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Little Sheep Hot Pot
Category: Restaurants Mongolian Mongolian [Edit]
2543 Warden AveToronto, ON M1W 2H5
Neighbourhood: Scarborough
(416) 916-9866
- Price Range:
-
$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- No
- Delivery:
- No
- Take Away:
- No
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Has TV:
- Yes
9 reviews for Little Sheep Hot Pot
9 reviews in English
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Review from Justine H.
Toronto, ON
2/6/2012 1 Check-in Here
1: Poor 2: OK 3: Good 4: Very Good 5: Excellent
Food: 4
Service: 4
Ambiance: 3
Overall: 4
Extra information:
*All you can eat Hot Pot
*Open at lunch
*Different soup base Avail
*Drinks included
*Takes Debit/Visa
When it's cold and raining outside, what do you crave? I often think of good bowl of pho or hot pot. Last time I had hotpot was back in Vancouver before I moved to Toronto and that is already 4 months ago! This is just unacceptable.
Thank goodness for my friend who drives and is kind enough to bring me to a AYCE hotpot place for lunch on a cold, freezing day. Most Hot Pot places don't open for lunch and it was difficult finding one that was open for business, but we did it! Mongolian Hot Pot (also known as Little Cattle) is one of few open for business at lunch time.
Inside of the restaurant is bright, spacious with lots of seating area.
It wasn't too busy when we dropped by since it was on a weekday and just around 12o'clock.
For lunch, you can get $10.99 for a individual pot where they give you one plate of lamb and beef as well as some vegetables on the side. Since my friend and I was starving, we decided to go for AYCE which was $13.99 (only $3 difference too, might as well go for AYCE!) You can pick the soup base depending on what you like. I wanted the regular soup and spicy so I went with the 'Little Sheep soup base for affectionate couples' which was $2.50 (LOL at asian menus)
Unlike some places, you get your own individual pot which was convenient.
The spicy soup looks really scary but trust me, it's not that spicy. Once the soup comes, you can order plates of beef or lamb and the pick up the rest of vegetables, noodles, sauces and drinks at the buffet station in the corner. There is pepsi, diet pepsi, 7up, Mountain Dew, Plum tea and more- so take your pick. You take the large plate that is provided for you on the table and walk over to the station to grab whatever you wish.
I added Sesame Oil, Chili paste, Raw egg and LOTS of cilantro to my sauce. You can mix and match whatever you like to suit your taste. I liked how you can pick how much of each item you want to try on the individual plate. Because when you order from menu (even if it's AYCE), sometimes you just want few pieces of vegetables instead of a whole plate.
I really enjoyed both of the soup base (regular and spicy) and appreciated how I could control the heat from my side. The servers constantly walk around refilling the soup base for you if you run out.
Keep in mind that your clothes will smell SO MUCH after this though, I would stay away from anything fancy (why would you when you go for hot pot anyways?) or dry clean.
Summary: It's hard to find a Hot Pot place that's open for lunch- for $13.99 per person, it's worth every penny and the quality of food is above average for a AYCE place. I've been back 3 more times since my first visit and it's become my go-to place for a Hot Pot!!
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Review from alfred i.
North York, ON
12/29/2011
Great food!
Warning: Don't have too much of the spicy hot pot... it's really spicy and addicting and can cause serious ... damage.
The food is fresh and delicious. I went during Christmas and random carolers came in and sang wonderful carols. Tip to owner: hire kids to sing carols?
It's a great place for groups. When you go, they will ask: "small or big pot". Get them to show you the difference -- but essentially, the small pot gives you your own 2 flavour hot pot, whereas the big gives you a two flavour hot pot to share with the person sitting in front of you. My advice: Take whichever table is free.
Very similar to iCook, but I would say that this place is smaller and doesn't have as many soups to choose from. -
Review from Vivian L.
North York, ON
1/20/2012
The good thing is the waitress are very efficient. Don't expect so much from the "service" field. I'm so glad some waitress from earlier does not work their anymore. Some were really really rude and gives customers attitude but I went there recently, it was a bit better because the rude ones were not there.
The soup based I ordered was chicken/ or the clear soup. It was really salty! There's nothing special about it or something not special about it. You need to get up and get some of the food like veggies/tofu. There are other better ones in town! -
Review from Sahra G.
6/27/2011
I really like this hot pot place. Buffet style raw bar, and they have even added some desserts, spring rolls and various other deep fried items. I too think the spicy broth is way too spicy but man it clears your sinuses out better than a neti pot!!!!!
I enquired to see if they would be opening up downtown (so I can avoid a 1.5 hr each way ttc ride to get any sort of hot pot). They are looking in to opening a smaller location in Chinatown. I clicked my heels and rejoyced, I've been waiting 5 years for a hot pot place downtown!! Little sheep is one of the best. -
Review from Leeor J.
10/31/2010
I tried to go to this place with a friend a few months back. It was closed for "renovations". Hmm..should have left it at that.
This time I was invited by a friend from out of town, so I figured what the hell. I'm adventurous.
This place was packed. We waited 25 minutes to get a table. and it was a weeknight. And at $17 for the buffet, it ain't a bargain.
I guess i'm not a big hot pot fan to begin with, so I probably wasn't going to leave being blown away, but this was fairly disappointing. The broth's were pretty flavourless.I shared the large half-spicy-half-herb one. The spicy one is basically boiling water with chilies and Szechwan peppercorns thrown in. WAY too spicy. The herbal one is hot water with cloves and other random spices thrown in. I think the best thing I ate there was a lamb meatball that was a frozen rock before I threw it in. I don't even want to think where the seafood had been festering before it came out.
