Zhangliang Malatang Spicy Hotpot (National City) — Restaurant in National City

I went for lunch today and am already excited about the next time I'll eat here! Shoutout to their fresh noodles, because they are deliciously fresh in a way that I rarely find anywhere in the US. They're fresh like Lan Zhou La Mian in Shanghai fresh, and now I'm saying fresh way too much but y'all, you don't understand how thrilling it is to get to experience that taste again!! I also tried sweet potato noodles for the first time and what the what, where have they been all my life?! My mouth is watering now. It's also great fun just sampling all the ingredients so I know what to load up on next time. (Yeah, that's right, fresh noods!!) I promise I also ate veggies and proteins and they were all delicious buuut what can I say, I'm a...

I had an amazing experience at this restaurant today. Such a unique journey where you pick your own ingredients and they cook it for you.

I always enjoy eating hotpot, but usually you have to cook everything yourself, and sometimes you might end up with undercooked food. But this place is different. You choose the raw food and they cook it for you based on the flavor you want, either soup style or stir-fry. You can also pick the level of spiciness you like.

Definitely recommend them if you’re craving some authentic...

From someone who likes hotpot, shabu-shabu, malatang or what other names it may resemble plus a wife that makes it at home, it’s good but could taste better. We’ve tried so many places international and local and I could say this one is good enough amongst competition around the area. The dry mix was a little too salty tho. And the only downside is not having a continuously heated pot that will keep your food hot. Other than that, great service by Amy and I think the owners too that was there helping out in their...