About us

The first Korean‑style malatang

Pixiu Mala Hongtang began in Korea with one idea: keep the authentic Chinese spices, and build a recipe everyone can enjoy. Today we bring that same bowl to Buena Park.

Pixiu malatang bowl

50+fresh ingredients

3house sauces

No.1

As seen on SBS

The number one picked malatang from ‘The Master of SBS Life’

A menu that everyone loves. Making the favorite Korean brand for malatang.

Brand film

See how Pixiu began

Our brand film from Korea: the store, the kitchen and the bowl that started it all.

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Pixiu Mala Hongtang dining room
Ingredients going into the wok
A freshly cooked bowl of malatang

Our story

The perfect birth of malatang

We kept the authentic Chinese spices and created our own recipe, so everyone can enjoy it, even those who are not used to Chinese spices. This created a new beginning for Korean-style malatang.

  • Authentic Chinese spices

    The real flavor of mala, kept at its heart.

  • A recipe for everyone

    Our own balance, easy to love from the first bowl.

  • Clean, open kitchen

    Our own methods for a clean store, visible throughout.

The Pixiu difference

Three secrets in every bowl

Pixiu secret broth with noodles

육수

The secret broth

Traditional taste

Developed after a long period of continuous research, our broth has a clean, light taste that suits every palate.

Pixiu spicy numbing chili oil

마라

Spicy numbing chili oil

Made in our own sauce factory

Broad bean paste aged with Chinese ginger and Sichuan pepper, flavored with star anise, cloves, fennel, huajiao and cinnamon. Made in large batches at Pixiu’s own sauce factory and finished with Korean red pepper for a taste you won’t find elsewhere.

Pixiu Hwasungjang sauce

화성장

Hwasungjang

Maximum savory taste

Finely ground roasted peanuts and peanut oil, aged for 24 hours, then simmered with egg whites and rice wine and finished with sesame powder.

Inside Pixiu

Clean, bright and made to order

Pixiu Mala Hongtang logo wall and seating
Self-serve ingredient bar at Pixiu Mala Hongtang
A guest choosing ingredients at the self-serve bar
Dishes served on a table at Pixiu

Taste the original

Come build your own bowl

Find us on the second floor of The Source OC, Buena Park. Open every day from 11 AM.