This is my favorite spot in the area, tons of choices and options, fully customizable, and responsive to budget given it's priced by the pound. The soup and quality of ingredients are consistent and tasty, with a decent sized dipping sauce bar. I'd also add their tea and beverage options are of good quality, whereas some spots only offer sub par Thai tea all of those have been good. I struggle to find complaints, fast seating, good food, great flavor, reheats well the next day, customizable price point, kind and responsive staff, truly no issues have presented themselves. OH! Every 10lbs you buy result in a free lb of food. Call me cheap but I like when spots reward customer consistency and provide little perks. read more

First time here at this hot pot spot and second time at a malatang. It's a place where it's all you can scoop in your bowl, but the cost is by weight per pound. There's a decent amount of veggie and meat options. I'm very conscientious of getting more bang for your buck so I look for the lightest weighed items. Skipping most of the noodles since those are mostly fillers. Once you've built your bowl you go up to the front to get weighed. They give you a receipt and a keychain for your hotpot. I'm assuming it's like an assembly line of bowls being cooked in the kitchen in the back. They bring you your cooked hot pot bowl. While you wait, you can make your sauces. They have your basic chopped garlic, cilantro, satay and other sauces. I'm okay with a spicy hot pot but I still want to enjoy my food so I keep it on the mild end. Overall it was a nice experience and a decent spot for a random night of hot pot. read more

Yintang Spicy Hot Pot - Build Your Own Hot Pot (Beef Bone Soup) - Hot Pot Near Me - Arcadia, California

Build your own hot pot. Ingredients are fresh and has a good variety of meat, seafood and veggies to choose from. Perfect for a chilly night! Wish there are more soup base to choose from. Place is not big so seating could be a bit cramp depending on your seating. Service is good and efficient. read more

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this is a hidden gem. Weight your food wow! and affordable in this day and age! another plus! Choose your spice level, don't go high you can't come down. Go low then add more spice you can always do that. Gummy bears for dessert! Some items have ICE so shhh I recommend getting the non ICED ... ICE will add more WEIGHT!!!! My wife taught me this! read more

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If you want a comfort food, this will satisfy your need. You come in and can pick as many ingredients as you want from their side bars but ofc keep in mind that they weigh your bowl excluding your soup base. There is also a sauce bar as well which is nice and a variety of soup bases. Spicy beef broth is comforting but not too overwhelming spicy. All of the ingredients are good for the price. Quick service since they cook your food right away after you finish selecting your ingredients for our soup , weighing, and selecting your soup base. Small eating area but clean interior. Eating area does get crowded especially when it gets busy. Spacious parking lot within a plaza with an Aldi market. read more

Yintang Spicy Hot Pot - Spicy Beef Bone Soup - Hot Pot Near Me - Arcadia, California

I love coming to yintang bc i get to choose things I feel like eating. You grab a bowl and tongs and just place everything in the bowl. Then in the end they weigh it and you choose your broth. You pay at the end when you're done eating. They have a sauce bar all the food is nicely labeled on their TVs. Service is quick and plenty of parking outside. read more

solid soup base! so yummy options for toppings! service was quick! ambiance was nice! Would come here again!

Don't let the name scare you if you're not into spicy foods like I am. They have the most delicious non spicy tomato broth around. It's a no frills kinda place. You walk in, they assign you a table and then you grab a big plastic bowl, some tongs and fill it with all the ingredients you want. It's measured by weight. My daughter once overfilled her bowl and ended up with two fully cooked bowls which was hilarious and of course she ended up just taking one for dinner. Pricing is pretty decent. The sauce bar could do with some ponzu but overall it's our go to place when we're not hungry enough for ayce. read more

Yintang Spicy Hot Pot - Build Your Own Hot Pot (自选麻辣烫) (Tomato Soup) - Hot Pot Near Me - Arcadia, California

