Potwhale

Menu choices were varied and meats were fresh. Hot-pot was delicious however spice levels are NOT for chumps. We ordered "medium" and ended up in tears. Service was fast. I thought portion sizes were small for the price. Atmosphere feels comfortable and local. Tables are large for big parties

You can't get sick of this place. Best seafood soup ever! All my friends that I take here loves it.

Very first time here! Super yummy , I brought my family visiting from California. They said 10 out of 10! The ambiance needs a lil art work or tall fake plants and it would look cute! The stuff animals at the front stand out and are nice!Overall the food was delish. Service was very quick and nice! I especially love that this place is open late The broths were very flavorful and I just love the selection to make your sauces!I will definitely be returning

I came here with a friend in December for dinner. You choose if you want one sauce or 2 separate sauces then what you want to add into the sauces. You place the raw items in the sauce to cook.I liked the mushroom sauce but the mild sauce was really spicy and I didn't end up eating that one. I also wasn't a fan of the sauce bar and preferred the food without it.We added egg, sole, lobster meat ball, tofu, enoki mushroom, AChoy and spinach. Everything was really good. It was about $25 per person.

Perfect place for a hot meal. They offer a variety of thinly sliced meat, veggies, and seafood. There's a station where you can mix your own dipping sauce and the place gets busy as it gets late at night. Nicely decorated and very spacious for groups of people. It was our second time going there and we had leftovers even for the three of us. I think the food is fairly priced. Highly recommend!!!

The windows were all steamed up on a cold night. Good sign. They charge you if you want two different broths which is expected. The medium spicy was too spicy for my taste (I eat spicy food) and my boyfriend (also a spice eater) so if you like spicy you'll be happy with that. The ingredients were frozen. The lobster balls we're our favorite. We had some of the beef and honeycomb beef as well. I don't think you get a good amount of veggies for what they charge tho (combos). They charge you for the sauce station fyi. $3 per person regardless if you go or not. I'd give the food a B, but service was lacking. $75+ I prefer eHotpot.

This is one of those reviews with few pictures as I was so taken by the experience that I totally forgot until the end of the meal. I saw this place recommended from someone on an Instagram video and decided to try here instead of the E. pot place on Speedway I've had my eye on. The spot gave the mom and Pop vibe I was looking for and truly is a diamond in the rough. It's located in a plaza, which I would not expect, a restaurant, but upon walking in, any doubt you may have is instantly rectified as it appears very clean..it has paintings on the wall..and as a open floor plan. The tables remind me of a cafeteria as they are tables with a bench on each side. Each table also has a built-in stove top, which allows them to place the pot. After you're seated you receive two menus, one that allows you to pick your base and the other, with multiple options you can add to your pot. They give you a marker and pen to mark those things in the paper and laminated menu and come out to get it from you after a few minutes. I did feel the service was lacking as I had a few questions and was never really able to ask them since the server really only came to get our menus and leave. I did expect them to do more of an intro or explanation. They also have a walk up condiment bar that has things like oyster sauce, cilantro, garlic paste etc. that you can add to your pot but it's $1.50 extra to use it (they don't tell you that).The actual food was great and flavorful. Be careful that mild is SPICY, I would suggest just trying another base if you don't love spicy. There's some ingredients in there that does something weird to your tongue/taste buds. I can't explain it but it almost alters your taste and is intense. The meat also came frozen (we got 2 kings of meatballs and some of the beef), which I thought was interesting. Anyway it's a lot of food! I do think it's still a little expensive but it also could be managed with how many toppings you put in it.. came to about $33/pp for our meal.

Very clean and delicious! The hot pot is amazingly delicious nice spice!The ambience was mellow and peaceful!Will be going back.

Loved the golden chicken broth. Veggie were so fresh. Delicious Service was excellent.

Every single time I've been to Potwhale, it's been delicious. It takes a couple visits to understand how much to order, and how to really coordinate the timing of the meal... but trust me it is worth the effort. My friends and I have become regular visitors over the last couple years. We even had shirts made bc we love this place so much! This is family style eating- 4 is the golden number at the table. Took me 2 years to realize they had 3 tv's! That's how good the food is. Each visit has had very fresh veggies + proteins. (Please bring back golden chicken broth !!) Staff is attentive and friendly. Highly recommend eating here, come hungry & leave happy. 11/10