Such a unique and fun concept for hot pot! You pick out all your own ingredients, they weigh everything, take it to the back, cook it up, and bring it out to you. It's a great place for friends or family or alone too. They to takeout as well or order delivery. The ingredient selection is really impressive and very vegetarian friendly. Everything looked fresh and they refill often. There are also lots of soup base options to choose from plus a stir fry option if you want to mix it up. The make your own sauce station is a great touch too. The staff works incredibly fast at turning tables and keeping everything clean. They only have one bathroom (it's clean) so just be aware for wait times. They also give you one free rice bowl which is a small but good bonus. There's a good amount of seating though I've heard the line goes out the door on weekends. Overall I really loved this place and I am already looking forward to coming back. read more

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This was my first experience at a hot pot by the pound restaurant. I've only been to all you can eat hot pot restaurants, so I was excited to try this place out. Apparently, I wasn't the only one because this place got packed by 6p on a weekday! The line was out the door. It can be a little confusing for a first time goer as you enter the place and grab a bowl to select the ingredients you want to eat. The minimum weight that you have to buy is 0.9 lbs, but you really won't know how much your bowl weighs until you get up to the cashier and put it on the scale. My bowl was underweight my first time through, so I went back to grab more ingredients. If I had to guess the minimum cost for a 0.9 lb bowl, it's probably about $16, which is a pretty good price for a hot pot. My bowl weighed about 0.97 and it was way more than I could comfortably eat. The next decision you have to make after you have selected your ingredients is the base and spicy level. I went with #1 Oil splash spicy soup at medium spice level. Now, I enjoy spicy foods, but this was at the upper limit of enjoyability. Although tasty, I think the oil in the broth got to be too much and I will want to try a different base next time. After you pay for your food, you get a number which you take to a table of your choosing and wait for your bowl to come out (they cook it for you). There is a drinking water station next to the free rice station, which was around the corner from the complimentary pickled vegetable station. Overall, positive experience and I would return for more. .|\---/| | @_@ | ..\_^_/..2026 read more

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This is a familiar concept: choose your raw food and have someone else cook it for you. (This is also my favorite way of "cooking.") In particular, I love Movoc's simplicity. You really just walk in, get your bowl, throw whatever you want to eat in it, choose a soup base, and pay for what it weighs. No appetizers, no alcohol, no fountain drinks. Soda in cans/bottles. Free, self-serve water and rice! There's so much to mix and match, you could eat here 20 times and never fix the same dish! For the two of us, it was $35. Service was fast and friendly. Eating area was clean and pleasant, with plenty of customers coming and going. Highly recommend! read more

Movoc - Mushroom soup base with veg, shrooms, sprouts, tofu - Chinese Near Me - St. Louis, Missouri

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Still one of my favorite places to eat in St. Louis!!! They recently added new soup bases (spicy and non-spicy), so I wanted to update my review. My new go-to is the spicy dry mix (#10), which is not as spicy, deeply peanut-y, garlicky, and savory. Highly recommend if you love garlic! read more

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Movoc Hot Pot on the Delmar Loop is a fantastic fast-casual spot, especially if you appreciate a highly organized dining experience. The setup is straightforward and efficient: you grab a basket, select your own fresh proteins and veggies from a massive refrigerated wall, weigh it to pay by the pound, and choose your broth. Then, the kitchen takes over and cooks it all up for you. The strict hygiene standards here are immediately noticeable. The self-serve ingredient station is kept immaculate, with everything safely chilled and promptly restocked--which makes the whole operation feel very well-managed. Because you build the bowl yourself, it's also incredibly easy to closely track exactly what goes into your meal and filter out any specific ingredients you're trying to avoid. The broths are deeply flavorful, and the complimentary rice and water station is a great bonus. A brilliantly run, deliciously fresh spot! read more

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Summary: Good in theory, but could be executed better. Our dry hotpot had undercooked seafood. The brightly lit restaurant was packed with many small tables that were set up with hotpot warming trays with small candles. On a Saturday night, they were pretty packed. At Movoc, you grab your ingredients yourself, choose the type of cooking method/seasoning, and pay by weight. Most of the ingredients were labeled, but some were not, which was fine with me as an adventurous eater, but could be scary for others. I noticed my first concern at the ingredient station as people were swapping the tongs and the juice from items like intestines (which I actually find delicious) or raw seafood were being mixed into other ingredients. It should be okay since everything will be cooked, but I had concerns for people who have allergies or dietary restrictions. The restaurant would benefit from tongs that are labeled to be used specifically for certain types of ingredients. After adding our ingredients into a bowl, it was weighed and we chose the type of seasoning/broth. We chose one to be "spicy flavor soup" and the other to be a "spicy dry mix". The hot soup version was very flavorful and delicious, however, the dry pot had good flavor but was lacking spice and the ingredients were undercooked. This was concerning since we had put a lot of seafood in that pot and I could see that the scallop and fish weren't cooked. We thought we could cook it at the table over the candle after mixing it in, but it didn't work, so we packed it up to reheat it at home. We considered asking the staff to reheat it for us, but it was so hard to get the their attention since they were super busy and felt bad holding up a table for longer than necessary as the restaurant was full and there was no waiting area. Although in the end the food was okay, I was disappointed by the undercooked seafood and lack of spice in the drypot especially for paying $70+. read more

