I love mala, so I had to try You Like Mala when I saw it. It's the usual setup where you grab a bowl, fill it up with whatever ingredients you want, and then pay by weight. Pretty straightforward and easy if you've done mala dry pot before. I got the beef dry pot, and it was good. But it just wasn't amazing. It felt like it was missing that extra greatness that makes you crave it again immediately. The flavor was solid and still really enjoyable, but it didn't fully wow me. That said, everything was cooked really well. The fish balls, noodles, and other add-ins all had great texture and weren't over or undercooked, which I appreciated. One thing to note: you need to bring your own water, because that spicy mala heat definitely sneaks up on you. Overall, it's a solid spot if you're craving mala. Not the absolute best I've had, but still great and worth trying. The service was really good, but it may be because I spoke Korean. read more

You Like Skewers - beef 13. Dry Hot Pot/ 麻辣香锅/ 마라상궈 - Korean Near Me - Annandale, Virginia

You Like Skewers is in the food court of K market. The menu offers fried skewers like chicken, beef, lamb, ham sausage, squid cartilage, whole squid, and squid legs, along with rice noodles, mala tang hot pot, and dry hot pot dishes. I got the squid and beef skewers and both were flavorful and well-seasoned. Perfect for a quick bite while exploring the food hall. read more

You Like Skewers - 5. Squid Cartilage/ 鱿鱼软骨串/ 연갑 꼬치 3 Skewers 2. Beef/ 牛肉串/ 소고기 꼬치 3 Skewers - Korean Near Me - Annandale, Virginia

You Like Skewers specializes in meat and fish skewers but also serves noodle and other dishes. Located in the K Market's international food court. Today we ordered the ham sausage and chicken skewers. Each order ($9) contains three skewers. The meat quality is very good. Ham sausage is kinda like a cross between a hot dog and ham. The sausage itself tasted pretty good. The chicken meat was tender and juicy. So it's a matter of (my) likes and preferences. Both the ham sausage and chicken were partially coated with a chili sauce and sesame seeds. So far, so good. But what I didn't care for was the overabundance of paprika that they put on the skewers. All I could taste was paprika and the dry texture of the paprika on the skewers didn't warm the cockles of my heart either. Service was fine and our orders were prepared in reasonable time. They give you a beeper to let you know your order is ready. read more

You Like Skewers - Ham sausage and chicken skewers. - Korean Near Me - Annandale, Virginia

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Best mala restaurant in NOVA! The restaurant is inside the Kmart in the food court, so it might be a bit difficult to locate. The mala broth tastes clean and not as oily as some other places. You can pick the ingredients you'd like to include and adjust the spice. The mid spicy wasn't too spicy luckily. Will definitely be coming back read more

You Like Skewers - Korean Near Me - Annandale, Virginia

I couldn't find good mala place but Love this place first time visited today and was soo good. Bringing me memory when I was eating Malatang in Korea. Service was good and clean place to seat. I think name changed to You Like Malatang instead of You Like Skewers. Got 2nd spicy level and if you like spicy like me get the 3 rd level. read more

You Like Skewers - Lamb Mala Tang (마라탕) with rice with little shared Mala Xiang Guo (마라샹궈). - Korean Near Me - Annandale, Virginia

I'll think about this Mala Tang soup for the absolute rest of my life. That broth is top tier read more

You Like Skewers - 11. Mala Tang/ 麻辣烫/ 마라탕 - Korean Near Me - Annandale, Virginia

My favorite mala place. This place is legit. Whenever i come back from my business trip to other state, this place is where i come after i land. So addictive :p read more

You Like Skewers - 11. Mala Tang/ 麻辣烫/ 마라탕 13. Dry Hot Pot/ 麻辣香锅/ 마라상궈 - Korean Near Me - Annandale, Virginia

Get the malady BOTH dry and soup! I have been to so many locations that serve mala and for the price and quality, you really can't beat their prices. $15.99 per lb for mala soup! They have a minimum of 1 pound so I had to go back multiple times to fill my bowl up to get enough and I still had plenty to take back home for a second meal. The broth was amazing- so much better than Sorimmara. I highly recommend everyone to check this stall out at kmarket! read more

