Reviews Chili Hot Pot

Name: Chili Hot Pot
Address: 7219 104 St NW, Edmonton, Canada, I-T6E 4B8
Telephone: +1 780-989-0831
Rating: 87

Michelle

Went here on a Tuesday evening and it wasn't very busy but if they were any busier, the noise level would have been unbearable. So we got lucky. The place was cold so I kept my coat on (it was only -6 outside). The service and food were both great. They noticed that this was our first visit so they explained how and what to order. Our server (the owner, I'm guessing) even made us a special sauce which was delicious.

Jan 17, 2018

Lily

It was my first time eating at Chili Hot Pot. I had the lamb broth which was extremely spicy. I wasn't a huge fan of it but if you like spicy food then you might enjoy it. My friend had the chicken wine broth, which was really good, slightly on the sweet side though. There was a lot of different meats to choose from. The dumplings were really tasty and full of flavour. They didn't have a lot to choose from for vegetables. The staff were extremely friendly and helpful!
There were a couple things that I found odd:
1) Instead of putting in more broth, they'd add in hot water into your existing broth.
2) The sign outside the building stated that it was 20% off after 9pm. But I heard a worker say on the phone to a customer that it was 10% off after 9pm. However, we were there between 10-11pm and we still got charged full price.
The orders are quite large so order with caution!

Aug 14, 2017

Eat With Sharon

+3.5

Great service and pretty tasty hot pot but the place is too small for me. I like that they have the split pots so that I can have more choice with soups, there's also tons of variety on the menu which is great. However, the atmosphere itself was too crowded and hot for me.. I felt uncomfortable eating. If I were to come back, it would definitely have to be during a time where it's less busy. There is also a lack of parking so it'd be a good idea to plan ahead.

Jul 26, 2017

Carl Edwards

had a chance to come eat here with some friends. the food was fresh and love their wide selection of the soups they have i just felt it was a bit stuffy in there and kinda cramped but was a good experience.

Feb 03, 2017

Eat With Ann

+4.5

I have only been here once and I really liked it. Its a smaller place so it's pretty crowded. The thing that stands out to me about this place is their drinks - more options compared to other hotpot places and the lemon tea seems to be everyone's favourite. Service is prompt and they're quite nice which is uncommon for a hotpot place so it's nice to see. It looks like you get a late night discount so I'm interested in going back for that. The downside is this place is inconvenient for me because it's in the southside! I wish they'd open another location in chinatown or somewhere more central.

Dec 18, 2016

Vitaeats

+3.5

Really enjoy coming to Chili Hot Pot. They have many things on their menu such as appetizers that's included in the all you can eat. They have a wall of multiple sauces you can mix together. The hot pot menu has many things over hot pot places don't carry. The lady working is always friendly and gives recommendations. The desert is also delicious and homemade. Last time we had a coconut cantaloupe jello. It's a smaller restaurant and gets warm quick due to the steam from the soups. The nice thing is they give out coupons for you to come again and after 9-10pm I believe you get an extra 10-20% off your bill.

Oct 24, 2016

Anthony

+3.5

After 9, Chili Hot Pot has an awesome 20% off discount and it’s all you can eat! Located right across the street from Strathcona High School, be sure to keep an eye for it when driving by as it can easily be missed. Actually…. head there early too. The parallel parking in front of the restaurant is limited and can fill up fast.

When we first entered the cozy restaurant, we noticed everyone and I mean everyone in the restaurant had these lemon mason jar drinks on their table. We hesitated to follow at first due to the high price but once we saw photos of the drink on the wall, right behind us, we had to try it. It is a must have! My friends and I ended up ordering a pitcher of both the lemon iced tea and lemon iced soda.

Chili Hot Pot has a wide range of soup bases to pick from. 18 to be exact. I picked pork with apple slices, it seemed unique and tasty (from all the photos I saw online before going). Upon receiving it, the abundance of apples took up a lot of room in my pot and consequently I couldn’t hoard food. I was quite hungry and I wanted to stuff my pot with food. Overall, the soup base was flavorsome and I ended up taking out some apple slices in favor for more food. The sauce bar was located in an awkward spot of the restaurant but has a comparable or the exact same collection as any hot pot restaurant.

