Made In China Hot Pot

I went to this place at lunch hoping for some hotpot but they did not have hotpot at lunch time (what?). I ended up having chinese dishes. I got the satay beef vermicelli with egg sandwich, one of their ‘all day breakfast’ deals and it came with a drink. It was decent. Nothing special, their prices are not too bad either, so it is definitely a viable option for a quick lunch with friends. Cept its location has the worst parking cause it’s in Commerce Gate. It is right in between a bunch of other restaurants.

We have only been there for the lunch specials so far and not the hot pot. We have tried many of the lunch specials over the last few weeks and they are consistently very good including the chicken and mushroom rice and the beef noodle soup. The service is friendly and attentive. It’s our go to place now for a quick and reasonable priced Chinese rice or noodle lunch special.

First time here I order the pork bone congee and fried noodle. The fried donut that came with it was disgusting. It was hard and oily. It’s definitely over night garbage. The congee tasted so much flour mix was also disgusting. The one pork bone that was in it was pure bone. No taste at all. Here is a one star for the fried noodle. Never come here again.

There are sooooooo many hot pot restaurants in Richmond hill. I don’t get how they all sustain given the stiff competition.
Food here is blah. Just whatever. I may be overly critical cause I’m not a huge hot pot fan. I don’t see any value in it and I don’t think it’s that great.

This place really grows on you. Its got a nice wide variety of stuff, and the cooking is actually quite good. I have tried many of the items on the menu and the only thing i did not like as much was this white chicken on rice dish; its a cold chicken, which is just how its prepared, not my thing. Everything else is always great. Best dish is the MaPo Tofu.
I also like the ox tongue. Not allot of places u can that these days. The portugese chicken is also fantastic.
Definately a good place to go if u r super hungry. Portion sizes are very generous. Prices are very reasonable.
Owned by the same owners as the Korean Grill House next door to it. Its well managed and well run. I like it allot. Good for take out too.

Really? only 3 stars for this place? Well I had an excellent experience here and coming from Montréal, we don’t have many hot pot joints! I really loved this place how they give so many choices of sauces to dip and also a variety of seafood/​meats etc. The service was okay but the hot pot broth (which there is so many options!) was pretty solid to me. In terms of service, I hate to sound like I am generalizing… okay I am totally generalizing but anyways! Asian spots, I have a lower standard for their service like Chinatown restaurants or something, because! Why? They usually don’t give top notch service anyways! It’s not the same caliber as let’s say… fine dining restaurants or something. It isn’t a bad thing, but it’s just the way it is from all my experiences in Asian restaurants (casual that is) I am totally digressing and this review is turning into a rant.
OKAY back to the actual review of the food, all in all… it was very satisfying and tasty. Spacious atmosphere and cool casual ambiance. Definitely worth visiting Markham for this hot pot place!

Contrary to its name, this place serves more than Hot Pot.
They serve a small menu of Hong Kong café items between 2:30 — 5:30pm. What makes it different than other HK café in the area are the choice of «ice cream coconut red bean» or «ice cream coconut grass jelly» drink as part of the meal at no extra cost! You can still opt for hot coffee or milk tea if you like.
Their minced beef spaghetti, wanton noodle soup and satay beef noodle soup were all tasty! But small portion sizes, that’s reflected in the cheap price. Fills you up perfectly till dinner (hence the 2:30 — 5:30pm menu).
Side note: they are related to the Korean BBQ next door.

Just finished hot pot dinner with my friend herr and it was so good. The servers were very friendly and constantly came to check up on us. Thank you for the amazing food and service!

IT IS THE WORSE PLACE EVER! DO NOT GO!
First of all, let me start by saying that the service there was horrendous. They almost had a full house and there were only two girls working. While the manager was sitting on his bum, talking on the phone, playing with this tablet. Ridiculous.
We had a group of 5 and they didn’t give us the chance to choose from just regular hot pot which is 17.99 vs the lobster and seafood hot pot which is 22.99. So obviously without knowing and we thought the seafood was included in the 17.99 so we got scammed in paying more. By the way, only 2 of the girls can eat seafood, what a waste.
The portion of the food was very little. Again, you would think with a group of 5, they would at least give 5 pieces of whatever we order. No, this place gave out 3 pieces of what we ordered and then had to keep re-​ordering. Also, when you’re making your sauce, usually the main ingredient is soy sauce. They come around your table and pour that for you. You never had the freedom of just pouring it yourself. It’s like its magical or something. So pathetic.
This is the absolute worse part. Let me just say that tips are given based on the experience and service for me; none of which I got from this place. But even still, we tipped them a well 10% before tax. OH MY GOD. They have the audacity to come back to our table, threw the change down in front of us and said «tips are not enough. It has to be after tax.». We were SO shocked! Never have a restaurant EVER asked for more tips. THIS PLACE IS THE ABSOLUTE WORSE.
So what did we do? Grab all the big change and put down all small change for them to count. We’re not rude people. Just expected something decent.
I purposely created a Unilocal account to write this review. That’s how bad the experience was.

