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    Little House Malaysian Kitchen

    3.4 (59 reviews)
    Closed 11:00 am - 9:00 pm

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    Eric H.

    This is a good casual spot if you want some basic Malaysian food. The food is good but nothing to really write home about. Service is ok too but nothing to spectacular...it seems like more of a takeout spot rather than a sit-down restaurant. The lunch special is a good deal at $9.95 with one entree, a cup of hot milk tea and a dessert of the day. Our server at the time did not know what it was and told us we'd find out later...not exactly what we were expecting to hear but luckily it wasn't too bad. Oddly enough, the lunch specials came out in reverse...we got the dessert first, then the milk tea and then our entree. My entree with the crispy seafood noodles was good but there wasn't much ingredients in there to make it seem like a seafood noodle dish. The seafood noodle soup was also pretty basic with barely any seafood ingredients in there other than noodles. The dessert options looked pretty good but other than that, this is a pretty simple casual spot for Malaysian food if you just want the food and nothing special or extravagant.

    a bowl of soup and a burrito
    Sherry W.

    Came here last weekend to try them out. We figured to see how they compare to the last business PappaRich in the same location and finally got a chance to go here. We'e been on a Malaysian cuisine hunt since Nyonya closed; trying different Malaysian restaurants every so often. We arrived as they were opening (still setting up some tables)- first customers. Noticed some dried up rice on our table and hubby's chopsticks (disposable) was oily. We swap with a new set from the next table over. Ordered: 2 Roti canai 1 hainanese chicken rice 1 curry potato chicken over rice (requested coconut rice) The curry chicken rice is the same chicken curry for the Roti canai. Large chunks of meat served with the Roti. In one bowl there was no potato and a silver of meat. The chicken curry rice was abit dry- they didn't given enough sauce gravy. The rice for both dishes was dry. We drank so much water! Our waitress refilled our water glass multiple time. The rice seem old and dry (reheated up? Or undercooked with less water and dried out).

    Nasi Lemak
    Bellody C.

    I had a pretty good experience, I was surprised to find that this place is rated poorly. I got the nasi lemak which came with pandan flavor rice (a spin on the normal nasi lemak). I love how crisp and flavorful the sides for the pandan rice was. They had lunch specials too and there was plenty of seating was available on a weekend afternoon. They do have a pretty extensive list of malaysian desserts that I wanted to try but was just too full to, so I will definitely be coming back again!

    Menu
    Sandy D.

    The menu is loaded! In need of a lunch spot, we picked "Little" House as it was not that little and accommodated our bigger group well. The interior is warm enough to make you feel right at home. With a ton of selections, this restaurant has something for you! For appetizers, the Curry Puff ($7.50) had a similar light flakiness to ones I had in the past, but the amount of potato was too overwhelming. It could have done with an extra ingredient dynamic. The Satay Tofu ($9.50) was a new unique dish for me. A huge coat of peanut sauce is drenched over tofu puffs, with some beansprouts as embellishment. This made for a light decadent appetizer, that wasn't bad. Then, the entrees started coming through. The Hokkien Mee ($12.95) was literally lo mein. The Salted Egg Prawn Chow Fun ($13.95), which sounded intriguing first glance, was literally a bland Beef Chow Fun with a couple salted egg shrimps. My favorite was the Claypot Fish Curry ($28.95). I was skeptical at first , given it was my pick and it was the priciest of the bunch. But, this meal blew everything ordered out of the park. There were plenty of ingredients in this, from okra to fish fillet, that you're basically picking treasure out of this slightly spicy curry. If we weren't full from all the noodle dishes, rice would have been the best companion to go along with the curry. While the food for the most part tasted average, the huge range of selections makes this Malaysian spot your choice whenever you don't know what to eat at Bensonhurst. Plus, I noticed they also have an affordable lunch/dinner deal!

    palm sugar / cupcake
    Nian Z.

