
Hours
| Friday | 11 AM–2:30 PM, 5–9:30 PM |
| Saturday | 11 AM–2:30 PM, 5–9:30 PM |
| Sunday | 11 AM–2:30 PM, 5–9:30 PM |
| Monday | 11 AM–2:30 PM, 5–8:30 PM |
| Tuesday | Closed |
| Wednesday | 11 AM–2:30 PM, 5–8:30 PM |
| Thursday | 11 AM–2:30 PM, 5–8:30 PM |
Address and Contact Information
Address: 510 Natoma Station Dr #100, Folsom, CA 95630
Phone: (916) 510-1745
Website: https://www.taoshotpot.com/
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Reviews
We really liked that everyone gets their own individual pot, so we could all get exactly what we wanted. My kid loves spicy food and went for the Spicy Beef broth (Chongqing style), which was legitimately flavorful and had a good kick. I stuck with the Miso broth, which was savory and perfect for cooking the seafood.
What to order:
Definitely get the Handmade Shrimp Balls—they were the highlight of the meal! We also ordered the mussels and squid, which were fresh and cooked up quickly in the broth. If you’re a seafood fan, that combo with the Miso base works really well.
Great spot for families or groups since you don’t have to compromise on broth flavors. Will definitely be back!
Quick Tip for you while you’re there: Since you have the squid and mussels, try not to leave them in the pot too long (2–3 minutes usually does it) so they stay tender! Enjoy your meal!
Plus they make sure their vegetables are fresh along with their meat balls, cilantro balls and shrimp meat balls (they make it themselves, not the typical frozen ones).
Great customer service and family approved this to be the best in the area without having to drive to the bay area or south sac.
I think the sauces are okay for dipping the meat, I think that and the green chicken has room for improvement.
I did notice the selection has changed since the last time I have come here, I think there are more options for sides now. Yay!
First of all the menu & the ordering process. The menu is All You Can Eat with restrictions. You can order up to 3 meats at a time and select other items for 90 minutes. This would be fine expect
1. Each order came with 5 pieces of meat while we had 4 people… you don’t have to be a genius to do the math on how little meat that is per round. The quality is very good I will give it that.
2. Service was EXTREMELY slow, we waited a whole 30 min from ordering to our first round of items. If each round took 30 min we will still be starving by the time we leave
3. The menu is very limited compared to most hot pot places and each portion was so small.
The owner was very apologetic about the situation as we weren’t the only frustrated table in the restaurant. It was a busy night and many people had issues with their orders. I understand it’s also the owners first restaurant so of course there’s a learning curve. A few pieces of advice
1. Have a serve yourself sauce bar, there’s a reason why most hot pot restaurants do this. This has been a tried and true model, it reduces the time staff has to attend to your guests (especially helpful if you’re short staffed). It gives the guests something to do, so they’re not sitting around wondering why their food is taking so long.
2. Make your staff specialize in tasks, have someone just fill water for example. The entire time we ate there no one refilled our waters even after asking.
3. Have a better ordering system. There’s not enough variety on the menu for such a restrictive ordering system. Either add more variety or increase the amount of food per order.
I hope this place improves and succeeds! It has the right elements and just needs operational fixes.
If you have never tried this type of food, you pick from a selection of soup bases, then pick your meats/veggies/carbs etc., boil then eat. Basically fondue but not using cheese. They also offer hot food items, such as chicken wings, potstickers, etc.
If you can handle spicy then I would recommend trying the spicy soup base, unfortunately I can’t handle heat. The owner is from the hot pot capital of China (ChongQing) so I would imagine the spicy soup base to be quite good.
Price is comparable to other ayce hot pot/shabu places, and there are lots of specials during the week (50% off alcohol and free soft drink), I also did the lobster tail add on ($12), so worth it! You can tell it’s really fresh and it was tasty.
For my protein I just stuck to beef, both kinds were really good. I got the miso soup base and it was well flavored and seasoned. I’m a big fan of their house special dipping sauce, and stuck to using that.
The homemade shrimp balls is also great, and a must order. The shrimp came peeled and deveined, which was nice.
To my pleasant surprise they offer yuki no bosha (cabin in the snow) sake. A rarer delicious sake I usually find at fancier establishments. At 50% I just had to haha!
I’ll be back to try the tomato soup base soon!
They do get busy on the weekends so plan ahead.
This would be great for those heading to/from Tahoe as well. Nom nom!