Hours
| Friday | 4:30–10 PM |
| Saturday | 11:30 AM–2:30 PM, 4:30–10 PM |
| Sunday | 11:30 AM–2:30 PM, 4:30–10 PM |
| Monday | 4:30–10 PM |
| Tuesday | 4:30–10 PM |
| Wednesday | 4:30–10 PM |
| Thursday | 4:30–10 PM |
Address and Contact Information
Address: 63 Bill Drake Way, Pacifica, CA 94044
Phone: (650) 735-5305
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Reviews
We were looking for some hot food after an hour watching whales by the beach.
We found this place on Google maps and gave it a try.
$40 per person for AYCE hot pot and grill which is great price in Bay Area.
We ordered about 40 items most were good and fresh.
The lady waitress was very friendly giving us suggestions. We definitely will come back!
It’s in a big shopping center with another hot pot, but this one is the one to try. It’s close to the beach so we can get the sea breeze while staying out front, quite refreshing.
It was a Saturday evening so quite crowded but we didn’t have to wait. This is a very nice place, clean and simple. I was impress with the washroom, very clean, modern and everything is well stocked.
The price is more than Shabuya or any other in SJ, $40/person but looking at the menu, and trusting my son’s taste, I believe it’s worth the money.
We went to get the sauces for our dippings. I like the ponzu, sesame sauce mixed with some grounded peanuts, quite delicious. The sauce bar got every sauce you can think of to make your own.
The menu has many things for you to choose from, I noticed the beef only has a few choices, ribeyes and beef belly, no briskets, toro or anything like that. But it has tendon and tongue and a few others like tripes. Quite many varieties for many different tastes. I do like it.
The appetizer chicken wings are excellent and the crab rangoons are tasty.
The service here is second to none for any restaurant. Everyone is extremely concern, pleasant, attentive and fast. To me for 1.5 hour limit to all you can eat, with this fast service, you can finish your meal in 40 minutes unlike many places taking their time to deliver the foods.
The broth I chose was spicy soup with only 1 red pepper instead of 2 or 3. It’s a very good soup.
The meats, seafoods and vegetables are very fresh. The meats are cut thicker than many places so don’t order too much. There’s something new that I didn’t know is that when I order something just for me, it came out with the portion of many. Like tripes, I should ask for a single instead of a big bowl of tripes and I had to eat it all because wasting food is a NO NO LOL. So make sure everyone in your table will share or ask for a single order.
This is the first place that has Tong Ho, my favorite veggies, the Napa Cabbage is very fresh and crispy. The soft tofu and clear noodles everyone like.
And a bonus, we had free dessert, green tea ice cream. My son wanted to try the plum juice drink but it’s too sour so I had to finish it. It’s quite good IMHO.
One thing I noticed is the foods weren’t frozen when they came to your table, so they cook very quickly in the pot, excellent way of serving.
One thing great about the Bay area is we can enjoy all the best foods in the world without breaking the bank or not LOL.
Will we stop by here again? My wife already said to take our daughter here when she visits us from NYC. So definitely. Yes it’s worth the money because of the location and the quality of food and services.
Both the food and service were great. No complaints. We’ll definitely return in the future.
Here are some info for choosing the food:
+ Soup: If you want something mild, I recommend the salty pork bone over the mushroom soup, as the latter was a bit bland. If you’re looking for something savory, then Thai Tom Yum is a good choice.
+ For meat, the beef tongue, beef ribeye, and pork belly were the tastiest. Beef belly was a bit chewy, and kurobuta pork was a bit dry. If you want seafood, the spicy fish fillet works well with the tom yum soup or the tomato soup.
+ Quail egg was good. Some other hot pot places may use canned quail eggs, but this place probably use fresher ones.
+ Vegetable: Can’t go wrong with tong ho and bok choy. If you want a bit more starch, chinese yam is tasty, too.
+ Noodle: The Biang Biang noodle is worth the try. It’s soft, with just a bit of chewi-ness that tastes great even on its own.
+ Appertizer: I recommend the vegetable spring roll and not the potsticker. Note that you should make sure to tell them if you only want a specific number of pieces, because even though we wrote the number down like the menu instructed, they still gave us a whole serving.
+ Dessert: Try the fried bun with condensed milk. It’s not too dough-y and the milk is just sweet enough. Sidenote, even if you don’t order anything, they’ll still ask if you want ice cream at the end. We were too full by that point, though.
Whether you’re craving hot pot and/or bbq, you can get the best of both worlds all to yourself. Love that you can choose a broth and also grill at the same time.
Huge selections of meat, veggies, appetizers, soup bases, sauces/toppings, etc. All the ingredients are SUPER FRESH and HIGH QUALITY too! It’s really hard to compare to other hot pot places. Not a single item I don’t like on their menu.
Some must tries on the menu (imo):
– The biang biang noodles are a must have!
– Chinese Doughnut (soak this bad boi in your broth, your tastebuds will be enlightened)
– Beef belly is great on the grill!!
– Beef tongue (get your moneys worth)
– Fried bean curd
– Chinese yam
– Lettuce (idk what it is but their lettuce is so sweet so good)
– Fried taro
– TIP: put some green onions + oil on the grill until soft. Pair it with the meat. Flavor explosion. Thank me later. 🙂
Service is always top notch here. They’re attentive and I never had to chase down someone for something. I like the seating layout where it’s not too cramped and you have enough room to breathe. Plenty of parking outside the plaza which is what keeps me coming back!
Note: They only take reservations for parties of 6+. Wait times can be long esp during dinner time so if you don’t want to wait, come right when they open for dinner. Don’t underestimate the wait time for weekday dinner either.
Highly recommend! You will not be disappointed!!