There are only more than ten pots and stoves in the whole store, and although the store is not big, the flavor is distinctive. The bottom of the pot is added with secret ingredients, with the taste of rattan pepper, mint, mountain pepper and other spices, the entrance is slightly cool, the numbness is very obvious, the fragrance is not heavy, and the typical butter spicy flavor of Chongqing hot pot is different.
Opened around 2012, the small restaurant is small in scale, but the environment is pleasant compared to similar restaurants. The interior of the store does not get rid of the old-school elements of wooden tables and gray stone brick walls, but the addition of green plants in the corners and ceilings makes the atmosphere much more relaxed. There is also a private room on the second floor, but the area is not very large.
The main products in the store are silver carp, pike, yellow spicy dice, fish and beautiful frogs, but the fragrance of the bottom of the pot is insufficient, so it is recommended to give priority to fish. In addition to silver carp, pike, yellow and spicy dice, and rat fish are all species with few fish bones. It is recommended to try the shuttle edge and yellow spicy dice, the former is richer in fat but not greasy, and the latter is so delicious that many people are even willing to pair it with a clear soup. Due to long-distance transportation, the head, skin and internal organs will be removed to avoid spoilage, and its freshness is not comparable to that of live fish.
Some of the side dishes at Xiaozen are of a high standard. Black tofu is a signature dish made by the owner every morning, and its rough and irregular shape has a very strong bean aroma and is full of flavor when eaten raw. Longan QQ sausage is a small sausage close to the sphere in shape, with a Cantonese flavor bias, sweet taste, rich oil, and a burst of pulp in the mouth. Coriander shredded radish is a mixed dish composed of coriander, carrots, and white radish, and the sauce is amazing, so you might as well try it. There are a total of 36 kinds of meat and vegetarian shabu-shabu dishes in the store, including common dishes, as well as dim sum snacks such as glutinous rice cake and buckwheat cake.
The quality of service is better than that of most restaurants of the same size. The grassroots service staff have a kind attitude, understand the characteristics of various fish products in detail, and can give guidance on the order of cooking. In addition, the guide time for scalding fish in the store can also be accurate to the minute level, but the serving speed is slow.
Xiaozen launched three pot flavors: spicy red soup, mandarin duck pot, and pickled pepper and sauerkraut. The spicy red soup is its characteristic pot type, which contains the "dense ingredients" mentioned at the beginning of the article.