They had a great selection of both pre-cooked and raw food, particularly my girlfriend loved their selection of seafood as it is a bigger selection than most places. The service was fast and for the most part, accurate. The staff cleared our finished plates attentively and quickly and returned also quickly with more food.

After our food, the mango and cappuccino desert (both separate) was a nice touch to ending a great meal. I would definitely come back and recommend Chili Hot Pot to anyone, especially if you are hungry past 9.

Oct 14, 2016

ZERO

Easily the best hotpot in town, their new tech mini personal stoves very quick and efficient, they serve the best cooked foods for a hotpot place, they even have salmon sashimi. Selection for the items is also quite large, kinda similar to other hotpot places. Its about 30$ per person, id come back solely because it trumps other hotpot locations on their "cooked food" selection and quality, andddd the salmon sashimi which no other place provides.

Sep 18, 2016

Jenna Kassam

What a great overall experience and great service! Come hungry and expect to leave fully satisfied. I would highly recommend the hot pot experience to anyone and especially at chili hot pot, where they take the time to explain things and are very quick at clearing the empty plates away (you will have a lot of plates). I went there for my birthday dinner and Valentine's Day dinner, as well as a random Friday night, and they have been consistent. Highly recommend- but don't blame me if you go back too often!

Mar 02, 2016

Nicole F

My favourite hot pot in edmonton. Chili's staff is friendly, although the restaurant is very busy and not luxurious it's always clean and the food comes quickly. I love the variety of food items/appetizers you can order with your hot pot items. Try the Dry ribs, they are the best ribs I've had anywhere, EVER! Fried rice is good too and even had some good sushi items. They can make most of the broths vegetarian/vegan for those who don't want any meat based broths.

Jan 25, 2016

Let's Eat YEG

+3.5

In the last few weeks, Me and Jessy have been really into eating Hot Pot. On a cold winter day in Edmonton, nothing beats a hot bowl of broth and accompanying meats! We’ve gone to Chili Hot Pot a number of times, and a few other places as well. As I said my my last post, Hot Pot have been increasing in popularity in Edmonton, and now there’s many places to choose from. They are all essentially the same, with slight variations in what you can order.

Jan 12, 2016

Vivian Li

The best place in Edmonton to eat hot pot and the service is awesome too!

They have a lots of drinks that you can choice
But the location is not very good for people that don't have a car !

Jun 10, 2015

D2sushi

+4.5

Good service & friendly. I've been to like every hot pot place in edm. except asian express south so far, i can say as far as service goes, is my favorite place to go. The staff tend to remember you after one or two visits, food portions are good, nice home made sauces and desserts.
not the greatest neighbourhood to dine at but i don't mind making the drive down every now and then due to the service/food.

Jan 21, 2015

Julzy

+4.5

Yum. Positives: Friendly service! I presume she's the owner because she acts like everyone is family. She exclaimed we forgot a dumpling and chopstick'ed it into my husband's pot. She's the cutest and really sweet. Reminds me of my tiny Asian mom. She was constantly checking on us and making sure our drinks were filled. The water has cucumber and lemon in it. Nice touch! The servers did ask if I speak Chinese and when I said no the service didn't get worse (like at other hot pot restaurants) and they tried to communicate, truly. Exceptional sauce station with many condiments. We really liked the peanut sauce and the crushed peanuts. They add a nice flavor. Food was fresh. We ate a lot as usual.

Negatives: We ordered 4 plates of beef. Only one plate came. Ordered 3 more plates, only 1 plate came. Don't know if this is on purpose or if they meant to do that but we love our beef. There's no sliced chicken (similar to the beef, shaved thin), it's cut up chicken which is kinda unsightly to look at. We also love pork belly but it wasn't on the menu. Sometimes you get items you didn't order.

