Tanghuo Kungfu Mala Town

Such a comforting meal for sweater weather. I loved being able to choose everything in my bowl. Note that the minimum weight is 0.8 lb--I had to try a few times to surpass the weight requirement. Solid ingredient selection--some of my favorites are imitation crab, sweet potato noodle, fish fillet, bean curd stick, and fried tofu. The broth had the perfect balance of flavorful and not too salty. You can request a non spicy version of their first broth option. The staff is super friendly; just let them know if an ingredient is out of stock. After weighing and paying, the cooked bowls came out very quickly. Will definitely be back soon!

===TL;DR===- Soup base: signature spicy hotpot, medium spicy level ===TMI===I'm excited that more and more Malatang places are opening all around the Bay Area. At this place, they have the simplest of menu since they don't have much soup options atm. Went for the spicy soup base and medium heat because the lady there made it sound like it was going to be real spicy. Turns out, it wasn't spicy enough for my preference so I asked for the spicy sauce on the side to tweak my spiciness level myself. Like many other malatang places, self serve on what toppings you want in your soup. They don't have a large selection but I think they have most of what people normally gravitate towards. Once you're done, let them know which soup base you want and they'll get to cooking. I think they have potential but currently, nothing stands out for me. Hope to see their growth! Bonus: they also have a self serve sauce bar so feel free to assemble your own sauce!

Delicious malatang in Berkeley! Signature beef bone soup and tomato soup are my favorite. I love the pick and choose style of restaurant, allowing me to choose the meats and veggies that I want. They're always kept nice and fresh in the refrigerator. Service is great and friendly, they'll readily refill the trays as needed. Super fast! Great soup. Can't complain.

I really enjoyed the food here, especially the sauce bar since it had Szechuan peppercorn oil! Not many places have Szechuan oil at the sauce bar so I was pleasantly surprised. The food and flavor was great too. The downsides was that there was no clear system or sign in place from preventing people who just arrived to save a seat for themselves before ordering. Another issue is that they don't refilled their utensils and napkins at the table. This place seems very understaffed, so I hope they fix that too.

This Malatang place has a relatively small interior but incredibly fast service. You pick and choose everything that you want with tongs and they make it for you in 15 minutes or less. The servings are much bigger than you may anticipate because the majority of it is soup. If you think the amount of food in your bowl is going to be slightly too little, it is probably just right.For a Malatang restaurant to be great, it simply has to have the things you desire. This place has exactly that. The selection of foods is diverse and the quality is satisfactory. I was surprised by how delicious the soup was and ended up drinking a large portion of it. I'd come here whenever I crave Malatang, which since coming here, has been way more often than before.Please check out this place. It gives an experience that many other A La Carte restaurants struggle to offer.

Self serve noodles!! Actually everything is self serve from drinks and making your own sauce. Come in and you grab a large bowl and tongs, pick out the ingredients you want for bowl. There are like over 5 different types of noodles but I got the potato vermicelli since it reminds me of hot pot. Different variety of veggies like carrots, enoki mushroom, and some other Asian veggies. Protein side had fish, shrimp, squid, random types of meat/fish balls and chicken wing. The only con is that if you're a vegetarian is that there is definitely cross contamination between the ingredients, because we were using the same tongs on the meat and vegetables.

After a lot of anticipation, I finally tried Tanghuo Kungfu Mala Town. The restaurant was smaller than I expected, but the decoration was really new and there was a lot of people there.This restaurant operates on a system where you choose which ingredients you want to be added to your malatang through an ingredient bar. You can pay by weight and choose your soup base.For around 1.7lbs of food, I paid $27. I chose the malaban option which came with peanut and sesame sauce. The flavour was good and the ingredients tasted very fresh. They offered a good variety of ingredients to pick from! I definitely recommend the quail egg and the fish ball with fish roe inside.Malatang is perfect for colder weather so definitely make your way down there in the next couple of weeks. You will feel warm and satisfied.

Terrible food. So unbelievably cheap and bad tasting food. Was extremely disappointed at the quality. Avoid this place at all costs; any restaurant is better.

THE MOST TERRIBLE PLACE -- I wish I could give it 0 stars.The restaurant repeatedly mixed up our order, which is particularly concerning if you have any dietary restrictions.On our first order, they made a mistake with our order, mixing up the foods, so we asked for it to be remade. However, even after waiting another 30 minutes, they made the same error again. After two mix-ups and an extended wait, we requested a refund. Instead of offering any compensation, they refused and insisted we take out the food with us (and shouting).If you're looking for a good mala spot, I would recommend walking five minutes south to a much better alternative.

very nice food！Tried a few times(for spicy mix) and never regretted . Always choose mild spicy as a person who can't handle spicy food. Also tried their bbq chicken this week and it tastes good. Very affordable and great meal