MaLa Canteen 食之堂也

Happy to find a good dry hot pot place in the Maryland area. We came back the very next day after having a great experience the first time. On both visits, we built our own mala pot and ordered skewers and popcorn chicken. Bring cash it brings the bill down and good for business.

We love the dry hot pot here, we usually get the beef brisket & ask for less spicy. The skewers are pretty good too. We got the beef and lamb skewers they put it on the same plate and couldn’t tell which was which. But, they were all good. We haven’t tried the beverages here yet, but saw a lot of people ordering different beverages. The service is always quick and friendly. There’s a 2 hour free parking garage that’s a short walk over.

Really good place to eat if you enjoy mala! They also sell skewers and other Chinese food, personally like the sausage skewer. The servers are very nice, occasionally checked up on us and ensured everything is good. They also have a QR code on the table for you to order the food online. Great environment and would recommend.

Absolutely fantastic Szechuan food. The BBQ skewers were delicious, the MaLa dry hotpot was a cut above. (I tried the bullfrog). I will be coming back often.

This is very good Chinese skewer place! Very wide selection of small plates and easy to share with friends and family. Everything was flavorful and service was wonderful too. I would definitely come back a second time!! My first time trying their stinky tofu dish and it was delicious