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Opened by the owner of Long Island Fitness and Spa, this Hong
Kong-style hot pot restaurant offers a low-calorie, organic dip-and-slurp dining
experience. With a mini-market full of organic veggies, mushrooms and eggs, this
sleekly decorated eatery features light fare - their specialty is fresh seafood.
The restaurant is decked out in black and silver, featuring a spacious first
floor while the second floor has an assortment of private rooms separated by
pearl beaded curtains—a perfect complement to the sleek black walls. Perfect for
calorie-counting, hot pot bon vivants.
The deal with hotpot is: Delicious food is served to you, but you have to cook
it yourself. Hotpot is hot and organic hotpot is even hotter. Unlike the usually
oily, spicy, sweaty, tongue-burning, stomach-attacking Sichuan hotpot, the Hong
Kong alternative is light, stylish and healthy–fresh seafood combined with
organic veggies, cooked just the way you want it … by you. Opting to go down
south for your hot pot might be a wiser choice as Beijing heats up for the
summer months.<br><br>Long Island’s spacious first floor is decorated in black
and silver which does a good job absorbing the heat generated by the pots (or
was that the kongtiao?) while maintaining a cool and classic feel. Also featured
downstairs is a mini-market full of organic veggies, mushrooms and eggs in cute
bamboo baskets.<br><br>Choose between five broths for your hot pot—curry, satay,
half-curry/half-satay, chicken soup, pork soup (all RMB48) or shark fin soup
(RMB168)—as you settle into the plush leather seats. Every broth has a specially
tailored dipping sauce. Seafood is the specialty here, ordered fresh from the
tank (prices depend on the season. RMB68-228 per kilo). We like the fish and
shrimp meat balls (RMB48), they’ve already been boned and shelled, leaving only
the tender meat for customers. To finish off your meal, order veggies and an
organic tomato juice (RMB38) to wash down the food. Opened by the owner of Long
Island Fitness and Spa, Long Island guarantees low-calorie, organic
dip-and-slurp satisfaction. |