Got overly excited and ordered 1.3kg worth of Mala for 2pax ($30). Place was pretty crowded even on a Saturday night, so be prepared to wait! Queued for around 20mins and waited another 15mins for the food to be prepared. Requested for the fried items to be separated as I heard the staff mention to another customer that fried stuff is combined together with the rest by default, even in soups.
Received the bowl of mala pipping hot, and everything perfectly cooked. Noodles were still springy and soaked in the sauce, and even the broccoli retained the right amount of crunch. Special shoutout to the fried fish which was so thick and juicy! Never really ordered fish in other mala places as the fish just breaks apart and ends up in the oil puddle at the bottom of the bowl. Unfortunately the lotus root and potato was a little under-fried, so it was still a bit soggy and soft in some pieces. But for those that were perfectly fried, it was glorious. I loved the scrambled eggs, which paired so perfectly with the spicy noodles. Do get 3 eggs or more if you’re sharing with others as I only ordered 2 and regretted my decision bc it’s not enough!
Ordered their Thai Milk Tea and Green Milk Tea which was the drink on everyone’s table. Opted for less ice, which requires a top-up of $0.50, adding up to $3 a cup. Their drinks were not too sweet and quite gau, definitely removed some heat from the mala!
One small con would be tray return area, where customers would pour their leftover dry mala and soup in one container which looked quite revolting after a full meal.
After my first experience, would definitely return although it’s pretty pricey. Would say that it’s one of the most unique mala stall I’ve tried so far. There was also a box of tissue on every table which was a really nice touch.