Overall: Not too bad. This place is great in a pinch but we have our favorite haunt. I do love the service the most! At our favorite place we basically get ignored the entire time and you have to flag someone down. They're attentive here and get high marks for that. Would have loved to make them our fav joint but the selection is the only thing stopping me! As for hot pot on the southside, don't count me out yet. I'll probably be back again soon!

Jan 07, 2015

Mandy

+4.5

Fresh and savoury!. This was my first time to Chilli Hot Pot and I was very pleased. A huge list of options, including many homemade dishes. What we chose from the menu came out quickly, was very fresh looking and tasting, and the service was very attentive. My favourites were the satay broth (we tried 3 different ones), the shrimp dumplings, plates of meat and fresh veggies. Mango pudding with a drizzle of condensed milk to finish was a nice touch. Overall a fun and unique experience!

Nov 21, 2014

Erickwan

+4.5

Best hot pot in town. Food is excellent . Osyters are fresh from the shell and not canned osysters. I particular love their lamb meat. Make sure u order their ice lemon tea , the best lemon tea ever. Highly recommend.

Nov 16, 2014

Jack_35999

+4.5

Amazing. This place has great service, the waitresses are always friendly. There's a huge selection of items for the buffet, there's vegetables and cooked items that aren't offered at any other hotpot restaurant in Edmonton.

For the love of god try their deep fried lobster dumplings and curry squid.

This place is always full on weekend evenings so be sure to make a reservation.

Sep 08, 2014

+4.5

Best hotpot in Edmonton. Love this place! Across from Strathcona High, it's pretty easy to miss this restaurant. Having been here several times, I can say it has the best hotpot in Edmonton. It even has sashimi! The service has always been attentive and prompt, and the food comes out at a fast pace. They've helped accommodate people that never had hotpot before by giving them recommendations and showing them how to cook, in some cases even cooking the food for them! The price isn't too bad, $27.99-28.99 depending on broth chosen. And of course after 9 there's the 20% discount, which is amazing. Unlimited dessert, good service with refills and plates cleared, parking right outside the restaurant (though it can be full at times), I love this hotpot place! Recommended.

Aug 11, 2014

Lorina

+4.5

Absolutely fantastic experience at Chili Hot Pot!!! Will be recommending this restaurant to friends, colleagues and strangers on the bus

Aug 05, 2014

Davis Pham

+4.5

Chili hot pot was a place to be loved. On the outside it seems like a shabby humble restaurant that most would pass by but once inside both the service and the atmosphere is amazing.

I definitely enjoyed my time here and will undoubtedly be returning with friends. Unlimited mango pudding dessert is something worth mentioning :)

Jul 16, 2014

YumYum

+4.5

Solid choice!!. First visit after reading great reviews here and it did not disappoint! Reservation is strongly suggested on weekends. All our orders came out fresh and very fast however did hear the younger table beside us keep complaining they weren't getting their pricier orders (lamb, oysters, shrimp). Service was great, everything got refilled and cleared promptly. Nothing bad to say...solid choice for hot pot!

May 11, 2014

Food Lover

+4.5

Best Hot Pot Place in Alberta. This is by far the best hot pot place in Alberta. I was not expecting much but was astonish at the level of competence by the staff and owner. Many points around this restaurant is great, here are just a few things:
1. Clean- Everything was clean, from the tables to the area where you get your sauces. In addition, the food is clean, intestines and vegetables are usually poorly cleaned in these types of restaurants because they can always blame the customer for not fully cooking it, however they were as clean as when I do it at home.
2.Great Cooked food- Several items were very good on the cooked food side, usually these items are used as fillers but they made a significant effort in making the cooked food great. The deep fried lobster dumplings was amazing, better than any Dim sum place and is not filled with fish meat (Most dim sum places fill the lobster meat with fish because its cheap).
3. Great variety- Everything you would expect in a Hot Pot place including the not so common intestines and coagulated blood. They have a good variety of meat (lamb, beef, chicken) slices and balls.
4. Milk Tea- Very impressed, I talked to the owner and the recipe is straight from a restaurant in Hong Kong. They bought the exact same leaves and shipped it here. One of the best I have had in Canada.

