Share(312) 326-6888
2201 S Wentworth Ave
Chicago,
IL
60616
41.8527
-87.6319
Neighborhoods: Armour Square, South Side, Armour Square (Chinatown)
What People Are Saying About Penang Malaysian Cuisine
The Editor
Contributor
Citysearch
In Short – A young, trendy, mostly Asian crowd packs this place. The main menu features 150 Southeast Asian specialties, from charcoal-grilled beef satay to dry-rubbed, five-spice, barbecued spare ribs. Another list offers more than 60 items from the sushi bar. For dessert, there's ice kacang, a mound of red shaved ice piled high above a bowl of palm seeds, corn, red beans, red-rose syrup, milk and what look like jelly beans.
08/12/08
WORST PLACE TO ET IN CHICAGO
by PRAVINA at Citysearch
HAS THIS PLACE DETERIORATED SINCE IT OPENED OR WHAT!!!. ..ROTI CANAI SUCKED BIG TIME...STALE WATERY CHICKEN CURRY FROM THE FREEZER WAS SERVED TO ME LAST SUNDAY..MANGO SHRIMP WAS A DISASTER...WHAT HAPPENED???THEY CHARGED $1 FOR STALE RICE...I CANT IMAGINE THIS IS THE SAME PENANG I USED TO BE PROUD OF..SAME HAS HAPPENED WITH THE NY PENANG..MAYBE THEY CHANGED OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT....FOR A SUNDAY EVENING PENANG WAS DESERTED..NORMALLY WE HAD TO WAIT IN LINE TO GET A TABLE...I FEEL SAD THAT SUCH A GREAT PLACE HAS GONE TO THE DOGS....THIS IS TEH 2ND VISIT IN THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS I HV HAD CRAPPY SERVCIE AND FOODS.....WHERE ARE THE SARONG WAITERS/WAITRESSES OF YESTERDAY???
- Pros: GOOD PARKING
- Cons: FOOD WAS HORRIBLE...STALE
10/25/06
It's Malaysian not Chinese
by sdollx at Citysearch
Food is decent for the price. There is no dazzling service. The wait for the food is average. Whoever is calling this place a special has no idea what asian food is about. Try the mango dishes. It's their specialty and it is good.
- Pros: Only Malaysian place
- Cons: Parking
02/27/05
NYC has one up on this place!
by germiah at Citysearch
I've been to Penang in NYC and it was one of my favorite restaraunts when I lived there. I was excited to try the one in Chicago, but I was very disappointed. I ordered the Roti Canai, Beef Rendang and Kari Ayam. The Roti was not fully cooked and was very doughy. The sauce was watery with lots of oil droplets floating around. I remember this being a thicker sauce. The beef in the Beef Rendang was of very poor quality with alot of cartilage attached. Again the sauce for the Kari Ayam was not cooked properly and came out very thin with a layer of oil floating on top. The chicken was undercooked and very boney. I can recall the chicken at Penang NYC had no bones at all. I can say that the price was very reasonable, but not worth the indigestion that followed this terrible meal.
- Pros: reasonably priced, great location
- Cons: poor quality meat, food undercooked
The Details on Penang Malaysian Cuisine
Parking:
Park in "Chinatown Parking" and Penang will validate, but there is no free parking.
Category:
Payment Methods:
American Express, Discover, Visa, MasterCard
Restaurant Special Features:
Local Favorite, Late Night Dining, Hidden Find, People Watching, Lunch Spot, Date Spot, Group Dining, Cheap Eats
General Info:
Open 7 Days
Cuisine:
Smoking Permitted:
Yes
