The holy grail for spice fiends.Photo: iStockphoto
This morning Bowery Boogie brought thesad newsthat Grand Sichuan on Canal Street had shuttered, which bodes ill even though the restaurant claims it will reopen. We’ve spent a number of happy evenings there foisting things into a tureen of fiery broth studded with Sichuan peppercorns, red-faced and hopped up, slugging beer, and now the loss leaves a hole in the downtown hot-pot scene. A mental survey of other options nearby led to the discovery thatOld Town Hot Potalso seems to have quietly shuttered, supposedly for “renovations,” as they’re announcingon Yelp. We know sister restaurant Hot Kitchen, in the EV, offers hot pot. Has anybody given it a slurp? And did we miss any?
