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    Wok Bar

    4.1 (115 reviews)
    ModerateChinese, Hot Pot
    Open 11:00 am - 10:00 pm
    Updated over 3 months ago

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    Intimate
    Quiet
    Good for groups

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    Spicy Hot Pot Soup
    Jasmine C.

    Ive been here several times and tried spicy hot pot soup and also spicy dry hot pot. It is a casual spot to grab hot pot I like how you can choose your own ingredients. I love both their hot pot soup and dry hot pot. It is priced per weight and you can choose your spicy and numbness level. The service is decent.

    Gerico S.

    If you love spice, you gotta check this spot out! Wok Bar specializes in build your own malatang hot pot or dry pot. You start by picking your proteins, veggies, etc into a bowl then you pick your spice level. The staff weighs out your bowl and cooks your pot for you! They also have other non-spicy items that help cool off the heat like their dumplings, sweet & sour pork, and their fried bread.

    Yuri J.

    Delicious spot in Ktown for malatang or dry pot - i like how you can adjust spice levels. According to server, Level 2 is hot cheetos & Level 3 shin ramen :"). Level 1.5 was a good spice for me and not too numbing, but too much oil. Love the choice of ingredients - including tripe, fish balls, briskets, variety of mushrooms, and don't skip the wide noodles (it's the best)!

    Spicy Hot Pot Soup Level 3
    Harrison T.

    Wok Bar is a unique spot in K-town where you build you your own dry pot or hot pot bowl. I love this concept and you basically start off at the ingredient bar and pick whatever proteins and toppings you want and then take it to get paid for where they weigh it and ask if you want soup or no soup. Your food comes out quick and it comes with rice, coleslaw, & radish as sides. I got level 3 for my spice level and it had a good amount of heat. They can make it even spicier if you ask them nicely. It was fairly busy when I went and service was good with staff checking tables often. Parking is $3 and there's plenty of spaces even on a busy night! Overall, a good spot to check out on a cold day and the the vibe just feels cozy inside and laid back.

    James H.

    The food and service was great. The male owner or manager working there is always nice. Similar taste to ones in Korea so if you're looking for that this is the place. The parking is a bit tricky if the lot is full.

    Dry pot, medium spicy, 1.85 lbs
    Sarah Y.

    My favorite dry pot place so far! Flavorful, spicy, and perfect mix of textures of noodles, greens, protein over rice. Other mala places make it spicy but lacks the perfect balance with salt. Wok bar, however, knows the exact balance of spicy and salt level, enhancing the experience. Service was great! Comes with free Korean pickled white radishes and mayo salad on the side. Solid 4.9/5

    Best malatang in town ! With a fresh ingredient to their house style cooking & sauce got me interested. Highly recommended & best service in town

    $40.00+ for this noodle mass
    Lesley X.

    $40+ with tips and tax for this freakin too-soft-of-a-noodle-but-formed-a-hard-mass type of dry pot. Just go to 626 area for a more authenticate and 25% cheaper malatang or chinese dry pot. This type of restaurants are clean no matter where you go. You'll not be having this rip off experience I promise you that. Please also be aware that they might remove some expensive items from your dish. I put 2-3 squid in the pot, but they were missing when the dish was served!

    Mala Beef skewers

    Pleasantly surprised by this small Korean owned Chinese hot pot and skewer restaurant. The worker was helpful as it was our first time there. You grab a bowl and fill er up and the price is according to weight. The star of the restaurant is definitely the skewers!!! We got beef skewers, but found the mala version way too spicy. Spicy but good, but only if you can handle it. The skewers taste authentically chinese despite everyone in the restaurant being Korean. That said, we are in Koreatown. So what did I expect? We also got the mala spicy hot pot 1.7lbs shared for two people that came out to be $31 which I think is a good deal considering most hot pot places charge that per person. Level 2 spicy is pretty damn spicy but don't go to level 3 unless you want to cry a little bit. Very yummy! Thank you. Will come back.

    Malatang

    By far the best mala spot I've had. The ingredients are top tier quality, and the broth is just amazing. Can't go to any other mala place after trying this one. Recommend 1000%.

    Dry Spicy Dry Hot Pot

    Im sorry but this place isnt for me! It wasnt good nor was it bad. I just wouldnt make a second trip here. I think theres too many malatang restaurants around L.A. to try this place again. I did appreciate alot of things such as the fact that they had a bigger assortment of meats compared to most places and you are able to choose less numbing or more. I also think that the owner did a great job branding all their dishes! They provide pickled radish and rice which is also a huge plus. The store is small and parking in the lot is limited so keep that in mind when visiting!

    Soggy noodles and soggy spam
    Gina J.

    My friend brought me to this place because I love Malatang. While I'm loyal to Pixiu (my current favorite Malatang place), I decided to give this place a try. However, when I saw the noodles, I could tell they were overcooked. They were so soggy and heavy, almost like rice cakes, and the spam was also overcooked and falling apart in the broth. This wasn't that much of a problem - the broth itself was good, and I might have enjoyed it if the noodles weren't overcooked. I won't be returning because when I asked the waiter about the soggy noodles and showed him the overcooked spam, he said he didn't see anything wrong with it. When I asked if it's always like this, he simply said yes, without further explanation. I guess I was hoping he'd say "sorry for the overcooked noodles, its usually not like this", I honestly would've came back and recommended the place. Despite finishing my meal and paying $31 for my bowl, I'm disappointed that they intentionally overcook their noodles like this. That means it's like this all the time. Pixiu always cooks their noodles perfectly, so I won't risk paying over $30 for soggy noodles and spam intentionally prepared that way.

    Spicy Hot Pot Soup (broth packed separately)
    Noelle G.

    i have never had malatang before and Wok Bar just made me realized i LOVEEEE this dish. i have always been a big hot pot fan, but havent explored too far outside of boiling point / tasty pot. The flavors in malatang is rich, spicy, and so so good. Wok Bar specifically packs the broth with so much spices. I've only ever gotten takeout from here - you walk in, grab a bowl, grab what you want in your soup from the side, they weigh your bowl, and then you say if you want soup/dry and how spicy. I tried level 2 the first time, then level 3 after. I think level 2 is a better spot to still enjoy the dish but still get a lot of spice/burn. Service is super warm and welcoming, and there are a few tables to dine in at. There's a small parking lot up front, you can park on your own instead of doing the valet for the kbbq spot.

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