Hopo Fusion Style Hotpot

Came here as a group of 4, and we all ordered different hot pots. I tasted all of them. Two of them were good (spicy hot pot and spicy surf and turf) while the other two lacked in flavor (miso and tom yum). Spicy hot pots are indeed very spicy (you can adjust the spice level except for the surf and turf one). Generous portions (all the hot pots come with a bowl of steamed rice) and fresh ingredients.
They have a daily special hot pot everyday for only $ 9.99 and desserts and snacks are 50% off after 9pm (They used to have it after 8pm in the past I guess based on other reviews). I think it is a very good value for only $ 9.99 for any hot pot.
Overall, because it is a hit-​or-​miss place, I am giving ³⁄₅.

Came here during Asia Food Fest and ordered from the dinner combo for 2 (where you basically get two wintermelon iced tea for free). We ordered spicy fermented tofu soup, Taiwanese beef brisket soup and chicken cartilage. The flavour of the soups were pretty good and the fermented tofu taste wasn’t strong at all. The wintermelon iced tea was the perfect drink to wash the food down!

If you want to eat hotspot and you do not want to eat too much. You should come here to eat. The food is always fresh and the thing I like is they give you a lot of veggies!
They also have lunch special you order one hop pot and get a side dish with winter melon drink!

To be honest, I’m not sure why this place is called Fusion, unless they mean a fusion of asian cuisines as their is Hong Kong, Singaporean, Japanese, Korean, etc. individual hot pots which are quite tasty!
They have daily specials, and 50% off desserts and appetizers if you arrive after 8pm. There is another dessert place called Sweet Esc if your’e interested too but we took advantage of the appetizers and ordered the spare ribs!
Got the Sukiyaki Beef for 9.99 and it was quite tasty! They give you bowls so you can start moving the food and soup from the hot pot to your bowl. Pretty sweet, however watch out for the water overflowing. You may have to pile cooked food on top of the other food to prevent the spillage.
I was also told the mild Laksa is quite spicy so beware!

I would not really say it is Hotpot but more like Japanese concept of nabemono 鍋物 but with a twist. When outside is cold and feels like summer never going to arrive, eating at Hopo Fusion Style Hotpot is just so comforting.
The option in having individual order as I can pick what I want without the need to share with my dinner mate is just so good. I love my Spicy. extreme spicy. So this is the place I can order whatever I enjoy without worrying as my dinner mates can pick what they enjoy.
Spicy Beef Soup ($ 12.99) and Sukiyaki Beef ($ 9.99) with a selection of ingredients. A lot of vegetables which my dinner mate really enjoyed.
The portion is just perfect for me.
Check for daily weekday specials for $ 9.99.
And I will be back for more.

Came here with a large group for a birthday celebration. I got the spicy beef pot and asked for it to be made mild. It was not mild. I was fine, however my friend could barely stomach it. There are a large variety of ingredients in the pot which was nice. The presentation was very nice (very instagram worthy). HOWEVER, there was way too much cabbage (it felt like a never ending pot of cabbage), and the slices of beef were extremely thin and almost sad. The shallow pots were also a problem because as the broth heated up, sometimes it would boil over and splatter out.
Service was nothing special.
I don’t find that it was particularly worth the price. I probably won’t be coming again.

I enjoyed my experience here a lot with a group of friends! Not the typical hot pot because it comes with individual pots and it’s not excessively steamy as the fire can be turned off after everything is done cooking. Very modern, simple, and quiet atmosphere — excellent for chatting.
I ordered the spicy beef option. The soup base was very flavourful and I think there was an option as to how much spiciness you would like. It came with standardized meat and veggies like beef, corn, mushrooms, fake crab meat, beef balls etc raw already in the soup. Then, the waiter will light up the burner infront of you so you can watch everything cook. Once it starts boiling, you can ask the waiter to put down the fire. It was actually as filling as AYCE, especially since the lunch combo came with a small side dish (my friends said that the fried prawn was best) and a large cup of refreshing wintermelon tea.
Definitely prefer this more than AYCE at a traditional hot pot restaurant, less pressure to eat more than usual and less expensive in general.

