The Pots Hot Pot

Have been here several times and always stocked and a fun time! My favorite hot pot place in the city!! All you can eat and sometimes has a short wait on weekends.Recommend the Tom yum and fire mala soups (if you like spicy). Also definitely try the condensed milk puffs (included in AYCE) for dessert

It's a solid AYCE hot pot place. The price is pretty good given its competition. The meat quality is nice and I like the selection of free drinks (juices!). The broth isn't very flavorful. The sauce bar and veggie/noodle counter could definitely be cleaner, but had great selection of items. Service: friendly waitstaff, but it takes a while for our drinks and requests to come out. The restaurant is relatively spacious and we didn't feel too cramped at our table (party of 5 sharing one pot).

Pleasantly surprised! Solid 4 for me.My must haves for hot pot: good sauce bar, wagyu, veggies, quail egg, roe filled something and water to hydrate. This place checked off all the boxes :)We were seated immediately a late sprinkle night. I came with two friends who tried hotpot for the first time and they said it was really good.I liked the noodle selection, the way the bar was displayed and small things like the brownie bites and being able to grab our own water.I've tried 4-5 hotpot spots and this is an easy top 2 contender for me!

Their $25 weekend lunch special definitely stands out, and is very worth it! Staff is so nice and helpful, and their bar food options are standard for hotpot. I'd say their meat quality is better than most hot pot spots though! My favorite thing about The Pots is their ordering system, which allows multiple individuals in your party to add to the order at once, on their own devices. All ayce spots should adapt this system!

Wow! My new favorite hot pot place AYCE. Lealani our server was so attentive and a joy! She always checked in on us and her light energy really uplifted our evening. She was knowledgeable on allergies and checked on gluten free items for me. I appreciated her thoroughness. Others always checked in on us too when passing by which I loved. The interior was super clean and nicely decorated. I loved all of the options for our hot pot and the meat was super fresh! Everything was so tasty and the options were endless. I really enjoyed the teas as well and my friend liked all the desserts. I now will take all my friends here even though I live an hour away. This was truly a great experience and my new favorite hot pot place!! Would recommend.

First hot pot experience and as a vegetarian, was really satisfied with multiple vegetarian broths and options! Around $45 per person all you can eat and drink (from their homemade drink selection, not alcoholic). We made a reservation for a large party via email ahead of time, and the staff was very flexible when we changed numbers last minute. The interior is really bright and roomy - good for larger parties (though walk in May require a wait), and near full at 6 pm on a Friday). The person who emailed me came over to introduce himself and explain the hot pot experience, which was super helpful!! Our group ordered the curry soup (which my friend described as soup from Maggi noodles) and kimchi soup, both of which were strong and well-flavored even as water refills were poured. It was so much fun grabbing a huge variety of toppings/vegetables (mushroom, lotus root, napa cabbage), and they also had soft tofu / beyond meat dumplings to order! The staff came around often to refill the pot, and we could grab free drinks (including homemade Thai tea and iced lychee tea, both of which were very refreshing) as often as we wanted. Give its all you can eat, they are mindful and charge for waste so keep that in mind as you grab food!! Also, there is a little potential for contamination between some of the meat and vegetarian toppings given that people can share utensils to grab them (though people seemed to try not to). Loved the buffet and left fully stuffed/satiated (perfect after a day spent playing sports at Golden Gate Park :))

Came back during lunch, which is a steal at $25/pp AYCE. The wait person confirmed they do have msg in their broths, but less in the miso and pork broths. I didn't drink the soup this time, so my msg allergies (numb tongue) lessened though still existed 5 hours later. Very clean and open space. Lunches will charge an additional $3/pitcher drink in fridge vs. gratis for dinners.

The best hot pot and the price is acceptable as well. We celebrated my husband's birthday. I mentioned to the owner that it was his special day, and she surprised him with a soju and sing happy birthday to him her self, plus we received a 10% discount. I was really touched by her generosity!

This is actually my new favorite AYCE hotpot spot in SF! It's immaculately clean, good quality selection, good service, and a huge variety of foods (appetizers, drinks, and desserts)!! I feel like other AYCE spots have a lot of quantity, but the quality is lacking. The Pots has really high quality meats (not frozen), drinks (not too sweet and taste natural), and veg/seafood selection. The service is very prompt and it wasn't packed at all for dinner service! I also loved the portion size of each order, as it's small and very reasonable (less waste)!There's tons of tables, and you order with QR for stuff not in the buffet. There's a 10% discount if you pay with cash. I'll definitely be back again.

I liked how there were so many broth options (vegetarian friendly bc of the split pot too) and it was super easy to share with friends. They brought out our food super quick after ordering and the food tasted good!