Mala Sichuan Bistro Menu (Update 2025)
Mooncake
Bean Curd Tilapia Stew
Whole live tilapia braised to perfection in Sichuan spicy and garlicky bean curd sauce.
Chengdu Style Pot Roasted Tilapia
Pot roasted whole live tilapia with garlic, gingers, scallions, pickled red chilis, Yibin preserved vegetables, and ground pork in Chengdu mildly spicy sauce.
Mala Pot Roasted Tilapia
Chefs award-winning pot-roasted whole live tilapia with garlic, ginger, scallions in Sichuan mala sauce, and covered in red chilies and whole Sichuan peppercorns, garnished with cilantro.
Sauerkraut Tilapia Pot
Sliced live tilapia, cooked in a savory sour soup of house-made sauerkraut and pickled gingers, napa cabbage, tofu, and sweet potato vermicelli.
Northern Boiling Tilapia Pot
Sliced live tilapia braised in chefs special spicy broth, poured over steamed cauliflower, napa cabbage, and sweet potato vermicelli, finished with boiling red chili oil splashed over dry red chilis and whole Sichuan peppercorns on top.
Simmered Tilapia with Tofu and Fermented Rice
Whole live tilapia slowly simmered with soft tofu, garlic, ginger, and scallions in rice wine, sweet flour sauce, and chefs special mixture of fermented pastes.
Pot Roasted Black Bean Tilapia
Pot roasted whole live tilapia topped with sauted jalapeo peppers, white onions, and fermented black bean sauce.
Sweet and Sour Crispy Tilapia
Lightly battered and deep-fried whole live tilapia slathered in sweet and sour tomato sauce, garnished with green onions and cilantro.
Scallion Pot Roasted Tilapia
Pot-Roasted whole live tilapia with scallions, garlic, and gingers in chefs special scallion brown sauce.
Steamed Tilapia
Steam whole live tilapia topped with shredded gingers and scallions, and chefs special seafood soy sauce.
Christmas Tree Tilapia
Top Notch Pot of the Outlaws
The pot that has everything, basa fish fillet, shrimp, beef luncheon meat, beef tripe, pork intestines, congealed pork blood, tofu, baby bokchoy, napa cabbage, king oyster mushrooms, wood ear fungus, cauliflower, and sweet potato vermicelli, cooked with a special Sichuan cooking technique in an aromatic aged mala hotpot broth
Sauerkraut Fish and Lamb Pot
Lamb slices and basa fish fillet cooked in a naturally savory soup of house-made sauerkraut, pickled peppers, baby bok choy, king oyster mushroom, wood ear fungus, and sweet potato vermicelli
Live Tilapias
Specialty
Couples Lung Slices
Spicy hot. Slices of beef shank, beef tendon, and honeycomb beef tripe, simmered with Sichuan spices and chilled, tossed with Chinese celery bits in spiced meat juice and red chili oil. Topped with crushed peanuts and cilantro
Garlic Bacon
Cooked and chilled bacon slices and cucumber slices rolled and slathered with a mixture of garlic pure, a sweet and spicy soy paste based sauce, and red chili oil, garnished with green onions
Mala Beef Tendon
Marinated beef tendon slices tossed with mala red chili oil, garnished with julienned green onions
Plum Spare Ribs
Shorts links of pork baby back ribs reduced with Chinese spices and dry plums in sour and sweet broth
Green Onion Oil Shrimp
Little shrimps tossed with simple green onion oil paste
Avocado Charred Pepper Salad
Charred pepper and avocado in Maggi seasoning, oyster sauce, and sesame oil
Garlic Cordyceps
An antioxidant rich mushroom harvested in mountainous regions of Western Sichuan and Tibet, tossed with minimal seasoning and garlic to enjoy its natural flavor and texture
Chillin Cucumber Sticks
Wedges of fresh Persian cucumber salad tossed in sesame oil with ground garlic
Mala Bamboo Shoots
