Haige Star Boulevard

my first visit, also last visit. food is bad, have no idea how they run the restaurant.

Went last night. Not again.

Service:
What made me uncomfortable was their attempt at obtaining customers.
We came to this place in an attempt to find a malatang place in LA. When I asked person seeming in charge of the staff, he said "oh, yes, we have it." Yet when I sat down the look for the items, they were not on the menu.

When I inquired about why it appears that only hot pot is on the menu, not malatang, the man brushed me off (with a wave of his hand) and said "hot pot, malatang, they are very similar things".  Nope, they are not the same thing. I am Chinese, you are Chinese too. We are speaking Chinese --- we both know they are not the same thing.

I was pretty hungry and it was late, so my boyfriend and I ordered some hot pot.

There were several other exchanges where the staff were just indifferent and kind of cold.

Food:
The food is fine. Salty broth. Not really good Sichuan hot pot.
However, 2 points to note
1. Veggie selection is minimal. Pea shoots (also, seriously? $9/plate?), napa cabbage, lotus root.
That's it from what I recall. If you count tofu as a veggie.
I would feel so gross if I ate that much meat with no veggies.
2. Really expensive for what it is.
Our tab was about 75 for 2 people. I wasn't even that full.
At hot pot hot pot in Monterey Park (which I really like), I normally expect our tab to be around 50. Or the hot pot place in Rowland Height. It always under 25/person.

I also got hives after eating here. I am prone to hives sometimes, so I don't particularly blame this place. However, if you are hypersensitive to stuff, whatever is in the soup can lead to a type I hypersensitivity reaction.

Their regular dishes might be okay, but I have no idea

Overall, I had an irritated experience and paid more than what I considered reasonable.

EDIT:
OMG!!
My boyfriend and I farted soooo much over the next 36 hours that our apartment was officially a bio-hazard zone.
You are warned!

This is super suck place! ,,,very bad service!