Hotpot Alley

It's small hotpot spot off 620. Has great decor and the services was amazing. They have variety of broths that you can choose from and it's a fun concept where you go " shopping " with a basket and pick the ingredients that you want in your soup. It's good that they have the double broth pot so you can taste two different kind of broths. I went with my husband on the day that there was polar vortex in Austin and it hit the spot so good given that it was 25 degrees outside. The way they the pricing works is the greens are $2.99, the meats and seafood are $2.99 -$3.49 each. The ingredients containers are good size. We got 12 different ingredient and the double broth pot, white rice and $3 per person for the condiment counter and our total was $56 for two so not a bad deal. Everything was super fresh, the seafood, the greens and the meats.The broths were flavored which we liked and so you didn't need too much sauces to add flavor to the broth. We will for sure go back during cold winter days.

More hotpot options are always welcome! The concept is pretty cool - small grocery store setup for your hotpot items, a few sides and fully loaded sauce bar, and then restaurant and hotpot area.I like this hotpot spot, but I feel like a spot like Soupleaf costs about the same for a more catered AYCE experience. I think this spot might be better if your appetite isn't as voracious or if there are varying levels of voracity in your party so you only buy the hotpot groceries that you need.

Eating hair made me feel right at home! I'm from Southern California and hot pot has always been a must...The checkout process is really unique. You come to the front of the desk, scan the QR code to secure your place in line, and then you take a shopping cart and pick up all the toppings that you want. Then when you get to the end of the line, You pay for your ingredients then choose your broth and pay for that too.The food is very fresh and extremely nutritious on top of that. It's not every day I find a place where I can get all the vegetables and the meat that I want because I have to eat a very low carb diet due to chronic illness. I love that I've got a restaurant that has Options that work perfectly for me.My favorite meat of all is actually the pork belly. I let it boil for just a few seconds until the red is gone, and then I eat it. You can also have access to the bar, but I think there's an extra cost.The ambience of the restaurant is also so pretty and well decorated. I can't wait to come back soon.

Came here with my boyfriend for dinner and we had the best experience! First of all, the food was great. We got the Monday special which was a chicken pot that had potatoes and garlic in it. The chicken was good and very tender but some of the pieces had a lot of bone and not much chicken. After we finished eating that, we had them add broth to the base and that's when we added our extras the we purchased. Highly recommend the pork dumplings, seasoned beef, and pork belly. The workers here were incredibly kind and helpful, they gave us wonderful advice. The restaurant itself is cute and is fun for a date night or even a double date would be super fun. Definitely take advantage of their daily specials! Looking forward to coming back :)

Nut allergy friendly, I wrote a request on my order.Review is for to-go via Uber Eats. I ordered two of the Spicy Beef Claypot Rice and there was a promotion for their new menu item to do buy one get one free. Note the price is much more expensive on the ($18 vs $12-13) so it's not much of a discount.I picked up as soon as notified and the food was still piping hot when I got home. The food was okay. I give the dish maybe a 3/5. The portions were excellent (got full) but overall there was a lot of rice and not much meat or vegetables. There were only 3-4 pieces each of Chinese sausage, beef, and broccoli and the one poached egg. I would have appreciated it if the rice was a little crispier as a result of the clay pot heating, which it surprisingly wasn't. However, the presentation was excellent. We were given clay pots to go (pretty unique!) and the value for two was really good. Overall, for the to-go value of my order, I'd come back and try it again.

Went back the second time and they added in an option to do individual pot. Again, very well flavored and good quality broth! Their set up is still a bit strange to me. If you select individual pot, you will pay for all of the toppings and add ons first and then they cook your meat for you in the back. It's more like a soup than your traditional do it yourself/dip as you go hotpot. It's still a good option for when you don't want AYCE.

Great hot pot place. Service was fast and the ingredients available for hot pot were plentiful. More affordable then the more polished places but honey the food and experience was just as good. Atmosphere was better for a family or casual definitely not flashy for a date or formal dinner but if you want good hot pot with plenty of options check this place out.

North Austin Hotpot shop. Looks like it's go shopping and checkout and eat your hotpot creation, which is fine. It's nice to see a la carte places that aren't all you can eat since generally the quality is better. The interior is quite nice too.That said, we did a to go order since we have two young kids and it was thoroughly ok. Maybe dining in is different but the flavors overall just weren't as bold as I was expecting for hotpot. We ordered a claypot chicken rice, which growing up was my ultimate comfort food, but it was just a tad bland for me, which was surprising because when I make it at home, the chicken is normally pretty heavily marinated. Chicken is tender and juicy but even with the sauce on top, was just kinda bland with the mushrooms. Some chinese sausage adds some fat and funk but pretty average. The crispy rice is amazing though and also surprised the takeout container was a claypot itself? Don't mind having an extra one at home, but uh that's probably not the cheapest take out container to give your customers.We also tried a tom yum hotpot with fish, squid and shrimp with fresh noodles and it looked like a ton of food until you realize it's mostly soup. The soup was slightly tangy, slightly spiced rich coconut broth and was good enough. The potatoes were rock hard and undercooked though.They also have rotating daily specials worth checking out but pretty sure the in person dining experience is better.

I have been here a couple of times and this time around they changed something's up. First thing is the double pot, now you can pick the two broth you want. Before you just got the szechwan spicy and the house clear soup. This is a great change! Second thing, the meat portion is smaller now. I used to be able to get like 2/3 tray before but now I have to get more. There was like 4-5 slices of meat in them before there was way more. Overall this place is pretty good. When you get there, you go "shopping" for your meat/seafood/veggies and then you check out and tell them if you want any rice bowl and broth. They then assign you a table depending on how many people are in your group. The sauce bar is an additional cost, but you definitely want it. The broth comes out already heated which is great cause you can start cooking in a couple of minutes. While you wait for your broth or while it heating up make your sauce and grab your water bottle for the table. The restaurant is a decent size. They have 2 large tables for a bigger party and the rest of their tables are for about 4-6 people. This location is right next Gong Cha with tons of parking around it.

Very good and very fun. Can't wait to go back. Get the Tom Yum Soup it is SO GOOD! I highly recommend trying this place!