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We ordered a Malaysian Curry Chicken with Steamed Rice ($9), a Sliced Lamb with Cumin Spices ($12), a Mee Goreng Egg Noodle with Seafood ($9) and a Mango Salad ($7.6).
Sliced Lamb with Cumin Spices - While I am no expert of Malaysian food, the lamb with cumin happens to be a Chinese dish. I could attest that it tasted authentic compared to similar dishes that I had ordered in Chinese restaurants. This was my favourite dish of the evening, because it was bold in flavourful (how not to be when you add lamb and cumins and salt together). This 1-chilli dish had just the right level of heat to enhance the flavour and cover excessive lamb taste.
Mee Goreng Egg Noodle - The Mee Goreng egg noodle tasted delicious with a mix of flavours such as sour, sweet, spicy. I didn't know how authentic it tasted, but it looked exactly like the many pictures of Mee Goreng noodle that showed up in google search. This was my second most favourite dish. It was well portioned and filling.
Malaysian Curry Chicken with Steamed Rice - It was yellow curry that was strong with curry flavour and was sweet. It was mildly spicy. The chicken slices were from thighs, so they were tender. The only thing was I liked my curry creamy. This version was slightly soggy, though I don't know if this is the Malaysian way.
Thai Mango Salad - well, the mango was too sour, because it was way not ripe. This would be compensated if the mango stripes were covered with a bit of Thai Sweet Chilli sauce, except this dish wasn't. This should be an easy fix for the chefs.
Services was very friendly and helpful. The non-curry food could take a bit to come out, because it appears that they are cooked per order.
For those who want more background information, I was told that there are 2 chefs in the kitchen. One specializes in curry, and the curry here is well regarded. The other chef specializes in Chinese dishes. He comes from Taiwan. I will surely try the Taiwanese beef noodle for my next visit.
Markham sorely needs a good SE Asian restaurant. This restaurant offers very good value. It crunches out competent and delicious food. Overall, 4 stars
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