The Tastiest Hot Pot in Houston

Korea Garden Restaurant

★★★★☆ 4.1 (493) • $$

"A fave spot for Korean food in the area. I love coming here either for their lunch/dinner menu or kbbq. Plenty of parking spaces in a small plaza off of Long Point. Service is quick and friendly. We always get seated right away. Some of my favorite items are the soft tofu stew with seafood, bossam, and the LA Galbi. I always get the tofu stew every time I'm here. It's my comfort food and pair with the LA galbi makes a great combo. The large bossam could feed 4-6 people. We can never finish it especially when you're also eating all the sides and other dishes. I have also tried kbbq here with a group. We were seated in a private room. You can order off of their combo menu. I mostly prefer just ordering off of their normal menu versus doing the kbbq."

Tasty Point

★★★★☆ 3.8 (536) • $$

Shabu Squared

★★★★★ 4.5 (314) • $$$

"I have to take back my previous words immediately. This place was SO good. I'm not sure why my first visit was not great, but this time, Shabu Squared knocked it out of the park for me. Our super helpful waiter might have had something to do with it; he was extremely knowledgeable and came by frequently to check in on us and even taught us how to eat each meat with each sauce. I would even say this is better than another shabu spot with a very similar name...The meat quality was insane, and the veggie platter is so worth it! We ordered two meats and a veggie platter and it was more than enough food for three people. The broth was also really delicious this time, and I kept drinking it on its own. The establishment is super clean, and our bill wasn't too expensive. I can't wait to come back here again, and I'm really glad I visited to change my previous opinion."

Sinh Sinh

★★★☆☆ 3 (644) • $$

"Sinh Sinh is the place to be while in the Chinatown District of Houston. Our party of 7 ordered five dishes to share family style --1) one whole Peking Duck (comes with a bowl of duck soup)2) Chinese Broccoli with Garlic3) House Spicy Tofu with Minced Pork4) Singapore Style Vermicelli Noodles - extra spicy5) Steamed Striped Bass with Ginger, Scallions, and CilantroEverything was perfect. From taste to presentation, these guys are in the game hard. I'm not from the area but I take it that this is the restaurant to be at in Houston for a Chinese family style dinner.The menu is huge -- pages and pages of so many speciality dishes. I'm so impressed that I'm at a loss for words.I'll definitely be back for another meal!"

Caribbean Hot Pot Grill

★★★★☆ 3.8 (263) • $$

"Arrived around 8:30pm on Wednesday and found the lights on with all the chairs up. My husband went in and asked if we can sit to eat as we had driven there after calling and confirming that they close at 9pm- they said yes and took down some chairs so we could sit.The lady at the cashier was relatively nice compared to the service and attitude usually given at Caribbean restaurants.The food was food but unfortunately was barely even warm. -jerk chicken: would have preferred charred flavor like other Jamaican spots have.-rice and peas: okay flavor, a bit mushy-cabbage: not oily, and not lightly pickled like other places. Tastes simply of steamed cabbage.-fried sweet plantain: saturated in oil as if cooked in old oil."

Bon Galbi

★★★★☆ 3.9 (208) • $$

"KATY, TX 77449 / KOREAN / 08-31-23 / LUNCH+The customer service was pretty good, but it wasn't busy during a Thursday lunch rush hour. There were two other parties besides us.+The banchan side dishes were pretty well-prepared and definitely made in-house. They brought out boiled bok choy, pickled radish kimchi, cabbage kimchi, and sautéed fish cake.+The restaurant space is small, but tidy with nice decor.-The oxtail soup was lukewarm; usually, it comes out boiling, piping hot at most Korean establishments. The cartilage pieces were super large chunks and not boiled down, so they were tough to chew. I brought home some leftovers and cut them into little pieces for easy spoonful eating.-They don't offer the typical self-serve dish of sliced green onions like at other Korean oxtail soup restaurants. -The seafood pancake wasn't cooked fully; the batter was still raw, as if they rushed in the kitchen and didn't use proper pan/griddle heat temperatures.-No loyalty rewards program.-No weekday lunch specials.-They don't offer the marinated pork bbq ribs anymore or the spicy beef rib galbitang, which are two dishes they were popular for.-All of the dishes were very salty.-We got super sleepy right after eating our meals, so there may be some MSG thrown into the soups.What we ordered:'2 oxtail soups with cartilage $14.00 each'1 seafood pancake $18.00Total: $60 post tax and tip for a party of two"

