Island Malaysian Cuisine

So worth the money i love this place it reminds me of my trip to Malaysia the food is soo good if you love spice and flavor and you want a new favorite place to go then here it is
The Green Curry veg is so good order that with some chicken flavor rice and you will be amazed also try their beef renda and their belay ice

great restaurant, authentic cuisine, and awesome customer service! People at kitchen are super fast and food comes right away. I have tried most of their items and dont know which is the best, but will just say all of it wow. thank you guys! By mistake i put a bad review thinking of a different restaurant, but its already deleted and placed on the right place :). Island Malaysian cuisine is the one and only! thanks again

Authentic Penang flavor. Unpretentious. Assam laksa was delicious. Cendol had authentic flavor. Yummy.

Bad choice for vegetarians.
Roti kanai was good. Tried basil fried noodles, it wasn’t great.

Perhaps I’m just biased since I’m Indonesian so I don’t know any better. Malaysian dish should be similar tho, I’ve tasted some when I was in Indo. Rendang had sauce. Rendang is not supposed to have sauce. But like I said maybe cos it’s Malaysian, it has sauce. As for sambal petai, the petai was not very strong. I think they boiled the petai first to reduce the stink. The vegetable used isn’t exactly the right taste for sambal petai. It should be shallot based as well. We also ordered kangkung belacan, which is a bit disappointing. It was garlic and belacan based but it just needed more kick. I thought it would be garlic, shallot, and belacan based. Rojak has too much shrimp paste (petis) and not enough sweet soy sauce, not a good balance. Some people like that tho… I’m picky on it since my mom makes it quite much and petis is an East Javanese thing so I know it quite a bit since I’m from the area where it comes from. Baikut teh was the only thing we enjoyed a lot but it’s hard to mess that up. Asked for sambal and it’s this soggy thing you put your bakso in and it wasn’t spicy at all. What kind of sambal isn’t spicy… Anyway at the end, I make better food at home, which was not the point of coming here. Rendang takes 4 hours to simmer and I don’t wanna do it at home that’s why I came here but it’s half-​assed too so I’m disappointed. The taste overall is ok though. I didn’t expect super authentic taste but it just wasn’t up to my restaurant standard. As my friend expected, my home cooking is still tastier and more authentic to our tongues.

I come here just to eat roti canai which is pretty good. Also try the spicy lamb curry which is served on a banana leaf. They have a book kind of menu with pictures of all the items, so you can actually see what your dish looks like.

My family is a huge fan of family run restaurants that emanate authenticity and Island Malaysian Cuisine did not disappoint!
–We went in not knowing much about Malaysian cuisine and asked our waitress for help with the menu because it was very long. We specifically asked her about portion size so we would know how much to order. She honestly wasn’t very helpful bc we ended up ordering too much and their really wasn’t a reason to her inattentiveness because we were the only people in the restaurant at the time. It was a shady thing to do on her part bc I feel like she took advantage of our ignorance towards the cuisine.
— The food is absolutely amazing! The portions are huge and the food is freshly cooked. We left the restaurant with takeout containers and satisfied smiles.

We ordered Roti Canai, Beef Renda, ikan bass, Pineapple fried rice, lemongrass soup and Mee Goreng (spicy noodles). We also ordered mango pudding with coconut ice cream and mango with sticky rice. Food was good. Spicy as expected. Every one enjoyed. Mango with sticky rice had very sour mango. The owner said that the mango were sour because they were Thai mango. Wrong answer. They don’t know how to pick sweet mango. The mango pudding came out from commercial pudding in the cup. Just one scoop of coconut icecream was placed next to it.
Overall food was good and worth money spent. The servers were nice. I would have given them 5 stars if it was not for the dessert.

Authenticity level: ⁸⁄₁₀. Not going to be as good as the food you find at Malaysian street fare but what is? The plus side is this place has a thousand page menu (with pictures! Yay) so you can find lots of variety. There are Malay and Chinese dishes and desserts. A little lacking in Indian food. The owner is Malaysian herself.
When I come here I always get the roti canai. It comes with a side of meat curry. Roti telur (egg roti) is pretty good too. Char kuey teow is great. Bakuteh was terrible, but then again I’ve had bakuteh from Klang. The rendang is great, and other Chinese fare is good too. Curry puffs are delicious. Prices are okay and you do get a lot of food.
I come here as often as possible to support a local business, but the location and environment needs work. The place is always empty, it’s located at an upstairs in a spring mountain strip mall and may seem pretty dingy. The décor is kinda cheesy. But don’t let that fool you, the food is good. Give it a try.

