We came here with a group and had such a fun family-style meal! The food was hearty, flavorful, and really hit the spot. Highlights: * The pork bone soup was rich and comforting, perfect for sharing. * The pickled mustard fish soup had just the right kick of spice and tang, with tender fish and mushrooms--definitely a must-try. * The small plates were excellent too: the cold beef with chili oil was super flavorful, the cauliflower stir-fry had a nice crunch, and the blood tofu dish was surprisingly tasty. The portions are generous, and everything comes out fresh and hot. It's the kind of place where you can linger, share a variety of dishes, and enjoy a long meal with friends or family. The vibe is casual but warm, with beautiful Chinese-style decor on the walls. Service was friendly and quick, even though we ordered a lot of dishes at once. If you're craving homestyle Chinese food in Michigan, this is definitely worth the visit. We'll be back to try the hotpot next time! read more

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The hot pot was good. Be careful if you order the spicy broth - it was borderline inedible, even for me, and I love spicy food, but that's a lesson learned for me. The quality of the food and veggies was great, and we got a lot for the price compared to hot pot restaurants I've visited in other major cities. Can't see the menu when the restaurant is closed. The website has a poor user experience - We should be able to see the dine-in menu from the website before we visit the restaurant - not just a crappy "order online" menu that is not visible when the restaurant is closed. read more

This hotpot restaurant is as authentic as they come. For those not familiar with hot pot, it's the Chinese equivalent of fondue, where you cook the food in the broth. Everyone got to pick their own style of broth. However, be careful what you wish for. I asked for the "spicy" soup broth, and it was incredibly spicy, like, inedible to most people spicy. The last time I had hot pot this spicy was in Chongqing, China (southwest portion of China known for their crazy spicy food) in 2001. I will say, the menu is kind of overwhelming to look at because it's column after column, category after category, of a la carte choices to make. We went with the meats and seafood sampler platters, plus a few extra items. My kids were able to try tripe (cow stomach) and intestines and both loved it. The wait staff was super friendly and was very diligent with checking to see if we needed more water and broth to cook with. They even have a serving cart robot that carries out trays of food. It literally walks around on its own. I know my husband said the next time I can convince him to go, he would get the mild spicy. I don't know, maybe I'll get mild also since I've already conquered spicy. I bet even "mild" will be spicy enough for normal folks. read more

I don't go to this type of restaurant often but this experience was wonderful! Restaurant is in a strip shopping center and has plenty of parking. Place is very clean and neat. Went a bit after lunch so not a lot of people so I didn't feel bad asking a lot of questions and the waiter was very patient in answering my questions. The host seemed a bit surly but that was part of his charm. Food came out quickly and looked very fresh! The sauce bar had plenty of choices to get your side dipping sauce just right but I was up to the challenge! I would certainly go back if only to get a butter bear in my broth! read more

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Food - all spicy dishes are awesome, best in Lansing. Hotpot nothing special but in par with others. Vegetables are good, same level as Everyday in town. Portion ok, price a little higher, not the highest in Lansing area, probably 2nd highest. Service good, very clean, not crowded. My go-to place when I don't want to try sth new in town. read more

Food is fine. Our item price on our bill was all higher than the list price on menu. I thought they overcharged so I paid 10% tip. The owner came to me instantly and loudly asked me why I tipped less than 10%, I said the price does not match what you charged me. He said the menu price is for cash only, they add 3% card fee on their bill for each item. He said the statement was on the menu, which I didn't not find at all. He continued to ask me to explain why I tipped less than 15%, which is their standard. I said you should charge mandatory 15% tip if that is your expectation, or let customers know they will be blamed if they tipped less than 15%. Customers will choose whether to come beforehand. He said he doesn't care where I go to eat. In Google reviews, the owner responded to another customer's review and literally said" if you are poor, just stay home or go somewhere else to eat". This owner is simply rude and I will not come back ever. Get ready to pay more than 23 dollars per dish with small food quantity and 15% "mandatory" tip on top of that, otherwise the owner will confront you and mock you for your tip amount. read more

