Mala Sichuan Bistro

9348 Bellaire Blvd, Houston
(713) 995-1889

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mala prawns with crispy rice cracker 香辣锅巴大虾
house special spicy chow mein 熊氏辣炒面
小熊凉面 house special funky cold noodles
风味辣子鸡丁 spicy and crispy chicken
Eggplants in Spicy Garlic Sauce 鱼香茄子
Dan Dan Noodles with Sauce on the Side
水煮鱼片 water boiled fish fillet
夫妻肺片 couples lung slices
Home Style Spicy and Sour Soup
Green Tea Matcha Crepe Cake

Menu

Cold Appetizer 头台
Avocado Charred Pepper Salad 烧椒牛油果
Charred pepper and avocado in maggi seasoning, oyster sauce, and sesame oil
Chillin Cucumber Sticks 爽口黄瓜
Wedges of fresh Persian cucumber salad tossed in grind garlic and sesame oil.
Couples Lung Slices 夫妻肺片
Slices of beef shank, beef tendon, and honeycomb beef tripe, simmered with Sichuan spices and chilled, tossed with Chinese celery bits in spiced meat juice and red chili oil. topped with crushed peanuts and cilantro
Garlic Bacon 蒜泥白肉
Cooked and chilled pork belly rolled with cucumber slices, slathered in a mixture of grind garlic, sweet and spicy concocted soy sauce, and red chili oil. Garnished with julienne green onion.
Garlic Cordyceps 蒜香虫草花
A free radical fighting medical mushroom harvested in mountainous regions of western Sichuan, tossed with minimal seasoning to enjoy its natural flavor and texture.
Green Onion Oil Shrimp 葱油虾仁
Little shrimps tossed with a simple green onion oil paste.
Lotus Root Mouth Watering Chicken 荷心口水鸡
Point and kill cage free chicken, bone-in, cooked and chilled, drenched in red chili oil based savory and aromatic broth
Mala Bamboo Shoots 麻辣春笋丝
Hand splitted slender bamboo shoot tips tossed with scallions in spicy, sweet, and garlicky soy sauce, Sichuan peppercorn oil, and red chili oil
Mala Beef Tendon 麻辣牛筋
Marinated beef tendon slices tossed with mala red chili oil, garnished with julienned green onions.
Plum Spare Ribs 话梅小排
Shorts links of pork baby back ribs reduced with Chinese spices and dry plums in sour and sweet broth
Sesame Bamboo Shoots 香油春笋丝
Hand splitted slender bamboo shoot tips tossed with scallions in simple sesame oil.

Street Food of Sichuan 小吃
Brown Sugar Sticky Rice Cake 红糖糍粑
Chengdu Mung Bean Jelly 成都凉粉
Chilled mung bean jelly tossed with Chinese celery bits, cilantro, and green onions in fermented broad bean paste, and red chili oil.
Dan Dan Noodle 担担面
Custom made noodle boiled and mixed with mala spicy sauce and sesame paste, topped with boiled spinach, Yibin preserved vegetables and spiced ground pork, and green onions.****note sauce on the bottom ,when you get add few hot water stir it first, enjoy!*****
Dandan Noodles (Diy) 速食担担面Diy包
Hot cooked noodles are always better when enjoyed immediately. Now prepare our favorite dan dan noodle at home at your own convenience. Stock up on these for a quick and easy meal! Kit includes: house made fresh noodles, our signature dan dan noodle sauce mix, Yibin presreved vegetables+pork+green onion topping mix, fresh cabbage, bowl for prepping and eating, and instructions. Same quality as you would get dining in!
House Special Cold Noodle 小熊凉面
Custom made noodles medium well cooked and chilled, tossed in Sichuan funky sauce which consists of seven harmoniously balanced flavors of sour, sweet, ma, la, salt savory, and aromatic, grind garlic, and red chili oil. Topped with fresh julienned cucumber, and green onion.
Original Wontons 原汤抄手
House-made wontons with pork filling in an original savory chicken broth.
Red Oil Dumplings (8) 红油水饺 (8)
House made dumplings with pork filling slathered red chili oil, grinded garlic, and sweet and spicy soy paste, topped with sesame and green onions.
Sour & Spicy Wontons 酸辣抄手
Boiled house made pork wontons in chef's special sour and spicy vinaigrette, sesame oil, red chili sauce, and red chili oil.

