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    LaoMa MaLaTang

    3.5 (214 reviews)
    ModerateSzechuan
    Open 10:00 am - 9:00 pm

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    Good for groups
    Good for kids

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    Mixture of dry pot
    Michelle S.

    Everything was tasty and affordable I am usually a hot pot lover especially the spicy broth so when I saw this dry pot and that's they had all my favorite toppings waiting to be selected I had to give them a try . I got the light spicy because I wanted to make sure it wasn't crazy spicy since it was my first time Every order has to be atleast 16 if it's mixed so I got Sliced beef , tofu skin , woodear mushroom and lotus root It can with one thing of rice They have so many options from what I recognized I saw Fishballs , quail eggs , beef , chicken , pork with an array of veggies and they don't mix u til cooking .. They put the veggies in a separate basket when selecting Will come here again and get more spicy

    In the basement Food Court of New World Mall
    Chun M.

    In the bowels of the New World Mall (just an escalator ride down), the food court is teeming with people at all hours of the day. The LaoMa MaLaTang stall is right there in the middle of the action and you can spot it by the bright red Chinese characters, hanging lanterns and the array of raw, uncooked ingredients behind the glass. My wife and I went to different food stalls for dumplings, noodles and rice dishes and told my son, we'll meet back in the middle where the first person back with food would grab a table. My food was the fastest because there is a long line at LaoMa. My son went a little overboard and went bananas in ordering. He selected all his favorites (and mine too, I guess) that was piled into a large bowl and was sent back to the kitchen to be cooked. He came back with an aluminum half chafing tray filled with meat, seafood and vegetables dry stir-fried (grilled?) in a cumin spiced sauce that weighed nearly 3 lbs! It was filled with thin-sliced beef & lamb, beef tripe, Taiwanese sausage, faux crab meat, 3 different types of fish balls, broccoli, enoki mushrooms, woods ear fungus, Napa cabbage and bean curd skin. It came with 3 containers of white rice, one for each pound of food. I was a little taken aback when he said the bottom line total was $45, but I have to admit it was worth it because of the amount of food and the taste was really good! We ended up with some leftovers to take home, so getting the to-go pan was a good idea. Later, after we finished, I went over to check out what other ingredients were available for next time and I run into my Yelp buddy Roger H. and friend who were eating the exact same thing, but in a large wooden bowl. They look like they weren't going to finish theirs either, but I have faith in Roger.

    Some of the best stir fry dry pot in the city
    Jing K.

    Great Mala dry pot located in the food court. You can really feel the wok hay and also the kick of their spicy flavoring. Pick your meats and vegetables and get one giant stir fried bowl of deliciousness.

    Emily C.

    The best spot for dry hotpot. Whenever I'm craving dry hotpot, I have to get it from here. It's located inside the food court of New World Mall, which is already such a busy spot since it has some of the most affordable food and portion sizes. There's a ton of tables but it's also always packed so you'll have to be quick to snag a table. I've been coming to LaoMa MaLaTang for years now and they've never disappointed. You pick what you want from the meat & seafood selection, which is then weighed and charged by the weight. And then you can also add a basket of vegetables (as many of your choosing) for a set price. Of course prices have gone up over the years, given inflation and all, but the price to portion ratio is so worth it and definitely much more worth it than the other restaurants in NYC that offer this. The variety is also much greater. After picking everything, you choose a spice level and they cook it up in the back. The amount your order is also determines the bowls of rice you get. Trust me, the plain rice is the perfect compliment to the flavors and spices from your bowl. One of my favorite ingredients to get is fish cause they fry it perfectly and then add it in so it has a lovely crispy outer with a flakey interior while coated in the delicious mala spice. Other than the dry hotpot, the malatang is also really popular here. They have different topping options of the malatang to choose from and it's a soup rather than dry hotpot with a ton of ingredients in it as well. Those bowls go for ~$10 so definitely affordable and filling too!

    April 2025 prices
    Riki J.

