Lunch Break: Malaysian Restaurant Week

June 13th through 19th is the 2nd Annual Malyasian Restaurant Week. Check out these restaurants that are participating for a special treat - a three course menu for $20.11. Please note that only the locations listed of each restaurant are participating, though some may have more than one location. By Yvo Sin.

Coco Asian Cuisine

1803 Lincoln Hwy
Rte 27
Edison, NJ 08817
(732) 777-1300
cocoasiancuisine.com

Coco Asian Cuisine may not look like much on the outside, but once you're seated and plate after plate of delicious Malaysian delicacies begin their parade in front of you, you'll change your mind. At Coco Asian Cuisine, they stick to the authentic preparations for many dishes, so don't be surprised if you're not entirely familiar with how they make a dish versus other Malaysian restaurants. Try the roti canai (pictured), a type of crepe-like bread that is dipped into curry before being stuffed in your mouth.

Satay

4601 Kissena Blvd
Flushing, NY 11355
(718) 888-1868

Satay's namesake dish (pictured) is definitely a dish to remember here, soft cubes of meat on skewers, smacking lightly of curry flavor, alongside a peanut sauce for dipping. But that's not the only thing worthy of note here: be sure to try the special 'cheong fun' (rice noodles, rolled up); the nuanced spices play a symphony in the back of your mouth, blending to create a unique sensation of slippery rice noodle with the sesame seeds, the hoisin sauce, the spicy sauce, everything. Delicious.

Nyonya

199 Grand St
New York, NY 10013
(212) 334-3669
ilovenyonya.com

Nyonya's convenient location in Chinatown is just one of the many great things about the place. One of the other great things is the Hainanese chicken (pictured), a very traditional Malaysian chicken dish. The chicken is poached in a special broth until it is super tender, chopped up and served cold with a vinegary soy sauce concoction and cucumber slices alongside a bowl of 'oily rice' or rice cooked in chicken stock. The refreshing, bright flavor of Haianese chicken is excellent on a hot summer day, or really, any time. For an extra kick, a small dish of chili sauce is served on the side as well.

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Yvo Sin is the founder and head writer of The Feisty Foodie.