Chong Qing Yaomei Hotpot - Pasadena

My husband and I are from San Diego, we discovered this place during our visit to friends in Pasadena. The food was great, they had varieties of choices of meats, veggies and seafood for hotpot. We were a group of 6 people and the bill was about $200. The staff was friendly and they were very patient with my husband who never had hotpot before. He was pleasantly surprised by the whole experience and we would love to come back again!

Grab a group of friends and enjoy some hotpot here! Lovely restaurant with indoor and outdoor seating options, metered street parking out front. You pick your soup base(s) and whatever you want (by the serving). Tell them what soup you want and order the rest from the app. Ingredients come out quickly and are fresh/high quality. There’s a sauce bar so you can create your own. There’s some snacks too but don’t fill up! The hotpot is the star of the show. Though we did come in on a random Sunday night and were surprised by an actual marital arts dancing show! Staff is very friendly and helpful. Definitely err on the side of caution with the spice—hot is VERY HOT here. We still had to get our soup toned down after ordering the mild. Overall was a great splurge, would recommend and would definitely come back!

I’ve been wanting to try authentic Chinese hot pot forever and finally found a place that was delicious and not in the belly of LA. Staff was really helpful with ordering (it’s all on your phone) and the food was incredible. Not a meal to rush through, I was there with my friend for around 90min. The sauce station is amazing and genuinely feels like there’s no “bad” combination as all the flavors just work together so well. For sure give this a try

I’m not gonna lie, I was afraid in the beginning because it was my first experience eating food that will cook in the table lol, but I loved it, and it was a great experience. Would definitely try again and recommend you trying it too. Can’t wait to have more Chinese food experience.Food: 5/5

I’ve been wanting to try authentic Chinese hot pot forever and finally found a place that was delicious and not in the belly of LA. Staff was really helpful with ordering (it’s all on your phone) and the food was incredible. Not a meal to rush through, I was there with my friend for around 90min. The sauce station is amazing and genuinely feels like there’s no “bad” combination as all the flavors just work together so well. For sure give this a try