Movoc - Chinese Near Me - St. Louis, Missouri

This place is delicious! It is a build your own hotpot place where everything is weighed by the pound. You put in what you want in your bowl and they make it for you in the back. The prices here are reasonable and there is plenty of seating inside. Rice is free but if you want noodles you have to add it to your bowl. The only downside to the place is that there can be a language barrier with a couple of the staff members but it was not a problem for me at all. I will be back the next time I am in the St. Louis area! read more

Movoc - Chinese Near Me - St. Louis, Missouri

I came in right at lunch rush. It's super bright and modern inside. You get in line and fill up the bowl with toppings and they will go cook it for you and bring it out. The price is $16.99/lbs... which isn't cheap if you put too much in the bowl. There's free rice to eat with your order. I think the flavor could be better but I love the concept. read more

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This was my first time at the restaurant. It is small and cozy. I was with 3 girlfriends. We were given instructions how to prep your bowl before it was cooked. There were so many meats, and veggies to choose from, Ostrich Eggs, if that is your thing. Only caveat for us, there were labels which were hard to understand or writing was very light. After we chose all items and type of noodles, the bowl was weighed and you pay accordingly. We were asked what type of broth, which could be hot to mild. I chose mild and added some sauces to it. Our table was prepped with a hot pot and sterno food warmers. The bowls came out piping hot. The meal was delicious and the meats were all cooked perfectly. It was a big portion for us and we were given take home bowls to enjoy for later. The service was great and everyone was so patient with us while in line. This is a fun place to bring friends or family. This was during the week after lunch, not very busy. The parking will probably be more of a problem during the weekend. I will definitely will be back. , read more

Movoc - Chinese Near Me - St. Louis, Missouri

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Love this place to death. This is the 4th time I have gone at 9 and they say they are open until 10. It's really really fucking annoying. Love them Greta food great hospitality just fix the fricken times...??? read more

Very interesting concept of a fast service but sit down restaurant. You pick the ingredients, they charge by weight of what you picked, and they cook and deliver to your table. Lots of authentic ingredients that I really like. Great experience. read more

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I saw this place while driving through in the loop during the opening day and the line was super packed therefore I waited until now to try it out. Parking spots varies but we were lucky to secure a spot right in front of the restaurant on a Saturday afternoon. There were quite a variety of options of choice for ingredients for the hotpot of meats, vegetables, seafood etc. After picking the ingredients along with the dry noodles then you weight the selection you had. The weight of the selection has to be at least 0.9 pounds or more. Then you picked a broth and paid for your food choice. We each picked the spicy broth with our own different choices of ingredients. Be warn that the spicy broth was all spice. The taste seems to be from lots of Sichuan peppers taste which overpowering the food. My next trip i would pick a different broth to try eve though i liked spicy a lot i do want more flavors than just the Sichuan pepper taste. read more

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I got to check out Movoc during the Grand opening week! My friends and I went around 5:00pm on a Wednesday when it was starting to get busy. There weren't a lot of seats already so we had one grab the seats as soon as it opened. Since it is opening week, I didnt want to give them such a low score, so I gave them 4 stars. There wasn't a lot of Vegetable options and I didn't know what the meats were because there are no labels. Flavors were just not for me, but y'all might like it! Friendly service! My advice to the customers: If you're done eating, please be considerate of the people standing and waiting for a table to eat. Place is small with not that many tables. Soup is difficult to eat standing, not that they will allow it, but just think of others while there. read more

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Saw this place while walking Delmar Loop. Lots of ingredients to customize your own hot pot. Service was really fast for how busy it was. But the flavors were delicious. It was the perfect spicy level but not overpowering. I would highly recommend this place. Every bowl will never be the same due to the many options of ingredient. read more

