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    Soupleaf Hot Pot

    4.5 (439 reviews)
    Closed 11:30 am - 3:00 pm, 5:00 PM - 10:00 PM
    Updated 3 weeks ago

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    Maja D.

    Oh my goodness! This is the best hotpot I have ever been to! Every hot pot I've gone to always had a weird smell coming in and not as clean. This place is clean and having your own hotpot is so ideal! We went twice during our vacation! Thursday for lunch and then Sunday for dinner. Normally I was told Sundays are busy but we got here right at 5pm and for sat right away. They don't take same day reservations which is odd, not sure why. The meats are all fresh, the buffet for all the soup sauces and extra veggies and meats was clean and the options were plenty. The dessert were mini cakes and the ice cream which were perfect to be the end piece of eating so much meat and veggies and rice! The tonkatasu and mushroom base mixed was my favorite and the pork belly and all the mushrooms! If you want to try an adult drink, the shared soju is perfect! Because we loved this spot we looked for a place in Arizona and we didn't have one so you should totally open one here!!!!

    Melanie D.

    AYCE hotpot spot that's give you option of buffet only or premium (buffet + meats). The space is spacious with plenty of tables & booths. Each person gets an individual pot with broth of choice. They have seasonal specials (enoki mushrooms, tofu skin, & quail eggs) that you have to order from the server. The buffet & sauce bar has all your essentials. The ingredients were fresh & fully stocked. The tonkotsu broth was not very flavorful or creamy as I thought it would be. I did like the tom yum broth. It was typically tom yum taste; a little sweet & sour. If you can't decide on two broths, they have an option to mix both of them together. You can only order two meats per person at the time. The meats were good & they give you a good portion of meat per order. The angus brisket, eye round, chunk tender, & sirloin tip were kinda tough. My favorite were the angus toro & pork belly. They were both buttery & soft. They have ube soft serve. It was a little icy in texture, but very good. It has strong ube taste.

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    Bruce M.

    Well my favorite place to eat right now hands down. I love the fresh food and awesome meat selection. The veggies are farm fresh, with an enormous selection. Seafood lovers rejoice with all of the options! Clean, comfortable and a great spot for a date or a meal with friends. There is bar seating, and you can sometimes snag a spot on a busy evening. Servers are helpful and knowledgeable, and always so friendly. My top tip-ask for a slotted spoon!

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    Kevin I.

    This is our new favorite hotpot and the best we've found. The service is spot on and very responsive. They keep coming by to ask if we need more meat, which is plentiful. The cost is average for a hotpot place but the variety of ingredients is astounding. The proteans have it all: beef, chicken, pork, tofu...but the salad, fish, and sauce bar is beyond compare. It was challenging to hold back and not get too much. The freshness was surprising. It is crowded but not noisy. It's amazing what people will take back to their chairs. Huge helpings of bok choy, shrimp, eggs (chicken and quail), and a bucket of individually hand made sauces. They offer 5-6 mushroom species and every kind of cabbage and greens known. Amazing. With multiple flavors of broth it is a guarantee you will find your favorite.

    soup with lots of assortment of vegetables including shrimp
    Sara F.

    A Fun and Flavorful First Hot Pot Experience This was my first time trying hot pot, and Soupleaf is my youngest daughter's favorite spot--did not disappoint. I was impressed by the wide variety of fresh vegetables, broths, and protein options. It felt like a bit of organized chaos at first, but once we got going, everything was delicious and it turned into a really fun experience cooking my own soup right in front of me. One detail I really appreciated was how accommodating the staff were. They kindly let us bring in a birthday cake and stored it in the fridge until we were ready to sing. It made the evening feel even more special. Overall, Soupleaf was a great introduction to hot pot, and I'll definitely be back soon.

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    Christina H.

