On 8/5/2016 at 3:43 AM, csingley said:Little Sheep Mongolian hot pot is also the real deal - this is actually a popular chain out of PRC; last I checked they were big enough to have their own listing on the HK stock exchange. Food, service, and pricing are better at the Westheimer/Fountainview location than down on Bellaire. The shaved ice place next to the Little Sheep also has the real dope BTW.
Just spotted this.
Little Sheep was started in Inner Mongolia in 1999 as 小肥羊 (xiǎo féi yáng), literally 'Little Fat Sheep'. The company was acquired by Yum! Brands Inc, owners of KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell, in 2011 and de-listed from the HK stock exchange in 2012. In 2016, it was moved to ownership under the Yum China subsidiary.
It is no longer as popular in China as it was years ago.