Flaming Pot

Rachel Lin 3 years ago

I was originally excited to see a Taiwanese restaurant near me, but I was thoroughly disappointed. I ordered their mala hotpot, but the majority of the pot consisted of cabbage and very tough beef. I don’t know if the menu has changed from what’s online, but there were very little other ingredients. The corn had black spots on it (picture attached) and the tofu tasted sour, which makes me a little concerned for the freshness of the other ingredients. The soup base itself was barely spicy and tasteless, and I ordered medium hot. I will say that the passion fruit honey green tea was delicious and I did enjoy it. I was hoping to try other items on the menu due to the lack of Taiwanese restaurants nearby, but I will not be back.

Vibhu Dhawan 4 years ago

I visited with kids and three of us shared 2 pots for dinner. We were all hungry and found the meal filling and satisfying. The pots are customizable. The place is comfortable with on-street parking available.

Don Weiner 6 years ago

This is a nice addition to the wide selection of Asian-influenced restaurants on Sawtelle. The menu is pretty basic, and Don’t expect to see many options or the ability to substitute anything for pork, although they will prepare your dish without it. I had the seafood hot pot, which was good. I added some additions, but the portions of them are small and over-priced. It would be great if they offered the option to build your own combo. The prices are reasonable, and the service is adequate, although they seem a bit understaffed. The chairs are small, and not very comfortable — but this is the authentic feel of a real Taiwanese restaurant. They recently added a new Coconut Chicken Pot, which is AMAZING! It comes with its own special sauce, but the regular sauce still goes well with it.

Alpha 6 years ago

This place reminds me of Taiwan, except of course with bigger serving size. Instead of many dishes of different ingredients, they put all into a boiling pot to simplify the serving process. It works for the customers here in the US. I do like this place. Good service too.

Eason Lin 8 years ago

The best Taiwanese style personal hot pot, period. Taiwanese cuisine has been extended to west LA a while ago but the missing piece of the puzzle remains to be the Taiwanese hot pot like those served in Boiling point. This restaurant is just opened so we decided to give me a try. The menu has plenty of option and we chose the stinky tofu pot to test it's flavor authencity. One word for the broth: wonderful! It's just like the authentic Smelly pot in Taiwan without the spicy flavoring. The content of the personal hot pot is quite bountiful. People are complaining the quality of Boiling point has been declining over years and I think the overall good quality is on par with Boiling point 5 years ago, which is a good thing if you know what I mean :P. I highly recommend this place for all the people craving for some hot soup and fresh food in winter.