🔥 Vancouver’s Inflation-Proof Gem: Yuan’s Hot Pot

📍 Yuan’s Hot Pot Aberdeen Centre, Richmond In a world where a latte costs 7, this Sichuan skewer spot has frozen prices since 2016 – 0.99 per skewer, same as opening day. As 8-year loyalists, we confirm: no shrinkflation here! 🏆 Why It’s Legendary ✔ $0.99 ALL skewers – meat, veggies, seafood (even beef tongue!) ✔ DIY freedom – pick your broth, mix your sauces, control the heat ✔ Secret savings – weekly "buy-1-get-1" skewer deals = half-price feast 🍢 Must-Try Skewers 🌶️ Spicy Beef – $0.99 ★★★★★ Tender, marinated, numbing – their #1 bestseller. 🐮 Beef Tongue – $0.99 ★★★★★ Buttery-soft, hint of chew – order 10+. 🌶️🫑 Picked Chili Beef – $0.99 ★★★★☆ Sour-spicy kick – jalapeño-stuffed beef. 🥬 Watercress Beef – $0.99 ★★★★☆ Crunchy greens wrapped in juicy beef. 🍲 Broth Breakdown 🍅 Tomato – $8.99 ★★★★★ Rich, sweet-tangy – boil everything in it. 🌶️ Mala – $9.99 ★★★★☆ Fresh-packaged spices – no reused oil. 🍖 Pork Bone – $8.99 ★★★★☆ Drinkable first, then cook – collagen-rich. 💡 Pro Tips ✔ Best for: Groups (share skewers + broths), spice lovers, budget warriors ✔ Sauce hack: Mix sesame oil + garlic + cilantro = Sichuan dip ✔ Parking: Aberdeen’s underground lot (free with validation) 💰 Damage: ~20-30 per person (lunch specials = 15!) #VancouverEats #SichuanFood #RichmondBC