Hand splitted slender bamboo shoot tips tossed with scallions in spicy, sweet, and garlicky soy sauce, Sichuan peppercorn oil, and red chili oil
Sesame Bamboo Shoots
Hand splitted slender bamboo shoot tips tossed with scallions in simple sesame oil
Lotus Root Mouth Watering Chicken
Whole chicken leg quarter, bone-in and skin on, cooked and chilled, drenched in red chili oil-based savory and aromatic chicken broth on a bed of crunchy lotus roots, topped with peanuts and sesame seeds
Dan Dan Noodles
Custom made wheat noodle boiled and mixed with mala spicy sauce and sesame paste, topped with boiled seasonal greens, yibin preserved vegetables, spiced ground pork, and green onions
House Special Funky Cold Noodles
Boiled wheat noodles, spiced and chilled, tossed with grinded garlic in an aromatic sweet, sour, and mala spicy sesame based vinaigrette, topped with shredded cucumber and green onions
Chengdu Mung Bean Jelly
Chilled mung bean jelly tossed with Chinese celery bits and green onions in mala spicy bean curd sauce and red chili oil
Sour and Spicy Wontons
10 pcs. Housemade wontons with pork filling in chefs special sour and spicy vinaigrette, Chinese celery bits, sesame oil, red chili sauce, and red chili oil
Original Wontons
10 pcs. Housemade wontons with pork filling in an original savory chicken broth
Red Oil Dumplings
8 pcs. Housemade dumplings with pork filling slathered in red chili oil, grinded garlic, and sweet and spicy soy paste, topped with sesame and green onions
Brown Sugar Sticky Rice Cake
6 pcs. A classic Sichuan street sweet, sticky rice cake dressed with bread crumbs, fried and dipped in brown sugar and soybean powder
Glutenous Rice Ball
Celebrate Chinese Lanterns Festival by eating glutenous rice balls! With sesame filling, cooked in a soup of sweet fermented rice wine, organic goji berries, finshed with a touch of oriental fragrance by osmanthus flowers.
Cold Apps
Street Food Snacks
Nourishing Chicken Soup with Cordyceps Mushroom
Serves 1. Slow cooked chicken stock with jujube, goji berries, angelica root, Chinese mountain yam, Cordyceps mushroom, and deboned chicken
Crab Meat and Asparagus Soup
Lightly creamy soup with asparagus, snow crab meat, and egg whites
West Lake Soup
Lightly creamy soup with minced beef, diced tofu, cilantro, and egg whites
Egg and Tomato Soup
Nice and hearty soup with tomatoes, stir-fried scrambled eggs, and seasonal greens
Hot and Sour Soup
Hot and sour soup with shredded bamboo shoots, wood ear mushroom, eggs, and soft tofu
Spicy and Crispy Chicken
Bite size crispy dark meat chicken flash fried with dry red chilies, whole Sichuan peppercorns in mala seasoning and fermented broad bean paste, garnished with sesame seeds and cilantro
Finger Licking Fragrant Wings
Lightly battered and deep-fried chicken wings, stir-fried with dry red chilies, whole Sichuan peppercorns in fermented broad bean paste and aged hot pot oil, garnished with sesame seeds and cilantro
Organic Chestnut Chicken Stew
A light and sweet stew of chopped chicken leg quarters and organic chestnuts
Kung Pao Chicken
Dark meat chicken sauted with roasted peanuts and scallions, dry red chilies, and whole Sichuan peppercorns in kung pao sauce
Basil Crispy Chicken
Battered and deep-fried dark meat chicken sauted with onions, jalapeo peppers, basil, and drops of red pepper powder
Pickled Pepper Chicken
Dark meat chicken sauted with fresh celeries, cucumbers, and pickled peppers and ginger in fermented broad bean sauce
Tea Smoked Duck
Half. Half duck, bone-in, marinated, smoked with tea leaves, simmered with spices, deep-fried, and chopped into finger food sized pieces
Three Pepper Beaten Duck