Soup 汤
Crab Meat Asparagus Soup 芦笋蟹肉羹
Lightly creamy sou with asparagus, snow crab meat, and egg whites.
Egg & Tomato Soup 番茄煎蛋汤
Light and hearty soup of tomato slices, stir fried scrambled eggs, shredded ginger, and spinach.
Hot & Sour Soup 酸辣汤
Hot and sour soup with shredded bamboo shoots, wood ear fungus, tofu, and eggs.
Nourishing Chicken Soup Cordycpes Mushroom(Serves1) 滋补虫草花鸡汤
Slow-cooked chicken stock with jujube, goji berries, angelica root, Chinese mountain yam, cordyceps mushroom, and deboned chicken.
West Lake Soup 西湖牛肉羹
Lightly creamy soup with minced beef, diced tofu, cilantro, and egg whites.

Beef & Lamb 牛羊
Aromatic Spicy Lamb Ribs 香辣羊排
Lightly battered and deep fried lamb short ribs, sautéed with white onion, dry red chilis, and Jalapeño pepper in mala and cumin seasoning
Baby Pepper & Shredded Beef 小椒牛肉丝
Sautéed shredded beef and jalapeño peppers in oyster sauce and sweet flour sauce
Beef Brisket & Mushroom Medley 什菌肥牛
Beef Brisket sliced and boiled, served on a bed of sautéed mushroom medley, topped with hotbed chives, drizzled with chef's special soy sauce mix, splashed with hot oil over scallions
Beef Brisket In Golden Soup 金汤肥牛
Highly umami soup made from pickled Hainan yellow lantern chili paste, pickled peppers, king oyster mushroom, bean curd sheets, and sliced beef brisket
Black Pepper Beef 黑椒牛肉
Tender beef slices sautéed with onions and jalapeño pepper in black pepper sauces
Crispy Mala Beef 干煸牛肉丝
Dry fried shredded beef with fresh celery, Serrano peppers, garlic, shredded ginger, green onion, whole peppercorns, and dry red chilis in fermented broad bean paste, red chili sauce, soy sauce, red chili oil, and peppercorn oil.
Cumin Beef 孜然牛肉
Cumin flavored beef slices sautéed with white onions, cilantro, jalapeno pepper, and red chilies in Mala spicy sauce.
Cumin Lamb 孜然羊肉
Sauteed sliced lamb with Serrano peppers, red bell peppers, white onions, garlic, ginger, green onions, and cilantro in ground cumin spice, soy sauce, and red chili oil.
Devourable Beef Pot 馋嘴魔芋嫩牛肉
Tender beef slices braised in smoky spicy sauce with authentic Sichuan konjac jelly, king oyster mushrooms, ginger, garlic, and house made pickled vegetables
Dry Pot Beef 干锅牛肉
Extremely flaborful beef slices heavily seasoned with ginger, garlic, dry red chilis, whole Sichuan peppercorns, Hotpot sauce, fermented black bean, aged hot pot oil, along with potato, cauliflower, celery, lotus roots, and king' Oyster mushroom
Konjac Beef 魔芋滑牛肉
Mongolian Beef 葱爆牛肉
Sauteed beef slices with green and white onions in fermented sweet wheat paste, fermented soybean paste, and hoisin sauce.
Sautéed Lamb W Veggies 小炒羊肉
Sliced lamb sautéed with Chinese celeries and fresh white onions in brown sauce and oyster sauce
Shredded Beef & Seasonal Vegetables 牛肉丝扒时蔬
Shredded beef sautéed in sweet flour sauce and savory brown sauce, served on a bed of steamed seasonal greens then topped with julienned scallion
Water Boiled Beef 水煮牛肉
Sliced beef braised with garlic, and ginger bits in Sichuan fermented broad bean paste, then poured onto steamed Napa cabbage, and leeks, and finished with boiling oil splashed over garlic bits, green onion, and red chili powder on top.

