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    Mulan Malatang

    4.6 (109 reviews)
    Closed 11:30 am - 10:00 pm

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    Dogs allowed

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    Zin M.

    What a gem of a find! Thank you fellow Yelpers for chiming in and coming through! Sweet neighborhood self serve ramen/udon/noodle place where you make your soup exactly the way you want it! You pick out what you want in a salad bar style that you place in a bowl for your soup that gets weigh d at the end. Many options to pick out--greens, variety of tofu variations, land and sea protein options. Adore! Restaurant is spacious, clean, and relaxed vibe. When ordering bowl goes on weight and at the counter you choose between options in broths then level of spice. My kids had the pork bone broth while I got the fan favorite according the lovely woman at the counter -- pork bone broth with black garlic (yum)! Nice little condiments bar too that's self serve -- chopped cilantro and green onions galore and squares. Pro! Tea is free! Definitely worth trying and hopefully returning!

    All meat no spice garlic broth
    Benjamin N.

    Service was amazing and the worker was kind. Complementary tea and the sauce rack was simple and clean. The options were great and were all fresh.

    Spicy dry pot
    Su O.

    Their presentation of Malatang is different! Definitely they have lesser selection of ingredients but we had our essentials. The medium level on dry pot was very mild to me. Service was sweet! I wish they had bigger sauce section too.

    My hot pot creation.
    Eric A.

    I decided to go to this place after being hungry and stumbling upon it and passing it a lot. I am not the biggest hot pan fan but this place may change me. It has tons of fresh ingredients that you pick out both vegetables and meat. You can do all veggies if you want. All the ingredients that you choose are well cooked and have a good texture and the broth is flavorful. The service is fantastic with a beyond kind person asking and helping if this is your first time. The price is reasonable for SF. The area is big for seating so you can come alone or with a group. Come here if you want a personal hot pot.

    Jenny D.

    Pork broth with black garlic: 5/5 yummy!!! Presence of black garlic is definitely there lol but I love it. No complaints. Hit the spot. Spice level- mild and medium not that spicy Vegetables: very fresh and neatly organized Protein: beef, lamb, fish, calamari Staff: one guy with Nike high tops manning the front. He is so so nice and helpful to all who walk in. Such an easy place to eat at. Simple. Flavorful broth. Clean. Kind workers. And very reasonable price. Paid $40 for two people with a drink and a well balanced bowl.

    Pork Bone Broth / 豬骨湯  Tomato Broth (Vegetarian) / 蕃茄湯
    Monica L.

    Smaller malatang place but still a good variety of things to add. Pork Bone Broth was fantastic. A few of my rice cakes were hard and felt uncooked though. I don't know if those were more frozen or what. $15.99 / lb means you could go overboard quick lol. Fun malatang experience for my first time. Not dissimilar to hot pot.

    Victoria T.

    Was craving malatang and wanted to try this place out. They don't have as many options but the quality looked fresh! I tried their pork bone broth w/ black garlic + medium spicy. I would say it wasn't spicy at all, which was a little disappointing. The pork bone broth flavor was good though! It's pretty casual but a good malatang place in the area if you're craving it!

    Mitchell S.

    Stumbled upon this gym while scurrying the streets of SF on a Saturday night. The restaurant is decently large with options for self seating. The food was good, with ok variety. The broth tasted very instant ramen-esque but it is passable. Sauce options are a bit limited as well. But I do want to highlight the amazing staff. The accommodations and customer service surpassed all expectations. They truly made you feel welcomed. Big Mitch

    Pork broth with Black garlic (mild spice)
    Chloe L.

    Brought my boyfriend to try Malatang for the first time and he enjoyed it! We both got the pork bone broth with black garlic but he chose medium spicy and I chose mild spice. As someone with a relatively low spice tolerance, I felt like I could have gone for at least the medium spice. Both the mild and medium broths felt very mild. I wish they also had more sauce options (like ponzu and chili oil) as well as maybe a beef bone broth option. They had a nice selection of meats, veggies, tofu and seafood balls so I didn't feel like my bowl missed much. The inside is also very clean with helpful/nice staff so I def will be coming back!

    Pork bone broth - mild
    Caly T.

    Busy spot on a friday night, staff was very friendly! There is plenty of options available - veggies, meats, noodles, seafood - and ingredients were fresh. Pricing is at $15.99/lb, the noodles expand a bit so my ~1lb bowl may seem small but was very filling! Saw many people packing their leftovers. The pork bone broth was not too salty which i appreciated! There is also a sauce bar if wanting to have a dip.

    Black garlic bone broth
    Jennifer L.

    My discovery of this place was a serendipitous one. It quickly became a staple in my rotation of local restaurants in the city! | v i b e | The inside is very spacious and clean. I usually come for lunch and never see the restaurant packed so it might be different during dinner time. The overall vibe is homey, and the service is always very friendly. | f o o d | The self-serve area is always well-stocked and organized. Ingredients are also always fresh! There is a variety to choose from without overwhelming, which I appreciate. BYOB (Build Your Own Bowl!!) Since it's by weight, you choose your own adventure. You can also take your bowl to-go. They'll pack it for you. I see reviews mentioning the limited sauce options, but this actually didn't bother me. The two broths I usually get are pork bone and black garlic pork bone. I didn't end up needing sauce because the broths were flavorful enough. | t l ; d r | No frills, solid malatang in the city. Clean and fresh ingredients and friendly service. Such an underrated place!

    Spicy dry pot
    Christine B.

    Stopped by around 8pm on a Sunday for dinner and it was pretty busy. You add meat and other ingredients to your bowl and pay by the pound. We got the spicy dry pot with extra spicy spice level. Even though it was extra spicy we didn't think it was too bad, honestly probably could've gone spicier. Although the dry pot was better, I think the black garlic malatang we got last time is tastier. The owner is super friendly and even remembered us! Overall had a great dinner experience here.

    Pork bone broth with black garlic
    Nancy L.

    I stumbled across this place because I craved malatang! I love that they have a minimum of .5 pounds. I got 0.6 pounds for $11 something and it was so worth it for me because I don't eat much! The pork bone and black garlic soup was so flavorful and rich!! I loved the garlic flavor. The regular pork bone was alright. It did have a lot of oil though which is kind of a pattern in these malatang places. The ingredients were good! They had free tea there which was nice. I usually don't need to add additional sauce at the bar since the soup is already pretty heavy. I would come back but would go to other places for more ingredient variety.

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