Tabletop burners cook hot pot meals at this relaxed Chinese spot with a side dish & sauce bar. Based on 265 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.6 stars. Price $
✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Takeout ✔️ No delivery
Address:
55 W Green St, Pasadena, CA 91105
Phone: (626) 639-3391
Hours
| Friday | 11:30 AM–9:30 PM |
| Saturday | 11:30 AM–9:30 PM |
| Sunday | 11:30 AM–9:30 PM |
| Monday
(Labor Day)
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11:30 AM–3 PM, 5–9:30 PM
Hours might differ
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| Tuesday | 11:30 AM–3 PM, 5–9:30 PM |
| Wednesday | 11:30 AM–3 PM, 5–9:30 PM |
| Thursday | 11:30 AM–3 PM, 5–9:30 PM |
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Reservations: chongqingyaomei.com
Reviews
Ying Liang
Grab a group of friends and enjoy some hotpot here! Lovely restaurant with indoor and outdoor seating options, metered street parking out front. You pick your soup base(s) and whatever you want (by the serving). Tell them what soup you want and order the rest from the app. Ingredients come out quickly and are fresh/high quality. There’s a sauce bar so you can create your own. There’s some snacks too but don’t fill up! The hotpot is the star of the show. Though we did come in on a random Sunday night and were surprised by an actual marital arts dancing show! Staff is very friendly and helpful. Definitely err on the side of caution with the spice—hot is VERY HOT here. We still had to get our soup toned down after ordering the mild. Overall was a great splurge, would recommend and would definitely come back!
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Laro Pilartes
Amazing experience at this restaurant. We really enjoyed our visit. The food was great and the service beyond stellar, I couldn’t commend it enough. It’s a very busy area so you might want to plan ahead if visiting during rush hours. There’s limited parking right in front of the restaurant too, so be ready to walk a bit or use one of the parking garages in the area.
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Courtney
I’ve been wanting to try authentic Chinese hot pot forever and finally found a place that was delicious and not in the belly of LA. Staff was really helpful with ordering (it’s all on your phone) and the food was incredible. Not a meal to rush through, I was there with my friend for around 90min. The sauce station is amazing and genuinely feels like there’s no “bad” combination as all the flavors just work together so well. For sure give this a try
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Analtina Félix Pilartes-Congo
I’m not gonna lie, I was afraid in the beginning because it was my first experience eating food that will cook in the table lol, but I loved it, and it was a great experience. Would definitely try again and recommend you trying it too. Can’t wait to have more Chinese food experience.
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Eve L
Came here with a big group & we had made reservations ahead of time. The food is ok. There’s a wide variety of foods to suit different tastes. With the split pot your able to choose from a variety of soup bases & a plethora of add ins. Each table shares a pot & there is a self serve sauce station. The service was attentive & you also get a mini show from the Chinese quick change dancer. The only thing that left a bad taste was when they added the 20% tip. No where did it state there would be added gratuity for a big party. Though the way the server said it in mandarin was that they selected 20% to leads me to believe that they had a POS system where someone should be able to select 15%, 18%, 20% etc. What if we wanted to tip 25%? I don’t recommend this place & won’t coming back.
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Jon Freeman
Great experience. Helpful waitstaff as I’d not been to this type of restaurant before. And delicious food. Even some entertainment that I won’t spoil by telling you, just go. It is a great place. Worth going imo
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Jeff Tong
Fresh ingredients in a Chinese 80s type of feel. Loved all the ingredients but especially the lamb, beef, shrimp balls, and mixed tofu. They also have a sauce station that also serves free unlimited appetizers and unlimited desserts. The combo soup is likely best so you get the best of both worlds
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CeeCee Peng
It’s an amazing place with authentic Chinese spicy hotpot in Pasadena. For us who lives in Glendale, it’s the best spot to go to 🙂
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Mia S.
The spicy base taste is very original and food is fresh. A lot snacks you can choose as well.
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Anny L
Chong Qing Yao Mei has a really authentic Chinese hot pot in the 626 area. I love their new interior design and the decor, which is very fun and stylish. The food was fresh ingredients with a great presentation, and I would highly recommend the pork bone soup base.
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