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  • New all-you-can-eat sushi spot opening soon in Pineville. Here’s what to expect

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    Yiding Hot Pot has closed, and a new restaurant is in the works for the location: OG Asian Eatery + KTV.

    Yiding Hot Pot has closed, and a new restaurant is in the works for the location: OG Asian Eatery + KTV.


    Heidi Finley

    CharlotteFive

    Hot pot and sushi lovers, rejoice. There’s a new Asian restaurant opening soon in Pineville.

    The OG Asian Eatery + KTV will set up shop in The Centrum shopping center, taking over the suite once occupied by Yiding Hot Pot, Sushi + More, according to the restaurant’s website.

    The latter quietly closed its doors in early October after just two years in business, CharlotteFive previously reported. There, customers were invited to fill piping hot bowls of broth with noodles, seafood, vegetables and more — all delivered via a pair of robot servers.

    Guests will find similar fare at The OG, though an official opening date hasn’t been announced. Beyond hot pot, customers can fill up on all-you-can-eat sushi, dim sum and barbecue skewers, according to the restaurant’s website.

    Cheese wontons and bang bang shrimp are on the menu, as are tonkotsu ramen, fried dumplings and miso udon.

    “Don’t forget to pair your meal with our selection of Asian beer, Sake, or Soju, and finish off with refreshing bubble tea,” the restaurant’s website says.

    Plus, private KTV (karaoke television) rooms with “immersive sound systems and a massive song selection” are available for groups looking to belt out off-key versions of their favorite songs.

    CharlotteFive has reached out to OG Asian Eatery for more information.

    OG Asian Eatery + KTV

    Location: 10610 Centrum Pkwy, Suite 1, Pineville, NC 28134

    Menu

    Cuisine: All-you-can eat sushi bar, hot pot

    Instagram: @theogasianeatery

    This story was originally published October 28, 2025 at 5:30 AM.

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    Tanasia Kenney

    Sun Herald

    Tanasia is a service journalism reporter based at the Charlotte Observer | CharlotteFive, working remotely from Atlanta, Georgia. She recently joined the NC Service Journalism team and covers restaurant openings/closings in Charlotte and statewide stories. She’s been with McClatchy since 2020.

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  • Hot pot restaurant with robot servers quietly closes in Pineville. What we know

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    A hot pot restaurant where AI robots served bowls of savory broth has closed in Pineville after just two years in business.

    Yiding Hot Pot, Sushi + More was listed as “permanently closed” as of Tuesday, Oct. 14, according to Google. Its website was also expired, and its voicemail box was full.

    The Asian eatery opened in The Centrum shopping center back in 2023, inviting customers to fill bowls of piping hot broth with fresh ingredients such as noodles, vegetables and seafood, among other toppings, CharlotteFive reported.

    Yiding Hot Pot’s mildly spicy Yiding Mala broth, with bean sprouts, mushrooms, bok choi and beef.
    Yiding Hot Pot’s mildly spicy Yiding Mala broth, with bean sprouts, mushrooms, bok choi and beef. Heid Finley CharlotteFive

    What made the dining experience extra special was a pair of bots — WALL-E and Eve — that moved plates between the kitchen and guests’ tables. Each was outfitted with four shelves to carry food, drinks and more.

    Owner Wenda Wang told CharlotteFive at the time that the robots were “very helpful to the restaurant to reduce the labor.” The restaurant’s human servers were also available to assist.

    Yiding Hot Pot owner Wenda Wang shows off Eve, one of the restaurant’s two robot servers.
    Yiding Hot Pot owner Wenda Wang shows off Eve, one of the restaurant’s two robot servers. Heidi Finley CharlotteFive

    A reason for the closure wasn’t immediately clear, and fans of the restaurant didn’t hesitate to sound off online:

    • “What happened? This was genuinely the place to come eat! What do you mean the lamb and fresh sushi will only live in my memories?” Jo Lynn wrote on Instagram.
    • “WHY DID YALL CLOSESEE,” @oficiallilo commented.
    • “You guys are permanently closed?” @the_only_yosi_you_know asked

    Yiding Hot Pot didn’t immediately return CharlotteFive’s request for comment.

    This is a developing story and will be updated.

    Yiding Hot Pot’s sauce and toppings bar.
    Yiding Hot Pot’s sauce and toppings bar. Heidi Finley CharlotteFive

    Yiding Hot Pot

    Location: 10610 Centrum Pkwy, Pineville, NC 28134 (permanently closed)

    Cuisine: Hotpot, sushi

    Instagram: @yiding_hotpot_sushi

    Yiding Hot Pot opened at 10610 Centrum Pkwy in Pineville back in 2023.
    Yiding Hot Pot opened at 10610 Centrum Pkwy in Pineville back in 2023. Heidi Finley CharlotteFive

    This story was originally published October 14, 2025 at 12:09 PM.

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    Tanasia Kenney

    Sun Herald

    Tanasia is a service journalism reporter based at the Charlotte Observer | CharlotteFive, working remotely from Atlanta, Georgia. She recently joined the NC Service Journalism team and covers restaurant openings/closings in Charlotte and statewide stories. She’s been with McClatchy since 2020.

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