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    Tang Bar

    3.9 (662 reviews)
    Closed 11:00 am - 8:00 pm
    Updated 1 month ago

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    Wendi K.

    This a a MaLaTang style spot where you build your own bowl (cafeteria style), pick a flavor and they cook your bowl for you at the end (there are broth and dry mix options). I had a lot of fun building my bowl. There's a TON of options for proteins, veggies, and starches. My bowl cost me about $13-14 but I also didn't have a huge appetite at that time. The food took a while to come out, but the Laksa flavor was really really good. I was surprised there were no station of "extras" (sauces, herbs, etc.) but that's okay, they sprinkle your bowl with cilantro and corn at the end and the broth is plenty flavorful by itself. It's located in a mall food court so there is a good amount of seating.

    Dee L.

    Food: The laksa soup base was sold out during our visit. The self-serve food bar was quite messy, with food scattered around and no staff maintaining it. I did appreciate that disposable gloves were provided for customers using the food bar. The soup base we ordered was decent, but nothing particularly memorable. Service: Essentially no service. Seating is self-serve, and tables were not cleaned promptly between customers. Ambience: A very simple atmosphere with no background music. The water feature running through the center of the wooden table adds a unique touch.

    just a kick!
    Haley X.

    Visited on 6/7/26 -- I've been to Tang Bar a couple times, my first visit was somewhere around in 2023 but I went recently a couple of times with friends these past months. Initially after my visit in 2023, I wasn't ever really interested in the idea of paying by weight just because I feel like you can find AYCE for a cheaper price than the bowl you come out with. I still somewhat feel the same way about this idea, but I will admit Tang Bar's broth is really delicious and the way they cook your toppings and noodles is done well. I recommend not coming if you're super hungry because the weight of your bowl may become your downfall. There's a lineup of meat, fishball, vegetables, tofu, mushrooms, and noodles, then a selection of drinks after that. Oftentimes I've been to Tang Bar, there's a line but usually it moves quickly and toppings are refilled often by the workers behind the counter. They have seating around, but it's honestly quite limited so it may require a bit of waiting but usually a table should open up after a party finishes their meal. Personally, my favorite toppings to get is the American Wagyu Beef Rolls, Pig Intestines, Fishball with Roe, Napa Cabbage, Enoki Mushrooms, and Udon Noodles. I usually fill up on proteins just because that's where I feel like the value really comes from. For broth, I like "Just a Kick" but beware, it is pretty spicy imo, but the flavor makes up for the spice. Despite the pay by weight, I do enjoy Tang Bar if I'm craving malatang around Stonestown! Makes for a great meal after Round1 DDR.

    Renee L.

    I went on a Saturday afternoon and was excited to try this place. They had a decent amount of options which was great but the chicken soup base was lacking in flavor. There was also no sauce bar which was pretty disappointing as well. We also didn't get our food for about 40+ minutes when people who ordered behind us were getting their food so the timing seemed a bit inconsistent. Still a good amount of seating consider how busy it was.

    Olivia H.

    Another visit did not disappoint! Food: Very flavorful and noticeably spicier than before. I ordered the "Just a Kick," and this time I definitely felt the heat. Ambiance: Busy and lively. We came around 6 PM on a Friday night, so it was expected. Service: Average. Food came out in a reasonable time not too fast, not too slow. Overall: A solid experience again!

    Shaeli Z.

    Was denied by Kura and decided to check this place out instead. Been curious about this place for a while, I'm not back in SF often so I was glad we got a chance to try it. Amazing broth and selection for the items. Decent price for the amount of food and I would definitely recommend as this place is busy for a reason. Service was great, but I will say there is no one actively cleaning or picking up after someone leaves the table. It's a self clean situation, so you bring your bowls to the discard slot. To my surprise, it's all order before you seat and it's a fight to get a table. One minor issue, I wasn't sure where it came from but my brother found a dead fly in his bowl.

    Hot and sour malatang
    Alexander W.

    The food is quite good and a good deal. The spice is definitely there haha. All the ingredients seem to be pretty good quality. The main problem is there is no table space. I had to wait a while until a table with just two seats together opened. The line took a bit of time but not bad. I didn't know how to judge how much food was enough lol and got too much, but that's a me problem. The decor is very cool with a river in the middle of one table and many display shelves.

    Carrie L.

    A little expensive, but fun experience. Lots of variety from meats to veggies. Took about 20 minutes for us to get our bowls back and tables can be tricky to find. Total came out to be about $20-$25 per bowl

    $10 bowl vs $34 bowl
    Deanna L.

    Um.... Maybe don't come hungry because the price of your bowl depends on it. I wasn't really trying to restrain myself and just got what would keep me content and my order costed about $30+ dollars for a weight of 1.75lbs. I selected the fresh fish broth and it was as white and creamy as expected although I still really enjoyed it. I know for a fact that I could have easily reached $50 if I wanted to be full full. I have never been to Tang Bar and decided to give it a try. I enjoy the concept of a build-your-own hotpot, but with my appetite, an AYCE hotpot restaurant is more worth it. It's a fun concept if you want variety and eats like a bird!

