Hot Pot City

Hot Pot City was a really fun and unique experience, and compared to similar places I've been, it was impressively clean, which made me much more comfortable. You start by ordering 1 to 2 tubs of broth, then place orders for meats and other ingredients separately. They arrive via robot server, a cool touch! There's also a self-serve veggie buffet, which was a nice option.We tried the Tom Yum broth and a spicy broth, both of which had fantastic flavor. The only downside was that the spicy broth had whole Szechuan peppers, which made for a few unexpected, mouth-numbing bites. The service was a bit inconsistent. Our waitress didn't explain how things worked, so we weren't sure whether to grab food from the robot or wait for her, so it ended up being a combination of both. She did come back frequently to take orders for more plates.Overall, it's a great spot for a group of 4-6 people, and the experience itself is definitely worth trying! They have a few beer options but no liquor yet. Would definitely come back, but with a better game plan!

Hot Pot City is such a fun time, with delicious yummy food! You can choose from so many veggies, and meats - more than you can imagine! A robot came and brought some of our food, so unique and efficient! The restaurant is in the Eden Prairie Asia Mall, which is such a cute authentically Asian designed space. Make sure to check out the grocery store on your way out too!

FIVE STARS!! We returned to Hot Pot City for my husband's birthday, and it was a PERFECT experience start to finish.WALK INS ONLYNote they don't take reservations, but even on a Saturday night with 9 people we were able to be seated right away! They have tons of seating and a variety of sized tables.AYCENote that they operate on an all you can eat format - one price for all - rather than charging per dish. Come hungry! They even have single-serve ice cream and little mousse desserts for after.DRINKSBeer under $3? Very affordably priced hot and cold sake? Sign me up!HOT POTOkay, now to the most important part: the hot pot. This is one of the few communal hot pot spots in the Cities we've found and loved. We love Tasty Pot and LePot but with a large group, it's way more fun to do a communal hot pot in the middle!BROTHFor broth, I like to go with two-sided: one side spicy sichuan, and the other either pork bone broth, tom yum, or garlic. ORDERYou order with your server for the first round, and don't worry - you can always request more! They have a bunch of veggies for self-serve at the front, and other items often come to your table by the robot servers - iconic. I especially recommend getting:- quail eggs - tiny and delicious- beef, lamb, pork and plenty of it- dumplings are delish- ramen noodles - duh- lotus root - if you haven't had it you'll fall in love with it- enoki mushrooms are the BEST mushrooms ever- fried tofu - amazing consistency and holds hot pot flavor greatEATBefore eating, go make your dipping sauce - heavy on the sesame sauce and teriyaki so it's sweet to balance the spice. Order rice (they have it now!!) for everyone at the table, wait for the hot pot to boil, then cook your items, pull them out, rest them on the rice, and dip in your sauce. PERFECTION.SERVICEWe had the BEST server (I think it was Kelly?) - she was so lively and funny, and matched our birthday party energy! She was efficient and thoughtful. Two other team members were kind enough to take our group photo at the end, too. Can't recommend Kelly and the experience enough!AMBIANCEThey have really put in effort to level this place up. The iconic multi-projector walls with different scenes is so fun. They've also added aesthetic wall dividers and new lamps to make it a more elevated feel. So good!

Great spot for a fun shared meal with friends. Chill ambiance. Awesome service & good prices

This place is so fun! If you haven't been to a hot pot place, this is a good starter option. You are seated at a table with a "pot" in the middle of the table that you get to choose a broth for (up to two flavors), we chose a garlic one. Then you have a menu that you can order anything from to cook in your little hot pot at your table. They also have veggies and sauces that are self serve. It's all you can eat and priced at $33/person for dinner (they do have a charge for wasted food, so try to order what you'll eat). We went on a weeknight at 7pm and the place had plenty of space for our small party for two. Some of the foods and beverages are delivered by a fun lil robot- which adds a bit of excitement to the experience! Our server was incredible, very helpful since it was our first time using a hot pot. I'd absolutely recommend this place if you want to try something new!

Made a trip to the Asia Mall to have some hot pot. Hot Pot City is a fabulous location. As you walk in you see lots of happy people and lots of cat robots delivering food to the tables. Honestly at I went to see the robots and ended up loving the place. Our server Kelly was amazing and she made some very good recommendations and gave us details on everything. The location is all-you-can-eat so come hungry they have a separate food bar and they have a good Asian beer menu and tea. The experience was fun and different if you have not done hot pot and it's well worth the cost. There is lots of parking at the Asia Mall and there are lots of things to do around the mall and great shopping.The experience was very memorable and I can't wait to go back and hope to get Kelly again.

The Asia Mall is close to us in Eden Prairie, so RC and I checked it out on Sunday during the Chinese Lunar New Year celebration. There were singers, dancers, games, and fun little tables with gizmos and toys. We walked around a bit (it's WAY smaller than I expected) and went upstairs looking for food. There are a handful of restaurants and all were super busy this day so we checked out Hot Pot City. Neither of us had ever had Hot Pot, so we were complete noobs and didn't do some things I now would try. It's an AYCE restaurant and I was *not* hungry enough. I enjoyed the interactive nature of cooking our own food and while I got the pork broth, RC went for Szechuan and added more chili sauce. The best parts were the shrimp, the gyoza, and the veg. The chicken would have been good if we had cooked it for a very short time instead of overcooking it. I also wish I had seen the noodles because I love noodles. We did not care for the thick ropes of seaweed so I'll skip that next time. Service was excellent and our server made helpful suggestions, kept our waters filled, and offered to bring more of anything we wanted. A lovely experience. There are no prices displayed anywhere so the $80 tab was a shocker. However, now that I know, I'll be more judicious in deciding to go back.

I'd wanted to try Hot Pot City since it opened and it met my expectations! We luckily were seated right away. But even if you had to wait for a table, there's plenty of things to do to kill time in the rest of the mall. It took awhile for our server to greet us initially, but she was extremely attentive the rest of the evening.The $33 price for all you can eat on a weekday is an excellent deal. And beers were $3 - yes please! The ingredient selection is impressive - and they come out on cute little robots! The wood ear mushrooms are my new fave. The broths on their own weren't super flavorful, but they were a good base for cooking the foods. We got the lemongrass and chicken black garlic. I'm also a sucker for a good sauce bar.I can't wait to come back and bring friends!

This was so terrible. Such a waste of money and we still left hungry.. we ordered the tomato broth and the tom Yum broth. Tom Yum, didn't taste like tom Yum because they didn't use actual lemongrass and lime leaves. They just use the paste. It is an impressive operation with a serving robot and great friendly staff. However, the food and the execution is not there. If you're looking for a great hotspot, you're better off, going to California to HildaLao.

My husband and I have never done hot pot until going to Hot Pot City so I have nothing to compare this too :)We stopped here on a Thursday evening and there was no wait. The waitress was helpful with recommendations for our broths, meats, and noodles. We loved that it was all you can eat and believe we got our moneys worth. They had quite the variety of meat options on the menu, and I really appreciate it that they had a few "safe options" for those that are less adventurous. I was a big fan of the scallops, shrimp, beef and pork and definitely preferred the rice noodles.Staffing was light that night, but definitely OK because the restaurant wasn't at capacity and there wasn't a wait. But we did really appreciate that they have a robot so we didn't have to wait on a human to be available to bring us our items for the hot pot.Make sure you drink lots of water or don't go the night before you need to be in a swimming suit or a wedding ! It's definitely a salt bomb, but a very tasty one!