Great spot for some hotpot. This place goes by per pound, it's very easy to fill up the bowl, so I would be cautious on that. All the ingredients are out for you to choose and when you get to the cashier you tell them which flavor you like. My favorite soup bases would be the tomato, they do have complimentary tea and rice and a sauce station read more

I've heard a lot of hype regarding Malatown but never had the chance to go. My friend and I planned a dinner date for Wednesday at 5:30 PM. Thank god we came at the time we did because it was packed by the time it hit 5:45 PM. You grab a bowl and some tongs. It's buffet style in the sense that its like an assembly line or veggies, meats, and starch. You pick what you want and put it into the bowl and then you pick out your broth. I picked out sukiyaki and got an array of things. Spinach, mushrooms, wagyu beef, shitake mushrooms, fish balls, udon noodles, and probably much more haha. I had a little over 2 lbs of food in my bowl, they charge $16.99/lb. After tax, tip, and fees my meal came out to a little over $40. It is a great concept but is very expensive. I'd rather go somewhere ayce for that price. read more

Mala Town - Hot Pot Near Me - Edison, New Jersey

It definitely scratches a craving, especially when you don't want to shell out for the hotpot options around here which are now all AYCE. The only thing is that it gets REALLY crowded REALLY fast and there wasn't anything being done to battle the bottleneck. The other thing I found quite alarming is that there aren't separate tongs for each option. How do they ensure cross contamination, allergies, etc aren't being spread around? My guess is as good as any. read more

Great spot for hot pot in Edison. Probably the most customizable spot. I like that you can fully choose what you want and I really like that there are multiple broth options. I will tell you, the sichuan broth is legit and packs a punch. It is not for the weak but I love it so much. The portion is quite generous and large and they have a toppings station which is nice. The service can be hit or miss. A couple of times the staff seemed a little confused by questions but overall not bad. read more

Finally got a chance to try Mala Town's dry pot! The interior was clean and easy to navigate, with an option to choose your toppings as you make your way to the register. Upon checkout, they measure based on weight and allow you to pick your prep of choice (tom yun, tomato broth, spicy beef, or dry pot). Delicious!!! And so glad it is vegetarian friendly! read more

Mala Town - Set with Spicy Mix 醇香麻辣拌套餐(with peanut sauce) - Hot Pot Near Me - Edison, New Jersey

LOVE this place! My sister and I go here any chance that we get. I do wish however they had the same options on DoorDash as they do on fantuan, hungry panda and even the store. Their golden sour soup base was gone for a while, but it's back now! Can't wait to go again soon. The service is good and the restaurant decor is very cute. It gets a bit crowded so sometimes there's not always place to sit. Knock on wood my sister and I have been lucky so far. read more

I came back to Mala Town to try the spicy mix with peanut sauce, but I wasn't really into it. I like spicy food, but I definitely prefer the beef bone broth base. The flavor and spice just didn't hit for me this time. As always, the staff are super friendly and the place is always clean, and I'd still love to try some of their other bases next time I visit. read more

Mala Town - Set with Spicy Mix 醇香麻辣拌套餐(with peanut sauce) - Hot Pot Near Me - Edison, New Jersey

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Great concept and delish ramen! I love to create my own meals so this is perfect for me. I was able to go heavy on the things I like making the perfect bowl. I went with Sichuan the first time and I regretted it. It was FIRE and I wasn't strong enough to handle it. I ended up getting medium spice the next time and it was perfect. I drive an hour to eat here and I never regret it. read more

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The concept for this restaurant is unique and awesome. You walk in and grab a bowl, put in whatever ingredients you want in your soup then they will weigh it, you select the broth and you pay .. I had the sichuan base and it was soooo flavorful and spicy. I did add some extra soy sauce, garlic and oyster sauce. It was phenomenal. I'd go back for sure. read more

Mala Town - Hot Pot Near Me - Edison, New Jersey

I go to this place a lot since they opened! Super good malatang and I'm so glad there is finally a place in Edison. This place is a pay your weight (at the moment is 15.99$ a pound) where you pick everything up from a buffet style area and then they cook it in the soup you like. I'm obSESSED with the Szechuan soup base. It's an extremely spicy soup base but it just hits differently!!! I tried the spicy stock soup base but it doesn't hit the right spots like the Szechuan one does. The selection is super big as welll! They have all the goodies that most places don't have like hotpot noodles, quail eggs, haidai miao (sometimes :(( ), and more! The service is always good and the place is cute. There is a self serve bar with sauces and drinks. The tea definitely helps a lot with spice, so if you don't want your nose running the whole time I recommend drinking copious amounts of the tea. I parking though is horrible. There is very little parking which I think is sad since on Saturdays and Fridays or just at night in general this place get pretty packed. read more

