Chuanding Mushroom Soup Hotpot, Changjian Plaza (川鼎菌汤火锅)

Chuanding Mushroom Soup Hotpot is a hot pot restaurant in the northeast corner of the third floor of Changjian Plaza on Renmin Road, Yuanhui District, Luohe, Henan province, China. It was ranked ninth in the Yuanhui District restaurant ranking. Its speciality is mushroom-broth hot pot, a milder, savoury alternative to the chilli-heavy Sichuan style, in which sliced meats, vegetables, tofu and noodles are cooked in a fragrant mushroom soup. The signature dish is the mushroom broth hot pot. The restaurant shares the Changjian Plaza building with Panu Beef Tripe Hotpot and Tanwa, so the mall functions as a small hot pot cluster. There is no chef lineage or award to cite; the draw is a gentler broth that suits diners who find Sichuan hot pot too fiery. The dining room is a mall-restaurant space with table-top burners, a moderate to lively noise level and family and friends groups as the main clientele. No dress code applies. Drinks include tea, soft drinks and beer; there is no wine programme. Reservations can be made by phone at 0395-3222585 and are sensible at weekends and evenings when the mall is busy. A meal costs about ¥73 (roughly $10.8) per person. Because the restaurant is on the third floor of a shopping centre, it is easy to combine with shopping on Renmin Road, and diners can compare it with the neighbouring hot pot options in the same building.