Items Selected:
Curry Puffs — Potato, Chicken, Onions
Roti Canal — Crispy Indian Style Pancake with Curry Chicken Dipping Sauce
Chicken with Preserved Egg Porridge
Ginger Scallion Duck Noodle
Pisang Pancake — Sliced Bananas and Coconut Spread
Chef’s Special Coconut Pudding
Located in a large plaza at 5115 Spring Mountain Road it would be deceitful to suggest this diner had even heard of Island Malaysian Cuisine before exiting another meal just one hour prior, but occasionally deferring to the interests of others it was at the top of a concrete staircase just past eight o’clock that the surprisingly popular restaurant was approached.
On further research apparently the most well-​regarded place in town promoting an «authentic» Malaysian menu it is to two distinct signs but only viable door that patrons are greeted and with warm welcome inside by a duo of hostesses it was to a four-​top at the front of the restaurant our duo was led, the menu of more than one hundred items perused in English alongside one featuring pictures as a few tables of CES conventioneers and locals sat dispersed about the large room.
Decorated in a mix of ethnic items and NFL banners, a TV and Pool Table close to restrooms in back, it was after careful deliberation that a four-​part order was crafted, the kitchen expedient with golden pockets of curried chicken arriving a few moments later, though the spice profile was mild while starch overwhelmed protein.
Moving onward to better things, a crisp fold of roti served alongside a small bowl of vibrant red sauce and bone-​in chicken, it was next in a comically large $ 6.50 bowl of boiled rice soup that appetites were entrusted, the texture more heterogeneous than typically associated with congee even before the addition of sliced century egg and chicken, a follow-​up of fragrant noodles mostly pleasant despite being liberally oiled and tossed with duck that was almost 50% bone.
A pleasant space to sit and talk, the service timely and noise level not-​too-​loud, the menu’s back features a fair number of sweets and although options trend a bit more pricey than other Chinatown spots the portions are quite generous, a «Banana Pancake» textured not unlike the roti more than enough to share with nothing more than caramelized natural flavors used to sweeten it while the «Chef’s Special» offers several scoops of panna cotta textured coconut milk that reminisces the flavor of chilled Tapioca Pudding.
***Just under $ 30 each after tax and tip for a meal not-​inappropriately large for two — even after substantial eating elsewhere — it would be difficult to call Island Malaysian Cuisine a bargain considering the ingredient quality and uneven execution, but all-​in-​all a pleasant enough place with a really good staff it may warrant a return visit at a later date in order to sample more things

When you first walk in, the first thing you see is the authentic malaysian ringgit. pretty funny… but kinda appealing in some ways. looking at the menu, we reconized familiar menu items like nasi lemak, bak kut teh, mee siam, char keuy tiaw, mee goreng, kari ayam and so on. They gave us a menu with pictures on it just in case we needed to know what to order (pretty funny but appropriate as some items cannot be translated) so we stuck to food that we were craving and knew of despite the vast selection on offer. We ended up ordering the nasi lemak, chicken feet lo mien and pandan chicken. The nasi lemak was quite authentic and cooked well considering some items just cannot be obtained outside of malaysia. The chicken feet lo mein was very tasty and the chicken feet was very well cooked with every bite full of flavours. The pandan chicken was fragrant and crispy ++. Overall a very nice lunch. We followed up the meal with Chendol and some fried banana ice cream. Chendol was almost a 10 out of 10 only thing lacking was it was a little bit on the small size for its price. Overall i would highly recommend this place and I’m sure I will be back again soon :)

I ate beef rendang and it was the most delicious rendang I have ever tasted in United States. Totally recommend it

Total: $ 81 for 3 people
We, myself and two family members came in on a Sunday night. First red flag the place was completely empty at 7:00pm. The restaurant was recommended by a close friend so we decided to give it a fair chance.
Roti Telur: 8÷10− tasty and authentic (my favourite of the night)
Young chow fried rice: 6÷10− nothing special, bland
Singapore fried mee hoon– 7÷10− flavourful, but not many shrimp (2 in total)
Lamb Rendang; 5÷10− taste of curry not bad, quality of meat was terrible
Sizzling chicken: ⁷⁄₁₀: tasty but small portions of meat
For desert we chose the fried banana Grenade, which was absolutely terrible. The bananas were not ripe and the oil in which they were fried had a disgusting aftertaste, indicating it was old oil. We were very unimpressed with this dish.
Overall, especially with the terrible desert and a meal that was $ 81 for 3 people– this was unsatisfactory.

