YGF MALATANG @IOI CITY — Restaurant in Sepang

Didn’t know what to eat so quickly choose one on google with 4.8 high rating and because it’s malatang so it attracted me. Taste is a subjective topic but for a local and my genuine China Chinese wife, the taste here is very far from standard. Malatang is a very common food in China just like how common our nasi lemak or sup tulang is. You can get it everywhere and every shop make it slightly different but the essence of the cuisine won’t lari too far. It’s a cuisine which doesn’t require high cooking skill to make it but it definitely defines the basic of a qualified cook. We’re very disappointed with YGF malatang because they just simply boil all food ingredient together without segregating the food nature. Some item requires longer cooking such as raw fuchuk was undercooked but item requires quick boil such as green leaves vegetables are overcooked. The real malatang cook will definitely split out whatever you picked in that bowl by the raw ingredient nature and they know when it should be dump into the pot to ensure all food ingredient well cooked ngam ngam to the level. 2nd point which I would fail this shop is that they are charging the same price for all types of food, this is unprofessional for malatang business. Normally, food ingredient will be classified and grouped into minimum of 2-3 prices for cheaper or lighter items and more expensive for heavier items. Those with single pricing without category will ensure the value of the ingredient are equivalent with not too much gap, normally, for vegetable options, they will provide only expensive veges. But at YGF, expensive and cheap items are all priced at same charge.

There is reason why there are so many 5 star rating, the answer is on the wall on the left, if I’m not wrong.

Just personal opinion, is it worthy to sacrifice the authenticity of a cuisine to adapt for preference of a market which don’t even bother to give a farq to you due to certificate issues? I personally feels you’re not achieving the ambitious to reach them but the modification done on the food has already pushing away the group of people wanting authentic...

It’s a great place when you can’t decide where to eat, or if you’re mischievous like me, it’s a great place to go because you like to watch people queuing to get a seat at Oriental Kopi, just next door. Oh the satisfaction when you eat your malatang while watching others standing for 30 minutes 🤌🏻

Anyway, price range is slightly expensive. Actually it is okok but once you know other malatang place offers cheaper price, you immediately think their price is expensive. But you decide your own price, so it doesn’t really matter which malatang you go.

Usually I will get noodles, seafood dumplings, corianders (i lobbb corianders), chicken fillet, greens and imitation crab. And usually my price would be around RM20 or less.

As for soup, I tried the spicy braised beef but for Malay, I don’t think my tongue is accustomed to mala taste. So, I opted to non spicy soup. Tomato soup is vv fragrant and it is flavourful on your tongue. Tangy and comforting. The collagen chicken soup has this odd aroma. It’s not unpleasant but just not a normal aroma in my daily dishes. But, the broth is comforting. I’d chose this if I caught fever or recovering from one.

You can always adjust the spiciness by adding chilli oil from their condiment counter. I love that I can customize my spicy level since I chose non spicy soup.

The only thing I find lacking from this place is they don’t have drinks. They do but they only sell you bottled, canned drinks from the fridge 😞 When I first time dine in there and I ordered spicy braised beef soup, I thought I might die from drinking hot spicy soup. I recommend you to buy iced drinks from other place before coming here. And bring the garbage with you and throw into bins around the elevators. I think it’s impolite to leave cups from other store at...

YGF Malatang at IOI City Mall is a new hotpot restaurant that is Muslim-friendly. The dining concept is similar to a buffet: you use a large bowl and tongs to select your desired vegetables and proteins, which are then charged by weight at RM6.90 per 100 grams. There is a wide variety of proteins, vegetables, and noodles to choose from. After finalizing your selection, you bring it to the cashier for weighing. You can choose from three types of soup bases or opt for a dry version, with customizable heat levels. Free-flow drinks are also available for purchase. We tried the beef bone soup with mid-level mala spiciness, and it was delicious, with a flavorful broth. The food station is very clean, and the bowls and spoons are stored in a closed cabinet. The staff are friendly, and the service is quick. Overall, we would return because we can customize our meal with more vegetables or proteins as we like. We highly recommend giving this...