You can make your own soup bowl at this Sichuan-inspired restaurant. From $3.29/100g , choose from…read moreover 40+ ingredients from sausages, meats (e.g., lamb, beef), organ meats (e.g., intestines, tripes), seafood (e.g., shrimp, mussels) to veggies. After, you can add soup and we wanted the non-spicy broth. The chicken and fish maw soup was perfect -very rich and refreshing. I want to try the golden beef broth next time. If you want a kick, try their newest Guizhou sour soup They also have comfort food like some skewers and Tongguan-style Chinese burger. They also provide complimentary soy milk! I cannot wait for you guys to try! What we got Grilled Lamb Skewer Fried Butterfly Shrimp Skewer Tongguan Chinese Hamburger Fried Quail Skewers Customize bowl with Chicken and Fish Maw Soup

Perfect Meat Bowl was really a great quality restaurant with personal hot pot at a great price. My…read moremeal was under $20 and I still got a decent quantity of food with a good variety of ingredients. I ordered the green peppercorn broth and it was delicious. It also didn't take too long for the food to arrive and the service was quick in taking our orders. I would definitely recommend this place to my friends and family.

Trish and I had supper last evening at Big Way Hot Pot. When we'd been there in December, it was my…read morefirst time. This time I knew what I wanted to do. Instead of it being more of a broth (I'm not a big fan of soup), I added 2 more chunks of ramen and more chicken and made it a ramen dish. Much better! You grab a bowl and tongs and put whatever you want in your bowl ... there is lots and lots of choice. I put chicken, baby corn and ramen in mine. Trish had tofu, mushrooms, greens and purple ramen. The bowl is weighed and you pay according to how heavy it is. Then you choose your broth ... I chose a tomato broth that was spiced a bit. It's cooked and brought to your table. I intentionally have lots of leftovers. An ice cream was complimentary for dessert.

A new hotpot self select option in North York!…read more We dropped by on a Saturday afternoon. Fair warning the seating is limited in this restaurant still to groups of 2-4 is probably more convenient. It's right by a subway entrance and there is underground parking in the building connected. They have bubble tea and hotpot! Best of both worlds :) I really loved how many options they had for people to pick from, everything looked fresh and the selection was well stocked. You pick what you want and pay first and then got sit down and wait. It's definitely a more casual spot but it was the servers were on top of refilling our waters and clearing our tables!!!

It's a solid bowl of cart noodles. More like 3.5 stars slightly above average…read more The noodles isn't huge, but the broth is piping hot which is nice. You choose your own noodles, ingredients (3 or 4 +), sauce and toppings. The ingredients are quite good, I got a tofu with fish paste, curry beef balls (I enjoy the curry sauce), and wontons. If you want a drink it's extra $2 for a small hot drink or $3 for a small cold drink. It's a small place that is on the ground floor of petite potato; has about 8-10 tables for two and some bar seats. It's sooooo hot as if there's no AC though so it's not fun slurping a piping hot noodles in a cramped hot space. The floor is also greasy type of slippery. May come back when I crave for cart noodles.

Lots of great options to add to your fresh bowl of noodles. The bowl is also deep so you get plenty…read moreof noodles swimming in fragrant soup. Tip: They also have a reward system in which you can collect stamps towards a free meal in future.

With so many malatang places around, it's hard to choose one. But if you're looking to have a…read morequieter atmosphere with cheaper options, Zha Zha Beef Hotpot is the place to be. It's located in New Kennedy Sq (formerly Peachtree) but it's on the less busier side of the plaza, so parking isn't a huge issue. When you arrive, you can simply go up to the cooler areas to start picking up food to put in your pot. When I went, it was $3.49/100g. You can purchase a membership to bring that down to $2.99/100g. They don't have a lot of selection (especially meats) but they have the basics. Once you're done, you can go to the cash and pick out a soup base. I got the rich beef bone broth and it was great (and a very safe choice). My friend got the Sichuan peppercorn one and it was loaded with peppercorn. We also got a couple of drinks and a wasabi wings appetizer, which was very good. I'd come back if I was craving!

