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For one star Chinese, try Coriya Hot Pot City in Richmond. They're still working to earn their stars. This restaurant is very affordable. This place features lunch. This place is handicap accessible, open late, and good for groups.
3.0 of 5 stars.
If you can make a good dipping concoction, it makes your experience that much better. Capitalizing once again for not having a huge birthday dinner, my friends had my $15 covered and throw in 2...
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I'll admit, I am unusually intimidated by doing my own cooking. So going to a place where I HAVE TO MAKE MY OWN FOOD?? makes me shit bricks. Yeah, I'm exaggerating, but only slightly.Come hungry....
yelp.com - user review - 10/05/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
These people are geniuses! "Let's open up a restaurant where the customers do everything themselves. All we need to do is provide the raw materials!"At $15 a head for dinner, it's not that bad of a...
yelp.com - user review - 10/04/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
On one of my many visits to Coriya, I saw this dude drag his date here. After explaining what "hot pot" is all about, his date promptly said "you mean you have to cook it yourself?? That sucks!!"....
yelp.com - user review - 10/02/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Price is not bad at $15 per person for all you can eat shabu shabu and grilling. I'll start with the grilling since it was not all that great. You're basically pan frying your food on an aluminum...
yelp.com - user review - 08/30/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
i came here with my boyfriend's family for the first time and i lvoe the wide variety of meat they give you. same goes with the dessert. and i love the rice for each person.. i really have nothing to...
yelp.com - user review - 08/03/2009
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1.0 of 5 stars.
lemme say something about the service first these people are rude and need to be fired. me and my boyfriend has been here a couple of times. and every single time i come they always seem to tick me...
yelp.com - user review - 07/21/2009
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1.0 of 5 stars.
We came to Coriya starving. My hubby insisted buffet since he wanted to make sure he was full. We gleefully started filling up plates and plates of food and started cooking.I made up a combination...
yelp.com - user review - 07/14/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Don't waste your money. True, $15 for all-you-can-eat is not a bad price. I don't even make the argument that you have to cook your own food because, come on, that's really what hot pot's about....
yelp.com - user review - 07/14/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Let me get this straight: for $14 I get to cook my own food? Do I get to wash my own dishes too??Here's a tip - don't come here when you're starving. And don't come here as a starving hot pot...
yelp.com - user review - 07/04/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Went here for fathers day lunch...it was OKAY. The price is pretty cheap but the pots are pretty small and not much selection of food. Like previous reviewers, the meat was frozen as well as the fish....
yelp.com - user review - 06/25/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Cheap...esp if you go there during happy hour ( i think around 10p?) it's like $12/person. I LOVE hot pot. So I'm actually disappointed by their "hot pot" considering it only fits like 3 things its so...
yelp.com - user review - 06/15/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This was my first hot pot restaurant for me and it was pretty fun. The variety of meat was overwhelming, yet I still grabbed raw bacon first. The soup portion of this experience was confusing because...
yelp.com - user review - 06/09/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
It wasn't nearly as good as Korean BBQ and didn't come close to Shabu Shabu, but for $12 I ate until I got sick. Literally, was sick when I got back home at night. There is a wide variety of meats...
yelp.com - user review - 06/03/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
The food is decent. $15 for all you can eat, you get a large assortment of items. None of the items is of particularly good quality, however, and the dipping sauce for the Hot Pot part is confusing...
yelp.com - user review - 05/18/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I love this place! At this point, it may be more nostalgia than anything else... (I've spent four birthdays here) but I always enjoy myself. I think they offer a good selection of meats (beef, pork,...
yelp.com - user review - 05/04/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
The typical ills of hot pot buffets:The tapioca was soggy. The milk tea was watery. The puddings were scary. The positive feedback cycle of uneaten sushi pieces left out for hours and hours because...
yelp.com - user review - 04/29/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
A couple of friends took me here one night for dinner, and I was pretty excited at first. We arrived at Hot Pot City, and it was completely empty, which is usually not a good sign.We sat down and got...
yelp.com - user review - 04/08/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
It's cold outside and I want something warm. Oh I know, how about hot pot? Wrong. When I think of hot pot, I imagine flavorful broth and yummy vegies and meat to go with it. What I got from Coriya Hot...
yelp.com - user review - 03/26/2009
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1.0 of 5 stars.