Pork 猪肉
Ants On The Tree 蚂蚁上树
Rice vermicelli stir fried with Yibin preserved vegetable and ground pork in brown sauce
Cumin King Pork Hock 川西霸王肘
Pork hock braised to perfect tenderness, meat removed from bone, sautéed with white onions, green and red bell pepper in mala and cumin spices, crushed peanuts and sesames, garnished with cilantro
Four Joy Lion Head 红烧狮子头
Pork hock braised to perfect tenderness, meat removed from the bone, sautéed with white onions, green and red bell pepper in mala and cumin spices, crushed peanuts and sesames, garnished with cilantro.
Fragrant Ribs 飘香排骨
Pork spare ribs battered with a buttery custard, deep-fried and sautéed with jalapeño peppers, pickled peppers, Sichuan peppercorns, garlic, and green onions in Sichuan bean curd sauce.
Green Jewels Pork 木耳莴笋肉片
Pork slices sauteed with Chinese stem lettuce, wood ear mushroom, pickled pepper, and pickled ginger in white sauce.
Jiggling Pork Belly 小熊红烧肉
Pork belly chunks braised to perfection using soy sauce, spices, and caramelized sugar. Served with broccoli.
Salt & Pepper Spare Ribs 椒盐排骨
Pork baby back ribs battered and deep-fried, wok-fried with white onion, green and red bell pepper bits, white pepper, and Chinese thirteen spice.
Shredded Pork In Spicy Garlic Sauce 鱼香肉丝
Shredded pork sautéed with wood ear fungus and shredded white onions in spicy garlic sauce.
Shredded Pork Over Seasonal Greens 京酱肉丝扒时蔬
Shredded pork sautéed in sweet flour sauce and savory brown sauce, served on a bed of boiled seasonal vegetables, topped with julienned scallion.
Shredded Pork W Bamboo Shoots 笋尖肉丝
Shredded pork sauteed with hand splitted bamboo shoots in simple white sauce and sesame oil.
Shredded Pork W Spiced Dry Tofu 香干肉丝
Spiced dry tofu sauteed with shredded pork, fresh celeries and scallions in brown, and oyster sauce.
Sizzling Rice Cracker Pork 劲爆锅巴肉片
Pork slices, tomato, king oyster mushroom, baby bokchoy, wood ear mushroom, sautéed in light sour and sweet savory sauce, poured over fried sizzling rice cracker
Twice Cooked Pork 回锅肉
Pork belly boiled then sautéed with fresh leeks, and fermented black beans in fermented soybean paste and fermented broad bean paste.

Poultry 禽类
Basil Crispy Chicken 九层塔盐酥鸡
Battered and deep fried dark meat chicken sautéed with onions, jalapeño peppers, basil, and drops of red pepper powder
Finger Licking Fragrant Wings 吮指飘香鸡翅
Lightly battered and deep fried chicken wings, stir fried with dry red chilies, whole Sichuan peppercorns in fermented broad bean paste and aged hot pot oil, garnished with sesame seeds and cilantro
Konjac Duck 魔芋烧鸭
Authentic Sichuan konjac jelly and duck braised with garlic, ginger, pickled peppers, and house-made sauerkraut
Kung Pao Chicken 宫保鸡丁
Traditional Sichuan dish made the traditional way. Dark meat chicken sautéed with roasted peanuts and scallions, dry red chilies, and whole Sichuan peppercorns in kung pao sauce.
Organic Chestnut Chicken Stew 板栗烧鸡
A light and sweet stew of chopped chicken leg quarters and organic chestnuts.
Pickled Pepper Chicken 泡椒鸡丁
Dark meat chicken sautéed with fresh celeries, cucumbers, and pickled peppers and ginger in brown sauce
Spicy & Crispy Chicken 风味辣子鸡丁
Bite size dark meat chicken pieces battered, deep fried, then flash wok fried with aromatic, and spicy seasonings consisting of dry red chilis, garlic, green onion, Sichuan fermented broad bean paste, red chili sauce, sugar, soy sauce, sesame oil, and a Sichuan peppercorn oil, all in a small but proportioned amounts.
Tea Smoked Duck (Half) 樟茶鸭（半只）
Half bone-in duck, marinated, smoked with tea leaves, simmered with spice, deep fried, and chopped into finger food sized pieces.
Three Pepper Beaten Duck 三椒煸鸭条
Our tea smoked duck flash wok fried with shredded ginger, garlic, dry red chili peppers, Serrano peppers, and whole Sichuan peppercorns.

