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Mala Tang

Chinese Restaurant$$$$

Ballston - Virginia Square, Arlington

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Mala Tang

8.1^/10

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"Awesome hot pot Szechuan style restaurant in Arlington."(15 Tips)
"The mapo tofu is also the best I've had in the area."(3 Tips)
"Dry Pot!"(3 Tips)
"And they have sweet potato noodles or my gluten allergic tummy!!!"(2 Tips)

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spicy food
dry pot
good for groups
pork buns
wine
great value
beef
trendy
mushrooms
cilantro
dinner
scallion pancakes
chili oil
water chestnuts
lunch
broccoli
takes reservations
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Ranini PastelFebruary 4, 2017
Both 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.
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."
Jacobo GómezMarch 20, 2015
Awesome hot pot Szechuan style restaurant in Arlington. A little bit far from Clarendon metro but well worth the short walk.
Now OwlJune 18, 2012
Braised 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.
oren molovinskyJanuary 16, 2012
If 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...
Charo Cortez-GrovesJanuary 31, 2013
Been here 10+ times
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.
Washingtonian MagazineJanuary 9, 2012
What 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, 2019
The personal hot pots are great! Get the Chinese option, so so deliciously spicy!
Hannah MJuly 8, 2021
Never been to Hot pot before, and I was really excited! Impressed. Sweet plum wine was great. Very fun experience
Arnaldo J. LópezMay 21, 2017
Dry 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, 2019
We had the food delivered and it was nothing to remember. Just the meat was fresh you could taste that. Flavor wise very underwhelming.
JH H-DSeptember 19, 2019
They don’t hold back on the spices here. The mapo tofu was yum!
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
Laura KailDecember 5, 2014
Great place for single portions of hot pot
Montaign G.January 12, 2013
Great hot pot spot! This place is off the chizz-ain!
Khoa ChauMarch 9, 2016
Good and authentic the 'dry' pot is damn good !
Catherine TorelliApril 7, 2015
Hot pot is not be missed. Cumin lamb good too
Brian T.December 14, 2011
The MaPs Tofu is the best i've ever had. Red wine beef is also awesome
Eric SackettDecember 1, 2013
Great food and fun. Parking is in the building garage.
Kate SummersJune 12, 2011
Been here 5+ times
Love the pork buns and cold spicy shredded beef. Wish they had happy hour on the weekends.
Kat LOctober 10, 2011
Been here 25+ times
Get wine marinated beef. Yum! Ask for extra spicy mala tang. Try lamb next.
Whitney GOctober 28, 2011
So good! And they have sweet potato noodles or my gluten allergic tummy!!!
Ivan RacadagFebruary 23, 2013
You might want to bring someone who knows what they're doing.
Margaret PorterJanuary 20, 2015
Very fun to cook it all yourself
HannyMarch 16, 2013
Make sure you mix the soup with lots of ingredients :-)
David MasonJanuary 26, 2012
Get the enoki mushrooms, water chestnut, and the fishballs. Ohhh yeeaaa
Corey GibsonMarch 26, 2013
Been here 5+ times
Cumin chicken is worth the trip.
Dul DulkulJune 9, 2014
Spicy and have a lot of seasoning
Thomas StangaFebruary 20, 2012
Try Taiwan beer. It's delicious.
Natalie EAugust 14, 2011
One hot pot for two people is plenty of food.
Chito PepplerFebruary 20, 2012
Mapo Tofu is spicy with ground pork
OMAR MukhareshNovember 13, 2014
A place for Chinese plates
Reza ZenJune 18, 2012
You 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.
ShabeebAugust 25, 2013
Surf and turf hotpot..
Ben BregmanAugust 21, 2011
Been here 5+ times
Park on p1. 7-11 open now across the street.
RajeshSeptember 21, 2013
Spicy Cold Noodles
Kat LSeptember 3, 2011
Been here 25+ times
Make a reservation.
Emily MMay 14, 2011
Get the Zhong dumplings!
CSNovember 21, 2011
Make a reservation
Jing ZhuAugust 25, 2017
Food was good. Service was terrible.
Matt LundinMay 1, 2013
Anyone used to authentic Asian food should not eat here.
Casey SMAugust 7, 2014
Mung bean noodles

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