I've been coming here since this place opened years ago. After last night, I won't be back.I found a 1 foot long white string in the noodles. Yep. It looked like a noodle, cooked like a noodle, and...
yelp.com - user review - 03/21/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Decent quality hot pot ingredients/grilling meats, horrible sushi, all u can drink soda at decent price. 6658.5
yelp.com - user review - 03/20/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
This place is definitely a fun restaurant if you're out with a big group of friends and are looking for a more hands-on type of dining experience. Everyone can run around and grab random things to...
yelp.com - user review - 03/15/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I understand hating this place. It is consists mostly of stuff you can buy across the way and some of the objects are either unidentifiable or just look like a disease waiting to happen.But, if you...
yelp.com - user review - 03/12/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
ok i have to say this first off, home made family hot pot is the one of the best things in the world. that being said going to a hot pot restaurant with your family and not worrying about the cleanup...
yelp.com - user review - 02/22/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Came here today with my bf and a friend for lunch today...since it was raining we were in the mood for something warm and hot. What better way to keep warm than a hot pot! The soup was a little...
yelp.com - user review - 02/15/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Yeah, in fact, in fact it IS kinda nasty, thanks for asking, but hey, it's all you can eat. Little Big Man loves it, cuz you can run around gathering raw food on your plate and piling it up like...
yelp.com - user review - 01/28/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
This place is so disgusting. You come out of here feeling more horrible about yourself than ever. Not only do you smel bad, you feel like you just ate extra shitty food that only made you fatter and...
yelp.com - user review - 01/25/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Not the best resteraunt but still one of those places that I don't really get tired of. You get a table with a hot plate and a pot of boiling water in the middle. Its all you can eat and you pretty...
yelp.com - user review - 01/15/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Everything about this restaurant was good.they close pretty late which is nice because especially for a buffet my friends and I seriously take our time so we can sample each and every little thing. I...
yelp.com - user review - 01/11/2009
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Not the best hot pot ever but pretty good deal nonetheless. They have lots of food and it's great for large groups. They even have boba here! Lots of possibilities for food combinations
citysearch.com - user review - 12/27/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
it kinda dirty here. i see flies hanging out with the meat and fruit. I come here for dinner on cold cold nights. all you can eat but not much variety. i wish they had a little fresher food. the...
yelp.com - user review - 12/24/2008
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Coriya Hot Pot City is great. Buffet style makes it so that you can eat as much as you want. I go for the meat, but they also have veggies, stuff for sauce, tofu, seafood, fried rice, chow mein, dessert, and...
citysearch.com - user review - 12/18/2008
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This is by far my favorite hot pot restaurant to go to! It's buffet-style, so you get all your raw meat yourself instead of having to be served pre-made portions. They have a huge variety of meats, seafood,...
citysearch.com - user review - 11/22/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
Why all the exaggerated great reviews about this place - and the life stories, etc? Were you guys really extremely hungry?1. bland ingredients you can buy at Ranch 99 next door2. and throw in a small...
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3.0 of 5 stars.
my sister loves coming here. all i can say is OH MY GOD. its like being teleported directly into a futuristic dystopian sci-fi movie. i swear i was an extra in Total Recall or an asian remake of...
yelp.com - user review - 10/22/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I didn't intend to eat here but seeing how the Vietnamese noodle house place was packed and I was starving we decided to try this place instead as I have never had the hot pot before. We came in for...
yelp.com - user review - 10/06/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
What can be a better place than one that is all you can eat. At times they have fresh mushrooms and all kinds of choices. Love the wontons and the choice meats. For the price and the amount of food...
yelp.com - user review - 10/02/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
It is nice to see a restaurant identify their main attractant for their customers and focus on that aspect. All-you-can-eat hot pot is what this place promises and it is what keeps the people coming....
yelp.com - user review - 09/12/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I love this place, but my husband doesn't care for it. I love cooking all the different meats on the grill and dropping the shrimp, tofu, chinese cabbage in the hot water because I get it cooked the...
yelp.com - user review - 09/08/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I love this place. I love the fact you get to cook your own food and they are open till midnight every night. Definitely check this place out...
yelp.com - user review - 09/03/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
This is the place you want to come when you want to pay so little amount of $ but get a tremendous amount of food. I came here for a gathering. Just don't understand why my friends want to come to...
yelp.com - user review - 08/20/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Thinking back, I wonder whether I keep going to this place because it's the only all you can eat hot pot place or whether the food is actually good. I can't tell since whenever i come here, I'm always...
yelp.com - user review - 08/06/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
200th review... What can I say. This place is just packed with college memories for me and really portrays the difference in the type of eater I am now at 28 years of age compared to college age.For...
yelp.com - user review - 07/30/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
all you can eat is the only up. Saw a baby cock roach smiling at me while it chilled on the side wall next to my face.
yelp.com - user review - 07/14/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
The old school Hong Konger in my dad fuckin' looooves this place. The problem is, he doesn't like eating alone, my carnivorous brothers think he's weird, and my mom's on some sort of perpetual weight...
