So this required its own blog post because it was so amazing.
Aaron suggested going to a hot pot place he hasn’t been to but has heard a lot about it. The restaurant name is Hai Di Lao (海底捞) and up to this point I thought the restaurant service at Fogo De chao was the best I’ve ever had…I was SO wrong.
We had to wait about half an hour for a table. For people who are waiting they serve you popcorn, Orange juice, and fresh sliced oranges. If you don’t want to fill up on snacks you can get your nails done or get a shoulder massage FOR FREE.
The cool thing about HDL was that the menu was in English and so it was easy to order. When you sit down, they give you an apron, a clear ziplock bag for your cell phone in case you want to use it and not get it dirty, and someone walks around every 15 minutes with fresh hot towels.
Before the food comes you can get fresh mini oranges, watermelon, grapefruit, or Spanish peanuts. And then they have an entire condiment bar for dipping sauces.
When your food arrives the waiter does everything for you in terms of ripping the lettuce into smaller pieces to spooning food on your plate and they get visibly upset if you want to do it yourself.
If you accidentally get sauce on your clothes they have a spray that takes out the stain in 3 minutes.
Probably the best part of the experience was when we ordered the hand pulled noodles. They not only make noodles from scratch in front of you, they dance with it to gangnam style.
I also need to mention that this restaurant is open 24/7. We sat and ate for 3 whole hours. This place is amazing and I need to go back immediately.
