Mala Pot & Grill

For the hot pot, you’re given a bowl that’s pre-tared on a scale, then you fill it along a buffet line with a wide selection of vegetables, meats, and seafood. You pay by weight, which is nice because you can customize exactly how much you want. After that, you choose the broth they cook everything in. They have a solid assortment of fresh veggies, meats, and seafood to choose from. I went with the beef bone broth this time which had good flavor but not as much as I would prefer. I’d definitely like to try a different broth on my next visit. There’s a decent amount of seating, and the food comes out fairly quickly. They also have a sauce bar with plenty of options, making it easy to mix and match and create your own perfect dipping sauce. Overall, it was a great experience and I’ll definit

I loved my food, they have a good variety of options and also the prices are really good. Probably weekends are the busiest but it just took 20 minutes till they brought our orders. I’ll definitely go again!

quick and easy service - food came within 10 minutes of ordering. it's pay by the pound (and they zero with bowl!). such a good deal and we even had to get the leftovers to-go. the broth tasted a bit bland but the free sauce mixing bar made up for it!

Just ok. This place has a strange system where you have to pay a minimum of $15 for a pound of food that if you’re clever, you know how to combine from an open bar such that it might taste good. If you put any less than a pound, you’re charged $15 regardless which means that you need to go through this process of putting the right amount of food so that you’re not wasting money. Which makes the dining experience more like a science project with an unknown outcome because in all likelihood you’re not a chef. Honestly bizarre. The staff was nice but very limited. There was one server for the entire restaurant. My food took almost 30 minutes while the rest of my family showed up in about 15 which left me with the awkward situation of watching my family watch me eat. Which I guess would be OK

My BF told me a noodle place opened in the downtown area not too long ago. We went last month and at first, it was a bit confusing on how we’d order hot pot. I’m originally from the east side of MA, so I was used to the center of the table as the ‘grill’ and you put the items to be cooked in the broth. But the gentleman at the checkout, told us how it works and you get to pick your own items to put in a bowl, then you select your broth of choice. When it came out, it was served in a nice big golden bowl and the soup was already made for me! It was different than what I’m used to but definitely delicious and filling! Definitely a good spot if you want fresh hot soup, on a cold winter day.