Hotpot First - Sunnyvale

Save your time. 100% stale food. Even the frozen fish ball is stale. Vegetable is not clean too.

Happily picked up my dinner and open it, but a hair is welcome me!!! ??? They ask me to bring it back and replace it and no other options … I don’t think it worth me 30 minutes to drive there and back.

Hotpot First was one of the first hotpot places I'd been to where they give you individual bowls for hotpot and it's one of my favorites! Food: I got the chongqing mala with medium spiciness and pork. The spiciness level is perfect and this bowl is loaded with goodies! There's glass noodles, fish cake, lots of meat, cabbage, etc. it's absolutely packed and definitely will leave you full after. I've also had some of the milk tea and it's the perfect combo to calm some of the heat if it gets too hot. Also, fair warning this place has the numbing effect ! Parking: super easy! There's a huge lot with plenty of parking. Wait times: they only have a couple tables inside (maybe 4? due to COVID and social distancing. So just make sure to come prepared to wait or early in case you want to get seated quickly! Overall, I love this place and definitely come frequently !

Food was average. Not much flavor. 3/5Plus one star for cabbage only without adding strange veggies. This is my personal preference.

Indoor dining only but there's only 3 tables available. The tables are socially distanced. Staff wears mask. Staff sprays down the table and chairs when customers leave. We decided to get the combo: 2 hotpots, an appetizer, and 2 drinks $44). We got the same flavor hotpots as last time we were here. We got the Mala and the sour cabbage. This time there's lots of fried tofu in both our hotpots. Hotpots are still delicious. There's different flavors that are unlike other hotpot places. We chose popcorn chicken for our appetizer and that was good too. Portions are huge for hotpot and popcorn chicken. We took the popcorn chicken to go. We couldn't finish the entire hotpots either. Service was fast. Food took about 10-15 mins to arrive. The popcorn chicken came after the hotpot...