Mar 18, 2014

Varghese

+4.5

Good. I went here twice. The food is great. The only bad thing was when we give an order, they only bring in the cheap stuff first and sometimes even forget to bring in like the lamb. We have to call them and specifically ask them again in order to get it. This has happened quite a few times and that is the only thing that I was not happy about. Otherwise, it is a great restaurant!

Mar 04, 2014

Kim

+4.5

The best hot pot place in edmontkn and I've tried many of them. It is more pricey than the shared hot pot experience as it is individual hot pot. In terms of variety, it has TONS of stuff (very similar to Asian express in this sense). Their quality of food is better than other places I've tried as well. I found their meats to be super good. Their oysters were giant! I also loved their deep fried buns with the sweetened condense milk. So good.

I also consider this the best hot pot place due to the level of service. I went on a quiet Thursday night so your level of service may be very different when going on a weekend. The owner was very helpful! She made a lot of recommendations and was very attentive. She provided clean dishes a couple times during the experience. Also, this is small but they had TWO pairs of chopsticks for you!!! One for eating and one for serving!!! Hot pot places never have this! When I have hot pot at home we generally do this, but most restaurants don't bother. So to me, this secondary pair of chopsticks is but a glimpse of their level of service here. Also small, but their water was lemon, mint cucumber water which was incredibly refreshing especially amongst the salty hot pot experience. Again this is something small, but just demonstrates the quality level the owners operate at. I also liked that they have good based on portion sizes and were fairly accurate in getting everything we asked.

I would highly recommend this place! I also know they have a deal for happy hour (after 9pm) 20% off their regular price (24.99 but an extra 2 for specialty soups)

Feb 14, 2014

Mikeandanabel

+4.5

Awsome. Really great experience here, the service was the best, awesome food well worth it.

Feb 09, 2014

Good

+4.5

Nothing is better than sitting down with your loves ones in this cold winter,with your personalized hot pot !? Unlimited high quality food for your hot pot. The vegetable are so fresh that i forgot i am in Edmonton !! The raw oyster is by far the best in edmoton ,ready for you to cook..the meal topped off with house made pudding in 3 flavours,mango,green tea,lemon..all you can eat ! If you believe you and your friends deserve the best in town,be there !!!

Jan 05, 2014

Mike

+4.5

Best hotpot in town! They have the best meatballs and sauces.

Dec 03, 2013

Kris

+4.5

It's one of the best Hotpot place in Edmonton! Everything was so fresh and clean. The service was hands down the best I have ever seen!!

Oct 31, 2013

Jonny

+4.5

Overall, I liked Chili Hot Pot, especially their after 9pm deal! Forgot to mention you also get dessert at the end (we had mango pudding). Oh yeah, make sure you get a lemon ice tea ($2.50) – comes in a mason jar and quenches your thirst.

May 15, 2014

E-Town, It's Me Again!

+4.5

The food selection is diverse and plentiful, the hot food (prepared by Mr. Chan himself) is very tasty, and the prices are reasonable at Chili Hot Pot which makes it a great place to get together with friends and/or family. There are a couple of minor setbacks, but they have nothing to do with the food or service provided. First of all, you'll notice that the parking in front or behind the restaurant is rather limited. Second, especially if it's cold outside and you wear glasses, it takes a few minutes to get used to the hot pot sauna that gets you as soon as you walk in. Other than that, I have yet to hear a complaint about its operations!

Feb 25, 2014

Around The City

+4.5

Nothing beats the cold winters in Edmonton better than a hot bowl of soup, hot bowls of pho or all you can eat hotpot. I love my hotpot and I have been to almost all the hotpot places here in Edmonton. Recently, there has been a couple of new hotpot places appearing. Chili hotpot is one of the newest, located in the south side (kind of) right across from Strathcona High School on 104th street. The location is quite odd and parking may be difficult to find on a busy day, since the majority of parking will be on the street. I am a little behind on posting but I wanted to get this one out first since there are many things to be brought to attention after visiting this place twice..

