Taiwanese · Chinese
Now closed. Roger's go-to for legit, fast-service Taiwanese-style personal hot pot in Kearny Mesa: a spicy Sichuan pepper broth, roomier seating than Little Sheep or Tasty Pot, and HK-style skillet platters on the side.
Uniboil is listed as closed on Yelp; Menya Ultra now operates from the same Clairemont Mesa Blvd address. Roger's review is kept as part of the dated record.
Yelp — Uniboil listed as closed (checked 2026-09-17) (2026-09-17) ↗This page is kept as part of the dated record. The order notes below describe the place as Roger recommended it, not as it operates today.
From Roger’s camera roll
Source-backed notes
Checked in 1 time on Swarm, most recently Dec 17, 2017. See the check-in log
“One of the more legit hotpot spots in town!”
Roger called this one of the more legit hot pot spots in town, with quick service that had the table's order out within ten minutes. He recommended the Sichuan pepper broth for spice, noted the space was roomier than Little Sheep or Tasty Pot so waits were shorter, and described the format as Taiwanese-style personal pots alongside other dishes like HK-style skillet platters (鐵板).
Stay in the neighborhood
A Convoy District spot Roger rated among the better local options for xiao long bao and pan-fried sheng jian bao, with better-than-typical service to match.
A Kearny Mesa Vietnamese spot Roger praised for freshly made, generous portions — nothing mass-ordered frozen — plus made-to-order coffee and wings he ranks among the only two worth ordering at an Asian restaurant in town.
A low-key Convoy-area grocery Roger called a one-stop shop for a Chinese household: herbal remedies, dried seafood, nostalgic HK/China/Taiwan sodas and whole-leaf teas, tucked in a warehouse half a block west of Convoy.
Keep exploring
Browse the Taiwanese page, or continue to another place with a matching cuisine.
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