Tea smoked duck, bone-in, flash wok fried with shredded ginger, garlic, dry red chili peppers, jalapeo peppers, and whole Sichuan peppercorns
Konjac Duck Stew
Authentic house-made Sichuan konjac jelly and duck braised with garlic, ginger, pickled peppers, and house-made sauerkraut
Soup
Poultry
Sizzling Rice Cracker Pork
Pork slices, tomato, king oyster mushroom, seasonal greens, wood ear mushroom, sauted in light sour and sweet savory sauce, poured over fried sizzling rice cracker
Cumin King Pork Hock
Pork hock braised to perfect tenderness, meat removed from bone, sauted with white onions, cilantro, green and red bell pepper in mala and cumin spices, crushed peanuts and sesames, garnished with cilantro
Four Joy Lion Head
Giant meatballs of pork, ginger bits, and Napa cabbage stem bits, braised to perfection with king oyster mushroom and leek in savoury brown sauce, served with baby bok choy
Fragrant Ribs
Baby back pork ribs battered with a buttery custard, deep fried and sauted with jalapeo peppers, pickled peppers, Sichuan peppercorns, garlic, and green onions in Sichuan bean curd sauce
Salt & Pepper Spare RIbs
Baby back pork ribs battered and deep fried, wok fried with white onion, green and red bell pepper bits, white pepper, and Chinese thirteen spice
Jiggling Pork Belly
Pork belly chunks braised to perfection using soy sauce, spices, and caramelized sugar, served with broccoli
Green Jewels Pork
Pork slices sauted with Chinese stem lettuce, wood ear mushroom, pickled pepper, and pickled ginger in white sauce
Shredded Pork in Spicy Garlic Sauce
Shredded pork sauted with wood ear mushroom, bamboo, and shredded white onions in spicy garlic sauce
Twice Cooked Pork
Pork belly boiled and sauted with fresh leeks in sweet flour sauce, fermented black bean curd, and fermented broad bean paste
Shredded Pork with Bamboo Shoots
Shredded pork sauted with hand splitted slender bamboo shoot tips, shredded red bell peppers, in simple white sauce
Shredded Pork with Spiced Dry Tofu
Spiced dry tofu sauted with shredded pork and fresh celeries and scallions in brown sauce and oyster sauce
Shredded Pork Over Seasonal Greens
Shredded pork sauted in sweet flour sauce and savory brown sauce, served on a bed of boiled seasonal vegetable, topped with julienned scallion
Ants on the Tree
Sweet potato vermicelli stir fried with green onion, and Yibin preserved vegetable and ground pork in brown sauce
Country Style Blood Curd Dish
Beef tripe, pork intestines, congealed pork blood, baby bokchoy, and sweet potato vermicelli, cooked with a special Sichuan cooking technique in aged mala hotpot broth
Prosper at 5am
Pork intestines and congealed pork blood cubes slowly simmered with leak, house-made sauerkraut, pickled pepper and ginger, and whole Sichuan peppercorns in fermented broad bean paste
Dry Fried Pork Intestines
Deep fried pork intestines stir fried with garlic, ginger, scallions, fresh celeries, red chilies, jalapeo peppers, and whole Sichuan peppercorns in mala seasoning and fermented broad bean paste
Basil Pork Intestines
Pork intestines sauteed with white onions, leeks, and basil in a slightly sweet pasty soy sauce
Pork
Organ
Aromatic Spicy Lamb Ribs (Halal)
Lightly battered and deep-fried lamb short ribs, sauted with white onion, cilantro, dry red chilis, and jalapeo pepper in mala and cumin seasoning
Sauted Lamb with Veggies
Sliced lamb sauted with Chinese celeries and fresh white onions in brown sauce and oyster sauce
Cumin Lamb
Cumin flavored lamb slices sauted with white onions, cilantro, jalapeo pepper, and red chilis in mala spicy sauce
Beef Brisket with Mushroom Medley
