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uo Guo (mandarin), or Hot Pot is quite the experience. To those uninitiated, Hot Pot consists of big bowls of broth (different flavours of course, my fav being the sichuan/spicy broth) sitting in the middle of the table that are used to cook everything from meats (nasty bits included), seafood and vegetables – in other words, it's a Chinese fondue.

My recent dinner at Yu Hang was not only good, but all-you-can-eat as well! Our group of 10 diners had two big bowls of broth (each bowl split in two containing a spicy and non-spicy concoction) and loads of food. I highly recommend going in as big of a group as possible, which allows you to sample more variety. In our group, we ate tofu, mushrooms, cuttlefish, whole shrimp, carpaccio-style beef and lamb, beef and fish balls, kidneys (more elegantly known as rognons), tripe (not enough of it though), glass noodles and more; definitely a plethora of Asian goodness.

We had to work for this meal, all that cooking the food ourselves, but it added to the experience! With people standing while eating, stirring the broth like a witch at her cauldron, this active meal was extremely welcoming. On top of that, spending time with friends and talking gastronomy with another foodie by my side, I couldn't ask for more... Then again, wheelchairs would have been helpful in carting us out after stuffing ourselves to the brim. Nonetheless, good food, good company and a $15, a quality meal that would make anyone grin from ear to ear. -- Reviewed by Reader Huge (April/07)