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PENANG MALAYSIAN CUISINE

EXPRESS LUNCH MENU

Served from 12:00 - 4:00pm; Offered Seven Days a Week

LUNCH SPECIALS ($9.95)

Each Selection from L1-L9 is served with 2 fried spring rolls, white rice, soup of the day and house salad

L1. Malaysian Sweet & Sour (choice of Chicken or Shrimp)
L2. Curry Chicken or Beef or Shrimp (Spicy)
L3. Ginger Chicken
L4. Pineapple Chicken or Beef (Spicy)
L5. Asparagus Chicken or Shrimp
L6. Mango Chicken or Shrimp (Spicy)
L7. Basil Chicken
L8. Hainanese Roast Chicken
L9. Malaysian Spareribs

SPECIAL NOODLE DISHES ($7.95)

L10. Curry Mein Chicken or Shrimp (Spicy) (served w/a curry broth)
L11. Dried Wonton Noodles with Vegetables in a brown sauce
L12. Egg Noodles with Seafood and vegetables in a soy sauce

NOODLE SOUP DISHES ($7.95) (all served in a ginger chicken stock)

L13. Shredded Chicken and Shrimp
L14. Penang Wonton
L15. Mixed Vegetables
L16. Seafood Combination (shrimp, scallops and squid)

FRIED RICE DISHES ($7.95)

L17. Pineapple Fried Rice with Shrimp
L18. Chinese Sausage Fried Rice
L19. Seafood Fried Rice


SOUPS

  1. Seaweed Seafood Soup 4.00
    Delicate chicken ginger stock with shrimp, scallops, squid.and tofu.
  2. Penang Wonton Soup 4.00
    Minced pork and shrimp wontons with choy sum in a fine stock.
  3. Seafood Tomyam Soup 4.00
    Shrimps, squid, scallops and mushrooms in a spicy tomyam broth.

SALADS

  1. Gado Gado 6.50
    Combination of jicama, stringbeans, egg, tofu, and cucumber with peanut sauce.
  2. Penang Salad 7.50
    Choice of chicken, beef, shrimp or squid with shredded mango, onions, lettuce, cucumber tossed in a sweet and spicy dressing.
  3. Penang Special Salad 9.50
    Seared sea scallops served on a bed of organic greens with carrot, ginger, peanut and puffed rice citrus dressing.

APPETIZERS

  1. Roti Canai - "Award Winning Family Recipe" 5.00
    Crispy Indian style pancake with curry chicken dipping sauce.
  2. Roti Telur 7.00
    Indian style pancake filled with egg and onion served with curry chicken sauce.
  3. Malaysian Stuffed Bread 7.00
    Indian style pancake stuffed with egg, onion, carrots, peas and scallion with curry chicken dipping sauce.
  4. Penang Satay (4 sticks) 7.00
    Marinated chicken or beef, grilled on skewers served with peanut sauce.
  5. Poh-Piah (2 rolls) 7.00
    Steamed spring rolls stuffed with jicama, egg, minced shrimp and smothered with a spicy hoisin plum sauce and fried onions.
  6. Poh-Piah Sayur (6 pieces) 6.50
    Crispy fried and stuffed with mixed vegetables
  7. Rice Net Spring Rolls (6 pieces) 7.00
    Crispy rice stuffed with shrimp and taro
  8. Satay Tofu (2 pieces) 6.00
    Crispy fried tofu stuffed with cucumber and bean sprouts with peanut sauce.
  9. Sotong Goreng 9.00
    Marinated golden fried squid with peppers and red onions - Two Thumbs Up!
  10. Ayam Pandan (6 pieces) 7.50
    Chicken breast wrapped in pandan leaves lightly fried, served with a spicy dipping sauce.
    16a. Penang Barbecued Spareribs with Plum Sauce 9.75

NOODLE SOUP ENTREES

  1. Wonton Noodle Soup 11.00
    Minced pork and shrimp wontons and wonton noodles with choysum in a chicken ginger broth.
  2. Seafood Tomyam Noodles 12.00
    Rice vermicelli with shrimp, scallops, squid and vegetables in a spicy lemon grass broth.
  3. Curry Mee 12.00
    Egg and rice noodles with shredded chicken, shrimp, tofu and bean sprouts in a coconut curry broth.

FRIED NOODLES

  1. Masak Mee 12.00
    Special egg noodles with shrimp, scallops, squid, shredded carrots, red and vegetables in a light soya sauce.
  2. 20a. Dried Wonton Noodle 12.00
    Mince pork and shrimp wonton and dried wonton noodles with choy sum in our special brown sauces.

