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March 2024 by Taylor Siemen
Great food and prompt service. If you love that spicy, mouth numbing sichuan then this is your place. Very traditional and large menu options. Very helpful and friendly staff, will be back!
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February 2024 by Granola milkkk
The food is delicious and the boss is kind, which is better than 99% of the restaurants in the Bay Area?
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December 2023 by Vivian Kaun
Lunch Special included free soup and tasty.
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December 2023 by Charles Yinchu Dong
BEST dry pot in the Bay Area!! I’ve been coming to this place at least every month for like 3 years. The food is so good and you’ll never get wrong.
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December 2023 by Xiaoran Peng
Grilled fish and fragrant pot are both deliciousLarge portion and very affordable
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December 2023 by Mark Kraman
Great dry pot, wish some extras were included. I got the chicken wing drypot and had to add sliced beef, potatoes, and rice cakes. $150 for the two dishes pictured.
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November 2023 by Rose D
It was super busy on a Friday night but the food was so worth it. Everyone in our group loved it.
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October 2023 by Htet Yan
Lunch special menu is affordable price and its worth . Try their items !
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September 2023 by CH
Huge menu but I'm here to rave about their spicy dry pot. It's a huge portion to be shared family style. The combination of flavor and ingredient is incredible, haven't had anything as good for quite awhile. Personally I highly recommend the spicy dry pot with intestine. You can select spicy level. Plenty of parking in the lot. 5% off if you pay cash. Typical chinese restaurant, zero ambiance and mediocre service, but that's how you know it's authentic. Expect to pay 25-30 per person.
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August 2023 by Yuan LIU
General Pots authentic Chongqing flavor, generous portions, and very stylish decors. (Bewarned that Chongqing is the hotter one among the two most popular Sichuan cuisines.)The place comes recommended by Chihuo San Francisco Bay Area. For appetizers we ordered bean jelly with chili sauce and mixed beef & tripe with chili sauce. Both local favorites, the former from Chongqing, the latter from Chengdu with its own legend. (Its Chinese name, 夫妻肺片, translates into husband-wife lung slices. By the way, lung is not a main ingredient in this dish if used at all.) Both are quite on the mark.For the main course, we ordered spicy pig’s large intestine in dry pot. This was the first time I had dry pot. (I tend to believe that it was a relatively recent development.) It has some characteristics of a hotpot, but comes fully cooked. It also has some characteristics of a stew, but the flavor is closer to sir fry and braise. Given the restaurant is called General Pots, I highly recommend that you get one. Here is a new cooking technique that I don’t want to do at home. Of course, pork intestine is always a great ingredient for this type of cooking.General Pots is in a less densely populated open mall. We entered at peak dinner time, and get seated quickly. The service was also relatively quick. (Dry pot takes a while.)I cannot leave without a praise of its Northern Sichuan themed decor. I have seen quite a number of new Chinese restaurants in the SF Bay Area open with decors that I call all show, no-substance. Some of them also try to create a “high cuisine” environment to jack up price (without a taste to match). Not General Pots. Its decor and lighting is very stylish without being in your face. Seating is very comfortable. Definitely a place I’d like to visit again.
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June 2023 by Shannon Gao
One of my favorite restaurants in the Bay Area. If you love frogs, this is the must go to place
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June 2023 by sbbcampervan
Food/Taste/Flavor: 5/5 - Stir-Fried Spicy Pig Large Intestines were nicely fried and very aromatic. The intestines were cleaned well and fairly consistent in sizeAmbience: n/a - ordered to goService: n/a - ordered and just grabbed the foodValue for price: 5/5 - yummy food that hits the spot!
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February 2023 by L C
DELICIOUS! Got the medium spicy grilled fish, definitely SPICYYY. Super tasty, fish super fish. The catfish is killed right before we eat so you know it’s quality fish!Also got the salt pepper fried tofu, yummy as well! Wish the onion was more cooked thoroughly. Overall definitely recommend!Service: 5/5 fast on ordering, bringing tea to table, providing additional napkins/utensils when neededAmbiance: 4/5 on the dim side. The seats are bit narrow and small. Nice fish tank when first walk in though! Small cozy restaurant.
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December 2022 by Kimberly Y.
Super authentic Sichuan cuisine! You know it's a must try when there is a line 1 hour before they close. We ordered: -General style spicy chicken wings with chili pepper ( one of the best I have found in the bay) -Spicy lamb slice in dry pot (very solid) -Stir fried string beans I highly recommend if you are in the Fremont area and would love some authentic Sichuan spicy foods! General pot is located in a little plaza across from Costco. Parking can be difficult during lunch/dinner hours, but know that there are some parking spots in the back. ***********My Overall Rating********** Taste: 4.5 Price: 4.5 Environment: 4 Service: 4.5
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December 2022 by Mari P.
Spicy, and I love it! We wanted to have asian food to warm us upon a cold week night. This place is located in the plaza behind the movie theater. Parking and getting a table were easy, but it was also a Thursday evening. We ordered a level 3 (out of a level 5) beef and veggie hotpot/stirfry. It was a good portion to feed 4, and wowza was it spicy but in a good way. Lots of flavor! Also ordered, kung pao chicken for kids (less spicy), chicken fried rice (too plain in color/taste not my favorite) and the stir-fried greenbeans with minced pork (amazing-a must). We had plenty of food for 2 adults and 2 kids and took leftovers home. Service was fair. Our waiter was nice, serious but professional, and food was made to order, and they turned on the tablestove so it stays hot. In the end, it was a great place. We have always wanted to come and try one of the restaurants back in this plaza but tend to get intimidated on the weekends. Now we feel like we got this, know what to order & what spice enthusiasts to bring with us next time!