Tips: - Staff speak Mandarin only, but use a translator on…read moretheir phone. - Malatang consists of select a broth, choosing your ingredients, having them weighed, and then cooked. You get your food in broth in a large bowl. - Make your own sauce for your malatang. My friend had a credit at Zha Zha Beef. He asked me if I was free to join him for an early dinner. I said yes. We decided to do a 5 pm dinner. I came here after work on Monday. This eatery is in New Kennedy Square, on the south side, near Ajisen Ramen. It was nice to effortlessly find a parking spot. There were so many at 5 pm. I parked and walked in. My friend was already there. It was interesting seeing colanders and buckets used as makeshift lampshades. There were also white boxes in which you could store your personal items, such as a purse or backpack. The female staffer there was nice, but she only spoke Mandarin. We were able to communicate with her through her translation app on her phone. We were here for malatang, which consists of these steps: 1. Select a soup base. 2. Select your proteins, veggies, and more, and place them in a clear bowl that's by the food stand. Use tongs to grab what you want. 3. Have your ingredients weighed. 4. Make your own sauce to go with your malatang. 5. Staff cooks your food and brings it to your table in a bowl. 6. Dig in! There were a lot of ingredients to choose from. My eyes were bigger than my stomach! It's one lesson that I learned. Don't get too carried away with selecting the food that you want cooked! If I were to do things differently, they would be as follows: - Skip the coloured noodles. They look pretty, but getting udon, potato noodles, and konjac noodles would have been perfect. - There were two types of potato noodles, which were chewy and fun to eat. I'd rather get the longer, wider version. The shorter, thinner version stuck to other noodles and wasn't as fun to eat. - This place weighs your food, so it does add up if you're loading up your bowl. Thoughts about what I ate: - The crayfish tofu was so good. It made eating the regular tofu and tofu rolls boring in comparison. - The fish, shrimp dumplings and sea urchin that looks like a Hershey's kiss were delicious. The sea urchin had filling that was a pleasant surprise and enjoyable. - I got the fresh herbal beef bone soup. I enjoyed it. It was subtle in taste and hot temperature-wise. - The mushroom varieties were amazing here. - There are some exotic foods. I passed on the blood. I did enjoy the pork ear. - I put a lot of garlic, soy, green onions, and sesame paste in my sauce. The garlic lingered for a while. So good! - I got fish and shrimp. Despite these items sitting in broth for a while, they didn't break apart or become rubbery, respectively. It was impressive! - The quail eggs and beef balls were delicious. - I got spinach. So good! We got parmesan wings as our appetizer. Parmesan was generously sprinkled on our wings. They were flats and were yummy. This place separates each flat so that it's a bone that constitutes a wing. I'm not sure if it's to stretch their wing supply. The wings were yummy. They were obviously much smaller because each flat became two with the one-bone-per-wing policy. My friend got a Coke zero and I got a Diet Coke at the end of our meals. It hit the spot being cold and yummy. I managed to eat everything, except for a few noodle strands. I did well! We did use up my friend's credit. We pooled our cash to tip. We were so stuffed afterwards. My friend walked around the mall after we parted ways. I drove home (it's roughly a ten-minute drive) and took a nap when I got there. We had a nice experience at this eatery. There is a language barrier, so be patient. Staff are friendly and helpful. (184)

I love soup noodles and a huge fan of Yunshang rice noodle. This place is similar but a few…read morehighlights that made them stand out. They have different noodle options. You can also ask for two different types of noodles. I got the rice noodle and potato noodles - my two favourites and it was so good. They have complimentary side dishes. There was a cucumber salad, preserved cabbage and a crispy cracker. A perfect snack to eat before our noodles came. There was a good mix of ingredients in the soup noodles. I got the crispy pork and it paired well. The soup was also more flavourful but a tad more oily than a classic bone broth. It's a small restaurant, ventilation can be a bit better. I also noticed a lot of fruit flies around which was a little annoying. It gives off a family owned place and service was really quick. I would come back and eat here again!

