The Seafood Kitchen

This little place has surprisingly good sashimi and I love the presentation. The jumbo shrimp sashimi is a must ordered item. The lobster soup base is a good choice as it includes one lobster. Lots of seafood items to choose from. Seafood here all taste very fresh. Coral clam is my personal favorite since I can’t get it in the US I tried to order it whenever I see it.

We kind of stumbled into the restaurant, when we were turned away from a similar hot pot/​steam pot restaurant down the street when we did not have a reservation. The Seafood Kitchen took us in for dinner, but clearly they were packed by the time we left. Thus, make note, if you go, best to make a reservation.
Having been open for eight months according to the server, this place has a cute harborside, fish dock theme. White washed walls, wooden tables, fish tank with live fresh seafood to later show up at your table, canister stools for chairs, nets on the ceiling, fish and fishing décor throughout. It is not fancy or anything, just themed well. is not very big, but has the set up for a good spot for groups (and we saw a few groups before we left… one looked like a family affair of 6, another was a group of 8 girlfriends and the final group seemed to be like friendly neighbors all going out together for the night). Thus, maybe this would a fun night out for a group.
Service was good and our waitress/​hostess was very detailed in assisting with questions on the menu and how this restaurant works. She was friendly, as was all the staff.
So in short, the concept/​niche of the hot pot/​steam pot is that you order their very fresh seafoods and such from the menu and it is delievered in stackable metal pots to your table, placed on top of a little gas grill. The bottom pot is a broth soup that catches all the juices of the steamed seafood that you ordered and is stacked in the pots on top of it. The broth then can marinade and simmerswhile you eat your dinner. You order 4 things, you have 4 pots on top of the broth pot. You order 10 things, you will have 10 pots on top of the broth pot. You kind of stand up to get into the pots when your stacks are tall.
The concept is fun and without question the seafood is fresh. Menu is written in Chinese and in English. We also ordered some sushi to start with and it was actually exceptional! Fat slices, fresh, great quality… all things you want in sushi. The sushi is probably the most reasonably priced item on the menu and well worth it. I would honestly go back for just the sushi, it was that good.
The restaurant does not have a liquor license, so no booze available. Although it appears their standard schpeel is to tell patrons they can walk over to Welcome around the corner and buy beer/​wine to drink with their meal. We, in addition to several other tables, did just that. Otherwise, they have soft drinks and bubbled water.
IT IS EXPENSIVE! The quality is great, but do note that you will pay for it. Our bill came to $ 3278 for four people for four dishes, broth, some sushi and a couple soft drinks. You could probably control the cost more based on keeping in check what you order. The cost can be a bit jarring when you are not sitting someplace like the Four Seasons with a celebrity chef for dinner with versus a local seafood joint in Kennedy Town. So, although this place was great and we would absolutely go back, maybe with this price tag we would not go back often.