The Best Sichuan restaurants in Seattle | Eater Seattle

"YangGuoFu Malatang, known as YGF MalaTang (or YGF if you’re really hip), this construct-your-own hot pot place has locations in the University District, Edmonds, Tukwila, and Bellevue’s Lake Hills neighborhood. Simply grab a bowl and start pulling desired items from the refrigerated showcase for a fixed price (currently $14.99 per pound). Choose wisely, as heavier meats, noodles, tofu, and vegetables add ounces quickly. A cashier weighs your bowl, asks your choice of soup base (spicy beef bone is best, with tomato available for the more timid), and then sends it back to the kitchen for you to retrieve from a pick-up window moments later." - Jay Friedman