- Ranked #2 for Chinese restaurants in Arlington
- hotpot
- spicy food
- dry pot
- good for groups
- pork buns
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- Northern Virginia MagazineApril 25, 2014"One of the best parts of living in this current iteration of food obsession is moving past the 'dash-American'...With Mala Tang we learn more Chinese, beyond the Chinese-American beef and broccoli."
- Ranini PastelFebruary 4, 2017Both the dry pot and the hot pot are very authentic. I suggest the build your own dry pot with sweet potato noodles, wood ear mushroom, naps cabbage and beef.
- Jacobo GómezMarch 20, 2015Awesome hot pot Szechuan style restaurant in Arlington. A little bit far from Clarendon metro but well worth the short walk.
- Now OwlJune 18, 2012Braised beef noodles on the lunch menu! For $8, you get a giant bowl of succulent chewy noodles in a flavorful hot pot broth flecked with cilantro. The mapo tofu is also the best I've had in the area.
- Fantastic place for vegetarian and meat eaters perfect hang out with friends and family. Try the enoki mushroom. The sauce bar is amazing selection and all grade of spices.
- oren molovinskyJanuary 16, 2012If it's your first time try the Hot Pot Combinations. Once you are comfortable you should order a la carte Hot Pot. But remember...they are big portions! Ask for extra MaLa with your hot pot...
- Washingtonian MagazineJanuary 9, 2012What to get: Hot pot with pork, prawns, green-bean leaves, and wood-ear mushrooms; wood-ear mushrooms with chili oil and cilantro; pork dumplings; dan-dan noodles; scallion pancake.
- JH H-DSeptember 19, 2019The personal hot pots are great! Get the Chinese option, so so deliciously spicy!
- Hannah MJuly 8, 2021Never been to Hot pot before, and I was really excited! Impressed. Sweet plum wine was great. Very fun experience
- Arnaldo J. LópezMay 21, 2017Dry Pot! Why cook for yourself when you've gone through the trouble of going out! Leave it to the pros, spicy and delicious!
- Yasaman MahdianAugust 16, 2019We had the food delivered and it was nothing to remember. Just the meat was fresh you could taste that. Flavor wise very underwhelming.
- Northern Virginia MagazineOctober 17, 2012"Order the hot pot with mala broth and sort through the long ingredient list for a pick-your-own-(slurping)-adventure." - November 2012 Issue
- Love the pork buns and cold spicy shredded beef. Wish they had happy hour on the weekends.
- Get wine marinated beef. Yum! Ask for extra spicy mala tang. Try lamb next.
- Reza ZenJune 18, 2012You cook your own food like melting pot. Food was fresh but I don't like the idea of cooking my own food at a restaurant.