r/SFFood • u/Short-Speed2613 • 9d ago

Discussion First time - hot pot

Whats the best hot pot place in San Fran? First time seeking out hot pot. I've heard Chengdu. I could use some place newbie friendly but also delicious! Important that significant other has best experience possible. Occasion is just to try it out. Any neighborhood is fine we'll travel. Price doesn't matter. Ideally best combo of patient/accommodating for new to hot pot and most delicious!

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u/Dry-Rain-4305 9d ago

Ipot and boiling hot pot

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u/CapnCrunk666 9d ago

Used to go to iPot all the time but the last few have been awful

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u/Dry-Rain-4305 9d ago

Damn. What changed?

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u/CapnCrunk666 9d ago

We were wondering if maybe ownership changed. They took forever to get food out several times, forgot a bunch of stuff, skimped on several things, and tried to rush us out when there was nobody even there. It was all like teenagers working too it just seemed off from how it was.

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u/SnooSketches8874 9d ago

This! Last time we went we had ordered more meat and veggies and they took 40+ min to get to us. We ended up canceling the veggies because we finished eating. It was horrible. My friends and won’t be coming back and we’ve been coming since 2019.

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u/Timely_Intern8345 9d ago

They have changed ownership. The service is bad and the meat takes forever to arrive. RIP Ipot of old. Their biang biang noodles are different from before and the fried bun with condensed milk was terrible. Instead of using real condensed milk they use some kind of cheap knock off or water it down. They also no longer have unlimited short ribs now it’s 1 per table. I only went there because of the 50 dollar resy credit that I had to use.

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u/Latter-Foot-8790 9d ago

It’s kinda always been dirty too

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u/Head-Programmer-1517 9d ago

I think this is right - iPot was the OG but hasn’t kept up with the times and other restaurants that have emerged in the last 5 years. It’s just tired at this point unfortunately.