Hot pot on a super cold day is always perfect! I loved that everyone at the table could order their own soup base of choice then order lots of toppings to share. I got the mushroom soup base which seemed to be a clear broth filled with 3 different mushrooms. I added sesame paste for extra creaminess. With crab sticks, fish ball, quail egg, Napa cabbage and instant noodles, the hot pot was so delicious and filling! We also ordered fried chicken wings on the side. The wings were on the smaller side but the crispiness was perfect. The service here was very fast and everyone was so friendly. read more

Royal Pot - Fried Chicken Wings - Hot Pot Near Me - East Lansing, Michigan

The restaurant server was very overwhelming, he talked incredibly loud and was in our faces for most of our experience there. Everything is very expensive and à la carte to create your own hot pot. The soup broth that they suggested was terrible. We asked for no spice, and we got something very spicy. It was incredibly incredibly greasy. I asked for no oil in my food, and it felt like I was eating out of a vat of oil. The stirfry was dripping with oil. The soup was filled with oil. Everything was all about the oil. The eggplant was super greasy and salty. Everything was incredibly spicy and very very over priced. The service was simply obnoxious and too in your face loud. This is a one and done deal for us. Never again. read more

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Kind of hidden in this plaza is a rare find for Chinese hotpot. you have to pick your soup base , beware the spicyness is crazy, and you order ingredients a la carte. the robot waiter will bring it to your table, so a bit fancy fun. If you are not into hotpot, you can still order from the stirfry menu read more

Royal Pot - Beef and lamb in spicy hotpot - Hot Pot Near Me - East Lansing, Michigan

Very great Chinese food,nice services, beautiful places to have a drink and talk to friends read more

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Royal Pot is one of the few great and authentic Chinese restaurants in the area. This review is primarily for the Hot Pot, but they also serve a wide variety of Szechuan food that you can order as well. Soup bases They have a large selection of hot pot bases but my bf and I decided to get both the P1 Special Butter Base (Hot) and the P8 Pork Tripe Chicken Soup Base. The spicy base was great and had real heat to it for those looking for it. The pork broth had a lot of flavor as well and pairs well with vegetables. As a bonus, the P8 soup also came with extra pieces of meat from boiling the soup base Sauces They have about 12-15 options for add ins for your dipping sauce. This includes the majority of the staple sauces such as soy sauce, oyster sauce, chili oil, vinegar, and sesame paste as well as ingredients like garlic, sesame seed, cilantro, chili peppers, green onion, chicken seasoning, and sugar. I believe they provide raw eggs by request if that is something you'd like as well. Proteins Royal Pot provides a few different protein selections both plain and marinated. For raw meats, I'd recommend the A1 house spicy beef, the R1 Ribeye, the R3 Fresh Young Lamb, and the R4 Premium US beef. It can be hard to differentiate between the many beef options so you may have to ask the staff for help there. They have other items like M1 Beef Tripes, M11 Quail Eggs, M8 Luncheon Meat, and M10 Little Sausage were also good. We don't usually get a lot of meatballs but their A6 Handmade Shrimp Meatballs are good and fresh. Vegetables There isn't a lot to write here but their vegetable selection is wide, with good quality and generous portion sizes. Desserts I was surprised to find that they had Brown Sugar Jelly and i usually order this whenever I go. It's very reminiscent of the ones I had in Szechuan growing up. All in all a great hot pot experience and I look forward to coming here every time read more

Royal Pot - Spicy beef - Hot Pot Near Me - East Lansing, Michigan

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We had a wonderful time at Royal Pot! It was my husband's first hot pot experience and he was a little nervous, but our server whose name I really wish I got was so absolutely kind and was willing to explain everything and the process. Lots of options to choose from to use for your hot pot, lots of variety, and a sauce bar that our server also was super nice enough to walk us through! I've never really seen this at a hot pot place before- but making your own sauces was actually pretty fun. Also the robot server was cool. Definitely want to come back! read more

