Boiling Point in
Garden Grove (CA)

this is the best boiling point , food was so tasty and service is good as well , will come back again。

Curry cream with mild and noodle Great place !

1. The individual hot pot was delicious! I also really like the milk tea! 2. The spot has fun casual vibes! Interior is cozy! 3. The staff was friendly and timely with our order! Note: There is a restroom available for customers! Photo: Beef Hot Pot and Cha Jelly Milk Tea

This restaurant may be small and sometimes has a short wait, but it is absolutely worth it. The space feels cozy and welcoming, and what really makes the experience stand out is the incredible teamwork among the staff. You can tell they genuinely care about their customers and work together seamlessly to keep things running smoothly. Even during busy times, the service feels organized, friendly, and attentive. The staff communicates well with each other, and that positive energy carries over to the guests. The wait time didn’t matter because the atmosphere was warm and the service was excellent. Highly recommend for both the food and the wonderful team spirit.

I had such an amazing experience at the Garden Grove Boiling Point! Jay and the entire staff deserve all the praise. From the moment I walked in, they made me feel genuinely welcomed and taken care of. Jay went above and beyond to make sure everything was perfect - super attentive, friendly, and professional. You can tell he really cares about the customer experience. The whole team works so well together. Everyone was kind, quick, and on top of everything, even during the busy rush. My food came out fast, hot, and perfectly cooked, and they checked in just the right amount to make sure I had everything I needed.

Came on a rainy Tuesday evening and it was still packed! The whole team was amazing—busy keeping up with the crowd—but I want to give a special shoutout to Jasmine. She was so attentive, friendly, and welcoming, even with everything going on.

This location has been here for as long as I can remember. My family and I loved this location. Though, I only visit once in a while now. Parking: There's a large parking lot, but they're located in a busy plaza. Finding a spot can be a hit or miss depending on the week. Ambiance/Environment: They still have a small, tight space. There's table and booth seatings that are placed close together. Great place for parties of 2-4. You can bring a large group, but it'll be a longer wait. It's very busy during dinner. You can join their waitlist via the QR code posted outside their window. They'll text you when your table is ready. Service: Throughput took about 10-13 min after ordering. The staff is very friendly, but it can definitely improve. There was a decent amount of staff for a Monday night. Our server checked on us once, and it became difficult to wave someone down to refill our waters and pots. My cousin took the liberty to get up, grab the water pitcher, and refill our waters. Foods: Boiling Point is well known for their Taiwanese style hot pot. I get my usual Beef Hot Pot with mild spice level. It contains a generous amount of sliced beef, napa, vermicelli, corn, seafood mushroom, tomato, firm tofu, tempura, pork meat ball, fish cake, fried tofu skin, imitation crab sticks, green onions, and cilantro with rice on the side. You can also order ramen noodles, but I skipped this time because the pot already came with vermicelli. The soup was seasoned well and definitely boiling hot. I appreciated the amount of vegetables and protein in the pot. The sauces provided are good. We were also given a small, fish egg drink for dessert (I forgot exactly what was in it) when the bill came out. Everything was delicious and satisfied our cravings. Pricing: I'm not surprised prices went up over the years. We enjoyed our pots. The service can improve though. I would also prefer them to ask whether we have the rewards app. I completely forgot to scan for my points and fully aware this is my fault. But I'd appreciate if they start asking to also push their rewards app more.

I had a very disappointing experience at this restaurant. The server was unprofessional and did not ask me about my spice tolerance before serving the hot pot. The taiwanese hot pot contained an excessive amount of capsaicin, which caused me to suffer from severe burning discomfort and multiple episodes of diarrhea afterward. As a customer, I expect the staff to at least check with diners about the desired spice level, especially when the food can be extremely spicy and potentially harmful. Unfortunately, this basic courtesy was completely ignored during my visit. I hope the management takes this matter seriously, improves staff training, and ensures that spice levels are clearly communicated and adjustable for customers in the future.

They have zero empathy for people in your party that have severe food allergies....that kind that can kill them. No customer service at all. Part of our party stayed but the experience was poor though the food was great. There were some new trainees and it rubbed me the wrong way seeing a female employee being pretty mean and rude to them. There's no need for that. I felt bad for the guy. And for that I will never be back at this location. Probably the worst Boiling Point I've been to. And I've been to many.

A delight to the sense~~ Get the korean bean paste pot if you can handle spicy. The korean vegetables really top it off, especially with their beef portions. 5/5 recommend

First of, the food was great, flavorful and the portion is big as well. The service, was a meh from me, the server messed up my order, as I ordered a Taiwanese hot pot. But it came out the Thai Tomato Soup instead. It was good, but I prefer Taiwanese, and there's no vermicelli that come on it, stated the waiter. So I know they messed up my order ? as the guy who took my order literally asked if I want vermicelli or rice for my TAIWANESE HOT POT. And how does he give the vermicelli is questionable to me so far, he throws it at the table. So rather a bizzare experience for me. ?

A great Taiwanese hot pot place. I recommend the beef and Taiwanese spicy hot pot. They offer free tea during lunch hour.

It was not worth the wait. The service was terrible. The servers tried to leave before we even finished talking. No one was refilling the broth. The food almost got burned because the broth boiled down.

