{"id":1400,"date":"2011-04-28T14:07:22","date_gmt":"2011-04-28T19:07:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tylercowensethnicdiningguide.com\/?p=1400"},"modified":"2011-04-28T14:08:13","modified_gmt":"2011-04-28T19:08:13","slug":"mala-tang","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tylercowensethnicdiningguide.com\/index.php\/mala-tang\/","title":{"rendered":"MaLa Tang"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>MaLa Tang<\/strong>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mala-tang.com\/\">web site<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=3434+Washington+Boulevard,+Arlington+VA\">3434 Washington Boulevard, Arlington, VA<\/a>, 703-243-2381, adjoining the George Mason University School of Law buildings (with Mercatus and School of Public Policy and ICAR).  (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wmata.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Metro Trip Planner<\/a> &#8211; opens in new window)  [<a href=\"http:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps\/place?&#038;cid=6887175758369596931\">Google<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/gog\/restaurants\/mala-tang,1207756.html\">WaPo<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/donrockwell.com\/index.php?showtopic=15999\">Don Rockwell<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.yelp.com\/biz\/mala-tang-arlington\">Yelp<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>It is real Sichuan hot pot, excellent flavors all around, reminiscent of <a href=\"http:\/\/tylercowensethnicdiningguide.com\/?p=813\">Uncle Liu\u2019s Hot Pot<\/a> (same owner), superb cold dishes and appetizers, and the best <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mapo_dofu\">MaPo Tofu<\/a> in the entire area.  They\u2019ve made the decor chic, the wait staff \u201cnormal,\u201d and you can just walk up to a counter and get ready-to-eat Sichuan street food to your heart\u2019s content on a moment\u2019s notice.  I predict this will serve  as a major breakthrough for real Sichuan food in northern Virginia and also in the United States.  <\/p>\n<h3 class='related_post_title'>Related Posts:<\/h3><ul class='related_post'><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tylercowensethnicdiningguide.com\/index.php\/sichuan-legend-hot-pot\/\" title=\"Sichuan Legend Hot Pot\">Sichuan Legend Hot Pot<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tylercowensethnicdiningguide.com\/index.php\/how-to-find-good-food-in-chengdu\/\" title=\"How to find good food in Chengdu\">How to find good food in Chengdu<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tylercowensethnicdiningguide.com\/index.php\/cafe-china-nyc\/\" title=\"Cafe China &#8211; NYC\">Cafe China &#8211; NYC<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tylercowensethnicdiningguide.com\/index.php\/yu-noodles-fairfax\/\" title=\"Yu Noodles, Fairfax\">Yu Noodles, Fairfax<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tylercowensethnicdiningguide.com\/index.php\/wang-dynasty\/\" title=\"Wang Dynasty\">Wang Dynasty<\/a><\/li><\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MaLa Tang, web site, 3434 Washington Boulevard, Arlington, VA, 703-243-2381, adjoining the George Mason University School of Law buildings (with Mercatus and School of Public Policy and ICAR). 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