Tasty Pot

I live in nearby Westlake and we go shopping here all the time. Around the corner from Walgreens and nearby Banana Island is a small chain restaurant called Tasty Pot. It was a cold day (polar vortex) and this place gets busy quick so we managed to get here a little earlier before the lines got long. They have a menu that you can choose from 12 bowls each varying in size. Sizes 1-7 offer the most bang for your buck at around 14.50 for dinner. After that you get a larger size but definitley pricier at options 8-10 17.50 and 11, 12 for $20 dollars. I think 1-7 is sufficient enough for me, although sometimes I do crave the Seafood Lobster Hot Soup but for that price I can get it better elsewhere. This time I chose the Beef Hot Soup. It comes with napa, beef slices, enoki mushroom, Taro, Corn, Meatball, Kamaboko (white fish cake), Crab meat, clam, and some extra garnish. I picked spice level Medium, and that felt appropriate rating for the spice level. After that you can choose rice or vermicelli in which I picked Rice and I also got there Achatea boba which is much better than the previous boba I had there. Tasty Pot isn't the highest quality (the soup is definitely too salty) and the ingredients are crazy fresh but it offers a really good meal for the price, and they serve it pretty quickly. I would give it a 3.5 stars but the staff is nice so I'll up this to 4 stars. My wife got the cheesy milk and I'll say it's interesting but she likes the flavor so that's all that matters :)

Good pot, night shift staff could get better at customer service

Love going here. Food is consistent. I love number 9. When I am feeling sick or about to get sick I always come here.

I like the idea of having my own pot. So when the other place closed down I was a little sad. This place also gives us our own pot, but all the items are pre-set and supplied. It's not all you can eat, but that's good sometimes because how much do we really eat.

The pre-set pots have a good amount of stuff. We just have to order more of the stuff we like and pay a little extra. My kids seem to like this and the bubble tea is a nice addition. I've heard mixed reviews from my friends who accompany me, some like it, some don't.

One thing I remember, is the staff is not very accommodating to the idea of substituting anything for anything.

Staff is so attentive and on top of things. Food was amazing. Just the right size if you order the small pot for a girl! Ingredients tastes really Taiwanese ???????????????????????? the free green tea drink was good too. I’d def go again!