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Potwhale

4.3 (145 reviews)
ModerateHot Pot, Chinese
Closed • 4:30 pm - 11:00 PM
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Casual
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Moderate noise
Good for groups

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Monica R.

Great spicy food. Filling & flavorful. Great service. Casual ambience full of other hot pot foodies.

Two kinds of soup house special beef on the he right and medium spicy on the left
Jocelyn P.

My very first hot pot experience and I must say it has put every other Ramen experience to shame. I didn't even miss the carbohydrates and I'm usually an absolute crab fiend. No need for noodles. No need for rice. It is pure heavenly protein, and vegetables. I highly recommend to everybody. Service was working overtime and everything came out swiftly 12/10

Mild soup base & beef soup base (post meal)
Hannah S.

Always a great spot for authentic hot pot. This is one of two locations that I know of that have traditional hot pot & it's my favorite spot. There is a sauce bar where you can create your custom dipping sauces. It is a bit warm inside due to the multiple boiling pots of sauces which makes it perfect for winter. Accommodates large and small parties & the service is friendly and quick. Love to take friends here who have never experienced hot pot. Prices are fair but a bit expensive. For two I paid $55. Love this local spot in Tucson!

From one extreme to another... VERY SPICY TO NOT SPICY AT ALL!
Michelle D.

Clean, friendly, and most importantly...GOOD FOOD! highly recommend coming here if you like hot pot or want to try something new.

Yummy yummy
Heaven R.

Very first time here! Super yummy , I brought my family visiting from California. They said 10 out of 10! The ambiance needs a lil art work or tall fake plants and it would look cute! The stuff animals at the front stand out and are nice! Overall the food was delish. Service was very quick and nice! I especially love that this place is open late The broths were very flavorful and I just love the selection to make your sauces! I will definitely be returning

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Mandy T.

I came here with a friend in December for dinner. You choose if you want one sauce or 2 separate sauces then what you want to add into the sauces. You place the raw items in the sauce to cook. I liked the mushroom sauce but the mild sauce was really spicy and I didn't end up eating that one. I also wasn't a fan of the sauce bar and preferred the food without it. We added egg, sole, lobster meat ball, tofu, enoki mushroom, AChoy and spinach. Everything was really good. It was about $25 per person.

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Gerardo T.

Menu choices were varied and meats were fresh. Hot-pot was delicious however spice levels are NOT for chumps. We ordered "medium" and ended up in tears. Service was fast. I thought portion sizes were small for the price. Atmosphere feels comfortable and local. Tables are large for big parties

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Tucson finally has a hotpot place. They have some decent selection but they could add on more seafood and vegetables.

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It's amazing experience. Authentic hot pot bottom, fresh ingredients and wonderful service.

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These guys don't even serve whale. False advertising. 5 stars. Would come here again!

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Employees here are very polite and food here were very nice! The price is fair and there are a lot of choice for the drink!

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Their food is fresh. And soup is pretty good. They come up with three new soup base. I believe that everyone should go there try it.

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Ask the Community - Potwhale

Anyone know how to reach them? The number on yelp, google, and Apple Maps isn't them

Try this number (520.2439347

Is Potwhale actually open? I tried calling their number and it's disconnected.

yes, we are open! I haven't paid for the phone sorry!

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Kung Fu Noodle - House Lo Mein

Kung Fu Noodle

4.4(399 reviews)
1.2 mi•Shaheen Estates
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We had an amazing meal here. It was busy for a Tuesday lunch but service was exceptional and dining…read moreroom was very welcoming with large tables. We ordered spicy pork wontons. It had great flavor and perfect appetizer to start the meal. The garlic vegetable was slightly overcooked but had great garlic flavor and paired perfectly with our cumin lamb. Cumin lamb was our favorite today as it had nice flavor and tender lamb with onion and cilantro mixed in. The beef ho fun was as expected. We had plenty of leftovers since portions were big. Highly recommend!!