Fish Fillet 鱼片
Celery Fish Fillet 芹黄溜鱼片
Lightly sautéed basa fish fillets with fresh celeries and wood ear fungus in white sauce
Dry Pot Fish Fillet 干锅鱼片
Battered and deep fried fish fillet, heavily seasoned with ginger, garlic, dry red chilis, whole Sichuan peppercorns, hotpot sauce, fermented black bean, aged hot pot oil, along with potato, cauliflower, celery, lotus roots, and king oyster mushroom
Egg & Tomato Fish Cubes 番茄鸡蛋鱼丁
Basa fish cubes stir fried with green onion, scrambled egg, and tomato in tomato sauce
Fish Cubes & String Bean Bits 爆炒双丁
Basa fish cubes stir fried with string bean bits, housemade sauerkraut, red bell pepper, and Yibin preserved vegetables
Mala Tofu Pudding W Fish Fillet 麻辣豆花鱼片
Basa fish fillet sautéed with ultra soft tofu in spicy Sichuan bean curd sauce and mala aged hotpot oil, with crispy dry soy beans and crushed peanuts on top
Pickled Pepper Fish Fillet 泡椒鱼片
Basa fish fillets sautéed with pickled peppers, cucumbers, and ginger in white sauce
Sauerkraut Vine Peppercorn Fish Fillet 韭香藤椒酸菜鱼
Soup of basa fish fillet and housemade sauerkraut, topped with fresh chive bits and vine peppercorn oil
Water Boiled Fish Fillet 水煮鱼片
Basa fish fillet braised with garlic, and ginger bits in Sichuan fermented broad bean past, then poured onto steamed Napa cabbage, leeks, and finished with boiling oil splashed over garlic bits, green onion, and red chili powder on top.

Shrimp 虾
Chengdu Style Pot Roasted Prawns 干烧大虾
Pot roasted deveined and shells-on jumbo shrimps with fresh asparagus, onions, gingers, pickled peppers, flavorful Yibin preserved vegetables, and ground pork in rice wine sauce, sesame oil, and Sichuan bean curd sauce
Dry Pot Prawns 干锅大虾
Battered and deep fried jumbo shrimps, heavily seasoned with ginger, garlic, dry red chilis, whole Sichuan peppercorns, hotpot sauce, fermented black bean, aged hotpot oil, along with potato, cauliflower, celery, lotus roots, and king oyster mushroom
Mala Prawns W Crispy Rice Cracker (12) 香辣锅巴大虾
Prawns and crispy rice cracker flash fried with light red chili oil, whole Sichuan peppercorn, and dry red chilis
Salt & Pepper Prawns 椒盐大虾
Battered and deep fried deveined and shells-on jumbo shrimps sautéed with onions, jalapeño peppers, and black peppers
Sichuan Style Salt & Pepper Prawns (12) 川椒盐大虾
Battered and deep fried jumbo shrimps sautéed with white onions bits, red and green bell peppers bits, red chili and Sichuan peppercorn powder
Simmered Prawns W Veggies 黄焖大虾
Deveined and shells-on jumbo shrimps slowly simmered in brown sauce with king oyster mushrooms, asparagus, onions, and gingers
Sweet Corn Shrimp 玉米虾仁
Sweet corn kernels sauteed with shrimp, red bell pepper bits, and peas in white sauce

Vegetables 蔬菜
Baby Bok Choy Shiitake Mushroom 灵芝菜心
Sautéed hearts of baby bokchoy and shiitake mushrooms in brown oyster sauce
Basil Eggplant W String Beans 九层塔茄角
Chinese eggplant and string beans lightly fried, and lightly fried with basil in soy sauce
Dry Fried Double Veggies 干煸双素
Lightly fried string beans flash fried with bamboo shoots, ground pork, and flavorful Yibin preserved vegetables
Dry Pot Mixed Vegetables 干锅蔬菜
Potato, cauliflower, lotus root, king oyster mushroom, wood ear mushroom, string bean, and bean curd sheet, extremely flavorful and heavily seasoned with ginger, garlic, dry red chilis, whole sichuan peppercorn, hotpot sauce, fermented black bean, aged hotpot oil
Eggplants In Spicy Garlic Sauce 鱼香茄子
Chinese eggplants sauteed with ginger, garlic and scallions in spicy garlic sauce.
Golden Hook Napa Cabbage 金钩白菜
Fresh winter melon slices sauteed with gingers and dry mini shrimps in a light creamy white sauce.
Hearty Light & Colorful 五彩山药
Sauteed mountain yam, ginkgo nuts, wood ear mushroom, Chinese stem lettuce, and red bell peppers in white sauce
Lotus Root 莲藕
Sautéed fresh lotus root slices in method of your choice: sweet and sour, or with red chilis
Mapo Tofu 麻婆豆腐
Soft tofu cubes braised to perfection with fresh leeks in fermented broad bean paste, and fermented black beans, sprinkled with ground Sichuan peppercorn.
Potato 土豆丝
Sautéed shredded potato and shredded Serrano pepper to your preference to: with red chilis, with Jalapeño,with rice vinegar, or plain.
Sautéed Baby Bokchoy 炒青冈菜
Sauteed baby bok choy with garlic.
Sautéed Cabbage 炒莲白菜
Sautéed fresh cabbage in method of your choice: plain, sweet and sour, or with dry red chilies
Sauteed Seasonal Vegetable 炒时蔬
Sauteed Spinach 炒菠菜
Sautéed spinach to your preference of: with garlic, with red chilis, with fermented tofu, or plain.