Omg, this place is amazing!
I’ve been meaning to come here for awhile since I would keep walking past it on my way to Chatime. Finally decided to give it a try this past weekend.
I came here for lunch which is a better value since they include a glass of wintermelon tea and an appetizer for each hot pot that you order. This was my first time trying wintermelon tea and it was so good! I ordered the garlic butter corn as an appetizer which was just okay, i would probably try the other dishes next time.
The hot pot contains pre-​arranged items and is a decent size for two people if you aren’t too hungry. I ordered the beef hot pot (yes, you can ask for non-​spicy!) and it was absolutely amazing. It came with beef, mushroom, tofu, corn, crab meat, quail eggs, mini hot dogs, beef ball, and a ton of veggies. The pot was definitely stuffed with to the brim. The one thing that I would change would be the portion of veggies. It was a bit overdone, so if they were going to load it that much, I would have preferred more variety than just cabbage.
For dessert, I ordered the matcha green tea milk pudding ($ 4.95). It came with red bean ice creams, red beans, cornflakes, and wafer sticks. It was definitely the perfect way to finish off my meal.
Atmosphere: ⁴⁄₅ | Service: ⁴⁄₅ | Price: ⁵⁄₅

Unlike other hot pot places, the pots are premade for you here. I ordered the spicy beef pot, but asked for it to be less spicy than normal. I’m either just really bad with spicy food or they didn’t heed my request, but that pot was spicy as heck. There was very little beef in comparison to all the cabbage they used to fill up the pot, so despite reasonable pricing, you’re mostly eating vegetables. I couldn’t finish the pot I was eating, so if you’re coming here with a friend, as long as both of you have mild appetites, then I suggest sharing a pot. Service was decent, but since I was here with a group, they kicked us out once we were finished to make space for the next group.
Overall, this is an okay place, but I wouldn’t return on my own.

*all the pots are individual and they aren’t AYCE.
*Each pot contains pre-​arranged assortments of items and I believe you can’t substitute them out, and you can also add most toppings for an extra $ 1 – 2 each.
*Service was ok. Food came out quickly but server paid 0 attention until she realized that I was a food blogger, then she was super attentive lol
*Fairly pricing. It’s around $ 14 – 16 per person for each individual pot.
*If you are like my friend who eat a lot, the portion here will definitely not be enough for you.
–Honey pomelo soda & jujube soda
The soda was not too sweet, really refreshing and much needed to tone down the spiciness from the soup.
–Malaysian Laksa Soup
The Malaysian Laksa soup base was a bit more watered down than what I expected, but it was still quite aromatic from the coconut milk and various spices. The soup was slightly sour and had a nice kick of spiciness to it! All the ingredients in both pots are nicely soaked with the flavors from the soup. I was also quite confused as our hot pots was served with both rice and noodle, however from online reviews, some were served without rice — so definitely check with the server!
–Tom Yum Seafood Soup
It didn’t have that depth of flavors from an authentic tom yum kung, it honestly tasted just like a tomato soup with lime. I also noticed that at some point, the pot tilted slightly to one side as there wasn’t anything to balance it at the bottom, other than a candle to warm the soup.

Food: 3 stars
It’s not traditional Chinese hot pot where you get to cook your own food. There are preset options to choose from. They bring you a shallow pot with everything in it already and it is heated on top of a rack with a candle underneath. I got the Malaysian laksa soup and it came with noodles on the side. Soup was tasty and mildly spicy. Not a lot of meat in it but it was still filling enough that I didn’t leave hungry. My boyfriend got the vegetable hot pot and there were no complaints out of him about it. We also ordered the Korean popcorn chicken and it was ok. I’ve had a better version of it at Galleria for less.
For dessert, I got to try tofu cheesecake and matcha green tea milk pudding. Between the 2, I thought tofu cheesecake was better with the black sesame ice cream. The milk pudding was very bland and the pudding was firmer than what I was expecting.
Ambiance: 3 stars
Small place with casual and simple décor.
Service: 2 stars
One waiter in particular seemed to be having a bad day. He seemed annoyed when we asked him to put out our candles because our soup was boiling over. The worst was when he dropped the bill on our table (we didn’t even ask for the bill) and we were about to ask for a desert menu. We told him that we wanted to order dessert and he just took the bill and walked away! No apology, didn’t offer us a dessert menu, nothing! My friend had to turn around and grab the desert menu himself.
Luckily he wasn’t the only person waiting our table. There was a nice girl who took away our pots when we were finished. She was nice and at least smiled at us.

