MLBB AYCE Hot Pot 马路边边直营店 — Restaurant in Tustin

I feel brave that I went here without a local or a seasoned customer or a spirit guide or something, but I did. And I took my bratty kids. I got off to a rough start because they only allow you to scan the menu and order through your phone but the cell signal for whatever reason is impossible here so I had to wait for a busy wait staffer to come let me in on the Wi-Fi password, and then I was in business. Or at least a little bit more in business. I still kind of had to guess on how to order because the only other similar hot pot place I had been to before was all you can eat and more salad bar style. The things I did order I loved, and I couldn’t believe two for $4.50 Asahi beer. I spied all kinds of things at other tables that I would definitely try next time or if I was with a bigger party. The only complaint I had was that every time anyone put another order through their phones for anything in the entire restaurant you could hear the ping in the kitchen and it sounds exactly the same as when you’re getting emails or text messages constantly and it’s kind of unsettling and not relaxing but that might just be the type of business I am in that I am conditioned to look at my phone and respond every time I hear that sound and it was pretty loud and completely...

This is my first time at this restaurant. Saw the happy hour deal with $1 soup base. Regular price around $10.99 for the soup base we order - mushroom and tomato soup combo. Soup has good blend of flavor but I have had better soup before. Skewers are around $2.39 each plate of 5 skewers and there are plenty of choices you can order.

We ordered lotus root, tofu skin, original wagyu beef and garlic beef. We also ordered a plate of handmade mashed shrimp paste $13.99, which was deliciously bouncy, according to my son; a vegetable combo, that has the napa cabbage, spinah and sliced fresh shitake mushroom for $9.99; and hot pot noodles for $3.99. The noodles come with 2 servings but the texture is thin and medium softness, not al dente.

The dipping sauce / snack bar is $2.99 per person. They have enough selections for appetizers and desserts. Plenty of choices for sauces and condiments.

Overall, this place is average compared to the many hot pot places around this area. But no other place can beat the $1 soup base for their happy hour. Promo is from Nov 1st...

Skewer hot pot in Tustin, California. So I’ve had this popular hot pot bookmarked for a very long time, they’re usually known for their skewers, but today we decided to try a bunch of different things. The dining area is so special and makes you feel like you’re dining streetside in China.

The variety is absolutely insane here, you can get combos of these homemade meatballs with beef, cilantro pork, and cuttlefish, and even Australian A9 wagyu beef. This was marbled so beautifully and just melted in your mouth.

We got a bunch of other things, and of course some skewers, these were fresh taro! And this plum juice that came in a Moutai bottle (iykyk).

There’s also a sauce slash appetizer slash dessert bar that you can keep revisiting over and over. I absolutely loved their sesame balls, especially when it’s from a piping hot fresh batch!

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