special pot 虾吃瞎涮

thisplaceis my absolute favourite!!!! mala pot is my go to. you can choose your own ingredients and then choose the spice level, i get both very spicy and not spicy at all it just depends on how i’m feeling. the dumplings are also really yummy! staff there are very friendly too

my go toplacewhen i feel like tasty spicy food. the mixture of their spices is perfect which makes it spicy yet still full of flavour. price is very reasonable and the families who own the business are super friendly.

4.5/5 taste
3.5/5 display
4.5/5 quantity
4/5 customer service

malatang for everyone!!

i was recommended thisplaceby chinese friends but as i’ve never been to restaurants like this i was a little scared to go inside the restaurant.
i was outside for at least 15 minutes until some white girl walked in and started picking her fillings.

you pick your own fillings, give it to the owners, weigh it, choose your base, pay and wait.

simple as that.

best to go with all the meats and noodles and leave the veges for the vegans.

well priced and tasty dry pot restaurant.

theplacelooks more hygienic than other places, looks like a family run business and are very friendly.

great for takeaway too as a late night snack after gym.

service: 5/5
presentation: 4/5
environment: 4/5
food quality: 5/5
food quantity: 5/5
price per person: $15-$25

been meaning to try thisplacefor a while and finally got the chance recently!

there was a decent selection of ingredients in the chiller. we got the mala pot (dry), and personally i loved it with bean curd and tripe. it didn’t look the most appetising but the presentation of the dumplings was really cute! the mala tasted pretty authentic and it smelled mouth watering even while they were cooking it. it was really delicious and has that satisfying numbing feeling. you can choose your spice level so don’t be worried if you can’t handle spicy food that well. i recommend getting it hot though.

the staff were really friendly and attentive, i think it's run by an elderly couple? they have decent english so it's not difficult to communicate. it wasn’t busy when we visited so it came very fast, definitely under 10 minutes. 

their price is $3 per 100g, and for the bowl below it cost $20. we also got some pork / chives / prawn dumplings which were $8 for 15. overall $28 for 2 people and we were super full! i’m definitely keen to visit again, and probably will try their mala tang next time.
- an update to this review, i've been back here 5 times since and i've had a great experience every time. i do have to say i didn't like the mala tang (soup) as much as the mala pot. it was a little salty and had too much chicken flavour in my opinion. i have stuck to the mala pot and dumplings mainly and it's always a good time. thisplacehas become one of my go-to places recently.

be careful, it's addictive!
i literally come here every week for their malatang/malapot, and it's much cheaper than the hot potplaceunder imax in the city.

just ate lunch here and were really impressed!

the staff were smiley, welcoming and helpful. and they gave us some good recommendations on what was good. the produce was all really fresh and the meats and tofu were all really clean and well presented. we had the mala tang (spicy soup) which was good, a mix of mala spice and a nutty sesame sauce.

maybe the best part is the price! it's done by weight ($3 per 100g). we spent about $25 for two people and were both really full by the end. this was much cheaper than other ma la places (aplaceon dominion road set us back almost double for the same amount of food).

the restaurant is fairly small and is simple, but really clean and tidy.

we lived in china for a couple of years and loved eating malatang while there, this reminded us so much of being there. we'll definitely return to try the mala pot soon!