Xiaolongkan was established in 2014, and three years later, it broke through the fiercely competitive hot pot army and became a phenomenal Internet celebrity who dominated the circle of friends. Every city settled in has to stage a crowded queue battle, in the birthplace of Chengdu until 4 o'clock in the morning queue to call the number, setting a record of more than 1,000 tables waiting for dinner.
It is not unreasonable to become an Internet celebrity store, Xiaolongkan's initial preparations are quite meticulous, and the most important pepper in the base material is the choice of Guizhou with a mellow spicy taste and a new generation of Henan with a high degree of spiciness. The chef team stir-fried the base and continued to experiment with seasoning until it developed a unique flavor that customers loved. The purchasing team also went deep into Inner Mongolia to find high-quality butter; Wild boar meat is also selected from the foot of Xiling Snow Mountain, which shows the care of the ingredients.
The branches in other cities are almost as delicious as Chengdu Xiaolongkan, and are loved by people from Sichuan and Chongqing and hot pot lovers from all over the world. The seasoning of the bottom of the red oil pot is very good at catering to the majority of spicy diners, with three catties of pure butter as the oil, mellow but not greasy, the flavor of monosodium glutamate in the soup base is slightly heavier, so the bottom of the pot in Xiaolongkan is fresher than the first two.
The bottom of the red oil pot tastes the best, and you should enjoy a hot pot with a comfortable stomach and a slightly spicy order. For customers who are not very spicy, there are also two kinds of pot bases: red and white mandarin duck and tomato mandarin duck to choose from, and the base of the clear soup pot is made of tube bone broth, but the taste is very light and not outstanding. Xiaolongkan's traditional hot pot dishes are well-equipped and fresh enough, with a few creative dishes, such as pork belly meatballs with rose filaments - rose balls; and the juice-sucking fat cow wrapped in crispy okra - okra fat cow and so on. The blanching time for each dish is clearly stated on the menu.
Combining ingredients, taste and price, Xiaolongkan is bound to be among the best, not to mention the large amount of dishes, there are dishes for one dollar to order, and there will be a waiter to tell you how many portions are enough when ordering, and there is no need to waste more. At the same time as the price is lowered, the delicacy of the dishes is also reduced, such as the rough cut of vegetables, and the obvious uneven thickness and other problems also occur from time to time.
At present, the waiting situation in Shenzhen Xiaolongkan is not exaggerated compared with the Chengdu store, but there are many customers on weekends. If you want to go to the store early, or go to the peak of the peak, the store decoration is like a quaint Bashu teahouse, the lights are bright yellow, which makes people feel warm, and the service is meticulous and in place, so you will definitely get a good eating experience.
However, after Xiaolongkan has more branches in Shenzhen, many franchise stores have lax control, unstable production and uneven quality of each branch, especially when the customer flow is large, the service is prone to problems, which is regrettable.