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Our first post-COVID trip back to Royal Pot. As of this writing, masks are required (when entering the restaurant, and when using the restroom). All staff we saw were also wearing masks. We showed our waitress photos of our vaccine cards; not sure if she would have asked if we hadn't. It's been around two years since we've eaten at Royal Pot, and the food quality is very good, as always. I ordered the 牛油锅 (spicy soup for my pot), and it had a nice kick. My wife ordered 小熊锅 (regular soup with a cute little bear inside; sadly, he melted later but that's by design). Today we tried the 麻辣牛肉 (spicy beef), which was excellent! Apart from that we got our usual lineup of beef, cabbage, wood ear, sliced potatoes, 干豆腐 (kind of like a sheet of tofu, very yummy), and some shrimp and fish balls. The sauce bar is closed for now (COVID) but our waitress was cool. She brought us all the different sauce components so we could make our own. Anyway, I love this place. Kind of pricey, but you won't leave hungry. Also, word to the wise: Royal Pot is the only hotpot restaurant I've found in Michigan that uses individual pots (rather than a shared pot). read more

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When you enter, the waiter will ask you if you want hot pot or stir fry. We went with the stir fry option. We ordered the basic fry pot with no additions, spicy bone-in fish, and steamed dumplings. Everything was delicious! Highly recommend and we will be back! read more

Royal Pot - Menu - Hot Pot Near Me - East Lansing, Michigan

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I tried hotpot here, it was good. I tried other Chinese dishes, even better. If I lived in Lansing, I'd come here anytime. If you like spice and egg, get the Green Pepper with 1000 year egg. It is a must. read more

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After we found our first choice was closed for renovations, my family and I ended up at Royal Pot over the holiday break. I had never done hot pot before and was really excited to give it a try. The tables have a pot per seat, so everyone can get their own broth base, which is nice. I ordered the butter bear (mild) and my boyfriend got the basic broth (hot). You mark off which items you want on a sheet and everything is brought out family style, so it's good if you have a large group to share more things. We got: -enoki -seafood meatball -beef meatball -seaweed -three kinds of noodles -shrimp dumplings -chicken -beef -napa cabbage -imitation crab stick My broth was spicier than I expected for "mild" but it wasn't overpoweringly hot. I didn't like the whole peppercorns as they kept getting caught in some of the items like the enoki and cabbage so I would randomly bite down on a whole peppercorn, not my favorite. The broth itself really didn't have a ton of flavor, and the butter bear made it way too greasy. It was cute, though! I would definitely get a different broth next time. The sauce bar is where it's at for adding flavor to your items. My favorites were the beef meatball, thick udon noodles, and the shrimp dumplings. I would absolutely get those again. Service was hit or miss; our server seemed bored and wasn't very attentive, but the guy who brought us our broth and food items was smiley and nice. Other staff came around at least two or three times during our meal to see if anyone wanted a refill in their pots. It's definitely a more relaxed type of meal that takes a bit more time. They also didn't explain to us anything about how to work the heat elements (like what number to put it at) or how long to cook any of the items, so we just guessed and everything seemed okay. Overall I'm glad I finally got to try hot pot but I think I like Korean BBQ more when it comes to Asian food you cook at your table. I'd probably go back maybe for a smaller meal now that we know some items we like. For four adults and two kids (who only really ate noodles), the total was $100 before tip. read more

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The food was super fresh (hot pot) and I thought it was interesting cooking it at the table. It was an amazing experience! My daughter really liked the experience, too. The service was really good. We had terrible understanding the waitress and had to ask her to repeat herself. The atmosphere was really nice and nice. The only thing is it was pretty pricey for 2 for lunch (nothing fancy) $83 including 15% tip. I didn't think it was worth the price but it was a nice experience. read more

I've loved the basic hot pots at Royal Pot for a solid year. Our last time there we saw a definite difference in the selection. The broths have spicy butter animals involved now (that you watch dissolve as your soup base warms - warning! The Bear option is considered "milder" than the Pig, and it was delicious lava). And they offer a lot more variety! Portions seem smaller, but the quality and presentation were quite nice. The sauce bar has also expanded. The entire staff was new to us. And the man always manning the host stand was not there. I asked if they had gotten a new owner, and our waitress said the chef was new. Large interior. Clean restaurant and bathrooms. It's located in a strip of other stores. Parking in front of the restaurant can be a little tight, but there's plenty of parking nearby. It's an hour drive for us, so my getting my fix requires planning. But I continue to think it's worth it! read more