It reminded me so much of Korea's mala tang restaurant in Korea! Its a Chinese dish but one of my favorite hot pot styles and so happy I finally found a awesome one in Fairfax! The mild was the perfect spice level. Still you can feel a little bit of tingle of spice but not too spicy. They are so well cooked with the veggies. You can choose any type of toppings and you can add meat too! Perfect meal for cold weathers ! The people taking orders were friendly as well and it was a easy vibe to dine in. read more

You Like Skewers - Mala tang - Korean Near Me - Annandale, Virginia

You like skewers is located inside the K market food court. They have been around since the beginning of this market opening. I have never tried their skewers but tried the malatang twice. The ordering process is somewhat self serve. You grab a bowl and tong and put in whatever ingredients you want. There is a good variety of ingredients. My favorite is the thick glass noodle and the quail eggs. There are 4 spice levels and I usually go with level 1. You can always add more chilli oil if you want as they have a little jar of chilli oil near the pick up. In terms of food quantity, it feels ljke a lot but I would say it isn't cheap. But the taste is very good! The broth has a rich flavor and the spice level is accurate. If you want to be full, you should be prepared to spend around $25. There are open seating options as the tables are shared for everyone to use. It is an open atmosphere so there isn't much privacy. The staff are helpful and friendly. read more

You Like Skewers - Malatang double meat - Korean Near Me - Annandale, Virginia

This business has been here since the beginning of K market food court opening, but a few things have changed. They added the malatang option fairly recently (a little over a year?). The good thing is that you can build your own malatang bowl. They give you a bowl and tongs and you can select the ingredients you want. There's a good variety of ingredients that you can pick. Just be mindful that sometimes your eyes are bigger than your stomach, but in this case, your eyes might be bigger than your wallet. Since it is $14.99 or $15.99 per pound. It can add up quickly and go over what you may have thought of paying for a bowl of food. I believe you still have to meet at least a pound. You can choose your spice level and meat option. They'll give you a buzzer while you wait. The food comes out pretty quickly and it comes out in a large bowl with a lot of broth. It is big enough to share. Compared to other malatang that I have tried, there isn't much tongue numbing spices in this one which comes down to personal preference. I came here twice in a week because it was so good! read more

My daughter introduced me to this unique eatery which is located inside the K Street grocery store with multiple options to the small businesses. The area was very clean and spacious. As you walked up, you take one plastic container, a tong and gather your selected ingredients on the left side from various proteins, vegetables, noodles. You then bring it to the counter, they will weigh it and you have two options how you want your dish to be served which is dry or with broth. We did one of each. When your device was buzz, your food was ready for pick up. On the tray, you have your noodle dish which also comes with a bowl of white rice. Both dishes were delicious and for leftover broth, you can add the rice to soak up all that deliciousness. Once you finished your dish, just bring the whole tray up to the counter and they will take care of it. It was a great experience because it was like a hot pot but without the full table side experience. I will definitely make another visit. read more

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The food selection was limited and there was no name tag so it's hard to tell which is what. The food was generally tasty but a little over priced. read more

I've come here maybe 4 times in the span of 1.5 months, it is that good. My expectations of Malatang were pretty high after trying it in NYC but this place has to be putting crack in their broth because I can't stop eating it. You ask for a bowl to get all of your ingredients and then bring it to the scale for them to weigh. Then you choose if you want Malatang or dry, meat, and then spice level. I will say, only flaw is that it can take quite a bit for the food to come out, especially if it's busy, hence the 4 stars. I noticed the employee will stack all the bowls until there is no customer line, and then take it to the back to start cooking. So you can go 10+ minutes after ordering with your bowl still on the counter. read more

Love coming to this place when I'm shopping at K-market. Been here a few times and the boss is always kind enough to hook me up with a free drink or two every time. Food always come out fast so you're not waiting for too long. read more

The attached pictures are only a small percentage of the amount of times my boyfriend and I have come here this past year lol. After falling in love with build-your-own malatang in the west coast, we've been dying for something similar over in the DMV. We both knew this place existed in Kmarket but didn't realize they had the option for malatang until we saw the little shelves of ingredients. Even though it's a small, unsuspecting spot in the food hall of Kmarket, this might be our favorite malatang! The ingredient options are more limited, and it is a shame we have to add the meat portions for an additional price after we pick our ingredients but the flavor is so delicious and consistent that we really don't mind it anymore. You can also choose between Malatang (soup) or Malaxiangguo (dry pot/stir fried). The soup is so deep in flavor with that numbing spice making it so addicting. My favorite ingredients are the woodear mushrooms and fish ball with roe. So yum! My boyfriend and I share a bowl because there is a 1lb minimum that is hard to reach by ourselves without the meat. They don't skimp out on the broth though, so it's definitely enough for the two of us! They offer many other items including skewers and spicy stir fried dishes (we tried the gopchang and it is so yum!) The skewers are also delicious, covered in the many seasonings and spices that make it so strong in flavor and numbing but addicting. We come here so often the employees probably wonder where we are if we miss a weekend haha Definitely try this place out! read more

