Mala Town

My favorite malatang in manhattan. I used to go the one in Edison NJ a lot. They have the best quality of beef slices with the most affordable price compared to similar restaurants. The sauce bar is great too!

Food here is super yummy. This place is PACKED during rush hour as a testament to how good the food is. The music is lit, always has a fun mandopop mix on. Service could be better. Had to ask for a second spoon each time I went for 2 people sharing 1 meal , we clearly won't share 1 spoon.

Im so glad we came here. It Exceeded my expectations. You are so close to Mount Sinai hospital, Columbia University, Barnard College and the Cathedral of Saint John the divine. Its quick and affordable and delicious. You can eat vegetarian, paleo or any way you like. Wagu beef or pea shoots are plentiful. I got the dry hot pot extra spicy and the beef bone broth. Phenomenal. The Beijing yogurt delicious and taro tea good. 10 star service too.

I love the variety of the soup and condiments :). Place is also clean and bright! Perfect gor when I crave for something salty and soupy

I lost my purse at this place, and they kept it for me for a whole week.😭😭 The food is authentic and freshly made. Best pineapple beer I've ever had. It's even more addictive than bubble tea.

The food, atmosphere, and service are all 5/5! I love going to malatown when i need something comforting and filling! The food here does just that, i often share it with someone because the portions are quite big. I've tried all of the soup bases and trust me, you can't go wrong with any of them! From mild-spicy, still so flavorful and the spice level is just enough for you to still enjoy the food.

Just coming in to add yet another 5-star review! This place is AMAZING. Fast and healthy. It’s easy to make vegan, since you choose all the ingredients and there’s a vegan tomato broth. Free sauces/oils/hot pepper really completes the flavor. A huge bowl of hotpot usually is $18 or so and it always lasts me for two portions. Very nice helpful staff and there is WiFi and a restroom. Love this place so much!

I come here often and generally like the place — it’s convenient and affordable. But recently, the food has clearly not been as fresh. I suspect you may have changed suppliers? I understand that smaller places often use standard local Chinese supermarket-grade ingredients, but lately the quality has been really disappointing.

This store services delicious, mala food. Came on a weekday night before 6pm and there were multiple empty table available (note: we also came during the spring break week of Columbia University). This store allows you to pick out any ingredient you want and they cook it for you. The ingredients include various meat (including beef, lamb, squid, shrimps, etc), vegetables, noodles. The price ($15.99/lb of ingredients), ingredient quality, and various broths/cooking option (including soup vs stir fry) make this the most competitive mala place in Morningside, if not in Manhattan. My huge bowl of bone broth noodle soup came out to ~$17! I finished it all and can't wait to come back again.

Fun way to have hot pot steeped in flavorful soup. You come in, grab an oversized bowl and drop protein, veggies, and some sort of carb like noodles. Then you weigh it and pay something around $16/lb. It's really easy to overestimate how much you'll eat. So get less than you think you'll want! Don't skip the sesame paste sauce! It's divine. Our favorite broths Mala Beef bone Tomato

Came here for dinner and was surprised that the place was packed. Recently I've been obsessed with these build your own mama pot restaurants. I'm so glad this place opened up in UWS. I also think it's interesting that this is one of the only restaurants that also serve a dry mala pot, although I would say that the dry version of the pot seemed to just be the ingredients stir fried in a little amount of soupy sauce. I appreciate the wide variety of ingredients they have although the labeling could've been better. I will say that YGF Malatang in Union Square probably had more ingredient options compared to this one. The soup was also great, very rich and flavorful. My one small complaint is that the soup itself was pretty salty and you really didn't need more sauce to go with it. Overall, its a good fast eat and one that will satisfy your soup cravings.

I really enjoyed my takeout from Mala town. There were a lot of ingredient options, I really liked the hot pot wide noodles and the variety of tofu they had. I had a dry pot and a hot pot and both were good. The medium spicy was a little too spicy for me so I'll have to go with mild next time. This will be a go to spot for me!

The restaurant's layout makes every table feel well-placed. Properly, the workers demonstrate consistent friendliness. I trust this spot for a good meal. Each dish demonstrates quality through flavor and freshness. This restaurant welcomes your entire group.

I'd highly recommend eating here since their to-go orders may get cold. It's serve yourself/make-your-own bowl here, and they charge by the pound; they'll make the soup and it bring it to you when it's ready (about 5-10min). Medium spicy for their beef broth has got some fair heat. Seats aren't always easy to come by, and the restaurant only has seats for about 20 people, so it can get crowded. It's very easy to over-order, so try to check all the offerings before you start loading your bowls. Mine was about 2lbs ($30) when I realized how much food I had (thankfully, it was about 2-3 meals worth, so I brought it home). Large takeout containers are $1, just FYI. If you're doing takeout, try to avoid cheaper ingredients that you could add yourself (e.g. ramen noodles) to save on cost and poundage, especially since the noodles will get soggy on the trip home anyway. Same mentality if you can't finish your meal and wanna take leftovers (as in eat the noodles first since they'll get soggy). Broth was delicious and the ingredients are fairly fresh and tasty. For myself, I shouldn't have added so many sausages, but I liked the filled fish balls and fish tofu. Anyway, I'd definitely go back!

