In terms of scale and fame, Yiye Yishi is undoubtedly the overlord of Chengdu's vegetarian hot pot industry, but in terms of production, it is debatable.
One Leaf One World currently has a total of 14 stores in Chengdu, covering the city center, high-tech zone, and suburbs. This 14-year-old vegetarian hot pot restaurant is mostly located in large shopping malls, and it is the revenue and publicity effect brought by customer traffic, which is especially important for a vegetarian restaurant chain. With a more mature model, the concept of Tibetan tea vegetarian hot pot has been rapidly rolled out across the country.
Chengdu people are fond of hot pot, and hot pot can indeed maximize the original taste of common vegetarian ingredients such as mushrooms, vegetables, and soy products, but it will further highlight its bland taste, and the selection of dipping sauce becomes particularly important. Each person comes with a plate of prepared sauce when the hot pot is served, and the spicy or plain soup is stirred on a spoon to provide rich flavor to the ingredients. Guests can also go to the self-service spice area to add their favorite spices, which is more user-friendly than other vegetarian hot pots. As a hot pot restaurant, the soup base is naturally the focus, the soup base taste of one leaf and one world can be divided into sour and spicy, wild mushrooms, medicinal food, fruits, and the number of signature Tibetan tea, the taste of these soup bases is not much different, but friends with heavier tastes are still recommended to choose Tibetan tea bags and medicinal soup bases, because the two are more inclusive when paired with mushrooms, vegetables and other ingredients, and the taste is getting stronger and stronger, which is very helpful to increase the fragrance of food.
In terms of hot pot ingredients, the store offers a lot of "imitation meat hot pot ingredients" made from soy protein, wheat, konjac and other ingredients. The appearance of these ingredients can be almost chaotic, but there is still a big gap between the entrance and the real meat after shabu-shabu, and friends who pursue "similar taste" may be disappointed. In contrast, the vegetables in the store are eye-catching, in addition to the vegetables commonly found in hot pot restaurants such as chrysanthemum ice grass, He Xian mushroom, coral mushroom, bamboo sunflower egg slices, cucumber vegetables, peanut sprouts, chicory...... Many vegetables that you have never heard of before can be found here, so ask the waiter to explain the texture and flavor before making your choice. Love Zasa is the restaurant's signature staple dish, a pie crust made of barley sandwiched with vegetarian meat and vegetables, seasoned with spicy sauce, and the crust is crispy and eaten with the sauce, which is a must-try for every table.
The décor of the stores is very consistent across the world, with mahogany elements giving a sense of simplicity and mystery, and the design of the cubicles also enhances the privacy of dining. However, too many partitions also reduce the speed at which the waiter responds, resulting in dissatisfaction among some guests. In addition, the store supports the "Disc Campaign", and if you can eat the food you ordered when you leave the store, you will receive a "Fortune Loss Card", and if you collect five tickets, you can redeem a free single set meal.
