Excellent authentic spicy Chinese hot pot perfect for a cold…read morerainy night. We ordered the spicy shrimp hot pot. If you order the all you can eat, then they give you a paper menu where you order the raw items for your hot pot. Make sure to order a bowl of rice. The first thing that came out was a stir fry of shrimp (in shell and head on) in spicy sauce with lotus root, celery and sliced rice cakes. You eat the shrimp or whatever meat you choose. This is where a bowl of rice is perfect. Once you are finished with the meat/seafood, then they stop by with broth to add to your pot and turn on the induction burner. Once the soup is boiling, then start cooking your raw items. Keep in mind that anything floating at the top will catch the chili oil so be prepared for some spicy bites. You can order more ingredients through the paper menu. I found it to be way too much food, but I eat like a bird. It was so good - spicy smokey warm and hearty. They understand Mandarin Chinese and French so I was able to get by with my broken tourist French and 2 year old level Mandarin. Luckily my friend is more fluent in both languages so she did most of the ordering and asking questions. It was a great break from French food during my visit.

The great Yelp reviews led me to Auciel. This particular restaurant specializes in hot-pot cooking…read moreor Fondue (in French). In Fondue, they give you veggies and meats and you dip them in hotpots of broth. Tables consist of ceramic tops which keep the broth warm while you do your tabletop "cooking". But we came here for the non-hotpot dishes. We had the lamb cumin dish and the sautéed chicken szechwan. The lamb cumin dish was perfection--perfect cubes of lamb covered in cumin with lots of spicy peppers. The chicken dish was really tiny bits of chicken sautéed in chili peppers--nice and spicy. The downside of this dish was that the morsels of chicken also included bits of bone. So technically they chopped up chicken into tiny pieces, bones and all , and sautéd all of it. So much care has to be taken while you eat this dish so that you don't swallow any bones. I didn't have a problem. We also ordered a side dish of white rice which was a little sticky as most Chinese rice tends to be. At the end of the meal we handed them a credit card which they claimed was declined. We had used it two hours earlier so we knew it was a good card. We gave them cash but our belief was that they wanted cash all along and just accidentally "mishandled" the credit card process so it wouldn't go through. Once we got home, we double checked with the credit card company and they said the card was fine and they did not see that a restaurant had declined the card. So, liar, liar pants on fire, if you want cash from your patrons, then put up a "No credit cards" sign and be done with it. We liked the food and service but don't like the shenanigans with the credit card which cost them one star.

We were getting back from a speakeasy tour with our daughters and craving late night noodles soup…read more I found this close by before going to the metro. They just turned off the marquis lights and a minute from closing. I went in and asked kindly and begged them to accept 4 for a dine in meal. There was brief controversy amongst them but they kindly agreed if we ordered quickly which we did!! Would have been nice to peruse the menu more but we know the cuisine and got to it! It's in my opinion a AYCE hot pot place with modern glass top tables and burner in the middle that is also sort of the Canto-Viet type that also does a good Thai lemon grass soup bowl, and limited dim sum items. Most of the Asian restaurants in Paris tend to be a bit "pan-Asian" and tend to do very authentic dishes slightly different than what we expect in the US and authentic restaurants. We ordered beef pho, egg noodle soup with pork, egg noodle soup with chicken, shu mai, and har gow. Quick service. Boy they wanted to go home and who could blame them after a long day! They were brief yet kind by American Asian dining standards in my opinion. Like Asian food here, some items were different than what we expect in the Seattle area but not too much in a negative way as we experienced. The shu mai definitely more shrimpy and the har gow with a thicker wrap. The meat fried appetizer was weird but still cooked perfectly in the fryer. The pho was a good developed broth with a "dac biet" inclusive protein including large but good tripe. The egg noodle soups excellent with lots of bok choy and veg. The pork though was breaded spare ribs WITH and without bones so BEWARE. It was still very good and I'm glad I ordered that for my entree!!! We also got a chicken noodle dish (chow mein) for our son back at the apt. I had some leftover later and it was great! Better than many chow meins at my favorite places back home. I'm going to try to talk the family into going back for AYCE hotpot as I love that but it's hard to convince them to let dad go to those since they don't eat as much volume as I can and have long hair that sucks in the odor. They did all notice that effect after leaving there even though it was closing down and no hot pots going. We were the last diners there as they broke down service and they were still very kind and grateful for our service. All of this for about $60 euros out the door. Very affordable!!!! I'd highly recommend this to anyone anytime as it's got something for everyone that is reliably good for the most part!

French food tends to be on the heavier side with cheese and butter and that's expected. However…read moreafter not having Asian food for a while we craved a different flavor palette that would cut the grease. This restaurant was exactly what my wife and I needed at that time. Great flavors and ample tasty meats on the sides to just scoop up. This was possibly the most memorable meal of Paris partly because of the buildup. Highly recommend!