Movoc - Oil splash spicy soup - Chinese Near Me - St. Louis, Missouri

Has the very authentic spicy mala flavors that I've been craving for months. Super versatile food in which you can decide on how you want to eat. You get to decide on your spice levels as well as your portions. Very similar to froyo where you pick your ingredients. Came the first week of launch and it was packed! Tons of people getting their spicy fix in, and the staff were super nice and helped us out. Everything looked well organized too, busy area but small. Definitely would recommend to stop by and get some good Chinese food! If you like it spicy, the Chongqing Spicy will give you a run! read more

Movoc - Chongqing Spicy broth - Chinese Near Me - St. Louis, Missouri

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It was very fun to choose the ingredients and create my own personal hot pot. You can choose to skip the broth and do a sort of stir fry option instead. There are spicy and non spicy broths to choose from but the spicy ones are more traditional for Malatang (personal hot pot). A few types of noodles to choose from. Meats like beef, pork belly, fish, even frog legs and abalone. Veggies like bok choy, cabbage, bean sprouts. Unlimited rice if you eat in. It was a little pricey with a 1lb minimum at 15+ per person, and it isn't unlimited like the group hot pot places. It's more than enough food though, you won't be hungry for seconds. Overall I would highly highly recommend this experience. read more

Movoc - Malatang personal hot pot with mushroom soup broth - Chinese Near Me - St. Louis, Missouri

I ordered the spicy dry mix (#10) and really enjoyed the peanut/sesame and garlic flavor. It pairs well with rice and the different toppings you can get (for me, I like beef, pork, lotus root, napa cabbage, enoki mushrooms, celtuce, quail eggs, and tofu skin). It's very reasonably priced, and rice is unlimited. My friend says it's the best restaurant not only in St. Louis but the world. While I wouldn't go that far... it certainly is authentic and one of my favorite Asian restaurants in STL! read more

I heard about this restaurant through TikTok and went in already curious because the whole appeal seemed to be picking out exactly what you wanted to build your bowl with. I pulled up and lucked into a front row parking spot which felt like a sign that maybe this little adventure was going to be worth it even though the place is so tiny the line was literally spilling outside. I decided to stand in it anyway because that parking spot felt too perfect to waste. I waited about twenty minutes before it was finally my turn. Even with barely any seating it was wild watching how perfectly people were getting up and leaving right as someone new was paying for their food. It was like a constant rotation of bodies and bowls and I actually thought that part was impressive. What shocked me was the moment I heard my total. I still paid it without hesitation but forty five dollars for one noodle bowl is not light on the wallet no matter how you spin it. I started eating and as I got full I kept trying to make eye contact with someone anyone to get a to go bowl. The staff was running around serving food clearing tables doing everything except looking in my direction. I sat there with dirty hands and no help in sight. I finally got up to wash my hands because they were actually filthy from cracking crab legs. When I came back the same woman I had been trying to get the attention of earlier was standing right at my table dumping my rice bowl into my noodle bowl which was still full of crab legs and broth. She did it like it was nothing. I was absolutely livid because there was no way I was about to throw away a bowl that cost me forty seven dollars. I told her exactly that and she apologized over and over but the damage was already done. The whole thing left me irritated and confused because for that price and that wait and that setup the bare minimum should be being looked at when you're trying to get help before someone decides to toss your meal together like leftovers read more

Movoc - The mess I was making trying to eat crab out of the bowl. - Chinese Near Me - St. Louis, Missouri

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If I could eat here every day, I WOULD! Love this place! There are so many food options to choose from! Never had a bad experience! read more

Movoc - Chinese Near Me - St. Louis, Missouri

This place is AWESOME!! Such a great concept for hot/dry pot - one that doesn't require large groups or a ton of time. Grab a bowl, pick out all your fixings (they even have abalone), weigh your bowl, pick your pot style/flavor, pay an affordable price by lb, and they cook for you and bring the bowl back to your table. Genius but more importantly, delicious and affordable! read more

Awesome food and a cool place to eat. The food is fresh and the seasoning right. Seating options include in inside and outside..