    Maybe if I haven't had authentic kuih from Chinatown before, I might have had less expectations when it came to their pastries, so I was definitely more than a bit let down. Ordering took a longggg time and there will be customers that come in and cut because there looks like two sections where you can order but there's only one cash register. Let's start with the food first - Salted Egg Prawn Chow Fun ($12): essentially beef chow fun (flat rice noodles kind), but with salted egg prawns. Container definitely wasn't filled all the way, and only included 4 prawns, which were big enough but umm still... If you're looking for a strong salted egg yolk flavor, you'd be disappointed like me. Barely there. Chow fun itself is very soy-sauce heavy and good. If you're familiar with the classic stir fried beef ho fun, this will taste almost exactly the same, with the wok-hey and crispy beansprouts. Curry Mee Young Tau Foo ($9.25): best part is this curry/soup. Very lemongrassy, has a bit of heat, a good bowl of flavorful curry. Fish paste stuffed veggies were decent, but the noodles (this is takeout) were mostly broken. I really just want to order a container of the curry soup by itself without anything else Nasi Bakar ($2.50): lol I knew this would be what I was getting but these are the size of two lipsticks taped together length wise. Sooo you might be astounded by the price for something that can be eaten in a bite and half. Good glutinous rice, and the flavors of the filling inside (dried shrimp) is salty and fragrant --------- Next, the kuihs, which are all pretty big and in chunkier pieces. For comparison, Kuih Cafe's are double the price and half the size BUT they suit my tastes much more. Blue Pea Pandan Sago Kuih $6 for 4: the best of the bunch! Every layer is sago that's been formed together with a flavor. There's the blue pea flower, pandan, and palm sugar one, all with coconut. The sweetest of the bunch, but it's this taste that actually stands out because of how bland all the others were. Strong coconut taste, and the texture is soft but not chewy Kuih Lapis ($5 for 4): veryyyy average. Pretty layers, but besides the very subtle coconut flavor, couldn't taste anything else Kuih Talam ($5 for 4): least favorite - this is pandan and coconut milk. The coconut milk layer was awful - it had already hardened so bites were dried and clumpy. Yet, in contrast, the pandan layer was too soft and jiggly and strangely wet. Ehh Palm Sugar/Cupcake ($5 for 3): these are gigantic! But also...not my thing. They take a few minutes to steam so it comes piping hot (I also wasn't expecting that, or maybe it was just my batch). It's a bit chewy on the outsides but the inside is still pretty firm/hard/undercooked. No taste. They add the coconut shreds on top but without it, it's like eating nothing. Kaya Jam ($6/jar): this kaya is quite creamy and the consistency is a lot thinner than what I'm used to. Good though, not too sweet

    Rendang Chicken Biryani Rice, Malay Lo Mai Gai, Small Nasi Lemak
    Kunyan X.

    I've been here 3 times since this new Malaysian spot opened & so far it's been okay/meh. It has potential but its operations & customer service so far have been...hm. First time I came at 5pm, most things were sold out, okay i understand the opening hype. I managed to grab a box of $10 peanut pastry tart & taro cake, they were pretty good. Second time I tried to order online for pick up at 11:45am, then the order was canceled without a call or proper reason so I had to walk all the way over to order in person, so many people were crowded inside the tiny store with absolutely no distancing. 25min wait in total. Third time I came earlier at 11:15am, thinking I could finally order the items I want from menu. Nopeeee. The ladies at front were too busy bringing out the pastries to the front instead of paying attention to me. When she finally cared to talk to me, I mentioned the items I'd like, and she told me in Chinese "We don't have them; you have to wait". I was surprised to hear a store is not ready at all at opening hour, I hate having to ask "What do you actually have then?" Then she awkwardly turned to kitchen staff, and just said to me "curry mee". SMH, really? That's the only hot food you have ready? After trying a variety of different foods I could actually get from this place, so far only the Rendang Ginger Chicken Rice, Malaysia Glutinous Rice and Peanut Pastry are considered good---very intense & complex flavors. Everything else like Nasi Lemak, Curry Mixed Topping Noodles are average. I'd say this place is a hit or miss (especially the pricy pastries they're proud of) & I don't recommend coming here at the moment, especially if you don't converse in Chinese well. They accept phone pre-ordering if you want to try that. Also they actually open at 11 AM, not 8 AM.

    Ga Hing C.

