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| - This place is the real deal, authentic Malaysian food for great prices.
Located in a strip plaza, this place is quite unassuming, with a couple of stools for dining in, I'd definitely call it a takeout place. I had heard good things from my Malaysian relatives and they were definitely onto something with this place.
We ordered the char kway teow and the curry laksa as well as the curry puffs and everything was amazing. We did have to wait around 45 minutes for our food, but the gentleman at the counter told us to call in advance or even send them an email and let them know what time to pick up the food and they'll have it ready for us when we come in. He was very nice and has a true passion for what he does, I always like to see a restaurant that's really proud of their product.
The food came out to around $24 and we had enough for 4 people I'd say, so lots of leftovers. The curry laksa had a beautiful broth, it was creamy, bright and super flavourful, it also came with lots of tofu, fish cakes and chicken as well as way more noodles than one person can eat. The char kway teow was also delicious, filled with grilled chicken, shrimp and fish cakes, the noodles were perfectly fried and this was also very flavourful, which was great as sometimes I find this dish to get kind of boring after a while but that's not the case with this one. Lastly the curry puffs were light and crispy, stuffed with a delicious potato curry filling, these make a great appetizer or snack food, I'd go back just for these, they were so yummy.
Overall a great place. Stop going to those Thai/Malaysian/Chinese hybrid restaurants and get yourself an authentic Malaysian experience, the flavours are so intense and amazing, you won't be disappointed.
Of note: Malaysians love spice so be careful with which spice level you choose, we had everything mild and still found there to be a bit of spice. I usually like spice so I'd go as far as medium spice but I imagine anything above would be very spicy! Also this is a takeout place and it tends to get quite busy, I'd recommend calling ahead, we will definitely be doing that next time or expect a bit of a wait, it's worth it though!
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