This spot gets five stars easy. If you're not familiar with hot pot, then this is a great place to start (and continue going to). You get a huge bowl and tongs and you walk past several stations with raw foods that you add to your bowl. There are many meat, veggie, and seafood options to select--you won't be stuck with nothing to choose from that you like. After you select your food options, you'll bring your bowl to the counter for weighing and broth selection. The food is, I think, $13.99 a pound. You'll have four broth options and several spice level options. I believe they even have a tomato base broth for vegans. Then you'll get a number assigned to your bowl before you take your seat and wait to be served. The food comes quickly, and the service is quick and efficient. The ambiance is lively and yet still calm. They have clean gender neutral bathrooms, and they share a parking lot with several other spots including an Aldi and a CVS--you can get some shopping done or pick up your meds if need be after your meal. The prices are fair, the food is tasty, and the employees are nice, which makes it a spot worth your time and hard earned $. read more

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Super yummy! I don't know why it took me so long to come here when it's a place I drive by pretty often. I was missing out! So glad I tried it and now I am in love with it! We usually go after lunch or before dinner to avoid the wait. We did go during dinner once and although there were about 6 parties in front of us we didn't wait more than 20 min to be seated. There's plenty of parking in the plaza it's located in. There's plenty of tables/seating. Service is always great and fast. It's $13.99LB, which I think is pretty decent. You can make your own dipping sauce. I usually only add scallion, soy sauce, garlic and chili oil, but they also have sesame oil, vinegar, the peanut sauce and more. Once you grab your bowl you start adding whatever you want. There are ramen and vermicelli (I think) dry noodles. The first station has all the tofu, frozen crab stick, meatballs, egg noodles, etc. The second one has veggies, spinach, different types of mushrooms, napa, cilantro, bok choy etc. I like that their veggies are clean because you can tell at other places they don't wash the veggies thoroughly. The last station has all the meats and seafood. Once you're done adding what you want you take it to the register and they will weigh it for you. You then choose 1 of the 4 options. #1 Spicy Hot Pot Beef Broth, #2 Dry Spicy Mix. Those two you have the option to choose your spice level (original, mild, medium, hot). #3 Tomato Beef Broth. #2 & #3 vegan option available. #4 Spicy & Sour Beef Broth. I usually get ramen noodles, all types of mushrooms, spinach and bok choy, and beef with #1 mild. Honestly, I do enjoy spicy, but the second time I had it it was too spicy for me. This last time I had it wasn't as spicy. So I feel like the spice level isn't always consistent. But it's always so yummy! My bf has tried #4 Spicy & Sour, but said his fave is #1, he said the sour taste gets old after a while. I did like #4 but it was a little too sour for me. Either way, everything is clean, yummy and good customer service. Will definitely keep coming back! read more

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Very tasty and no line at dinner time. This one has more options than the one in Monterey park. I love that you can choose your own ingredients and type of soup or dry mix. For $13.99 a pound, you are left satisfied. This place is a little spicier on the spice meter. You get to build your own sauce with lots of different condiment choices and they also have pickles on the side for you. read more

Yintang Spicy Hot Pot - Interior - Hot Pot Near Me - Arcadia, California

This place can get pretty packed during meals and rainy days-- I've been coming here often, as malatang relatively affordable and tasty meal that satisfies everyone you eat here with. The premise is simple-- you choose the ingredients you'd like, you pay for the weight, and then those ingredients are cooked in a broth of your choosing. It's BYOB hot pot, which is why malatang makes for a very fun eating experience. I enjoy the hot and spicy soup (a beef broth with pickled vegetables and spice) with bamboo, wood ear mushrooms, pork intestines, tripe, sweet potato noodles, a chinese donut (which you can use to soak up the broth) and other items. The selection you can choose from includes a variety of recognizable and relatively uncommon ingredients (for those who may not eat Chinese hot pot often)-- but certainly is enough for a pleasing meal of one's choosing. Service is a fast and quick. Don't forget to check in on Yelp during week days for a free drink. read more

Yintang Spicy Hot Pot - Hot Pot Near Me - Arcadia, California

I love this hot pot place! My family and I come here so often, I figured I should show support and leave a review. All of the broths are delicious but I am obsessed with the spicy and sour broth. I get bored of the hot pot beef broth near the end of the meal but I don't feel that way about the spicy and sour broth. My toddler and husband also love their tomato broth, so this is just a great place to come with my family. We never wait too long to be seated and it's always been a pleasurable experience eating here. The waitstaff is also attentive and friendly. read more

