From our sister restaurant: the best way to share a table at Kanpai BBQ & Hotpot in Rockville, MD

If you love the Southeast Asian flavors at Southeast Impression, our sister restaurant Kanpai BBQ & Hotpot at 1701 Rockville Pike in Rockville, MD cooks them a different way: at your table, and meant for sharing. Here is the best way we know to split a table.

Split the pot

The big shabu shabu pot holds two soup bases, so a table of friends can go half spicy and half mild. Spicy Green Mala or Tom Yum on one side and Original or Shabu Shabu on the other is our favorite split; Laksa is the fifth choice.

Share the grill

Order a mix so everyone tastes something new: one beef (rib finger or satay beef), one chicken (Thai curry or garlic), one pork (lemongrass pork chop) and one seafood (Hokkaido scallop or shrimp). Add grilled vegetables such as pumpkin, sweet potato and king mushroom.

Fill the pot together

For the broth, the meatball list is the most fun to share: lobster ball, fish tofu, beef tendon ball and quail egg, with bok choy, enoki and napa cabbage.

Pricing

Everyone pays the same set price: $45 for adult dinner, $28 for adult lunch, and $11 to $22 for kids. Kanpai holds 4.7 stars from 751 Google reviews.