Mala Town - Hot Pot Near Me - Edison, New Jersey

I love hot pot and couldn't wait to try this restaurant! When I arrived I parked in the lot. The place was packed when I walked in. Helen helped me, and I had a tad wait. When a seat was available, I got my bowl and put in the items I wanted: Scallops Shrimp Spinach Corn Egg ramen chicken Rose blossom lemonade I weighed the items, and the broth I added was beef broth medium spice. They cooked it in the back. It came out in about 15 minutes. I tried the food and it was very good but super spicy. The drink took a while to come out, which was the only real issue. I also had the tirimisu, and that was frozen, but when it thawed out a bit, it was good! All in all I had a good experience! read more

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Love this HotPot and the whole concept. The place is clean and the hot pot self service ingredients section has quite a wide variety of selections. We have been here a few times and have gotten the different combination of sauces and have always enjoyed the bold flavors. Staff is great and I wish they open up a location in Morris county. read more

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Great place to try the hot pot. You choose the ingredients, weigh them to pay for the meal. They prepare it in a hot pot soup or dry hot pot ( no soup). The place is packed with patrons but the turnover is very fast, so it is easy to find a table. Advise is choose your ingredients wisely. Pick them based on quality. You pay for total weight. read more

Mala Town - Dry Hot Pot (with beef, lamb, fish ball, fish cake, oyster mushroom and various veggies) - Hot Pot Near Me - Edison, New Jersey

Love this place so much!! It's a bit off the beaten path, past the H Mart complex. Drove past it a few times and finally decided to stop in. I am so glad we did because this place is really really good. You pick whatever ingredients you want, and there are so many options, protein, seafood, veggies, tofu, noodles, etc! Then you can pick the broth or do the dry pot for the ingredients to be cooked in. Take a seat and they will bring you the food in less than 5 minutes (seriously, how do they make it so fast!!??) I personally love the dry pot and the chicken broth. Also, the free iced tea is absolutely delicious, and perfect to offset the spices. My new favorite place and can't wait to come back soon! read more

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Upon walking in, it reminds me of a cute small little family owned business! We did not know what to do, so the person at the register walked us out and gave us a walk through of what to do! There are many different options for base, whether you want a soup base or a dry pot. I opted for the dry pot because it's peanut flavored and you can adjust spice level. You have options from all different veggies to all different cuts of meats and noodles When you're hungry you end up getting heavy handed, and for both pots we spent $60 Each pound of food is about $16! So, come hungry -- but be careful! They also have a self service sauce bar that is covered with sliding doors (super hygienic and safe imo) Would definitely come back!! read more

Mala Town - 1.5 Lb. Spicy Mix Dry Pot - Hot Pot Near Me - Edison, New Jersey

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They have comfortable seating - having been to the JC location , the food here isn't as fresh and the soup base wasn't as flavorful. The mala was spicy chili water and too extreme, like I ve had mala but at least it's flavorful and the tom yum was ok but soup wasn't super hot read more

Mala Town - Hot Pot Near Me - Edison, New Jersey

My friends really enjoyed their signature beef broth. I wouldn't recommend the spicy brother it just felt like super watery chili oil. It was cool to make your own soup with all the different offerings. Would def recommend to others who want a late-ish night spot and craving some soup read more

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Went to have dinner here with our Catholic Nun Friend from the Sisters of Christian Charity North American Province. They have a unique way of choosing and picking the veggies, meat, seafood and other items by having all your items on a plastic bowl. They weigh in yours and tell the cashier the kind of soup you want for your hot pot. I ordered Seafood and Veggies Hot Pot on a Suki Yaki soup. It was served on a metal bowl, It's delicious. Serving Staff are friendly. Nicely decorated and well lighted hot pot spot. I should have given them 5 stars, but their bathrooms have no paper towel. I already informed the front counter guy about it, expecting that they'll take action, but after a couple of hrs, went to use the bathroom and sadly, still no paper towel. read more

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This is a great concept for Ramen/hotpot place. When you first come in you will grab a bowl and tongs to grab your items for your hotpot. They have different variety s from meats, vegetables, seafood, and other items you put in for hotpot. Once you gather all the items that you want in your bowl then head to the cashier where they weigh your items and ask what broth you prefer. Don't worry they don't weigh the bowl. They assign you a table and bring out the bowl when its prepared. You can add rice for a dollar extra on the side. They have a drink station with lightly sweeten iced tea. It was pretty good tasting that was included. I chose the beef broth the first time here and it was spicy since I requested. I will try the dry one next time. The location has a few parking spots, but its a place to eat and go, not really and sit in restaurant where they have a server. This spot is a great change from the all you can eat places if you don't want a buffet. Sometimes you just want the portion size and nothing more. This is a definitely a place to try if you like hotpot and ramen. The only thing is the parking is limited so there is off street parking as well. read more

