Spicy Mafia
Spicy Mafia is from the same team behind both Kaka AYCE and Morals Village. I had the pleasure of attending a tasting at Spicy Mafia during their soft opening, and enjoyed an intimate mini hot pot meal. The concept at Spicy Mafia is similar to Morals Village Hot Pot except it's not AYCE. Rather, the meal is DIY, and each diner gets their own personal hot pot complete with a pre-arranged assortments of items. However, you are free to add more items for extra costs.
Spicy Mafia is housed in the previous HOPO spot and its interior is very bold and modern with lots of prints. There are also a few mafia themed motifs throughout the restaurant including writings on the servers' shirts. It's very fitting considering its name.
We started off the night with some snacks, Chicken Nuggets served with Tartar Sauce ($3.99) and Cold Noodle Mixed with Spicy Sauce ($5.99). I am not a fan of cold noodles, but the ones here was pretty good, as the sauce added quite a kick.
Prices start at $12.99 for your choice of soup base, one item from staple food, one meat item, and two dipping sauce. The mini hot pot set comes with all the following topping items; luncheon meat, Japanese crab meat, Hong Kong style red sausage, while shrimp, tofu puff, Napa cabbage, lettuce, lotus root, sweet corn, seaweed, and enoki.
Unlike the large soup bases menu at Morals, there are only five options for soup bases at Spicy Mafia. The newest soup base is the healthier option, Chinese Angelica Soup Base.
For meats, you have the option to choose from the following; New Zealand Spring Lamb, Pork Slice, Certified Angus Beef Slice. Each portion comes with four to five slices, but you can always order more meat plates for an additional $2.50 each.
For my hot pot, I opted for the signature spicy soup base, Japanese udon (+$1), certfied Angus beef slice, and housemade sesame sauce and housemade spicy oil as my sauces. The signature spicy soup base is my go-to soup base at Morals Village, so I definitely wanted it as my soup base
For my drink order, I got the Creamy Thai Coconut Slush, which was refreshing considering the spicy soup base that I chose.
I'd say that the overall meal was affordable especially given the quality of the food. It would have been nice to have a little more meat slices, but the extra cost isn't too bad for more. I had a lot of fun with the hot pot concept, and the meal was just right - I was not too full nor too hungry. Spicy Mafia is a good alternative to hot pot if your appetite isn't up for AYCE hot pot, as that can get pretty pricey, especially if you're not that hungry.
Spicy Mafia is currently running a 20% off deal when you post on social media of your meal.
Address: 20 Gibson Drive Unit 111A Markham, ON, L3R 0M7
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Disclaimer: The food provided in this post was complimentary. However, all of the opinions expressed in this review are of my own.
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