Malaya Kitchen
Malaya Kitchen
Meatless. Vegetable stir fry.
With brown sauce and vegetables.
Medium spicy.
With brown sauce and vegetables.
Hot and spicy. Breaded and fried.
Hot and spicy. Breaded and fried.
Bean curd made from soybeans.
Hot and spicy.
Hot & spicy.
Hot and spicy.
Hot and spicy.
Hot and spicy.
Hot and spicy. With peanuts
Hot and spicy.
Hot and spicy.
Shell fish.
Breaded and fried.
Shell fish.
Breaded and fried.
Shell fish.
Medium spicy.
Shell fish.
Breaded and fried. Medium spicy.
Hot and spicy.
Hot and spicy.
Hot and spicy. Breaded and fried.
Medium spicy. Breaded and fried.
Breaded and fried. Hot and spicy.
Indian pancake. Favorite Malaysian Indian style pancakes, served with curry sauce.
Marinated chicken skewers, grilled to perfection. Served with satay sauce (peanut sauce).
Traditional Indian style pancake filled with egg and onion. Served with curry dipping sauce.
Mixed imitation crab meat and cream cheese wrapped in wonton skin, fried crispy. Served with duck sauce.
2 pieces. Crispy fried tofu stuffed with cucumber and bean sprouts. Served with peanut sauce.
Breaded with seasoned flour, fried crispy, and served with shrimp sauce.
Marinade ground chicken roll with tofu skin and fried. Served with sweet and chili sauce.
4 pieces. Small bite size spring rolls filled with rice noodles, vegetables, and shrimp. Served with spicy sweet chili sauce.
2 pieces. Indian flavored pastry filled with potato, ginger, green chili and cumin in curry flavor.
6 pieces. Jumbo shrimp wrapped in a thin wonton skin fried to golden crispy. Served with sweet chili sauce.
2 pieces, small bite size. Mixed cabbage, green beans, carrots, mushrooms, onions, vermicelli and tofu.
Breaded and fried wings
Steamed soy beans.
With Spicy sauce
Handmade. Steamed or pan fried wonton wrappers stuffed with finely chopped seasoned chicken and vegetables.
Rice paper roll with vermicelli, lettuce, cucmber, fresh mint and shrimp. Served with special plum sauce with peanuts on side.
Hot and spicy.
Mixed vegetables, shrimp, chicken and wonton in clear broth.
Soup that is both spicy and sour, typically flavored with hot pepper and vinegar.
Shrimp, squid, scallops and vegetables.
Chicken.
Soup that is made from beaten eggs and broth.
Lettuce, carrots,tomato and cucumber with chef's special ginger dressing
Hot and spicy. Rich yellow curry flavored with evaporated milk and variety of spices.
The dish is ubiquitous and 1 of the most popular everyday meals. Chicken is slowly poached whole, cooled to room temperature, cut up into bite size pieces and served with hainanese rice.
Hot and spicy. Fresh mango, onions, and red bell peppers sauteed in chef's special mango sauce.
Ring-shaped fried taro filled with sauteed shrimp, chicken, and mixed vegetables in chef's special sauce.
Belacan, a Malay variety of shrimp paste is prepared from kill. The krill are steamed and then mashed into a paste. Belacan is used as an ingredient in many dishes.
Marinated duck and roast, served boneless with scallions and cucumbers with pancake and hoisin sauce.
Hot and spicy. Mushrooms, yellow squash, onions, cilantro, red bell peppers and jalapenos in spicy Thai sauce, cashew nuts on top.
Boneless roasted duck sauteed with mixed vegetables in chef's special sauce.
Hot and spicy. One of Malaysia's better-known dishes, slow-cooked dry curry deeply spiced with onion, lemongrass and coconut milk.
Belacan, a Malay variety of shrimp paste is prepared from kill. The krill are steamed and then mashed into a paste. Belacan is used as an ingredient in many dishes.
Crispy jumbo shrimp in aromatic batter.
Chicken, beef and shrimp sauteed with mixed vegetables in chef's special brown sauce.
Broccoli, carrots, mushrooms and yellow squash sauteed in white sauce.
Hot and spicy. Rich yellow curry flavored with coconut milk and a variety of spices.
Sauteed in sweet tangy sesame sauce. Served with steamed broccoli on the side.
Served with green beans, red bell peppers, onions and yellow squash in basil flavor.
Served with fresh garlic.