    Was craving Malaysian food and saw this place as I was walking around the neighborhood. This placed used to be Pappa Rich and I didn't get to try it back then when they were open. The store was spacious and had a lot of seating. I was craving nasi lemak and also wanted to try new things. So, I ordered a small nasi lemak (I appreciate they have this option because I can never finish a regular-sized nasi lemak), a bakwon and a nasi bakar. The total came out to around $10. The nasi lemak was small as expected and it did not come with chicken like the regular size one. It was mostly rice, but it was not bad. The bakwon was very crunchy and yummy, but extremely oily. The nasi bakar was pretty good, coconuty with dry shrimp. Overall, quick service and food was okay. I can't believe I didn't see the fried carrot cake on their menu. It's one of my favorite dishes that I have not been able to find anywhere, so I am definitely coming back for that!

    Cindy C.

    02.21.2023 Tuesday@2:20p I was looking for the Malaysian dessert for awhile and came across this place. Grabbed some dessert and will definitely come back and try the foods here.

    Fish fillet preserved vegetable noodle
    Fion L.

    I got little house Malaysian kitchen for takeout, and the fried fish fillet with a preserved in tomato soup was pretty good! (8/10) I enjoyed the broth which was milky and also has a good balance of the fish flavor. My only critique is that there was a lack of tomatoes, and I wish it was more to bring that freshness. I am very particular about this dish as it is my favorite Malaysian dish and I will say that I prefer having the fish completely fried but with the fish fillet, I wouldn't mind ordering this again. Service was quick and the restaurant ambiance seems quaint.

    Tiffany L.

    Hm, more like 3.5 stars. Stopped by here to grab takeout for lunch. They have an $8 lunch special and $12-$13 dinner special going on. We tried Lunch 1, 2, 3 and Dinner 4. The roti is portioned pretty small but it definitely hits the spot for one person. The curry was perfectly spicy and contained one piece of chicken and one piece of potato (like all other places). Entrees were decent in portion size for the price. The Wonton Goh Loh Rice Noodle was topped with fried onion bits. It overwhelmed the whole dish. The wontons were tasty. The Seafood Rice Noodle Soup was overall bland but we used it as a palate cleanser. The Indian Mee Goreng had a nice kick to it but very heavy-handed on the ketchup flavor. The Chow Kueh Teow was our favorite. Overall, would order that dish again. Service was eh. They forgot our Pulut Hitam for dessert so we went back later to pick it up. They gave us 4 portions of dessert to compensate for our time since it was their mistake. TLDR; get the Chow Kueh Teow + Pulut Hitam and you'll be one happy gal or guy.

    $8 lunch
    Roxanne O.

    Super good value for the money, especially for lunch! For $8, I got naan bread, a side curry and noodles!

    Satay Beef
    Jackiee S.

    The location used to be the Malaysian chain Papa Rich, which has since closed. The restaurant is a cute cafe style with wide open space and booths. As a family of 6, we ordered the items listed on the receipt, adding another satay beef afterwards. The portion was more of lunch-sized if that makes sense. I will definitely be full if I came for a brunch instead. We started off with the skewers, I preferred the beef more. Their peanut sauce is phenomenal. I ended up taking the rest of the sauce in a sauce takeout dish. (Pictures are missing a satay chicken, which was a 4/5; meat was tender but a bit bland without the peanut sauce) All of the stir fried noodles were really good. Had a lot of wok hei, really nice amount of charring. The salted egg noodle was a pleasant surprise. The shrimp was fried with a salted egg rouse. The other fried pearl noodle was basic, nothing special to comment about. My favorite was the vegetable, there's just something in the sauce. Pineapple fried rice was a bit of let down. There were about 4-5 pieces of fruit Hainanese chicken was not worth it for $18, I would rather order another entree instead. It's basic poached chicken paired with soy sauce, chilly sauce, and minced ginger/garlic sauce. Nothing special, but a stable whenever we have Malaysian. Pro: everything comes with a base of shrimp. Overall: food was pretty good for its pricing. $12-13 for an entree for lunch is nearly impossible to find anywhere nowadays. 9/10

    Too much sauce and worst kind of Hokkein Mee.
    Clement S.

