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3.9 (58 reviews)

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Yi X.

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Nancy Y.

I'm so glad we drove 40 minutes out to try this place. We've been craving hotpot and everything in our area on that particular Monday night had an hour wait. We decided to just take a look on Yelp and landed on Morals Village - how lucky were we! I am addicted to hotpot so I've tried many different places, New York and New Jersey included. Morals Village has some of the most authentic soup bases I've ever had. We opted for the half and half (the Original Spicy Soup Base with Beef Oil & the Tomato Soup Base). The spicy half was so well seasoned and honestly, I didn't even need any of the sauce I concocted myself at the self-serve station. Everything is so fresh too! Some of the things we ordered that I think are must trys - Meats: Beef Meatballs (these were made in house unlike most places I've been to), Lamb Slices, Supreme Beef Slices (their meat is honestly some of the freshest I have seen, the colors were so vibrant) Seafoods: Fish Fillet, Fish Roe Balls Others: Handmade Noodles (so bouncy, we ordered too much food and the server was so sweet and suggested to take some soup home to cook it with the next day and gave us containers) Food was great and the service was so wonderful. I cannot wait to come back!

Valeria N.

Delicious food but service definitely lacking. If you're brave order the spicy broth but be careful with the peppercorns one wrong bite and your mouth will be on fire and numb at the same time. Try the spicy special beef. Definitely special. Generous portions of veggies. Interested sauce bar, with a myriad of sauce bases and toppings that you can mix and make your own dipping sauce for the proteins and veggies. Based on the food we would come back without a question but... The service. We were 5 people they only set 4 plate settings, and getting the server's attention was impossible. Once another server finally came around and we asked for another setting they only brought a bowl and a fork (no chopsticks, nor spoon). The forgot some of our orders (but didn't forget to ring it in our bill). No napkins and once again could not get anyone's attention. Water and tea refills were far in between. If it was extremely busy I would be more forgiving but it was not.

Braised Spicy Beef, Spicy Soup Base, Friendsgiving!
Manan D.

I just so happened to come here very soon after having had delicious hot pot in Brooklyn Chinatown, so my expectations were set rather high, Thankfully, this place turned out to be very good! We tried a spicy broth and a bone broth, and a good variety of meats. The lamb and spicy beef were great and really stood out, but I was hoping for better options overall (no clams?). The duck tongue was not very enjoyable as there was a lot of bone/ligament, and the ribs were a bit hard to cook correctly as they were served on ice. This often meant they'd either be cold in the middle or the whole thing would just get over done unless you time it perfectly. Still, we really enjoyed the food overall, especially due to both broths being very flavorful in different ways. The price ended up being around $40-45 per person, which seemed slightly high compared to what I payed near sunset park in Brooklyn (closer to $35). I think we had more food there as well. Still pretty reasonable though. Our service was superb and the interior was very nice and spacious, so overall a very good experience that I'd recommend.

I was there on a Sunday with my husband and son. The service was great! Our waiter gave us suggestions on what to try, as the menu has tons of variety of meats and seafood. I loved the banana paratha!! Having the option of having both mild and spicy broths helped, as I don't eat spicy food as much, but my husband does. The ambience was calm and welcoming.

Jonathan C.

Came here on a weekday for dinner. Not that busy which was good. Ingredients were fresh, presentation was nice but soup base was bland. For mala hotpot it wasn't flavorful. Also their sesame oil sucks. Szechuan mala hotpot is all about the nice sesame oil. Could improve.

Spicy Soup, Pork Rib Soup (Middle: Free Vegetarian Mushroom Soup)
Pamela L.

Since our favorite hot pot place is under renovation, we decided to try this place out. Interesting name...Morals Village, one can make lots of jokes about it. But I will tell you what is not moral, when you have to pay $2.99 per person for the sauce bar. Waiter: Do you want to add the sauce bar for $2.99? Me: If we don't, will we still get a complimentary dipping sauce. Waiter: No. That gives us no choice. Who goes to a hot pot place and not have dipping sauces? We felt forced to add it to our meal. Along with the $2.99 sauce bar, they have roasted peanuts, shrimp chips that were soft like a sponge, a bland dessert soup and watermelon chunks. That being said, the food here is really, really good, super fresh and I love the varieties they had that many other places don't. The slices of angus beef (sliced so big that it can cover my entire face) was tender and tasted like high quality beef. Another item I saw was fish maw. But it's not like the ones in the soup, it has a gizzard texture. I didn't mind it. Another veggie I loved were the pea shoots that you don't often find at hot pot places. Decor is chic with cool light fixtures. Allow about 2 hours to eat. Always fun to go with a group of family or friends. My motto for hot pot is always try that one item that you never had before. You just never know! I will give a huge shout-out to the entire staff. Super friendly with a smile, came by often to check on us. Asked how everything was, changed up our dirty plates 3x, refilled our water and the broth and kept giving us napkins. They were also good at clearing each plate as soon as we finished. It's like they were hiding behind me. I docked one star for the sauce bar. I don't like it when hot pot places put this extra cost on their patrons. Note: Items here are expensive.