    It's still a solid joint in the New World Mall food court. It's my favorite mala dry hotpot spots in Flushing. I've tried a few but the flavors here are my favorite. My family is in Los Angeles and they look forward to having this dry hotpot too whenever they come to visit. Can't go wrong with fatty beef, chicken wings and shrimp. Not sure if there is one cook that fries the shrimp before sautéing it. I prefer it fried then sautéed but it's not always the case, sometimes it's just sautéed so the shrimp is missing the crispiness. The flavors are there and they have three levels for spiciness (mild, medium, hot). Spiciness is not necessary hot south but also the numbing, tingly levels as the spicier you go, the more Szechuan peppers there are. Service is quick, you pick and choose the protein options and it's by weight, and they automatically add a basket of veggies where you can pick the veggies as well. Once weighed, you pay while they cook it up. They have a tier style pricing for how many complimentary rice bowls you get. You can buy extra rice.

    The food was delicious! We ordered mild spice with lots of beef, chicken, and tofu. The meats are weighed and you get your choice of a few vegetable options for free! It only took about 10 minutes to prepare and the seating area was quite open when we went. Overall, a very filling and satisfying meal!

    Dry Hot Pot by the weight
    Hanna H.

    We decided to come to the basement of New World Mall to try different foods from different stalls here at the Food Court and LaoMa MalaTang was one of them. I'd say I'm a pretty harsh critic for dry hot pot considering that when I am in Boston, I only go to 1 spot and 1 spot only since this is one of my favorite foods. I was praying that I could finally find some great dry hot pot at this food court but sadly this spot disappointed us! For the price, it is a pretty decent value for the amount of food however it was the flavor that was lacking badly. Our order was pretty watery and was just missing something--probably cumin? Oh, the spice-mouth-numbing seasonings were severely missing. There was not much flavor other than just a watery dry hot pot that tasted slightly spicy.

    Jesmine A.

    Back to the basics. I went yesterday after not going for more than half a year since I've been living abroad. I just wanted some fish and veggies. When she started to but the veggies literally but like 5 potatoes, 10 pieces or bok choy and basically barely filling the basket. Like 1/3 and it already had all the veggies. I couldn't I'm sorry. But it's my money and I can do whatever I want. IM THE CONSUMER!!! Basically hella STINGY acting like she pays for the food or she's gonna be promoted to employee of the month. JUST HORRIBLE! I'm sad because I've given them so many chances. Bad attitude most of the time and I would still go. It's like be thankful you have a job there and people want to try the food. I don't understand why they have that bad attitude and energy. I'm done! I know they don't care because if they did something would have been done by now. But whatever.. the food doesn't hit the same either way since a long time ago. I don't recommend it anymore. The one by the corner also I use to be my favorite but the lady has such bad attitude like she had a sour lemon. Just be happy, you're making the food. I don't want that ugly energy. Bye!

    Taylor Z.

    Really good flavor and the spice level is pretty authentic (the spicy is pretty spicy). Love that you can pick and choose what you want for pretty reasonable price.

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    May W.

    The food court is in the basement of the mall. When I placed my order, I asked for a little spice for my soup. It can be very spicy! This soup comes with tofu, cabbage seaweed, and cellophane noodle. Cost me $12. The service is OK. they serve you in a plastic container.

    Thaung M.

    Always been a patron of this place since 2012. Would make a trip to this place every time I'm in NYC. Had a 7hrs layover in JFK so of course, we hopped on a Yellow Cab to Flushing just to come eat here. Things are different now tho. In the name of COVID: 1. They stopped giving out their iconic chili oil (we even offered to buy a packet.) 2. They stopped modifying the food. We asked them nicely if they'd put some more Sichuan spices in it but they gave the COVID excuse. 3. Not customer friendly anymore. 4. Took them longer to prep food. (Before there could be 15ppl in front but they'd still make it ready within 10min. Now we even finished our bubble-teas but no food yet. If it weren't for the fact that mala stir fry is so hard to find elsewhere we wouldn't be back.

    Karen C.

    I've been obsessed with dry hotpot, so I found this place and decided to give it a try. It was ok. You pick 6 ingredients. It was too salty for me. The spice level was good, had mild spicy. There was a bit too much ginger flavoring in the sauce for me. It worth a try but def better places out there.

    BUG IN FOOD. HUGE CATERPILLAR.

    BUG IN FOOD. Go here if you want to enjoy a huge caterpillar in your food. Now that I realized a lot of the reviews actually complain about bugs in food ( Check Google), I am never going back again and will give a caution to everyone around me. I recommend the one in Queens Crossing instead. They don't have a minimum weight for meat either and taste so much better now that this place has gone down so much.