Mala Town - Hot Pot Near Me - Edison, New Jersey

Happy Tuesday Adventurers! This place was really awesome. I've done a few hotspots prior to this but this was an experience. I loved that I could chose all the fixings for my own hotpot, especially with the huge variety of them. Parking wasn't bad though I imagine during busy times it would be difficult. It's right off 27 so it's the perfect location to check out other spots like Hmart. They go by pound $14.95 so be mindful for when you're choosing all the fixin's for your pot. When I say they have everything they do--from lobster balls to squid flowers, to frog legs and tripe, including sliced lamb and pork belly. Along with protein they offer at least six different noodles, tofu, and various version that would be considered a starch or carb. The vegetables are equally as vast--mushrooms to pickled eggs--even quail eggs, to several types of mushrooms, and other items found for hotpot. I will definitely be going back to this place because the broth was flavorful and fulfilling (beef broth). Highly recommend anyone to visit this to enjoy the experience of trying all the combos. read more

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I absolutely love this build your own hotpot soup/dry pot style restaurant! You pick the items you want inside your bowl and pay based on the weight. Ambiance: Flushing, NYC food court vibes IYKYK. Plenty of seating! Service: You first choose the items you want inside your hot soup or stir fry and then bring them to the register to weight it out. The staff was quick to make my order and bring my soup to the table. The Staff were very attentive and brought napkins to our table a few times. Food: this spot has all of your classic hotpot items! I got tong ho, Nappa cabbage, quail egg, fried tofu skin, Wagyu beef, pork, lamb, tofu skin and many other items. I love that the sauce station is kept so clean and organized! The beef soup -medium spicy was perfectly spicy for me! I'd love to come back! read more

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You walk in, you grab a bowls and tong then you can start digging and picking what you want in your dry pot or hot pot. This goes by weight, 14.99 a lb. So be mindful that this is not all you can eat! You can also order bowls of white rice for a dollar each. Which I should've done! Rice would have been so good with the spicy beef bone broth I chose. Service is wonderful, the cashier was helpful. After you pay, you would assign a table and your dry pot or hot pot will be brought to you when ifs ready. It did not take me a long time to get my hot pot maybe a good 5-6 mins. During that time, visit the sauce bar and get ice water or cold tea for your table. The restaurant is clean and so are the restrooms I would def go back again! read more

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I love when I have the option of having dry pot with sauce or hot pot with soup! I absolutely loveeee hot pot - it's such a comforting food for me and healthy as well! I decided to try both the dry and the soup pot and I can't choose which I like better! The dry pot comes with a peanut flavored sauce - I chose the medium but it actually wasn't too spicy! For the hot pot I chose a bone broth base and I really enjoyed the mild Mala seasoning! The ingredients are super fresh and exquisite - I didn't expect abalone or tiger shrimp at this spot!! Also, it's nicely decorated with a modern taste! It can be a hearty and quick lunch or dinner spot since you grab your ingredients, pay first, then choose a table to sit. It does take a bit of time for the food to come out but there is also take out if you don't want to wait! read more

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This is my first time trying mala in Edison, NJ. They have a reasonable selection of seafood, meat, veggies, and noodles. It is $14.99/lb. I love how they have soup pot and dry pot! There's limited parking in front of the restaurant and behind the store, but there's several tables (~20 tables inside). There's a make your own sauce station with a few recommendations in case you're indecisive, and they provide free tea! I got their house special beef bone broth with a medium spicy. There are 3 levels of spice: mild, medium, and spicy. The wood ear mushrooms were not fresh? Because they kind of disintegrated into the soup and had a mushy not crunchy/firm texture. I got some of the sliced lamb, beef, and wagyu, but some of the beef was really fatty. I don't think the dry mix tasted as good as the soup mala. read more

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Great service, very clean space and yummy food. I always come here to eat with friends and family for something quick but filling read more

Mala Town - Hot Pot Near Me - Edison, New Jersey

TLDR: helpful staff, great value This was my first time at Mala Town and I had no idea what to do. Luckily, after walking in, one of the staff immediately came to greet me and show me how the system worked. It's basically a self-serve hotpot I love hotpot and I'm so happy that Mala Town is here so I can pay for exactly what I'm eating. The quality of the ingredients is pretty solid and it's a good value too. Whenever I'm considering hotpot Mala Town is going to be a top option for me read more