Review is for afternoon tea set only.
I’m always on the lookout for good deals for afternoon tea. And this is definitely going to be one of my to go places!
Environment is quite modern and clean. Cool birdcage like décor. This place is meant to be for AYCE hotpot but they also have regular Chinese dish lunch combos and afternoon tea sets.
You can get the Chinese style french toast WITH a drink for just $ 3.25! French toast was not bad, comparable to all other HK diners. Most places just offer the standard milk tea or coffee as the included drink. So what stands out to me here is their red bean or grass jelly ice cream drink at NO ADDITIONAL CHARGE YAY :)
My family members got the fish ball noodles and satay beef which is just $ 4. It’s a good portion sized bowl for an afternoon snack and again, includes a drink.
i’ve been to quite a few asian places with afternoon tea. And so far this seems to be the cheapest!

I went during the day on a weekend and seeing that there aren’t many hot pot places open then it really makes them stand out.
The prices are split between meat only or meat with seafood. The meat with seafood package includes AYCE fountain drinks and fresh seafood such as lobster, shrimp and mussels. The rest veggies and meat are ayce and split in a small portion manner. So no left overs.
They are run by the same owner of Korean Grill House so it has the same atmosphere and type of service. Even the serving plates are the same.
Parking is fair and commerce gate plaza has an underground lot. Keep in mind they have a Chatime here so they can get crazy busy.
They also serve a la carte items too and a good place if you’re looking for Chinese café style.
Anyways I highly recommend this place.

I find myself looking for restaurants close to Chatime so I can grab my tea after a good meal. As a result, I have been to 5 of the restaurants in the Commerce Gate complex. I had looked at Made in China many times, since it is directly across from Chatime. It was about time I tried it!
I’ve had a couple of the lunch specials, a chow mein dish and a fried rice. A good sized portion, good flavour, and fast service. So far, I’m stuck on lunches, but the hot pot angle intrigues me. Based on the lunches I’ve had, I will be making time for dinner!

Now that hot pot season is approaching, it’s time to go hunting for hot pot places again. Yes I know about Kim Tao and I’ve been there endless times, but I wanted to explore other hot pot places in the Richmond Hill/​Markham area. I ended up here after walking around Commerce Gate looking at new restaurants that have popped up, as it is my least visited plaza along Highway 7.
We had the Angus Beef Seafood Hot Pot Buffet, since we believe the angus beef and seafood add-​ons would be worth the $ 5 extra. Well… unfortunately, I didn’t find the extra cost worth it. The angus beef slices were way too large, and once I fully cooked the beef it was way too tough for me to eat it due to the sheer size. The seafood platter included a lobster, which actually tasted very good for buffet style.
Some hot pot items we ordered include lamb, marbled beef, octopus, squid ball, beef tripe, mushrooms, chicken sausage… and some others I forgot. I liked the lamb, marbled beef, beef tripe, and chicken sausage (and I’m not a chicken sausage person at all). Overall though nothing truly stood out throughout the meal, but nothing tasted terrible to the point I would give it 2 stars or below.
Their ice cream was very good for an AYCE place! Particularly their chocolate ice cream… yummy.
Kim Tao still overpowers this place by all counts, but that place is just insanely busy compared to here. Meh. There’s probably a reason why. Service was a little better here compared to Kim Tao, but nothing to drive home about.

When it is cold and chilly outside, all I think about is having hot pot!
Hot Pot Angus Beef AYCE $ 17.99 a little pricey for a late night hot pot as there is no special pricing for after hour period.
Service was attentive and polite. The Angus Beef though a little leaner but of good quality. The other items were standard.
I like how now Made In China Hot Pot has more option than just having hot pots. I will be back for their lunch special and even for an early breakfast!

I came here for breakfast and I ordered a cold drink. On the breakfast menu, it stated that cold drinks are $ 0.75 extra but my bill showed $ 1.00 extra instead. I asked the staff he said it’s a dollar extra, it’s a typo on menu. Please. Either reprint all the menu or put sticker on and change all to $ 1 instead of ripping people like this.

I didn’t try the hot pot, but I did ordered their take out which was surprisingly good!!! I ordered the baked chicken tomato rice and the fried noodles. Both were decent priced for under $ 10. They even come with a drink too. I will def come back for their lunch specials.
The parking for this place is horrendous, not surprised though… Since it is a Chinese plaza with as a in drivers… But hey they do have some decent food in this plaza so I do come here quite often

I really wanted to enjoy this place but everything from seafood to beef was just– meh.
Different hot pot places are always a tricky place to try, especially when I’m ONLY there for the beef and peanut sauce. I have only been to 5 hot pots and that’s not enough exploring but I want to spend my money on some good beef and peanut sauce. It really is difficult to find good peanut sauce when there aren’t reviews on it.
Maybe I ought to make my own sauce and have hot pot alone, the thirst is real.

Maybe I should try hot pot here next time but we came here for lunch to eat some noodles and rice and not did I wish I went somewhere else
Food is over cooked and quantity is half what I usually get at other chinese places like congee queen,
I couldn’t believe they charge extra for take out

Service is EXCELLENT & they always check on your table during your meal.
Great atmosphere, bright, clean, tidy, and a nice design.
Food is also good, selection is like the other hot pot places you would go to.
Reason why i would rate it 4 stars is because the beef is not top notch fatty beef like the other places.
Usually beef is the most important plate at any hot pot place.
However food is still great and very little oil.
Waiters were back and forth with the hotpot and korean grill house, im assuming it’s the same owner.
Would definately come back.
$ 23.99 for seafood & beef hot pot — set price, you cant pick to only have beef hot pot for a lesser price.
$ 17.99 price is only for after 10PM-​12AM
10% off for grand opening special, not sure of end date
Definately coming back, hope they have better beef the next time!