Cao's Hot Pot Menu
134 items in 13 sections · $0.50 – $81.95 · Hot Pot Restaurant in Champaign, IL
Cao's Hot Pot’s menu lists 134 dishes and drinks, grouped into Combo, Hot Pot Broths, Signature Dishes, Protein, Specialty, and Seafood and more. Prices range from $0.50 to $81.95, and a typical item costs about $6.95. Popular choices include Spicy Bullfrog, Beef Tripe 30sec, Petite Tender 30sec, Beef Aorta 30sec, and Single Pot.
Combo 11
- Spicy Bullfrog$23.99
- Spicy Pork Knuckle$23.99
Braised spicy pork knuckle with soy sauce and chili.
- Spicy Beef Maocai Combo (Free Rice)$23.99
Boutique beef shangnao 80g, fatted beef 80g, handmade beef meatballs 3pcs, smooth beef 80g, potato 5pcs, beancurd skin 50g, beef shutter 80g, mushrooms 6pcs, white shrimp 4pcs, luncheon meat 50g, and will add some yellow throat or hairy bel
- Spicy Vegetarian Maocai Combo (Free Rice)$23.99
White radish 100g, kelp knot 50g, chinese cabbage 50g, frozen tofu 4 pieces, enoki mushroom 50g, luncheon meat 5 pieces, hot pot noodle 50g, mushroom 50g, chrysanthemum chrysanthemum 50g
- Spicy Seafood Hot Pot Combo (Free Rice)$23.99
Basa fillet 100g, white shrimp 4pcs, squid flower 4pcs, kelp knot 4pcs, arctic shell 4pcs, fish tofu 4pcs, crispy sausage 4pcs, luncheon meat 5pcs. for better taste will add some yellow throat or hairy belly
- Boiled Fish (W. Rice)$16.99
Fish with spicy oil, Sichuan peppercorns, served with rice.
- Tomato Fish (W. Rice)$16.99
Fish with tomato sauce, served with rice.
- Spicy Seafood Maocai Combo (Free Rice)$23.99
Basa fillet 100g, white shrimp 4pcs, squid flower 4pcs, kelp knot 4pcs, arctic shell 4pcs, fish tofu 4pcs, crispy sausage 4pcs, luncheon meat 5pcs. for better taste will add some yellow throat or hairy belly
- Spicy Tomato And Vegetarian Maocai Combo (Free Rice)$23.99
Enoki mushrooms 100g, hot pot noodles 50g, tomato 50g, pleueryngii 50g, chinese cabbage 50g, frozen tofu 4 pcs, potato chips 5 pcs, sweet corn 50g, luncheon meat 5 pcs
- Spicy Beef Hot Pot Combo (Free Rice)$23.99
Boutique beef shangnao 80g, fatted beef 80g, handmade beef meatballs 3pcs, smooth beef 80g, potato 5pcs, beancurd skin 50g, beef shutter 80g, mushrooms 6pcs, white shrimp 4pcs, luncheon meat 50g, and will add some yellow throat or hairy bel
- Pickled Fish (W. Rice)$16.99
Fish with pickled vegetables and spicy soup, served with rice.
Hot Pot Broths 3
- Single Pot
- Four-Flavor
- Half And Hal
Signature Dishes 15
- Beef Tripe 30sec$7.95
- Buck Intestine 25sec$19.95
- Caos Black Beef Tripe 18sec$20.95
- Caos Fresh Beef Tripe 18sec$14.95
- Crispy Pork Slice$9.95
- Fish Roe Ball 5min$6.95
- Handmade Beef Ball 5min$7.95
- Handmade Cuttlefish Ball 5min$7.95
- Handmade Shrimp Ball 5min$7.95
- Roe Salad Fish Ball 5min$6.95
- Shrimp Pasta 1min$9.95
- Special Marinated Spicy Beef 3min$8.95
- Goose Intestine$19.95
These items are served raw, consuming raw or uncooked meat, seafood and eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness.allergy warning if you have a food allergy, please notify your server and we will try to accommodate you.
