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Hot pot, Korean BBQ restaurant coming to Ballston Quarter

The exterior of Ballston Quarter mall (staff photo by Jared Serre)

Ballston Quarter will soon be home to a new all-you-can-eat hot pot and Korean barbecue restaurant.

Top Pot has begun appearing on signs around the mall, as well as on the shopping center’s website. The restaurant’s website lists the Ballston location as “coming soon” and signs indicate that it will be somewhere at street level — likely either inside the main mall or along Wilson Blvd.

Requests for more information sent to Ballston Quarter and the restaurant went unanswered by publication time.

The chain currently has seven locations, mostly in the eastern U.S., including one in College Park, Maryland. Several others are in the works for New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania.

Across most locations, it costs around $30 per adult to enjoy all-you-can-eat hot pot or Korean barbecue. Customers can indulge in both options for a small upcharge.

Most locations offer around 10 soup bases for hot pot, along with beef, chicken, pork, seafood and vegetable options. Seven types of noodles are usually available, plus dumplings, fish balls and other side dishes.

Also offered are a variety of drinks, from Asian teas and juices to soft drinks and beers.

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