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Little Q Hot Pot, Arlington, MA
There's a new Chinese place on Mass. Ave. in East Arlington, just in off the corner of Lake Street, near Flora. N. and I went up there after work today for dinner. They have half a menu of "hot pot" items, where they bring you a big vat of broth to a hole in the table, and it boils and you add stuff. The other half of the menu is regular Scheczuan appetizers, soups and entrees. It is a bright, clean space with lots of room and white walls. The prices are very reasonable - it was less than $40 for two of us and could have been less if we hadn't been exploring a bit.
This is going to be one of those "you might like this place, but I didn't" reviews.
Don't make me cook! I have an aversion to shabu shabu, or hot pots or whatever requires me to pay money to cook my own food at a restaurant. I am not a good cook, and I don't want to have to think about it when I go out.
Too hot - we got the mala spicy broth with the angus beef combo of beef slices and veggies. Now, I eat spicy food all the time. But this was too hot. I wish the waitress had warned us, but that's probably asking too much.
Too small - We also tried their cashew chicken. It was tasty, but a relatively small portion.
Not what I thought - The appetizers had an odd problem...they weren't what I expected. The "egg rolls" were actually spring rolls. And the pork dumplings, which should be peking ravioli in a Chinese restaurant, were Japanese gyoza. Now, I like gyoza, so it was okay. Just odd not to get what I thought was coming.
Hovering server - I'd read reviews and every single one mentioned the over-attentive staff. I liked having someone to explain the menu and help us with the process. But they refilled my water every time I took a sip, and the owner came over twice, and it was just too much. I felt like I was having dinner with them instead of my companion. They need to chill.
I will probably go back after they've had a chance to work out the kinks, but where they've had a restaurant in Quincy for years, I am not optimistic. But that's okay - some places are just not my style. So try it and let me know.
This is going to be one of those "you might like this place, but I didn't" reviews.
Don't make me cook! I have an aversion to shabu shabu, or hot pots or whatever requires me to pay money to cook my own food at a restaurant. I am not a good cook, and I don't want to have to think about it when I go out.
Too hot - we got the mala spicy broth with the angus beef combo of beef slices and veggies. Now, I eat spicy food all the time. But this was too hot. I wish the waitress had warned us, but that's probably asking too much.
Too small - We also tried their cashew chicken. It was tasty, but a relatively small portion.
Not what I thought - The appetizers had an odd problem...they weren't what I expected. The "egg rolls" were actually spring rolls. And the pork dumplings, which should be peking ravioli in a Chinese restaurant, were Japanese gyoza. Now, I like gyoza, so it was okay. Just odd not to get what I thought was coming.
Hovering server - I'd read reviews and every single one mentioned the over-attentive staff. I liked having someone to explain the menu and help us with the process. But they refilled my water every time I took a sip, and the owner came over twice, and it was just too much. I felt like I was having dinner with them instead of my companion. They need to chill.
I will probably go back after they've had a chance to work out the kinks, but where they've had a restaurant in Quincy for years, I am not optimistic. But that's okay - some places are just not my style. So try it and let me know.