Mongolian Hot Pot
4718 Clairemont Mesa Boulevard, San Diego, CA 92117
Founders Gary and Mindy Wu, who emigrated to the United States from Inner Mongolia, China in 1995, opened the concept in September 2007 after first owning a Rice King in Mira Mesa. The Mongolian Hot Pot experience entails creating your own soup while seated at the table. The broth is brought to a boil and left simmering on a stove at your table for the duration of the meal. Selections of raw meats, fish, vegetables, and noodles are presented on a tray for you to place in the broth and thus cooked. You then serve yourself the creation in a bowl. The concept is great for two, four, or more people – the restaurant has the ability to seat large groups with multiple stoves.