Space is a little tight - even at a few tables - but the food and service is great! Love the sauces that they set already at the table. Lots of delicious options! 11.15.23: quality seems to have gone down a bit. Service was slow and they skimped on the meats by a whole lot.

I have heard so many good things about this brand, so when I visited SoCal, I tried it out on first day of my trip. Had to say I was a bit disappointed and give it 3/5. Food - big portion. The pot is stuffed with a great varieties of ingredients and is very filling. We ordered beef hot soup, house special and for their BOGO 50 boba and appetizer, two each. I personally like the beef hot soup but my husband told me the the house special did not meet his expectation, not bad though. Both drinks and appetizers were okay. Price - unbelievably reasonable. With all above mentioned, we ended up paying $50ish. Maybe because we are traveling from NYC? Everything seems so reasonable, except for the gas, lol. Service - slow. Staffs were nice but very slow. Atmosphere - big disappointment. The restaurant looks dirty, from the floor to table to chairs to her bathroom. The bench that I sat has stains on it, which seems to sit there for quite sometime already. The bathroom has stains all over the sink and toilet. And the sauce containers did not get cleaned have sauce everywhere. Wish they pay more attention to this. Overall, 3/5. Good food but definitely need to work out something for the cleanness.

The food was amazing, but the service at this location is so so. If the Boiling Point in Irvine is not closed for renovation, otherwise i wouldn't drive this far to this location. Plus, one of the male waiter almost spilled the entire soup all over me, and luckily he didn't, and he didn't even say sorry or apologize, and he set the food on the table, and then he walked away. I can't wait until the location in Irvine reopens back for business.

After we got checked in to the store, everything was good. The service was quick and great. The tofu was surprisingly delicious. Holy Cow was great as other stores I’ve been too. I’m not sure if I was just hungry but I enjoyed the House Special at this place more than other places I’ve been to. My only complaint is the waiting. We were waiting for an hour to be seated with no status update. It would have been better if we can check where we are in the waiting list so we don’t to wait in-front of the store for that long.

Yum, I really enjoyed the mushroom veggie soup with rice. At first, I was a bit bummed it doesn't come with spicy levels, but they have really flavorful and spicy condiments at the table to add in and dip with. I'm not sure what my mom and grandma got exactly but they really liked it and the scallion rice, too. My mom introduced me to this place & said it can be common to wait an hour to so. Luckily, we were seated right away. I like that it has quick pleasant service, delicious variety of toppings for a vegetarian like me, and the sauces! Oh, also, these wide clear noodles inside the broth (that you can ask for more) were really good! Non-disposable chopsticks were greatly appreciated! I like eating with non-plastic and non-disposable utensils. Would definitely come back!

Delicious! I got the lamb, BFF got the beef. Great flavor and so many yummy ingredients. Free green or black tea - I got the green tea, refreshing! Good check-in system that texts your place in line and when your table is ready. We went on a Friday at 11am and waited about 15 minutes. Place was clean and servers very attentive offering refill on the broth, wow and yum!!

This place is good. I expect it to have a demand when the weather is cold or rainy, as other soup eateries. The food was great. The Hakkaido milk tea is a must try. And all their hot pots that they offer taste pretty good. I had the beef hot pot with rice.

Staffs were forgetful with our orders, but they corrected it no problem. They refilled our soups and checked on us. We had beef and lamb- both were decent.

I liked the complimentary tea during the lunch hour and the service was pretty quick. I’ve never had BP before as I don’t live in Cali, but I visit often and decided to finally try this place out. I ordered the Thai Fusion pot, but it was completely not what I expected. Usually when I think of thai I think of Tom yum, but this was just completely bitter and had no spice to it even though I had requested it. I went home with a weird taste in my mouth. I even looked at the menu online again and the color of the broth didn’t match what I saw online. I’ll probably try this place again when I come back to OC, but I wouldn’t try that flavor again.

This place is one of my favorites! It is definitely better to go earlier because we went around 8-9pm and they ran out of a lot of really good selections. It's also really cold in the restaurant which is nice when you are eating hotpot. The boba is also really good and definitely a good idea if you get the spicier flavors.

This place way great! There was a 40 min wait at 6pm, but once we were seated it only took 10 mins and we had our food! The service was great... The the food was amazing

Tien, our server was super nice so helpful, she explained the menu in detail. I love the lamb hot pot she recommended I ate it all up, so yummy.

Boiling point is the absolute best of its kind. I truly like the house special flaming it's really spicy. The spot is really small and can be packed sometimes there's a wait to get seated but it's better to come with larger groups. The stinky tofu is delicious the quail eggs are different the stinky tofu delicious the quilt eggs are different the fish cake in the soups really puts the icing on the cake you got to come try this place it's freaking awesome! I will definitely be coming back here and I would definitely recommend you to come here if you're not of Asian ethnicity or I've never tried any kind of hot pot Taiwanese people rule!

Won't seat you unless your entire party is there, but its sensible bc other people want to eat too. Wasn't expecting individual hotpots, but everyone got to choose a different type of base. Everything was packed with amazing flavor. Passion or guava green tea with aloe are a new fave. Service was fast and friendly.