A more authentic Taiwanese hot pot place in Irvine! Rating three stars because the food was painfully hot (it remained hot through the duration of my meal, which was about twenty+ minutes). It was hot to the point where I couldn't really taste much flavor of food since I was more concerned with washing it down with the drink. This place serves hotpot with more traditional Taiwanese ingredients (bean curd, gluten, Chinese hot dog). The ingredients are similar in a lot of their hot pot bowls , and they have a whole comprehensive list of what's in it. What's nice about this place is that they have build your own options if you want something specific. I was able to get my meal at a pretty good deal. It was $20 for the hot pot, drink, and side of either rice or glass noodles, which is a lot cheaper than most hot pot places! read more

THEIR CHICKEN SOUP IS THE BEST!!! I also love their chicken knees as a side dish! They also give out free jelly/pudding desserts in small containers and they're tasty! Service is fast, doesn't take more than ten minutes for your number to be called. Currently located inside the food court but they are moving outside to their own space in the same plaza soon. Please open another location on the west side soon! read more

Delicious! Had it twice, and both times were really good, you get to decide what ingredients, and they will pick it out for you. The broth is so tasty and we appreciate that this place opens late. Plenty of seatings inside and outside, if you're in the area, please give it a try. read more

Show Hotpot - Chinese Near Me - Irvine, California

This is the go-to place to get malatang in Irvine, and early pandemic it was honestly on the more expensive side. Now with everyone else increasing their prices and it's pretty much impossible to get any noodle bowl or soup type meals for under $20 anyway, all of a sudden Show Hotpot is price competitive. They have a great combo deal if you're not a picky eater but I'm an extremely picky eater so I'll always do the custom bowl which is measured by weight. For the custom bowl, they have a great variety of ingredients, from various types of meat and innards, great selection of vegetable, and random carb things to add to your soup, along with your standard noodle options. They put it all in the bowl, prepare you a hot piping soup, and it's sealed all ready for you to take home or enjoy on location. Admittedly it's no spice challenge, but I find the hottest option to be ample just for casual eating with zero regrets after. When it all comes down to it, it's not that much cheaper than your usual hot pot AYCE place but it has a flavor profile that hits just right if that's exactly what you're looking for. You'll definitely get full as well, although the mystery of the expanding stomach to handle that much meat consumption at AYCE always confounds me. TIP: Combo deals are great if you're fine with the standard ingredients and aren't that picky. read more

This place always hits the spot! Late night door dash order while I have Covid and have to quarantine. Perfect recovery/ comfort food in my sick state. I got the tomato beef combo and it's SO good. I love the tomato soup base. They also put a good mix of veggies and other sides. Also the Plum juice is to die for!!! 10/10 recommend read more

Show Hotpot - Chinese Near Me - Irvine, California

First time trying this place! I had higher expectations since the yelp reviews are great but got a little disappointed. I ordered a beef soup combo with the plum drink. The drink was great and refreshing! The soup looked huge but not a lot of ingredients; a lot of it is just some sausages and meat balls, had very little fresh veggies and meats. Soup itself was good and flavorful and nicely packaged since I ordered for to go. But got a little disappointed by how little ingredients you got. read more

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I enjoyed the hot pot with mild spice level. It was the perfect amount of heat. This hot pot is big enough for 2 people or 1 hungry person. They also have a bunch of other snacking foods that pair great with beer. I recommend trying Show Hot Pot read more

Show Hotpot - Hot pot - Chinese Near Me - Irvine, California

i got my order doordashed and i was thoroughly surprised! even if my order came in 30-40 mins, my soup was piping hot. the packaging was tightly sealed so there was no leakage. impressive lol. we got the spiciest level and it was good, but not spicy enough for my liking. my sister and i got the same soup base but they tasted so different from each other. maybe it was because we got different toppings? no clue what the reason was, but it was still really good regardless. my only gripe is that i wish they put the noodles and chinese donuts on the side. id def come eat in person to get my malatang fix! read more

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Love love love their chicken soup base! They are the only one around the area that offers chicken soup.