This place is quickly becoming one of my favorite. I love the ability to pick what ingredients we want by ourselves and choose a variety of seasoning and broth/dry option. Food was very good, spice level was not bad (I chose the max spicy and it has a punch but tolerable), it's perfect for cold nights. Prices are very reasonable, especially compare to their competitor. Also love that they have extra sauces and garnishes on the side. Service was also very quick. It can get crowded around dinner time and tables get snatched up quickly. I witnessed some verbal fighting about tables because it's first come first serve. I would suggest coming in earlier than 6pm to have a good chance for a table or get take out.

So glad this place opened up in the neighborhood! They do single-serve hotpot. When you enter you can just grab a bowl and tongs and fill up your bowl with ingredients ($14.99 per pound), weigh your bowl by the register, and pick one of their soup bases and specify your spice level. My bowl ended up being around 1.1 pounds, and I got the mala dry hotpot (medium spice). Medium spice wasn't too spicy for me, and I really liked the dry pot! I also tried my friend's beef bone broth, which was really good and I'd definitely come back and get it next time.

This is my first mala-tang experience, and the experience is fun! Their mala-tang is so delicious that I felt like I was introduced to a whole new world. As summer approaches, I strongly recommend getting their satay dry pot mix. It is a brothless satay sauce, packed with sweet and salty peanut flavor. A summer option for those who don't want to eat hotpot while wiping the sweat away. They also offer a variety of soup base, including their bestselling beef bone soup, tom yum soup and tomato soup. For the ingredients, I enjoyed the lucky bag -- it was stuffed with actual shrimp and shrimp paste. Their beef and pork are of high quality and they replace the meat with new batches regularly. You can even get abalone and mussels from the seafood section! We picked mild spicy for all the bowls, which was too mild for us and we will def go for medium next time. You can also add more spice later if it's not enough. Here are 4 easy steps to customize your own mala-tang: 1. Pick the hot pot ingredients, including meat, seafood, tofu, fishballs, veggies and noodles. 2. Weight your bowl. You are charged based on the weight ($14.99/lb). 3. Choose your broth and spice level. 4. Make your own sauce at the sauce bar. As a self-service casual spot, their staff are really friendly and helpful, and the environment is clean.

I love eating hotpot regardless of the weather especially since there's either dry or soup hotpot! The staff was friendly and helpful. This is a great laidback spot for a hangout with friends! At Mala Town you can build your own hotpot by adding all the ingredients you want into a bowl which is weighed (with the bowl weight already deducted) and the price is calculated by $14.99/pound. our 2 bowls weighed 1.57lbs and 2.03lbs, and it was enough food for us! Then you can pick your soup base/ flavor. I got the mild spice bone broth soup and mild savory dry mix - both were delicious! They have your typical hotpot ingredients like fish balls, meats, noodles, veggies and also cute ones like money bags stuffed with meat and paw shaped fish balls! the beef bone broth was really good - umami! The dry hotpot (savory dry mix) was also fantastic, I loved it with the wide noodles! We got mild spice for both but the dry hotpot def had more heat which was fantastic.

Staff is very cheap! She refuse to offer you a second small cap for sauce if you order takeout. Yup, just a sauce‍

What would you put in your bowl? The combinations are endless at Mala Town with so many different types of meat, fish and veggies all weighed by the pound! There are 5 different bases (Beef Bone Broth, Dry Hot Pot, Tom Yum Soup, Tomato Flavored Broth and Chicken Broth) to cook all of the fresh ingredients you pick out! You pick out your ingredients and everything is cooked in the back. Casual but nice place! Service was super fast! There is a sauce bar as well to further customize your hotpot bowl! Mala Town is a great option for easy and fast hot pot in NYC! Insta: @thehungrysw

Mala Town is great for the price! If you don't eat a ton of food, the $15.99 per lb price isn't bad at all. I thought it was a great portion for $15! Lots of good options for vegetarians, meat eaters, etc.! The mild savory dry spice was still pretty spicy to me but I don't have a super high spice tolerance. Still great flavor! Definitely recommend to get your hotpot fix in Upper West Side!