Organ 脏器
Basil Intestines 九层塔大肠
Pork intestines sautéed with white onions, leeks, and basil in a slightly sweet pasty soy sauce
Country Style Blood Curd Dish 乡村毛肠旺
Beef tripe, pork intestines, congealed pork blood, baby bokchoy, and sweet potato vermicelli, cooked with a special Sichuan cooking technique in aged mala hotpot broth
Dry Fried Pork Intestines 干煸肥肠
Deep fried pork intestines stir fried with garlic, ginger, scallions, fresh celeries, red chilies, jalapeño peppers, and whole Sichuan peppercorns in Sichuan bean curd sauce
Prosper At 5Am 五更肠旺
Pork intestines and congealed pork blood cubes slowly simmered with leek, house-made sauerkraut, pickled peppers and gingers, and whole Sichuan peppercorns in Sichuan bean curd sauce with special spices.

Specialty 特色菜
Sauerkraut Fish & Lamb Pot 酸菜鱼羊锅
Lamb slices and basa fish fillet cooked in a naturally savory soup of house-made sauerkraut, pickled peppers, baby bok choy, king oyster mushroom, wood ear fungus, and sweet potato vermicelli.
Top Notch Pot Of The Outlaws 江湖一品锅
The pot that has everything, basa fish fillet, shrimp, beef, luncheon meat, scalded beef tripe, pork intestines, congealed pork blood, tofu, baby bokchoy, napa cabbage, king oyster mushrooms, wood ear fungus, soy bean sprouts, and sweet potato vermicelli, cooked with a special Sichuan cooking technique in aged mala hotpot broth

Fried Rice & Chow Mein 炒饭/炒面
Combination Chow Mein 什锦炒面
Chow mein of shrimp, beef, chicken, eggs, and green and white onions.
Combination Fried Rice 什锦炒饭
Fried rice of shrimp, beef, chicken, eggs, and green and white onions.
Customized Chow Mein 各式炒面
Chow mein with baby bok choy, green and white onions, and bean sprouts with chicken, beef, and pork. Default option is chicken, beef, and pork. Please indicate in "Special Instructions" if you would prefer shrimp or vegetables. Please indicate in "Special Instructions" if you would prefer spicy.
Customized Fried Rice 各式炒饭
Fried rice with eggs, green and white onions, and bean sprouts with chicken, beef, and pork. Default option is chicken, beef, and pork. Please indicate in "Special Instructions" if you would prefer shrimp or vegetables. Please indicate in "Special Instructions" if you would prefer spicy.
Extra Rice 额外米饭
Green Tea Bacon Fried Rice 绿茶培根炒饭
Bacon bits, scallion, white onion, stir-fried with loose jasmine tea and soy sauce.
House Special Spicy Chow Mein 熊氏辣炒面
Spicy chow mein of beef, pork, shrimps, egg, Sichuan fermented broad bean paste, and red chili powder.
House Special Spicy Fried Rice 熊氏辣炒饭
Spicy fried rice of beef, pork, shrimps, egg, Sichuan fermented broad bean paste, and red chili powder
Yangzhou Fried Rice 扬州炒饭
Yangzhou style fried rice with shrimp, luncheon meat, eggs, green and white onions

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Recent Reviews

This was the 2nd time that I’ve been to this location and nothing has changed since the last time I was here 2 years ago.

We ordered the Cumin lamb, Chengdo style roasted prawns, and House Special Spicy Chou Mein. Food was amazingly good.

Will definitely be back. I have to mention that the prices are very reasonable too.
June 2025
Update many years later. This place always holds up. Everything on the menu is made with so much care and love. Sammi is super friendly and made out day.

Excellent spot for authentic Sichuan cuisine. Sichuan cuisine gets a bad rap for just being about peppers and heat. If that's all it brings, you had the wrong kind. It's all that, but also really complex flavors. Everything from the Sichuan chili oil, to ginger to garlic, it's got lots more depth...
June 2025
My wife was asking for some real good dumplings and I was looking for good authentic Chinese food. We heard about Mala at the Montrose location so we tried the bellaire location.
Best decision we made.
June 2025

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Mala Sichuan Bistro

9348 Bellaire Blvd, Houston, TX 77036
(713) 995-1889