Malaysian cuisine is definitely represented well at Island. The food was really good overall but some dishes were a little lack-​luster. I would definitely recommend the Pengen Ikan (whole fish in a spicy chefs sauce). Seriously, this dish was the standout for sure. I also enjoyed the Mango Sticky Rice for dessert. The sticky rice had great consistency and the mangos were sweet and tart. We also tried the Kari Mee (a noodle soup with chicken and tofu) which was decent and the Pineapple Shrimp, which wasn’t bad but also not great. Again, satisfying, good portions, and authentic in Malay cuisine.

They’re food are delicious, every time i come to vegas i always come to eat in here .
The restaurant just 3,5 miles from fashion show mall

Yeaaaaaaaah! Malaysian fooooood!!!
My first encounter and love for Malaysian food started with a simple curry puff back when I was a young child. I love curry, so it was a nice twist to curry bread or curry anything.
This restaurant is in the least expected location. I got to try a medley of foods, but my main purpose was to go try the Hainan chicken with rice since Flock & Fowl was closed that day.
Curry puffs– 3.5 stars. I think the pastry could have been better, as well as the filling.
Kan Kung with garlic — 5 stars. Great veggie dish I loved it!
Pineapple fried rice– 3 stars. It was good but not extraordinary.
Hainan chicken with chicken rice — 3.5 stars. The chicken was lukewarm, and I prefer mine hotter. You also have to order chicken rice as an additional as it doesn’t come with it FYI.
Thai chicken special of the day– 5 stars. I loved the sauce for this chicken dish, and it’s poached like Hainan chicken. It was also warmer in temperature as well. Definite must try!
Condensed milk iced coffee– ⁵⁄₅. I’m no coffee expert, but this was goooooood.
I was bummed out that they didn’t have the flaky pastry bread. I can’t remember what it’s called, but it was one of my fave Malaysian dishes.
I’ll be back to try a couple more things.

Our friend recommended this place for our dinner. Came in and the place was empty, so service was fast and efficient. The menu was extensive and we had a hard time deciding but the host was patient and gave us the time we needed. Food came out fast and everything was DELICIOUS!!! 5 stars for food!
I attached my receipt to this review to show the confusion that happened. I know that some restaurants give «suggestions» on how much gratuity we should pay. 15% (minimum), 18%, 20% etc. But this is the first place I come across that actually CHARGES you 18% gratuity and then puts the TOTAL amount that already included tip as a base amount on the credit card slip. I think it’s very misleading and the fact that I couldn’t choose how much tip I want to pay is not very nice. I would have clarify if I had caught it at the restaurant but I didn’t.

Having lived in Singapore for years, it is hard to find the same great Singapore food I enjoyed here is West Coast. But each time I visit Las Vegas, I make sure I have at least one meal here.
So far the dishes I have tried, Indian Bread with Curry, Noddle Soup in Prawn broth, spicy Crab, Stair fried flat noddle, Hokian style fried noodle, Red Bean Slash Ice, ALL meets my expectation and offered me a great dinning experience.