Royal Pot - (L to R) fish balls, lamb, shrimp paste, tofu skin (double order), crab stick, lobster balls, luncheon meat, rice cakes - Hot Pot Near Me - East Lansing, Michigan

Great hot pot in Michigan! We ordered the butter broth, beef and lamb combo, mushroom combo, udon, soft tofu. Be warned on the spiciness levels - even as an Asian American who has had hotpot from around the country (Bay Area, Seattle, Boston, New York), this was one of the spicier hotpot experiences I've had (but still very delicious!) Overall, the staff was very attentive and we were very happy with the COVID-19 precautions the restaurant was taking, including social distancing, enforcing mask-wearing when not at the tables, hand sanitizer at each table, etc. We were also pleasantly surprised at the availability of sauces and seasonings. Although they've closed their sauce bar due to the pandemic, the waiter brought us one of each of the sauces/seasonings we wanted, and we ended up with 15+ small bowls to mix our own preferred sauces. Great staff, very clean, delicious food. We live in Ann Arbor, but will likely make the drive back up again in the near future! read more

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I can still count here for excellent food! I came here again and was not disappointed. We got the Sichuan Style hot and spicy pork slices and enjoyed them a lot. We also got the special chili beef, which was good but can be spicier. Overall, still satisfied with the food and experience. read more

Big portions, great flavor, and awesome service. So glad I got to try it out! We tried the mushroom soup base and the special butter base in mild. Spice at an Asian restaurant does not joke around! The special butter base in mild wasn't unbearable but still left my mouth burning in the end. Go with mushroom or black bone chicken to be safe! Then you can choose spicy items like the house spicy beef. The items in the picture include: premium US beef, house spicy beef, green bean noodle, udon noodle, shiitake mushroom, enoki mushroom, bean sprouts, broccoli, beef meatball Not pictured: napa cabbage (a must!) For sauce, they have recommended combinations as well as the option to make your own by checking off what you want on a sheet. The restaurant is clean, masks ON until you're at your table and also if you go to the bathroom. Wasn't too busy when I went for lunch on a Saturday. read more