Yintang Spicy Hot Pot - Spicy and sour beef broth - Hot Pot Near Me - Arcadia, California

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Came here for a group work lunch of 15. We called ahead and they were willing to accommodate us the best they could if a few of us arrived 20-30 minutes early. I came at 11:30 and they started reserving several tables for us. Good thing they did because the restaurant filled up around lunch! Malatang type of hot pot: $13.99/lb of food. 3 sections of food. The meat is set to the side if you're looking for vegetarian options. It is just one pair of tongs per person though so cross contamination is definitely a high possibility. You weigh your food in a bowl and they cook it for you in your broth of choice. I got the spicy beef broth in original/no spice level. It's still a little spicy. Sauce station had plenty of options and nicely stocked The food came out really quickly given the amount of people we had. Overall very happy with the service and their ability to accommodate us. The food was also excellent! read more

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A great spot for malatang! My friends and I came here for dinner and it did not disappoint. You come in, get a table and then build your own bowl. There's lot of options for what to put in your hot pot. You get to choose the broth at the register and then wait for them to heat it all up. You pay after you are done eating. The staff were very attentive and nice. It's a pretty small place and I see a lot of people getting it to-go. read more

This place is fairly clean and nothing to complain about, but in my opinion the soup was better at YGF... The service was good. Food is fresh. It was served quickly too. read more

Yintang Spicy Hot Pot - Hot Pot Near Me - Arcadia, California

Back to this place! Go early! Like 4:30/5pm before it gets busy! This time I opted for their original soup base. Medium spice. Nice and creamy soup. Medium for me, was my mild. I got mostly protein this time, mostly intestines! read more

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My sister and I absolutely love this place. They have all the ingredients we like to put in our hot pot and the broth is very tasty and flavorful. You can also adjust the spiciness based on your preference. We come here around twice a month to get our hot pot fix since you only get what you want to eat. It's not AYCE or à la carte so I love the concept of picking out only the items you want. Service is also great and the restaurant is clean. read more

Really intricate and beautiful interior and a pretty solid Hot pot option. The prices honestly weren't expensive as I expected and it's your pretty standard fare of broths, meats and vegetables. Surface is great but avoid peak times as there's definitely a line. My only complaint here would be that the parking is absolutely horrible. There's a tiny lot but we had to park on the street a few blocks away read more

Really nice spot in Arcadia for a quick hot pot fix. I love being able to control exactly what goes into my bowl. I don't like my food too salty so I ask them to mix the broth with some clear soup. Definitely a good value for the price if you don't go too crazy on the heavy items! read more

Yintang Spicy Hot Pot - Hot Pot Near Me - Arcadia, California

Had online order and ate in the other day, both experience was good. The soup base is what makes the food. Quality of meats and options for the pot is much more in person than it was online. I love the separation of the cook items and soup when we had it deliver so the items didn't come over cooked. The spicy beef broth was my favorite, the sour base is different but not as I was expecting. It wasn't like a tom yum base but more of a sour cabbage base. The service was good in house, not much service really because you grab your item and go to counter for selection soup base. There was lots of people, there is a hand written wait list....wait area is small but you could stand outside. The place is clean which I like, there is a person cleaning up right away when you are selecting your items. Great addition to the area for winter time. read more

Yintang Spicy Hot Pot - Spicy Build Your Own Hot Pot (自选麻辣烫) (Beef Bone Soup) - Hot Pot Near Me - Arcadia, California

Went here since my friend was craving malatang, and I have no complaints about this place!! Workers were very nice and everything was reasonably priced. If you're looking for a DIY build your own comfort soup vibe then this place is great! Ingredients seem fresh and lots of seating and great sauce bar! Also a fun activity to do with a friend! read more

Yintang Spicy Hot Pot - Hot Pot Near Me - Arcadia, California

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I always over order here but I just save the food for another time and its always so good. The spicy and sour soup is so flavorful and the ingredients are top notch. Other than a bit pricier, its still so good. There is a reason why there is usually a line here even with so many hot places around. read more

