China’s hotpot king, Haidilao—you know, the place with the killer broth and free manicures—had a total disaster at their Shanghai branch.
Picture this: two drunk 17-year-olds climb up on their table in a private room and start peeing into their hotpot like it’s a fancy urinal!
Someone caught it on video, and it’s been bouncing around online since late February. I’m howling imagining the scene!
So, these bozos got nabbed by the cops pretty quick—turns out they were sloshed out of their minds. Haidilao’s like, “Oops, our bad!” ‘cause their staff didn’t even blink while these kids turned the broth into a biohazard.
Management didn’t catch wind of it ‘til days later when the video blew up—took ‘em a whole week to even figure out which Shanghai spot it was, ‘cause they’ve got dozens! I’m picturing the boss like:
Manager: “Wait, WHICH store? The one by the Bund or the one with the extra spicy broth?”
Staff: “Uh, the one with the pee pot now, I guess?”
No one’s saying anybody slurped up the special “teen brew,” thank goodness, but here’s the kicker—it’s not clear if they scrubbed that hotpot properly before the next folks sat down.
Haidilao’s freaking out, tossing apologies left and right. They’ve swapped out every pot, spoon, and chopstick in the joint and scrubbed it down like it’s a crime scene.
They’re all, “We know money can’t erase this nightmare, but we’re trying!” So they’re refunding and paying 10 times the bill to every single person—over 4,000 of ‘em—who ate there between February 24 and March 8. That’s some serious cash to hush up the horror!
This place started in some tiny Sichuan town and now they’ve got over 1,000 spots worldwide, all about that family vibe—candy floss for the kids, nail polish for the ladies.
And now? A viral pee scandal! I can’t stop picturing the staff handing out cotton candy while whispering:
Waiter: “Here’s your refund, your tenfold comp, and a free manicure—please don’t sue us!”
Kid: “Can my candy floss taste like the hotpot?”
Waiter: “NOPE, let’s stick to sugar, little buddy!”
So yeah, Haidilao’s in hot water.
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