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Food is great, i can eat it every single day. Spicy chicken feet is delicious and the noodles is a bomb. read more

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First time here to check out their dry hot pot. Not many places in the DMV serve it, so it was good to find another place. And this is probably the top place in the area. Grabbed a bowl to start selecting veggies, noods, tofu, fish balls, etc and they had a pretty decent selection. All of the ingredients were sitting out in separate containers in water to keep them fresh, so be sure to have them drain the water before they weigh. Its currently $22/lb plus $3/meat (beef, chicken, spam, etc), so we went with beef. We had about 1.25lbs and it was a pretty good portion that 2-3 people could have shared since it also comes with rice. Also had the lamb skewers which were great, $9 for 3 skewers. They seemed to have a pretty steady crowd on a random Monday, will definitely be back soon. read more

About a 2-2.5: I do love me some skewers, and I really wanted to like this place - however, no dice! You Like Skewers is part of the K Market food court offerings, and their menu includes fried skewers (chicken, beef, lamb, ham sausage, squid cartilage, whole squid, and squid legs), rice noodles, hot pot (mala tang), and dry hot pot dishes (dry hot pot, spicy chicken gizzards, spicy chicken feet, spicy gobchang, and galbi with rice). We tried their 3-skewer special, so we opted for the chicken, the beef, and the lamb - honestly, I didn't see the need to have a buzzer/pager, as the skewers themselves didn't come out piping hot, recently friend, and/or fresh - they were room temperature, and the seasoning was all just cumin - nothing else. I was pretty sad that they had run out of the squid legs, so if you're interested in having that as an option, make sure you go there earlier in the day. I did see other patrons ordering dry hot pot dishes, so maybe this is what you go for. The staff here are friendly, and there are plenty of seats the court. I'm glad I was able to give this place a try, but wouldn't return. +avoid the skewers - too cumin heavy and not freshly prepared +friendly staff +located in the K Market food court +plenty of seats in the court +plenty of parking read more

You Like Skewers - Korean Near Me - Annandale, Virginia

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Omg! If you really like spicy spicy mala Chinese hotpot, you will like their dry hotpot! So spicy with mala and the numbing peppercorns. Tasted very flavorful and the ingredients were fresh like the meat (we got beef, which I think they used chadolbaekki, Korean thinly sliced beef), lotus roots, cabbage, tofu skin, tofu fish cake, thinly sliced potatoes, cilantro, thin rice cakes, bokchoy, napa cabbage, bean sprouts, thinly sliced bibletripes, and a few other ingredients. It is $26.49 including tax, a bit expensive. I will still get it again since it is yummy! I don't know how their skewers are like but I can tell it has a lot of Chinese spices on it from seeing some of the pictures posted. **update on skewers** 7/23/2021 - we tried the skewers, chicken, beef and squid. It's definitely not for me. For those of you who likes a lot of cumin and spices, I say give it a try. But if you're like me and can't handle too much of cumin, you might not like it. Service was friendly and our dry hotpot came out within 10 minutes. read more

You Like Skewers - Dry hotpot (carry out) - Korean Near Me - Annandale, Virginia

We tried the malatang here. And other tables' order comes with rice for free but ours don't. We asked the front desk about it. He insisted it is not free even we confirmed with another customer next to our table who ordered the same food. The food is ok but not worth the price. read more

I have tried countless places that serve mala tang but I have to say this place is just the Best!!. You can pick your own ingredients. The people that work there always greet you with smile and you feel welcomed each time. One other thing is that when you weigh the ingredients they always remove the water and the weight of the basket but I have been to sorimara which opened a few weeks ago and I noticed that they DONOT do that. That did not seem fair. read more