Royal Pot - Hot Pot - Hot Pot Near Me - East Lansing, Michigan

I will be upfront, we had been to this place before but came to this place specifically this time because we read an article about a robot. "We" this time was me, my SO, another family member and 2 children. We called ahead and asking if we needed a reservation for 5. I suspect we were not understood but they said no and that there was no-one there. By the time we got there, we were told their larger table was taken but they could add a chair to the end of a smaller table. This worked out _for us_ because we had 2 children and one needed a high chair anyway but consider if you were an adult party of 5 it would be awkward (perhaps cozy?). Before we seated, we were asked which menu we wanted. We were confused and the seater "patiently" explained there were two menus, hot pot and not hot pot. That was the entire explaination given. When I guess we still looked confused (unsure), they gave us both menus and seated us. Our table (for 4) setup had 4 sunken areas where soup (broth) would later be placed. These were essentially live burners but were off. The controls were on the sides of the table around an adults stomach area. The kids proceeded to play with the sunken areas and ask what the controls were for. This IMO was a big red flag, this place is not kid friendly. The non-hot pot menu was a "normal" flip through the pages with names and prices and decide what you want. They also have asian (assuming Chinese) characters for each meal. Much of it is *not* standard asian fare and there are not pictures for everything. I have heard (and experienced) that good asian restaurants have predominately asian people there but this did not strike me as catering to people who did not know what they wanted or didn't want to ask a bunch of questions. I ordered Sesame Chicken. It was some of the most generic overpriced asian food I have gotten in my life. Honestly, I have had better asian food from a food court. It wasn't bad and it was filling but it wasn't good nor do I think it was worth it cost wise. For the kids, besides wanting to see the robot, they enjoy noodles. However, maybe because of the menu, we couldn't find any. No lo mein, no chow fun. So we asked and the waiter said "we have fried rice". We ordered chicken fried rice for her but were table around shocked they have no noodle dishes. Note we later saw (for some reason) in the dessert section of the menu they did have dandan noodles listed. So maybe the server was just bad/ignorant or seems for the second time we were not understood. Anyway, the fried rice was also very generic. We also ordered both the spring rolls and the veggie rolls. Interestingly, these showed up after my food (at least, maybe also the kids rice). The spring rolls were burnt. The veggie rolls were fine. I was left wondering if someone made 1/2 then put under a heater while making the other 1/2 and thus got charred/overdone. Both were decent (despite the burnt - I'm a BBQ guy so have a decent tolerance:P) and came with a sweet sauce (maybe duck sauce). Both my SO and other family member did order hot pot. I didn't look carefully but the menu appeared to be "sushi style" where you check with you want on a paper menu with the provided pen and then they read it back and that's what you get. I am not 100% sure all they ordered however, they got a tomato based broth (were surprised it was sweet) and another (normal?) one. They got a wide noodle and a thin noodle (see they do have noodles, maybe they assume people who come to the restaurant for them are going to order soup, so having them on the normal menu is dumb? or don't have a diverse chef?). Anyway, let's take a step back before I go further. Earlier I inferred our stuff arrived not together which was true. My chicken, the kids rice, the appetizers and the soup all arrived at different times. So by the time 3 dishes arrived, we had not seen the robot at all. The kids had asked us about it 2-3 times. So our family member asked and it was pointed out and said it would come. It *did* "deliver" the soup course but we were left wondering if we hadn't said anything if it would have come out at all. I suspect on later monitoring that it only "delivered" soup and dessert courses but who knows. It may be their whimsy. I have also seen robots at Dennys and sometimes charging so could have been that. The robot itself just had food on it and was trailed by a waiter who actually removed the food. It did have a cute cat face on it it. We were given no instructions on the burner use. I was told the soup was good tho we were heavily kid wrangling at this point because of the shift meal delivery. I was told there was a bar you could get sauces and maybe more sides. See other reviews for that, the one before mine seemed decent. We were not asked if we wanted dessert (despite another review raving about it) but were given the check at a timely manner. Restrooms were clean by semi-awkwardly placed (have to pass by the kitchen to get to it). read more

Pretty good place for Chinese food. I tried hot pot and it is very good. The servers here are friendly and nice. I will bring my friends with me next time. read more

Royal Pot - Hot Pot Near Me - East Lansing, Michigan

AMAZING!!! Recommend the TOTATO soup hot pot base!! SOOO RICH SOOO GOOD!!! Tried two other dishes beside the hot pot. The flavor is there. Fish a bit over fried though. Overall, LOVE this place. Worths the 50-min drive from AA! read more

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For those who are intimidated by this dining experience- They give you a paper menu to check off all the things you want. Each table just shares all the accoutrements- but you get your own little pot of broth, which is a little confusing. There were 5 of us and we each ordered a different one- our waitress had no trouble keeping track of who had what. You then order the meat and vegetables you like. The portions are enough for the whole table to share, but you can always ask how much to order if unsure. The back of the menu has sauces. There are a bunch of components yo make your own sauce, or you can just order some of their sauces. We did both- we ordered the four house sauces, and also a side of tahini, green onion, and chili oil for us to individually doctor our own sauces. We had a very nice experience today with a group of five. It's very nice that they allow each person to order their own soup base, so those who like it spicy can order the spicy, vegetarians can order vegetarian, ect. Today two of my friends had the mushroom broth, which they said was nice but very mild. I had the chicken, which is very, very strong, and my wife and sister had the butter bears that melt. Very cute- results in a very spicy broth, however, and they both got the mild. We also had a bunch of sauces on the side which I really enjoyed. We tried one of each of the house sauces, plus some tahini because I'm very into that. We got tons of things to share in our hot pot- ribeye, wagu, dumplings, little octopi, tofu, udon noodles, radish, cabbage, etc. - it was all fresh and tasty! It was a very pleasant experience and the service was very good too. The golden pears- which are fried mochi filled with pear filling- are insanely good and I highly recommend them! read more

