Xiang Hotpot-Brooklyn

Really good hot pot place if you like hot food spicy. They are very attentive, quick to serve and remove dishes, and clean up very quickly. We had a birthday party and they will board cast a birthday song and the staffs will come over to sign. We did all you can eat so we grab a metal carrier and go to the main station to choose from a decent selection. There's also a sauce station and a dessert station. My niece really likes the fried mantou with condensed milk. I'll definitely come back again for another dine in experience.

The interior design looked so beautiful. I wish i had taken more photos.
The food was good, we just kept grabbing and dumping food into the pot.
The service was good, they came throughout our entire stay to clear the empty dishes and refill the soup.

Best all you can hotpot I've ever been to. No compromise of food quality compared to the location in Flushing. You you spent only 80% the price.

I'd like to start off by... I'm confused as to how this restaurant works and do the staff even know what they're doing?

Cons;
- Staff had no idea what time they closed the restaurant when we asked.
- Staff could not explain how the menu works and neither did they ask if its our first time here or explain anything in general. Luckily we knew it was a partially AYCE and was able to figure it out.
- The tin holders were not provided to us until we asked. Without it, you'll have some difficulties holding your food tins.
- Each tin comes with a tiny amount. Its so annoying!
- Sauce station was so messy and around 10:30, the staff started picking up all the sauces to the back of the counter. I'm confused as to why if the restaurant is supposed to close at 2AM.
- I came for a birthday celebration and when asked to serve the cake, the waitress literally brought out the box of cake. LITERALLY... the entire box and all. It was so awkward and the waitress asked in front of the birthday girl if we wanted a birthday song etc. It was super delayed and no worker came to sing or anything (not that they're required to but it just made everything even more awkward!)
- Be aware of the "Spicy" soup base. I can handle spice but even the lowest level of spicy is EXTREMELY spicy!

Pros;
- Soup bases were delicious!
- Xiang Hot Pot noodle (Must try)
- It's fun to grab the food by yourself from the fridge.
- Drinks are included in the AYCE.
- Only 3 options for ordering meat. Everything else is not included. (Fatty beef is one of the options)
- Decor is out of this world! Its super nice and ancient time feel.

Omg the bear is so cute! It was very spicy though. We sat indoor and the table was pretty far apart. There were outside seating too. The meat were fresh and came with plastic box with cover. So we felt that the environment was hygienic. It was our first time going to this restaurant, the waitress explained to us what to do. She was really helpful. When you go, try the vegetable oil, it was so good.