I visited a mushroom specialty store that was recommended by MyRebi-san and Jerid-san for lunch. The name of the restaurant is pronounced "Hosheng" (*ˊ˘ˋ*)｡♪:*° It is located right in front of Ueno Hirokoji intersection, just a few minutes walk from JR Okachimachi Station. It is on the 3rd floor of the building where Ramen Ichiran is located on the 1st floor. The spacious interior of the restaurant is clean and well-maintained. Orders are taken using a QR code scanning system, and the staff are very friendly. I ordered the Yamabushitake mushroom hot pot set for 1480 yen. You can choose between rice or noodles as the finishing touch. Although I was tempted by the ramen, I decided to go with rice here (*ˊ˘ˋ*). The hot pot comes with a secret soup made with 28 types of mushrooms. The soup is boiled on a stove, and you start by tasting just the soup. It contains matsutake mushrooms and Cordyceps sinensis, which are precious medicinal herbs. It was my first time seeing and eating Cordyceps sinensis, a crunchy mushroom with a rich broth. The mushroom soup is so full of flavor that it's hard to describe how delicious it is. I could drink it forever. The hot pot ingredients include 4 types of mushrooms (Yamabushitake, Shiitake, Enoki, and Shimeji), as well as fresh shrimp balls, pork, and plenty of vegetables. It's a well-balanced and healthy dish. Following the instructions on how to eat, you can enjoy the mushrooms first, then add vegetables and meat to experience the changes in the soup. The taste of the soup deepens from the beginning to the end. The rice porridge at the end with the rich soup is just amazing. You can mix your own condiments and sauces from the self-service bar, which is also fun! There are options like cilantro and spicy sauce for you to experiment with. The mushroom hot pot, unique to a genuine mushroom specialty store, was incredibly delicious. The secret soup hot pot that can only be tasted here is truly one-of-a-kind. The weekday lunch starts at 980 yen, making it very affordable. They also offer expert courses with rare mushroom dishes and a la carte menu items. If this place were closer, I would definitely visit regularly. I highly recommend this restaurant to mushroom lovers. Thank you for the wonderful meal! ✨

It's worth a visit for its unique atmosphere! You can enjoy various types of mushrooms, but the taste is just okay, so it's better not to have high expectations. Aside from hot pot, the fried and stir-fried dishes that bring out the flavor of the mushrooms were delicious, so choosing a single dish might be a good idea!

Mushroom hot pot & mushroom dish specialty store Hexiangu in Ueno, Tokyo. This is a chain from Dalian, China specializing in mushroom hot pot & mushroom dishes, and they have opened a store in Ueno. I visited during a weekday at 12:00 PM and was the first customer with no one else in line. The restaurant has a modern Chinese decor, and I placed my order using my smartphone to access the menu via a QR code. I chose the "Weekday Lunch Special" Mushroom Hot Pot Set with choice of noodles for 980 yen including tax. The hot pot was filled with a variety of mushrooms, which was a delight for mushroom lovers. There were two dipping sauces provided: A】Spicy and Sesame sauce with chopped coriander, spring onions, and garlic. B】Seafood sauce with chopped green chili and garlic. The eating instructions were as follows: 1. First, enjoy the 28 types of mushroom soup, which had a light yet deep flavor with a fragrant mushroom aroma. 2. Boil the mushrooms for 3-5 minutes and dip them in the sauces provided. The sauces were rich and flavorful, with the spicy and sesame sauce having a hint of coriander and the seafood sauce having a kick from the green chili. 3. Add vegetables, tofu, and meat to the pot to enjoy the essence of the mushrooms and the delicious broth. The curly noodles and chlorella green noodles required careful boiling to prevent them from becoming too soft. The noodle portion was not too large, but the mushroom broth was so tasty that I drank it all up. For 980 yen including tax, this was a great deal for a first-time visit. I personally enjoyed it and would like to try a course with a greater variety of mushrooms next time. However, I ended up with a lot of spicy and sesame sauce stains on my white shirt, so having paper aprons available would be nice. Overall, it was a great dining experience!

A mushroom hotpot restaurant located a short walk from Okachimachi Station. The skewered meat had a lot of spice. The mushroom hotpot was fun and delicious because you could make your own sauce! There are a lot of mushroom dishes, so it's recommended for mushroom lovers!

The balance of the amount and quality of the food was good! I was impressed by the variety of mushrooms available. I found it interesting to be able to create my own sauce according to my taste. I think it's a nice place to visit again. There is also meat available, but I recommend trying the mushroom platter since it's enjoyable. They also have tempura and other dishes that are worth trying!

