QingShu

I've been ordering from QingShu in person and through delivery apps all year and I don't see that changing in the new year because the food is delicious! I always order the dry pot and customize by adding my fave hot pot ingredients, but there are definitely hit and miss items that I've learned to avoid. All of the fish ball variants are great, as are the mushrooms. The meats are sliced too thick for my liking and end up being tough to chew through, so I usually opt for fish instead. A carb that can soak up the sauce is necessary in my opinion, and I often get noodles to eat with white rice. This is meant to be a comfort meal, not a healthy one!The restaurant offers a small sauce bar in person with sizable togo sauce containers. I find that the dry pot sauce is so flavorful that I don't miss the sauce bar anyway, but if you're ordering something that's milder then it may be a better experience to order in person. The food is prepared quickly so it can be easily taken out to go, and the restaurant is so close to Golden Gate Park that the excursion can easily become a picnic.

There was a fair variety of ingredient selection, but the meats and vegetables were not very fresh. I tried the new coconut chicken soup base. Unfortunately it tasted like the ordinary salted soup base. The spicy soup base was decent. The lamb skewer was fried and had a sweet coating. You can mix your own sauces on the side and get your own drink of tea or water.You would grab a table after ordering. The restaurant was fairly empty on a Saturday night so there were plenty of seatings available.

It's okay but everything is pretty average, from the taste to the ambiance. This is a self-serve hot pot / malatang place with a lot of seating. I came by myself after I got desperately hungry in the area and got a tomato soup base self-serve hot pot bowl, adding in meat and veggies. There's not a huge selection but the quality of meat / seafood definitely looked suspect (I only got the former, and when cooked, meat was on the tougher side). The soup base is not flavorful. Service was fast when I went since no one else was in the shop. Tang Bar is definitely a big step above QingShu, and this doesn't come close to the quality of a malatang/hot pot in Asia - but it's fine for a quick meal option.

Found my new go to spot to get dry pot takeout. I was able to customize my order and it came quickly in a huge box (with another small one with even more food that probably didn't fit in the first). Loved the dry seasonings, ramen, sliced beef and lamb and the quail eggs.

The food here is delicious! Its honestly better than Tangbar in stonestown because its a little cheaper and they have more soup options! The service was great because they were very nice and answered our questions the best they could. The ambiance is quiet and clean because not many people know about this place. The outside could look dim and empty but i assure you its not as bad as what you think! i have been going here for years and I hope they still stay open since this is a staple place for some good noodle soup. I really like the idea of customizing whats in my bowl because I can be picky. Also another thing i like about this place is that they have a sauce bar!!! I really enjoy making all my sauces to use as a dip. I can't say enough to please give this place a try and tell others as well!!

Date: Sunday, August 13th, 2023Meal: Lunch DeliveryParty of: 2How: DoorDashTime Ordered: around 1:45pmTime Arrived: around 2:45pmDelivered to: Outer RichmondA6. Szechuan Spicy Soup -过瘾麻辣香汤-Fish Roe Ball（鱼籽丸）, Shrimp（虾）, Beef Tripe（牛百叶）, Black Fungus（木耳）, Spinach（菠菜）$23.74A1. Original Pork Bone Soup -精熬筒骨高汤-Pork（猪肉）, Cuttlefish Ball（墨鱼丸）, squid 鱿鱼, Chinese Cabbage（白菜）, Bok Choy（青江菜）, 杏鲍菇 king oyster mushroom, cabbage 包心菜$27.12I'm pretty sure I was craving hot pot, so the hubby suggested we try Qing Shu. (I crave soup with meat and veggies quite often.) Prices above are from last year, when we tried them out.I like how you're able to customize your pot and add whatever you want. I believe the soup bases start at $3.99 and you go from there. I got the spicy one. It probably had a decent amount of heat, but knowing me, I most likely added more spices. We had sliced meat at home, so we just added veggies and seafood. Or else I think my pot would have been like $30+. And hubby's would have been even more!We luckily have a split pot at home, so used that with our camping type burner. Good way to emulate the experience outside of a restaurant. Would definitely recommend getting that setup if you plan on ordering takeout or delivery.Glad I explored a new spot. Tho adding everything you want may end up costly.

This really hits the spot for Malatang! For those unfamiliar, malatang is like hot pot except you pick the ingredients and they'll cook it for you in the flavor of your choice, and there's no active heating component. It's perfect for lazier individuals who just want to eat! Be warned that it is priced per pound so it might end up being a lot of food/money if you lack self control! They have the largest soup selection I've seen for Malatang. I was warned that the pickle chili would be very spicy but for a spice lover I thought it was very tolerable. If you're not craving soup, they also have a dry pot option as well. There's a solid selection of ingredients ranging from veggies to noodles, meat and fish. The only complaint I had would be the meat. All the meat were very thick slices which made it more difficult to eat. Typically in malatang there are marinated meats that are more tender, or very thinly sliced meats which I would've preferred. Otherwise very tasty food and very flavorful and savory soup bases! I definitely enjoyed my experience and would return to try more flavors.

This is a truly traditional Chinese restaurant but not the one you'd expect with chow mein and mu shu pork. No, this one specializes in malatang hot pots, a specialty soup originating from Sichuan Province. Basically you grab a basket, pick out your ingredients from a large refrigerated area, have it weighed to determine the price, and hand it over to the staff to cook.When I arrived, even though the refrigerated section was full of meat, fish, noodles, and veggies, there wasn't a single customer in here. Part of the challenge might be that it was somewhat dark inside, besides which, the order process might come across as too cumbersome for the eat-and-run crowd. I may be guilty of that limited thinking because I ordered the already assembled $13.99 Chicken Legs Rice Plate.It was actually served in a bowl since that was their concept. While it was a pretty hearty portion of chopped chicken parts and Chinese broccoli, it was a bit on the bland side with the doughy extras and white rice (photo: https://yelp.to/qB5i5SniC0). In hindsight, I would've benefited from more of an explanation of the order process and what makes for the most optimal flavor combinations. Oh well, you live, you learn.FOOD - 3 stars...decent enough chicken legs but you'd likely benefit more from customizing your bowl yourselfAMBIANCE - 3 stars...kinda darkSERVICE - 3 stars...industrious though not too engaging TOTAL - 3 stars...probably need to do it their way, heard the spicy soups have quite a kickRELATED - Exploring the Sunset? Here's a collection of places I've visited and reviewed: https://bit.ly/2EI8eIJ

I never thought I would have to write a review like this but here goes: I came in yesterday afternoon and put my items in the basket to be weighed to be made into the soup. I put 3 shrimp in and was charged in full for my order. Imagine my surprise when I find two shrimp were removed from my to go order soup. Now this place is cheap but I wasn't expecting it to be that cheap. There's a variety of health code violations here that I saw just walking in that I still remember. They keep sauces like chili oil, sesame sauce, and garlic out long enough that they get dried out and crusty. I'm not certain the food handling behind the scenes is up to code. Be wary when coming here, it really seems like the environment to get food poisoning.

The food quality here is very mediocre. It looked like some of the food had been sitting out for a little while. The place also didn't seem to be very clean which is concerning for a place that has food, sauces and tongs sitting out in the open.Service was quick but expected since they are just boiling my food