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a hotpot chain in the US. I don't do it bc I'm too poor. Americans don't get enough veggies, they love meat, and they love big quantities of food for cheap. The hotpot place next to me has a line out the door for 2 hours and can't keep up. I wish there were more of them around. Plus, all you need is raw, uncooked veg/meat and electrical outlets for pots. Little startup cost besides building.

Secondly, an Indian version of chipotle. there is one in Montreal that is great and would prob thrive in US.

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> Plus, all you need is raw, uncooked veg/meat and electrical outlets for pots. Little startup cost besides building.

I strongly suspect licensing/permits are substantially more involved for a restaurant that exposes customers to uncooked meat and boiling hot oil and broth.

I currently live in Taiwan where there are hotpot restaurants everywhere.

This has always been my thought for why it would be harder to do in the US (how do you handle the liability of having boiling pots within a toddler's reach). Same with "self cook BBQ" restaurants that put a hot thing of coals in the center of your table.

Strangely I can't find a corporate website, but I think Happy Lamb hot pot is a global company. They have one near me just outside of Portland, Oregon and they're fantastic.

UK Website: https://happylambuk.com/ Australian: https://happylamb.com.au/ Beaverton Google Maps: https://goo.gl/maps/pYJDrL3ZmP2oHNiU9

Same Logos, but no centralized site. Maybe because it's a chinese company and my search isn't finding their Chinese website.

They are, some locations have their own site. https://www.happylambhotpotcupertino.com/

It's also common in asian grocery stores as a hotpot base http://www.littlesheep.com/ is their American site. They don't seem to have a centralized site the way some franchises do, though

There are at least two that I've seen in the bay area, so it checks out.

> an Indian version of chipotle

https://biryanis.com/aboutUs

I frequent the Texas location but didn't realize it was one of the only US locations until now. It's not exactly Chipotle style (which I actually call Subway style) but very QSR/fast casual style. It's pretty good stuff and has a large following for people that I would guess are of Indian decent (I'm white), I feel like that says a lot because they're pickier than I am.

> Indian version of chipotle.

I don't know if it would thrive but if it was within half an hour of my house I would live there.

> Plus, all you need is raw, uncooked veg/meat and electrical outlets for pots. Little startup cost besides building.

Nope in plenty of jurisdictions every single pot needs to be ventilated. Massive startup cost.

> Secondly, an Indian version of chipotle.

What does this mean, exactly? Like, I know what Chipotle is. And I know what Indian food is, hah.

There's a few of these in Manhattan, there should be more

> an Indian version of chipotle

Naantastic / Halal Guys

Halal Guys is not Indian. It was founded by people of Egyptian origin.

I feel like there were a few attempts at this in the Bay Area but none seemed to have survived long term.

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