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Liji Malatang - Target Centre, Melbourne CBD
Spicy Beef Bone Soup
Yesterday I was trembling, I didn’t feel myself, something was missing in my life and I needed to rectify it. I looked to when my last post on this account was and realised that missing part of me was of course soup. Knowing full well this hunger wasn’t going to cure itself I made tracks into the city, and wandered the streets until I found a restaurant that didn’t have huge wait times. This place was Liji Malatang nestled in the Target Centre between Bourke and Little Bourke. While i’m sure many soup fans in Melbourne are familiar with Malatang by now - For those who need a refresher, It’s basically Chinese for Spicy + Numbing, the flavours you get from Sichuan peppers and chili. Malatang restaurants have fridges that are filled to the brim with ingredients that you put into an oversized bowl which is similar to Hermione Granger’s bag - You keep putting things in it but it never seems to fill up the top. THAT IS THE FIRST TRICK PEOPLE. Don’t get caught out, you have to imagine all those ingredients you place into your bowl in that bag of yours that you call your stomach and you will have no problems. Malatang is charged by weight - Liji is $3.20 per 100 grams.. and if I wasn’t careful that price could have become very very extreme very quickly. The ingredients options at Liji are much the same as Dragon + other similar priced by weight restaurants around the city. They have all the options - An assortment of Mushrooms, veggies, tofu and other beancurd related items, balls - all kinds of balls, big balls, filled seafood balls, meat balls plenty of balls. The fresh meat here was the standard thinly cut lamb, beef or pork but they also had thicker cuts of marinated beef which were very tasty. One thing I will mention is that Liji has peeled prawns which is an essential, not only are you not wasting precious weight on crustaceanic shell you also can be lazy and suck the prawn meat right out of its tail, less messy - good. Now the broth, the broth here was tremendous, It was bold and had all the right flavours dancing around my tongue. Yes it was Spicy, Yes it was Numbing - Malatang certified but it was also very beefy. The aromas were fantastic. This place has a sauce station with all the regular condiments. Sesame oil, sesame sauce, chopped coriander, chopped green onion etc. a great addition. Liji Malatang is an underrated restaurant, It’s hidden in Target centre but you won’t feel rushed here like you do in other places because there is a heap of space and heaps of tables. I also saw they did cumin lamb skewers so you bet i’m going straight back for them.
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Broth Flavour: 🍜🍜🍜🍜/5
Soup ingredients: 🍜🍜🍜.5/5
Service: 🍜🍜🍜🍜/5
Overall: 🍜🍜🍜🍜/5
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One of the numerous pick-your-own-topping malatang places in Chinatown. You can choose either soup or dry malatang with this place. An okay selection of toppings, nothing too special. You can get pickled veggie with the free sauces on the side.
It was the perfect balance of rich soup flavour and numbing spiciness! They even gave us aprons because we were wearing white shirts
Definitely my favourite malatang place in town. I personally choose Liji over Dragot hotpot any day. Priced better than dragon hotpot, and imho taste better too.
Take my tongue and numb it hard! The best dish for a cold wintery day. Hot, spicy and sooooo numbing to warm my soul. Cannot help but perspire after downing this piping hot bowl. Reasonable price and quantity.
Greatest mala xianguo ever I had in Melbourne and I used to go. The price is reasonable . Their yogurt also really good. The staffs are friendly and the tables are clean. The Foods are served really quick. Overall is very good experience.
Was worried that all their soups would be spicy as their name suggests however was told they had a non spicy option.
Soup flavour was great compared to Dragon Hot pot.
Food selection was not too bad. Many dipping sauces available with garnishes.
Would return
Food: 4/5
Service: 3/5
Ambiance: 3/5
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Located in the Target Centre is this malatang spot, you can choose to dine in (which we recommend) or dine out on the communal tables just outside. We chose our various ingredients, I spent nearly $20 and it was sufficient for myself, it's $3.20 per kg which seems to be the going rate these days.
While waiting they were offering free white fungus soup which had goji berries in it. My mum would usually make this for me, I'm sure it helps restore your ying and yang after a spicy bowl of soup (don't quote me on that). It was pretty pleasant and slightly sweet, grab a bowl while you wait.
I requested my bowl to be mild and it was, the soup was milky and slightly tingly from all the peppercorns. I couldn't drink much of it, the saltiness builds up on you. I also added in a piece of lamb rib which did not look appetising uncooked but when it came out it was tender and fatty, delicious. Nothing else worthy of mention, a lot of the ingredients were standard across all restaurants of its kind. Mushrooms, bean curd, sliced lamb, mussels, etc.
