Gothamist: When It's Cold Out, It's Time for Hot Pot

Johnie

Thu, 15 Dec 2005 13:10:56 -0500

The place up by Columbia is also great. Cafe Swish. Good stuff.

aser

Thu, 15 Dec 2005 01:19:10 -0500

hotpot is just not the same w/o the raw egg mixed w/ soy sauce + garlic + xo sauce and all that good stuff. Trust me, you're not getting the full experience w/o the RAW EGG.

Ken

Wed, 14 Dec 2005 18:40:00 -0500

what do people think of xo (near canal on walker?)? it's all you can eat for $20 and i was stuffed last time. haven't tried hotpot much ever since bingo closed down years ago, so i'm looking for suggestions.

Karl

Wed, 14 Dec 2005 15:32:30 -0500

The Happy Shabu Shabu is the place, Peter! You know what's up. A friend and I eat there almost once a week, even in the summer. It is cheap ($30 max for two people, with beers) and gives you a plate of udon noodles and a plate of tofu for only $1 each. Its a nice undiscovered gem. Hopefully we haven't ruined that by trying to seem like know-it-alls. Cheers

j

Wed, 14 Dec 2005 15:17:24 -0500

Also Little Lamb (Xiao Fei Yang -- they leave out the word "fat" in the English translation) on Main near Northern in Flushing, has kind of a Mongolian flair going on. Get lamb and those delicious scallion pancake bread things.

Peter

Wed, 14 Dec 2005 14:21:46 -0500

there is a place at canal and orchard called happy shabu shabu that i always frequent. its very chinatown-y with its video projector constantly playing lots of chinese concert footage, but its cheap, its clean, its good, and you get your choices of a lot of ingredients to put in your hot pot. also, its a hot pot only place, so you better want hot pot if you are going to go.

aingealis

Wed, 14 Dec 2005 13:57:09 -0500

oh yeah if you're in flushing ever, hotpot places are ALL OVER. 'Yahu' (possibly known as Mimi's) with the orange awning off Main Street and 37th Avenue has individual pots and sauce stations so you can customize to your heart's content.

aingealis

Wed, 14 Dec 2005 13:52:18 -0500

i'm not sure who ripped who off about the hotpot idea, but if the weather's cold in the winter, wouldn't you rather be eating stew anyway? :) as for Asian cookware, i'd try chinatown, but bring a chinese friend for additional haggling prowess.

Max

Wed, 14 Dec 2005 13:39:12 -0500

Slightly OT, but does anyone know where one could buy Asian cookware? Looking for a Korean crockpot, but would be happy with a hot-pot or similar.

mickster

Wed, 14 Dec 2005 13:36:37 -0500

I guess the Japanese ripped this off and created both Nabe and Shabu-Shabu. As a lover of both of the above dishes, I am sure this will appeal to me very much! Nothing like cooking your own meal at a restaurant...heck that's where my wife and I went on our very first date, even though she didn't like Japanese food... ;-)