Leung Yue Hot Pot - Kitchener, Ontario

Look, don't expect a 'normal' service, this is a very unique place. You come here for the special sauce, fresh in-house ingredients and the low price for AYCE hong kong style hot pot (and you can't choose the soup base) The owner has rules and does get vocal when you don't ... follow them (i mean hes been doing this for like 30-40 years)? The dude is tired but otherwise pretty chill. Just wait for your table to be ready and dont touch the stove settings cuz it might cause a short circuit. Service is prompt and food is served fast. Everything is freshly made everyday and you really can't find that value for that price ($30~$35). Make sure to scoop up a big portion of that special Chilli sauce and mix it with a soy sauce. I typically use (7:3 ratio of Chilli oil:soy sauce). It looks spicy but it's not. This is definitely one of those places where you will always remember and come back to waterloo for. Definitely try: dumplings, meat balls, chicken, beef, shrimp, slush drinks served in pitchers. All very fresh Read more

I used to go here all the time until the management switch over. It was an excellent introduction into hotpot and the owner was a nice old man. I guess his ungrateful, spoiled son took over and is running the restaurant down to obscurity. After the switch ... over, prices doubled, quality didn't. It was a full restaurant at that time but I can't imagine their filling up anymore. Now reading the reviews, and particularly the owner's responses, it's about as clear as it can be that this restaurant is lost. Reputation is everything in this industry and loyal customers move on. Furthermore, being overtly proud and rude shames your father who actually built up this restaurant into all the success you have ever seen. Sorry that you were never taught that but it will catch up to you soon. I look forward to the next restaurant that will open up in this lot. ~ update to respond to owner: I was paying $12-15 per person around 2005. I'll swing by and check in on your "line up" when I get a chance. I'll even snap a picture for you :). I'm not worried about being a member because false prestige isn't my thing. Read more

Would return, drove all the way from Markham, because my GF loves this place. Apparently it’s alllll about the house sauce and it really is all about the house sauce. The beef was really fresh, the meatballs were really good as them were all hand made, the dumplings were also really good The ... menu doesn’t have much of a selection, Although the meat/menu items are all really fresh and tasty, the soup base is really bland and it really needs the house sauce. Place is really old and has a lot of history Read more

Taste 5/5 environment 2.5/5 service 5/5 servers are busy but helpful & responsive. Wait time 0/5 make sure you have a few hours to “waste” before going there as no reservation can be done if you are not a group of 4 or more. Also you will be seated with ... others most likely if you have small group. Managers are ok, rude but made fun to us lol Read more

Infamous hotpot in Waterloo area, love their beef and chicken dishes, so tender and yummy, the best part is that even when they cook a bit longer they are still so tender and juicy. The shrimp wontons also taste so good, hand made meat balls are so smooth. Just focus ... on the food, don't mind the street looking DaPaiDong style. Parking space is limited. Don't be scared with other reviews, just follow their rules, no touch, no question asked, imagine you're in Hell's kitchen eating with Gordon Ramsay =) Read more