Diners do the cooking at PJ Hot Pot restaurant

Mar 28, 2024; Columbus, Ohio, USA; PJ Hot Pot on the Northwest Side combines two popular Asian dining trends in one restaurant – hot pot and Korean barbecue. In the hot pot, diners are served a broth base and can add ingredients like meat and veggies as they wish. For the Korean barbecue, diners grill their own meat, seafood and vegetables at the table.

Mar 28, 2024; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Seafood cooks on the in-table grill at PJ Hot Pot on the Northwest Side. The restaurant, which opened in January, combines two popular Asian dining trends in one restaurant – hot pot and Korean barbecue.

Mar 28, 2024; Columbus, Ohio, USA; PJ Hot Pot on the Northwest Side combines two popular Asian dining trends in one restaurant – hot pot and Korean barbecue. In the hot pot, diners are served a broth base and can add ingredients like meat and veggies as they wish. For the Korean barbecue, diners grill their own meat, seafood and vegetables at the table.

Mar 28, 2024; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Felix Zhao, an assistant manager at PJ Hot Pot on the Northwest Side, grills chicken and beef right at the dining table.

Mar 28, 2024; Columbus, Ohio, USA; A plate of vegetables and seafood is prepared for the hot pot at PJ Hot Pot on the Northwest Side. The restaurant combines two popular Asian dining trends in one restaurant – hot pot and Korean barbecue.

Mar 28, 2024; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Vegetables cook on the in-table grill at PJ Hot Pot on the Northwest Side. The restaurant combines two popular Asian dining trends in one restaurant – hot pot and Korean barbecue. In the hot pot, diners are served a broth base and can add ingredients like meat and veggies as they wish. For the Korean barbecue, diners grill their own meat, seafood and vegetables at the table.

Mar 28, 2024; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Vegetables cook on the in-table grill at PJ Hot Pot on the Northwest Side. The restaurant combines two popular Asian dining trends in one restaurant – hot pot and Korean barbecue. In the hot pot, diners are served a broth base and can add ingredients like meat and veggies as they wish. For the Korean barbecue, diners grill their own meat, seafood and vegetables at the table.

Mar 28, 2024; Columbus, Ohio, USA; PJ Hot Pot on the Northwest Side combines two popular Asian dining trends in one restaurant – hot pot and Korean barbecue. In the hot pot, diners are served a broth base and can add ingredients like meat and veggies as they wish. For the Korean barbecue, diners grill their own meat, seafood and vegetables at the table.

Mar 28, 2024; Columbus, Ohio, USA; PJ Hot Pot on the Northwest Side combines two popular Asian dining trends in one restaurant – hot pot and Korean barbecue. In the hot pot, diners are served a broth base and can add ingredients like meat and veggies as they wish. For the Korean barbecue, diners grill their own meat, seafood and vegetables at the table.