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    8 years ago

    food is delicious,but service is so so so awful,employee is ill-mannered,Hygiene is bad.I don't come back again

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    9 years ago

    Over spiced soup base, 2/3 of the bowl filled with veggie. Overall not very good. But then again, this is food court, don't expect much.

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    15 years ago

    good noodle soup, but their old store has better taste and like their Huo Guo in their old location too!

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    they have beef, pork, seafood, chicken, spam, and just about every type of meat, seafood, bean curd/tofu product, and veggies you can think of. and yes they do have dry malatang (dry pot)

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    4.2(620 reviews)
    0.2 miDowntown Flushing, Flushing
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    This was our third visit. But tonight we experienced truly…read moreoutstanding service from the staff, especially from a server named Ada. She was so attentive--she even noticed that my female friend needed a hair tie and immediately gave one to her. Amazing... five-star service (for a three-Michelin-star restaurant) The same goes for the male waiter who served us. Please keep up this level of quality. Delicious food is made complete when the service is also satisfying.

    I came here with some folks and the food was surprisingly amazing. On a busy evening, many places…read morein Flushing required a reservation or had long wait times, but Szechuan Mountain House, perfectly didn't have a long wait so we went to check it out. Starting off, the numbing szechuan chicken was my least favorite of the dishes - the pieces of chicken were really tiny and there were a lot of peppercorns. I wish they made the pieces of chicken slightly larger as it was irritating to slowly pick it out towards the end of finishing it. Now, what went well were the stone pot with the fish. Normally not a huge fan of fish, so if I can enjoy eating fish a place has done well in preparing it. The soup was really flavorful and everyone at my table enjoyed it. The sweet and sour pork was also nice. The breading was crispy and the sauce had a nice tangy flavor to it and the texture was interestingly satisfying. The grilled beef ribs and bao buns were one of my favorite. The beef rib was very tender and went well with the buns and condiments that were provided.

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    4.6(50 reviews)
    0.2 miDowntown Flushing, Flushing

    We had a great experience here! We've been a couple times before but this time we made a…read morereservation for five about 15 minutes beforehand and the staff was very understanding. Everyone was so friendly, including the other guests! We ordered the Laziji chicken, sesame chicken, Sichuan string beans, and house special fried rice. Everything was so flavorful and well prepared. Definitely worth coming back too, we love it!

    We arrived around 3pm for lunch and there were 3 tables including us. I understand it is lunch…read morebreak for the staff but like there were no services what so ever, no one took our order until we asked them to., no one served us food until the girl at the front came to take a look, samething happens with the other tables that were dining there. Like there were no wait staff in the dining room.. actually there was 1 but she never comes to the tables. We ordered three dishes and only one of them tasted okay. The other two tasted horribly bad.. We got: Chongqing diced chicken with dried chili - it tasted okay, a very standard Szechuan dish Squirrel fish - fish was not fresh, sauce was full of food coloring and tasted artificial. We had so much left over and didn't even wanna take it with us. Drunken spare ribs - ribs were all bad parts, like the parts that are full of fats and tendon, the parts with messed up bones When we were ready to pay our bill, a lady finally walked out and greeted us looking like she just woke up from her nap, and waited next to me until she took the bill back with signed tips. Lol

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    4.5(91 reviews)
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    A little shop of Chinese sour preserved veggie-style bowls, with pickled veggies and golden, sour…read moreor salty/oily broth over fish, beef, or pork along with some appetizers. Lemon water at your table. The appetizers were just ok, fried pork lacked much flavor and the brown sugar glutinous rice cake wasn't as good as elsewhere. Free side dishes of black mushrooms (not much flavor) and the pickled daikon (this was good, a little spicy). The aromatic hot oil and suancai fish was excellent, more than enough for one person (plus maybe one). You can swap out the two veggies with other choices but I liked the lettuce and baby nappa. Golden soup suancai and fish was more sour for those who liked it that way - tomato looked good, too, fragrant (not spicy). The spicy on the others was just a light spice, more ma la than anything. Everyone gets a bowl of rice, and they have a gift card deal - buy $300 and get $50 free. Plus free meal on your birthday, and some discounts on Tuesdays or Wednesdays? Check the signs. Seats filled up quickly on a weekend and they were packed - come early and enjoy. The double serving for two was smaller than a single serving for one, so just get two if you have two good sized appetites. Single unisex bathroom, and the tables have drawers with paper napkins. Drinks - eh, pass, had better elsewhere. They did forget a dish, but that's ok, we were reasonably full.