SOUPer flavorful!! overall good service. staff was attentive even though quite busy. the tall young guy with backwards cap was patient and explained all of the ingredients. large variety of ingredients. szechuan style bowls. mild flavor is doable for those who are sensitive to spice. request a side of chili paste/oil to adjust spice levels, if you think medium will be too much to handle came back a second time because we enjoyed it so much last time. it less crowded on a Thursday night, and the ingredients looked more fresh. the staff was just as friendly. they typically run out of milk tea early on, so come early if you would like the combo meal a little pricey if you build your own (roughly $25/bowl for us) but you are at liberty to fully create and enjoy your entire bowl read more

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Absolutely delicious. Fast. Good Price point. This place has a good location and although most staff cant speak english, there was one that could and he immediately served me when he heard my broken chinese haha :) anyway, Food: - Dry Pot: The sauce was amazing, really good overall. - Spicy soup mala: Its really hot so it makes the wide noodles too soft, but still good though. i love that its so convinient and i dont have to go to hdl and spend $50 to get the smount of food i get here read more

Show Hotpot - Spicy Flavor Mala - Chinese Near Me - Irvine, California

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First time here! Wow amazing place and the menu item is really good. Got the BYO (build your own) bowl. Lots of meat and vegetable items! The service was quick and the order was fast! read more

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Great food that you can customize to your preference. The portion sides are generous so this is a great option all around.

I've ordered off here from Uber Eats so I can't comment on atmosphere or service, but my family is obsessed with it! We always get their build your own hot pot bowls. Basically, you choose your soup and add on meats, veggies, tofus, and carbs one by one. It's nice that you can edit and customize your bowl exactly how you want it. The pickled cabbage and tomato soups are so flavorful and strong unlike the broth at AYCE places and the flavor gets all over the toppings you choose. read more

Show Hotpot - Pickled cabbage build your own | IG: @bobabitchess - Chinese Near Me - Irvine, California

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Christmas day staying in by the fire to beat a cold, no soup in the cupboards and hotpot came through. Ordered 7 owner called heard I'm in a soup bind and made it happen. Grateful! Their packaging is on point, super sanitary, everything is sealed airtight spill proof and neatly stacked in cute red bags! Slightly mild has a nice kick to it. Super tasty. Highly recommend. MERRY CHRISTMAS yall stay healthy out there. read more

Show Hotpot - Equivalent of 7 soups in super cute packaging for delivery! Large portion sizes! - Chinese Near Me - Irvine, California

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Hole in a wall location for hotpot! This place is in a small plaza along with 4~5 other eateries. Ordering is BYO bowl ($13.99 per lb) or a pre-made set that comes with a side and drink ($15.99). For the hot pot bowls, you get to choose the toppings at the front in a personal plastic bowl, and then they add the soup in the back and seal it up. Choices of toppings is huge~ They have choices of seafood, meat, tofu, egg, veggies, and noodles. You can choose from non-spicy to very spicy for spiciness. I got the BYO bowl and my BF got the same thing with a bowl of rice and drink (medium spicy level). Order took around 10 minutes, they give you a plastic cutter to cut the seal. Soup was piping hot, a little spicy for medium, but hits the spot for a hot pot craving~ I especially loved the lobster balls, bean curd, and chinese donuts. Tried a bit of my BF's milk tea, a little sweet for me but good roasted tea flavor. Overall a solid hot pot place that is affordable~ Would def come back here again for a hot pot craving. read more

Show Hotpot - BYO hot pot - Chinese Near Me - Irvine, California

If you want customizable hotpot that doesn't make you food coma, come here. $12.99/lb iirc Fresh ingredients + tasty apps that don't break the bank The seasoning for the chicken rack is CRAZY good. Very cuminy, flavorful, with a hint of sweetness. Honestly might skip the hot pot (too light in flavor) and go for just the apps lol ====== Came here the other day and was pleasantly surprised. It's in the same food court as Punjabi tandoor (awesome indian place) and is inside of the food court in the corner of the plaza I got a customizable hot pot and chicken rack Hotpot $12.99 or $13.99/lb The ingredients here are very vast. When you come in, they've got a wide array of vegetables and proteins so you choose how you die at your desk. Tofu, fish, morning glory, bok choy, - they've got your usual accoutrements, but more. I got a spicy original base, but found it to be lacking in flavor. After you open the lid, it's not topped with cilantro, onions, or anything - just whatever you chose to be in your bowl. I was kinda surprised, but it is what it is. I actually found the broth to be lacking in the flavor dept. Honestly, the day of I didn't like it that much, I def had to doctor it up with chili oil, garlic, and spices to make it more palatable. The next day was much better. Chicken rack $6.99? At first, I was like, "wtf is a chicken rack?" Why would people pay to eat the nonmeaty part of a chicken? It's essentially the chicken rib cage. There's no thigh/wing bone. You're paying for the rib cage and some miniscule, but highly flavored shreds of meat. I don't know what goes on in their crack seasoning, but it's definitely cumin, salt, sugar, .. and like 29 other spices. I had to Google this dish, and it said the rack is a popular dish in china where it's gone through an assortment of cooking methods to get to this condition. I'm not sure the order, but the ribcage was prolly fried, braised, and steamed in some order to get to the final destination. Whatever the method, this is probably one of the most flavorful snack foods I've ever eaten. If you eat it cold, it's kinda like jerky. Eat it hot and the dish is better presented. Super flavorful! Despite this dish being a lot of bone, it's kind of fun to find the meatier pieces and carefully bite around the small bones, making sure to not choke on tiny fragments. Because the hotpot didn't wow me much the first day, found it acceptable but not amazing - that's where they lose a point. That chicken rack really made up for it though. I was able to order online with a promotion they had, came really late to pickup my order, but the noodles didn't soak up the broth so that's cool. Service was friendly and clean. Their spice mixture is off the CHAIN, makes me quite curious how their gristle is!! read more

