![]() Ai told the owner about my blog and said “I was her best favorite customer”. I’m grateful that my friend Ai shared this with me. This was one of the coolest food experiences of my life. The quality and freshness of all the food was outstanding. When your food is done you dip it into your customized dipping bowl. The lotus root and pig brains, lotus root and potato noodles cooked in a few minutes. Ai asked for the spiciest amount of seasoning and it was SPICY! The food is dropped into the Hot Pot divider and cooks in no time at all. The Hot Pot water needed to be refilled twice due to evaporation. Once the Hot Pot was boiling Ai asked for a divider which helped us keep track of our items. Ai added a ladle of the liquid from the Hot Pot to our dipping bowl. There were 8-10 options such as hot chili oil, fresh chopped garlic, mushrooms, sesame butter, cilantro ETC. Once we had everything ordered Ai took me over to a buffet style station where we put together our dipping bowls. Apparently spam is awesome this way and kind of a big deal. Ai ordered pig brains (which ended up being my favorite) lamb, potato noodle, spam, lotus root and several other things I can’t remember. I’ve been a customer of hers for four years so she knows what I like. You order from a menu that resembles a sushi ala carte menu there were so many options I just let Ai do her thing. The server fills your bowl with hot water and turns on the flame. ![]() The Hot Pot bowl comes with spices made exclusively for this restaurant and what Ai described as spicy butter in the shape of a cartoon character. The cooking for Hot Pot is done at the table which is great for groups of people and fosters conversation. I’m sure there are other factors as well. Ai’s husband explained this to me a few years ago. In recent years the number of Authentic Chinese restaurants has increased to meet the demand of Chinese students taking advantage of our low priced college tuition. After experiencing the meal I understand why… You can’t just walk in and know what you’re doing the first time! When Ai invited me for Authentic Hot Pot I couldn’t say no she insisted to pay and that I go with her the first time. The food is still amazing but their front of house is not the same without Ai’s vibrant personality. Ai sold her share of the restaurant to the chef. Sichuan Chili was my favorite restaurant I was eating there once a week for the past 4 years. Ai was one of the owning partners of Sichuan Chili in Evendale. Two weeks ago I was invited by my friend Ai Lin to lunch at a new Sichuan restaurant in Cincinnati that has authentic Chinese “Hot Pot”. Noodle & Hot Pot, 4750 Fields Ertel Cincinnati Ohio 45249
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