Malaysia Grill Review

For the area, the prices are great and the portions are sharable. Second, the flavors are amazing, but you do have to know what to get. I lived in Kuala Lumpur as a child and tried Malaysian food while living in Dubai.  Like Thai or Indian food, a Malaysian dish is a fusion of cultures, and how a dish ends up in the end depends on who (ethnicity wise, for example) makes it. So, for example, when I go to a middle-of-the road Indian restaurant and the owners/chefs are of Hindu origins, for example, I will stick to veggie dishes and place my bet on a paneer dish.

What I love about Malaysian food is the Indian-Chinese fusion flavor profile and those are the dishes that I, after sampling many, settled on in the end. Please do not order "orange flavor" beef or chicken from here -- although I must admit that I haven't tried them at MG. Go to a Panda Express -- you'll save yourself money and satisfy your craving for yummy Chinese-American food. Likewise, do not order the fried shrimp (as my friend did) because you will get a plate of fried shrimp and dipping sauce.

I always ordered the roti canay...the curry is delicious and the roti is buttery, flaky...mmm. The Malaysian satay is also good. For entrees, I settled on Beef Randan and Kari Aram. These are the heartier options. The lighter options that I recommend are the mango chicken (for dine-in dinners, they serve it in a mango shell) and Malaysian style eggplant.

224 W 104th St
New York, NY 10024
Neighborhood: Manhattan Valley
(212) 579-1333