I came here to try it, and it was really good! The service was a bit slow, even though I was the first customer, but the food made up for it. While their ingredient options aren't as extensive as YFG, the broth flavor here is much better -- well-balanced, rich, and you can really taste the beef bone in it. The sauces were also amazing. I was initially disappointed that they didn't have ponzu sauce, but I quickly realized I didn't even need it because everything already had great flavor. I do wish they had a few more vegetable selections, but overall, the broth and flavoring were excellent. I loved it so much that I actually came back the very next day. Unfortunately, I had a negative experience the second time -- I mentioned that we hadn't received a stamp card during our first visit, and the lady was rude and dismissive. She kept saying she couldn't give it to us because it had to be done the same day, which didn't make sense and felt very unprofessional. I'm removing one star because of how poorly that was handled. This place does get packed around 6 p.m., so I recommend coming early. Parking is convenient since it shares the same lot with Aldi and CVS, which I really appreciate because I often shop at Aldi. read more

Yintang Spicy Hot Pot - Before weighing it - Hot Pot Near Me - Arcadia, California

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food was incredible! & i was mind blown by the flavors combined, especially the sauce i made because i was experimenting. * i've been to the location in monterey park and they are very similar as well! but i would say parking in this area is easier tho! service: very good & attentive, always refilling water! and the water tasted genuinely so good, had a lemon touch to it! * i got the #1 mild and it was not bad at all, the spice is VERY subtle if you're someone who can't handle spice! ambiance: clean & the vibe was comforting! read more

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Something about this place just hits the spot every single time. Many years ago I had visited their first location and had an unpleasant experience and promised myself to never go back...I never did but this place is completely different. In fact, I've been back 4-5 times already. Sometimes theres a line during busy hours but never too crazy. Staff are pretty friendly usually. You go in, get assigned a random table, go to the buffet style area and grab your food, weigh in at the counter and pick your broth, voila food comes out, pay after you eat. Its that simple. It can be either a low budget meal or expensive depending on how much food you get. My friend's bowl was $9 a couple of days ago. No better place for multiple people who have different palates to customize their bowl to their liking. And theres even a sauce section. For the kids, they also have a plain bone broth version you can ask for so its not spicy. read more

This is my favorite spot to satisfy my hotpot cravings! Yintang is a self-serve and pay by the pound hotpot ($13.99/lb). There is ample parking and no wait on a Sunday night. After selecting the toppings for your bowl, you choose the broth at the cashier before they take in your bowl. I always opt for the beef broth with no spice. You can make your way to the sauce station while you wait. We all thought our bowls were really tasty and the service was really quick. Payment is at the cashier when you're finished. Will definitely be back! read more

Yintang Spicy Hot Pot - Hot Pot Near Me - Arcadia, California

Self service hotpot which is wonderful so you can decide what you want in your bowl. I get about 1lb of food making sure to add in a variety of meat and veggies. I like their medium spicy soup broth and self serve sauce bar. Self service bar is refilled often and kept clean from staff. read more

Yintang Spicy Hot Pot - Hot Pot Near Me - Arcadia, California

My coworker recommended to have lunch here today and I was not disappointed. Their dining area is very inviting and creates a relaxing dining experience. They have 4 broth options and a variety of options at the ingredient bar. The staff are very friendly and quick to respond to any requests. The concept is like hotpot, without waiting for the food to cook. You pick your broth, your ingredients and they send it to the back to quickly cook it all for you. read more

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this was my first time trying a malatang type restaurant. i thought the concept of buying as much as you can eat was pretty great. you walk in and you can choose which ingredients to put in a soup base from four options. i got a little bit of everything, including scallops, napa cabbage, and lamb/beef rolls. your bowl needs to be above 0.95 pounds when weighed to pay with credit card. otherwise it will have to be with cash. there is a big parking lot shared with other stores like cvs, so it can get a little crowded if you go on a weekend. you pay after you eat, and they have apple pay options. the service was ok, i felt like they were rushing us to serve the next customers at our table. overall the food was delicious and perfect for a cold day. read more