- Pig Brain 10min$9.95
- Meat Ball Combo 5mins$8.95
Protein 10
- Petite Tender 30sec$12.95
- Pork Belly 1min$7.95
- Usda Prime Ribeye 30sec$20.95
- Beef Tongue 30sec$18.95
- Pork 30sec$9.95
- A5 Ribeye 30sec$81.95
- Sliced Beef Chuck 30sec$14.95
- Beef Ribeye Steak 30sec$18.95
- Spiced Chicken 3min$7.95
- Lamb Shoulder 30sec$12.95
Specialty 12
- Beef Aorta 30sec$8.95
- Crabmeat Stick 3min$5.95
- Crispy Sausage 5min$5.95
- Duck Blood 5min$6.95
- Duck Palm 5min$8.95
- Duck Tongue 3min$14.95
- Luncheon Meat 3min$5.95
- Oil Gluten 5min$4.95
- Pork Blood 5min$6.95
- Quail Egg 5min$5.95
- Tribute Dishes 3min$5.95
- Spicy Chicken Gizzard$6.95
Seafood 12
- Abalone (8pcs) 2min$32.95
- Arctic Surf Calm 30sec$9.95
- Balsa Fish Fillet 2min$9.95
- Cuttlefish 2min$8.95
- Kung Fu Fish Fillet 30sec$16.95
- Mussels 2min$7.95
- Abalone (4pcs) 2min$18.95
- Scallop Meat 1min$14.95
- Seafood Combo 30sec$20.95
- Shelled Prawns 30sec$10.95
- Triggerfish 3min$9.95
- White Shrimp 30sec$12.95
Bean Products 9
- Fresh Bean Curd 3min$5.95
- Frozen Tofu 1min$5.95
- Hot Pot Noodles 5min$3.95
- Longkou Vermicelli 30sec$5.95
- Rice Cake 5min$5.95
- Ringing Bell Roll 1min$5.95
- Shredded Konjac 2min$5.95
- Tofu Skin 1min$5.95
- Vermicelli Noodles 3mins$5.95
Mushroom 8
- Bamboo Fungus 30sec$5.95
- Enoki Mushroom 30sec$5.95
- Fresh White Shimeji Mushroom 2min$5.95
- King Oyster Mushroom 1min$5.95
- Mushroom Platter$10.95
- Shiitake Mushroom 2min$5.95
- Wood Ear 5min$5.95
- Fresh Brown Beech Mushroom 2min$5.95
Vegetables 15
- Bamboo Shoots 1min$4.95
- Crown Daisy 2min$5.95
- Broccoli 2min$4.95
- Green Shoots 2min$7.95
- Japanese Yam 3min$6.95
- Lotus Slices 2min$4.95
- Taro 5min$4.95
- Napa Cabbage 5min$4.95
- Vegetables Combo$10.95
- Potato 5min$4.95
- Winter Melon 2min$4.95
- Seaweed 3min$4.95
- Spinach 1min$5.95
- Sweet Corn 3min$4.95
- Taikon Tadish 2min$4.95
Appetizer 15
- Marinated Chicken Feet (Cuisine)$5.98
- Rice Kake W/Brown Suger$7.95
Glutinous rice cake with brown sugar.
- Sesame Ball[6pcs]$6.95
Deep-fried glutinous rice ball coated with sesame seeds. Sweet.
- Tai Mochi[Mango]$5.95
Mango filling in chewy rice dough
- Mochi[Red Been W.Coconut]$5.95
- White Rice$2.50
Steamed white rice.
- Chicken Wing$5.98
Deep-fried chicken wings with crispy skin.
- Brined Beef$7.95
Beef in soy sauce, star anise, cinnamon.
- Chongqing Hot And Sour Rice Noodles$4.98
- Brined Ear$7.95
- Chongqing Noodles$4.28
- Fried Dough Sticks$4.98
Deep-fried dough sticks. Crispy.
- Fried Steamed Bun$4.98
Steamed bun coated with egg, fried until golden.
- Ice Jelly$5.95
Mung bean jelly with sweet syrup and fruit.
- Spring Roll$3.98
Pudding 4
- Milk Flavored Mango Pudding$7.99
- Chocolate Pudding$7.99
- Strawberry Pudding$7.99
- Coconut Pudding$7.99
Sauce 8
- Garlic Paste$0.50
Garlic paste made from fresh garlic.
- Sesame Sauce$0.50
Sesame paste, garlic, soy sauce, sugar, vinegar.
- Sesame Oil$0.50
Sesame Oil, made from sesame seeds.
- Soy Sauce$0.50
Soybean paste fermented with salt and water.
- Oyster Sauce$0.50
Oyster sauce is a savory condiment made from oysters and salt.
- Vinegar$0.50
Vinegar with a fragrant aroma.
- Chili Oil$0.50
Chili Oil: Spicy, oil made with dried red chili peppers.
- Chive Sauce$0.50
Pungent and flavorful. Sauce made from chive blossoms. Condiment.
Beverages 12
- Freshly Squeezed Lemon Juice$7.99
Freshly squeezed lemon juice.
- Mango Smoothie$7.99
Mango Smoothie with ice cream and milk. Sweet.
- Green Tea$3.35
- Jadobao$2.35
Herbal tea with honey and natural ingredients.
- Lemon Tea$2.35
- Black Tea$3.35
Black Tea with a rich aroma.
- Milkis$2.98
- Coke$1.98
Carbonated sweet beverage with caffeine.
- Soy Milk$3.98
- Diet Coke$1.98
Low sugar cola
- Sprite$1.98
Carbonated lemon-lime soda
- Coconut Milk.$3.55
Coconut milk, creamy and sweet.
How these prices compare
Based on 5 menus with 262 priced items from hot pot restaurants in Illinois, the median menu item costs $5.95, and half of all items are priced between $4.25 and $8.95.
At Cao's Hot Pot the median listed price is $6.95, higher than the typical $5.95 for hot pot restaurants in Illinois.
Typical prices are calculated from 5 menus in our guide.
Menu items and prices are provided for information and may have changed (last updated May 2026). Allergen information is not included – please ask the restaurant.