Movoc on the Delmar Loop is where I officially leveled up as a foodie. This place is bright welcoming and very red! It's also genius! You build your hot pot by choosing your proteins, noodles, veggies, and broth. They have 2 broths that are vegetarian and I can't contain myself over that. You pay by pound of food. You then hand it off so they can cook it for you. They bring it out boiling and it stays simmering while you enjoy. Lobster balls, crab legs, tilapia, shrimp, it's basically a pescatarian hot pot place in my ey. I walked in hungry and walked out with a new foodie badge unlocked. Absolutely #StLouisPescatarianApproved Loved it! read more

Omg this hit the spot on a rainy day. It's mostly self-service - walk in, grab a plate, add your ingredients, have the workers weigh it, pay for it, wait for them to cook it and bring it out to you. The minimum weight you need to have is 0.9 lbs and we paid about $17-$18 for about 1 lb of ingredients. We got the #3 spicy and sour soup with 1 chili pepper spice level and it was pretty spicy for us with the added ingredients so go for no spice if your tolerance isn't super high. They change up their ingredient options from time to time so we'll definitely be back to try different options. Recommend that you go before 6ish because the dinner rush gets a bit crazy. Place was really clean and was comfy to eat there. Also loved that they have free rice to eat there. read more

Movoc - Chinese Near Me - St. Louis, Missouri

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I stopped by Movoc on Friday around 5pm with a friend to try it out. The concept is fairly simple-- you grab a bowl, put your ingredients into it and weigh it at the cashier, choose a preparation method and pay. If dining in, rice is complimentary and you can put your marker on the table so they bring the food out to you. I chose some beef rolls, tender beef, pig ears, squid, quail eggs, lobster balls, soybean rolls, Napa cabbage, enoki mushrooms, and bean sprouts. There was a lot of variety for ingredients and they require a minimum of 0.9 lbs by weight. I ended up getting #2 (the spicy hot pot soup option) and really enjoyed my food! I especially liked the pig ears, tender beef, and beef rolls. There's a sauce station off to the side with chopsticks and forks; I really liked the peanut sauce and chili oil. The staff is very friendly but other than bringing your food and cleaning the table afterwards, the place is largely self-service. All in all, I paid around $30 after tax and tip for 1.5lbs and a lot of food which could definitely feed two people. I will definitely be back some other time as well to try the other options! read more

Movoc - Spicy hot pot - Chinese Near Me - St. Louis, Missouri

Been coming back here a lot after my first review. I tried the Chongquing spicy at my last visit. It's like was szechuan style - good flavor but be prepare for the numbing spiciness. Luckily, you can adjust the spicy level here. My favorite is still the sour and spicy one. Still need to try their dry mix. They now have labels on their ingredients, yay! I noticed ingredients can be changed daily, depending on their availabilities. We had no issue with finding seats when dining on weekdays, and avoiding rush hours. Service has been lovely. They maintain the cleanliness of the food areas very well. I can see myself coming here often. Highly recommended! read more

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TLDR: A unique take on traditional Chinese hotpot that may have just become the best in town. What it lacks in the true authenticity experience of Chongqing hotpot, it makes up for it with the ingredients and flavors. When I started hearing about this new hotpot restaurant in town, I knew I had get in as soon as possible. Hotpot is a staple in my food rotation, as someone that is from Chongqing. So when I saw that this restaurant is based off of the traditional Chongqing mala hotpot...it was a no brainer. The restaurant isn't particularly that big, as it's meant for a quick eat and go type of restaurant. The seating is open and may be limited when the place gets busy. You start off with a large tray and a wall of ingredients that you pick from for your hotpot. It has all of the main staples that I would expect, and the staff is always refilling it. These range from your traditional meats, fishes, vegetables, and more traditional Chinese ingredients as well. The price of everything is based off of total weight, which wasn't too bad. After you have your ingredients, they actually take it to the back and cook it for you in your broth of choice, and bring out your pot to your table. Not the traditional cook as you go, but definitely much more efficient. There are scattered stands with candles spread throughout the tables, that can keep your pot warm. They also didn't have a huge sauce station or any garnishes, which I think would have been nice. Hopefully they may add this in the future. It just doesn't seem right without my garlic and cilantro. There were plenty of rice available, which was quite nice. Overall we were in and out in about 30 minutes. The service was great and food choices were plentiful. I had ordered the Chongqing mala broth and actually wished it would have been a little more spicier. But overall, really good taste and I will definitely be back. read more

Movoc - Chongqing Mala - Chinese Near Me - St. Louis, Missouri

It's fantastic. Feels a bit like a fast food atmosphere but it's nice & clean. You build your own hot pot from a cold buffet of a wide variety ingredients into a bowl, they weigh, you choose your broth and then they quick boil it for you and bring it to your table on a candle warmer. The quality & flavor is excellent. Def a new favorite spot for me now. read more

I personally didn't care for it, language barrier of course. The food is sold by weight, and you pick toir own ingredients, options are okay I guess. I do love ramen, but this place wasn't for me. We were a party of nine. Four were pleased, and five were not. There's not a lot of seating, the warmers beneath our food was not lit. Try it out for yourself, tje place was clean. Rice is free if you dine in. The chicken didn't seem fully cooked. I jad to bring mines home and season it up to my liking because it was so bland, maybe because I had the chicken broth. Tje lady was getting a little frustrated because of the language barrier. read more

