Xiang Zi Hot Pot - Markham

This is a restaurant where you pick out raw ingredients at a large buffet and cook it yourself at your table in boiling vats of soups. It is fun to do. The selection of types of foods and ingredients are tremendous. The restaurant atmosphere is very nice.It is a little pricey. I have eaten many times in China at this type of restaurant and there are a couple of things I liked there that this restaurant did not have despite the huge variety it did have. In my opinion, there are tastier hot pot restaurants in the area but none of those restaurants have as pretty and well maintained dining environment.

Using individual pot for self cooking is hygienic and no more mess sharing with others .I found that the meat is exposed openly and that is not healthy at all. The temp is not maintain and I saw other customer using their hand !The management should work on the ventilation system. The floor is little slippery !!! The second floor is not a good idea for All You Can Eat ...... is dangerous as I see some senior having problem bring food up .The quality of the food variety is normal and the price is over price too. If they charge these price per head than the soup base should be free. The toilet is not well maintain and smell bad. The sink are dirty and wet everywhere ....... they need to maintain well in this places as lots of traffic in and out especially All You Can Eat restaurant. The staffs are slow removing the empty plate as I can see many of them just lazy around and chatting. The vegetable section has a good selections but the vegetable is not well washed and clean.

The restaurant has a fantastic atmosphere and delicious food, but it's important to know what you're doing. You have the opportunity to season and choose the type of broth yourself, so the quality of the food depends on your choices.

I absolutely loved this restaurant. The variety of food options was impressive and I had a great time trying out different dishes with my friend. We stayed for a long time just to sample everything. I left feeling incredibly happy and relaxed. The staff was friendly and accommodating. I definitely plan on bringing my friends and family back. My favorite dishes were the duck feet and pig's ears. The desserts looked tempting, but unfortunately I couldn't try any due to allergies.

Food was mediocre lots of animal inerds and cheap stuff. Charged everyone $38.99 then had the nerve to charge another $6 each for the broth. Except for the decor nothing else was worth the price. Saw some u tube visitors saying how great it was must be a paid for ad. Don’t go to the place if you want good food there are some much better places with better food. They didn’t even have good deserts. Stay far away we are never going back!!!!