Red Cape Hot Pot - Champaign

My favorite spot for hot pot. It’s the best hot pot I've ever had! Thanks to Red Cape, I no longer have to miss out on hot pot at home.

This is my go-to-hot restaurant in CU. Good selection of food and broth. Sauce Bar and everything you can drink (NA) are nice touches. Definitely not cheap, but it's all you eat and quite authentic.

The hotpot here is of excellent quality. The all-you-can-eat and drink option is reasonably priced, and there’s a fantastic selection of sauces and hot pots. I've been here twice already, and I can't wait to return!

I dropped four in the afternoon. The restaurant was thinly populated, clean and neat in appearance. The greeting immediately met me, showed me my choice of the table, and explained the menu items, the drinks options and the sauce bar. I ordered the menu and got a drink from the self-service cooler. Sauce Bar had a number of sauces, peanut sauce, chili paste, BBQ, were some of the options. The food came at the table in typical hot pot fashion on various serving dishes. All dishes were fresh and pleasantly presented. The broth was excellent, I ordered the mid-seven house broth. Overall, it was an excellent experience. I will return in the future.

When it comes to hot pot it’s all about the broth, this place does have a particularly well made broth as well as multiple variations of the broth for you to try. The sides of meat and vegetables were fresh so that is good news. This place models itself after the hot pot place in Chicago, Little Sheep. This means you have 1.5 hours to eat all the food you want and any excessive leftovers will be charged onto the bill. If your craving hot pot this is a good place to try, just expect to pay $58 dollars for two adults. Be warned, the Max Spicy hot pot broth is very spicy, and may not be enjoyable for your first time here.