YGF Malatang

Really good! FYI that their mild is more of a medium in terms of spice (but you can try to scoop out the layer of chili oil on top if it ends up too spicy).We came during lunch and the pricing ($15.99/lb) was not bad! The minimum weight is 0.8 lb, which was the perfect amount of food for me. I love being able to cater how much I buy for how hungry I'm feeling.

I think more people came here for the soupy hot pots. I came for the dry hot pot craving it, but it was not what I expected. Their base seems to be loaded with sesame paste that I wish I looked into more closely. The flavor was very overwhelming, and the texture really ruined it for me. The spiciness did kind of help distract me. It was a chill quick eats place though, where you can just pick up whatever you want on your own.

Came by to get a late night malatang fix. The interior is cozy but there is plenty of seating. The buffet is self serve and your items are weighted before they are cooked. They have a decent selection of meats and vegetarian options although I wish there was more variety in the meats. The buffet was a bit messy late night and the sauce bar was pretty chaotic. Service was minimal but quick. The packaging for take out was pretty solid. Overall I thought the broth was a bit too bland and their sauce bar didn't offer too many options. Pricing was very reasonable by weight.

Decent malatang place in the city for a fair price! There is a big fridge with all kinds of food, and you just put them all in your bowl and go pay by the pound. It's a fun concept, but as a person who loves to fill the bowl with mostly veggies and noodles and a little bit of meat, I feel like I'm losing out on value by not getting more meat. However, it's so cheap I guess it doesn't really matter. I've tried both the spicy beef bone broth as well as the dry pot. I think the bone broth was ok--nothing too special. However, I liked the dry pot quite a bit. While it was a little sweet for my liking, it was overall quite good! I think I will continue getting the dry pot here. One thing to note tho, my dry pot noodle was a bit undercooked

A new malatang place in the neighborhood with a clean storefront. As with malatang in China, you pick your own raw ingredients into a large bowl and you pay by the weight before they cook it inside and serve it to you. The selection of ingredients is quite diverse and even with a few different types of noodles. I only tried the bone broth so far but it is decent. The time I went was more in the middle of the summer - but it would be a great place to grab a quick lunch or dinner during the winter.

Pretty tasty - pick your own ingredients in a big bowl then hand over to cashier to weigh and cook. You get 3 choices - two with broth and one as a dry mix (stir fry). There's also a self serve sauce bar. Food was fresh and sauce tasted great. 4 stars because the place had some flies buzzing around.

Great fast casual place for people to choose either individual ramen style soups or order an assortment of dumplings at the ling long counter within! I enjoyed my dumplings and devoured my stack.

i had high hopes for this spot as my new mala project replacement, but i was unfortunately very disappointed. maybe because it was a takeout order but the noodles and contents were all mushed together and it had no spice at all. rather it tasted like a dan dan noodle mash up of various ingredients, with a heavy peanut flavor. it felt quite heavy and i didn't feel that great after the meal. i could see why its popular among folks though because its fast casual, more affordable and a good place to sit and chat comfortably with friends.

They have a great selection of items here, and the buffet was clean and well stocked. The products all appeared to be fairly fresh and decent quality. I got the "spicy mix" which I thought was going to be like the dry pot I've had other places but it was a little different. It was definitely wetter than the dry pot I've had at Mala Project and in Flushing and it was not spicy even a little bit. I have a fairly low tolerance for spice, but I still found this to be not spicy at all. It also seemed to have sesame sauce mixed in, which I was not aware was a usual ingredient in dry pot. There was no mala flavor, but overall it was well seasoned and tasted good, even if it wasn't what I expected. I appreciate that they also offer a robust selection of toppings for your bowl, such as cilantro and ground peanuts. My bowl came out to $27 and could have been consumed for one large meal or two smaller ones. The prices seem reasonable to me and the service was friendly. Perhaps I need to try the soup version, because it seemed like most other people in the restaurant were enjoying that.

Everyone can get their own favorites and their own selection of broth! Fast, easy, delicious! There's nothing fancy here. Just no frills, fresh vegetables and different proteins and noodles to cook in a few selected broths or dry mix. You can get bone broth, tomato soup or a spicy dry mix! Can't go wrong! Hits the spot and reasonably priced!