Beef brisket sliced and boiled, served on a bed of sauted mushroom medley, topped with hotbed chives, drizzled with chefs special soy sauce mixed, splashed with hot oil over scallions
Beef Brisket in Golden Soup
Highly umami soup made from pickled hainan yellow lantern chili paste, pickled peppers, king oyster mushroom, bean curd sheets, and sliced beef brisket
Dry Pot Beef
Extremely flavorful beef slices heavily seasoned with ginger, garlic, dry red chilies, whole Sichuan peppercorns, hot pot sauce, fermented black bean, aged hot pot oil, along with potato, cauliflower, celery, lotus roots, and king oyster mushroom
Water Boiled Beef
Braised beef in spicy bean curd sauce, poured onto steamed Napa cabbage and leeks, finished with boiling oil splashed over garlic and ginger bits, red chili powder on top
Mongolian Beef
Sauted sliced beef with onions and scallions in brown sauce and oyster sauce
Crispy Mala Beef
Dry fried shredded beef with fresh celery, jalapeo peppers, garlic, green onion, ground peppercorns, and dry red chilies in fermented broad bean paste, red chili sauce, soy sauce, red chili oil, and peppercorn oil
Cumin Beef
Cumin flavored beef slices sauted with white onions, cilantro, jalapeo pepper, and red chilies in mala spicy sauce
Shredded Beef with Seasonal Vegetables
Shredded beef sauted in sweet flour sauce and savory brown sauce, served on a bed of steamed seasonal greens then topped with julienned scallion
Baby Pepper and Shredded Beef
Sauted shredded beef and jalapeo peppers in oyster sauce and sweet flour sauce
Black Pepper Beef
Tender beef slices sauted with onions and jalapeo peppers in black pepper sauce
Devourable Beef with Konjac
Tender beef slices braised in smoky spicy sauce with authentic Sichuan konjac jelly, king oyster mushrooms, ginger, garlic, splashed with dry red chili and whole Sichuan peppercorn infused aged hot pot oil and Sichuan peppercorn oil
Sauerkraut Vine Peppercorn Fish Fillet
Soup of basa fish fillet and housemade sauerkraut, topped with fresh chive bits and vine peppercorn oil
Dry Pot Fish Fillet
Battered and deep-fried basa fish fillet heavily seasoned with ginger, garlic, dry red chilies, Sichuan peppercorns, hot pot sauce, fermented black bean, aged hot pot oil, along with potato, cauliflower, celery, lotus roots, and king oyster mushroom
Water Boiled Fish Fillet
Braised basa fish fillet in fermented broad bean paste, poured onto steamed Napa cabbage and leeks, finished with boiling oil splashed over garlic and ginger bits, red chili powder on top
Mala Tofu Pudding with Fish Fillet
Basa fish fillet and extra silken tofu braised with garlic and ginger bits in fermented broad bean paste, peppercorn oil, and aged hot pot oil, topped with ground Sichuan peppercorn, fried soy beans, crushed peanuts, and green onion
Egg and Tomato Fish Cubes
Basa fish cubes stir-fried with green onion, scrambled egg, and tomato in tomato sauce
Fish Cubes with String Bean Bits
Basa fish cubes stir-fried with string bean bits, housemade sauerkraut, red bell pepper, and yibin preserved vegetables
Pickled Pepper Fish Fillet
Basa fish fillet sauted with pickled peppers, cucumber, and ginger in white sauce and red chili oil
Celery Fish Fillet
Lightly sauteed basa fish fillets with fresh celeries and wood ear fungus in white sauce
Beef and Lamb
Fish
Mala Prawns with Crispy Rice Cracker
12 pcs. Jumbo shrimps and crispy rice cracker flash fried with jalapeo peppers, celery, whole Sichuan peppercorn, and dry red chilies in hot pot sauce
Dry Pot Prawns