Mala Town - Hot Pot Near Me - Edison, New Jersey

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My young adult teen children wanted malatang and they have tried in the past at Fort Lee. I want to go to Edison for shopping so we went to MalaTown for dinner. The atmosphere is simple, but the meal itself is not as great. Cost is $15/lb and they ask for tips with minimal or no service. Do I give 15% or 18%? It's exactly like fast food service (but they do clean up dish pot off the table). I gave 18% because it's my first time. The assortments were ups and downs. Overall, not worth $27/person (1.20lbs-1.85lbs/bowl) x 5 people. My teens said Ft Lee Rohangbu had more variety fresher selections, soup was clean rich flavor (my son didn't like Mala Town tomato base-not rich at all), ambience is much nicer, staff is much friendlier, presentation of cooked meal is more professional, and weight of food is much cheaper. I will not visit again because I felt like I can make a normal hot pot style much cheaper. We had a group of 5 and majority agree to pass. Nothing special, just a simple easy quick meal. BTW, I totally agree with a previous reviewer about cold in the restaurant that affected the soup, too. The medium is spicy (like a good kick high spicy), but soup cooled down very quickly. read more

Mala Town - Hot Pot Near Me - Edison, New Jersey

Amazing self-serve hot pots! I was impressed by the variety of ingredients you can use to build your bowl. Various types of mushrooms, tofu, meats, etc. It was fun combining all the food in a bowl, which is then handed off for them to cook & bring to your table. I chose the sukiyaki broth which was sweet & delicious. There's also a build-your-own-sauce station (!!!). Great place to bring friends as everyone can make their bowl to their own liking. Casual setting. A bit pricey at $50 for two bowls & a drink (the bowls are weighed) but they were very, very tasty. read more

Mala Town - Raw ingredients - Hot Pot Near Me - Edison, New Jersey

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Loved the self serve set up and amount of vegetarian options! It was very clean and all the veggies were fresh and the sauce bar was Very easy to go overboard and fill bowl too much but the quantity of food is worth the price and you can take it home if you don't finish. I got the tomato soup base which I didn't love, but it was the only vegetarian base option read more

Mala Town - 1.5 Lb. Tomato Flavored Broth Vegan - Hot Pot Near Me - Edison, New Jersey

Came here on a Saturday afternoon. Food is delicious! And at 14.99/lb it is a great price Everyone here is so nice and friendly. You grab a bowl and tongs then proceed to load up your bowl. They give you a receipt and bring food to you. Everything is cooked to perfection and presented so nicely. We got the mild beef soup and flavor is spot on. I am looking forward to coming back read more

Mala Town - Hot Pot Near Me - Edison, New Jersey

What a nice find in Edison. If you wanna yummy malatang, this is the place to go. They have parking and the temperature inside is great. Facility is clean as well. Food flavor is amazing! It's 14.99/lb and you pick whatever you want and load it up. Then you pick a soup base or a dry base (dry base has peanuts) There's also a sauce station. I will definitely come back here next time I'm in town! read more

Mala Town - Hot Pot Near Me - Edison, New Jersey

Love the idea of selecting your own ingredients into a bowl and then choosing your broth base and having them cook it for you. The whole experience is very easy and smooth. Afterwards, they weigh your bowl and price it per lb. $14.99/lb is quite pricey though. My bowl ended up weighing 1.5 and my husband's slightly over 2. I ended up choosing the signature beef broth flavor while my husband chose the dry savory mix. The dry mix order took a bit longer to come out so expect a bit of a wait if you choose this option. Both options had a spice level of your choosing. Both were very good and even with mild spice, it did have a kick to it. There is also a sauce bar for added flavorings and also a bowl of rice if you wanted. There are drinks for purchasing but also free drinks of lemon water and tea. The tea was very refreshing and lightly sweetened. Overall, we had a great experience but it is just the price that would keep me from going back. For the price, we could of gone to a hot pot buffet with unlimited choices. read more

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Mala town provides pretty good hotpot or drypot meals in a casual yet nice environment with counter payment and no waiter service (meaning patrons can save on tip a little bit - 10-15% instead of 20%+). They offer a few differences from other drypot restaurants I've been to - for one their signature brown sesame heavy mala sauce. For another you can pick out with tongs exactly the ingredients you'd like in your dish. Also, they have some premium items not found elsewhere such as abalone, wagyu beef and certain asian mushroom offerings. It was a good, fast meal though it wasn't the cheapest. I ended up paying around $85 bucks including tax and tip between my wife and I with one shared drink. We were super full and satisfied. A couple of things I would do differently next time would be to skip the mala sauce and just order mild for spicyness level. This way I can actually put my dipping sauce to use. Mild doesn't have any chili in it but you can always add it on yourself. My wife had the beef bone broth at medium spicyness level which was quite spicy. There gets to a point where spice and mala sauce distracts from the taste of the food rather than enhance it. Next time... read more

