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Bellevue hot pot restaurant12/3/2023 ![]() ![]() And the South China Morning Post reports that Xiao Long Kan, the third-largest chain in China, plans to open in Flushing next year, followed by planned locations in Los Angeles and Houston. shop in Manhattan’s Chinatown earlier this year-specializing in tallow-frying ingredients before they are dipped. This means that we are just at the very beginning of the wave of Chinese hot pot chains coming into the U.S. At the time of the company’s IPO last year in Hong Kong, Hai Di Lao was opening a restaurant at a rate of one every three days and was valued at $12 billion. But the current opening spree shows the widespread appeal: Hai Di Lao’s Seattle store will be in the heart of downtown Seattle, with a nearly 8,500-square-foot spot that will seat 300 people. While this type of luxury spread is a decade or older in China, until recently it had made only small inroads into heavily Chinese-American enclaves in the U.S. At the end of the meal, each diner gets a free soft-serve ice cream cone. To spare the kind of elegant clothing that one might wear to such a feast from the splatters of dipping, disposable bibs are provided. To keep the table from getting crowded, tiered racks turn plates of Wagyu beef cubes from clutter into a meat tower. Live spot prawns come arranged in a circle, facing upward, as if kneeling to say thank-you for the opportunity, a small bouquet of flowers nestled in the center. Noodles arrive tucked into custom wooden beds handmade meatballs look like works of art on pastel plates. Individual pots of soup tear the meal away from the casualness of sharing, and presentation takes the front seat here: Seafood platters arrive with pomp, afloat in plumes of dry ice. The luxury touches come in the form of presentation-seafood ingredients on a boat, meat arranged in eye-pleasing designs-and choice as in the multipage menu. ![]() Though you won’t find hot pot Barbie at all locations, you will find A5 Wagyu beef, handmade shrimp pastes and seafood balls, and giant metal rings filled with raw, impeccably sliced meats that diners can swish through the broth, cooking it quickly, before dipping it into a sauce (often one they custom make at a “sauce bar,” set up buffet-style). This year, Liuyishou expanded to Boston and the Seattle suburb of Bellevue. locations, starting in San Mateo, Calif., and Flushing. Liuyishou, which launched in Chongqing, China, has more than 1,200 locations worldwide and last year opened its first U.S. The company will soon open two more stores-both in the Seattle area-but in the wait for it to expand outside California, competitors for the luxury hot pot throne have come forth. store outside California in Flushing, N.Y., where the waiting area has free cell phone screen covers, jewelry cleaning, and hand treatments. But Hai Di Lao recently opened its first U.S. In the States, it’s mostly known for its noodles made tableside by dancing servers. The restaurant has been wowing people in China since 1994, with the mobbed outlets in Beijing known for offering free massages and manicures during the hours-long waits. slowly, beginning with Hai Di Lao’s arrival in Arcadia, Calif., in 2013. ![]() These Chinese chains started the move to the U.S. ![]()
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