I don't know how many, many times I've driven past Ku Fu Noodles before finally stopping in for…read moredinner, but wow, did I waste a lot of time by not going here sooner! We got an array of standard fare as well as some things that I don't normally see on menus of other Chinese restaurants around town. The dumplings were good, though I was underwhelmed by the lack of spice on the Spicy Pork wonton dumplings. The flavor was very good, but it was not spicy at all. For entrees, we got Curry Chicken and Cumin Lamb. I'd never had Cumin Lamb before, and it rocketed to the top of my favorites list! It was gorgeously flavorful, fragrant, and spicy, warming as I ate. The spiced oil soaked into the rice, spreading the flavor to every last grain. It's really lovely and I highly recommend it. The restaurant is bigger than it appears from the outside, with a bright, cheerful ambience. Despite being busy, it never felt too loud, which was nice. The servers worked as a team and were very attentive. It was a great meal!

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Kung Fu Noodle
Kung Fu Noodle - Cumin Sliced Lamb

Cumin Sliced Lamb

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Fatty little shrimp chunks

The 81 Hong Kong Cafe

The 81 Hong Kong Cafe

4.2(290 reviews)
1.1 mi
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Stopped by for an early afternoon brunch today. Big mistake…read more But first, let me say that our server was friendly and attentive and could not have been more helpful. Promptly seated, drinks brought out, order taken and food delivered fast, hot and correct. The background music was some chinese music tv station playing modern easy listening tunes and, along with the comfortable chairs and solid table made for a relaxing environment. The food? meh. You can see our order in the latest photo and how expensive it was. the Lo Mein was mostly tasteless and certainly lacking in thast "lo mein flavor." Although the meat was tender, the sauce was just a sticky brown sauce. Surprisingly, the Spicy Pickle Tofu was essentially the same sticky brown sauce as the Lo Mein but with some fried tofu in it and without the noodles but nothing otherwise remarkable. You can tell by looking at my earlier picture attached. The old picture shows a bright and colorful plate. The dish today was a dark brown (you could hardly see the tofu from the beef) as everything was just dark. Eggplant seemed to have a similar brown sauce as well but the eggplant was otherwise tasteless. Nothing popped. Chicken bites were bland and not at all crunchy. Just fried to soft texture but no real flavor. According to our server, the menu was just recently updated about a month ago. We noticed because one of our favorites was the Fried Taro Pie which is now gone from the menu and the server said yes, that's right. Maybe this place has a new owner or chef, but it's no longer in my top asian restaurants for Tucson.

Talk about food quality and quantity, 81 HK cafe is very good and on top of it!!! Having a mint…read morepork rice with egg Taiwanese style!!! It's an excellent and good quality of Chinese foods!!! Services were rushing due to I was here on Saturday night!!! Everything is perfect here especially when customers want Taiwanese Chinese foods!!

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The 81 Hong Kong Cafe - Tomato Beef Rice Bowl

Tomato Beef Rice Bowl

The 81 Hong Kong Cafe
The 81 Hong Kong Cafe

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New Asia Chinese Restaurant - House special chop suey

New Asia Chinese Restaurant

4.2(134 reviews)
3.4 mi
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Went in around 2pm today to get some lunch. What a gem! Seems to be a mom and pop family run…read morebusiness including a couple of the kids hanging out. Immediately greeted and offered a booth in the pleasant dining room given menu along with getting my drink order. My drink came out fast and was a neat plastic cup full of ice along with the can - pretty perfect for me. A few seconds later my small order for the hot and sour soup arrived and it was a good sized small bowl but the soup was delicious. I've missed this in Tucson. Shortly, my order of the house special chop suey came out. It was fresh, hot, in a flavorful brown sauce. Full of the chicken, beef and shrimp along with lots of crunchy vegetables. A large portion and so good. This could be the kept secret in Tucson. Go check it out!

Saw this as a recommendation somewhere else on Yelp and decided to give it a try for dinner. We…read morecalled in an order for pick up and it was ready within 15 minutes! The dinner special was a great deal, the portions for soup and the other items were more than reasonable. Our favorite thing however was the BBQ pork wide ride noodles. We can't wait to come back and try the BBQ pork in something else because it was fantastic. They also already had spicy mustard and sweet & sour sauce in the bad without having to ask. The inside was rather small and warm when we went to pick up. We will be back again, but likely for take out only.

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New Asia Chinese Restaurant - Nice dining room

Nice dining room

New Asia Chinese Restaurant - Crab Rangoon

Crab Rangoon

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Potwhale - hotpot - Updated October 2026

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