During the Bon holiday, I decided to grab a bite to eat before visiting the graves. I was unsure if the restaurant would be open, but I had been curious about this place for a while. It's about a 5-minute walk from Ueno Station, close to Matsuya on Chuo Street. Just as other reviews mentioned, there is only one elevator in the building. I took it to the 3rd floor where the restaurant is located. The interior was bright and clean. There were two other groups of customers, including some Chinese customers as well. I was seated at a table and was instructed to order using the QR code on the table. I input the number of people in my party and then selected from the menu. I couldn't find the lunch menu, so I asked the staff for help. They explained that by sliding the screen, the lunch menu would appear. I decided to go with the Mushroom Hot Pot Lunch for 980 yen. The sauce was self-service at the counter near the register, with options like soy sauce, sesame, chili oil, and bean paste. I chose soy sauce with garlic and green onions. The hot pot ingredients were plentiful, with about 5 different types of mushrooms, tofu, pork, and chrysanthemum leaves. You also had the option of adding noodles or rice for the same price. The lunch service ends at 2:30 pm, so I had to eat quickly. The thicker ingredients like shiitake mushrooms took some time to cook through. I enjoyed the pork shabu-shabu while waiting and checked on the sauce. Despite it being summer, the hot pot lunch was healthy and filling. Adding more meat might be a good idea. The noodles had a strong kansui flavor, thickening the broth. Next time, I might try it with rice. The restaurant was clean, and the cost performance was good. I will definitely visit again. Thank you for the meal.

This was my first time trying mushroom hot pot. The restaurant was located in a building that seemed to be mostly taken over by Chinese influence. The interior had many semi-private table seats, and the voices around me were all speaking in Chinese. We ordered two of the cheapest mushroom hot pot courses (2980 yen each), along with lemon sours (430 yen) and three square highballs (480 yen each). The hot pot and sliced mushrooms, along with winter worm summer grass, arrived. The soup in the hot pot was delicious. The dish came with plenty of mushrooms, vegetables, tofu, and more. The mushrooms included shimeji, eringi, enoki, maitake, nameko, shiitake, hiratake, and matsutake. The vegetables included tofu, yuba, tofu noodles, komatsuna, Chinese cabbage, lettuce, and shungiku. There were also slices of pork belly, lamb, and beef. We mixed our own sauce for the meat, using sesame sauce, spicy sauce, green onions, and cilantro. It was delicious. We also ordered additional chlorella noodles (450 yen). We enjoyed eating the chlorella noodles in the tasty soup, as well as dipping the meat in the sauce for a unique flavor. The soup after cooking the meat was also delicious. Overall, it was a truly enjoyable dining experience.

I visited the restaurant on Monday afternoon, so there were few customers, but it was a great place for mushroom lovers. The lunch set was a choice of seafood or meat, and I chose the meat. The unique taste of lamb and the rich flavor of the mushroom soup complemented each other perfectly. It was fun to create the sauce to my liking.

A volume that can't fit in a pot all at once! The weekday lunch special at 980 yen is cost-effective. I feel like I could get addicted to the mushroom hot pot. ■ Order Details ○ Weekday Limited Mushroom Hot Pot 980 yen Includes soup, beef, 3 types of mushrooms, tofu, assorted vegetables, half-cooked noodles or rice. First, put only the mushrooms in and let it simmer. Enjoy the soup that comes out. The umami of the mushrooms is delicious! You can fully enjoy this alone. You can mix your own dipping sauce. There are various base sauces and spices lined up as shown in the picture, so you can customize it to your liking. I made mine spicy with seafood broth, green chili peppers, green onions, and garlic. Eating hot pot with your own preferred dipping sauce was also delicious. ■ Miscellaneous Located on the 3rd floor of a building very close to Ueno Station. The interior of the restaurant is clean and the white walls are beautiful. The Chinese staff were polite and friendly.

Although it is called Chinese hot pot, it is not spicy at all. The soup is rich in the umami of mushrooms and very delicious. The assortment of 15 types of mushrooms that I ordered was filled with mushrooms I had never seen before, each with a different texture and aroma, making it a great meal for someone like me who loves mushrooms. In addition to that, there are other ingredients commonly found in other Chinese hot pots such as shrimp balls and duck blood, but when boiled in mushroom soup, unlike in mala soup, you can also taste the original flavors of the ingredients.

