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Chaun Pearson, 11, of White Marsh, eats with family. Plates of ingredients wait to be cooked.
rice or noodle options, all served buffet style.
Lin said customers new to hot pot can also
try more of the traditional Chinese dishes, such
as frog leg, pork skin and beef tongue. His personal choices for a hot pot meal include spicy
beef, snow crab and lobster.
“It’s easy for some people if they didn’t know
[what is] in the hot pot,” Lin said.
Overwhelmed with all the available options?
Lin said customers can order from a server,
who’s able and equipped to help people preparing their bowls.
Lin said the first thing a customer is asked at
Huo Guo is: Have you eaten hot pot before? And
do you know how to cook it?
“We want everyone to come here and be
happy,” Lin said.
When customers sit down, they are brought
a tray of Japanese kimchi and chicken nuggets,
along with three sauces made in house: a sweet
vinegar soy sauce, a peanut butter sauce and a
spicy curry sauce.
Lin said the restaurant hasn’t been too busy
but he expects more business to come in the
colder months. Lin also hopes to add Korean
barbecue to Huo Guo’s menu soon.
Lin has lived in Harford County for about
five years with his wife, who also works at Huo
Guo as a server, and their two kids.
He has experience working in various Asian
restaurants in the past, including a hot pot
kitchen in China recently to learn how an authentic hot pot restaurant is operated.
“In Chinese style, if you are an owner or a
boss, you have to do everything,” Lin said. “You
must know everything.”
Opening this restaurant on his own has been
for his family, Lin said.
“I want to make my life better,” he said.
Huo Guo Hot Pot
5 Bel Air S. Pkwy, Suite 1575, Bel Air.
410-501-3133. huoguobelair.com
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