    Soup Leaf is an all-you-can-eat hot pot restaurant owned/created/founded by the Lin family (no relation to Jeremy Lin). The interior is dark and aesthetically designed with lots of natural textures. While reservations are available, we were pleasantly surprised by how quick and easy it was to walk in and get a table for two. They offer weekday lunch pricing before 3 PM for $25.50, with all other days and times priced at $36 (excluding tax+tip). HOW IT WORKS: Each diner selects a broth, followed by their choice of meats. To avoid waste, you're allowed two plates of meat per person at a time. Once you finish, you can continue ordering more. After placing your initial order with the server, you're free to visit the buffet bar, which has everything else you could possibly need--an abundance of vegetables, seafood, rice, noodles, and a well-stocked DIY sauce bar. Despite the meats being frozen, they cook in the broth easily. One small note: the waiter defaults the broth temperature to the highest heat. My meat overcooked quickly and became a bit chewy. This may be user error, but a quick heads-up from the servers would have been helpful. WHAT WE ORDERED: My partner chose the Tonkotsu broth, while I went with the Tom Yum. Our palates couldn't be more different--he's all about the meat, while I'm a seafood queen. The Tonkotsu, a lightly roasted pork bone broth, was a bit bland for my taste. The Tom Yum, on the other hand, was exceptional--bold, complex, and full of flavor. Even better? It's a collaboration with Austin's very own Madam Mam's, which made it feel extra legit. In addition to all the things you need for your entree, they also serve dessert at the buffet bar. The standout for me were the soft-serves, both the ube and chocolate flavor.

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    Vibe/ambiance: lots of different booth seating. easy parking lot Service: standard Reservation: no Items ordered: - AYCE hot pot (~$25 for lunch) great meat choices, great fresh vegetables and standard hot pot ingredients

    Sunny C.

    For the price and variety this place makes it pointless to do hot pot at home. You get 2 hrs to eat which is more than plenty. Not many places offer ubbe soft serve. Service is pretty fast. I do expect this place to be more packed when it gets cold. What's weird is I never smell like soup coming out of here unlike other hot pot places. Either it's ventilated well or the soups aren't strong enough.

    Current menu as of 3/27/2026
    LJ H.

    I love this place. The restaurant is big and can accommodate some really big parties. Each person gets their own pot. You basically have two options: just the bar or meats + bar. They have a good assortment of veggies and seafood items. My son really enjoyed the soft serve ice cream. At the time we went, it was chocolate and taro. It was so good, I went twice during my one week vacation in Austin!

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    Karen C.

    Went there for my daughter's birthday party. They were very friendly and accommodating to add 2 extra people to the table. Was my first time ever doing a hot pot experience so was not sure what to expect. It was very very crowded and very noisy so not a good place for a romantic dinner. People that were dining were in a frantic hurry to grab as much food as possible from the 3 large tables in the back. The floors were very dirty from people dropping food. Was a hazard as I slipped on some ice cream! Our waiter was very nice but never brought all of the meats we had ordered and actually doubled up on meats instead of giving us what we wanted which was disappointing because they do offer a lot of different types of meats. We knew there was a 2 hour limit, however when you have to wait for your broth and meats, you are already 35 minutes in. And time inbetween getting more meat is very slow. The staff was nice, but because of not getting what we ordered and the slowness of items being brought out and having to wait and a strict time constraints, may not come back.

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    Dena D.

    This is another Austin staple for me if I'm in the area and craving hot pot. My boyfriend and I went to eat lunch here before our drive back to Houston. Lunch price was $25.50 per person. Even though it was lunch I was curious if certain things were limited. As a given a few of the meats were only for dinner but the ones for lunch are just as great! The quality of the meats were very good and my favorite one was angus toro. For the buffet section it had veggies, noodles, sides, sauces, and seafood. It was such a wide variety of items to add into my hot pot. Our server always checked up on us through out our meal to make sure everything was going well. The restaurant was also very spacious and clean. I love this place!

    Ariadna S.

    I don't often go for hotpot, but usually it is this spot when it happens. They have good selection of meats, seasonal specials, and the buffet part is very good. They have blue crab halves there and I wanted to try it, but it's a bit too messy, so I skipped it. I love enoki mushrooms and I wrapped them in put think sliced meats and dipped in sauce. Ube soft serve was on point too! The service was fast and overall very good, we really enjoyed the experience.

    Preparing my soup (dumplings are great)
    Love P.

