Skyway Malaysian Restaurant “六瓶啤酒為十二美元”

EATERY:

Skyway Malaysian Restaurant

LOCATION:

11 Allen St, New York, NY 10002 (@ Canal)

REVIEWS:

Named after the the world's fastest cable car system Genting Skyway (and tourist trap) in Malaysia, Skyway Malaysian Restaurant is a pretty cool Chinese Malaysian place to live and let dine. When we went almost every table are full with Chinese getting their happy hour with six packs of Guinness or Corona. The Chinese (maybe Malaysian?) dude sits next to us keep drinking and betting his luck on piles of scratch cards. The interior decoration is so random that it feels like its half finished. So to taste the real Malaysian flavor I wanna order a Asam Laksa, but they say they don’t have it today. Out of disappointment I got the Prawn Mee (aka Penang Hokkien Mee) ($5.25). The red amber hue of the stock derives its rich flavor and coloring from well sautéed and caramelized prawn shells. The noodle soup is garnished with bean sprouts, 'kang kong' Chinese water spinach, prawns, egg and pork.

RANTS & RAVES:

For appetizer we got the Roti Canai ($1.95) and Spicy Crispy Squid In Chef’s Special Sauce ($6.95). The Roti Canai is as great as usual. The Crispy Squid on the other hand tastes exactly like those prepackaged Japanese snacks that zing overpower your tastebuds with intense sweetness. Not a big fan. We also got the Mee Siam (5.25), a stir-fried noodle dish with fried tofu, egg, shrimp and bean sprout in spicy Thai Chili sauce with grounded peanut. Taste kinda like Pad-Thai except the noodle is thin rice vermicelli. The taste is GREAT! We will definitely go back and try the other stuff. BIG CHEAPASS TIPS: If you can read the Chinese phrase here “六瓶啤酒為十二美元” you got it. If no, bring a Chinese friend there and you will know this biggest untold secret I don’t wanna exploit. I guarantee you will be very happy after you found out what it is!

TAGS:

Chinatown New York Malaysian CHEAP ASS PICK!