So Hot Hotpot
Anchored in Cary's Cornerstone Shopping Center near H Mart, So Hot Hotpot is the Triangle's original all-you-can-eat Chinese hot pot destination, widely regarded as the best in North Carolina. The women-owned restaurant offers up to four broths per table — including a richly aromatic beef tallow mala, fresh tomato, Cajun, and classic bone broth — ordered tableside via iPad alongside an extensive roster of proteins, vegetables, and eight noodle varieties including hand-pulled and udon. Diners frequently single out the thinly sliced pork belly, ice tofu, and quail eggs as must-orders before finishing at the self-serve sauce bar stocked with Szechuan, Cantonese, and Beijing-style condiments. With 500+ Yelp reviews at 4.5 stars and a lively atmosphere complete with a robot host, it earns its reputation as the definitive hot pot experience in the Raleigh-Cary area.
