Hot Point Pot
136-72 Roosevelt Ave
Flushing, NY 11354
$$$
When you crave hot pot, you have to satisfy that crave. It doesn’t matter if its winter or the first week of June. Who said it needs to be cold to hot pot when there is air conditioning. Hot Point Pot is a fairly new addition to the numerous “huo guo” restaurants in Flushing. At $24.99 a person, it’s one of the cheapest AYCE deals in the whole city. In my experience, I’ve only seen cheaper at the 99 Favor Tastes in Manhattan Chinatown and Brooklyn.
If you have a bottom-less stomach, the buffet option is the better deal since the a la carte option is $3.75/person for soup and then dishes ranging from 4.99 to 6.99.
The interior is clean, Japanesy and comfortable in which most tables can seat 4 people. There are tables in the back that can accommodate larger parties.
The all you can eat selection is limited. They only have one page of items to select from. The number you write down doesn’t matter so just put a check next to each food and wait for the next round. Bet you can’t make it to the third column anyways.
You have your basic meats like fatty beef and lamb to common vegetables like lettuce and napa cabbage. Even weaker is their seafood selection where shrimp and fish fillets are the only items worth ordering.
There are 4 main options for soup (Original, Spicy, Half & Half, and Vegetable). Hot pot is best with the Yin Yang option because why pick one soup when you can have two. I liked the milkiness with a hint of herbal flavor from the original broth and the spicy one is always a must have for those sadist eaters like myself.
Since we went with AYCE hot pot, you can get an idea of most of the dishes we ordered below:
Fatty beef is an essential part of a hot pot diet. Not included in my pictures is the pork belly which is a MUST ORDER!!!!
Chicken breast slices are also offered but why waste stomach space on rough chicken white meat.
What goes with beef? Another part of the cow of course. Pay attention as these cook fast and shrivel up in seconds.
Something I don’t regret ordering is the pork kidney. I loved the crunchy chewy texture when it’s cooked.
For the adventurous eaters, there is pork blood. It’s sort of like eating liver so it didn’t suit my taste. I was hoping for the blood jelly.
Fish filet is a must order. Flaky, smooth and delicious.
Another common dish are the “fish” items such as the fishballs and fish tofu. Some are cut up for faster cooking.
Unlisted on their menu are clams. Our waiter told us it was offered that day so we were lucky.
There is nothing like tofu to cleanse the palette. They have the sponge or silky soft varieties. Also you can keep eating these and not feel full.
Glass noodles for some slippery goodness and absorbing the soup.
Many reviews say that the fried tofu skin is one of the best items on the menu. It’s crispy, melts in the mouth, and the only item that you can eat without cooking. However don’t expect much flavor.
I love mushrooms of all varieties. They offer oyster, enoki, shitake, and wood ear.
There’s something about hot pot quail eggs that defy the laws of science for some reason. No matter how long you cook it, the yoke stays creamy. That gets a like from me.
Hot Point Pot is one of the more affordable hot pot options in Flushing. (Also there is a 10% discount on the Yelp app). The quality is comparable to Little Sheep and way better than the shadier places like Shanghai Tide. While the selection is small (no crabs =[ ), there is only so much you can eat anyways. This will be my go to buffet “da been lo” restaurant in Flushing because I save money even while I am stuffed to the point of puking.
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