Kirin Hot Pot

This was going to be the first restaurant I was going to walk out of. Don't be fooled about all of the decorations/aesthetics like I was. Through all of the looks... this place gives off very bad vibes. Our server was super rude. No welcoming, no smile, no name, I can keep going but, he was just very unprofessional. Asked a lot of questions and he didn't seem to care. We told him that it was our first time there and didn't know what to get and or do. I had asked if this is an all you can eat place. He replied, "yes it is". We served ourselves and started to eat our first order. Please mind that they give out very small portions. I took half for me and saved the other half for my friend. I wanted to order more. The waiter came and was questioning why I wanted more. I was going to answer but

Dinner was great very nice atmosphere , I loved the variety of add ons and all of the sauces very nice place to go talk eat and hang out 💕 bill was not too pricy 70$

This was my second time here and we love this spot!! The staff is so attentive and kind, the food is delicious, and options plentiful!! They even gave us a gift of fried dumplings and shrimp 🤤 My favorite part is their sauce bar because it has so much to choose from with fun extras like sesame balls, spring rolls, cucumber salad and more! I highly recommend this spot! Forgot to take any pictures because I was too excited to dig it!

This place was the worst we’ve ever been in Denver! The service was terrible. The girl who took our order never came to our table to refill water or ask if we wanted to order more. We asked for water a couple of times, but she didn’t add it until we asked after we paid. To top it off, she gave us the bill even though we didn’t ask for it. It seemed like they didn’t want us to keep ordering, even though it’s all-you-can-eat. When we asked her to take our credit card, she asked her colleague to do it instead while she stood there doing nothing but giving us a hard stare. Don’t come to this place unless you want to be treated differently.

Note: this is a grand opening rating, with the understanding & hope they will likely improve with logistics & service/pacing in the future! Overall really high value (29.99 a person for AYCE) and the quality of ingredients for everything we had was good. Meat quality was great! The fat sheep & brisket were fatty & had a good silky texture once cooked. Did not get a chance to try the seafood since they were so busy they forgot the ones we ordered. Sauce station is HUGE. One of the bigger hot pot sauce stations! It also featured several side dishes: chicken wings, duck wings, marinated egg, fermented bean curd & chicken feet! I love hot pot places with side dishes so this is a plus!! No dessert offerings/sides at this time though. Mind you, it took 40 minutes for us to get our broth (it t