    Very terrible food and awful service and I am very traumatized by the experience of owner calling the cop and threatened to arrest me over awful Hokkien Mee noodle. And all my kids are afraid to hear the cop said .. "is it worth to get arrested over $10.00 food?" The owner is terrible who suggested the noodle to us and we have to give them a huge thumbs down because we still pay that we everything plus automatic tips. Don't ever dine that restaurant .. because of my kids got traumatized over what the cop said ... And the owner won't remove one awful food of the receipt. The curry roti Canai is so terribly full of water, no curry flavor. Overall the food sucks .. ! I just saw the comment that the owner left us at the friend's page. The owner lied .. the owner REFUSED to exchange when asked and also REFUSED to take the $10.00 off the receipt. Even worse you auto charge us the illegal gratuity and I ask you to take them off but you refused. This is illegal. Plus you want to show the video, we also busted you replacing the same water with dead insect and poured into different pitcher but we said NOTHING because we want to try to give you a good review but unfortunately you lost the chance to impress us. Not cool.

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    $$

    I recently was taken here on a first date and had a pleasant experience. I have been eyeing this…read moreIndonesian neighborhood restaurant for quite some time now so naturally getting the opportunity to finally try it was absolutely delightful. We opted for the 15 course dinner that samples through their entire menu. It is a perfect amount of food for two people and I recommend this experience very much. The meal starts with a cozy chicken and noodle broth soup which was so warming and comforting, just what the doctor ordered in this weather. The second round of food was two types of salad and a corn fritter. I loved the pickled salads as they had a nice crunch to them and tasted delicious. The fritters are a good size but a little bit greasier than I liked. The last round is where all the curries are brought out on a hot plate. There's shrimp, lamb, beef rendang, chicken, tofu etc. There's also white rice and skewers of chicken and beef satay coated in a delicious peanut sauce. Some of the curries I liked very much - like the fried tofu and the sauce on the shrimp curry was divine. Beef rendang fell a little flat for me as it wasn't as decadent, thick or spicy like authentic rendang is. The lamb curry had a sweet taste which I found a little odd. The chicken satay was juicy and delicious but the beef satay was rubbery and hard to chew and a weird texture. I definitely expect better from a satay skewer. Our server was kind and kept the flow of the food going. The final course is a little coconut pandan flan which was very very good but the texture is firmer than what I like. Flan should definitely be a bit softer and creamier. Either way it's tough to nail a 15 course dinner expertly but I do think if they made a few needed changes to the quality of food this would easily be a 5 star experience! If you live nearby, definitely give this beautiful cozy family run restaurant a try!!