Hot and spicy. Served with red bell pepper and scallions, sauteed in garlic sauce.
Fried tofu stir-fried with broccoli, mushrooms, carrots and yellow squash in chef's brown sauce.
Hot and spicy. Authentic szechuan style spicy tofu dish in soupy brown sauce.
Served with broccoli in brown sauce.
Mushrooms and yellow squash in brown sauce.
Chunks of white meat chicken breaded and fried in sweet tangy sesame sauce.
Hot and spicy. With green beans, onions and red peppers in mouth burning chili paste flavor.
Hot and spicy. Served with cilantro only in spicy gravy sauce.
Served with red bell peppers, green beans, onions and yellow squash in basil flavor.
Hot and spicy. Breaded chicken with onions and red bell peppers in sweet, spicy red sauce. Steam mixed vegetable on bottom
Broccoli, mushrooms, carrots and yellow squash in white sauce.
Served with mushrooms, onions and scallions in sweet soy brown sauce and crispy noodles on bottom.
Hot and spicy. Chunks of white chicken, breaded and fried in chef's special sauce.
Green beans, onions, carrots and yellow squash in ginger and scallion sauce.
Served with Chinese shredded radish and scallions in chef's special sauce.
Hot and spicy. Served with broccoli and red bell peppers in our chef's special spicy garlic sauce.
Served with baby bok choy in fresh garlic, stir-fried.
Onions, red bell peppers and pineapple in sweet and sour sauce.
With Chinese Eggplant, bell pepper and scallion in spicy garlic sauce
Hot and spicy. With red bell peppers, mushrooms, yellow squash and peanuts in spicy kung-bo sauce.
Served with broccoli in brown sauce.
Broccoli, mushrooms, carrots and yellow squash sauteed in brown sauce.
Served with mushrooms, onions and scallions in sweet soy brown sauce and crispy noodles on bottom.
Hot and spicy. Lightly breaded and fried beef with onions and red peppers sauteed in chef's sweet spicy sauce with steamed mixed vegetables on bottom.
Hot and spicy. Green beans, broccoli and red bell peppers sauted in sa cha flavor brown sauce.
Hot and spicy. Jalapenos, onions and Chinese pickled mustard vegetables in chef's special sauce.
Served with red bell peppers, green beans, onions and yellow squash in basil flavor.
Broccoli, mushrooms, carrots and yellow squash in white sauce.
Hot and spicy. Lightly breaded and fried Shrimp or salmon with vegetable and spicy sweet chili sauce
Stir fried with fresh garlic in a light sauce
Shrimp or Scallop sauteed in a spicy garlic sauce with broccoli and bell pepper
Green beans, onions, carrots and yellow squash in ginger and scallion sauce.
Spicy brown gravy sauce with cilantro
With Chinese Eggplant, bell pepper and scallion in spicy garlic sauce
Choice of vegetables, chicken, beef or shrimp.
Choice of vegetables, chicken, beef, shrimp or only salted fish.
Mixed all chicken, beef and shrimp.
Malaysian fried rice. Hot and spicy. Choice of vegetables, chicken, beef or shrimp. Not able to reduce hot level.
Choice of vegetables, chicken, beef or shrimp.
Japanese style udon noodles stir-fried with eggs and vegetables.
Thin egg noodles stir-fried with egg, onions, bean sprouts, scallion and carrots.
Sauteed to Lo Mein noodles with egg, carrots, onions and bean sprouts.
Mild spicy. Indian yellow curry soup style noodle bowl with both thin rice vermicelli and egg noodle accompanied with a variety of vegetables.
A famous Thai noodle dish stir-fried with thin rice noodle and egg in a special Pad Thai sauce.
Hot and spicy. Spicy and sour lemongrass broth with rice noodles and vegetables.
Malaysian favorite wok fried wide-flat rice noodles with egg, bean sprouts and onions.
Vietnamese style soup and rice noodle bowl. The item is served using raw or under-cooked ingredient. Consuming raw or under-cooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish or egg may increase your risk of foodborne illness.
Singapore style stir fried rice noodle in curry flavor. Mild spicy
Hot and spicy. Famous spicy soup style beef noodle bowl with baby bok choy, scallions and Chinese sour veggies.
Hot and spicy. Indian style stir-fried egg noodle with onions, carrots, bean sprouts, fried tofu and peanuts on the side. Not able to reduce hot level.