12 pcs. Battered and deep-fried jumbo shrimps heavily seasoned with ginger, garlic, dry red chilies, Sichuan peppercorns, hotpot sauce, fermented black bean, aged hot pot oil, along with potato, cauliflower, celery, lotus roots, and king oyster mushroom
Simmered Prawns with Veggie
12 pcs. Jumbo shrimps slowly simmered in brown sauce with king oyster mushrooms, asparagus, onions, celery, and gingers
Salt and Pepper Prawns
12 pcs. Battered and deep-fried jumbo shrimps sauted with white onions bits, red and green bell peppers bits, white pepper, and Chinese thirteen spice
Sichuan Style Salt and Pepper Prawns
12 pcs. Battered and deep-fried jumbo shrimps sauted with white onions bits, red and green bell peppers bits, red chili powder and Sichuan peppercorn powder
Chengdu Style Pot Roasted Prawns
Pot roasted jumbo shrimps with fresh asparagus, onion, ginger, pickled peppers, flavorful Yibin preserved vegetables, and ground pork in rice wine sauce, sesame oil, and fermented broad bean paste
Sweet Corn Shrimp
Sweet corn kernels sauteed with shrimp, red and green bell pepper bits in white sauce
Mapo Tofu
Soft tofu cubes braised to perfection with fresh leeks in mala bean curd sauce and fermented black bean sauce
Eggplants in Spicy Garlic Sauce
Braised Chinese eggplants in spicy garlic sauce
Basil Eggplant and String Beans
Sauted Chinese eggplants and string beans with basil in a sweet and salty pasty soy sauce and oyster sauce
Dry Fried Double Veggies
Lightly fried string beans flash fried with bamboo shoots, garlic bits, ground pork, soy sauce, and flavorful yibin preserved vegetables
Hearty Light and Colorful
Sauted mountain yam, ginkgo nuts, wood ear mushroom, Chinese stem lettuce, and red bell peppers in white sauce and a dash of rice vinegar
Baby Bok Choy and Shiitake Mushroom
Sauted hearts of baby bok choy and shiitake mushrooms in brown oyster sauce
Dry Pot Mixed Vegetables
Potato, cauliflower, lotus root, king oyster mushroom, wood ear mushroom, string bean, and bean curd sheet, seasoned with ginger, garlic, dry red chilies, whole Sichuan peppercorn, hot pot sauce, fermented black bean, aged hot pot oil
Golden Hook Napa Cabbage
Fresh Chinese Napa cabbage sauted with gingers and dry mini shrimps in a light creamy white sauce
Sauted Lotus Root
Sauted lotus root in the method of your choice: plain, with red chilis, or sweet and sour
Shredded Potato with Jalapeo
Sauted shredded potato and shredded serrano pepper in the method of your choice: plain, with red chilis, or with rice vinegar
Sauted Spinach
Sauted fresh spinach in the method of your choice: plain, with garlic, with red chilis, or with fermented tofu
Sauted Taiwanese Cabbage
Sauted Taiwanese cabbage in the method of your choice: plain, with red chilis, or sweet and sour
Sauted Baby Bok Choy
Sauted baby bok choy in the method of your choice: plain, with garlic, or with red chilis
Sauted Seasonal Vegetables
Shrimp
Vegetables
Green Tea Bacon Fried Rice
Bacon bits, scallion, white onion, stir-fried with loose jasmine tea and mala's proprietary blend of soy sauces
Yangzhou Style Fried Rice
Yangzhou style fried rice with shrimp, luncheon meat, eggs, green and white onions
House Special Spicy Fried Rice
Spicy fried rice of beef, pork, shrimps, egg, Sichuan fermented broad bean paste, and red chili powder.
House Special Spicy Chow Mein
Spicy chow mein of beef, pork, shrimps, egg, Sichuan fermented broad bean paste, and red chili powder.
Combination Fried Rice
Fried rice of shrimp, beef, chicken, eggs, and green and white onions.
Combination Chow Mein
Chow mein of shrimp, beef, chicken, eggs, and green and white onions.
Fried Rice
All fried rice come standard with eggs, green and white onions.