yelp.com - user review - 07/08/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
i have strong feelings about this place. pro. it's all you can eat. 'nuff said.con. due to the stoves everywhere, you tend to come out stinking, and it's a very distinctive smell, one that lingers...
yelp.com - user review - 06/27/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I thought I was a good cook until I went here.So these guys got a pretty good premise, its all you can eat, and you get to cook the food yourself. Well, if you don't know how to cook, your screwed...
yelp.com - user review - 06/27/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Went here for a graduation lunch...bad move, comin' here with nice clothes on.First off, a few gripes. Why is the hot pot so small? As soon as you drop something in there, it takes forever for it to...
yelp.com - user review - 05/24/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I think I'll be dead before I understand what draws people to hot pot places. YOU'RE PAYING MORE TO COOK YOUR OWN FOOD! I just don't get it... why don't we stop by Safeway (and a Chinese grocery...
yelp.com - user review - 05/14/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I didn't even know there was a Coriya Hot Pot here even after going to Pacific East so much. I've been to the one in Milpitas, but I think this one might be a bit better - I feel like it has slightly...
yelp.com - user review - 05/10/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I never knew Coriya was a chain . I just dropped by this place today .This place is alright . All-you-can-eat for cheap . It's not exactly good but definitely better than the one in SF . The meat is a...
yelp.com - user review - 04/28/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
you have to pay so you can cook your own food?!?! its madness!!!
yelp.com - user review - 04/09/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
I was excited to try out this place in the Far East Mall, since the one down the block where I used to live in Taipei was SO GOOD (and worth the weekly visit).After my visit to this Coriya, I was...
yelp.com - user review - 03/09/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
This is a good value place to eat if you're in to the all-you-can-eat BBQ and hot pot. It's the combo of both that raise the price over $10. If you just do hot pot, it should not cost that much,...
yelp.com - user review - 03/03/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
You're hungry, you're with a group of friends who are hungry. You're joking about the bacon eating contest you had the other week. If all of the above sounds like you, then you're mentally and...
yelp.com - user review - 02/25/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I can now say I've tried hot pot city. Dinner-time gets really busy...meaning if you're already seated they may rush you. Not really friendly. The food was interesting and fun to cook. A little...
yelp.com - user review - 02/18/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
I NEVER GOT FOOD POISONING, so it gets two stars. Otherwise, I never felt good about myself after eating here. Plus your sweaters will smell like burned grease.
yelp.com - user review - 02/11/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Upon my first visit tonight, I have categorized this establishment as Ghetto Fabulous. Translation: You can not and must not take Coriya Hot Pot City too seriously. I suggest not coming here if you...
yelp.com - user review - 01/21/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
This is all you can eat place for bbq and hot pot. The bbq was okay but not great. The hot pot was bland, so normally I will make chili sauce to enhance the flavor. Since I've been to Mongolian hot...
yelp.com - user review - 01/17/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Same review as for the Coriya Hot Pot City in San Francisco but couple minor differences - the one in Richmond has much more selection of meats, veggies, etc... but still... I love Korean BBQ, and...
yelp.com - user review - 01/10/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Went here with mom and her friend and Cbase.The place said they had shabu shabu and korean bbq.What i hated was that I didnt know which sauce goes with what. There was no "shabu" sauce. So I decided...
yelp.com - user review - 12/05/2007
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Although I seem to spend half my waking hours at Pacific East Mall some weeks, I've only gone to Coriya twice and neither time did it leave much of an impression on me. The best things I can say are...
yelp.com - user review - 12/02/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Any buffet gets at least 3 stars from me. Coriya is an economical all you can eat place with lots and lots of meat along with lots and lots of guts and extremities Asians love. I like the shaved ice...
yelp.com - user review - 11/05/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
General hot pot tips: - No, this isn't going to be fun if you're kosher or vegetarian. If you have more than four people, try to split into subgroups with similar taste. - Don't dress up. You're going...
yelp.com - user review - 11/01/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Good place to eat when you are really hungry. All types of beef within the asian cuisine. They have fried rice and chow mien. Very basic sushi or what can be called "sushi". Okay pricing. 13.99 ...
yelp.com - user review - 10/22/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I don't know how you can rate a hot pot place a higher rating because it's hotpot... I'm always scared to eat at hotpots because I always feel like I get tummy aches or food poisioning when I do...I...
yelp.com - user review - 10/20/2007
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2.0 of 5 stars.
