Lau By Kolben

I discovered this buffet hot pot going toward the back of Phi coffee house. The young girl serving me was very nice. I got an ordering sheet to circle what I wanted in my hot pot and a new sheet to order more once my order came. You get your own individual hot pot with a heat setting control pad. Buffet price was 19.95 lunch, 29.95 dinner weekends, kids under 3 yo free, 3-10 yo half price.

It was such a peaceful environment to dine in. The broth was very flavorful and different from other broths I've had at other places. They let you sample the broths which I thought was a unique touch! The meat was all so fresh and tasty!

This is an AYCE Vietnamese style hot pot restaurant located next to a grocery store. Dinner is $30/person. It was fun picking the type of broth you wanted but it was hard to share with others and more like shabu shabu style. I was disappointed they didn't have many Chinese hot pot broth flavors and no sauces that were reminiscent of Chinese style hot pot, so that was probably the one negative part of the experience. The ingredients seemed pretty fresh, though meat portions were very small. Also they were quite stingy with the broth refills, and it seemed like you only get one broth refill, so technically that was not AYCE. For the price, I would probably not come back but if I had friends who wanted to try another style of hot pot cuisine, I would come back to show them this place.

So you wait to be seated down. Once u sit down it's an all you can eat place. I forgot to check how much it was before we started but it was 30 bucks for dinner. Usually for 30 bucks for hot pot is a lot. The broth was good they had six options. I will say this it's not worth the 30 dollars. The sauces were all dried up. I had to make my own mixing stuff adding liquids cause even their chili oil was just chili. I'm always down to try new place but I won't be going back. Not for 30 dollars a person. The location is inside another food court area so the tables for 2 were small. You did have to squeeze the food on top of the shelves. Over all it's ok. But try it and see for yourself.

Love the idea of this place. The 2nd time I tried their lau, they converted it into AYCE, which is even better. You can order up to 6 items per category (meat, seafood, veggies, etc.) per round. The staffs are friendly, attentive and helpful. I love their dipping sauce bar, so many options. Broths are super flavorful. This will be my to go whenever I want lau from now on!

Such an amazing establishment! Food was great and staff was friendly. I highly recommend to anyone in the area or anyone looking for some amazing food!!

Food is okay, lack of sauce, service is the opposite. They never checked on us, no refills, and we have to ask for an iPad to order more. Our server disappeared every time, and we have to wave them over, feel like we're pestering them. I've been here over 3 times, and the service stays the same, no improvement. You can get your money's worth somewhere else, where they actually care about their customers.

For $30 we were stunned. My boyfriend and I go to Haidilao a lot and are big fans. But this place is comparable. Sauces are so delicious ( they have a sauce bar) and reminds me of being in Vietnam and eating street food. Meat was delicious and tender. I got the curry Singapore which was creamy and savory. The sichuan broth was spicy and had a nice herby taste to it. For the price the taste, ambiance, and service was top tier. Will be back again

First off, Soy sauce was sweet??? Not a big deal but that took me off guard and really ruined my experience sincd most places have savory soy sauce. Meat choices were very limited and often not available. Broth was ok but lacked flavor. Quality of meat was subpar because sliced too thinly to where it shrunk into nothing. Was gonna use soy sauce to make it saltier but since it was sweet nothing was tasting too good.Service was very slow, granted it was a soft launch but it was very hard to get the attention of servers.Ambiance was nice just very long wait. Would rather go to other hot pot places in DFW.