Spicy Non Spicy

Had a sudden urge for Mala xiang guo while I was in tampines. Recalled Food King had a mala xiang guo episode at La bu La.

So came over here to da pao. Over here, u only can order using the paper menu, u can't pick the food yourself like other MXG places. So the portion is fixed.

Total price including 3 rice is $29.

Felt that labula's MXG to be quite good but felt the gravy a little lacking in terms of quantity and taste. It is spicy but felt like not enough gravy to wet my rice with.

Very reasonable pricing for the portion. Ordered one beef for $3.3, and the other ingredients like maggi, eggplant, enoki mushroom, tofu skin for $1.1 each. Ordered xiao la which was not spicy at all but more salty. Beef was quite soft while the other dishes were cooked well too. Would probably go for less salt and higher spice level to get more of the mala flavour.

Finally got to try it on the spot as I ordered take away the previous time. Was definitely much nicer when eaten fresh as the fried chicken pieces were super crispy and still warm when eaten. It wasn’t really spicy but was quite salty. I loved that there were a generous portion of fried peanuts to go along the fried chicken which had great texture and crunch. Only thing was that the bottom of the plate would be quite oily and that would make the chicken pieces be more soggy. Price is reasonable for the portion and would definitely return for more crispy laziji!

The have the BEST 辣子鸡。And price are so reasonable. I love their Mala fish too.

Was still crispy after I ate it 15 minutes after ordering. Chicken was not too spicy but numbing, and was salty and flavorful. Best eaten immediately because got a little soggy and moist after a while, especially the bottom ones. Maybe better if eaten on the spot but worth trying and recommended to share.

Well my answer to that is, 辣! For hygiene purposes, the 麻辣香锅 here is ordered via a paper checklist format whereby the staff will hand you an ingredients’ list and you will tick what you want in your stir fry, including the spiciness level. As we both prefer heavy-flavoured dishes, we will naturally gravitate towards the 中辣 level and oh-my-god, this is one spicy and numbing 麻辣香锅. When you see that they charge for the 香锅 base, you know that they are serious in their spices and here, you will get the full-on spicy experience. Besides the 麻辣香锅, they do have a separate menu of stir fry dishes of 东北 and 四川cuisine.
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✨ 辣'不辣麻辣香锅
📍 822 Tampines Street 81, Singapore 520822
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