    Jacob C.

    Came back here and feel that it was better this time. Got around 2 lbs of ingredients and got the spiciest dry flavor. Had more flavor than last time, although wish they made it a little spicier

    Dominic B.

    First time trying. The ordering process is like an assembly line and pricing is based upon weight. As you arrive, you will pick up a bowl and gloves before making your way down an entire line of meat, seafood, veggies, and more. Once you pick out everything you wanna eat, you have the option to choose a soup or a dry stir fry and there's a selection of sauces ranging in heat. They will give you a receipt with a number on it and you just need to keep your eyes and ears out for when they call your number which will indicate when your food is ready. I opted for level one spice, which was like a sweet and spicy, with the spicy meaning into mala type spice. I also did a dry stirfry and overall the dish was really well cooked. I had a mixture of proteins like seafood and meat, and it was nice. That one was not more overcooked than the other. The heat level itself was pretty decent, especially because I do not do heat, but I was able to tolerate it. There is a water self-serve station, and when you're finished eating, you bus your own dishes to a shelf.

    sesame paste is a must
    Rebecca B.

    Ahh malatang is always a nice treat. Tang Bar isn't the cheapest, but it is situated in the mall making it prized for its convenience. In my early Tang Bar days, my eyes were bigger than my stomach. I'd end up with 2lbs of food, ~$40. Now, I make a game out of getting only 1 lb. Next, my goal is .5 lb! This can be achieved by choosing only your non-negotiables along with some heavyweight sacrifices (tomatoes). For me, that entails a variety of meat including pork, lamb, and beef (varying fat content), an intestine, a tendon, a fish ball roe (the pointy top), little bit of spinach, some sweet potato noodz, a lotus root, lil bit of enoki, and a bit of smoked bamboo shoots, sometimes a quail egg. &don't forget to ask for sesame paste and chili oil. They also have black vinegar. Have tried Just a Kick and Laksa, but would instantly regret not getting Szechuan since it's the spiciest. Taste is 2.75/5, but it does the trick. Very oily, but it fills the craving for something bad for you yet so good. If you catch my drift. I don't recommend getting their youtiao since it's not crispy when served nor their wood ear mushrooms since they're really big. Have yet to try their savory noodles since I love my soup so much, but looking forward to one day. If you didn't already know, they have a reward membership.

    Jenny X.

    Came here with my brother and my boyfriend and I shared with my boyfriend. Good: - Lots of variety, you can get noodles and meat and veggies and all kinds of them - The price ended up being reasonable since I shared with my boyfriend - I liked the laksa soup a lot - Great ingredients, loved the sweet potato noodles and the tofu Bad: - If you aren't careful, you can rack up a lot of expensive stuff that is cheap material - They ran out of the tomyum soup at 3 pm - Self service so you get your own stuff Overall this was a nice stop while shopping and we even found a cozy nook to eat at and it felt secluded and nice to sit around and catch up with friends at.

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    Ask the Community - Tang Bar

    Does Tang Bar use powders for their broth. I'm guessing they don't use real bones to make the broth ? Wish that Tang Bar did use real bones for their broth. Would eat there more often if real meat bones were used to make the broth.

    We do not use powders in our broth. Our broth is prepared daily onsite from scratch with real meat and bones.

    Any gluten free options?

    Yes of course. If you just stick to meats and vegetables, those are gluten free. They also have some clear broths. The staff are very conscientiouis about asking every single person if they have allergies so just speak to one of them at the counter.

    What base broth are all the other ones except chicken broth? is it chicken or pork or beef?

    Vegetable base and different flavor and spicy level.

    Which Broths and sauces are vegetarian friendly?

    That would be the mushroom. Sauces are Sesame, chili oil, peppercorn.

    Do you allow takeout?

    Well packaged with different soup packing

    Do they serve laksa on friday?

    Yes. They serve Laksa on Friday to Sunday.

    Are they open today for Father's Day?

    Yes we’re open 11am - 7pm.

    Are the popsicles in the mini freezer free?

    It is if you return your tray after eating.

    What are their hours?

    Monday- Thursday 11:00 am - 8:00 pm Friday and Saturday 11:00 am - 9:00 pm Sunday 11:00 am - 7:00 pm

    Are they currently letting you build your own noodles like before or do they have a limited menu?

    You can now build your own malatang again. They just renovated and added a self serve counter in front.

    Do tang bar still do the delivery Orders?

    Yes we still offer delivery options through the popular food delivery apps.

    Does Tang Bar still let customers pick their own food during the pandemic time?

    YES! CONTACTLESS BYO is available on our web site at: http://tangbar.us

    Do they do delivery on during the quarantine?

    We are reopen for takeout orders, use doordash, chowbus, ricepo, grubhub for delivery orders. Our official account in wechat or our website tangbar.us place pickup orders. Thank you for your support!

    Do they weigh the bowl or do they tare the scale to accommodate weight of bowl?

    Tang Bar tares the scale, so you only pay for the contents of the bowl.

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