Pixiu Mala Hongtang PDX

Our favorite place to eat! We’ve been here so many times, love the food, but I have some notes 1. Please have a proper spoon for the soup. Their main food is a soup and they only provide tiny small tea spoons. Doesn’t make sense!! 2. Spicy level is not consistent. We always order 3 spicy level, but they are always different. Sometimes not spicy at all, sometimes super spicy. 3. Tastes different depends on who cooks. I always put same ingredients, but I feel like depends on who is cooking that day, tastes different. I always wish the older asian man would be there (I think he is the owner and he makes it the best!) 4. Bring the yellow radish pickle backkk!! Pleaseee!!

I went for lunch here for the first time and got the soup option. I got a stainless steel mixing bowl and added fresh cabbage, bok choy, sprouts, mushrooms, chives, shrimp, surimi/crab, dumplings, beef, and corn flour noodles. The hostess asked me whether I wanted a soup or stir fry. I opted for soup. I felt like my soup bowl came pretty quickly and everything was cooked in the most delicious vegetarian based broth. The broth had so much flavor and complemented all of my veggies, seafood, and meat so well. I loved it. I got a one star spice level and it was perfect for me. If you can’t handle spicy food, let your server know after you’ve put your bowl together so that they know to not add too much red pepper. Say that you want "zero stars" and add that you don’t want pepper. I definitely coming back here. It was a generous amount of food and it felt healthy.

Pixu and I had a long story. I didn’t like it when they started opening so I never go back. One of my friends wants to dine there so I came back here starting last year. They improved a lot in the taste-wise. Now, I come here often and I love their stir-fry with spicy level 3. Sometimes I made special request to make it more spicy to be my liking. I love this place overall, the taste, freshness of ingredients, parking, and cleanliness. The only I wish they could improve is the choice of meat options.

Kind of unpleasant from the moment I walked in. No greeting and lots of unbussed tables. I honestly felt uncomfortable. I wish there were labels on the food items. There's a minimum of $15. My bowl was about $13 and she asked me to add more. Taste wise, it was okay. I got level 1 spice and it wasn't too spicy. I probably won't come back. The sauce bar is weak.

This was one of the best meals I’ve had in recent memory. We arrived right after opening so no one was there yet. The owner was super friendly and warm. I loved the option to completely customize my bowl with all the delicious ingredients. We both went for the soup version rather than the stir fry. I had spice level 3, which was perfect for me as I love spicy. My husband had level 1 and it was spicy for him but not too much. We both added beef, which is a few dollars extra but worth it. You can make a delicious dipping sauce at the sauce bar. You pay by the ounce and ours were each about $23. The broth is rich, flavorful, spicy, and deeply satisfying. We’re planning to go back soon. I could easily eat this every day and not get sick of it.

This place is such a hidden gem! It’s like a build-your-own hotpot, and every bite is packed with incredible flavor. Tucked away in the Northwest neighborhood, it definitely deserves way more recognition. It may be counter service, but the care and attention they give you feels like full table service. And trust me—this praise is coming from an Asian foodie. Game on.

I have been going to this place since they just opened and today was definitely a confirmation for me not to come back. We had dinner at Phuket cafe down the street and still wanted to support this business so me and my Mom went in for a bowl of soup. We picked out a pretty good portion for one bowl to share and we got yelled at by older lady at the cashier. She was rudely yelled "TOO SMALL, NOT ENOUGH!" in front of the whole line behind me. It was not only unprofessional but extremely embarrassing for me and my sweet Mom. The old lady refused to let us pay and forced us to go to the end of the line to grab more food. In my defense, I would have been completely understanding if there was a minimum weight but there was not! And her behavior was just unnecessary and disgusting. I wanted to leave but my sweet Mom wanted to support this place so we chose to stay and grab more stuff to make the lady "allowed " us to pay. I left with a deep anger , not just for me but for my Mom’s night. We paid and tipped like normal customers for a disgusting behavior. I give 2 stars because the husband (older man) was sweet and nice. If you choose to come here, make sure grab a lot of food and best of luck.