    Soupleaf was my first-ever hot pot experience and after visiting many others since, I can confidently say this place sets the bar exceptionally high. Every time I go back, I'm reminded how truly special it is. At around $35 per person with meat, it's an incredible value for the quality and variety offered. Even without the meat, the selection is so abundant that you'd still leave completely satisfied. The buffet spread is beautiful and thoughtfully arranged: seafood, root and leafy vegetables, tofu, dumplings, noodles, and an impressive sauce bar with endless combinations. It's clear that care and attention go into every detail. There are at least five soup bases to choose from, and I always go for a mix of the traditional and mala broths for that perfect balance of flavor and spice. The hot pot is built directly into the table, making it easy to cook and interact with your meal, something I really appreciate compared to other places with bulky stovetops. The staff is consistently friendly, patient, and welcoming, whether it's your first visit or your tenth. If you're planning to go, I'd recommend making a reservation or dining during off-peak hours, as it's a popular spot (for good reason). A small tip from experience: start with your seasonings and root vegetables to build flavor, then add leafy greens and seafood later. I always save the meat for last since it cooks in seconds. And don't sleep on the steamed rice, it's perfect while you wait for your pot to bubble to perfection. Every visit leaves me full, happy, and convinced it's worth every penny. Soupleaf is easily one of the best hot pot experiences in town and a place I'll keep returning to again and again.

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    Ask the Community - Soupleaf Hot Pot

    Do they have crablegs?

    No but they do have small half crabs, and imitation crab.

    Is it 24 for weekdays dinner or $35.?

    Prices changed. It is ACYE. $25 Lunch before 3pm. $35 Dinner after 5pm. But it is AYCE. It is great maybe the price hike is bad for Vegans.

    Hello does your vegetable broth contain any seafood seasoning/ sauces? Like for some who has a seafood allergy

    Their shitake broth is my fave. Very clean and very tasty. Totally vegan they said. They said they stopped using MSG in all their broths too.

    So has pricing changed since they opened. Are meats now included in the buffet price and not for an additional cost? And also when we 1st went MSG was used in the broths but is that not the case anymore?

    Hi Grace, Great Question. Meats are now included with the buffet price and there is no additional… Read more

    Are your broths Gluten free?

    Hi Carlie, the only broth as of 06/14/23 that has gluten is the Mala broth. Items in our buffet with the yellow sticker also indicate items that have gluten in them.

    Do they use MSG?

    Hi Theresa, We do not use MSG directly in any of our broths, however some of our ingredients are… Read more

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    Family-owned & operated

    This is definitely one of my favorite places in Austin for Asian food and soup dumplings…read more Definitely need to make a reservation because this place is small and always packed. When you arrive, everybody is so nice you give them your name and they get you seated right away. I ordered a drink called a signature tingling Daisy and it was so good. I definitely could've had so many but I was driving so you gotta pace yourself. We started off with the soup dumplings, which are just phenomenal. It's a must when you go. Also, for appetizers, we got the spicy cucumbers which were divine and a hot and sour soup, which was perfectly balanced and not watery. We also got a beef fried rice and let me tell you that rice is so soft and delicious. You literally dream about it the next day. I also got the pecking duck which is delicious there the skin is nice and crispy and the meat on it taste so good. We also got the Kung pow shrimp with cashews, which was delicious and the pieces of shrimp were gigantic. We also got the green beans which is were delicious. I love ordering green beans when they're cooked just like the ones I posted in the photo. Then for dessert, we got the chocolate mousse which is that little dog cake. I know it's so cute and they made it a little hard to eat because you feel bad in a weird sense. It was delicious now I will say when cutting it and realizing the inside had a raspberry filling, made it a little more crazy cause it looked like blood, but it was still so good. This place is definitely an awesome staple and a must visit when you're in town or just always go and have food there whether it's date night or friends catching up or anything in general even on your own.

