Happy Lamb Hot Pot

A delicious spot in Chinatown for a hearty meal! If you’re craving good hot pot and a variety of ingredients to choose from, Happy Lamb will serve you well. Make sure to add your name to the online waitlist, as this place gets very busy. We chose the basic all you can eat, and all the included meats were delicious. There were a plethora of vegetables and other toppings along with the classic sauce bar to customize your hot pot to your greatest desire. We enjoyed both the original and spicy marrow broth. This was a comforting meal as the weather begins to plummet!

You can make your own soup with very fresh vegetables and noodles and you can also have dessert like sesame balls with red bean paste as well as all you can eat soft serve vanilla or chocolate or mix ice cream. Parking is on the street. If it’s your birthday, you can eat for free as long as you bring three other people. There is no à la cart menu so you have to do all you can eat for every single person at the restaurant. Great deal if you are hungry and esp if you like to make your own soup base. They charge $2 per person for soup base.

The staff are really friendly and always on top of things. The meat quality is good, even on the regular menu. I’ve tried both premium and non-premium sets—premium hits harder on flavor, but the regular is still solid. Today I had the spicy hot pot and the tomato broth. Super flavorful, the ingredients soaked up the broth really well. If you like bold flavors, you’d love it. I come here with my friends every week—literally part of my routine now. Always a good choice.

Absolutely disappointed with this place! I have visited this location in the past, in September 2025 and loved it so much I came to try it again on Tuesday (02/26) at 7pm only to have the worst experience. I stopped by Tuesday evening with three of my friends and we all have been throwing up, been sick, and dealing with diarrhea ever since. I do not know if it was the broth, meat, or vegetables but something was seriously wrong and this has grown to be a health hazard. I will unfortunately never return here again. Please do better, your customers’ health and safety should be of utmost priority this is completely unacceptable.

Definitely bring a big group because they give you a lot of meat. The lamb is halal (confirmed by staff). They separate the types of broths for you based on vegetarian/dietary preferences. Very hospitable service and there no rush to get you in and out. Make a reservation because the wait can be long but there’s other places in Chinatown you can visit while you wait!