    20b. Dried Curry Chicken Noodles 12.00
    Egg noodles with bean sprouts in dark meat chicken and potatoes seasoned with red curry in coconut milk gravy.
  3. Penang Chow Kueh Teow 12.00
    Penang's famous flat rice noodles with shrimp, squid, eggs, chives and bean sprouts in a spicy black soya chili sauce.
  4. Mee Goreng 12.00
    Indian style pan fried egg noodles in a special squid sauce with egg, tofu, potatoes, shrimp, bean sprouts, ground peanuts and fried onions.
  5. Beef Chow Fun 15.00 Broad flat rice noodles or rice vermicelli noodles with bean sprouts, scallions and a grilled marinated beef cutlet.
  6. 23a. Panggang Daging Istimewa 15.00
    Grilled marinated beefsteak cutlets served on a bed of vermicelli noodles with bean sprouts.
  7. Penang Char Mee Hoon 12.00
    Rice vermicelli with chicken, egg, bean sprouts, julienned red and green peppers, tofu, lemon grass, and dried red pepper.

ENTREES

  1. Kari Ayam 13.00
    Dark meat chicken and potatoes seasoned with red curry in coconut milk gravy.
  2. Hainanese Roast Chicken 13.00
    1/2 of an Asian style roasted chicken served with a tangy and spicy dipping sauce and vegetable of the day
  3. Ayam Halia 13.00
    Chicken breast served on a bed of stir fried onions with a fresh ginge sauce, served with vegetable of the day.
  4. 27a. Basil Chicken 13.00
    Sauteed chicken breast with basil leaves, mushrooms, carrots and baby corn, snow peas & mild basil sauce.
  5. Masak Nenas 16.00
    Chicken or beef with fresh pineapple chunks, lemon grass and red onion in a mild curry sauce served with vegetable of the day.
  6. Asparagus Udang/Ayam 15.00
    Choice of shrimp or chicken served on a bed of asparagus with a mild asparagus sauce.
  7. Beef Rendang 15.00
    Tender beef slow cooked with a paste of ground onions, lemon grass and chili, simmered in rich coconut curry gravy.
  8. 30a. Basil Steak 16.00
    Grilled Steak with basil leaves, mushrooms, carrots, baby corn, and snow peas, with a mild basil sauce.
  9. Malaysian Sweet and Sour 15.00
    Choice of chicken, shrimp or pork lightly battered and stir fried in a sweet and sour sauce with tomatoes, cucumbers, onions, pineapple, red and green peppers.
  10. 31a. Penang Pork Chop 15.00
    Grilled marinated pork chop with lemon grass, served with pickled vegetable salad and Penang sauce on the side.
    31b. Malaysian Spareribs 15.00
    Fried marinated pork chop with onions and a spicy barbecue sauce.
  11. Buah Mango 16.00
    Chicken, shrimp or tofu sauteed with shredded mango, green and red peppers in a spicy mango sauce.
  12. Penang Sizzling Tofu 15.00
    Lightly fried silky tofu and chopped shrimp with mushrooms, red and green pepper, carrots and onions. Served on a sizzling platter.
  13. Masak Lemak 16.00
    Choice of Shrimp, beef or white meat chicken with green and red peppers, onions, carrots, dried red chilis and ginger in a spicy aromatic chili/shrimp gravy.
  14. Penang Garing Itik Wrap 22.00
    Shredded crispy duck served with cucumber, scallions, hoisen plum sauce and a malaysian duck sauce, with thin rice pancakes for wrapping.
  15. Enak Gulung 18.00
    Spicy cripsy fried duck, chicken or tofu with peppers, onions, and fried rice noodles served with lettuce leaves for wrapping.
  16. Udang Santan 21.95
    Jumbo shrimp, scallions and onions in a spicy coconut chilli sauce.
  17. 37a. Kari Udang 21.95
    Jumbo shrimp cooked in a blend of fresh herbs, onions and red curry coconut sauce.
    37b. Basil Shrimp 21.95
    Sauteed jumbo shrimp with basil leaves, mushrooms, carrots and baby corn with a mild basil sauce.
  18. Udang Penang 21.95
    Jumbo shrimp sauteed in a spicy brown sauce with small dried shrimp, lemon grass and chili.
  19. Lada Hitam 16.00
    Choice of chicken, pork or beef with snow peas, onions, and carrots in a black pepper sauce.
  20. with Jumbo Shrimp 21.95
  21. Ikan Sos Istimewa 21.95
    Chilean Sea bass fillet steamed with a sweet and spicy tamarind sauce.
  22. Wok Seared salmon 19.95
    Salmon fillet with a spicy cilantro mint sauce, served on a bed of baby mixed greens shaved mango and green & red peppers.
  23. Ikan Merah Special - "Exotic Choice" 19.95
    Red snapper fillet quick fried and smothered in a spicy lemongrass shrimp sauce.
  24. Kari Ikan Merah 19.95
    Red snapper fillet fried with tomatoes, okra, baby eggplant and curry leaves smothered in a spicy aromatic curry sauce.
  25. Green Curry Ayam 16.00
    Slices of chicken breast with string beans, eggplant, red and green pepper, carrots, tomatoes, lemon grass, and kaffir leaves in a spicy coconut curry broth.
  26. with Seafood (Scallops, Shrimp and Squid) 17.00