Service:
Majority of the staff only spoke Mandarin, so I had some problems communicating with them. They also seem like new hires, and didn’t get enough training.
Ambiance:
Not you typical Asian hotpot setting. The décor is more modern, but the seating is a bit tight. There’s hardly any table space left after getting your hotpot dish.
Food:
This is not your typical AYCE or a la carte hotpot joint. You get a preset individual hotpot of your choice from the menu. There are limited options, and the ingredients are your regular hotpot items just precooked for you, which kills the fun of going to hotpot. What really bothered me was the fact that they used gel cans as fuel. You couldn’t control the temperature, and as you eat the pot gets overheated and spills over. At that price point and limited options, I rather just go to an AYCE hotpot restaurant.

We got the tom yum and fermented tofu soup for the hotpots and the chicken gizzard, chicken wing, and cuttlefish for the appetizers.
The hotpots were a bit bland for my taste, not savory enough. I wouldn’t come here for the hotpot, as there are much better options and I enjoy the traditional hotpot style of putting your own items in more so than the modern take of prearranged hotpots.
However, I really enjoyed the appetizers. The chicken gizzard was very delicious, crispy, and flavorful. Definitely better than I expected. Would come again for the appetizers, but not the hotpot.

Loved the idea of individual hotpots and after reading the reviews I thought it was worth checking out. This restaurant is smaller than most hotpot places but the best thing is they accept reservations.
I ordered the Spicy Fermented Tofu (12.99 $) — the flavour of the broth was on point and had good level of spice. I liked the variety of the vegetables but wished there was more than cabbage. I enjoyed the concept of the food being cooked in front of you but got a bit messy when it started to overboil. I wish there was an option to control the temperature of the stove but you ask one of the servers to turn it off for you.
My mom ordered the Malaysian Laksa Soup which came with noodles (14.99 $). It was tasty and she enjoyed it very much, I personally thought there was a strong coconut flavour so if you’re not a fan of coconut I don’t recommend this one.
We also ordered the Cuttlefish but regretted it after the first bite. It was not crispy and instead was drenched with sauce leaving the fried cuttlefish soggy and unappetizing. For 8.99 $ it was not worth it at all unfortunately. I recommend you opt for a different appetizer such as the Popcorn Chicken that I’ve heard rave reviews about.
Overall, service was good and the people were friendly as well. The food was good and I wouldn’t mind coming back to try a different option. I quite enjoyed a change from the usual AYCE hotpot.

I’m actually very impressed with Hopo. I’ve known about this place since they opened, but until today, I had never gone. I did my homework on Unilocal and on their website. I also called them a couple times before I came. Based on the reviews, I wasn’t expecting too much. However, I was hopeful. The pictures on their website looked good, and they matched up with the pictures that Unilocalers had posted. That’s a good sign.
I called twice before I came. I had a few questions. I wanted to know if they had some non-​spicy options not listed on their website menu (Yes. They have regular beef hotpot, and miso seafood hotpot). I wanted to know whether their hotpots came with rice (Yes). I wanted to know whether they served non-​hotpot meals (Not at dinner time). I asked if they would do separate bills (Yes). I made a tentative reservation for 10 people. About a week later, I had to change my reservation to 14 people. When I did that, they confirmed the date and time of my reservation, and asked if I still wanted to do separate billing. I’m very pleased with that. They kept a note of it. Good on them. Not many places I have been to do, and so I think Hopo should be commended for it.
I got here tonight at about 7:25pm. It was a full house. Four members of my party were already seated… at an 8 person table. There were no other tables open. I flagged down the staff, and inquired as to where our other table was. They told us that the couple sitting at the 8 person table behind us would be done soon and that afterwards, that table would be ours. We had to wait about 10 minutes. It was a tad chaotic for those 10 minutes because most of the rest of my party came, and they couldn’t sit down, and the restaurant isn’t big enough to handle that many people standing around waiting for tables (there was at least one other party waiting for tables). The waiters had a difficult time trying to maneuver around groups of waiting people.
Once we got seated everything went fairly smoothly. The tables and seats were very clean. Actually, the entire restaurant was fairly clean. I like clean. Clean is good. I ordered a spicy beef hotpot ($ 12.99). The menu lists it as 2 spicy peppers, but I was given an option of mild, regular, and hot. I found the notion of spicy mild amusing, so I ordered that. Upon receiving it, it was clear that it was not going to be mild. My fried tofu pockets (dul pock) had bits of red peppers everywhere. Fun. With the boiling hot soup and the spicy peppers, the warmth of the restaurant and me wearing a thick sweater, it made for quite the warm night. The standard drink is water with lime already squeezed into it (for those wondering what those bits floating around in their cup are). No ice. Yeah. So my spicy mild soup was not mild. It was spicy. It was very good though. I didn’t have my rice (gave it to a friend). Had most of my hotpot (hotpot beef, wieners, imitation crab, fried tofu pockets, tofu, cabbage, vermicelli, tomatoes, enoki mushrooms… there may be something else I’m forgetting). Did not have my corn (I don’t eat corn on the cob) or my quail egg (my friend loved these, so I gave mine to her). Very good portion to price. I was quite full after. I would totally order this again.
Also had a few pieces of my friend’s Japanese popcorn chicken. Popcorn chicken done the Taiwanese way. Slightly floury batter — as in you can feel the powder when you eat it. Japanese style means lots of kewpie mayo, roasted seaweed strips (I think?) and bonito flakes on top (those flakes that wiggle when they get put on hot food). Yeah. The bonito was still wiggling, so it was still hot. The popcorn chicken was not cheap, but the price was not so bad for the portion either.
I quite wanted to try their desserts (because the website picture and the Unilocal picture makes it look really good, and the prices are decent too), but I was full and my party wanted Chatime (which ended up being a disappointment). Oh well. Another time.
Tl;dr: Good food. Good price for amount of food and quality of food. My new favorite place for non-​ayce hot pot.

