Ah Lien Hot Pot

Renny Yu

expensive. Ordered the cheapest thing, my ten year old and I went to eat, two people spent 100 yuan. Food service is pretty ordinary. The place is noisy.

efon wang

Big round table quite inconvenient for hot pot. Need a rotating counter in the center. Please don't serve frozen meat

Coco

This is the most authentic Taiwanese Mala hot pot I had in the U.S., said my white husband.😆. He is not wrong. I haven't found another place in LA area like Ah Lien. Most of the Mala hot pot is really oily(Chinese style), but this one has a great flavor and not oily. Don't get me wrong, this pot has chili oil too but not greasy. The vegetables soakes up the chili oil which makes it very tasty, and also spicy. Ah Lien offers many side dishes, drinks to complement the hot pot. There are other soup bases as well. We picked the "yuan-yang" style (the pot has a divider) but picked Mala as the soup base for both sides. My husband love lamb and I can't even stand the smell. Yuan-yang style is perfect, no con"lamb"ination in my broth, said my funny husband. The services are great. The owner actually told us that we ordered too much meat for just the two of us. I like this. He could have just serve and charged us but he decided to tell us and save us some money and minimize food waste too. Thank you. We traveled 40 minutes one way to Ah Lien each time and the drive was always worth it. You could take the left over home too! Get some meat from H-Mart or 99 ranch, plus some vegetables, shrimp or anything you want. You could make another meal out of it. * The yuan-yang pot originally intended with one side is Mala hot pot and the other side is non-spicy. If you are craving some authentic and tasty Mala hot pot, Ah-Lien is the place you want to visit. Hope you enjoy as much as I did

Robert Hsu

Best Taiwanese ma-la hot pot!