and it's still not satisfactory or else they would charge you waste. It absolutely takes the experience of the food away when you just feel extremely really killed it at the last minute asking for one last plate. They can say in a much different way and I think that is extremely tight about what they consider is waste because we were very mindful. I would be fine with the limitations it's the way they make guests feel. read more

Hot Spot - Hot Pot Near Me - Chantilly, Virginia

Truly no complaints here. Amazing hot pot place tucked away in a large shopping center. Broth and food selection is great. Price is a solid $30 per person for all you can eat - so COME HUNGRY. Overall great choice for big groups with big appetites. Hardly a lunchtime crowd so no problem with a reservation then, dinner seems a lot busier though. read more

Hot Spot - Hot Pot Near Me - Chantilly, Virginia

There is ample and accessible parking. The wait for a table can get long during meal hours. The staff are friendly and often check on your table to see if you need anything. I love the sauce bar. Their sesame sauce is so bomb. They have hand sanitizer right next to the sauce bar for patrons to use. They have a great selection of meats and veggies. Their kimchi broth is rich and flavorful. Our party typically does individual style, but they also offer family style if you want to cook in one big pot. read more

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When I first walked in, there were 3 workers standing in the front. They asked for how many and I said 5. It took them few mins to look around if there were empty tables. THE RESTAURANT was almost empty! If you like loud music, this is the place! The service and food was ok. Also, don't buy the Groupon deal. read more

Hot Spot - Hot Pot Near Me - Chantilly, Virginia

Overall, pretty decent AYCE hot pot place. I do think the price is a little bit expensive, especially if you dont eat alot. Also, I feel like the quality of the ingredients are not the greatest either, so I can't justify the price with the quality of the food. There is also a 2 hr eating period, so those with big groups...use your time wisely! For the broths, my family and I shared the shabu shabu and spicy broth. I thought I would like the spicy broth, but it was way too oily for my liking. I ended up using the shabu shabu broth more, since it had a cleaner taste to it. Service was good and I really liked the sauce bar! read more

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Definately go to place for Hot Pot!! Soups were flavable and all the ingredients were fresh. Their sauce bar was clean and prepared for covid19. The guy at the host station with glasses got us awesome sauces mixtures. And explained how to use family pot efficiently. Will come back again sooner! read more

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Yeah! We moved to the area recently and tried this place for the first time. We have learned to keep expectations low-and this place blew through all expectations. Everything was scrumptious. We loved the choices for broth and chose the schezuan and Tom yum. The meat was excellent, veggies fresh. What we really loved though were the little dumplings. Oh my we ate lots of those. Leave room to drink the broth, especially at the end. I didn't have enough room to just drink up the Tom yum (because i essentially made a soup for the meal). The sauces bar was great too. We used to frequent little sheep in Arlington and loved it. This place is just as good, if not better. We will be coming here probably a couple times a month. Great service too. Happy full belly!!! read more

Love Hot Spot. We've been to the Fairfax location and loved it. We were super excited to find out that they were opening one closer to our neck of the woods. This location is more spacious and we came before the dinner rush, so seating was easy to find. Employees are all very friendly and welcoming. Our server was attentive for the most part. As the restaurant got busier, we did have to ask for a number of things. Our server was very kind. Hot Spot is all you can eat hot pot. You can choose between a larger soup pot to share or an individual pot. If your group wants the same broth, then the larger pot works. However, if you want different broths, then the individual pots are the best. There is a sauce station in the back and you can customize the sauce you'd like to dip your food in. You can also write on the menu to indicate the meats, seafood, starches, and vegetables you want. The chicken broth was seasoned well and not overly salty. When your broth starts to boil down, you can always ask for free refills of their basic broth. The restaurant is clean and organized. I'm so glad Hot Spot is closer to home! read more

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The food here is to die for. For $25 you can have whatever you like. Our group got half spicy half shabu shabu broth and I really loved both. However, one important thing to note is you do not get brand new broth unless you pay $1 extra. They do refill it for free but they refill it with just their regular clear broth. They have all your go-to fixins. For meats and veggies, I couldn't get enough of the lamb, beef brisket and fried tofu. For veggies, like bok choy and enoki mushrooms. We also tried both ramen and udon noodles. Also you don't have to do family style. You can get individual hot pots if you want. Go during off-peak and you will be happy. Your stomach and heart will be full. Bonus: I'm not sure if this was just an opening special, but follow them on Instagram at @hotspotchantilly and you get $1 off. read more

