For $14.99 a lb . It's worth the money . Soups awesome :) Service is nice . You get what you paid for ! The BBQ is a bonus and it's just $2 each .

Love this new hot pot place and the concept of adding your own items in your own bowl for an affordable price. The soup is super yummy as well as all the ingredients and the skewers options is great. The broth was even good to go as well but place can get pretty busy

Need to come early or be prepared to wait but it's all worth it. It's $13.99 a pound and your choice of four types of broths to choose from. Didn't try the fried options of meat and veggies on skewers but for sure a reason to return. Wait staff was friendly and knew how to keep the lines of people happy. I was a little turn off when I first arrived with a kitchen staff member sleeping in the dining area but either then that food and service was great. We visited around 5 PM and by 6 PM there was wait of an hour. Completely enjoyed picking my own veggies and meats. Dining area is small but it doesn't change how much enjoyed my visit. Be prepared for the wait time and parking is always an challenge here. Highly recommended!!

I love this place I would go here pretty often. This place is getting more packed than usual the secrets out this place hits. It's a smaller joint but they make it work. So you grab a bowl and add W/e you want (meat,seafood,noodles,veggies etc) after that you go to the cashier and you tell them what type of soup broth, they also have a dry option. They bring it to the back and work their magic. Then they bring the masterpiece you made. This also works for the skewers. Don't forget to make your sauce!!!! After you're all done eating you go up and pay or run out the door really fast. Jk!!! PSA: this place is a cheap date if your girl is a small eater cuz they charge by the pound!!!!

Was happy to see that have another location in SD. The food is just as great as the Mira Mesa location, but they seem to have a longer wait/fewer tables here. Wish they had an online waitlist. The original bone broth (medium spicy) was delicious, but still pretty mild so I would probably get it spicier next time. Malatang is my favorite type of hotpot so I'll definitely be back.

Ingenious :) whoever invented hot pot like this deserves an award! Seriously, this experience is impressive. My friends and I went to this place for dinner and I completely enjoyed it. I mean ignore the ambiance and service cause that's not what they're known for haha. They are known for their unique take for a hot pot dish. You literally pick and choose what to put in your hot pot on their items. Of course, for a degenerate foodie that I am, I always go for the meat, which is lamb and bunch of expensive mushrooms lol. I fill out my bowl with just that. I picked their original bone broth as its main based for my soup. You get to choose the spice level as well. You're the master of your hot pot.. it's endless for only $13.99 per pound lol. They have their skewers, too which they offer to fried it, but we decided to not go to that route and blow the bathroom after. It's a chill night fellas.. don't get it twisted haha. Overall, you kidding me.. definitely a solid recommendation to those people visiting San Diego :)

This Yin Tang location is smaller than the Mira Mesa location, but I think has better/more attentive service. They have skewers as well, and a handful of different toppings from the Mira Mesa location. Yin Tang has become one of my favorites spots for hotpot, because you can get your bowl exactly how you like it. I love how they have so many different types of fish cake/balls and different kinds of noodles. I normally like spicy broths, but I actually like the tomato broth more than the original spicy bone broth, surprisingly. Apparently the dry mix (no broth) is even better, but I haven't tried it yet.

Overall the food was amazing. You get a bowl and put what you want from the toppings bar in it. Wide variety of foods and choices. Love the skewer section and the different types of meat you can choose. The process was difficult to grasp at first. You get assigned a table, grab a bowl, fill it up, get your skewers in a separate bucket, wait in line at the register, they take your bowl and you tell them what soup base and spice, you give them the skewers and spice, they give you a key ring with a number, you tell them what table number you are, and you wait at your designated table for your food. Different process. It was busy on a Saturday night. I felt like my bowl was packed, but it only came out to like $18.50ish for a 1.35lb bowl.

Overall experience 4/5 The skewers have a 5 piece minimum and they ARE NOT included in the soup bowl weigh, it is separate and I wish I knew before so I could assess the weight better since the bowl has a 1lb minimum. Regardless it was very very good and filling, I preferred the skewer over the hotpot bowl--I ordered the beef bone broth in medium which was the perfect level of savory and spicy, without being super oily etc. The workers were nice with refilling the water consistently and keeping everything clean regardless of the huge rush! Overall you should visit but I would say to share the skewers, or only order either the skewers or the hotpot.