I had been interested in this place for a while. I visited on a hot summer day and was worried because there was only one group of two customers and no one else. However, the taste was good. When you go down the elevator, you enter the restaurant immediately. The cleanliness was not great as there were sauces and condiments right at the entrance. We ordered by scanning a QR code. We had two bottles of beer (680 yen including tax), a mushroom hot pot (980 yen including tax), and a vegetarian hot pot with noodles (1580 yen including tax). It took about 15 minutes for the food to arrive. The mushroom hot pot had various mushrooms, vegetables, meat, and noodles. It seemed like a small portion, but the noodles added to the volume. Each person cooks their own hot pot. The broth was not too strong, so we added sauce to enhance the flavor. Mixing a bit of spice into the sauce with plenty of cilantro, green onions, and grated garlic made it taste amazing. The noodles in the mushroom hot pot were either Chinese noodles or chlorella noodles, and the chlorella noodles were better. It would have been helpful to have instructions on how long to cook the noodles. We had to ask for water separately. The vegetarian hot pot was a bit pricey but had a variety of mushrooms and interesting textures. Even though it was all mushrooms, it was surprisingly filling. The chlorella noodles were served with the mushroom hot pot but not with the vegetarian hot pot. For dessert, we had mushroom ice cream, which was surprisingly delicious. The restroom was separate for men and women, and there were no private stalls. They accept PayPay. Ordering individual items can be expensive, so it's better to go for lunch. Overall, the food was good, but it didn't make me want to come back again.

Today's Spicy Adventure: Kinokono in Ueno Okachimachi Station, a mushroom hot pot and mushroom specialty restaurant. I wanted to add more variety! Mushroom hot pot course - 4 dishes for 2,980 yen. Added spicy soup for 500 yen. Spiciness level ★★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆ (2), stomach ache level ★★★☆☆ (3), spicy and delicious level ★★★★★ (5). Let's spice things up in Okachimachi! I'll introduce a real and highly recommended restaurant, Kinokono, which specializes in mushroom dishes and mushroom hot pot. I love this place and have been there many times, but this time I tried the two-flavor hot pot for the first time (usually I just have mushroom soup), so I'll introduce it. I ordered the 4-dish mushroom hot pot course, which includes a secret soup made from 28 kinds of mushrooms, a mix of 8 types of mushrooms, a combination of vegetables and tofu, and a mix of 3 types of meat - all for 2,980 yen (cheap). I added spicy soup for an extra 500 yen to make it a two-flavor hot pot. The sauce is self-service, so you can choose your favorite. I chose sesame sauce with black vinegar and seafood broth with black vinegar as well as added spicy sauce, garlic, coriander, and green chili as toppings. When the hot pot arrives, try the mushroom soup first. It's delicious on its own, but be sure to compare it with the soup soaked with the rich flavor of mushrooms towards the end of the hot pot! You can drink as many bowls of this as you want, it's good for you and tastes amazing. The mix of 8 mushrooms is colorful and visually appealing, and of course, it tastes delicious too. The spiciness is not extreme, but adding green chili and other toppings makes it just right. Finish with chlorella noodles for a healthy ending! Even the cheapest course will leave you feeling full, so the cost performance is excellent. However, be careful as eating too many mushrooms can cause constipation. Save this if you found it helpful!

I came to Ueno because I wanted to eat mushroom hot pot. I enjoyed various types of mushrooms. The mushrooms melted into the soup and were very delicious. I also tried the spicy lamb skewers served at the sister restaurant that specializes in lamb dishes, and they were delicious too.

Mushrooms are a guilt-free food that you can eat without feeling bad. I heard about a mushroom hot pot specialty restaurant and decided to visit. We ordered a classic mushroom hot pot for the group and added various ingredients little by little. It was fun to enjoy the soup with different mushrooms and ingredients, as the taste subtly changed. You can also customize your dipping sauce with self-service. We were quite full after eating, but the drinks were also good. It cost about 5000 yen per person, but it was a great value for the quality of the food.

I got hooked on mushroom hot pot and came to Ueno in search of mushroom hot pot. I ordered: Mushroom hot pot (base: spicy) with 18 types of mushrooms, glass noodles, abalone, and mushroom vinegar pork. The amount of mushrooms was impressive! So many rare mushrooms, I was excited! My favorites were mountain nameko, abalone mushrooms, mountain priest mushrooms, and petal mushrooms. I dipped them in the arranged sauce and just kept eating mushrooms. The basic soup made with mushroom broth was delicious. I really felt the deliciousness of the mushrooms. The mushroom vinegar pork was delicious as I had imagined. There were a few flies here and there, so I was a bit concerned about the hygiene.