Alina M.

Really happy to have found this spot, it's a bit of a random location for hot pot but definitely a great quality restaurant. This is not an all-you-can-eat spot So you order a la carte off the menu. The food quality is definitely top notch but it does end up being a little bit pricey depending on what you order and how many people you have. We had four different broths so that we could try a little bit of everything. We had two spicy and two non-spicy. The two spicy broths definitely have a kick but they're manageable. All of the flavors are absolutely delicious. All of the meat that we ordered was really high quality as well as all of the vegetables.

Elsa C.

It's located in a plaza. We went for Monday night. Plenty of parking space still available. The restaurant was not crowed. 5 of us decide to share a big pot together. We got spicy, pork ribs soup, and vegetarian mushroom for soup base. Spicy soup, not very spicy, compare what I had in other restaurant. The taste was okay. The other 2 non-spicy pot. Flavor not bad. And not too salty. Good to cook vegetable. All the dishes we ordered was pretty fresh. Everything was decent, nothing really special. Each of us paid $40 for this dinner.

House Hand Made Shrimp Paste
Lilly J.

We had a good experience here on a Monday evening. It was surprisingly busy for a restaurant on a Monday. Overall, the quality of the food here was good. We ordered the half/half spicy beef oil and pork broth soup, meat combo platter, shrimp paste, fresh tofu, fish tofu, some assorted veggies and hand pulled noodles. We were generally happy with all the food - it was a relatively big portion size for the meat combo platter but the veggies and others, for what you pay, seemed small. I am giving this 4 stars since I just don't think it's worth it to come here over an AYCE place like some in Edison. Especially if you have a hungry man with you, you will pay more for this place than an AYCE place with the same quality. I also hate that they make you pay 2.99 for the "unlimited" sauce bar. Just incorporate it into the rest of the menu prices. Staff were really attentive. One person in our party dropped a chopstick, and not 2 seconds later, our waiter was next to us with a new chopstick.

Scan the code and post on WeChat moments to get a plate of duck blood for $0.99
Tinyee H.

I like that they make their own meatballs. This is not AYCE. We chose the split soup base: one mild (for the kids) and one spicy with beef fat (for us adults). For spicy, you can choose 3 levels, and we chose mild and were quite surprised on how spicy it was. I cannot imagine how spicy their highest level could be. Everything else was a la carte. We got the meatball platter, beef and lamb platter, and vege platter, plus fried bread with condensed milk (mmmmm). Everything was good. If you like blood cakes, you can get a plate of duck blood cakes for $0.99 just by scanning the code and posting about it. It works for WeChat; don't know about other social networks. The blood cakes have a soft-jiggly texture with neutral taste. The sauce area has a good variety and there are some side dishes, like shrimp chips, pickled chicken feet, and fruit. Unlike other places, they do charge $3pp for that, so get your fruit fill. We spent about $100 for four (no drinks), so we won't be coming here on a regular basis; maybe once in awhile. And we'll get the healthier soup bases with less oil.

Mushroom broth (center) pork broth (left) spicy oxbone broth (right) Enoki mushroom (front)
Juliet F.

For the unfamiliar at a glance you wouldn't know what to expect, but Morals village is a really great Chinese hot pot experience. As an experienced Asian food consumer I am ashamed this is my first time trying steamboat. Simple and fun application of interior decor leaves you focused on the extensive menu of options. With the moderate and friendly guidance of the staff you understand how things will flow and get started right away. Pros: Chic and simple interior, friendly staff and delicious food. Shrimp with heads were exceptional. Cons: Even for experienced spicy food connoisseur be aware that the spicy broth is not for the faint of heart. Fire.

Jacqueline T.

Lots of variety and selection, though since they just opened some items on the menu were unavailable. The broths are very good, their house special (chicken and pork broth) has a unique flavor that I like. Worth a try. The service was very attentive and very friendly. Good hearted people. The decor is very modern with a touch of traditional. It's very comfortable and spacious, good for big groups and families. The chairs are very comfy and the place is very clean. Definitely will be back!

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Good food, open late too. We went in on a sunday night after it snowed and they were still open. We got seated right away!

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Our first hot pot, staff was super helpful. Everything was fresh. Definitely get the quail eggs, they burst in your mouth. Super good!

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The food not like the photo, and the task very bad! Got sick after my lunch! Stomachache!!

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