    I made a reservation for two on Resy and discovered when we got there that it was for the bar for…read moresome reason. This could have been my mistake but I don't remember any choice in the matter. The greeter wasn't very friendly and borderline surly when I asked for more details about how to not book the bar in the future. Didn't get any explanation but fortunately, we won't have to worry about that... The food was just awful. We ordered 3-4 types of dimsum (onion pancake, soup dumplings, chu shou, fried shu mae) and three entries (orange beef, eggplant and their take on ma pao tofu) for the best tasting experience. The curry sauce for the onion pancake was probably the most flavorful dish of the night sadly. The onion pancake was way way over fried-- hard as a rock. If that's their take on onion pancake... well, it's just wrong. The soup dumplings were passable but a bit doughie and the filling was full of a lot of noticeable coagulated fat -- not clear and broth-y, with light surface droplets of oil as all delicious broths. My wife enjoyed the chu shou -- I found the filling much too overcooked and tough -- difficult to eat with chop sticks. Like a tough, overcooked meatball. The fried shu Mae were just plain inedible. My wife and I each ate one and left the rest. The included sauce was basic and too heavy. And again, over fried. There was a huge delay between our apps and our mains, like 40 minutes or so. Various bar staff apologized. It wasn't a big deal, we were in a good conversation and they were super busy but our mains were not at all worth waiting for. Small portions. WAY over sauced. WAY too salty. WAY too sweet. No distinct flavors at all. The ma pao didn't seem to have any Szechuan pepper at all. How do you miss that ? The plating of the eggplant dish was really creative but I don't eat with my eyes and it came with no instruction -- my first bite was just flavorless steamed eggplant cube -- second was mixed with one note sauce. One of the better mains IMO but it was still gloopy and pretty gross. Wife did not enjoy it. The orange beef was essentially just six or seven cubes of tough, fatty beef covered in over-the-top bitter orange peel. We each had a cube and left the rest. Honestly, give me Panda Express any day over this abject failure of a restaurant. Austin needs more Chinese but if it's anything like this place, forget it. I'd rather spend a 4h round trip to Houston and go to even a mediocre Chinese restaurant than endure another meal at this place. What a waste of $165. Edit: I wish I was making this up but I literally had to pull over to throw up on the side of the road on the way home. The food did not sit well with me. I have no underlying health conditions, am not on any medicine that would have this as a side effect and only shared one beer with my wife. It was just a very, very, disappointing and gross meal.

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    Outdoor
    Outdoor
    Lin Asian Bar And Dim Sum
    Lanterns inside

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    Lanterns inside
    Happy Lamb Hot Pot

    Happy Lamb Hot Pot

    4.2
    (90 reviews)
    8.4 mi
    Large group friendly
    Casual dining

    Not very happy at Happy Lamb hahaha. I'm surprised at such high reviews for this place and was…read moresuper disappointed with our meal here! Came here during a weekday dinner and was surprised how empty it was. The restaurant was HUGE and it was just us and 1 other party. The service was actually really good. Our server was super friendly and prompt with her service. I think they only had 2 staff members since it was so quiet, but everyone seemed to do their job professionally and smoothly. The broth (spicy and original) were both decent but not super flavorful. We preferred the spicy. The self service food bar had decent options, with veggies, noodles, seafood, and cooked food options. Also enjoyed the unlimited drinks and ice cream. The biggest issue is the quality and cuts of their meat, especially the premium cuts which we paid extra for. All the premium cuts we had like wagyu chuck eye roll, prime angus beef, and the ribeye were supposed to be high quality but they were all super lean, no marbling, and low quality. The actual meats were nothing like the descriptions. They also all pretty much looked and tasted the same. We asked them what each were when they arrived to make sure there wasn't a mix up. All 3 were significantly worse than the original beef short plate included in the standard menu. Since the meat is the main focus for hotpot, it was a disappointing meal.

    My hairstylist bestie highly recommended this hot spot restaurant and there's othing better than…read morehot pot on a cold rainy day. So Saturday date night was our first visit to Happy Lamb. We arrived at 8:45pm. I debated on the star rating between 4&3 stars simply due to the lack of service. Pros: the broths are delicious, great meat choices on the menu, the buffet had plenty of veggies, seafood, pickled radish-my fave, pleanty of sauces, and that fried chicken was so good, too good . Cons: restaurant closes at 10 but last call and buffet closes at 9:30. The buffet is not restocked often around 8:45/9pm. The service was not great at all. We weren't greeted, weren't asked if if it was our first time, weren't told anything about the menu, buffet, drinks or the ordering process. We weren't given utensils for our hot pot, I had to find our server and ask if there were hot pot utensils available. All we had were our chopsticks and soup spoons. No one checked on us, we just finned for ourselves. When you first enter theres a hostess counter and a wait-list sign in tablet. There was someone at the counter but they ignored us when we walked in so I went straight to the tablet to sign in. While figuring the tablet out, a server walked (she seemed frantic) and said how many, party of 2, she took us to a booth, gave us menus and walked off. Not the best first impression and the service stayed that way the remainder of our visit. No explanation of the menu, ordering process or buffet. We had to ask multiple times about the ordering and food experience. Even had to ask if we would get drinks. The server said, it's over there. We ordered a split pot, 1 side spicy marrow and 1 side mushroom marrow. Note: spicy marrow has the szeschuan peppercorn, you've been forewarned. The mushroom broth was absolutely delicious! We ordered the premium menu but would have been just fine with the basic meat menu. We made the mistake of filling up on the buffet fried chicken and egg rolls and pickled radish. We added veggies and meat to our hot and let it cook a little bit before enjoying such great flavor. Nice surprise when we were leaving, I saw complimentary ice cream cups dessert. Note for next time, try to go during happy hour on a weekday or lunch. If dinner, arrive before 8pm. Anywho, we will be back and do recommend this location for hot pot.

