Spicy Hot Pot Showdown! Comparing the Set Menus of '鼎香麻辣燙' After Renovation and '麻子辣蒙古麻辣燙'

The image on the left is the beef set delivery from <鼎香麻辣燙>. The image on the right is the beef set delivery from <麻子辣蒙古麻辣燙>. Background: <鼎香麻辣燙> is the rebranded predecessor of <麻子辣蒙古麻辣燙>'s Zhubei Guangming branch. Since I love spicy hot pot, I was curious about the differences between the renovated and renamed shop and the original chain store, <麻子辣>, which led to this post. (I happened to eat at <鼎香麻辣燙> a few days ago, so I'm sharing my experience.) For the beef set, <鼎香> includes more types of vegetables! I ordered two bowls for delivery. I had water shield + cabbage, and my companion had bok choy + cabbage. The portion of vegetables seemed similar for both, but <鼎香> had one more variety. Additionally, <麻子辣> includes duck blood, so if you like duck blood, you should go for <麻子辣>. Furthermore, <麻子辣> has a good amount of hot pot ingredients (like frozen tofu, fish cakes, pork dumplings, etc.), while <鼎王> has many types of mushrooms (like king oyster mushrooms, enoki mushrooms, shimeji mushrooms, etc.). Finally, the star of the show: the broth and meat quantity. The broth at <鼎王> is almost identical to <麻子辣>; I couldn't tell the difference, and both were delicious – the broth is impeccable. In terms of meat quantity, I felt <麻子辣> had slightly more! However, <鼎王> is a few dozen NTD cheaper than <麻子辣>, so this difference is acceptable. Friendly Reminder: If you don't like spicy food, you can order the non-spicy option, which comes with only white broth. The plain white broth is also excellent! I recommend this place, <鼎王麻辣燙>, to all fellow spicy hot pot lovers. It has also been added to my personal favorites list!