Kpot Opening In Ocala: Date And Details Revealed

KPOT Korean BBQ & Hot Pot is located on 2621 SW 19th Avenue Road in Ocala, Florida. The restaurant offers an all-you-can-eat experience that merges traditional Asian hot pot with Korean BBQ flavours. It is open from 12 pm to 10:30 pm Sunday through Thursday, with the last seating at 9:30 pm. On Fridays and Saturdays, the eatery is open from 12 pm to 11:30 pm, with the last seating at 10:30 pm. The grand opening of the Ocala location took place on Monday, October 9, with the Chapman family among the first group of diners.

KPot Korean BBQ & Hot Pot's address

KPot Korean BBQ & Hot Pot is located at 2621 SW 19th Avenue Road, Ocala, Florida 34471. The restaurant is part of a chain that is leading a cultural dining revolution, offering an all-you-can-eat experience that merges traditional Asian hot pot with Korean BBQ flavours.

The Ocala location opened on Monday, October 9, with a grand opening event that attracted many diners, including the Chapman family. The restaurant is open Sunday through Thursday, from noon to 10:30 pm, with the last seating at 9:30 pm. On Fridays and Saturdays, it is open from noon to 11:30 pm, with the last seating at 10:30 pm.

The dining experience at KPot has been described as unique and fun, with each table featuring stove burners for guests to prepare their own hot pots and a central barbecue for cooking meats. The hot pot soup bases come in seven varieties, including Szechuan Spicy, Tomato Soup, and Healthy Herbs. Diners can choose from up to 80 items on the buffet to add to their soup blend, including thinly sliced meats, leaf vegetables, mushrooms, wontons, egg dumplings, tofu, and seafood.

The restaurant offers a lunch buffet for $19.99 per person and a dinner buffet that is about double the price. The all-you-can-eat experience is expected to cost around $25-$35 per person.

Opening hours

KPOT Korean BBQ & Hot Pot in Ocala is open daily. Its hours of operation are as follows:

• Sunday to Thursday: 12:00 pm–10:30 pm, with the last seating at 9:30 pm
• Friday to Saturday: 12:00 pm–11:30 pm, with the last seating at 10:30 pm

Contact information

KPOT Korean BBQ & Hot Pot in Ocala is located at 2621 SW 19th Avenue Road, Ocala, Florida 34471. The restaurant can be contacted by phone at (352) 421-9020. The restaurant also has a website, www.thekpot.com, which provides information on the dining experience, menu options, and the history of the restaurant chain.

The Ocala location is one of about 80 KPot locations nationwide, with around 150 more pending. The restaurant chain is expanding rapidly, with new locations listed as "coming soon" in various cities across the United States.

KPOT offers online ordering and in-person dining. The restaurant is open Sunday through Thursday from noon to 10:30 pm, with the last seating at 9:30 pm. On Fridays and Saturdays, the eatery is open from noon to 11:30 pm, with the last seating at 10:30 pm.

The restaurant offers an all-you-can-eat experience, with prices estimated to be around $25-$35 per person. The pricing depends on what you order, as the restaurant features a hot pot and BBQ options, which can be ordered separately or together for an estimated additional $5.

Customer reviews

KPOT Korean BBQ & Hot Pot on Easy Street (Southwest 19th Avenue Road) in Ocala, Florida, opened on Monday, October 9. The restaurant is open Sunday through Thursday, from noon to 10:30 p.m., with the last seating at 9:30 p.m. On Fridays and Saturdays, it is open from noon to 11:30 p.m., with the last seating at 10:30 p.m.

One customer, Angie Conroy, said her family eats Korean food, and until KPOT opened, she and her husband had to travel to Gainesville for that type of cuisine. Another customer, Cora Chapman, said she had been "waiting" for the restaurant to open.

One Reddit reviewer said they "weren't crazy about the place" mostly because they left smelling of smoke and because the only flavor option was spice or no spice. They also noted that the utensils were dirty. However, they did describe the experience as "unique". Another reviewer noted that the restaurant was "cleaner and much friendlier" than other hotpot and Korean BBQ places they had been to. They also noted that the staff were "kind and attentive".

A reviewer on Yelp praised their server, Jessenia, for being "awesome about explaining the hot pot and BBQ process". Another Yelp reviewer said their server, Kamren, was "ever-accommodating and helpful".

The dining experience

Dining at KPot Korean BBQ & Hot Pot in Ocala has been described as a cultural experience. The restaurant features an "Asian cooking method" where each table has stove burners for each guest to prepare their own individual hot pot.

The hot pot cooking process involves guests choosing a soup stock from seven soup bases, including Szechuan Spicy, Tomato Soup, and Healthy Herbs. Diners then select from up to 80 items on the buffet, including thinly sliced meats, leaf vegetables, mushrooms, wontons, egg dumplings, tofu, and seafood, to add to their soup blend. These ingredients are cooked in the individual stove pots at the table.

In addition to the hot pot, KPot also offers Korean barbecue, or "gogigui," which refers to the popular method of grilling meat at the table. Meats typically include beef, pork, or chicken. The restaurant provides a central barbecue of at least 12 inches in diameter on each table for this purpose.

The buffet selections at KPot offer a variety of options, including sliced chicken, Kobe beef, beef or pork belly, spicy calamari, and vegetables like onion and zucchini. Seafood, soybean items, noodles, potatoes, and rice selections are also available.

The restaurant is open for lunch and dinner, with slightly different menu options and pricing for each meal. It is open Sunday through Thursday from noon to 10:30 p.m. and on Friday and Saturday from noon to 11:30 p.m., with the last seating one hour before closing.

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