Jan 13, 2014

Adam

Great place for all you can eat hotpot. Small venue but it's popular and always packed with customers. It was a bit cramped for my likeness but the atmosphere was exciting. Got to talking with some tables close by and got a good idea of what to expect portion-wise and they were generous. Huge selections of broth and it was almost overwhelming as I couldn't narrow it down to just 2. Meat and veggies were plentiful and great quality and served by a robotic disco cat. Service was spot on and very attentive. My only complaint was the sauce bar, while the selection was vast and well stocked, they had an employee building your dipping sauces. Not that it was a huge problem, it's just that they didn't understand how I liked my proportions and they couldn't get my recipe quite right. Regardless, I'll be coming back regularly. Can't beat the value here and they keep it simple with good food unlike certain lavish hot pot restaurants in Vancouver.

Leo Gomez

Ordered red coconut curry soup as the base, food was amazing as always. Love the robot that delivers the food to the table, very friendly staff. Food cooks fairly fast on the soup base. Call ahead for reservations, 20% off after 9pm is quite the deal 👌.

Herbert Camat

This place is probably THE best place to get hot pot in Edmonton! The staff are kind and extremely efficient, the food is delicious and abundant! Even though it is small, it makes for value, charisma and experience! My friends and I had a blast coming here and will definitely be back one day soon! The cat robot server was a delightful! Overall, great food, great experience and extremely fair price!

Brittany Hemmerling

Probably the best Hot Pot place I've been to! Very fresh ingredients and super tasty broths. Great service and they make your hot pot sauce for you!

Sam Poier

Phenomenal food. They give you huge portions so the price is well worth it. High grade ingredients that taste good even on their own, no matter what soup base you choose. Absolutely lovely owners and staff, makes you feel like family. Great for any occasion! The cat robot was adorable as well.

Johnny Choi

This place is a staple here! If you come during a prime time be ready to wait or hope you are lucky because it is packed (and for good reason). The aunties here are all so nice and we love the addition of the robot. It is busy here but worth it! Amazing food, and fun times. There's so many soups and sauces to try here and at the end of the day it's just really great value. We have been coming here for so long. One the best places in Edmonton for sure.

I Am Real Eyes

This is not just a Hotpot, this is an Experience, the many choices of soups, blew my mind... As I waited for my items to arrive, I heard music, I heard a whimsical voice and suddenly, I saw a robot multi tray 😳 zoom over to me with my items and ask me to remove, I laughed so hard I could barely get my items, what an amazing help this robot can be, I was super impressed and very happy to see such a nice robot, it's a cat, for the cat people, it's like Hello Kitty brings your food 😀. The service is awesome, they will make your sauce for you 😀 Very clean inside, all tables and areas cleaned very often 👌 The broths for soups for so many different flavors to choose, I went with Satay and another brother, Wine chicken and Herbs. Both were incredible, I'd love to have again, but I need to try other broths first. The selection of Veggies, Meats and Assorted dumplings and speciality items. I can't begin to explain, it must of have been at least 100 items in different varieties, everything fresh and cut properly, not super thin slices of bad cuts, this is good cuts of quality meats. I really can't say enough good things 😌 It's 32 95 for all you can eat, 2 bucks for a broth, for everything you get, it's well worth it, you're going to flavor town. They have a 5 item lunch special, 18 95, still decent, it's lunch. Be open minded, be ready to taste food and the foods juices in the broths, have a wonderful drink, they have menu of just the drinks they prepare, I didn't try, but it looked great. I got sliced pork, Marbled Beef, shrimps, sliced lamb, oysters, dumplings, chicken chunks, Angus cubes...everything was perfect. The Cat robot server, really made it super special and awesome, bring the wife and kids, this place is great, not to busy earlier in day, around 11am. There's parking on side street, near bottle depot, behind restaurant and directly in front of Chili Hotpot, depending on what time of day you go, you can grab a spot fairly easy.

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