"This Korean Chinese chain restaurant recently opened in the former Chimaek Town space, offering a self-serve ingredients bar which customers then choose to turn into soup or stir fry at custom spice levels. The use of spice at Pixiu Mala Hongtang is masterful, particularly the chile oil’s blend of star anise, cloves, fennel, and both gochujang and Sichuan peppercorn." - Alex Frane, Maya MacEvoy