    Very crowded at Lunch time in the middle of the week. But I got seated almost right away... they…read moreimmediately give you a pitcher of lemon water and the menu. The maggot of the menu is fish in broth. We got 2 the #1 spicy pickled cabbage with snake head fish. Great level of spice, just enough peppercorns to give flavor and not overwhelm. And the tomatoes base. I found that one bland, but my more sensitive friends found it delicious. The clear noodles were wide and perfectly cooked. The fish melts in your mouth. The glutinous rice sticks were good, but not hot. The lemon tea was too sweet. The small portion was large enough for leftovers.

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    Hot Space Grilled Fish

    4.6(216 reviews)
    0.2 miDowntown Flushing, Flushing
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    4.2(307 reviews)
    0.1 miDowntown Flushing, Flushing
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    Really solid Sichuan food at fair prices, and the portion sizes are enormous…read more Mung bean jelly - pleasant texture and flavorful chili oil. Thousand layer pancake - super crispy and flaky, though pretty oily when it first came out of the fryer. After sitting for a few minutes, it made for a nice accompaniment to the other dishes. Mapo tofu - decent, but I've had better elsewhere. It was pretty spicy and numbing. Eggplant in garlic sauce - nicely balanced with slight sweetness and mild heat. Eggplant with fresh chili - my favorite dish by far. The eggplant is in a sour and savory sauce with a vegetal green chili paste over the top. Absolutely delicious. Egg fried rice - perfect with all the other dishes, and a pretty large portion. The total came to about $100, but this way too much food for 3 people. This was a solid choice for the neighborhood.

    This is a well known Sichuan spot in flushing with many mentions in the Michelin guide for a…read morereason. This spot is a slightly more elevated and nicely decorated with warm and friendly service. I ordered a Sichuan classic, twice cooked pork, and a new dish I've never seen before, snow pea leaves in broth. The twice cooked pork was a fantastic iteration of this dish. The pork was sliced thin with the perfect amount of chew which paired well texturally with the soft, buttery leeks. The flavor was so well balanced while being heavily seasoned and the smoky wok hei flavor really comes through. The snow pea leaves were soft and silky with tender stems, and they came served in a golden broth with some mushrooms, juicy tomato and snappy pieces of black fungus. The dish is topped with a century egg. I found the broth itself to have a bit of a grainy texture when sipped. I've tried century egg in the past and while I'm not disgusted by it, I never quite felt like I understand the ingredient until eating this dish. The creamy, funky flavor of the egg reminds me of blue cheese and it pairs very well with the subtle flavors of the snow pea leaves and amplifies the richness of the broth. I really enjoyed my experience here and would like to return with a group to try more of the Sichuan classics on the menu.

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    3.8(66 reviews)
    0.2 miDowntown Flushing, Flushing
    $$

    Very tasty and reasonably priced sichuan food. This will be my go to for sichuan in flushing from…read morenow. The lady answering phone did not speak english. And so I tried to order via their website which had ordering had issues. So I had to order via door dash which jacks up prices a few bucks. Still reasonable even at the door dash inflated prices. But better to have a Mandarin speaker place the order. Generous portions. 1 dish per person easily enough. Fish in oil was my favorite. Cumin lamb was fairly good, although I've had better at other places. Double pork was not spicy at all. A little too salty for my taste. Located very close to sky Mall

    A relatively average Sichuan spot, most dishes here were sufficient, priced relatively well, but…read morelacked anything that took any of the dishes above and beyond what you'd get at an average Sichuan restaurant. Ordered 7 dishes here, Chongqing chicken, pork spareribs, garlic eggplants, sauteed stringbeans, beef with bean curd, cumin lamb and a flounder dish, with the best dish being the beef with bean curd since it incorporated a lot of ma la spices that left my mouth feeling numb. Everything else here unfortunately was not that memorable and didn't really pop out at me with the typical spice and flavor Im normally used to for Sichuan food. Come here if you're in a bunch for Sichuan, otherwise flushing has a multitude of restaurants to try

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