Seems like Mala's all the rage nowadays, and has even made it to KARA's menu in the form of these Mala noodles.

The noodles are the super thin kind, which are definitely not my preferred type of noodles, but what was disappointing was the texture of the noodles, which were rather limp. Would have been great if there was more bite to them, as the noodles were actually rather flavourful and fragrant, albeit not as spicy as I expected them to be. Perhaps they could take it a step further and let customers choose from their levels of spiciness; （不/小/中/大 辣? 😹)

As for the other components of the dish, my favourite would be the fragrant and crunchy peanuts! The cucumbers and pickles also lent the dish a nice refreshing crunch.

The chicken was rather underwhelming though, being a tad dry and it seemed as though they did not manage to absorb the fragrance of the chilli oil enough.