Thai Hot Pot in Shoreline
On our menu as “Jim Joom”, under its own Jim Joom section. Same dish, printed name.
Jim jum is the Isan hot pot: a clay pot of herbal broth set over heat in the middle of your table, and a platter of raw meat, egg, glass noodle and vegetables to cook in it yourself. The broth is built on lemongrass, galangal and holy basil, and it gets better across the meal as everything you dunk leaves something behind.
It is not the same thing as Chinese or Korean hot pot. The pot is earthenware, the broth is herbal and clear rather than numbing or fermented, and the finish is a dipping sauce — sharp with lime and chilli — that every cooked bite goes through on the way to your mouth.
It is a two-hour meal and a social one. Bring people.
The sets
Each comes with cabbage, ong choy, mushroom, carrot, basil, ngo gai, glass noodle and egg. Priced for the table, not per person.
Set 1: Pork & Beef
$37.95Cabbage, ong choy, mushroom, carrot, basil, ngo gai, glass noodle, egg
Set 2: Pork & Seafood
$39.95Cabbage, ong choy, mushroom, carrot, basil, ngo gai, glass noodle, egg
Set 3: Beef & Seafood
$41.95Cabbage, ong choy, mushroom, carrot, basil, ngo gai, glass noodle, egg
Questions people ask
- I searched for hot pot — what is it called on your menu?
- Jim Joom, which has its own section. It is also written jim jum or jaew hon. Same dish, printed name.
- What is Thai hot pot, and how is it different from Chinese hot pot?
- Thai hot pot — jim jum — is cooked in an earthenware pot over a small burner in a clear herbal broth of lemongrass, galangal and basil, and every cooked bite is dipped in a sharp lime-and-chilli sauce afterwards. Chinese hot pot generally uses a metal pot, a much larger and often numbing or oily broth, and a sesame-based dip. The Thai version is lighter and more aromatic.
- How many people does one set feed?
- The sets are built for sharing rather than for one person. Two people eat well from one set; a larger group is usually better ordering more than one so the pot is not crowded. Call us on (206) 644-8350 if you are planning for a group and we will talk it through.
- Can I get hot pot for takeout or delivery?
- Hot pot is a dine-in dish — the pot, the burner and cooking at the table are the meal. Everything else on our menu travels, and you can order that online for pickup or delivery.
- Do I cook it myself?
- Yes, and that is the fun of it. We bring the pot already simmering and the platter raw; you add what you want, when you want it. Your server will get you started if it is your first time.
While you are here
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14561 Bothell Way NE, Shoreline. Open fri – sun, 12–9 PM.