I found this place on Reddit after searching for over an hour for a reasonably priced, all you can…read moreeat hotpot place with a large selection. I've had my fair share of hotpot across North America- mainly shabu (Japanese hotpot), with Kim Tao being my first Chinese hotpot experience- and it did NOT disappoint. For starters, this place is HUGE. They have enough space for small parties, larger parties, and even banquets. Surprisingly no wait despite some surrounding hotpot places having over a 3 hour wait. If you really wanted to be secure and reserve a table, you can do it via Google reservations or call them. The menu was surprisingly extensive- there are so many options to choose from and were appropriately portioned so that way you don't over order. Two meats I would personally avoid would be the ox tongue and beef shank as they were pretty tough and didn't taste the best but everything else was really good. My brother and I tried most items on the menu and our favorite proteins were salmon, shrimp balls, tripe, sliced chicken, and marinated beef. Get the mango sago!! It's the perfect palate cleanser and tastes like fresh mangoes. Phillip, our main server, did an awesome job. He was friendly, super helpful, and quick to turn around my brother and I's back to back orders (lol). All of the other staff who occasionally took care of our table also did a great job keeping us clean and well stocked. Despite being relatively busy, service was lightning fast. I will note though, that if you're the type of person who prefers to be sweet talked or indulge in conversation with your server from time to time, this is not the kind of place for that, lol. Nothing wrong with this at all but I'd describe their hospitality as "Hong Kong style" where it's rather sharp and direct which I actually really like. This place implements auto gratuity of 15% which is totally okay with us.

We were very happy that we were in the VIP room. The large round table could easily accommodate us…read moreand could possibly seat more as comfortably. Each pot was for 3 people and each pot holds two soups. Service 4/5 Food 4/5 (I don't have a lot of experience with hotpot) Ambience 3.75/5 We had a great time eating and catching up. The pros are: AYCE The condiments were delivered to the room and set up on a separate table in our room The appetizers were also delivered and set up on a second separate table in our room Service was efficient and the servers often came around to top up the broths. Cons: The restaurant allows only one person to place all the food orders and refills. Our group problem solved this requirement but it made it a lot of work for one guest. Favourites: Fried sticky rice Fresh made fishballs Steamed stuffed egg plant Tons of veggie options Desserts Karaoke is available in the VIP room. The songs selection in English was limited with fewer new songs. Parking is available right outside restaurant in the plaza. The restaurant is open to 1:00am. This is a modest hotpot restaurant with modest decor.

Food: has all the basic hotpot staples, and... that's it. nothing unique or exciting. You can have…read moreunlimited soft drinks (just usual coke, sprite....) and soft serve ice cream. What this place does well is their mala spicy hotpot soup base (especially the beef fat version), which is spicy (not numbing though, sadly) and full of flavor. Price: reasonable with VIP discount (worth getting if you plan to go occasionally) - works out to around $45 per person including 10% mandatory tips and taxes. Crowd: can have a line during weekend evenings. Plenty of space at Friday 6pm. Parking: plenty with spillover parking space in adjacent plaza.

Tried spicy and it was really spicy for me but good. Meat were also good quality…read more Has good choice of skewers as well.

Haven't been back to this hot spot place in so long and was so glad I did again. This use to be my…read morego to hot pot spot! Food here is still solid! Servers are attentive. What is new (at least to me) are their self serve appies have changed. They now serve cooked crawfish, pickled chicken feet, deep fried buns, and so much more. I always loved their appies section and the self serve sauce bar. meats are always solid and their soup bases are good! Overall, still a really good hot pot spot even after all these years.

Came here on a Friday night on Father's Day. Service is quite prompt and food comes out very fast…read more The first round I would say was good, meat was good as well. The second and after ended up being mostly frozen meat, as in meat that was STILL frozen. This makes the meat like a cardboard when cooked. The dessert station is very disappointing. Just cold jelly, sprinkles, fruits, hawthornes. The diced up watermelon is not appetizing. There's cake beside sesame oil dispenser. Lots of seats here and pretty dim in the larger round tables, hard to see your food. Rating: 3.8/5

A very heartwarming hot pot experience for all!…read more Hidden in the corner of North York close to Fairview Mall, Beijing Hot Pot Restaurant is a great spot to share a comforting meal with friends and family. Using a traditional copper hot pot that you would find in Beijing, this spot has a good all you can eat menu with lots of fresh meat, vegetables, and seafood to pick from to enjoy with a variety of broths from spicy to mild. Using freshly cut meat, you can taste the meat alongside the make your own dipping sauce bar right at your table. The atmosphere of the place is very comforting despite its small size where you can have a good amount of space to reserve for your crew! I can't wait to come back!

yummy and traditional Beijing Hot pot especially the sesame paste is smooth good and the quality…read moreof lamb is great.

This was the second time I came here…read more Food: Was really good, fast and efficient. Tastes really good. For the price it's good for what you get. I ordered the following: Honey Garlic Chicken Wings are my favourite, you definitely have to try them. Crisp, taste, flavour on point. Hot and spicy beef brisket noodles was really good. If you like a little bit of spice it's good. You can always ask for more spice. Beef was tender and delicious. Baked beef and mushroom in black pepper sauce cooked with cheese spaghetti - It was good. Beef was very soft and tender and very flavourful. Deep fried tentacles - Texture was soft and chewy, not over cooked or under cooked. Batter was good, made to my liking at least. It was overall good. Service - It was very good. Staff was efficient, polite and nice. Staff cleaned our tables very fast and kept refills on tea and water without asking. Overall very good experience, I highly recommend and I would definitely come back.

We used to have the takeout from the restaurant, but today we would like to dine in. It was a big…read morerestaurant, but still have a table for 3. They have paper menu on the table and also we can scan the table QR code to order online. They have different flavors of the fish noodle soup and choices of snacks. I had the tomato base fish noodle and my husband had the regular fish noodle soup which it was a bit spicy. I liked the Tomato base more because it has real tomato in it, not Tomato sauce, it was thicker than usual. We also got a side dish crispy fish skin, I had to mention that it was so good with noodle soup. It dipped into the soup for a few seconds, then took it out and tryouts. The crispy skin absorbed the soup and remained crispy. So delicious. They have other snacks and appetizers that I also want to try. But too full this time, definitely will go next time.

Excellent price and taste and value. We came 2 days in a row for their late night special $1 lamb…read moreskewers which is a great deal. The service is always fast and efficient. They play the World Cup on the TV which is also fun to watch.

This little restaurant is tucked in the corner of a small plaza with a gas station. It can be hard…read moreto find parking and we saw some people make their own parking spots. The service is quite fast. I wish the tables were spread further apart because it felt like I was dining with the table next to me. We went during dinner time but if you go later on in the evening, there are lots of great promos. You can order with the server or order on your phone. I liked the octopus skewers a lot. The beef ones are hit and miss. In terms of flavour, it's great. The texture is not consistent and some were soo tough while others were more tender.

Great experience with this hot pot place. Went early during…read morethe week and it wasn't too busy. Hot pot broth was flavourful. We got mild spicy and it was spicy enough. There was so much crab and lobster. The crabs were a good size. I've never eaten so much seafood in one sitting. A great experience, would go again.

This place is good value, especially if you like Lobster & crab, but not really tasty. Little spicy…read moreMala & homemade pork bone soups were so so: below average. They had a lot of odds & ends as well as spicy meat pieces. If you like unusual items like bull penis & sea snail this place is good. The quality of ingredients isn't great though. They have free flow ice cream (3 flavours of melona) & pop which is nice. The fried pumpkin cake is good too.

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.