I’m down here in Vegas as a tourist for once and was looking for some interesting places to eat. I tried a Thai place last night and that was just OK. So I get on Unilocal and check out Burmese food… no results, then I try Malaysian and get just 1 result, his place! So, after a day of walking in and out of shopping malls and casinos on the strip, we decide on this place. If you didn’t know it Las Vegas has a Chinatown, not a super urban dense place like SF, but all sprawled out along big streets with strip malls. One good thing the parking is way better then in SF! Island Malaysian Cuisine is located in a big mall with other Asian businesses. It was east to find, using my GPS!
I’ve never had Malaysian food before, so this should be interesting. We get seated and just have water for drinks. The menu is full of things I’ve never heard of and some like won ton soup and chow fun I have. It’s busy enough in here I don’t feel isolated, but not too noisy.
We decide to start with an appetizer of the Curry Puff ($ 5.95). Next out of the porridge section, we decided to try the Fish Porridge ($ 6.95). While we waited for those to be served, we browsed the rest of the menu. There’s a lot on here I have no idea what it is. I decided to try the Mango Chicken ($ 11.95) and my BF decided to get the Steamed Stripped Bass Teow Chow Style. I think this was kinda expensive and was market price. He paid for dinner so I don’t know how much it was, but it was worth it. We shared all the dishes family style.
The puffs arrived and they look like puff pastries all flaky and yummy. Inside it’s a curryish somewhat spicy mix of potatoes and chicken and a flavor that goes well with the outer shell. Very nice I liked this one. The fish porridge arrives in a med sized bowl. We both slurp out of the same bowl. I’ve had these Asian rice porridge dishes before, but not fish flavored. I’ve just had chicken and turkey before. This was interesting, not super thick, but very flavorful. I thought it maybe a bit too salty for my taste… add some sugar will fix that! Interesting experience, but I’ll probably not get that again.
Our entrees arrive … holy cow, that steamed bass is spectacular and smells tasty and not all fishy. The Mango Chicken is served in a halved mango and filled with chicken sliced mango and sauce. This is quite a nice looking dish. The fish served whole with the head on garnished with cilantro, ginger and onions, laying in a nice aromatic sauce. We get white steamed rice for like $ 2.00 to go with the food. The Mango Chicken is very tender and the sauce full of flavor and somewhat a little sweet, not overly so, like Chinese sweet and sour chicken, this was not anything like that. The mango was tender and went well with the dish. I’d say this is a nice safe dish if one wasn’t feeling too adventurous, and not ordering the chicken feet dish.
The steamed Bass was done perfectly. So fork tender, you don’t even need to use your teeth to eat it. With just a little pressure from the tongue, it just melts in your mouth, creating a quite almost sensuous pleasure! The Malaysian style was different than the normal steamed with soy, garlic and ginger Chinese way. This was a little more deeper depth of taste in the sauce. It really added to the whole experience. Get this dish if you come here!
We were pretty full, but when the server asked about dessert… well what the hell, I’m on vacation! It was up to me to pick, so I picked the banana pancake ($ 6.50). When it arrived, I was surprised at the generous serving. It was drizzled in chocolate syrup. It definitely had a banana flavor it it and sweet sort of doughy texture. It may not beat Mom’s apple strudel with gelato on top, but it was a nice way to end a meal here at Island Malaysian Cuisine. I’ll come here again for sure.

I started liking Malaysian food when I was in Australia, so I’ve been looking for a Malaysian restaurant in Vegas.
I decided to try this restaurant for my birthday, and I’m glad I did.
They have a lot of options on their menu, and they even have a separate picture book with the items they have. I thought this was awesome since, majority of the time, I’m unsure of what to order when trying a new place. Pictures help, big time!
I decided to order some items that I already know: Laksa, Roti & Curry (canai), Hainanese Chicken, and Beef Rendang.
We also ordered a couple other noodle dishes.
Everything was delicious. Their laksa & beef rendang tasted a little different than what I’m used to, but it’s probably because I’ve gotten used to the Singaporean style laksa.
Nonetheless, it was still yummy and my family & I finished everything!
Prices & portion sizes are reasonable, restaurant is spacious & clean, and they even have an area with a pool table & foosball table. The manager was super nice & made sure my birthday lunch was special.
I’d definitely come back here again & try their other dishes, especially their different options for laksa.

Amazing food but the cleanliness is sketch. Finished a great meal only to have a nest of baby roaches originate from the bottom of the table and scatter all over and on my cell phone. I ran out and nearly threw up my meal.
Please clean your facilities well. Its too bad because the food is top notch.

Delicious Roti Canai with huge chunks of chicken — so good we got more to go. Lamb rendang, spicy, thick sauce, yummy. Duck in ginger and spring greens, duck pieces were lovely, sauce a bit too thick for my taste, Huge plate of greens with dried shrimp, some house rose to wash it down and we were set. Not so many Malaysian restaurants available so give it a chance over thai — it’s a nice change whilst sill capturing some familiar flavors.
And yes there is a pool table and bar football. Meal was $ 70 good value as we ordered a ton of Roti

I thought both the service and food was pretty mediocre. Ordered a noodle dish and just really didn’t like it. I’ve had Malaysian food elsewhere and I just seemed to have liked it more. Maybe was an off night, but thought it was pretty subpar.

Good food and decently priced. I believe they are pretty authentic as the food was not far off in taste compare to Indonesian food. They are definitely different, but still hit the correct palate section to almost pass as Indonesian cooking. Oddly the naming are very similar.

I make pilgrimage here every single time I am in Vegas for a dose of Malaysian food. Ok many doses of Malaysian food. I grew up in Malaysia so the food here has nostalgic value to me. Granted, they have no competition here in Vegas being the ONLY Malaysian food restaurant but I think their food is exceptionally good!
I have tried numerous items and they never disappoint. Here are my favorites (gosh I am drooling as I make this list)
— Nasi Lemak (Heavenly Coconut rice)
— Rendang
— Sambal Petai
— Baby Oyster Omelette
— Char Kuey Teow — fried rice noodle with smokey taste. Delicious!
— Seafood Hor Fun
— Cendol
— Durian Sticky Rice (did not taste as fresh and tasty during my last visit)
If you like Thai and Indonesian food, give Malaysian food a try. Malaysia the country is mainly made up of ethnic Malay, Chinese and Indian, so the food tends to get influence from all these races, making them unique. Get a few dishes and share around the table.
I wish they come out with ‘tapas’/small plates version of the dishes so we can order more dishes and share. Some Vietnamese restaurants here in SLC has started this concept (Pleiku came to mind).
Can’t wait for my next pilgrimage!

