The Hott Spot — Restaurant in Alaska

Hott Spott on DeBarr today was 9/10 for the delicious hot pot soups (I’m looking at you, red curry - yummmm), 1/10 for the completely oblivious and disinterested service. Despite being the only customers in the room, the entire time we were there, the two very young looking teenage girls were innaccurate with our orders, didn’t check on us at all (I had to ask several times for help with the hot pots themselves), and didn’t bother to refill our water glasses even when asked. They spent the entire time we were there behind the counter or sitting at a nearby table staring at their phones, never making eye contact or even seeming to remember we existed. 😞

Atmosphere was clean but strange with super sexualized music videos (think Wreckingball) playing loudly on the dining area tv. I was with my own and a friend’s children and it got a bit awkward at times…

If I go again and see either of them “hosting” I will continue walking to My Shwarma House just down the sidewalk. Sad but true. I’m sure they’re nice girls but have literally no interest in...

Small little spot in a strip mall with killer food. Food and presentation - The soups, ramens, noodles and desserts are killer. Curry is spot on. Food Presentation is super cool and makes dining here an experience and not just a meal. Comes out with a heated dish over a small fire, bubbling hot and ready to add your dry ramen. Again, experiential dining.

Atmosphere was “meh”. Super small 10-12 table dining area. Laminated menus with sharpie scratching out menu details….It was clean and cute, but I wasn’t transported to Asia.

Service - Have mercy on today’s youths work ethic and understanding of the “service” industry. I asked for water refills while the server was on her phone. Had to ask to get our table bussed as dessert was brought out…There obviously wasn’t room for the desserts because the aforementioned experiential dining experience cluttered the table. No check backs. I’m a ball buster on service for sure, but this server was wholly unaware.

Price - A bit spendy for soup….$100 for my wife and two kids. No drinks, but entrees...

This place could be great if they fixed their sauces and added family style pots and larger portions.I was thrilled when I found out there was a hot pot restaurant opening in Anchorage. My main complaint with the establishment is with serving size. Traditionally there should be a larger pot for family style hot pot. The pots are designed to be consumed individually, this is further reflected by the included "side" being one small batch of noodles (vermicelli/ramen etc). I also wish there was traditional style BBQ sauce for dipping instead there are only spicy options to include a house spicy sauce (mediocre, I preferred the chili sauce I added soy sauce with). The add-ons such as thin-sliced beef and other meats are minuscule. After spending over $60 with 3 other people we ended up walking over to waffle rush to eat waffles because we were...