Boston | Two super cost-effective hot pot cafeterias

🔥 Boston’s All-You-Can-Eat Hot Pot Showdown: Meat Sweats Guaranteed! � After crushing leg day or surviving pickup basketball, nothing hits like unlimited—where "recovery" means dunking thin-sliced beef into bubbling broth until your sweat smells like Sichuan peppercorns. Here are my two go-to AYCE spots where $30 buys carnivorous glory (and zero regrets). 1️⃣ Happy Lamb Hot Pot – The People’s Champion 📍 Locations: Chinatown & Cambridge (both T-accessible) 💰 Damage: Lunch: $27.99 | Dinner: $31.99 🍖 Meat Madness: Unlimited fatty beef/lamb, spicy marbled beef, pork DIY Sauce Bar: 20+ condiments (mix that sha cha + garlic bomb) 🥬 Self-Serve Station: Shrimp paste, fish cakes, tofu skins, tripe—even blood pudding for the brave 🔥 Vibe: Packed with students & 9-to-5ers releasing steam (literally). ⏳ Pro Tip: Go at 5PM sharp or face a 90-minute wait. 2️⃣ Ibasaw – Malden’s Spacious Secret 📍 Location: Malden (ocean of free parking) 💰 Damage: $34.95 (all day) 🍲 Perks: No buffet lines—just check boxes & servers bring everything (lightning-fast) Spicy Beef Tallow Broth: Rich AF, with numbing kick Hidden Gems: Quail eggs, beef omasum, crispy pork belly 🪑 Vibe: Roomy booths, zero wait times, staff who treat you like family 🍻 Bonus: BYOB-friendly (sneak in Tsingtao). #HotPotOrDie #AYCE4Life #BostonHack