Fodor's Expert Review House of Mao Hunan Hot Pot

If you've ever wondered about Chairman Mao's propaganda machine, you should take a look at this kitschy eatery's wall-to-wall propaganda posters, party flags, and giant air-brushed canvases of children waving red books. The staff's Red Army uniforms and a looped video of the late dictator complete the schema, but it's the do-it-yourself approach to food that would most impress the Chairman. Select soup stock, condiments, sauces, vegetables, seafood, and meat, and then boil it in the large pot recessed in your table. You can also order noodle side dishes.