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Yummy! I love the beef soup base. You can build your own bowl and they will charge by weight. You can tell them exactly how much of each "topping" you want. Veggies are fresh and clean. A wide variety of toppings to choose from. I definitely recommend if you like flavors like Boiling Point, but I you can get more of a variety of toppings here. I am excited to come back on cold and rainy days. They cook the ingredients for you and seal it up like a boba cup and include a sharp object to open the bowl with. I would have liked if they filled the bowl with more broth but it was still plenty of food and I had leftovers once I was stuffed. Inside a small food court that's pretty empty most of the time. read more

Build your own hotpot!! What an amazing concept! Show Hotpot is a hidden gem tucked away in a little food court. Their hotpot is Sichuan style, which is a style of Chinese food that has a numbing spice. Sounds strange if you've never had it before, but it's delicious! They have preset bowls or you can build your own bowl from a wide selection of proteins, veggies, noodles, and all the different types of fish balls and tofu you can dream of! Ordering is easy and the guy helping us was super friendly while we took our time deciding what we wanted. For build your own: - You let them know what and how much of each item you want - They'll weigh it (a bowl filled most of the way is juuust over a lb) - Choose your soup spice level (it's really spicy so go easy on yourself if you can't handle spicy food) - They'll cook it in the bomb soup base and bring out the bowl sealed up like a boba cup haha read more

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1 Star reviews are always hard to write, but I think as a customer, it should deserves attention for future customers. Long story short, we ordered a customized bowl yesterday for to go, meat and vegetables etc. once we got home, there was no meat. No proteins... so we called the restaurant to see what happens. The nice gentleman said no problem, we will either refund you the card or the next one on them. Great so far right? So we came over the next day and a new person working at the counter said they only can add more meat??? What about the incomplete meal from yesterday?? This person tried to trick us said the new entree can be subtracted by the amount we paid yesterday $16ish. But guess what, the new bowl came out to be $17$ and he said he can only take out whole amount such as $10.... I mean i am not that bad at math here but I am suppose to get a refund of $16, but instead, asked to buy another bowl of $17 and only getting $10 refund???? I mean come on, this kind of gimick really disgusts us. I am just too lazy to call my CSR to dispute the new and the previous charges. sigh, since then, we never eat here anymore because take outs are just too scary and there is a 10% chance they will mess up your order and potentially go through our ordeal. :( Very Sad. read more

If they ask you. "How spicy you want?" You will say medium, but it's trap. Coz in chains medium means "burn my ass pls" but in general it's nice place read more

First time trying this. Was really good. I got the beef soup combo with glass noodles. I have been craving Boiling Point and this broth was better. Only thing missing is Boiling Point sauces. I ordered take out so not sure if there sauces when dine there. Will add this to my hotpot rotation read more

I spent $40 on DoorDash for dish that mentioned nothing about seafood I'm highly allergic to seafood the dish came. It was burning hot burn my mouth and tongue and hot seafood inside it. I wish I could eat seafood and actually had a pretty good taste. read more

Food is great but service reeeeeally depends on which server you get! Some are very patient and helpful, especially if you're new, others are extreeeemely impatient, get mad at you, yell at you, the one girl today even rolled her eyes at me and pointed at the line behind me while continuously rolling her eyes at me and sighing. So... good luck to you read more

Food has MSG flavor enhancers for those that get migraine from it. Meat is low quality, not sure if it's even real meat.

My new obsession! I've only had this place to-go and order from Doordash but I'll definitely need to come in person sometime. The spicy beef broth is to die for and I love how there's just an endless amount of toppings you can choose from. The packaging is very good and efficient as well which I really appreciate. read more

Obsessed with this place. The seasoning and spice level for medium spicy is just right. The vegetable selection is awesome. They have all my favs (tong ho, konjac knots, bean curd sheets, tripe, etc.). Their milk tea is a like sweet for me but it helps when your mouth is burning The gristles (cartilage) are good too! The only reason why they don't get the final star is that on some of my orders, I feel like my items went missing for were combined with my partner's bowl, which is weird because when I order two and they have different ingredients, they mark it so I know which is which. But I'm still willing to give them another chance because it's just that good. read more

