[San Gabriel] [Hot Pot] 盧記麻辣鍋 Lu Gi Restaurant
Lu Gi Restaurant
盧記麻辣鍋
539 W Valley Blvd.
San Gabriel, CA 91776
(626) 965-9881
Dr. P and I hadn’t had spicy hot pot for a long time, and we were both craving for it. We woke up super late and visited Lu Gi on a Saturday afternoon around 3pm. Nothing beats sleeping in and having spicy hot pot on a Saturday! Even though it was 3pm, the restaurant was still semi-busy. There were people eating, and people leaving and more people coming the whole afternoon.
鴛鴦鍋底 Spicy Hot Pot Soup Base ($3.50/person)
Half spicy and half non-spicy soup base. We cooked most of the food in the spicy side. But when it got too spicy, then we would have some from the non-spicy side. I always have a bowl of non-spicy soup at the end of the meal.
牛肉 Beef ($4.75)
We always get an order of beef. They have a more expensive choice, but we thought the regular version was good enough.
羊肉 Lamb ($4.75)
We like the lamb a lot as well. I didn’t take a picture of my favorite intestine because we added to the hot pot as soon as the the waiter brought the plate.
手打蝦球 Shrimp Balls ($4.95)
Dr. P’s favorite item was the shrimp balls. The handmade shrimp balls tasted really fresh. It is best cooked on the non-spicy side so we could taste the freshness of the shrimp.
蠔菇 Oyster Mushroom ($3.00)
Oyster mushroom was delicious on either spicy or non-spicy side. The mushroom absorbed all the delicious soup.
蒟蒻 Konjac ($3.00)
I ordered the Konjac by accident. I meant to order tong how vegetable but somehow read 蒟蒻 as 茼蒿. Do I need new glasses? But the Konjac turned out to be really good. It didn’t turn soggy at all like glass noodle does. It tasted like crunchy glass noodle. I love this on the spicy side. Definitely will order this again next time.
茼蒿 Tong Hao ($2.50)
Gotta have Tong Hao with hot pot. We cooked vegetable on the non-spicy side because it would soaked up too much spicy oil on the spicy side.
白麵 Noodle ($2.00)
We always end the meal with some noodle.
This was my dipping sauce. I only use garlic, green onion, cilantro, vinegar and sesame oil. Dr. P like his with sha cha sauce.
I used one bowl when I eat hot pot. Dr. P had to use 4! One for the sauce, one for the food, one for the soup, one for who knows what.
I LOVE Taiwanese spicy hot pot! It’s summer and it’s hot, but I don’t care. I want more spicy hot pot!
Lu Gi now has a 2nd location in San Gabriel. Maybe next time we’ll try the new place.
June 26th, 2009 at 1:09 pm
woah,, hotpot in summer? brave
I think the sweating would start before I start eating, hehe, I love tong how!!!
June 26th, 2009 at 10:17 pm
I never knew you could order konjac at a hot pot restaurant! Need to remember to order that next time we visit a hot pot restaurant. What is that metal contraption at the bottom right of the photo with Dr. P in it?
June 29th, 2009 at 10:34 am
Gotta try the new location. Hope parking is easier there. Thank u Eileen.
October 8th, 2009 at 10:48 pm
hao xiang ci! so yummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmy.