YGF Malatang Noodles & Pots - Cupertino

The place is smaller than the one I typically go in Mountain View.

The bone broth is decent. There were some issue on one item. The services staff handled the issue good

Food: 3

Service: 4

My go to place for Malatang, and I came here almost every week. Always order take out so I can skip the line.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 4

This place has the best service, and the diary beef broth is the best flavor!!!!!!!! It taste better than it looks!

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 5

Service: 5

So crowded my fing god

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Loved the food. It's a chipotle style hot pot bowl. I love hot pot and the casual quickness of chipotle, so the merging of the two is basically made for me.

Great service. Space is larger compared to other locations.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Tom Yum

This Malatang place is a complete letdown! The service was terrible, and the food was just plain bad. I’ve tried many Malatangs, and this one definitely ranks lowest in terms of quality.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Total Score: 5.33

Bathroom: N/A
Didn’t use the bathroom

Customer Service: 4.5/5
Very nice, led us to our seats without much bureaucracy. Also refilled waters which was helpful cuz it was spicy.

Ambiance: 3.5/5
‘Twas alright, bright and clean for malatang.

Food: 2.5/5
The selection was not that great and everything was mislabeled. Also the soup was more salty than spicy


Normal malatang restaurant

Total Score = (CS + 2*AM + 5*FOOD + WOW)/0.9

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 5

This location is not nearly as good as their Milpitas location. Cupertino location only has about 60 percent of the food selection. We were rather disappointed. The beef bone broth at Cupertino is also not as flavorful.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 4

Loooove malatang and the ingredients here are pretty fresh and the counter is clean (as clean as it can get when you constantly have a line of people grabbing stuff, at least). Both soup and dry pot versions are good.

Honestly, not my favorite, but it’s not bad. I like the concept. Also, you can pick and choose what you want to put in your soup. I wish there was an option to try the broth before choosing. I personally, didn’t like the broth I chose, but I didn’t complain either. I like the sauce bar with the option to get extra cilantro! I love cilantro! Not sure if I’ll be going back, because it’s not my style, but my friend loved it!

Vegetarian options: You can choose your own contents, so you can definitely make it vegetarian!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Tom Yum, Classic Bone Broth

Check your food before you eat!

I come here occasionally because I like the food and spicy bone soup base.

Today, I ordered as usual -- vegetables and a few slices of meat. To my surprise, there was absolutely no meat in my bowl when it was served.

I asked about it, and the waiter said the chef must have forgotten to put my meat in the bowl because they cook the vegetables and meat separately. They offered me a free drink, which I declined. They also offered to re-pick the meat slices for me, saying they'd give me extra. I just took roughly the same amount as I took before.

The waiter was courteous and apologetic -- it wasn't their fault. But I was surprised that something like this would happen. Did someone in the kitchen eat the meat but didn't say? Did someone receive extra portion of meat?

I'd like to believe that it was an honest mistake, not some sneaky business tactics.

Definitely check that everything you picked ended up being served in your bowl!

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 4

Service: 3

Spicy mix tastes better at Milpitas location

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

I love malatang ?. The ingredients at this location are pretty fresh, and the price is on par with the rest of the Bay Area at about $15 a pound. I tried the soup and the stir fry option; both are delicious.

The stir fry option is a lot heavier and very oily, so it might be hard to eat more than 1lb of it.

There is also a 1lb minimum.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Mellow Spicy Mixing, Tom Yum

Green Vegetables should not be cooked at the same time as noodles. They should be put in right before it’s done. ?otherwise, it’s just so over cooked.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 3