YGF Malatang & Hotpot

One of the best hot pots I've visited!! I wish they had their BBQ earlier in the day, but it's okay, next time I'm passing through, I will stop and get some! This was my first experience where we picked out our items like a buffet style and it was weighed at the end before the broth! I chose the Tom Yum broth which was very flavorful! My only wish, it was a little more spicier and sour; but overall it was delish!The staff is very friendly here and I definitely recommend this place. It's a cute little spot in the corner. Give it a try if you're ever feeling some hot pot!! The hubby wanted to share afterwards. Sorry bub, too late, ha maybe next time!!

This place was so good !!! I love malatang and was so excited to come here for lunch . They have a lot more options here that I have not seen at other places like fish noodle ( fish cake noodle ) , cheese fish cake , a bunch of different tofu noodles / fried tofu , and a lot of other items that I have not seen before . I wish they offered the bone broth in extra spicy but they do have a sauce bar on the side to add your own sauce . They have two different dry pots here a chili oil dry pot or a peanut based dry pot . It's easy to end up getting a lot of food because I wanted to try everything so ended up with 1.47 lbs of food , it's $14.99 per lb. I think it's a good deal because I love all the variety ! Great place to come for malatang , super clean and a lot of variety !

After our group walk, we came here for lunch from one of our member's recommendation. It is located at the Ulferts Center in Dublin. The concept is you grab a bowl and tongs and you pick the ingredients for you hot pot bowl. There's a large selection of tofu, noodles, vegetables, mushrooms, fish balls, beef balls, seafood, pork, beef, and lamb. After your selections, your bowl is weighed and the price of $14.99lb or $15.99lb is based on the type of broth you select, beef bone broth, sweet & sour tomato, mellow spicy, classic bone broth, fish maw and chicken, curry, and house special spicy oil.You get a number and they will bring your bowl to your table. There's a condiment counter so you can prepare a dipping sauce. I enjoyed my 1.15lb of ingredients for my bowl and the sweet and sour broth was tasty. The food was pretty good and the hot broth was great for a cool day. If in the area, I would come back and try the other broths.

Our first malatang hotpot experience, and we loved it. We're all for hotpot, but because this gives you the option to choose your own items to go into your soup--genius! For two of us, we ordered two soups, a skewer and a soda. Not too bad of a price. Their broth is very flavorful and the skewer had a good strong taste. Plenty of parking near by. If you're in need of a Tesla charge, they have spots in their parking lot. Two for one, charge your car and eat here.

**3.5**On these cold nights, I crave hot soup. I've been enjoying these build your own hot pot places in Dublin. I saw that there was one near the escalators below Koi Palace. Finally tried it.Similar set up of self serve, choose your own ingredients.I wish they had the vegetables 1st then all the meats, seafood, and frozen fish/ meat balls.The selection was pretty unique from sweet potato rice cakes, cheesy rice cakes, frog legs, noodles of all variety, seafoods (clams, mussels), meats, to a variety of fresh vegetables. There were more soup base choices and a selection of Asian drinks that compliment hot pot like og herbal tea (nicely chilled and a cup of ice)The soups came out shortly after ordering some skewers, which was different. It was similar to a camping place I ate at in RH (So Cal) last summer. Unfortunately the chicken was way too spicy.My DD chose a mild beef broth and it too was way too spicy for her liking where I had the classic bone broth (nonspicy). The soups were packed with flavor. The ingredients for both were slightly overcooked, esp the noodles and vegetables.I believe there was a sauce station but I didn't need any.The ladies spoke Cantonese which was refreshing. They were attentive is asking if our meal was good, refilling our waters many times. Place was clean and organized.It was a comforting meal on a cold night. Convenient located. Overall it was like a 3.5 for me.Will have to bring Hubs to try since he loves spicy anything dishes.

In the heart of the Ulferts Center, YGF is a prime spot for malatang and it is a simple meal to have here especially for a late meal as they close at 11pm which is a rare time in this area.They assign you a table before you grab a bowl and decide what things to add for your meal. Gathering your items can be a bit confusing at this place as it is not categorized together, but there is plenty of space to go back and forth to decide on what items to add. There is $14.99 and $15.99 broths and they also offer a dry mix.During dinner time, they also offer bbq skewers, but I have yet to try it. Staff is nice and welcoming even when we arrived one time close to closing time on a weekday.

This was my first time trying hotpot like this. I really liked the wide variety of toppings to choose from. Pro tip! All the meats are at the end, so fill your bowl wisely or you'll end up adding way too much vegetables and not have any space for the meat. The food comes out pretty quickly and the overall price was decent as well. As for cons, the self serve sauce bar was empty when we got there and it took awhile for us to finally flag down a worker to ask them to refill it. I also did not like that the food was not hot enough. It felt like I only got a couple of bites in before my food was cold. Overall, theres room for improvements but I would still come back to try YGF again!

Stopped by this place for food while I was visiting the area and craving soup. I have been to other places in the bay so was curious how it would compare.There was no wait on a Sat around 1 pm when we went but still had a line of customers at the food bar. The selection was not as big as the other places I have been to but they had all the topping I wanted and usually get. The only thing missing was a variety of fish balls.I got the beef bone broth mix which was very rich in flavor and the medium flavor had a good kick. The flavor was a little on the heavier side so I would definitely try a different flavor next time.The biggest plus was the price. My bowl only came to around $13 which was unheard of in the bay. Would definitely come back and try it again next time!

First time here, and I am very satisfied!Didn't realize how big the serving would be (I got excited and picked a lot of ingredients to put in lol) but ended up taking half of it home.Food was delicious- got the popular one (beef/medium spicy) and was the perfect amount of spice.Service was AMAZING!Everyone in there was super friendly and very welcoming and accommodating. They checked up on us multiple times to make sure everything was okay and we even got some cantaloupes :)

Zhang Liang's soup is superior, but YGF's ingredients varetiy is bigger and ingredients seem to be fresher. This particular YGF also has more staffs and better service. I still cannot decide which I prefer.