Little Q Hot Pot

196 Massachusetts Ave, Arlington
(781) 488-3755

Recent Reviews

hang yu

This is what you gonna get for 50 bucks ish. The price is not up to date. Go another place if you can.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 3

Service: 3

Julia F.

great spot for hot pot, maybe a little pricey, but within range of other local spots and well worth it!

Jess Li

Super expensive for the amount that you get. I guess we are paying for the convenience.

Jeffrey L.

This restaurant took a nosedive after Covid. They nickel and dime over everything including scallion for your hotpot sauce. The portions are now tiny and the prices are much higher with rude service. Avoid it if you can.

Sonya C.

Sadly the portions for hot pot much reduced and prices are up...very disappointed. I still love their hot & sour soup.

Rachel Fromme

We've eaten here for 2 years now and it's consistently our favorite for broths. They really just have the best broths. Love their selection of vegetables, tofu and mushrooms. Their cooked food is really good too!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Hot Pot

Jonelle Prilltate

Perfect for families. Easy, friendly, delicious. Get a side of steamed pork dumplings for the hot pot.

Veronica L

I really wanted to like this place but we were shocked my how expensive it was for the portions/quality. It cost almost $70 for two soups with just a few veggies and meat. The meat also appeared frozen when it came out which was a weird experience. And they charge for things like sauce and garlic which was bizarre. Unfortunately we won't be going back :(

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 2

Service: 5

Shyam Sheth

The waitress I had on 10/14 stole money from me! I opted not to tip due to generally horrible service (took forever to get her over to order, left our table before we were done ordering, little to no follow-up - please note that I literally never omit tips, the service was just that bad). I just checked my credit card statement against my customer copy and the waitress helped herself to an additional $14 of my money, despite me entirely crossing out the tip line. Be aware that this place hires someone who engages in fraud/theft! Oh, also, the food is not that good or in large enough portions to be paying those hiked up prices.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 3

Service: 1

Jiaqian Wu

Their soup tastes very good, but their food are toooo expensive, and the amount of food per serve is soooo small. I brought my parents there, and all of us did not walk away with a full stomach, and it already costed us in total of $170. I will never visit again. I don’t think they wanted their customers to come back anyway.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 2

Service: 2

Stephanie Fagundes

Ordered takeout ma po tofu. It was 90% liquid and mushrooms. There is hardly any flavor and does not taste good. If you want good ma po tofu go to district kitchen in malden.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 2

Service: 3

Jo Kwan

I have eaten here for about 10 years (or since they opened long ago). The soup is the best among all hotpot restaurants. But they recently ‘upgraded’ the menu. The price has gone way up for combos and the portion has shrunk to a ridiculously small size. I ordered a boneless short rib combo, there were only 13 thin little 1x2 inch rectangles. They used to give you sesame sauce as part of the combo. Now they only give you soy sauce. Sesame sauce, scallion, garlic etc are extra at $1.5-$2 each. The ‘upgrade’ must be why it was not busy at all. Before the upgrade, it could be an hour wait on Sat nights. The soup base is still good. But it has gotten so expensive that I’m not going again.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 2

Service: 2

Moshe Orot

A nice Chinese restaurant, there is a pot with chicken, beef, or vegetarian stew in the center of the table, which is constantly heated. You choose and order the ingredients, and diners cook them on the spot. It's a non-traditional experience, and the food is tasty. Recommended for those who want to try a non-traditional western restaurant.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Jim McGrory

Awesome hotpot meal! Lots of protein, veggie, and other choices. Even crowded it was relaxing and enjoyable. Street parking was available nearby.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Hot Pot, Black Bone Chicken

Elle Wang

Worst hotpot we've been ever had. Customer service was meh; the waitress never bothered coming back with the drink we ordered. Food is just HORRIBLE. Meat/fish is not fresh and the portion is extremely small for the price. And this is the first time ever we've had to pay for sauce ($2 for like one spoonful of sesame paste are you kidding me). Will never come back again.

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