Yesterday, when I went to this restaurant, I was shocked by the rude behavior of the staff. When it was my turn to pick from the food shelf, the female staff member rudely ordered me to step aside so they could quickly prepare online platforms takeout orders. When I asked, "Aren't I also a customer?" the female staff member replied, "Fantuan takeout orders are time-limited, so I have to serve them first." This blatant discrimination against dine-in customers is absolutely ridiculous. On top of that, the other staff members had terrible attitudes as well--when answering questions, they wouldn't even turn their heads back or acknowledge you, making it clear they had no interest in helping. 昨天去吃这家店的时候，在轮到我夹菜的时候店员居然非常不客气的命令我让我让开，以便让他能够更快的夹别人的饭团外卖的单子，在我问他说"我难道不是你们的顾客吗"，女店员居然跟我说"饭团的外卖有限时所以她要先夹"这种明目张胆的歧视店里堂食的顾客的行为简直是天方夜谭。而且其他店员的态度也都糟糕透了，回答询问的时候也是头也不回，根本不想理你。

Im so glad we came here. It Exceeded my expectations. You are so close to Mount Sinai hospital, Columbia University, Barnard College and the Cathedral of Saint John the divine. Its quick and affordable and delicious. You can eat vegetarian, paleo or any way you like. Wagu beef or pea shoots are plentiful. I got the dry hot pot extra spicy and the beef bone broth. Phenomenal. The Beijing yogurt delicious and taro tea good. 10 star service too.

I eat here regularly and love their food. It can get quite crowded during peak hours, though. Please bring back your Tom Yum broth! It was amazing!

Delicious and fast. I appreciated that you can grab your own ingredients so that you can customize how much of each item you want. We went on a weekday at 6 and they were already out of beef slices which I was looking forward to the most. But the rest of the ingredients were tasty anyway. Most people were getting soups and noodles but I opted for a side of rice. Will definitely try the noodles next time.

Small restaurant without that much seating, but the atmosphere was nice and the food was delicious. My friends and I all opted for the dry pot option (as opposed to the various broth offerings) and I loaded my bowl up with a wide variety of ingredients - have a good mix of noodle options, seafood, vegetables, and meat. Would recommend and would go back.

MalaTown never disappoints! The broth is super flavorful with just the right amount of numbing spice, and everything tastes so fresh. I always go for the beef tripe and lotus root--they soak up the broth perfectly. It's the kind of place that makes you sweat but in the best way. Definitely my go-to spot when I'm craving real Sichuan heat!

I lost my purse at this place, and they kept it for me for a whole week. The food is authentic and freshly made. Best pineapple beer I've ever had. It's even more addictive than bubble tea.

This place is great. Only thing I wish for is a non spicy beef bone broth. Tasty nonetheless. They charge by the pound. What a great concept! Highly recommended.

I want to start by saying this establishment is a very, very clean, hygienic, and organized and I love that. As far as the service goes, I think the customer service is pretty good. I'm not sure if we were just having a miscommunication but overall, I would say the service is good and nobody was intentionally rude. The food is super fresh and tasted really good. I wish the menu had a build your own spring roll option, but I definitely will be coming back here in recommend people try it

第一次是慕名去edison吃的，然后听说哥大附近开了一家店，超级兴奋立刻去打卡！口味很棒，食材也很新鲜。甚至有一些别的麻辣烫店没有的高级食材，比如小鲍鱼，雪花肥牛，都是按重量称的。 蔬菜爱好者和在减肥的人也能在这里找到自己喜欢的搭配。 安利安利！

One of the food Mala spot that i try, the ingredients is fresh. Meats is juicy. Mediem spicy level is not spicy but tasty. Great service, The restaurant called when they out of the ingredients your request which they don't do offer when you order by Ubereats. Noted!!

first time trying something like this. it was interesting that we got the toppings and then they weighed it like it was yogurtland. but my three friends and i had a yap session on a really small table but it was interesting af. i like it but i fr got so many fish balls. it was a good concept but i don't see myself trying this again! it was really crowded and honestly everything was so tight i was scared i would spill something.

just left this place ... so this is odd but one bowl was 22 but the other was over $50 .... but we added the same because we didn't want to over spend ... but she took the second bowl off so fast and just told me it was $50 something . the dry hot / spicy is mala is good . the sour and hot is very good .... the place is tiny not alot of options but their service is very fast

Every time we go to Mala Town it is delicious. I swear it's addicting! I get it twice a week. Service is curt and quick and ambiance is casual. It's tight in there, so I wouldn't recommend going during peak dinner hours!

The food never disappoints. This place is built for efficiency. Even when it's packed, the wait is quick and the food is as amazing as always. The option to select exactly what and how much goes into your bowl is unique and adds to the experience as a whole. We come once a week and will continue to come many many ti

No more long subways to Queens for hotpot. Best hangover soup ever! Fresh seafood and delicious broth. I recommend the Tomato.

The best mini hot pot in jersey city, strongly recommend to everyone living near. Very good Chinese food, authentic spicy food!

Great flavor and good portion food! Plenty selection of ingredients to choose from. The savory dry pot mix base is a must try.

Very clean place, nice and close to subway. Easy to find this place I love it. Mala in NYC

If you're craving hot pot I would definitely recommend checking this place out! The place is efficient and it's fun that you can just take a bowl and put all the ingredients in that you want! They have a few soup bases to choose from, if you don't know which to get, you can't go wrong with the classic beef broth! It which was delicious! The ingredients seemed pretty fresh. The service was great! there were bunch of tables inside, it did the job.