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    All You Can Eat Hot Pot,
 beef, lamb
    All You Can Eat Hot Pot, beef, lamb
    All You Can Eat Hot Pot,
 beef, lamb
    All You Can Eat Hot Pot, beef, lamb
    All You Can Eat Hot Pot,
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    All You Can Eat Hot Pot, beef, lamb
    The Melting Pot

    The Melting Pot

    3.9
    (578 reviews)
    8.4 mi
    $$$

    I dropped the ball with this review, I was too excited to try this place finally that I didn't get…read moreany details on much to give a proper review so please just enjoy the pictures! One thing I can say for sure is this place was perfect! Delicious food and very cozy. Perfect for date night! Also service was excellent!

    We love The Melting Pot so we were pumped to get to go while we were in town for Christmas. My mom…read moremade the reservation and marked that it was for a birthday (hers). Let's get the good out of the way - the food was what we expected. No complaints there. If you've been to The Melting Pot, you'll know what to expect and I didn't notice any difference in quality there. The restaurant looks just like the others inside. We were seated relatively quickly after arriving. Now, the really not good. Our waitress was the worst server we have ever experienced and I'm not exaggerating. In our probably hour or more there, I think we saw her for a total of 5 minutes? Including while she was at the table preparing the food. She disappeared constantly and would be gone for 10 or more minutes without checking in. I asked her for a water refill, waited so long for her to return that I decided to flag down a different waiter, got a refill from him, and then DRANK THAT WHOLE GLASS before she ever came back. Still wiithout a refill for me. When our salads came, she had no dressing for mine. She left to go get it and didn't come back until the others had fully finished their salads. I ordered a strawberry lemonade when we first sat down. It never came and so we asked about it at dessert to make sure it wouldn't be on the check, and before we could finish asking, she said 'OH!' and left, and then came back 5 min later with it. It wasn't exactly what I wanted to drink with my chocolate. She never asked if we were celebrating anything even though there were two birthday tables next to us whose wait staff made HUGE deals about their birthdays, AND it was on the reservation notes. Here's the thing. She never apologized for any of the wait times, or disappearing, or forgetting things. Even after all of the mishaps, my review would have been a 4 star if she'd ever once acknowledged how comically bad it was all going. This experience was so bad that I had to share it. Usually I gloss over less than stellar service, but this deserved to be immortalized.

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    Lobby area
    Lobby area
    Chocolate fondue with birthday candle
    Chocolate fondue with birthday candle
    Strawberry Pecan salad

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    Strawberry Pecan salad
    SOHA

    SOHA

    4.5
    (350 reviews)
    0.7 mi
    $$

    I was craving Korean food, so we decided to give SOHA a try, and it absolutely did not…read moredisappoint!!! From the moment we walked in, we were greeted with genuine warmth and such positive energy. The welcoming atmosphere, attentive service, and chill vibe made us feel right at home. Every dish we ordered was outstanding and packed with flavor. The seafood pancake was cooked to crispy perfection, something that's surprisingly hard to find, as it's often left a bit doughy at other restaurants. The steamed egg was light, fluffy, and comforting, while the spicy tofu pork soup was phenomenal. It had just the right amount of heat, with silky, melt-in-your-mouth tofu and incredibly tender pork belly that paired perfectly with a bowl of rice. What truly elevated the experience, though, was the service. At one point I accidentally dropped my chopsticks, and before I could even ask for another pair, one of the servers noticed from across the restaurant and immediately brought me a new set. It's those small, thoughtful touches that really set a restaurant apart. SOHA exceeded my expectations in every way. If you're looking for authentic, flavorful Korean food with genuinely exceptional hospitality, this is the place. It has officially become a must-visit every time I'm in Austin.

    Great spot for Korean food, also open really late…read more I usually get the BBQ bulgogi bibimbap.

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    Kimchi fried rice & lychee soju
    Kimchi fried rice & lychee soju
    Kimchi fried rice & lychee soju
    Kimchi fried rice & lychee soju
    G1. Samgyubsal (Grilled Pork Belly w/Lettuce Wrap)

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    G1. Samgyubsal (Grilled Pork Belly w/Lettuce Wrap)

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