You Like Skewers - Mala tang - Korean Near Me - Annandale, Virginia

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Despite the tacky name, this place is actually really good. It is located in the food hall of the K market grocery store. The skewers are grilled well with a nice seasoning and a smoky taste. The zha jiang noodles are really delicious, with the sauce cooked in a wok to give it that perfect wok hei flavor. Service can be a little slow, but the food is definitely worth the wait. read more

Kind service, cozy atmosphere, yummy food. Best Maratang and Maraxiangguo in DMV area! Must try, highly recommend. read more

I thought this chicken was BOMBBB!! It was juicy, has so many favors, it had a little bit of kick. I highly recommend to try this place out! If anything the flavors are bold and you can really taste the cumin which I don't mind bc it really went well with the whole seasoning! read more

You Like Skewers - Chicken skewer - Korean Near Me - Annandale, Virginia

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Found worm in their food when confronted the owner he blamed me instead of taking ownership. I was actually trying not to make a scene in front of others, but I should've but I didn't want to so I was like hey you have a worm here he was like no it's a noodle and mind you I did not even request noodles in my bowl and it was clearly a worm and there was no kind of accountability so I don't know what kind of shop they run even the oil look like it was being reused from the trash just the most disgusting place I have ever ate. read more

I guess I like skewers! When you're at the "K Mart" in Annandale, stop by the food court and give this place a try. It reminds me exactly of the little food carts on the streets of Seoul. The squid tasted fresh and the spices and seasoning were on point. Good little snack to keep me going for some more shopping at the Mart. There are all kinds of different things on this menu, but if you want squid legs, this is worth a drop in. read more

You Like Skewers - Squid Leg skewers and dried tofu. - Korean Near Me - Annandale, Virginia

We ordered from You Like Skewers on HungryPanda. I've been eyeing this place for a while and saw all of the low ratings. Caved in the heat of the cravings and ordered the beef + lamb skewers, malatang, and rice noodle soup. They don't have a lot of variety and the options are limited. - The skewers could have been more seasoned but it was well enough that it was slightly spicy and cumin-y. For those that disliked the cumin, this is how Chinese skewers tend to be flavored so it does taste authentically street food. - Malatang came with a small container w the chili oil to add for more spice. Adding the container of chili oil really helped me fill the craving. There is no variety, other than choosing between beef or chicken but enough that I got a little of everything I needed. -Rice noodle soup, was subtle but flavorful. Great portions. Would be great on a sick day. Regardless, the food hit the spot and a craving for Chinese I can't get in the area unless I trek to Rockville. Is it over the top amazing? No. It's great enough that it hits the spot for a craving. read more

You Like Skewers - Beef and Lamb Skewers - Korean Near Me - Annandale, Virginia

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Amazing skewers & good value. Counter service, as expected. Food court ambiance varies. We need more places like these across Northern VA.

This review is only for the skewers. I did not know what to expect at this spot so I tried to keep an open mind and try a little bit of everything. Ended up getting a skewer of fish cake, chicken, beef, and lamb. When it all came out, I really could not tell the difference between the 3 proteins just based on appearance. When it comes to flavor, they were all seasoned the same way and cooked or heated up the same way too. I get the sense that these skewers were left out just heated up versus being cooked from raw. Overall not bad though as long as you don't mind a little spicy. It's worth a try if you are in the area but I feel the price is a little much for the amount of protein you get for each skewer. read more

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Went to try a few places inside K Market in Annandale and ended up picking this place. There were two other Korean eateries, a sushi, and mochi donut. The place was dead but everyone in the food court area was ordering something from this eatery. I thought to myself I must have picked good. I did have to wait a good 20 min. because there was two orders ahead of mine. I'm guessing there was only one or two people in the back. My friend only ordered skewers so her meal came out in 5 min. I enjoyed the fried rice and basically ate everything. The fried rice was seasoned and so was the beef skewers. I only gave four stars because the service and food could have been better. If you want a place for a good bite I would recommend this place. I would like to try their noodle meal if I come back. The good thing is this place is next door to Tous Le Jours. read more

You Like Skewers - Pic of the place inside K Market. - Korean Near Me - Annandale, Virginia