One Hot Pot & Grill

★★★★☆ 3.8 (200) • $$

"Great place for snacking/chilling with friends. The place is pretty dark. I'm assuming this place is for people who want to hang and drink since they have a bar island. We ordered the following:Chicken feet chiliThai clams in soupBlood clams in tamarindBot chien Mi go reng beefThe platter:includes a whole bunch of seafoodCorn with baby shrimpCoconut snailsI don't know if they did this on purpose or if it's always like that but the chicken feet were small. So small i thought I was eating pretzel sticks. Barely any skin, that good stuff. Flavor was there but it was impossible to eat without getting slobber all on youThe Thai clams were my least favorite. The flavor was okay, but the clams were over cooked and a bit rubberyBlood clams were good! A nice balance of tamarind and sweetness. Small, but yummy!The bot chien is delicious. I usually don't know where to go when getting this, so I'd go to tan tan but here they make it extra crispyyyyyy. Mmmm. My favorite place now for this. Mi go reng beef was okay. Lacked flavor. It was basically rau muong with beef and ramen noodles. It tasted just like that. It needed soy sauce from the bot chien. HeheThe platter was great! I really love the presentation. Specifically because I love variety of these babies. The snails were not over cooked like most places, the green sauce was okay, fish sauce was good for these. They provide you sticks for easy consumption. Pretty great scallops, delicious garlic! The mussels were flavorful! Corn with baby shrimp was a bit dry but nice flavor to enjoy with the spread. The coconut snails was thicccc. What I mean is, the sauce was as thick as pudding! They tried to keep it hot by lighting a fire but it went out within a few min. The snails were nicely cooked, hard to suck out but worth the work. Overall, happy with the food, prices were reasonable, quick service, my new fav place!"

Caribbean Hotpot Grill

★★★★☆ 4.1 (48) • $$

"Can't believe I've never entered a review for Caribbean Hotpot. Look I'll make this short and sweet....YOU NEED THEM IN YOUR LIFE!!! LOLBut seriously, Caribbean Hotpot is the best. Been coming here foverrrrr! Their food, service and whole set up has always been excellent. The north side has nothing like it in the area. Oxtails? Yes. Stewed chicken? Yes. Veggie patties? Curried goat? Yessss! There's even a veggie plate (I forget the name on menu) that I order quite a bit. And for me to order a plate of food that's only veggies besides a salad says a lot. You can tell their items are cooked with love and true Caribbean know how. Peas & rice never mushy. The curry isn't just all heat & salt. There's actual flavor of herbs and spices. Juicy, tender oxtails. They've got a bar in there too if you want to wash things down with a beer or mixed drink. And yes they have brunch & it's amazing! Never been disappointed with a meal. This year I even had my bday party here. The owners were awesome in setting up my section & making sure my group had a good time! Just can't say enough about this place. Caribbean Hotpot is my go to place for authentic Caribbean food. Get over here and get you some of this deliciousness. Yelp on my friends!"

Chongqing Hot Pot Noodle 流水火鍋小面

★★★★☆ 4.2 (20)

"Stepped into the restaurant and I could immediately smell the aromatic chili in the air which whet my appetite. Food came out fast and piping hot. I absolutely love the food here. Portion is generous and soup is flavorful. I had the pickled cabbage and beef belly noodles. Super yummy. The noodles are not spicy so I will be back to try the beef tripe hot pot noodle which has five chilies rating. Bingfen is delicious without being sweet. Love the idea of nuts in it which add some texture to the soft jelly. It is a good dessert to end the meal."

Yin Tang

★★★☆☆ 3.4 (16)

"This restaurant 隱燙 Yin Tang Spicy Hot Pot is a branch from Southern California. Description from the rest of Chinese characters, 黑輪 as Oden and 燙食 as Hot Food. (Can't combine too many Chinese characters because Yelp will place this review in the foreign language page.)Eating at Yin Tang is very different from hot pot. You don't have a boiling water on your table to dip meats and vegetables. I think the phrase spicy hotpot should be spicy-hot pot. But they serve the food in a bowl not a pot. Not to be too critical, it is what it is. Yin Tang has more Oden aka fish ball variety than any other hotpot restaurants. My favorite is black ink squid balls. It tastes unique and matches the color of dinnerware, especially dipped in soy sauce.On the receipt, it says 麻辣烫 malatang. It is technically malatang, but different. The soup base tastes similar to Taiwanese beef stew 牛肉湯. There's a tomato flavored soup, but still use the beef soup. Therefore, there is no vegan or vegetarian options here. The soup base has slight kick to it. Just to say spicy hot is real.Why do we suddenly have so many malatang restaurants opened up in Houston? Especially, there is a similar restaurant at the same mall. Zhang Liang MaLaTang has smaller footprint and feels crowded. I suspect they're owned by the same entity.Houston is humid and hot. If you know the traditional soup to get rid of humidity, you'll be searching for a decent malatang with spicy numbing soup. It is not hard to find at Metropole Center. There are Mala Sichuan, Northern China, Nice to Meet You, Zhang Liang and Sichuan Restaurant."