Soup style noodle bowl with roasted duck, baby bok choy, scallion and thin egg noodle
Plain or stir-fried with egg and vegetables stir-fried.
Steamed or stir-fried.
1/2 Hainan Chicken with Bone
Spicy Jalapeno Beef
Spicy Cilantro Chicken
Roti Canai
Laksa
ramen and noodles, food
a variety of food items on a table
Interior
Exterior
a plate of noodles with meat and cheese
a plate of food on a table
Thai Ice Tea-not a full cup
Belacan Sauce Green Bean
food, salads
Jalapeño Beef
Char Kway Teow
Crispy Duck
food, curry
Mee Goreng
The bar
Chow keow teow
Entrance
Egg drop soup
Side salad
Kevin M.
Feb 27, 2025
Great meal with fantastic flavor! My top picks:1. Chow Kway Teow with beef 2. Mongolian Beef with fried rice
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Brian L.
Jan 15, 2025
Tried a variety of dishes and I felt like the dishes were average for the most part. The staff was friendly and we got our food fairly quickly. There is plenty of seating inside and many options on the menu. Just the food itself, I felt like didn't really pop out at me. They were all solid dishes, but nothing that special or unique that would prevent me from visiting a different place to get the same thing.
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Siran T.
Apr 14, 2024
Descent food. Everything we ordered was pretty flavorful. The only complaint was that the spicy dishes were not spicy enough.Server was friendly and checked in with us frequently.Good place for casual gatherings. It's not a fine dinning environment. Price reasonable.
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Emizz Z.
Nov 22, 2023
One of the best Asian spot in Charlotte! The owners are from the food Mecca of Malaysia so they know their stuff and apparently they've been around for over a decade! Was excited to share with my family who's visiting that CLT does have Malaysian food and seeing authentic dish like belacan okra brings me back home. Obvi they add some other stuff to improve because it's Charlotte (aka not to be compared to scenes like NYC) but overall, will come back here whenever I want to share my culture with peeps in CLT :)Tip: they cook FAST - deff an efficient system since this means they prep everything earlier onDishes1) Beef Rendang: 7/10. They deff made this earlier in the day and then heat up when serving. They cooked the beef well as they did not overcook after reheat 2) Belacan Okra: 8/10 - this hits the spot because belacan sauce is authentic to Malaysian cuisine with its shrimp paste chili base3) hainan chicken: 7/10 - Malaysia is a melting pot so you get flavors and dishes inspired by all kinds of Asian from Indian, Muslim, and different types of Chinese cuisine like this from Hainan4) Roti Canai: 7/10 Indian inspired - crispier and crepe like 5) sarang burong: 6/10 taro seemed to be fried with old oil but also could be because we're there at late around 9pm 6) chicken satay: 5/10 chicken is a bit dry, woudl try beef next time since they ran out
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Catherine F.
Jun 2, 2024
The beef rendang was flavorful and delicious! The rice was a little hard for my liking, but it still went well with the rest of the dish. It was nice how the servers kept checking up on our table and refilling our drinks. Additionally, our food came out pretty fast. This is a pleasant place for a comfort meal in a laid-back setting.
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Kat M.
May 22, 2024
I can't say enough good things about Malaya Kitchen. The service is friendly and fast and the food is fantastic. My favorite is the pad Thai but I have tried a couple of other dishes and been pleasantly surprised by all of it. The portion sizes are generous which is great because I love having leftovers. The environment of the restaurant is casual and typically pretty quiet. It's a good place to go for a date night or for a meal with a friend.
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Carol R.
Apr 7, 2024
Great experience with pick up. This time we went with two lunch specials - padhimmingpan chicken and shrimp with eggplant. Both were spicy and delicious.
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Swaz F.
Jun 9, 2023
Our family goes here at least once a week. The foods on the menu here are comfort foods for us. The ambiance is casual family friendly. The waitstaff here knew us since our kids were toddler and know our preferences for drinks to hot sauces so we know the service here will always be great. It does get very busy here Friday night so the kitchen can get backed up so we try to avoid that.Our favorite dishes here are: any curries and noodles dishes. Yum!
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She M.
Oct 22, 2023
Not for me. The three different dishes tasted the same. The service was fine, except that dishes could use flavor distinctions.
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Ethan T.
Feb 13, 2025
Malaya kitchen! Love this place!I visit very frequently 2x a week and it's a staple in my household like bread and butter.Hands down the best food in the arboretum doesn't matter what you get.
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