Dezhuang hot pot was born in Chongqing in 1999, and at its peak, it opened more than 900 branches across the country, firmly occupying the position of the leader of Sichuan-style hot pot. However, in recent years, with the rise of Chengdu Sichuan-style hot pot such as Haidilao, Xiaolongkan, and Dalongyi, Dezhuang hot pot has been closed in many cities, and even in Chongqing, the birthplace, there are less than 10 stores left, and there is no past style. Suzhou is an exception among other cities, where the original old Dezhuang store is not only doing thriving, but also opening new stores one after another, and the development momentum is not inferior to other chains.

The hot pot base of the Suzhou store was also shipped from the Chongqing headquarters. The spiciness of the bottom of the red soup pot mainly comes from the Indian devil pepper and Shizhu Yan pepper, which is currently the fourth largest pepper variety in the world according to the Guinness rating, and its spiciness has exceeded 1 million units according to the calculation of the Scoville spiciness detection system, and the spicy taste is quite strong; The hemp flavor comes from Maowen pepper and Jiangjin nine-leaf pepper, Jiangjin nine-leaf pepper is a variety of green pepper, the hemp taste is pure, more stamina than the Hanyuan pepper used by Shu Daxia, several degrees of ingredients stimulate each other, and the spicy and just right red soup pot bottom was born. However, the amount of butter in the red soup pot is less, and there is only a thin layer of butter on the bottom surface of the pot, although the spicy taste is acceptable, but the oil fragrance is obviously not as mellow as the bottom of the pot of Da Longyi and Shu Daxia, and after adding the soup, the taste of the bottom of the pot will also become light, and the bottom material needs to be added again.

Dezhuang soup is the base of the white soup pot with the highest order rate, made with a variety of Yunnan Chuxiong wild mushrooms, local chicken, pig tube bones, fern root powder and red dates and other ingredients, the soup is turbid, dark brown, fresh and strong with a hint of medicinal taste, after boiling, the service staff usually put out a few bowls for customers to drink the soup first and then blanch the vegetables.

The hairy tripe is the treasure of Dezhuang's town store, and the store now supplies high-quality hairy tripe and water three crispy hairy tripe, both of which are green hairy tripes that have been tenderized by proteases. According to the restaurant, the three crispy tripe are all taken from the yellow beef tripe, and the new protease is used to tenderize the production, and its moisture content and crispness are more than those of Shangpin hairy tripe. However, according to the field experience, there is not much difference between the crisp and tender taste of the two kinds of hairy belly, but the area and thickness of the single piece of Shuisan crispy hairy belly are far more than that of Shangpin hairy tripe, and after scalding in the pot for 15 seconds, it is wrapped in sesame oil and garlic, which is very enjoyable to eat.

Tribute cuisine is a very popular dish in Chongqing, but Dezhuang is basically the only company that serves tribute cuisine in Suzhou. The color of the tribute dish is bright green, the appearance is similar to that of cowpea, the texture is refreshing after blanching, and the crisp sound can be clearly heard when chewing, so it is also called a ringing dish by many people. Tribute dishes are durable to boil, and can be put into the pot after blanching appetizers such as hairy belly and duck intestines, and the 10-20 minute blanching period is the most crisp time, and diners who like crispy food can eat it at this time. Duck gizzard and tender bamboo shoot tip is not recommended to order, duck gizzard processing process is not meticulous enough, many duck gizzard surface is also attached to the yellow skin, tender bamboo shoot tip is affected by the season to produce a large float, summer and autumn bamboo shoot tip taste old hard, freshness is not as good as spring and winter.

Dezhuang has both directly operated stores and franchised stores in Suzhou, and the decoration environment of different branches is different, the types of dishes are different, and the freshness and service of ingredients are also different, so it is recommended that diners go to the directly operated stores to eat. Several direct-sales store waiters are well-trained, ordering, soup, refill the water service initiative and timely, the dishes will be served on the table will explain the boiling time in detail, the restaurant at any time has a seasoning car to walk around in the dining area, so that the bottom of the pot can be added in time after the bottom of the pot is lightened, and the service experience is better.