Last time I visited this store, the waitress told me that the founder of「涮八方」is the older brother of a local actor (Mr. Shao) who also runs a hot pot restaurant chain called 何善之.  No wonder their style looks very similar. 

I agree that their meat is high quality and the condiments are very nice.  However, it would be even nicer if they could slice the meat thicker, which will allow them to keep the meat juicy and more chewy.

It was just a suggestion that I made to them - looks like they decided to ignore it!

I have patronized 嗎哪 as well, but came away unimpressed.  It was not bad, but did not blow me away (as the owner of its sister noodle shop told me it would).  The food was decent but the ASP was over $1K per person!

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