Hot Spot - Hot Pot Near Me - Chantilly, Virginia

My friend was craving hot pot, so we decided to come to this location. It's much more spacious than the Fairfax location and there is much more parking available. We added ourselves to the waitlist on the tablet they have in the front. We had the option of getting seated loner if we were willing to share a table with bother group. That ended up being the best choice because we ended up having more table and seating space than if we had opted to wait for a table to open up. We ordered the Shabu shabu and spicy broth. The spicy broth is still too much for me It looks like they changed their ordering method. The menu is separated into categories like meat, seafood, vegetable, etc. They now want you to order up to 3 types of items per category (up to 6 for veggies I believe) per order. You can still order more than one serving of these items though. When you get closer to finishing up your current order, you can ask for a new menu. All the food was yummy and fresh. Make sure to double check if the meat served is what you ordered. We kept on getting other diners' meat orders instead of our own and for the inexperienced diner it can be difficult to identify the meats. We decided to be adventurous and order beef tongue. While it tried good, it required a lot of extra chewing. Next time we are in the mood for hot pot, we will definitely come here. read more

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Updated Covid Review: I stand by my previous review by saying this is one of the best Hotpot places I've had in nova!! I came here with a group of friends today and was very impressed by how the staff took many precautions to maintain safety for the customer and they were very accommodating to our needs. Our server Janice, definitely deserves a shoutout. Food was absolutely incredible, the schezuan spicy broth has the right amount of spice, as it was not too spicy. The meats and veggies were fresh and plentiful, and they have lot of other options as well. They also have a sweet membership deal going on for frequent diners, which I may invest in (annual 50$, and get 20$ hotpot instead of 30$ full price) as I come here almost once a week! read more

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Staff is so nice, food is amazing, and the music and lighting makes it feel like an experience. Once a week I crave Hot Pot and I will never get tired of this location. Our last visit we had trouble with the hot plate where it wouldn't heat the broth. We ended up having to use the plate next to us which wasn't a huge deal. Our waitress gave us a coupon to use for next time when she noticed which we greatly appreciated. We will be back soon! read more

Hot pot is one of my favorite foods, it is cheaper to do it at home but sometimes i'm too lazy to get everything together it is just easier going out! HotSpot has a nice large selection for their sauce bar, their meats, noodles, and veggies. For our soup we did the 'family pot' with yin yang soups as people would say. The spicy and the non spicy which both were really good. They had a nice selection of meats and were sliced really thing so they were able to be cooked quickly in the pot. Veggies were fresh and clean, and the seafood also pretty fresh! The shrimp paste was different than I had before but it was okay, just wouldn't order again next time. We had a bunch of food and all of it was really good, no complaints, as long as the soup is good whatever you order will also be good! read more

Hot Spot - Hot Pot Near Me - Chantilly, Virginia

November 2020 - COVID Review: My husband and I dined in right as they opened and we felt very safe COVID-wise. They sat everyone many tables away from each other and all the other parties in the restaurant technically had their own sections. They're also doing QR code menus! When going to the sauce bar, only one party is allowed at a time and they provide hand sanitizer and wax paper so that you don't directly touch the utensils. Our server, Mindy, was great! She kindly offered to make a sauce mixture for my husband since he has a nut allergy (and needs to stay away from their peanut sesame sauce). She also checked on us multiple times and the food and broth refills were quick and often. This may be my fault for picking the shabu-shabu broth but it wasn't super flavorful to me (my husband liked it). I added some sauces from the sauce bar to add some more flavor. But I do like that they offer different broth options so I'll try a different one next time. We previously went to the Fairfax location and this location is much closer to home and more spacious too! Definitely will be back! read more

Here is the perfect sauce for those that love a little spicy with a subtle sweet... I basically grab the food and bury it in the sauce in the soup bowl they give... Sauce will either ruin or make your meal... *secret sauce for your pleasure (you're welcome!) 1 house sesame 2/3 house spicy Cilantro 1/2 Suki 1/2 black vinegar 1/2 sweet chili 1/4 spicy chili oil Spring onion 1/4 spoon Chopped garlic Drops of sesame oil *chopped peppers optional read more

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Hot pot menu items come out too slow. Menu items are limited per order. Food also comes out slower and less in quantity the longer you stay. With "all you can eat", the hope is all you can eat.. read more

Great tasting hotpot. Ivy, our server was great! Kept checking on us thru the meal since she found out this was our first time here! The broths were good, amount of food was great. However the ramen noodles were straight outta instant ramen noodle packets, which I did not expect. All in all, a great place to return to. Fatty Brisket and Tom Yum Soup broth was a great mix together. read more

Hot Spot - Hot Pot Near Me - Chantilly, Virginia

I'm so happy that they expanded to Chantilly!! I've been to the Fairfax location many times, but it is a bit of a hike from where I live. The layout is very similar to the Fairfax location where there is a large center bar seating area for individual hot pots and family style tables around it. My go to is the shared hot pot with 1/2 spicy broth and 1/2 shabu shabu broth. One of my favorite parts is that you can make your own sauce. They have so many options to choose from. Honestly, it's hard to make a bad sauce even if you are like me and have no idea what to put together. It always works out well! Since it us AYCE, I get a good mixture of veggies - bok choy, watercress, mushrooms, puffed tofu; meat - house marinated pork; and seafood - scallops, fish cakes and balls. I'll definitely come here more often especially since it's closer now :) read more

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