The slogan of Zhao Er hot pot - "In Chongqing, if you only eat one hot pot, you will eat Zhao Er hot pot" has been widely spread in the community. Boss Zhao Zhenzhuan has been in the industry for more than 30 years, does not open a branch and does not join, 65 years old still insists on hand-frying the deeds of the story has been reported by many media, in 2017, Zhejiang Satellite TV's "Food in the Embarrassment" to the store after filming, it once made Zhao Er the most popular market hot pot for foreign tourists.
Adding a large spoonful of mash to the bottom of the pot is a major feature of Zhao Er hot pot. After the soup base is boiled, Lin Xing's mash white rice can still be seen on the surface, and the mash is sweet, which not only neutralizes the spiciness of the bottom of the pot well, but also makes the taste more layered.
Zhao Er's fish dishes are rich in variety, eel, loach, catfish, silver carp, yellow and spicy dice, rice larvae, river tuanfish, sturgeon and pomfret are of good quality. The tarpon and yellow spicy dices are delicious and tender, and there are a lot of fish bones. The meat of anchovy and sturgeon is thick and has almost no bones, making it easier to eat. Pomfret also has a lot of small spines, and if it is boiled in white soup, it will have some fishy smell, but the price is affordable, and there are not a few customers who order it. Zhao Er hot pot still adheres to the old-school hot pot in Chongqing, and the most typical thing is that the restaurant does not serve dishes such as potatoes, taro and yams, so as not to damage the taste of the soup base with starch in the food.
The hot pot restaurant is located on Jiefang East Road in the lower half of the city, and after customers follow the navigation to arrive, they need to go around to the side door and go up the stairs to the 3rd floor. The service in the store needs to be improved, the attitude of the service staff is arrogant, and when they see that customers do not order much, they will show obvious displeasure, and the dining experience is very average. The roads around the restaurant are narrow and traffic jams, so it is not recommended to drive there.