Chow Mien
All chow mein come standard with baby bok choy, green and white onions
Extra Rice
Family Pack
Fried Rice and Chow Mein
Family Pack
(Party) Party Tray Chillin' Cucumber Sticks
Aluminum tray of chillin' cucumber sticks. Equivalent to 8 regular servings
(Party) Party Tray Chengdu Mung Bean Jelly
Aluminum tray of chengdu mung bean jelly. Equivalent to 8 regular servings
(Party) Party Tray Whole Tea Smoked Duck
A whole tea smoked duck, a great alternative to traditional turkey dinner!
(Party) Party Tray Four Joy Lion Head
Aluminum tray of four joy lion head. Equivalent to 4 regular servings
(Party) Party Tray Shredded Pork in Spicy Garlic Sauce
Aluminum tray of shredded pork in spicy garlic sauce. Equivalent to 5 regular servings
(Party) Party Tray Beef Brisket with Mushroom Medley
Aluminum tray of beef brisket with mushroom medley. Equivalent to 5 regular servings
(Party) Party Tray Cumin Beef
Aluminum tray of cumin beef. Equivalent to 5 regular servings
(Party) Party Tray Egg and Tomato Fish Cubes
Aluminum tray of egg and tomato fish cubes. Equivalent to 4 regular servings
(Party) Party Tray Mala Bamboo Shoots
Aluminum tray of mala bamboo shoots. Equivalent to 8 regular servings
(Party) Party Tray Kung Pao Chicken
Aluminum tray of kung pao chicken, with celery added. Equivalent to 5 regular servings
(Party) Party Tray Spicy and Crispy Chicken
Aluminum tray of spicy and crispy chicken. Equivalent to 4 regular servings
(Party) Party Tray Twice Cooked Pork
Aluminum tray of twice cooked pork. Equivalent to 5 regular servings
(Party) Party Tray Cumin Lamb
Aluminum tray of cumin lamb. Equivalent to 5 regular servings
(Party) Party Tray Mongolian Beef
Aluminum tray of Mongolian beef. Equivalent to 5 regular servings
(Party) Party Tray Dry Pot Beef
Aluminum tray of dry pot beef. Equivalent to 4 regular servings
(Party) Party Tray Water Boiled Fish Fillet
Aluminum tray of water boiled fish fillet. Equivalent to 4 regular servings
(Party) Party Tray Dry Pot Fish Fillet
Aluminum tray of dry pot fish fillet. Equivalent to 4 regular servings
(Party) Party Tray Mala Prawns with Crispy Rice Cracker
Aluminum tray of mala prawns with crispy rice cracker. Equivalent to 4 regular servings
(Party) Party Tray Golden Hook Napa Cabbage
Aluminum tray of golden hook Napa cabbage. Equivalent to 5 regular servings
(Party) Party Tray Dry Pot Prawns
Aluminum tray of dry pot prawns. Equivalent to 4 regular servings
(Party) Party Tray Mapo Tofu
Aluminum tray of Mapo tofu. Equivalent to 5 regular servings
(Party) Party Tray Sauteed Cabbage
Aluminum tray of sauted cabbage. Equivalent to 5 regular servings
(Party) Party Tray Sauteed Shredded Potato
Aluminum tray of Sauteed Shredded Potato. Equivalent to 5 regular servings
(Party) Party Tray Green Tea Bacon Fried Rice
Aluminum tray of green tea bacon fried rice. Equivalent to 5 regular servings
(Party) Party Tray Combination Fried Rice
Aluminum tray of combination fried rice. Equivalent to 5 regular servings
(Party) House Special Plum Juice
1 gal. Our plum juice is made in-house, brewed with raw material for 3 hours, goes extremely well with spicy foods. Some sediment is normal, shake before pouring and serve with ice! 1 gal serves approximately 12
(Party) Party Tray Sauteed Baby Bok Choy
Aluminum tray of sauted baby bok choy. Equivalent to 5 regular servings
(Party) Party Tray Yangzhou Fried Rice
Aluminum tray of yangzhou fried rice. Equivalent to 5 regular servings
(Party) Party Tray House Special Spicy Fried Rice
Aluminum tray of house special spicy fried rice. Equivalent to 5 regular servings