Not a bad joint for some malatang, nice touches here and there.
Visited March 2019
You pay based on what you take and weight it ($3/100gram)... if you can choose which one based on weight, you will be able get cheaper price than you think (try to avoid foods that has contain more water such soaked mushroom, etc)
Location : ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Table/Space : ⭐⭐⭐
Room Decoration : ⭐⭐⭐
Portion : ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Foods/Dishes Variety : ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Price Value : ⭐⭐⭐⭐
MALATANG is getting popular in Melbourne, i used to feel like liji is a bit tasteless, but since i ordered super spicy i am totally obsessed
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Liji Malatang - Target Centre, Melbourne CBD
Spicy Beef Bone Soup
Yesterday I was trembling, I didn’t feel myself, something was missing in my life and I needed to rectify it. I looked to when my last post on this account was and realised that missing part of me was of course soup. Knowing full well this hunger wasn’t going to cure itself I made tracks into the city, and wandered the streets until I found a restaurant that didn’t have huge wait times. This place was Liji Malatang nestled in the Target Centre between Bourke and Little Bourke. While i’m sure many soup fans in Melbourne are familiar with Malatang by now - For those who need a refresher, It’s basically Chinese for Spicy + Numbing, the flavours you get from Sichuan peppers and chili. Malatang restaurants have fridges that are filled to the brim with ingredients that you put into an oversized bowl which is similar to Hermione Granger’s bag - You keep putting things in it but it never seems to fill up the top. THAT IS THE FIRST TRICK PEOPLE. Don’t get caught out, you have to imagine all those ingredients you place into your bowl in that bag of yours that you call your stomach and you will have no problems. Malatang is charged by weight - Liji is $3.20 per 100 grams.. and if I wasn’t careful that price could have become very very extreme very quickly. The ingredients options at Liji are much the same as Dragon + other similar priced by weight restaurants around the city. They have all the options - An assortment of Mushrooms, veggies, tofu and other beancurd related items, balls - all kinds of balls, big balls, filled seafood balls, meat balls plenty of balls. The fresh meat here was the standard thinly cut lamb, beef or pork but they also had thicker cuts of marinated beef which were very tasty. One thing I will mention is that Liji has peeled prawns which is an essential, not only are you not wasting precious weight on crustaceanic shell you also can be lazy and suck the prawn meat right out of its tail, less messy - good. Now the broth, the broth here was tremendous, It was bold and had all the right flavours dancing around my tongue. Yes it was Spicy, Yes it was Numbing - Malatang certified but it was also very beefy. The aromas were fantastic. This place has a sauce station with all the regular condiments. Sesame oil, sesame sauce, chopped coriander, chopped green onion etc. a great addition. Liji Malatang is an underrated restaurant, It’s hidden in Target centre but you won’t feel rushed here like you do in other places because there is a heap of space and heaps of tables. I also saw they did cumin lamb skewers so you bet i’m going straight back for them.
🥢🥢🥢🥢🥢
Broth Flavour: 🍜🍜🍜🍜/5
Soup ingredients: 🍜🍜🍜.5/5
Service: 🍜🍜🍜🍜/5
Overall: 🍜🍜🍜🍜/5
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I presume this is already known in China based on all the chinese people that walk straight in and start picking their food and everyone speaking chinese to me which unfortunately I dont understand. Its a new chinese noodle restaurant inside the Target centre replacing the ramen shop. What a cool concept! Go in grab a metal bucket and pick all the fillings you want. Theres various meats and veggies and seafood. Then its weighed at the counter. Do you want soup or stirfry? Pick your level of spicy. Grab a number and sit down. Interesting way of ordering food. The more it weighs the more it costs. Theres free condiments and sides as well. The soup was delish dunno what was in it and I could pick all the veggies I wanted. The counter girl was very friendly when I seemed lost as to what to do. My only gripe is non cash payments incur an extra fee, in this day and age not acceptable.
One of the numerous pick-your-own-topping malatang places in Chinatown. You can choose either soup or dry malatang with this place. An okay selection of toppings, nothing too special. You can get pickled veggie with the free sauces on the side.
Food - 7
Service - 7
Vibe - 5
Price - depends on weight
Good price. I love the hot soup they offer.
You can pick your own food and the price is calculated based on its weight.
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