Movoc - Make your own bowl - Chinese Near Me - St. Louis, Missouri

It is my 3rd time to this restaurant since last week. I prefer dry mix than soup base because it's more favorful. Ingredients is getting more variation and niche. read more

Movoc - Chinese Near Me - St. Louis, Missouri

Heard about this place from friends in town & came out while on a work trip this weekend. It was perfect! I love that you can decide exactly what you want to eat proteins, Veggies, noodles etc. Everything is exactly tailored to you so it's perfect for everyone in your party. Everyone can do what they wish. the broth was so good- super crave-able! It's more like a quick service place so don't expect a regular restaurant with waiters at your table etc but everyone is super kind & FAST! It's a great place to go anytime. I finished everything. Will definitely be back! Loved it. read more

Movoc - #1 oil splash spicy soup broth! - Chinese Near Me - St. Louis, Missouri

This place is worth every penny! A must for dine in! The experience of picking out your ingredients and the rice and the hotpot! Service was top tier! The ambience was great. read more

Movoc - Hot pot with sauce #3 - Chinese Near Me - St. Louis, Missouri

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This might be my new go-to spot on the loop. I haven't seen this concept of build your own hot-pot/dry pot in St. Louis yet and I'm so happy it's here. I've tried the mushroom and spicy soup base and it's all so good! Lots of options here and well priced. Food comes fast. Perfect with big groups of friends! read more

Movoc - Chinese Near Me - St. Louis, Missouri

My options are great and a lot of good: Spicy broth with my personal fixings. The service was fast but the space is too small and I was still standing when my food can out. Note, it's around $16 per .9lbs. So don't go crazy on your items because it's based on weight. read more

Best casual hotpot place in town. It's a self-service, casual dining setting. Great value, wide variety and spice options as well!

I'm going to give them the benefit of the doubt since they just opened but I was honestly not that impressed. The noodles tastes like they were from ramen packets, which I'm pretty sure they were since I saw a bunch of instant noodles packets on a shelf. The spicy splash broth tasted like it was just oil, water, peppercorn, and chili. It wasn't too spicy but it wasn't flavorful at all. I do wish the signs labeling all the hotpot items would actually correlate with what the item was. It seemed like they moved stuff around and half the tongs were missing. Other hot pot places I've been to have a variety of sauces but this one only had a few bottles of sauces. read more

Movoc - Chinese Near Me - St. Louis, Missouri

I wasn't really impressed. Be careful the price adds up pretty fast since it's by weight. I wish there were more vegetable options instead of some of the weird meats. I chose the tomato broth option trying to be different and trust me it was as weird and disgusting as it sounds. I also wasn't expecting it to be hot. It was like a watered down version of spicy tomato soup. I wish they had more rice options than just white. They also need more drink options. Where are in the in-house specifically drinks? It also would be nice if they bagged your leftovers for you. Myself and the table next to me were really struggling to put our food into the small container since the pot had tons of broth in it. read more

This food was so good so many choices to choose when making your dish staff friendly and efficient restaurant small but it works

food was so fireeee 10/10 I will be returning & great service everyone made sure we had everythinggg read more

Movoc - food was so fireeee 10/10 - Chinese Near Me - St. Louis, Missouri

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Great food, portions are based on a minimum weight, and overall great price. Atmosphere is nice and comfortable, and the service is great.

This bright, spotlessly clean restaurant is a welcome addition to the St. Louis Asian cuisine scene. Its cuisine is stated as being typical of Chonqing cuisine and it doesn't disappoint--it's like stepping into a restaurant t in that city--likely one of the largest cities in the world that is unknown to many Americans. Protein and vegetables are presented buffet style, much like you'd find in one of those Mongolian BBQ places, but with a glaring difference; the ingredients are varied and of high quality. You fill a bowl and present it to staff and choose from a number of broths styles for soup, or opt for a stir fry. Warning: Spicy means SPICY--so HOT as I found out; so hot it'll knock your socks off, along with your shoes! The broths are wonderful, and the high quality ingredients from the buffet make an excellent meal. This place advertises itself as authentic, and having been to Chonqing a number of times, this Lao-Wei can attest to their claim. It might be a bit on the pricey side, your choice of proteins, vegetables and noodles are charged by the pound. Steamed rice is unlimited for in-dining, limited to one bowl for takeout. This is a top notch, informal restaurant with a wonderfully friendly staff. Highly recommended. read more