Hou Yi Hot Pot

Very good food and service but the place kind of looks a bit run-down for the price. $39 for all-you-can-eat hot pot, which I think is a bit too much for the overall experience. The server was kind enough to warn about the slickness of the broth, there is a charge of $20 if you want to make your broth less spicy. (No charge for making it more spicy). The intestines are very good and the shrimp paste. Beef is very fresh and the veggies are too. It is a nice place but too bad for the low chairs and tables.

We heard of this place from my girlfriend's friend. The decoration and furnitures are very simple. The waitresses ignored us few times, which is not too friendly. This is the hot pot store that has most soup bases I had ever seem, but I only tried two. They are also not as good as I expected. If anyone has recommendation on soup base, please let me know. If you decided to change soup base after they served to you, you will be charged $20 for it. They will also warn you if you want really hot soup base. Food choices are somewhat limited. The only thing I like is the meat. I personally do not think this buffet store worth $50+/person. Drinks and ice creams are included, but alcohol drinks are not. I personnaly won't come back to it, unless someone tell me that I missed something amazing here.

This is one of my favorite hot pot places. The meat is fresh, it's not overcrowded, it has ice cream and drinks included in the price. Staff is really nice, and they serve food very quickly. I always enjoy going here very much.

Hou Yi Hot Pot, Chinatown NYC The last place who accepted us after being rejected from most of places because they were full until pass dinner time. It’s AYCE hotpot around $40 tax and tips excluded must be dine-in in 100 minutes. The price kinda pricey for a seating setup like that, but the food are really good! ?- The outdoors seating booth pretty convenient, cool but not cold due to heater setup. - The service was good, super everything from fast service to friendly service, if you need anything you just have to keep waving until they saw you. - 2 soup broth base per pot, the pot is enough for 3-4 person. Broth selections has so many confusing options, but they will suggest the best one or the popular one if you’re confused. Make sure you know your spicy level, the mild spicy is already spicy for me who eat habaneros pickles. - super wide varieties of meat, pork beef chicken fish shrimp scallop - sauce bar selection has outstanding option you’re free to mix and match. - most cans drinks in fridge are included in AYCE except alcohol, but unopened drinks may costly if you accidentally bring them home. - has wide ice cream selections, it’s included in AYCE and you can take it home, some of these are soft ice creams. ?- the meat selections are wide, and when you order too many of them, you’ll get confused which cut are they. I would stick to just one or two type of meat next time, to be safe. - they added hot water to the soup broth if you asked for broth refills, that kills the original broth taste. - only 1 restroom available when we’re there, the queuing made you losing the 100minutes for the food even faster. ? - if you’re choosing the non spicy, make sure the other is non spicy too, in case the taste got transfer and the whole pot turn into spicy. - call ahead prior dining in or make an appointment if coming with large group so your table is ready. #houyihotpot #chinatownmanhattan #chinatownnyc

My FAVORITE hot pot restaurant in NYC. Absolutely amazing variety of vegetables, seafood, grains, and sauces. For all you can eat you also get unlimited drinks (non-alcoholic) and ice cream. WARNING: The SPICY Broths are REALLY spicy!!! BE WARNED

A friend of mine has been dying to bring me here to try it out. This AYCE hot pot has great selection on protein, veggies, drinks, and ice cream! Everything was fresh. Spicy is spicyyyyy so be cautious on what level broth you want. I ordered the spiciest level and took turns eating hotpot and ice cream lol my friend and I also arrived when they just opened so it was not packed, and I did not feel rushed at all. Service was not bad, but I wish they were friendlier. I would not mind returning!

Just came here today and we loved it!! Nice variety of different broths, will try the bbq next time. Don’t skip on the ice cream it was very good quality and worth making room for :) definitely coming back

This place can get really busy, but that just reflects on how good the food is and how nice everyone was. I've walked in twice in groups of 5 or more, and the wait was about 20-30 minutes. Totally worth it! Not only is the hot pot tasty, but so are the juice boxes! It should be noted that it gets pretty crowded inside, but they do have some outdoor seating with heaters.