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    Satay

    3.6 (260 reviews)
    ModerateChinese, Malaysian
    Open 11:00 am - 10:00 pm

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    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Good for groups
    Dogs allowed

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    Beef Satay (5)
    Edwin S.

    We were chased and asked to pay more tip when we decided to initially pay 15%. Satay is a local establishment that has been there for a long time and takes only cash. They are quick, efficient and the food is rather tasty. What ruined the whole experience is that they chased us for more tip even though they hadn't gone extra. It was a horrible unprofessional display. Taste: 4.5/5 Service: 1.5/5 (the only plus is that they were good on refilling tea) Ambiance: 2/5 Value for money: 3.5/5 We had: 1) Coconut calamari - this was okay 2) Beef satay - this was very good 3) lobak - the temperatures were mixed here which was a bit offputting and inconsistent 4) roti canai - decent 5) beef rendang - decent 6) seafood crispy noodle - good but not well proportioned 7) hokkien mee - this was okay for a Hokkien mee The best thing here is the satay. Remember this is a cash only establishment! Beware of service...

    Roti Canai
    Farah M.

    Delicious food, quick service and a decent size space that's clean. Some of the better Malaysian food I've had. The curry was a bit oily but the flavors were amazing! I wouldn't say you have to travel all the way here for it but it's a great option in the neighborhood or if you want good Malaysian food for a good price without the bells and whistles.

    Lily F.

    Best Malaysian spot closet to Long Island when you're craving it. The Hainese chicken is always on point. The spring rolls are yummy. The water spinach was amazing. The food comes out so quick and it's always so good.

    Hainanese chicken, roti, stuffed vegetables
    Elaine L.

    I went to Satay last night after hearing so many good reviews about the place. I started with the roti, and I was surprised to see it was green, but it tasted great when you dip it into the curry sauce. Next was the Hainanese chicken, which was a little bland. The stuffed vegetable in the curry soup and the pineapple fried rice were my favorites.

    Ken W.

    The hainanese chicken was done well and was very clean tasting and moist. The stingray felt somewhat artificial that the accompanying sauce didn't seem to mask that well. The pork belly soup was hearty but not overly rich. The chicken satays were a little over charred. The roti was exceptionally crisp.

    Roti Boom
    Sharon T.

    There is an ongoing crisis happening in Flushing, and that crisis is the shortage of Malaysian restaurants. Even more so after my beloved Papparich packed its bags about a year ago. Satay is the reincarnation of Sentosa and Curry Leaves, tucked far away from downtown Flushing, but very popular among locals in the Flushing area. Space is neither big or small, but may seem small because of the huge volume of people it gets. I've been here with both friends and family and the menu is filled with excellent family-style dishes that never disappoint. They have one of the most extensive menus for a Malaysian restaurant, which you'll typically find only about 1-2 varieties of a dish. Feels like there's always 3-4 varieties here, and the menu is so exciting to want to try everything. Roti Canai is a staple at Malaysian restaurants, but I argue that their Roti Boom is worth getting over if you have a sweet tooth--the pandan center is incredible. Hainanese Chicken is great here--definitely much saucier than other places I've been to. Can't get down to my favorite dish because I like everything that I've tried so far and can't wait for my next visit.

    Chow Kueh Teow
    Lewis M.

    So much flavor! To me roti is roti but it was good. 4/5 Beef rendang Best dish we had. 5/5!!! Sizzling beef. This was the next best. 5/5! Chow Keith Teow. On par with my expectations 4/5 Mee goreng. Could have been better 3.5/5 Kang Kung Belacan 4.5/5

    Sandy T.

    Came here for dinner Saturday night. Got lucky and snag a parking spot right out front of the restaurant. Small place and some of the tables can be small. Friendly staff and fast service. The food came out quickly. I was surprised the roti came out green. It was a little tough. I definitely have had much better before. The curry noodle was good. Wish it was a little spicier. The veggies were really spicy. Sizzling tofu was good. Overall the food was good and i would go back.

    . Sambal Squids
    Howard W.

    I used to go to Chinatown in flushing or Elhurst for Malaysian food . this place I found closer to home and the food is very good. The servers are very friendly, and the place is clean

    Coconut calamari, came with the sweet chili sauce.
    Celian O.

    Pros: - quickly seated and serviced, dishes came out very quickly - waitresses were attentive and nice - always enjoy their roti canai and curry dishes - really liked the flavoring/seasoning of the braised tofu Cons: - nothing during my experiences Comments: - went on a Sunday around 6:30PM, wasn't too busy, but the restaurant started filling up when we left around 7:10PM - been coming here since middle school and the food is still good - don't remember any music playing, just families talking, but it wasn't too loud

    Beef Rendang. $19.95. Chewy and just OK. Order the much better Lamb version instead
    Glenn C.

