Squares Hot Pot was an absolutely exquisite experience!
TL:DR Snapshot
3 different pricing tiers for all-you-can-eat ($40, $50, $70) that correspond to what kind of Wagyu you get. The rest of the ingredients, veggies, seafood, and more are buffet style. I suggest if you're new to hot...
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Squares Hot Pot was an absolutely exquisite experience!
TL:DR Snapshot
3 different pricing tiers for all-you-can-eat ($40, $50, $70) that correspond to what kind of Wagyu you get. The rest of the ingredients, veggies, seafood, and more are buffet style. I suggest if you're new to hot pot, have the waiter help you out ordering and make a sauce for you. I also believe that the best way to experience this restaurant is getting the most expensive option and going here on a date night or special occasion.
Full Review:
Upon walking in the door, there was absolutely no wait and we were seated immediately. Our server was extremely polite, knowledgeable, friendly, and helpful in explaining to us how the hot pot restaurant functioned. He gave us plenty of time to look over the menu, helped us order when we were ready, and even helped us with our buffet ingredients!
The 3 different pricing tiers correspond each category of Wagyu:
- USA ($40)
- Australian ($50)
- Japanese ($70)
It's all-you-can-eat, but the process is partially ordering the entree items (super easy and on an iPad), and buffet style for drinks, veggies, sauces, and sides. After ordering, the waiter brings the hot pot soup base before serving the ordered entrees. Everything else is for you to go to the buffet and grab as needed.
Our server was very attentive and accommodating, accompanying us to the sauce bar after bringing out the food so he could make for us some pro sauces.
Upon getting seated with everything you could need or want, the experience truly begins. Make sure to give all the food appropriate time to cook if you are new, and remember to eat slow so you can keep trying everything you're sampling.
Conclusion:
The food was absolutely excellent at this restaurant and everything was most delicious. The atmosphere was spectacular but what really made this a first-class experience was the service. Without the waiter that we had who was so present and hospitable, the experience just wouldn't have been the same.
I would highly suggest Squares Hot Pot to anyone seeking a special and delicious restaurant meal, regardless of any previous experience in the hot pot specialty.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$50–100
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
Recommended dishes
half half pot 鸳鸯锅, Dipping Sauce, Crab Sticks, Seafood and Tofu Lunch Special, Seafood, Menu, Veg, All You Can Eat Hotpot, Garlic, Shrimp Head On
Dietary restrictions
My partner has a gluten allergy (celiac) but after notifying the server and just exercising basic caution with some of the buffet items, we had no issues at all.
Parking space
Plenty of parking
Parking options
Free parking lot