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We ordered 3 dry pots, 1 hot pot (all extra mild) and sesame balls through DoorDash. The hot pot and sesame balls were great, but the 3 dry pots were SO extremely spicy that it was inedible. I'm convinced that they messed up our order and made it extra spicy instead of extra mild. When I called to complain, the young woman (who was not the manager) told me that it wasn't their fault that I can't handle spice and that their customers who are sensitive to spice ask for no spice or spice on the side. Excuse me? First of all, I'm Korean and I can handle spice just fine. Second of all, when I ordered the food, there was no option to ask for no spice or spice on the side. Very poor customer service and I am appalled that this woman talked to me this way. read more

I ordered out and I was pleasantly surprised. The portions were huge and the food was delicious. I liked that I was able to tailor my meal to my liking. My friend ordered a traditional hot pot with soup and I chose the no soup option. Looking forwarded to my next visit. It appears that they are expanding soon. Would highly recommend! read more

I just wanna say thank you to smiley and kind personal of Show Hotpot. I wish you have a lot of nice clients. Your Jasmin tea with passion fruit by $3.8 was the most amazing and tasty tea I've ever tasted here. read more

Best fast hotpot - always get the lamb combo. Pretty good deal it comes with a drink too

Ordered 2 pots with beef, after I brought it home and there's non in the takeout at all not even a piece of meat. Great service. Very reliable. read more

Show Hotpot - Vegetable only beef pot Beef Combo - Chinese Near Me - Irvine, California

I ordered from Uber eats and was very intrigued with the build your own option. I ended up getting a dry pot combo and a build your own beef soup base. I liked how you could add the toppings you like and adjust the spice level. I got the very spicy for the dry pot with the wide glass noodles, the taste and flavor was good but the portion size was very underwhelming. Lots of potato and lotus, very little meat. I really liked the flavor of the beef soup, it was flavorful and creamy and the medium spice level is perfect. Not too spicy but still has a kick. Again, I wish the portions were bigger, maybe if I ordered in person I could double up on certain items without worrying about the bowl coming out to be $30 after Postmates surcharge. For example, one order of fish tofu was 2 pieces, there were like 5 thin slices of beef, and a couple pieces of bokchoy. All in all, I really appreciate the convenience of this place. You can get Chinese hot pot without having to smell like hot pot! Also the ingredients and flavor are more on the authentic side. I liked how they had all the Chinese toppings I don't always see at more Americanized restaurants like pork intestine, tripe, tendon etc. I would come by this restaurant again when I'm in the mood for hot pot but don't have the time to make it at home or go to a sit down hot pot restaurant. read more

Don't order thru DoorDash. Restaurant not trustworthy. They I ordered food with lamb and there was no meat. Also portion thru DoorDash is significantly less. Spent 25 didn't even get a pound of food. When it costs 13.99 per pound to order there. read more

Set in a food court type of situation in the corner of a strip mall with good seating. I always get the dry pot (mala xiang guo). Super quick and convenient -- pick out your proteins, veggies, and they fry it for you in usually about 5-10 min. The House Spicy version is bomb. Recently tried the Sweet & Sour for the first time but wasn't as impressed. Spice level is consistent for both flavors, Medium is perfect if you like heat that builds. read more

Excellent! Ordered online and they did not disappoint. The beef broth is excellent and they even included dessert! We will definitely order again read more

Please go in-person instead of ordering delivery because the delivery portion makes me quite sad. But the szechuan flavor is really prominent and they have varieties to choose from. read more

A MUST TRY! After a dissatisfied experience with Zhangliang Spicy Hotpot, this place amazed me and my friend. Their broth was neither too salty nor tasted like put too much spices. After done eating, my mouth wasn't feel dry at all:p wondering if they weren't using MSG lol. The lady who helped me pick the food and the manager were soooo nice and patient, A+ service though they're in a food court:). Definitely wanna and already recommend to everyone! read more

Show Hotpot - Mild spicy beef broth - Chinese Near Me - Irvine, California

Absolutely delicious. I ordered a build your own with beef broth and added shrimp cake, tempura, mussels, clams, bok Chou, broccoli, green onion, bamboo shoots, cabbage, imitation crab meat and ramen. It was perfection and the broth flavor was rich and pure comfort. It definitely adds up with all my additions but that's on me! Very worth it and a purely satisfying and addictive meal. Will 100% order again read more

I love Show Hotpot! I first ate here a few weeks ago and the staff are so friendly and the food is so fresh and delicious. You can taste the quality. Lotus root is one of the add-on options which I have seen but never have tasted. The staff member was so helpful to explain what it was to me. Their soup is amazing. I love their teas too. I work nearby and love coming here! read more