Yang Guo Fu Malatang - Haymarket

For us this was a good and cheaper alternative to a Sichuan hot pot.

This review is for the stall located in Dixon Food Court where it all started ! Basically, it's a choose your own adventure soup meal.

So you're down with pho, you love laksa, and you can tonkotsu ramen with the best of them? If you're ready for Sydney's next big soup thing, it's malatang.

Great tasting noodle soup which allows you to pick your own ingredients physically. Price is determined by weight, so heavy noodles will usually cost you more. I average around $14-$16 a trip.  There is a good selection of toppings for your noodles including varity of balls; fish balls, taro balls, pork balls and lots of vegetables to pick from. My favourite are the fish and squid along with some hotpot beef and mushrooms.  I've never had any major sicknesses after eating, but if you dont ask for less spicy.. prepare yourself for a painful morning in the toilet. In general the hygiene is "alright", compared to Burwood where food is rotated regular and food is always kept fish - this city store is not as concentrated on hygiene as Burwood. You can often see a lot of excess water under the ingredients that should have been gotten rid of.  Their soup base is my favourate part. It is full of flavour - they add garlic, sesame sauce, sesame oil, chill (and probably a lot of MSG)  Pros : Great fun picking yourself food. Good variety of hotpot ball options and vegetables. Soup base is amazing!  Con : Hygiene may be an issue when there is low turnover as food does not get rotated.  Must get : Fish, taro balls, squid, mushrooms

Great tasting noodle soup which allows you to pick your own ingredients physically. Price is determined by weight, so heavy noodles will usually cost you more. I average around $14-$16 a trip.  There is a good selection of toppings for your noodles including varity of balls; fish balls, taro balls, pork balls and lots of vegetables to pick from. My favourite are the fish and squid along with some hotpot beef and mushrooms.  I've never had any major sicknesses after eating, but if you dont ask for less spicy.. prepare yourself for a painful morning in the toilet. In general the hygiene is "alright", compared to Burwood where food is rotated regular and food is always kept fish - this city store is not as concentrated on hygiene as Burwood. You can often see a lot of excess water under the ingredients that should have been gotten rid of.  Their soup base is my favourate part. It is full of flavour - they add garlic, sesame sauce, sesame oil, chill (and... read more