Da Long Yi Hot Pot

Da Long Yi serves Sichuan hot pot at 137 Brighton Avenue. You choose the broth before the ingredients, with single, split and three-flavor pots available. Mala beef tallow brings chili and numbing pepper, while tomato, mushroom and beef-bone broths give the table other directions. Splitting the pot is useful when everyone doesn’t want the same level of heat.

The meal centers on cooking your ingredients in the simmering broth, so allow time to eat in stages. The restaurant publishes both a regular menu and a buffet menu; check which format you’re ordering and what it includes. Some broth options are marked vegetarian, but confirm the preparation with staff if that matters for your meal. Sauces are part of the setup, with their own charge on the regular menu.