Shanghai police say two 17-year-olds were placed in "administrative detention" following the incident at a restaurant where diners simmer food at their own tables.

Two drunk 17-year-old teenagers have sparked outrage after filming themselves urinating into a hot pot broth at a Haidilao restaurant in Shanghai, China.

"We fully understand that the distress caused to our customers by this incident cannot be fully compensated for by any means," Haidilao said in a statement

A popular Chinese restaurant chain is offering refunds to more than 4,100 diners after two teens were caught on video urinating into a vat of hotpot broth.

More than 4,000 diners will be compensated after two men allegedly urinated in broth at a hot pot outlet in Shanghai. Chinese hot pot giant Haidilao confirmed the offer after a video showing two men urinating into the broth of their hotpot while dining in a private room at one of its restaurants started circulating online late last month.

Two 17-year-old males have been detained by police in Shanghai, China, for allegedly urinating into a hotpot at a Haidilao restaurant and posting the video online, reports Global Times. The worrying incident dates back to last month.

China's huge hotpot chain Haidilao is offering to compensate a staggering 4,000 diners who dined at one of their Beijing locations. Why? Because of a video that went viral depicting two teenagers urinating in the hotpot broth.