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"Beware of the Bear" Perfect spread for a mid-December Michigan snowy day. My bf and I got the mild Butter Bear special broth and boy, it was lava spicy! Definitely Szechuan style with all the chili oil and spices, but to me, the pungency almost dominates the dish. Delicious broth but we're both wondering if there's anything milder than that. We love spicy but for "mild" maybe it should be toned down a little bit. Lol. We'll definitely come back to try other soup bases. Here's all that we got and we ended up spending $78 after tax: * Butter Bear special broth (2) * Udon * Beef * Crab sticks * Tofu * Chinese yam * Rice cakes * Fish balls * Lobster balls * Napa cabbage * Enoki mushrooms * Bean sprouts * 1 cup of rice read more

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Two days ago it was snowing, so my friends and I decided to go for a hot pot . I ordered the tomato pot because I can't eat spicy food and my friend ordered the spicy pot, being an authentic sichuan and hot pot restaurant, he thought the royal pot had a high level of spiciness and my friend was very happy with it. The meat and vegetables were very fresh and their seasoning was self-serve, I use sesame sauce, peanut butter and sugar which is my favorite recipe.They are very attentive and don't over-pressurize their customers, and will be there when we need them, which I recognize will make my dining experience very relaxing.I'll be back again with my friends and I'd like to try their stir fry. read more

Royal Pot - Ribeye Tomato soup base Beef meatball - Hot Pot Near Me - East Lansing, Michigan

This place will provide the standard classic hot pot experience! Great place to do hot pot with friends or family. The veggies and meats are fresh and there's a great selection. if you like spicy food, I highly recommend to try the pig or bear soup base. It's cute and delicious. You can order as some items from the hot pot menu as you want. The sauces are also great and you can mix your own concoction to dip the cooked meats / root veggies / reg veggies in. I will be back again and again. read more

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First off they did not have the little butter bear or little butter pig, which is the reason I drove over an hour to have.. ( Came from CT to Michigan on business and was waiting weeks to come here as well, which added to the disappointment..) So I got the regular butter base. Meat was the sliced beef and the US wagyu beef, eggs and royal ramen noodles. Again I was disappointed. Beef was sliced thick and was chewy, the "US Wagyu" was better though. Service was so so. Wasn't busy but took a while for service. When I did have service the lady was super nice. Asked for hot tea, got tea in a tall glass not a tea cup.. Round eyes like tea cups too. Sauce bar was alright. Sauce made the food better, I liked there Soy sauce. read more

Royal Pot - Sliced beef, US wagyu, egg, royal ramen, hot tea, butter base, sauces - Hot Pot Near Me - East Lansing, Michigan

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Wide variety of food and a sauce bar so you can mix what you like! The menu can be confusing but the staff double check everything to make sure that's what you want. Overall very friendly environment! read more

The food, service, and atmosphere were good. Our large table of 8 didn't feel rush. Would definitely recommend trying this place out as it's worth the price read more

This place was AMAZING. The service was amazing and they had a robot waiter bring you your food. The broth was amazing and you make your own dipping sauce. One of the best meals I've had in awhile. 10/10 would recommend read more

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Very tasty, the hop pot, stir fry dishes and dessert. A bit pricey for students, but definitely WORTH it! Recommended for people who like hot pot and spicy food. read more

Royal Pot - Delicious Dessert - Hot Pot Near Me - East Lansing, Michigan

I know this is a Hot Pot restaurant but I'd have to say their authentic Szechuan dishes are way better than their Hot pots. I have heard a lot of rumors about this place before, mostly negative, but I finally decided to try it out today because I saw their menu on a food delivery app that they serve several well-known Szechuan dishes. I was surprised by their food and I'm wondering why can't they promote their dishes instead of their hot pots??? If you have been to China before or you are familiar with authentic Szechuan food, you would love this place!! Tip: If you like trying new staff or love authentic Chinese cuisine, skip their hot pots and order their cooked dishes. Recommending dishes: Si Chuan Wonton, Dandan Noodle Sweets: Brown Raindrop, Brown Rice cake (A bit pricey though) read more