I arrived just a few before opening time and by then a line was already forming. I think I was the…read morefifth group in the line. The waiter allowed some to enter and then asked if anyone had reservations due to limited seating. No one spoke up so he seated the rest of us. He was fair in how he handled the orders once we were seated, and asked in order of who entered first. I had their cascade petit for €38 and it came with 4 tiers. We were able to customize each layer and we chose steamed buns for the top layer, pork intestines for the second, grilled meat for the third, and this sour vegetable and fish broth for the last. We grilled our own meat and ordered some additional hot pot items for the last layer. The soup is actually tasty but gets tiring when you have a large amount of it. It also wasn't the best choice if you were thinking of using it for hot pot. Overall, this was interesting and I enjoyed my meal.

Expect good food but also a long long wait. The food is…read morereally really good but also really really spicy. (You get to choose the type of food you want, we went for the spiciest just to have a little taste of the real Chungking city in China) If you want to eat actual Chinese food, then this is the place. The only problem is the wait, even if you call in advance, you'll have to wait; and even after you're seated, you'll have to wait for the food. The place is super super crowded, and super busy. The waiters are patient although they can't keep track of things and forget you orders (Just remind them, they're nice). It's not a good place for groups since it's really small. Go with ONE other person to better enjoy the dinner!

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This place is definitely underrated. As a hot pot lover, I found the spicy broth to be incredibly…read moreauthentic. All the veggies, meat, etc were fresh and high quality. I loved it so much I came here two days in a row during my 3-day trip to Paris! I'll definitely be back!

My husband and I walked by this restaurant and noticed that it was filled with patrons all enjoying…read morehot pot (fondue) and decided to give this place a try. They have menus only in Chinese and French. With some help from the friendly waiter we were able to order and we really enjoyed our meal. The soup broth and sauces were authentic Sichuan Chinese style and there's a lot of ingredients to choose from. This was a good place for us to get some of the Asian food I was craving. The spicy soup is really spicy. I recommend the sesame paste to go with it.

Really good hotpot!! My boyfriend and I had dinner here while visiting Paris for our Christmas…read morevacation. We were defeated by the cold and were craving hotpot, and this place was perfect for our cravings! The quality of food is very good, comparable to good hotpot places in California. We especially liked the satay broth. Do come early, ideally right when they open at 6pm, since the place is very small and wait starts shortly after 6.

This place was just down the street from our apartment so we decided to give it a try. This was my…read morefirst time at a hot pot restaurant and felt somewhat intimidated after being handed the menu as I had no clue what to do. Fortunately, the fantastic waitress sat down with us to explain how everything worked and how to properly place an order. After we did place the order, we were served with the delicious, steaming, flavorful, and mildly-spicy meal we had been hoping for. This is a definite must try if you're ever in the area! If you don't know just ask.. They speak French and English as well as Chinese/Mandarin

Tastes of home. Fresh food, hsauces just like in China，many choices. will back next time in Parisread more

So I just helped the two female servers / hostesses with detaining a dine & dash attempt until help…read morearrived. I hope this means hookups for life!! It's amazing how two different takes on the same dish can change your whole outlook on that dish. Just yesterday I ate and reviewed a Chinese fast food place where I had butterflied shrimp still in their shell. I wasn't a fan. Today, I had the shrimp dish from Quatre Amis and it was night and day. Although they were both butterflied with their shells, this was slightly tempura battered and flash fried, then tossed with garlic and that amazing Sichuan spice. So good! In fact, I ate everything including the tails! I also ordered the cold noodles and cucumbers in the Sichuan spice and oil which was something like a salad but as big as a meal. The meal wouldn't have been complete without a veggie dish so I also had the eggplant dish. Also tempura fried, they were light and very crispy with no heavy oil feel or taste. Of course I couldn't finish everything. Except the shrimp! I don't think the eggplants will be as tasty tomorrow but I think the noodles will be amazing. 40€ with tip after all was said and done.

Typical example that service ruined the complete experience! Food was really delicious, but the…read morewaitress were so rude without responding to us. Waited 30minutes for lunch, too long for an efficient kitchen. I have to rate this Chinese restaurant extremely because most of Chinese restaurants thinks their food sells the reputation, so that staff gives ridiculously poor service - this is completely wrong!!! Hospitality makes an unavoidable part of the dinning experience with an impact over customers. I simply cannot go for nice food and to spoil the worst service. DO NOT GO!

Great find. All you can eat and attentive. Coming back again!…read more Oh they slice the meat per order. That's why it's 5 stars!

My husband and I were looking for a hot pot restaurant on a cold, rainy evening, and happily came…read moreacross Fondue Factory. Our experience was great! The meats and vegetables were fresh, while service was also very friendly and welcoming. It is located right outside of the Mabillon metro station so extra points for the convenient location as well. 5 stars!