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The service here is pretty good and everything tastes fresh. I went for the dry version this time, but I have a feeling it would be even better in soup. They're priced at $13.99 per pound, which feels fair for the quality. My friend ordered the pork bone soup, and it was rich, savory, and full of comforting flavor. Definitely worth a try! read more

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The first time I came here I was hooked! The restaurant was really clean and inviting, albeit on the smaller side so can be a little wait during busier times. You pick your veggies from the bar, choose your broth, and they cook it for you and bring to your table. The selection here in the bar is really good with a wide variety of textures and flavors so it's really easy to eat with your eyes, so be careful. I've somehow gotten an over $20 price tag every single time even though I try to be conscious of what I'm getting but everything is too tempting to try! The broth I found delicious and the spice levels perfect. I've come back multiple times and brought friends newer to this concept here and we all enjoyed it. Leftovers also heat up well. read more

This was my first time going and I really liked that you could pay by the pound. We tried the Tom yum broth which had coconut milk in it. They had a decent selection of veggies, noodles, and proteins and even had some interesting options like egg tofu and lobster balls! read more

Finally give this place a try. My friend highly recommended so here we are!! Staffs are friendly and welcoming. Nice and clean dining area. All food is charged by weight. You get the big bowl container, get in line and pick whatever you like from the various ingredients. At the end of the line, they ask you if you want soup or dry mix, settle your payment then enjoy!! Very unique flavors and I like it. Many items to choose from so it's interesting. Food is fresh and they are served fast. I will come back more I think read more

Yintang Spicy Hot Pot - Hot Pot Near Me - Arcadia, California

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This place has quickly become one of my go to's for when I am craving self serving hot pot. Though their options may be slightly less compared to some other places, all of their options are things I would normally get and I never find myself wishing for much of anything else. And for 13.99$ a pound with the spicy beef soup, it really is such a good deal cannot go wrong with anything. Definitely a place to try and add to your list! read more

Yintang Spicy Hot Pot - Hot Pot Near Me - Arcadia, California

Thought it was just okay! Seated with minimal wait time, self-serve ingredients and then pay at the counter before you eat. read more

Yintang Spicy Hot Pot - Hot Pot Near Me - Arcadia, California

It's a good time a year to get some malatang in your belly. This spot is a great option for the locals. The bar has really upped the game as far as selection from the last time I've been here. Everything you can imagine from enokis to beef tendons to ramen to pork innards. The service is prompt. It's interesting to see who they yell "how many?" In either Chinese or English based on how Asian you look. Some ABCs got English hollered at em and some got Chinese who then responded in English. It's poppin on a weekday during lunch hour. Lots of solo diners looking for a quick fix. Their location is actually really nice because it's the corner and you have all the natural light coming in from all the windows. It makes the whole place feel bigger and airy. They've got this operation down to a tee at this point. Kudos to the owner and staff and happy to have this establishment in Arcadia. read more

Yintang Spicy Hot Pot - 1.13lbs + white rice - Hot Pot Near Me - Arcadia, California

Food was great! Loved that you get exactly what you want and how you like it the selection was everything you can think of, and more!

I've been to Yintang twice, both were at off peak hours when they just opened (they open at 1030) so the seating was rather comfortable from my experience. The place was nice maintained and clean. It's a malatang style restaurant which we choose the ingredients we like in a salad bar, pick a broth plus degree of spiciness, and they make it into a soupy dish. The ingredient is $13.99 per pound. I chose Spicy Hot Pot Beef broth (#1) medium hot. I enjoyed the taste and the casual vibe. Plenty of parking in front of the restaurant. read more

Yintang Spicy Hot Pot - Hot Pot Near Me - Arcadia, California

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4.5/5 My main critiques are that the broth is a tad salty and their bowl of rice is overcooked. I added drinking water to match my preferences. Love their sauce bar it's clean and has generous options. If you pay cash you get a free drink of choice. It's also $13.99 per pound and a bowl of rice is about $2-2.50. Their rice was overcooked though so I recommend sticking with the noodles. Friendly cashier and comfortable ambiance. read more