Xiao Si Chuan
Chinese restaurant Xiao Si Chuan in Setauket has hard-to-find hot pots on each table.
Only 25¢ for 5 months
Chinese restaurant Xiao Si Chuan in Setauket has hard-to-find hot pots on each table.
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The hot pot with rolled beef and lamb, lettuce, greens, mushrooms, shrimp and tofu at Xiao Si Chuan in Setauket.
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Xiao Si Chuan in Setauket.
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Stony Brook University students Kara Niu, Chan-Yong Cai, Jing Lin and Yubeifan Guo enjoy a hot pot at Xiao Si Chuan in Setauket.
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Stir-fried eggplant is served in a garlicky, cardamom-laced brown sauce at Xiao Si Chuan in Setauket.
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The "Yibin burning" noodles are topped with fermented beans, peanuts and crispy garlic at Xiao Si Chuan in Setauket.
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At Xiao Si Chuan in Setauket, hot pots can come with broth on one side and hot chili oil on the other. Ingredients to cook in the hot pot start at $4.
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The cumin lamb pulses with heat, as well as cumin, cardamom and other spices at Xiao Si Chuan in Setauket.