The call
Start with personal hot pot combo, and check the restaurant’s current menu before you go.
What to order
- Personal hot pot combo
Best for
- Individual hot pot without a group commitment
Chinese · Hot pot
Quality Taste Pot
A Mira Mesa individual hot pot spot Roger compared favorably to the Boiling Point chain, liking the personal-sized pots.
Source-backed notes
Visit history
2015-06-20day precision · source explicit
“Personal sized pot. Similar to boiling point”
Roger compared this Mira Mesa spot's personal-sized hot pots to the Boiling Point chain. (From an unpublished Yelp draft review, never posted publicly.)
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- From the order notes
- Double Taro Signature bowl · Tofu pudding with red bean
- Go for
- Taiwanese shaved ice and tofu pudding
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- From the order notes
- Lengua tacos
- Go for
- Taco Tuesday · Lengua tacos
Latest recorded visit2019
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- From the order notes
- Nem nuong · Banh beo · Bun bo hue (BBH)
- Go for
- Vietnamese food without the drive up to Orange County
Latest recorded visit2015
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Browse the Chinese page, or continue to another place with a matching cuisine.
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- From the order notes
- Baked pork chop rice · Wontons with chili oil
- Go for
- Comfort food · Casual weeknight dinner
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- From the order notes
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- Go for
- Nothing Roger would return for
Latest recorded visit2019 · approx.