Volcano Hot Pot & BBQ

If you're looking for a nice place to eat hot pot and Korean bbq, you have come to the right place!!Pricing is $30.99 for either hot pot or Korean bbq and if you want both, it's an additional $5. This is about the same pricing as other ayce spots. What I like about this place is that all of the meat, veggies, and other selection is grab as you go instead of ordering with your server or on an iPad. This makes it a lot easier to see what is offered and grab as little or as much as you want of an item. For this visit, I got the hot pot with the soup base Tom yum. I got a bunch of ingredients to go into my hot pot but what stood out to me was the vast seafood selection which included crab and oysters. Service was great too, my server Jenny was very attentive and kind. I would recommend this place if you're looking for an ayce hot pot and/or KBBQ spot!

So, my girlfriend had a birthday today and she wanted to come here. We arrived at 130pm and noticed that the parking lot was virtually empty..aside from 4 vehicles.We went inside and there were no customers visible. We stood at the podium waiting to be seated. There was a guy setting a table(I think that was what he was doing) towards the back and another guy sitting at the bar...approximately 10 feet from us.He had to be an employee because he was wearing the company's shirt. At no time did either fit acknowledge us..in fact, the guy at the bar never looked up from his phone!!After 5 minutes of just standing there looking at these guys,we left!I felt unwelcome and angry because she really wanted to try this place for her birthday !You won't get a second chance to disrespect me...

I just had my first experience at Volcano Hot Pot, and let me tell you, it was fire. As a hot pot newbie, I was excited but a little unsure of what to expect. I've had my Korean BBQ before, which was just okay, but this was on a whole different level. The variety of meats and sauces was impressive, definitely a feast for the senses! I enjoyed trying all the Asian cuisine options they had. The flavors in the hot pot were decent, but if I'm being honest, I think I prefer the grill over the bubbling broth. Now, let's talk dessert. It was pretty basic, nothing to write home about. A little more creativity in that department would have been nice! Overall, I'm glad I gave Volcano Hot Pot a shot. I noticed mixed reviews here on Yelp, but I went in with an open mind and left feeling pretty satisfied. If you're a hot pot lover or just looking to try something new, this place is worth a try.

First time at the volcano. This is one of those experience restaurants. Not sure if I would frequent here very often. It's one of those places for me to say I have tried it and knocked it off my list. Stag is very friendly and attentive. They did a good job of explaining the restaurant and how the process works with the food. The food could have been seasoned a little better but I get why it's not seasoned. When cooked it made some of the food a little dry and not very flavorful even though I tried to season it as beast as I could. Meats that I had was pork belly, chicken, steak, prawns, half crab, muscles. Atmosphere is cool and not too loud which was a good thing.

Taste: 2 paws Value: 2 paws Service: 5 pawsOverall: All you can eat hot pot and Korean BBQ with less variety and quality when compared to KPot. Good if you're looking for something local in Owings Mill, but otherwise not worth the drive. This is Volcano Hot Pot & BBQ's first expansion into Maryland, and unfortunately, was very underwhelming when compared to other established AYCE hot pot / Korean BBQ restaurants likes KPot. My main complaint with Volcano Hot Pot & BBQ is the low quality and excessive fattiness of their meat. Their meat had almost no marbling, which made for a fairly tough and chewy meal. None of the excess fat was trimmed off either. The selection at Volcano was also significantly more limited compared to KPot, who offers many more cuts of beef, chicken, pork, seafood, vegetables, etc. The one "advantage" of Volcano is that you get to pick your own ingredients to cook with, which unfortunately didn't really matter when the quality of meats was just so uniformly inferior to what's offered at their competitors. Had their meat quality been similar, this would have been a potential selling point as those who preferred leaner/fatter cuts can self select.The service was Volcano was great and was on par with KPot; the servers were attentive and refilled water and changed out the grills frequently. The cost of the AYCE combo was ~$34.99 + a 18% gratuity, which is about the same as KPot. Ultimately, when the price of Volcano is almost the same as KPot's, they need to either offer the same quality, variety, and/or give some other reason to come here. And unfortunately they did not succeed in doing so. Unless you are limited to Owings Mills, I would strongly recommend going to KPot in Catonsville or Towson for a much better experience.

Only 1 stars because our waitress was great! The meat was very low quality and when ordering cokes, I'm sure they were diet, multiple times. The pork belly was gray, after being on the grill and the steak is lower quality (not totally unexpected at an AYCE). Drive 20 min to Catonsville for a much better KBBQ.

New hot pot to the area. All the food was so fresh. Once it was cooked, everything tasted amazing. The Bulogi was my favorite.follow my instagram for more reviews: @daithefoodie

Celebrated my birthday here with family. It started off just a few people in the building, but by late evening, the place was packed on a Monday. I've had a hot pot before but never like this. I like that it's buffet style and you can also do hot pot and KBBQ. It was a little overwhelming doing both options especially if you don't eat much or just want to relax and not cook. Definitely will be coming back with an empty stomach and a smaller group. Our server was great!

I love the food, the service is great! The lighting and the music create such great vibes.

I saw some of the comments talking about the seasoning of the meat and I get it to a certain extent. If I was getting a plate of steak as a main dish I would expect it to be seasoned but in this case the meat is more of a side while the broth and sauces are meant to elevate it. There were BBQ meats that were seasoned well but the other meats to me were just fine since I put it in my soup. I loved the variety of vegetables, meats and eggs and cooked foods. Everything was clean and presentable. I liked being able to try things that I would normally have stayed away from but you can get a little bit and not feel like you're wasting it. The service was good and the waitress was attentive cheering off the extra plates and filling up our drinks. Overall I would come again and try the other spicy soup. The Schezuan soup was spicy and flavorful would definitely get it again.