Jasmine Ladines
JDNL News
A
is now open in Richmond. Much like its popular contemporaries, Datang offers a build-your-own hot pot experience and charges by weight. Customers pick up their bowl and tongs at the front door before walking through the ingredients, displayed on two walls in an L-shape.
There are over 100 ingredients, including an array of seafood, thinly-sliced meat, fresh vegetables, and several kinds of noodles, along with things like quail eggs, pork blood, or frog legs.
new self-serve hot pot restaurant
Watch: New self-serve hot pot
restaurant Datang now open in
Richmond
The restaurant has five bases: Chicken (Hong Kong Wellness), Pork (Japanese), Beef (Phot); Fish, and Tomato (vegan).
This newcomer sets itself apart from the pack with its two-tier broth menu (and self-serve
ice cream)
​
Over 50 broth options possible with two-tier menu. Where Datang hopes to set itself apart is in its broth customization.
However, customers then have the option to further customize by adding a second level of broth flavour, with options like Sichuan Mala, Thai Curry, Pickled Mustard, Korean Kimchi, Malaysian Laksa and more. And, yes, you can opt to just stick with your base broth. Datang boasts there are over 50 possible broth combinations to make. Additionally, Datang has a few dry mix options available.
When guests are finished their meal, everyone can help themselves to a cone of soft-serve ice cream from the machine next to the sauce bar. The ice cream flavour rotates but could be banana or rose vanilla.
​
​
As add-ons, the Datang menu includes beef or lamb grilled skewers or a Chinese Burger, which is a patty formed of chopped seasoned meat in a flaky pastry bun. The Chinese Burger has been part of Datang's ongoing soft opening promo, which grants each diner the option to choose it or a tea beverage when their hot pot purchase is $15 and up.
The dining room at Datang is bright, modern, upscale and spacious, which also sets it apart from its biggest competitors in Richmond.
A self-seve sauce bar includes usual components like chopped garlic, green onions, sesame oil, sugar, soy sauce, sriracha, chilis, and black vinegar. When guests are finished their meal, everyone can help themselves to a cone of soft-serve ice cream from the machine next to the sauce bar. The ice cream flavour rotates but could be banana or rose vanilla.
Menu add-ons and free ice cream at Datang