This shop is amazing. First of all, the clear mushroom soup made with various types of mushrooms is exquisite. You cook various ingredients in the soup and eat them, but the amazing taste is only at the beginning, so if you want to savor it later, you should set some aside! The lunch set on weekdays for 980 yen includes vegetables, tofu, mushrooms, and even pork, which is a great deal. No matter what you eat, you feel like you are eating something good for your body and it's delicious. For the finishing touch, you can choose between noodles and rice, but I definitely prefer rice! Because when you mix the spicy sauce and coriander here with rice, it's amazing. Noodles need to be cooked and I don't enjoy drinking the soup with thickened flour after cooking the noodles (personal preference). So, definitely rice. The combination of sesame sauce and spicy sauce is also delicious. The simple and healthy ingredients paired with elaborate sauces are really delicious, and the flavor is so good that you might feel guilty at the time of payment. If you want to have lunch on a weekday in Ueno, this is the place to go!

I visited this mushroom hot pot specialty restaurant that I had been curious about for a while on a regular night. I ordered the Mushroom Feast Course for 3,980 yen. It was truly a mushroom extravaganza. There were many types of mushrooms that I had never seen or heard of before, and I enjoyed the meal while discovering them. It was fun to make my own sauce for the hot pot, almost like a buffet style. I also ordered some rice for the porridge at the end and finished every last bite. I was very full. The seating was comfortable and the food was delicious, but perhaps because it was a bit too gimmicky, the novelty seemed to outweigh the taste. I didn't feel a strong desire to come back again. Thank you for the meal.

It was amazing, I will definitely come back and bring my friends! There were about 7 tables for 4 people each, but during weekday lunchtime (after 1 pm), every table was occupied by a single person. I ordered the simplest Kinoko (mushroom) hot pot for 980 yen. It was a huge hit, so luxurious for the price! First, a hot pot with 28 types of mushrooms arrived, which was delicious. Then, a plate with enoki mushrooms, shiitake mushrooms, rare white beech mushrooms, Chinese cabbage, chrysanthemum greens, cotton tofu, and 5 slices of pork shabu-shabu appeared. And to top it off, rice for porridge came at the end. But that's not all, there was a self-service corner with a variety of sauces and toppings. Unlimited cilantro, green onions, spicy sauce, sesame sauce, and delicious homemade sauces to mix and match, it was so much fun. Finally, I made porridge with the rice... so delicious! My stomach was full, and the bill was only 980 yen including tax! Can you believe it? I couldn't read the name of the restaurant, so I asked the staff. Ho Shen Gu. I can't remember that! But I definitely remember the location. I will definitely come back again. ^^

I recently had mushroom hot pot in Omotesando, and this ramen tasted similar. The price was one-third of the other place, which was great. The noodles were delicious too. The portion size was sufficient. However, there was not enough soup, so the noodles got a bit dry. It was very healthy, and I would like to visit again.

I ordered a mushroom hot pot, which contained a variety of mushrooms, some leafy vegetables, and meat. Despite the diverse range of mushrooms used, the soup was rather ordinary. It could have had a richer broth. The condiments were varied and good.

I visited "Ho Sheng," a restaurant famous for its mushroom hot pot, which originated from Dalian, China and has now expanded to Japan. Upon arriving at the building where the restaurant is located, I found a long line waiting for the elevator, as there was only one elevator in the 12-story building. We arrived around 6 pm and had to wait for about 10 minutes before being able to enter the restaurant. Once inside, we were seated at a table separated by a roll screen. We had reserved the "15 types of mushroom course with 9 dishes" through Tabelog, and as soon as we sat down, the hot pot was set and various dishes were served. We ordered drinks through a touch panel on the table. The course included mushroom tempura, a secret soup made with 28 types of mushrooms, a deluxe mushroom platter with 15 types, assorted vegetables and tofu, shrimp balls, a platter of three types of meat, a choice of noodles or porridge for the last dish, Fukushima-grown maitake mushroom ice cream, and post-meal tea. The soup was light but flavorful with a rich mushroom broth. There were even some mushroom varieties I had never seen before. The seasoning was customizable with a dipping sauce. We also ordered the "three types of meat platter" as an additional item. By the end of the meal, we were satisfied and full. With a few drinks, the total cost was around 8,000 yen per person. The food and drinks were served promptly, and the service was attentive. I often experience indigestion after eating hot pot, but this time I felt fine. Overall, it was a great experience and I would like to visit again if given the opportunity.