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    Laoma Ma La Tang

    2.4 (14 reviews)
    ModerateChinese, Noodles, Soup

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    Bok K.

    It's been a while since I've had good Sichuan and the mixed-ingredient stir-fry here is just superb! We had a combo: meat + seafood (shrimps, crabs, fish, beef) at $8/lb with vegetables at $8/basket (wood ear mushrooms, tofu, various greens)-- and the total came out to around $27. Spicy level was #3 - Hot and Spicy. I was certainly taken aback by the price of our dish but then it came served in this 15 inch salad bowl and was easily good for four diners (we took home the leftovers). Flavors were fantastic as the proteins worked well together, level of spicy was just right, although I could handle spicier and would like a touch more of numbing "mala." If you're a fan of Sichuan food, LaoMa Ma Latang is a must try.

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    Wing L.

    Flushing Queens have some of the best Sichuan food in NYC. One of more popular casual places are to be found at various mall food courts over there by the name of LaoMa Ma LaTang. It was one of the places I drive all the way from Brooklyn to eat at because that is nothing like it here in KIng's County. Wait... let me correct that. There WAS nothing like it here in King's County. A few months back, Fei Long Supermarket opened up the first Asian food court in Brooklyn's Chinatown and soon after, LaoMa Ma LaTang opened up a sister location within here. Ma La literally translates into numbing spiciness. This will give you an indication of the type of Sichuan food you could expect here. Not only will it be spicy but it would slightly mildly numb your mouth in a pleasant way from a Sichuan only spice known as "flower Pepper".. They serve two types of food here, Ma LA noodle soups or pay by the pound Ma la stir fry in a large wooden bowl. No matter which one you order, you get to choose the level of the numbing spiciness. I think it goes from mild, medium, hot, to very hot. Be aware that they don't play around with the spiciness here. If you choose very hot, it WILL be very hot. The soup will come with whatever main ingredient (mine was beef) that you choose on top, and under that, a seemingly haphazard mix of cellophane noodles, veggies such as bak choy, wood ear mushrooms, firm and dried tofu and other ingredients that I can't remember as of this moment. The more you dig into the soup, the more things you might find in there. The soup broth, besides being spicy is also a bit oily. The spicier your order, the more oily it gets, but that is common with Sichuan food which uses a type of spicy oil a lot to give it some extra spicy punch. Just be aware of this before ordering. The various components never work together flavor wise as a whole but taste rather good as individual bites with the numbing flavor of the spices and broth. The Ma La Stir Fry seems to be the more popular option at all the LaoMa Ma LaTang that carries this. The way it works is you pay for fixed price for as many different kind of veggies options that they have on display that could fit within one of their wooden baskets, choosing whatever you like, and then pay a fixed price per pound for the meat/seafood option, choosing as much and as many things as you are wiling to pay for. You could just order veggies or just order meat/seafood if that is the way you prefer it but the more popular way is to combine a bit of the two. When you have your selection ready, they will ask you for your preferred spice level. Wait on the side and within minutes, they would call you back to pick up a steaming wooden bowl of everything that you selected stir fried together. As with the soup, everything in the bowl would be covered in a slight sheen of fragrant chili oil and spices. They give out a small container of white rice with the order, two if you get it as a combo of veggies and meat/seafood. Addition container of rice costs $1 each. The rice is delicious mixed with the chili oil and spices. Now enjoy. ******************************************************************************** Spicy level from 1 to 5, 5 being the hottest: Up to 4 depending how hot you tell them to make it.

    Love the flavor but it wasn't spicy! This amount of food came out to $45 and I ordered the hot and spicy. Barely any spices!
    Vivian B.

    After my first try, I have been addicted! Love the food but I hate the service at this location. I'm a regular here only because I'm addicted to the flavor. Every time I go I order $35 or more and they are very cheap with everything. Sauce,napkins,chilis.. everything and they do not tare out the weight of the bowl! It's also about .75 cents more per pound and they give little chili peppers. The one in queens is much better! Love the flavor but the queens location is 5x better!!! The service isn't good here.

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    I eat at this place with my family a lot. But sometimes the people are rude. Still the food is good.

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    Not very clean, one cashier used her hands to accept cash then grab my food. Price is reasonable compares to other spicy pot place.

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