Good place to come for dinner and also parties Fair price with good taste and they run promotions occasionally read more

I love ramen and I saw someone posted their experience on tik tok and I just couldn't resist but to go to a build your own ramen !! The whole concept/idea just sounded exciting especially since I'm more a veggie girl and I like a lot of toppings! It is 14.99 per pound but it really doesn't add up to much when you think about the actual prices people pay just to add extra toppings to their ramen bowls at normal restaurants. The price for both me and bf came out to be about $30 which is still cheaper than most ! The flavor of my bowl was chicken broth and it was very tasty! The staff were very friendly and helpful with our experience as we were new and didn't know the process but honestly it was hard to learn. The atmosphere was a nice vibe , there were plenty of tables but I will the day the parking lot was definitely hard to get a spot . read more

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Wow, a hidden gem in Edison, NJ! I drove by this area so many times to Hmart and never noticed this hotpot restaurant. Thanks to Yelp and Mala Town for hosting us Yelp elites! First, grab a bowl and tongs and begin adding all the items you want in your hotpot. There's plenty of veggies, seafoods, noodles, and meats. Then, at the checkout counter, weigh your bowl. Don't worry the scale will be set to a negative number so you're not paying for the weight of the bowl itself and only for the food you added in your bowl. Select your broth or you can have it cooked dry with sesame peanut sauce. I selected beef bone broth, medium spicy. The cost is $14.99 per lb and if you want white rice, it is $1 per serving cup. Upon checkout, your receipt will have a table number where you are to be seated and when your food is ready, the employee will bring it to your table. Make sure to stop at sauce station, which is filled with delicious sauces and cilantro/green scallions, etc, to add onto your delicious hotpot. There's also complimentary water/unsweetened tea for customers. Overall, my family and I had a great experience here. The food cooked fast, food is fresh, service is friendly, place is clean, available parking for customers is a plus. I recommend this spot and will definitely be back again. @malatownnj_nyc @YelpNewJersey read more

Mala Town - Beef Bone Broth Base - medium spice - Hot Pot Near Me - Edison, New Jersey

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Mala hotpot and dry pot redefined! All of the ingredients are on display in the front. When you walk in, you grab a plastic bowl, tongs, and start grabbing whatever you want to put in your bowl to be cooked. They charge by weight, but there is no discrimination between the meats, vegetables and noodles. Then, you choose a soup base. I chose the spicy bone soup which tastes amazing! You also have the option of doing the dry pot. Once you pay, they assign you a table number and you sit there to wait for your food to be brought out. It was a pretty quick wait. This is a very casual and cheap place if you're craving mala flavor! read more

Mala Town - Hot Pot Near Me - Edison, New Jersey

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Food was tasty. It is a large and casual place (order at counter, pour own water, etc), although on the pricy side for casual dining (I was fairly restrained with my servings and mine came to about 25, but you can easily go above that if you go over board while serving). My favorite things about this place were: -the lamb was really good quality compared to other spots. -large variety of items that I typically don't see at Mala spots, such as abalone I ordered the Sichuan broth (less spicy version), which still ended up being super spicy (and I can handle my spice). I was able to eat the food okay, but the soup was too spicy for me to drink. Parking is fairly limited given the size of the restaurant... maybe 6 spots out the front. Ended up getting street parking. read more

Mala Town - Hot Pot Near Me - Edison, New Jersey

I visited Mala Town with a group of 4 adults and the portions are so big we each decided to share one. You get a free drink if you write a review so that's nice. The price is $15.99/lb and typically it's 2 lbs for a substantial meal. They're sneaky about how they lay out all the options though so the meat is at the end. If you want to be strategic, remember to save room for the meat but it's also one of the heavier items! We got the herbal chicken soup and it was very flavorful and hearty. Would try the pork bone soup next time. read more

For being one of the newer hot spots places in Edison, this place really draws a crowd for all the good reasons! You choose your ingredients at the bar and then choose a sauce and spice level making the experience very customizable. You pay by the pound and then they will bring your finished hot pot right to the table! We had their beef bone broth, which was flavorful and perfectly rich. (Honestly could drink it all day!!) The free tea is also delicious and overall I left with a content and full stomach. It's a must to check out in Edison! read more

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