First time trying Malaysian food and I was so pleasantly surprised. If you like curry, spice, and Thai food then Malaysian food may be your next favorite type of cuisine.
It reminded me of Southeast Asian comfort food. Very rustic, lots of stews and soups, and lots of slow cooked items. Everything is super flavorful with lots of spices. It also reminds me of Thai food without the limes or sour notes.
I don’t think they serve just Malaysian food. Just like many Asian restaurants this place has some Thai dishes and Chinese dishes. I’m not sure if they are Malaysian twists on Thai and Chinese dishes but I’ll try them one day.
We had very nice servers. We got some recommendations but decided on some «classic» dishes we both heard of.
Everything came out fast and fresh. Everything was piping hot.
We had barley water, roti with curry, curry puffs, beef rendeng, curry mee, charr geau theuy, and chicken rice. Everything came out to $ 50. For two beverages, two appetizers, and three entrees it was a good price.
The roti curry app was small. I wish I got my own except we had so much food! Roti is like a super thin and crisp crêpe. The curry was really good. It had potatoes and chicken.
Beef rendeng is a spicy braised beef dish with a thick curry like sauce. It was super spicy as in spices and as in heat. It was delicious with the chicken rice. The rice was like Hainese chicken rice. The beef was very tender.
Charr guea thyeu is like Thai pad se ewe except with lots of bean sprouts and sea food. It had shrimp and squid in it. I liked the strong wok taste and how natural it tasted.
Curry puffs are like empanadas filled with curried potatoes, peas, and possibly a meat. I did like this but it was bland compared to how good everything else was.
Curry mee was a curry noodle soup. It reminded me of Thai ka soi. It had a really rich meat and coconutty flavor. It was spicy and just good. I can’t really describe it but I definitely recommend this.
The staff was nice. They did a good job with the questions we asked and with recommending dishes. Malaysian food is delicious. With this place being affordable and the food being delicious I can’t wait to come back.
My two cents would be the wait for the check was off. This can be so awkward! Maybe let us know before hand if we have to walk up to the counter to get our check or to wait on the staff. We waited a good 10 – 15 minutes after obviously being done eating.
Last the food is a bit greasy. I understand this as most of the dishes are slow cooked meats in sauce or soup. Not a down side but just an FYI to the picky eaters. I just equated this to more flavorful food.

I have been to Vegas only four times, and these visits were in the span of 5 months, in 2014. Island Malaysian Cuisine was my go to for comfort Malaysian dishes, such as Kueh teow, Nasik lemak, and Ais Kacang dessert.
Maybe they played favoritism, maybe not, but they were quick, nice, and presented delicious dish after dish. I have no complaints in that department. We had the fried rice noodle (Kueh teow) just the way Malaysians like it, charred a but, with eggs, and shrimp. Yummy. The curry beef and rice is so flavorful, oh my tongue! Be warn, if you’re not familiar with Malaysian dishes, then I would understand why my enthusiasm for this place is not shared by you. All out of the Malaysian restaurants I’ve been to in GTA, ON, SoCal, and here in Vegas, NV, Island Malaysian beats them all. Having said that, I truly hope they keep this up.
C’mon, it was raining in VEGAS, and the bus we used in Spring mountain Road was busted, and we waited fourth minutes to go here. That’s how much I love their dishes.

I liked this place. The food reminded me of Thai cuisine with it’s curries and tropical influences.
Met a group of about 10 friends, and everyone ordered different items that we all ended up sharing. There was a giant Lazy-​Susan in the middle, which made it easy to share.
I ordered the first item on the menu, which was the Roti Canai. It’s a thin pancake accompanied by a small bowl of a curry, coconut broth for dipping. It was a little spicy too, which I loved.
Then I ordered the first dish in the noodle section called Char Kway Teow. This actually turned out to be my favorite dish of all the dishes I tried.
I don’t know all the names, but on the table were a couple of curries, a beef and a chicken, some chicken feet and noodles, a duck noodle soup, basil chicken, a shrimp dish with way too many onions, sizzling beef, and another Char noodle dish.
I liked all the dishes, but was lucky enough to have chosen my two favorite.
Oh yeah, and the prices were super cheap too!