Haidilao Hot Pot

Haidilao Hot Pot is the Chicago branch of the China-based hot pot chain, on the second floor of a hotel building at 107 E. Cermak Rd. in the South Loop. Tables choose up to four of nine soup bases for one pot and order dipping items by tablet. Robots deliver food, servers hand-pull noodles at the table, and the meal ends with free soft serve.

What to know

• The restaurant covers about 7,000 square feet over two levels, with a 700-square-foot waiting area at street level.
• The Chicago location was the chain’s first in the Midwest.
• Reservations and a waitlist are both available online.
• The condiment bar includes fruit leathers as palate cleansers.
• Secret Chicago estimated dinner at about $80 per person in December 2024.