Boiling Point — Restaurant in La Puente

I used to frequent this location every other week when my bf lived in Hacienda Heights. We still come through when we're in the area or having lunch with his family, but i like it because it's a quick lunch spot and there's rarely a wait. You heard right! Almost little to no wait on most occasions. This is a rare sighting for us now since Irvine is our closest location.

Another positive note, service is mostly good. There are a few hiccups when you need more soup or have a question about the menu, but they mostly get it right about 90% of the time.

I've had my fair share of almost everything on the menu here. My favorites have been the Seafood & Tofu, Japanese Miso, Beef and House Special. If you come through for lunch, you get a choice of green/black tea and it comes fairly sweetened. I'm not sure if you can ask for adjustments, but it doesn't hurt to ask.

I typically do vermicelli with soup. For sauce, my go to ratios have been 2 part garlic bean sauce, 2 part soy sauce and 1 part chili oil. Sometimes I add more chili oil if I want to add more spice since I usually do mild soup base! but there are like, 4 levels of spicy to choose from if you can handle it.

Overall, I like how everything is in one bowl so you can just eat as you like. If you need to, you can alway ask to turn off the fire, or if you eat slow like me, you may want to see if they can add more flames if it goes out. Sometime I'll add sides of veggies, but for the most part, the soups are well portioned with everything...

4 of us were there last night at 6pm. The restaurant wasn’t busy. We were quickly seated and ready to order. All of us are orental vegetarian which means no animal products, no garlic and no onion. We quickly learnt that they only have 3 orders of the vegetarian pot left and they don’t have any steam stinky tofu left. They sold out the night before and new order won’t be here for another couple days. Given we ordered veggie pots, I honestly don’t know why it takes couple days for order vegetables. And no substitute is alllowed on any of their menus. I can only skip the things I am allergic to but no substitute. Most of the dipping sauce they offered has garlic in there so we ask for basic soy sauce. It’s my assumption that all Chinese restaurant should have soy sauce. No surprise: we got no again. The store manager explained that it’s company policy that all their dishes should go with the 4 dipping sauces and only the 4. I can’t image how a restaurant can operate with such limited flexibility given different customers have different preference, allergy and food etiquette. This place is definitely not for people with food allergy and not for orential...

I recently visited Boiling Point and was pleasantly surprised by my experience. Unlike other similar establishments, this Boiling Point location stood out to me in several ways. Firstly, I found the taste of the food to be superior, which made my dining experience even more enjoyable.

Additionally, I appreciated that the waiting time was relatively short compared to what I've experienced at other places. This made the entire dining process more convenient and efficient.

Most notably, I was satisfied to discover that I could order unlimited rice and receive double the amount of meat. This added value to my meal and left me feeling very satisfied with my dining experience.

Overall, I highly recommend Boiling Point for its delicious food, short waiting times, and generous serving options. I will definitely be...