2.5*Sorry Coriya. I like hotpot, but I don't like hair IN my food. In all honesty I had a great time with my friends here, but the hair just turned me off real quick. It IS all you can eat so its...
yelp.com - user review - 09/25/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
First time I have every been to a Hot Pot....I liked it.Of course when my friend Winnie asked if I wanted to go, I thought she was asking if I wanted to go and have a hot pocket...Now, not to say hot...
yelp.com - user review - 09/17/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
We initially were going to go to get Pho, but we saw Hot Pot City and decided to give a try. We were pretty hungry, so this was a good choice. It's buffet style, except pretty much everything is raw....
yelp.com - user review - 08/31/2007
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Very Pricy. Plus, not a lot of fresh foods to choose from. I can pay just a few $$ more to have hot pot a Koi Palace with 2 live Prawns. And all foods in Koi Palace are better.
yelp.com - user review - 08/21/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Ok place, nothing really good or bad to write about this place.
yelp.com - user review - 08/04/2007
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1.0 of 5 stars.
Yikes! This place sucks. I only gave it one star and that's only because of its location. When I lived in the city, I loved going to Coriya on Clement. My dining experience was always very pleasant...
yelp.com - user review - 07/18/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
All you can eat buffet that leaves a faint smell in your clothes! If you're the type thats conscious about body odor, then I'd bring a sample size of cologne to mask the BBQ scent left in your...
yelp.com - user review - 05/28/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Ehhh. What can you really say about a restaurant in which you cook all the food yourself?The variety and quantity of options was pretty good...everything from raw veggies, meats, fish-based items,...
yelp.com - user review - 05/14/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
It's a fun place to go, especially with friends. Their marinated pork is delicious. I wish the actual pan and pot were bigger and wider; it was kinda hard to cook with six people sharing. Otherwise,...
yelp.com - user review - 03/22/2007
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1.0 of 5 stars.
This place has the worst service I have ever experienced in my life. That's saying a lot for a restaurant that's 95% self serve. My family went here after going to Tahoe for the weekend. We got there...
yelp.com - user review - 02/11/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I got the best hot pot facial the other day... all you have to do is be seriously hungry, mix that with buffet hot pot and Coriya. Because when one is so hungry you just hover over the pot, thereby...
yelp.com - user review - 01/11/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I had this type of hot pot when I first visited Taiwan years ago. Not too much different except there was more variety and the food was fresher. It's actually a combination hotpot and a grill. The...
yelp.com - user review - 11/11/2006
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I love Korean BBQ and Enjoy HotPot. My friends and I go here every so often. It's great because you pick the food you want to cook from the buffet. Mix your own sauces. Then throw the food on the BBQ plate or...
citysearch.com - user review - 11/08/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
They're open late! It's great, because sometimes we end up having dinner late when I meet up with my parents & there aren't a whole lot of options. It's buffet style, where you pick up vegetables,...
yelp.com - user review - 11/04/2006
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1.0 of 5 stars.
wtf. on the slow hours, they just leave everything plastic wrapped and the raw stuff isnt even at a safely cold temperature. swear to god, i was eating and everything was fine, but it was pretty...
yelp.com - user review - 07/18/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Great place to go with a group of friends if you are Hungry and want to interact with your meal. Not a good place for a romantic first date. You go in and pick out the foods you want too cook on the...
yelp.com - user review - 07/05/2006
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Price is right but I have tasted better Korean buffet.
yelp.com - user review - 03/08/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Fun time!Went here with Amy, Chasterus, and Robyn and had a blast!Three huge buffets of stuff to take back to your table and grill or make into soup. Thin sliced pork & beef, marinated & unmarinated,...
yelp.com - user review - 01/25/2006
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At Hot Pot City you're the chef. They have a large assortment of meats to choose from including chicken, beef, pork, lamb, and even fish. They also have marinated meats which are very good. So after selecting...
citysearch.com - user review - 11/23/2005
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Hot Pot and BBQ buffet! Many different kind of food... Seafood, Vegetables, Meat...... Only $13.99 on weekends!
yelp.com - user review - 02/07/2005
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...and won't be going back anytime soon. A friend had recommended this place, so a group of us went. We knew we were going to have to cook our own food, but I don't think the notion really hit us till we were...
citysearch.com - user review - 01/12/2003
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Well considering that if and when you decide to go and eat here you are going to be the cook you can only blame yourself if you don't like the taste of your food. You cook on a hot plate to grill and you use a...
citysearch.com - user review - 10/22/2002
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good value for large groups and can be especially fun for kids. lots of fresh hot pot options you cook yourself. can be very loud...
sfgate.com - user review
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this taiwanese do-it-yourself grill and hot pot restaurant can be fun, provided you go in larger groups and are familiar with asian ingredients. while your hot pot is warming up, make a couple of sweeps...
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