This a pretty small hot pot place. Fair warning to all its not an all you can eat but he portions are decent sizes. The hot pot is individualized so no communal pot.
The presentation of the pots are great. I had a beef broth hotpot which turned out pretty bland and had no side sauce to dip to change the flavour. My friends ordered the spicy beef begin was delicious and even with less spice it was pretty spicy. The Korean popcorn chicken was a highlight and was delicious, but some of the pieces was cartilage instead of meat which was too bad.
If you check in via Unilocal or any other social media it’s 20% off, not sure how long that will be for.

A twist on the traditional hot pot where the contents of the pot is set for you. Liked the soup base did not like the selection provided. Next time I should bring a pack of instant noodle and dump it in.
It’s probably best to share a pot with someone as it is quite a large portion for one person especially since I always order the original or Japanese popcorn chicken as well. I didn’t like the Korean one.
The waiter seemed super non-​chalant about his job but was better as we started eating (gave us extra bowls and napkins).
I would come back just to avoid going to the traditional hot pot places (not a fan of those).

Came in as a group of 14, they split us into two tables. This hotpot place is special in the fact that they are not all your can eat and you get your individual pot of your choice of beef, seafood, and veggie. Soup base basically is original, «stinky», spicy. Price ranged from $ 14 – 16.
I really like that it is individual pot for hygiene reasons and also the concept of add-​on toppings after your base choice. This works well when there are small eaters in the group whom would be unfair to go to AYCE and pay $ 25+ just to eat little and to be the company for others. Adding beef is only $ 3 comes in ~8 small slices. They also have Sapporo on tap, $ 18 for a pitcher, fair pricing.
Food quality is average, im too used to the lower quality of all you can eat joints, HOPO might be considered a bit better and cleaner, but not material enough to say they are very good. So, you can expect you are eating those AYCE-​like food but you pay half of the price and still get good amount of food.
Service could be better, I understand that big group of people is hard to be served but one waiter obviously was getting impatient with us when taking orders. Although we were a group of 14, no extra gratitude was charged and because of the service we received, I did not think they would deserve that either.
Overall — i would come back if i feel like a hotpot. I would highly recommend that spicy soup base if you can take spicy.

Came here for my friends birthday.
Waiters are nice and service is decent. Food is just average. They give you very little meat and a lot of vegetables. It’s like $ 20 per person I don’t think it’s worth the value. Wouldn’t visit again.

I’m not so sure about this place. The idea is alright I guess, and the food was okay too. But I didn’t like how you had to choose a certain broth to get the fixings and vice versa. I chose the Spicy Beef Broth because I liked the fixings going into that one (most others had no meat, only seafood etc). The broth was terrible. Very greasy and floral tasting. It’s similar to Malaysian style hot pot I think.
I think I’m too set in my ways with traditional hot pot. There are no sauces to dip your food in. Additionally, whatever fixings come in the pot are very limited. Like one quail egg.
I don’t think I would come back here.