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When I first heard of this place, I so much wanted to like it. Located in the food court of the new K-market grocery store this place is one of the few food stalls in this location. There menu is small and easy to select from. I approached the counter and placed my order. Two skewers of the chicken gizzards, 2 of the chicken and 2 of the beef all to go. I waited for about 10 minutes which wasn't long since the place was empty. I got my order and headed home in anticipation of the meal. The aroma of garlic was coming out of the bag, and I couldn't wait. Got home, opened the bag and uncovered the container. Appearance it looked tasty, until I picked up one of the gizzard skewers. What a let down! Flavorless not tasty at all, what a disappointment. Now with my hopes down I tried the beef and the chicken. A little bit better but not by a lot. What a waist I said to myself. I know some out there would criticize me and say that I don't know what I'm talking about! However, I do have something to compare it with. Flushing Queens NY, there's a guy with a food cart who sells real, flame grilled skewers and they're amazing! Now if it can be done on the streets of NY why not in an indoor stall with a full kitchen? read more

You Like Skewers - Chicken, gizzard and beef skewers. - Korean Near Me - Annandale, Virginia

Hmm... I went to You Like Skewers after reading two reviews, both of which HIGHLY praised their food. Maybe my expectations were too high? But I thought You Like Skewers was 4 stars. Pretty good, but nothing exceptional. I ordered the Dry Hot Pot (beef) and their skewers (2 beef and 1 chicken). The Dry Hot Pot was pretty good! In fact, if I eat here again, this is what I'll order. But it had so little beef in it. I mean, really really small quantities of beef brisket, which I think isn't even expensive? And instead, I think there was more tripe, which I don't like. On the plus side, it also had lots of various delicious veggies and tofus. And though I wasn't a fan, they even squeezed in some seafood cakes! Now, time to review the skewers. I actually ordered the skewers after the Dry Hot Pot because that's how badly I needed more meat. They weren't bad, but I don't see myself ordering them again. Their trick seems to be to lather their skewers up with a bunch of spices. The meats were tender and juicy though! Overall, You Like Skewers was a solid 4 stars. It was pretty good. If I go back, I'll get the Dry Hot Pot. But this time, I'll ask for more beef and no tripe please! read more

You Like Skewers - Beef Dry Hot Pot - Korean Near Me - Annandale, Virginia

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I love love LOVE you like skewers! Recently they changed it up and now you can pick your own malatang ingredients, weight them and pay! I ordered the spiciest level which was pretty spicy, but the beef and duck blood was so delicious. We also ordered squid legs and gopchang to share, they were so flavorful. My only complain is it's pretty pricey, otherwise I would be here every single day. The skewers here are pretty pricey and each order comes with 3 skewers. It's definitely easier to try a variety of stuff when you are sharing with friends! read more

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I'm a huge skewers person and wanted to give this place a try after hearing about it from my colleagues. I tried the chicken, squid cartilage, and squid legs skewers. I was hoping for a bit of variety in seasoning, but it was basically the same cumin seasoning across all three skewers. Besides the seasoning, I do believe that the quality of the ingredient is decent. I haven't tried the dry hot pot yet, but it seems like that is their best seller and will give them a try when I do visit again. The staff were friendly and there are a lot of available parking spaces since it is located inside the K Market. read more

You Like Skewers - Korean Near Me - Annandale, Virginia

Love the soup... LOVE the soup could drink it eveyday.... on my way back 4th time in A very short span of time less than 2 weeks.

Grilled squid was spicy, good flavor, cooked well, located in K Market food court, convenient parking lot. Recommend read more

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I got the lamb skewers - a classic Chinese street snack. You have to buy 3 of the same kind of meats, which is a little disappointing if you're trying on your own. The taste is very similar to the ones in China and has a strong cumin taste. However, 3 sticks for $9 is so pricey. read more

You Like Skewers - Lamb skewers - Korean Near Me - Annandale, Virginia

Got food poisoning along with wife. She threw up all night and we had chills the next day. Never coming back.

Tried the skewers (beef, chicken, and lamb) and the dry hot pot (w/beef), and they were actually all good! Definitely recommend if you like pleasantly spicy food :) Skewer meats were all tender and seasoned appropriately (not too much or too little) that we actually couldn't tell the difference between the beef and the lamb lol Dry hot pot had a variety of ingredients: different veggies (bok choy, bean sprouts, mushroom, potatoes, cabbage, kelp, lotus roots, etc.), fish cake, tofu, rice cake, etc. A little disappointed on the amount of beef though - would've given 5 stars if more beef were given. Will return to try the mala tang next time! read more