Soups and Appetizers
1. LAKSA $5.95
“An exotic riff on chicken noodle soup is laksa, a treasure of thin rice noodles, ribbons of chicken, cooked egg and coconut milk in a brown broth that tickles the throat with hot spices.” (Washington Post 2004)
2. FIVE SPICE ROLL $5.95
“Start off …the owner's mother's special five spice rolls - a blend of spiced ground beef enveloped in a wrapper and fried.” (AOL City Guide, 2004)
3. ROJAK $5.95
“Who could have dreamed up this tangy medley-cucumber, pineapple, carrots, jicama (a crunchy root vegetable)-dressed in a dark soy sauce that had been sweetened with what seemed like brown sugar? Surely not a Westerner.” (The InTowner, 2004)
4. SAYUR GORENG $5.95
Fresh vegetables dipped in a light batter, deep-fried and served with a piquant sauce.
5. CURRY PUFFS $5.95
“A dot of ground beef, this time scented with curry, fills the triangular and ultra-crisp curry puffs, which develop more personality after a dip in the accompanying sweet-hot sauce, sprinkled with crushed peanuts.” (Washington Post, 2004)
6. TOFU WITH CHILI AND PEANUT SAUCE $5.95
Lightly fried fresh tofu (bean curd) is served with a spicy chili sauce. A vegetarian delight.
7. ACAR $5.95
“Straits sets out airy, pastel-colored shrimp chips for munching as guests peruse the menu; the chips make a nice scoop for acar, an appetizer of pickled cucumbers, carrots and cabbage that amounts to Malaysia's version of chips and dip.” (Washington Post, 2004
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