Lao Wharf is a time-honored hot pot brand in Chengdu, founded in 2001, and now has stores in many cities across the country. Wuhan is the first city where Lao Wharf opened its first directly-operated store outside of Chengdu, and currently has a total of three stores. Although the number of stores is not as good as that of other chain brands, it is better than the quality, which has won the recognition of many local gourmets.
The bottom of the red soup pot at the old pier has a complicated production process. First, the butter is boiled together with stick bones, old chicken, star anise, chili pepper and other materials, and only the butter is left after filtering the residue, and then boiled with Guizhou bullet pepper and Sichuan Maowen pepper, so the soup base is mellow and spicy. Butter is a bag-sealed style of residue-free oil, 2 catties of oil are added to the bottom of the mandarin duck pot, 4 catties of oil are added to the small pot at the bottom of the red soup pot, and 5 catties of oil are added to the large pot.
The bottom of the pot without slag is more convenient for diners to grab food, but with stewing, there is no effect of "slag flavor blooming", so the flavor of shabu-shabu is not obvious. Compared to the top-ranked shops, the pot bottom of the old pier is flawed. Mandarin duck pot is divided into two types: bone broth and tomato soup, of which the bone broth is made by stewing pork bones, duck, chicken and other ingredients for ten hours, which is delicious. Diners can also enjoy bone broth before blanching side dishes.
The dishes at the old pier are generally futile, and some dishes are less common in hot pot restaurants, such as the coralium mushroom. Reef mushrooms are edible mushrooms, mostly wild, suitable for soups or stir-fries. The coral mushrooms can be boiled for 2 minutes, and the cooked coral mushrooms are sweet and refreshing, with a crisp and tender taste. The old wharf also provides many classic snacks in Chengdu, such as rabbit braincase, spicy rabbit belly, brain flower, brown sugar glutinous cake, rose ice powder, etc.
The level of each store is equal, and diners can choose nearby. As a franchise store, its decoration design is the same style, the environment is bright and clean, with large and small private rooms, suitable for parties or banquets. The old wharf also pays attention to details, and the store is specially divided into a bright area for dish operation, and the kitchen staff organizes the dishes on site. In addition, the old pier is also equipped with disposable toothpaste and toothbrushes in the toilets, which is convenient for diners to clean their mouths after eating; There is a deodorizer in the store, so you may wish to stand in front of the device for 5 seconds after eating to reduce the smell of your clothes.
