Sizzling Pot King - S San Diego

We have the same store in the Bay Area, but it’s not as good as this one!

The food is great. We had a combo for two people. The restaurant is adorned with nostalgia decor.

I randomly was looking for something different to eat. It definitely has some unique items. The price was good for the amount we got for a medium dry pot. It was very flavorable (had garlic, mild). Pork rib dry pot, added pork belly and spam to it. Hot noodles that tasted authentic. Last, was the hot chinese fried donut buns with condensed milk! Ohhh it was DELICIOUS!! wow. Overall great place. Note the medium dry pot can feed 3-4 people for like $30. Not bad at all. I will come back again.

Sizzling Pot King is a chain. Not impressed with the food. The menu is like half scratched off like it’s “sold out”. Prices are increased using white label stickers. They should just reprint a whole new menu or restock inventory. They gave disposable bowls and utensils. Except for the water cup and pitcher. We wanted to order certain items but it got crossed off so we got their signature dry pot. We wanted small but it got crossed off. How? Can’t you make smaller portions? Medium serves 2-3 so we got medium. 1) pick the size, medium $26.99) or large $36.99); 2) choose your flavor, we got garlic; 3) choose your spice level, we got mild; 4) choose your pot, we got braised pork belly. It automatically comes with celery, potatoes, cauliflower and bean sprouts. Adding more sides is additional. The pot comes cooked and sizzling hot that is kept warm with a chafing dish underneath. We also ordered Wuhan hot dry noodles $6.99) and wonton in spicy sauce $7.99) which is basically in chili oil. It wasn’t spicy and the hot dry noodles were bland in a diluted peanut sauce. Glad we didn’t get rice and used the noodles to eat with the pork belly. The mild spice was perfect because it had a kick. Overall, the food here lacks quality, flavor and selection. 2.5 stars but bumped to 3 for the self serving water pitcher. Plus they allowed us to split checks with two credit cards.

The dry pot is really good. There are different types of flavor/spiciness and different proteins to choose from. You could also add other sides into the pot. Medium size is good for 2-3 people.