Came here on a weeknight with a friend. The place was half-full when we arrived so we were able to…read moregets seats right away. We both ordered soups and they were soooo flavourful! You can choose a base broth, a protein, a carb, and add extra things if you want. I got the classic soup bone broth, crispy folder of lotus root, and potato starch noodles. My friend got the sweet and sour broth, beef brisket and Chinese broth. Whichever soup you get, it comes with lots of veggies. You also get sides dishes that they can refill. The soup comes out hot so you can ask for a side bowl to get it to cool down. But it was so good, i rarely have had soup quite this flavourful before! The portion size was good too; they told me I could get unlimited refills on the carb, but I was so full that I even had enough soup to take. The sweet and sour broth was also very unique. I'm not sure how to describe it but both options were great. There were only 2 servers that night but they were very attentive and got us things quickly if we needed anything. They also mentioned a new addition coming to the menu in a few months although I didn't quite catch what it was with my poor Mandarin (haha) (they can speak both Mandarin and English.) Def will be coming back again to try a different combination for the soup, and maybe will try the appetizers as well!

I love 3rd mom Spicy Hot Pot…read more The fact that you can pick out your own ingredients and the things you want in your bowl is fabulous. The broth and the soup base is NEXT LEVEL! I love the spicy and the peanut butter sauce, works really well with the meat and veggies. I loved this north york location as well. So much more spacious. The staffs are also a lot more friendlier here haha. Will come back for more!

I really enjoyed my meal at 3rd Mom Spicy Hot Pot…read more They have a good selection of food ingredients to select from, ranging from proteins to carbs to vegetables. The scallops (premium) were quite large. The regular ingredients were good too. I chose the Red oil sesame sauce soup base (mild) which was delicious. I didn't really need any more sauces or flavouring with this soup base. I had a very tasty meal and look forward to eating here again.

Ate here during their anniversary special, and overall it was a great experience. The restaurant…read moreshares its space with Yang's Braised Chicken, which was interesting and gave the location a lively, bustling feel. Despite the crowd, everything felt organized. I ordered the spicy base for my hot pot, and it arrived absolutely piping hot--exactly what you want when you're cooking raw meats and the sides.. The heat level was satisfying without being overwhelming, and the broth stayed hot throughout the meal so everything cooked quickly and evenly. They also offer unlimited noodle refills, which was a nice bonus. Service was impressively fast considering how busy it was for the anniversary event. At the end of the meal, they surprised us with a frozen yogurt + cone dessert, which was a fun, refreshing way to finish. Seating was pretty standard for the area. Overall, a solid experience and worth visiting, especially during specials.

We came for their anniversary weekend. They had 9 of their best selling rice noodles for 9.99$ each…read morewith unlimited rice noodle refills. We ordered the Tomato Rice Noodle Soup With Beef & Enoki Mushroom and Chinese Sauerkraut Fish Rice Noodle Soup. Both were absolutely delicious and packed with meat. They were very generous with the fish and meat. We also ordered the Deep Fried Squid tentacle which I thought was just alright. It was crispy and delicious but a little overpriced at 11.99$. I would just stick with the rice noodles. The service was great. They came to refill our waters and the food did come quickly. The seating was spacious and comfortable with air conditioning on. They also offered a small soft service ice cream at the end of the meal which was a nice touch. Overall, for 9.99$ for rice noodles with unlimited refills and a small ice cream cone, it was a great meal. Even for the original prices, I would still come back again.

Baozi Ke is a cozy shop specializing in snacks, traditional Chinese breakfast dishes, buns,…read moredumplings, pastries, noodles, rice dishes, cold dishes, porridge, casseroles and teas. They are available on Fantuan for delivery. I'm partial to all of their noodle dishes and the soothing comfort of porridge. My other go to choices are their soft savoury buns since they're light yet satisfying to eat. Their dumplings have unique filling options and are a decently sized mouthful. Everything on the menu is freshly made and served hot.

Was craving some dumplings and ended up coming this small spot tucked away in a plaza. Ordered the…read morewonton which came in a bit of broth and tasted very clean. Also ordered some of the pork and cabbage dumplings and speciality bun but was a bit disappointed as it tasted very plain without much seasoning. Nice decor on the inside and ordering was very quick but the food just did not satisfy my dumpling cravings.