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Super Love it！！！ U can choose the spicy level that you could accept! I always have great experiences and I go there every week And I will pick up to go!! Fresh food great taste and good feelings!! read more

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I was really expecting more from this place. I was excited when I first saw this place was opening during my frequent business travels to Lansing. I came back after a break and was finally excited to try it. Maybe my expectations were too high, or I'm too used to how hotpot restaurants work in the east coast. I came out feeling overall full but not necessarily satisfied. First off, no combination options? If I'm by myself (which I usually am on business trips), the way things Came out a la carte is difficult. If I want a little veggie, or a little meat, it wasn't an option. The virtual menu on a tablet was cool, but hard to navigate. Especially as a dual speaker of Chinese and English (and personally I flip the two to understand what I want from the menu) I felt like I couldn't figure out what I wanted. In asking the staff for assistance they helped mostly with tech of the tablet but didn't help translate or explain some of the menu items. This led to me getting a broth that I didn't want, which for hotpot makes a whole difference to the whole meal. Pricing was strange and it didn't feel like this was a spot that accommodates for one person. Definitely recommend coming with a group and not a party of one, since I ended up spending $40 or so on myself just because I wanted variety. Even if I had one type of meat and one type of veggies itself it would've been $20. I would highly recommend offering combination platters here. On a positive note, I do recognize the food is highly authentic Chinese. With the Chinese menu i could see that these were unique flavors typically not offered on the daily. Since there aren't many hotpot restaurants in the area, that's nice to know. Though I came out stuffed (because again, not recommended for party of one probably), I wasn't sure if I came out satisfied with the meal overall. For now, will keep looking for places that are good for those one person business trips. read more

Have to thank Paul for his great service. He was able to walk us through the menu and helped us make our dipping sauces. The Royal Pot offers a unique experience along with great service. read more

The service was impeccable with recommendations to fit my dietary restrictions and the presentation was beautiful

It was delicious but nobody tried to help first time hot pot tryers and it genuinely felt like I ordered items wrong read more

Royal Pot - Little bear hot pot - Hot Pot Near Me - East Lansing, Michigan

This was our first hot pot experience, so we asked a lot of questions. As vegans, we ordered broths that they made vegetable for us. The broths were both good, my husband got a spicy hot one (but not the hottest), and I got three fresh pot. We got mixed vegetables--cabbage, lettuce, chrysanthemum greens, potato, and wood ear mushrooms (black in my photos)--and we ordered extra wood ear mushrooms. Noodles are extra, and we ordered two orders of udon noodles, which were very thick (1/2"). After ordering, we went to the condiments/sauce bar and each filled one of their small bowls with every sauce they had: garlic, sesame oil, hoisin, cilantro, salt, soy sauce, scallions, red pepper paste, and a few others. Your sauce is the key to your flavors. The pot is sunk in the table in front of each of us, and the broth boils quickly. Put in your raw food and noodles; they're done in 2-3 minutes. Scoop out the veggies and noodles from the broth with chopsticks (theirs are too slippery for us!) or ladle and dip into the sauce and then put it on your plate to eat (or eat directly from the sauce bowl). It was a little stressful for me, because the chopsticks were too slippery, and I made a mess. But it was delicious! We poured what we didn't finish of the veggies and noodles mixed with sauce into the pot of broth and asked to take it home. We don't know if real hot potters would take theirs home, but we didn't care, and they were happy to put it in plastic containers. My husband did not like the fat udon noodles. Next time we'll try the Chinese noodles, which should be cooked at the end, after the vegetables, because they will overcook otherwise. read more

Royal Pot - Mixed vegetables, wood ear mushrooms, udon noodles. - Hot Pot Near Me - East Lansing, Michigan

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