    Short review/best dishes- Lobak, Lemongrass Chicken, Lamb Rendang I went to this relatively crowded and popular Malaysian place a while ago with one of my larger groups. It was a bit further of a walk and a schlep in general than my usual preferred Malaysian spot in Flushing (Malay) but the place here by comparison is a little bit cheaper and the food was pretty decent with a couple dishes that are not found in other places and I would say overall, the food quality is a tad worse than Malay and some of the other spots. It was still a decent meal overall and I would go back. We soon got the Roti Canai With Chicken for $5.50 which was a good price. The roti was alright being slightly buttery while the chicken curry was a bit less spiced than other spots. It was decent overall with the potato as always being the highlight. Better for a small plate was the Satay Chicken Skewers or rather Satay Ayam for $8.95 where the beef price is the same. The chicken had good grill marks (though more compared to some other photos I see so perhaps we had a particularly good batch) and was nice and tender and the peanut sauce wasn't overly sweetened. I wish there was a bit more achar/achat/pickles but if that's the complaint for an appetizer, that's not saying much. I prefer the one at Curry House in Manhattan but these were excellent. We also got the Lobak for $13.95 or crispy fried spiced pork roll, fried tofu, fried shrimp pancake, and cucumber and turnip pickles. Said lobak refers to specifically the Five-Spice Meat/Pork Roll in the middle which had a fun crisp and a bit of a chew in the middle. The tofu on the side was light as was the lightly fried shrimp pancake and the sauce on the side which I believe was a mix of dark soy sauce and sambal went well with the lobak and with the less flavorful tofu. This was very tasty. The Crispy Deep Fried Pork Intestines for $8.95 was ok. They were well cleaned with just a bit of offal funk. They were less fried than usual which led to a bit more of a chew by comparison which I'm not sure was good or bad. The dish had a lightly sweet sauce with it though I personally preferred dipping said intestines in sambal. For main dishes, the surprising highlight which was very unexpected was the Lemongrass Chicken for I believe $17.95 which can also be ordered with pork. The chicken was chopped into tiny very tasty tender morsels and there was a mixture of vegetables on there. The sauce had wonderful aromatics with a touch of sweetness and a good flavor from the wok. I would recommend this heavily even at said price point. For Rendang, the Lamb version for $21.95 was a good amount better than the Beef version which is $2 cheaper. The lamb was much more tender and I found the sauce surprisingly to taste a bit different being a bit more spiced which is a good thing of course. The beef version was alright being a bit chewy and paled in comparison to the gold standard at Malay let alone some other spots and I would not recommend it much. The noodle dishes were just OK with both of them lacking a bit of wok hei with the pork not being the most flavored. The Fried Pearl Noodles for $11.95 with shrimp, pork, egg, scallion and bean sprouts had a decent texture and a good bit of pork in them though not many shrimp. The Chow Kueh Teow for $10.95 with stir fried flat rice noodles with fresh shrimp, pork, bean sprouts, eggs, soy sauce, & spicy chili paste was a bit better. The noodle portion was larger and there was plenty more shrimp (though we did sub squid for more shrimp.) I wish the pork was Chinese sausage/lap cheong found in many spots as it adds both a fun texture and a bit of sweetness. Last that I tried was the Trio Vegetables With Belacan for $15.95 with string beans, eggplant, and lady fingers with spicy shrimp paste which wasn't good. We were originally going to get the quad version but they were out of stink beans which was unfortunate as the dish itself lacked flavor. The veggies could have been roasted longer and the shrimp paste wasn't strong enough so I just didn't like it overall outside of the decent portion for the price point. Speaking of lacking flavor, they charge for rice ($1.50 or $3 depending on size) and oddly, the Hainanese and Coconut style are both the same price as the plain rice but in retrospect, it makes sense. This is since both of them only had hints of the flavors that make them unique so I guess order the coconut one as it's a tad better. The rest of the people found the Coconut Calamari for $9.95 OK. The coconut was just on top and not really cooked so it was just lightly fried slightly chewy calamari for them. They wouldn't recommend it. It's a bit hard to review this place as the dishes ran the gamut from decent to very good. I would probably give this place a 4 if it was consistently good but if everyone was like the belacan veggies, I'd get this place a 2 at most. I guess I'll round it off at a three with a couple definite highlights.

    Mixed vegetables over rice for $12. It wouldn't hurt their bottom line to give more veggies.
    Geoffrey N.

    Satay is a landmark for Flushing. Affordable, convenient, fast, and typically delicious. Today's order left us wanting. The Haianese chicken was very bland. It tasted like standard Cantonese style blanched chicken. Chicken was juicy but lacked flavor. We also ordered the "mixed vegetable over rice" and for $12, I was expecting more vegetables. But unfortunately even with more veggies, the taste wasn't there. The flavor of canned veggies linger. The oyster omelette was also disappointing. Oysters were nice but eggs were burnt which left an unpleasant bitter taste. We couldn't send the food back because it was takeout :(. Maybe they had an off day but my high expectations were not met.

    42. Fish Ball Flat Noodle Soup
    Edna L.

    This review is for the food, not really their restaurant service or ambiance as I had a takeout order. I had a craving for Malaysian food and I don't really have that around me. But of course Flushing has a few great spots to choose from! I decided to try Satay and I'm glad I made that choice! I ordered half a Hainanese Chicken with a large Hainanese rice and three noodle soups: Clay Pot Pearl Noodle Soup, Fish Ball Flat Noodle Soup, and Curry Mee with Yong Tofu. I've had all of these dishes many times before in my favorite Malaysian Restaurants before and that's what I have to compare to. Everything was pretty decent. Of everything I got from here, I'd say the Clay Pot Pearl Noodles were by far my favorite and was most accurate to what I was craving. The chewiness of the noodles and the flavors were perfect. Second fave had to be the fish ball flat noodle (ho fun) soup. It's hard to find good fish balls nowadays since the brand I like got discontinued and you can no longer order them. But these fishballs had a good bounce back to them and a good bite to them! Loved that!

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