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| - Penang has two locations...one in Las Vegas and one in West Covina, CA. I discovered the Las Vegas restaurant through a friend a few months ago and since then, I've dined here three times. Now I make a point to visit Penang when I'm in Las Vegas. Although it's off the strip, the drive is worth it to get some good Malaysian food.
Malaysian cuisine is a mix of Chinese, Thai, and Indian dishes, and is very flavorful, spicy, and fragrant. Three great cuisines combined into one...how can you go wrong?
Dishes I've tried and their star ratings (with 5 stars being the best):
* Roti Canai (4 stars / $3.25) - have ordered this each time and always one of my favorites. This is basically Malaysian chicken curry served with a flaky Indian-style pancake. This appetizer is small (one small bowl of curry and one large flaky pancake), but still enough to share between two people.
* Penang Satay...beef and chicken (4 stars / about $6 for five sticks) - Others have mentioned that these run a little spicy, but the marinade makes the satay so tasty! I like spicy, so I had no complaints. I normally don't need the peanut sauce that comes with this appetizer.
* Curry Puffs (3 stars / $5.50 for four small puffs) - These were decent, but nothing special. The puffs were filled with a curried potato and chicken mix. I found the curry a bit overwhelming and the puffs too spicy...for a pastry. A more subtle flavor would have worked better. ;-X
* Penang Char Kway Teow (4 stars / $7) - This is a dish containing stir fried flat noodles with shrimp, squid, bean sprouts, eggs, soy sauce, and chili paste. Although good, I wasn't wowed by the dish. However, to be fair, I am comparing it to the most awesome Char Kway Teow served by street stall vendors in Penang, Malaysia; I ordered this street stall food almost every day while there.
* Mee Goreng (4 stars / $7) - This is an Indian-style egg noodle dish stir fried with dried squid sauce, tofu, potatoes, shrimp, egg, and bean sprouts. I ate this after a hangover, and from what I remember, tasted pretty good.
* Hainanese Chicken (half -- 4 stars / $10) - This is one of my favorites. The dish comes with flavored rice that comes with steamed chicken, accompanied by broth, soy sauce, and minced ginger. Simple but oh so yummy!
* Kang Kung Belacan (5 stars / $10) - I always order this at both Penang locations and it's my favorite dish. The Kang Kung (or Chinese On Choy) is sautéed with this yummy, spicy Malaysian shrimp paste sauce. I can eat just this alone with rice! This dish is also easy to make at home. The $10 cost is a bit pricey for just sautéed veggies, but oh well...I can't help myself!
PROS:
- Cheap prices for great food
- Food served reasonably quickly
- Plenty of parking in this strip mall area
- Menus have pictures on them, to assist those that aren't familiar with Malaysian cuisine
CONS:
- After you get your food, follow-up service can be spotty
- Restaurant is located on second floor of a strip mall (ok, so I get lazy to go down the stairs after my belly is full...the elevator takes FOREVER)
This is Malaysian food, so most dishes come spicy. Between the Las Vegas and West Covina locations, I find that the dishes at the Las Vegas location had more flavor and tasted more authentic.
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