    Side notes: Family-run place, so if you're going to go here with a bigger group, call early to make…read moresure they have the dishes you want. Would recommend the Bakwan, the Empal Goreng, and the Sayur Santen the most, with the Talor Tahu and various Bakwan being very tasty. Rating is for the area (in Queens, this would be an upper 3 as being a milder but tasty Indonesian spot, but worse than Sky/Awang.) I have been to this small family-run Indonesian restaurant a handful of times since my old review back in 2022, and over the many years, I have found some dishes I have loved more than others, of course. From the small plates, I would recommend, as before, the Bakwan for $9, consisting of crispy corn fritters cooked pancake style with scallion. The texture of the dish is wonderful, and the dipping sauces, whether they be the sweet chili sauce or the peanut sauce, work well to help with the slight oiliness. The sate is also pretty tasty. Of the multiple types, the Chicken Satay was the most recent one we had (which is cheaper at $11,) but I think the beef one (for a buck more) is better. We also had the larger Sate Madura a previous time, which was also very tasty. Another tasty dish is the Talor Tahu for $18, listed as a seasoned egg omelete with bean curd, mushrooms, and veggies glazed with Indonesian soy sauce and shallots. The price might look high for a vegetarian dish, but it is quite large, and the mixture of vegetables adds a nice mix of textures, including a good amount of crunch. The sauce is nice as well, adding a slightly sweet flavor, and goes nicely with the soft omelete. One of the most recent dishes I tried here is one of the best, which was the Empal Goreng for $21, listed as sliced beef marinated in sweet Javanese spices pan fried topped with Indonesian soy sauce. There was plenty of beef, which was cut thin and cooked beautifully, with the flavors reminding me a little bit of lemongrass dishes from Vietnamese spots, outside of it also having a slightly spicy kick. There was otherwise some lettuce, and the dish was served with some achar/acar, an Indonesian (and insert ASEAN country here) mix of pickled vegetables including cucumber, carrots, and onions. My other favorite dish here is a vegetarian dish, which is the Sayur Santen for $18, listed as lightly battered broccoli and cauliflower in Indonesian herbs cooked in spiced coconut milk topped with bean curd and carrots. There is a nice mix of textures, with the batter indeed, as listed, being very light, with the cauliflower and broccoli still retaining some crunch. My favorite part of the dish is the bean curd, which absorbs the delicious slightly sweet, and lightly spicy coconut milk. Another group of dishes that tend to be good are the various Belado, a pepper mixture with various spices that is somewhat similar to a sambal. This is available with Ikan, or crispy fish, for $20, or with Terong, or crispy eggplant and tofu, for $18. The crispy fish was a bit less spicy the most recent time, while the vegetables retained most of the kick from previous dinners, so I slightly preferred the vegetables. If there was one part of the menu to stay away from, it would unfortunately be the various kare, or curry. The Beef Rendang for $21, or pieces of beef simmered for hours in coconut milk and spices, is just alright, being a bit too soupy for my style (as I generally prefer drier rendang in general,) with the spices being a bit too light, whether it is the coconut milk or chili. The same can be said for the $19 Kare Ayam, which is also a bit too mild for my liking. From previous memory, I would also not recommend the Ayam Goreng, or their spiced fried chicken as it's a bit dry. The Nasi Goreng, for a variety of prices depending on protein, is also just OK. The dish listed as Indonesian fried rice with protein, scrambled egg, and protein was $18 in our case, for a chicken/ayam version. The portion was plentiful, but it partially lacked the wok hei I associate with this dish. The egg is nice, and there was enough chicken, but it was also a bit too plain. Speaking of light dishes, they have given us the Pandan Coconut Pudding for $7 a handful of times. This is a lightly flavored pudding with a very mild floral (from the pandan) and coconut flavor. Due to the texture and the light coconut sweetness, it reminds me a bit more of some kue you can find in some spots, such as Lady Wong and otherwise. It's a decent final bite. Outside of one particular part of the menu, I have liked this place every time I've been here. The food in general is pretty consistent, outside of maybe the spice level in a dish or two, but this is more expected in a casual spot such as this one. I'll go back again, probably in another few months, and sample more of their dishes. The rating is for the area, as it would be closer to a 4 in Queens, but I would still go back.

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    Kopitiam

    Kopitiam

    4.1
    (1.1k reviews)
    7.6 mi
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    As a Singaporean living in the states, a good kopitiam is hard to find so when I saw this closeby…read morethe hotel we were staying at, I knew I had to visit! The food did not disappoint! We got a Nasi Lemak and a few Kaya Toasts, along with a Kopi Tarik. Everything was really good! The Kaya toast was bigger than what you'd get in Asia, with more Kaya in it too, but just as delicious with a comforting flavor. Nasi Lemak is my favorite all time dish, and this one hit the spot as well. It came with a generous amount of anchovies/peanuts and the sambal it came with was great. If I had to nitpick, I do wish the rice had a bit more flavor, but not a big deal. The kopi was really good, though I wish it came earlier with the toast instead of after we got all our food. Not a big deal, and service was good other than that. The restaurant had a good amount of tables and barstool seating, although it filled up completely by 1pm! If you want some Malaysian/Singaporean in NYC, this place is a must!

    After 10 years later, I got to try Kopitiam again. I had to wait another 10 minutes after the…read moreestimated time. I ordered the Char Kway Teow, nasi lemak, kaya toast and Kuih Talam. Char kway teow was freshly made but a little soggy. However it was tasty. The nasi lemak was great. I really like the stir fried anchovies. The rice had a hard bite to it. Kaya toast was good. Kuih talam is a hard pass. They over salted the coconut layer to the point it was hard to eat. The pandan layer has also a lingering bitter taste. With this combo it was not good.

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