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Hot pot is hotter than ever. Volcano’s buffet-style, BBQ combo capitalizes on the trend | Review

Hot pot is hotter than ever. Volcano’s buffet-style, BBQ combo capitalizes on the trend | Review

As our server brought forth the broths for boiling — spicy for me, original for my dinner bud — I wondered aloud where to begin.

The spread at this new Winter Garden location of Volcano Hot Pot and and BBQ is ample, featuring a vast array of vegetables, herbs, thin-sliced rolled meats in the freezer and, my perennial hot pot favorite: seafood. I’d eyed the buffet selection on the way to our table, so spacious it felt almost regal.

My friend, on the other hand, knew exactly what he wanted.

“I’m going for that ribeye,” he said, and left me sitting there, amused by his eagerness.

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We’ve done hot pot before, he and I, but this was the first time we’d thrown Korean-style BBQ into the mix. Being a meat-forward sort of guy, he was enthused by the impressive slabs on the buffet and cracking to get started.

“I think that’s one of the things that sets us apart from some of the other hot pot restaurants,” says general manager Ricky Ou, part of the Volcano family since its first venue opened in Kissimmee in 2019. read more