RICE DISHES

  1. Nasi Lemak 12.00
    Steamed coconut rice served with, dried curry chicken, spicey fried anchovies, pickled vegetables, hard boiled egg and cucumber.
  2. Malyasian Home-Style Rice 13.00
    Fried rice with shrimp, scallops, squid, vegetables and spicy belachan shrimp sauce, egg, scallions and fried onions.
  3. Malaysian Nasi Goreng 9.00
    Fried rice with egg, basil leaves and mixed vegetables.
  4. Nasi Nenas 13.00
    Fried rice with shrimp, pineapple chunks, peas, scallions, egg and cashews.
  5. Asian Sausage Rice 10.50
    Fried rice with sweet sausage, vegetables and egg.

VEGETABLES

  1. Vegetable of the day 8.00
  2. Kacang Pendek Belachan 8.00
    Sauteed string beans with spicy Malaysian shrimp sauce.
  3. Kangkung Belachan 8.00
    Sauteed water convolvulus with spicy Malaysian shrimp sauce.
  4. 54a. Home Style Vegetable 8.00
    Grilled marinated pork chop with lemon grass, served with pickled vegetable salad and Penang sauce on the side.
  5. Terung Tow Cheow 8.00
    Sauteed eggplant with black bean sauce.
  6. Sayur Masak 8.00
    Sauteed snow peas, babycorn, celery, bokchoy and mushrooms in a light garlic sauce.
  7. Sayur Campur 8.00
    Buddhist delight - vegetable combination sauteed with garlic and glass noodles.
  8. Kari Sayur Campur (Entree Size) 13.00
    Mixed vegetables and tofu cooked in a clay pot with a spicy coconut curry broth - A vegetarian delight!

STEAMED RICE

  1. Jasmine Rice 1.50
  2. Coconut Rice 2.00
  3. Brown Rice 2.00

BEVERAGES

  1. Malaysian Coconut Dream 3.50
  2. Malaysian Hot Coffee or Tea 3.50
  3. Malaysian Ice Coffee or Tea 3.50
  4. Lemonade 3.00
  5. Coffee 3.00
  6. Selection of Teas 3.00/Pot

DESSERTS

  1. Coffee Gelato 7.50
    Latte gelato with rich coffee and chocolate swirls and roasted coffee beans.
  2. Hazelnut Mouse 7.50
    Smooth Hazelnut mousse on top of a delcate layer of hazelnut crunch and chocolate sponge cake.
  3. Profiteroles 7.50
    Puff pastry with vanilla and chocolate cream.
  4. Pineapple sorbet 7.50
    Served in a pineapple shell.
  5. Chocolate truffle 7.00
    Frozen chocolate truffle with zabaglione center and caramelized hazelnuts..
  6. Lemon Sorbet
    Served in a fresh lemon shell 6.00

TRADITIONAL DESSERTS

  1. Fried Ice Cream 7.50
    The Chef’s special fried coconut ice cream with lightly battered fried bananas.(available only for dinner time)
  2. Peanut Pancake 6.50
    Penang’s famous crispy pancake stuffed with ground peanuts, crispy outside, moist inside! With Ice Cream (coconut or vanilla) - 7.50
  3. Banana Pancake 7.00
    Slices of banana wrapped in a crispy pancake topped with homemade coconut spread. With Ice Cream (coconut or vanilla) - 8.00
  4. Assorted Ice Cream and Sorbets 5.00
    Please ask for daily selection .
  5. SORBET

    Mangga * Mango

    ICE CREAM

    Chocolate * Vanilla * Green Tea * Coconut * Ginger
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KITCHEN HOURS: Sun - Thurs (12:00PM - 10:45PM) / Fri - Sat (12:00PM - 11:45PM)
ADDRESS: 127 W. 72nd Street, New York, NY 10023
TELEPHONE: (917) 441-4790
TAKE OUT TELEPHONE: (917) 441-4793
FAX: (212) 877-0578
PAYMENT ACCEPTED: Cash, American Express, Diners Club, Mastercard, Visa

There will be a 20% gratuity added to checks for parties of seven or more.