Oh yeah, the baby roach that ran across the top wall of our booth at the end was a nice touch. Apparently that "renovation" didn't fix the problem. I sense another failed health inspection coming.. -
Review from Laura C.
Toronto, ON
10/10/2010
I'm not sure what's so monoglian about it, except that they have some different "herbal soups" including one for "affectionate couples". (I'm not sure what the chinese read, but I'm sure it means something!)
However, it was pretty good. AYCE style, where they bring you beef and/or lamb as requested to the table.
There is a an supermarket area at the back (a bit small and crowded) where you can get [insert meat here] balls, seafood, veggies, mushrooms and make your sauce.
Be sure to try the chive sauce, mixed in some soy sauce. The Soy sauce was really salty. I added a lot of sugar. The chive sauce dampened it a little.
You cook your foods in the individual pots they give you with soup. And then you continue to eat to your heart's content!
The service is quick and friendly. They all speak mandarin, and surprisingly most had a fairly good understanding of English, so don't get intimidated.
There were huge line ups at the door, but they take reservations. Highly recommended.
$16.99 + $1 (weekends) + optional soup size/flavour charge
$12.99 for lunch
It's so interesting that this place is offering 30% off to all bills until Oct 31st, which is the same date my Groupon expires! Hmmm coincidence, I think not. With the $20 for $40 I paid, it all evens out.
It's okay, but I need more evidence of Mongolian, otherwise I can go to any hotpot place for more selection and potentially fresher food.Listed in: Where to take my parents to…
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Review from Ambrose C.
8/17/2010 2 photos
This restaurant is one reason why the hot pot restaurants in the Toronto area are so much better than the hot pot restaurants in Boston. This restaurant was suggested to my family by my uncle who lives in Markham, and my cousins like to go here. The last time I went, I left the restaurant extremely happy because I was so full and I found the food to be tasty. What I also really loved about this place was the huge variety they had to offer, giving me a lot of flexibility to create my own tasty hot pot soup compared to some of the other hot pot places I have been to. Ever since I went to this hot pot restaurant, my standards for hot pot have gotten higher, and after going to many hot pot restaurants in Boston, I left usually disappointed.
From what can recall, I went for an all you can eat buffet special that they were offering one night. I had so much beef and lamb, and overall, I found every beef and lamb meat to be deliciously tasty and flavourful. I also had a lot of beef and fish balls, and I also thought they were some of the tastiest I had in Toronto so far.
I recall that they have a huge variety of noodles, ranging from thin Vermicelli noodles to thick Udon noodles. I liked the Shanghai style noodles the most. I remember having at least three different noodles in my broth, and they were all tasty. The vegetables, such as the tofu and cabbage were fresh, and were also tasty with the nice and hot broth.
As for the interior, when you sit down, you actually get your own electronic flat top stove that cooks the broth for you, and I liked the fact that it was actually the table surface. I thought the place was spacious and comfortable and the restaurant staff was pretty friendly.
I heard that this place has a few locations in California, so the next time I go to Northern California, I'll keep this place in mind. Overall, I thought I had the best hot pot dinner in the Toronto area so far and ever since I ate dinner at that place, I now have really high expectations for hot pot restaurants. This is not a bad choice if you want something really tasty to eat and to escape from the somewhat terrible Toronto winters at the same time. -
Review from David V.
North York, ON
1/5/2011
Great "potato" noodles! They're unique to this hot pot chain.
This is certainly not Mongolian though. It's Chinese. -
Review from Jim G.
10/16/2009
Business meeting agenda published by my colleagues:
1. Visit office A
2. Meet with Retailer B
3. Hot Pot
4. Visit Distribution Center
5. Go to the hotel
Using my extensive knowledge gained by watching Sesame Street, I figured out what was not like the others on my agenda - Hot Pot!
I'd never heard of this concept, so many things raced through my mind.
Maybe drugs? - nope, not with those work people : (
I finally had to ask, and my colleagues replied its a soup place. So, why is this on my agenda? Could it really be that good to plan our meetings around it? I can now say YES!
The decor of the restaurant is much like many of the Chinese restaurants you find in the States. After taking some time looking at the menu I think I had figured things out. Basically this is Mongolian BBQ, except its soup. Sounds kind of boring, but it wasn't. First off for some ridiculous price of about $8 you get two servings of meat and all the soup and sides (noodles, vegetables, tofu, etc) to put in the soup. The soup and sides are all-u-can-eat.
The meat and sides were all good, however it is all about the crazy hot soup base, and the concoction of sauces you can make to add to your soup. Since my colleagues were veterans of this process they told me to get the soup bowl that is split in two. One side had the spicy soup the other was a regular broth. They also helped me create a tasty combination of sauces to add to the soup.
Did I happen to mention that all of this cooking is happening right in front of you at your table? Between all the steam and spice I worked up a nice sweat which helps keep you warm on those cold days in Canada, eh!
After stuffing myself, like I usually do when someone challenges me to eat all I can, I headed for the bathroom. No, for once its not what you think. I went to to try to get off the multiple oily soup stains off my shirt. Watch out for those rogue noodles!!! Its a b* to get those stains out, but well worth it.
Next month's agenda:
1. Blah Blah
2. Blah
3. Hot Pot
4. Blah Blah
5. Blah
I now get it!
