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"Highly recommend: Hainaness Chicken Rice and Curry Laksa"(3 Tips)
"Pretty authentic Malaysian food."(3 Tips)
"Love the beef rendang and mi goreng"(2 Tips)
"Satay Chicken 沙爹鸡肉串"(5 Tips)
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Ina LiApril 5, 2017Big portion, good price, agreeable dining environment. Highly recommend: Hainaness Chicken Rice and Curry Laksa
Christine TeeMarch 24, 2016Well we came with a group. Called about 10 dishes and shared. Try all variety of food since we missed home. Seriously, you won't regret. Nasi lemak rendang beef was awesome- Char Koay Teow (炒粿条) (flat rice noodles stir fried over very high heat with light & dark soy sauce, chili, shrimps, squids, bean sprouts, chopped Chinese chives & Chinese sausage) #IllEatWithYou
- Roti Pratha (印度面包) (Indian bread served with a curry chicken & potatoes dipping sauce), Satay Chicken (沙爹鸡肉串) (dark meat skewers marinated with lemongrass & served in peanut sauce), Hainanese Chicken
- Char Koay Teow (炒粿条) (Malaysia signature flat noodles stir fried over very high heat with light and dark soy sauce, chili, shrimps, squids, bean sprouts, chopped Chinese chives and Chinese sausage)
WShen ThehJanuary 1, 2017Curry laksa, char keow teow, and nasi lemak with beef rendang are all good. This is coming from a Malaysian. (it's not spicy btw)
- SERAI Curry Laksa (香茅咖喱拉面) (A rich and spicy curry coconut milk soup based noodles with BBQ pork, chicken, shrimp, fish ball, egg and tofu puff)
- Satay Chicken 沙爹鸡肉串 (All time chef favorite, dark meat skewers marinated with lemongrass and served in peanut sauce)
- Satay Chicken (沙爹鸡肉串) All time chef favorite, dark meat skewers marinated with lemongrass and served in peanut sauce
- Vithida SueblinvongFebruary 17, 2019Finally a Malaysian restaurant in Chicago! And it’s not disappointed. Love the beef rendang and mi goreng
- Hainanese Chicken (Originated from the Hainan province in southern China, and has become a culinary staple in South East Asian culture)
- Satay Chicken (沙爹鸡肉串) (All time chef favorite, dark meat skewers marinated with lemongrass and served in peanut sauce) #IllEatWithYou
Khoa TruongDecember 11, 2016SO GOOD. You have to have an appetite for lemongrass and coconut though because most dishes are heavy with those ingredients.- Nasi Goreng *belacan fried rice/shrimp paste fried rice* (马来盏炒饭) (Malaysian spicy shrimp paste fried rice)
Delicious, authentic food for a decent price. The Malaysian iced coffee is great too.
- Enthusiastically endorsed by people from Malaysia: Everything was authentic and tasty!
- Roti Pratha (印度面包) Indian bread served with a curry chicken and potatoes dipping sauce
- Roti Pratha (印度面包) (Indian bread served with a curry chicken and potatoes dipping sauce) #IllEatWithYou
Jonathan FerreraMarch 6, 2016The Cumin Lamb is delicious, as was every spicy thing we ordered. Get a dish per person and share!
Neal JainMay 5, 2017Authentic Malaysian food by a Malaysian Chinese owner from Kuala Lumpur. Rare find in Chicago.- Kang Kung Belacan (Stir-fried water spinach seasoned with spicy shrimp paste)
- XinnieDecember 5, 2016Pretty authentic Malaysian food. I like the char kuay teow and satay chicken best! Teh Tarik has room for improvement though.
Joseph B.August 15, 2018Whatever you read, this place is NOT byob. We had our beer and wine confiscated at the door.
- Get a group together and order as many dishes as possible to share
- Cumin Lamb Skewers (孜然羊肉串) (Szechuan style BBQ lamb skewers topped with cumin) #IllEatWithYou
- Cumin Lamb Skewers (孜然羊肉串) Szechuan style BBQ lamb skewers topped with cumin
- Cumin Lamb Skewers 孜然羊肉串 (Szechuan style BBQ lamb skewers topped with cumin)
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"I’ve been here quite a few times. They offer cheese tea now, it’s delicious. They also have the bubble waffle! I was so excited. It’s a nice place to do shabu shabu."
Xinnie - 9.1
"A must if you love soup dumplings!! So fresh that they melt in your mouth. Go off of the servers recommendation on how they should be cooked (ie boiled, steamed, fried)"
Allison Kaminski - 8.2
"we always go for their dim sum (parking is always available!). greatest hits: pan fried pork and vegetable buns and xo sauce turnip cakes"
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