Recommended dishes: Char Kuay Teow, Nasi Lemak with Chicken
Gary Young
Awesome authentic southeast Asian food. I've visited various places in southeast Asia over the last 20 years.Especially appreciate the nasi lemak, and the char kway teow. Good drinks like kopi and Milo. And it's got much better ambiance than a hawker center. :)Meat is halal.
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Mee Goreng, Nasi Lemak with Chicken, Assam Laksa
Marn-Yee Lee
The chef, Jai, is one of the most talented I've ever met. Authentic Malaysian food, esp Penang food, is very hard to cook. Even getting a single dish exactly right is an achievement. It is amazing that Curry Leaves Bistro has so many great dishes from my culture. It is also very cool that on special occasions, there are other less common dishes that are in the special menu. This is a mom and pop operation. We don't mind the casual atmosphere. It is more authentic because we Malaysians are warm and helpful people and we just want our good food, good friends to be around!Really appreciate your existence. It has been great that whenever I miss home, I can just pop over to Pleasanton for a fix, even if it is an hour drive away!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Mee Goreng, Nasi Lemak with Chicken, Penang Asam Laksa, Curry Puff, Grass Jelly Longan
Ashish Vinakollu Venkat
The food was so bland!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 1
Service: 5
K K
Horrible service. Don’t make the mistake of doing sit down dinner here. You will be disappointed. Cleanliness is sub par. Folks are slow like a sloth.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 1
R Tea
Order at the counter, take a number, and wait for your food to arrive type of place. Line can be very slow moving and long.Food was mixed - Nasi Lemak and roti dishes ordered were delicious. Spring rolls were cold in the center. We sent them back and received new spring rolls that were now luke warm in the middle. Stir fried noodle dish came out very very salty.When it’s busy, it can be chaotic. Orders can be cooked way out of order. People having ordered later in line receiving their food first (same dishes).Nice family run place though which we will always support.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 4
Service: 2
Recommended dishes: Nasi Lemak with Chicken, Nasi Kandar Banjir
Mukhriz Afifi
Malaysia can!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Victor Chen (grooVC)
So authentic! The chef was Soo nice too! Ho liao!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Al Kordesch
Great authentic Penang dishes. Generous portions. Satay, nasi kandar, char kueh tiau, all fabulous. Chef Jai grew up in Penang. He will tell you stories! Fun place to eat. We go back often.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Nasi Lemak with Chicken, Nasi Kandar Banjir
Mohsin Imam
Dietary restrictions: Halal
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Mee Goreng, Nasi Kandar Banjir
Been a fan of Jai from the assam laksa before he opened his restaurant! One of the best in the Bay area!First time going to his place and it reminded me of the hawker feeling :)Wattanho was a bit bland, lacking seasoning. For this dish, I prefer Mingala.Assam Laksa is the best in the Bay area!Mee goreng was also really good and chewy.Ice Bandung was too sweet.Dessert of the talam and blue sticky rice was great!Looking forward to trying his nasi lemak, fresh chakwetiau and other stuff next time.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Mee Goreng
Delon Toh
Being Singaporeans living in the Bay Area, we constantly crave for Malaysian/Singapore hawker fare. In our lingual, this is on point, legit and super shiok!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
M
Food was tasty and authentic.Very friendly staff and owner.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Char Kuay Teow, Mee Goreng, Nasi Lemak with Chicken
Christopher Chung
Stellar delivery on flavors Malaysian from a strip mall kitchen in Pleasanton. Check out the regularly updated menu, ensuring there’s a new taste to try always.Penang Hokkien Prawn Mee came as two types of noodles in a satisfyingly fragrant coconut broth — tasting of the essence of shrimp and topped with shredded chicken.Penang Mamak Fried Chicken, both dry and wet spiced before deep frying for a crispy, spicy skin. The saltiness could have been higher, however.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Brendan L.
Truly a taste of Malaysia in the bay! Such a treat and the roti is so delicious. Feel lucky to live so close and the owner is so nice! Can't wait to come back.
America's version of Malaysian food..
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Char Kuay Teow, Nasi Lemak with Chicken
Awesome authentic southeast Asian food. I've visited various places in southeast Asia over the last 20 years.Especially appreciate the nasi lemak, and the char kway teow. Good drinks like kopi and Milo. And it's got much better ambiance than a hawker center. :)Meat is halal.
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Mee Goreng, Nasi Lemak with Chicken, Assam Laksa
The chef, Jai, is one of the most talented I've ever met. Authentic Malaysian food, esp Penang food, is very hard to cook. Even getting a single dish exactly right is an achievement. It is amazing that Curry Leaves Bistro has so many great dishes from my culture. It is also very cool that on special occasions, there are other less common dishes that are in the special menu. This is a mom and pop operation. We don't mind the casual atmosphere. It is more authentic because we Malaysians are warm and helpful people and we just want our good food, good friends to be around!Really appreciate your existence. It has been great that whenever I miss home, I can just pop over to Pleasanton for a fix, even if it is an hour drive away!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Mee Goreng, Nasi Lemak with Chicken, Penang Asam Laksa, Curry Puff, Grass Jelly Longan
The food was so bland!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 1
Service: 5
Horrible service. Don’t make the mistake of doing sit down dinner here. You will be disappointed. Cleanliness is sub par. Folks are slow like a sloth.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 1
Order at the counter, take a number, and wait for your food to arrive type of place. Line can be very slow moving and long.Food was mixed - Nasi Lemak and roti dishes ordered were delicious. Spring rolls were cold in the center. We sent them back and received new spring rolls that were now luke warm in the middle. Stir fried noodle dish came out very very salty.When it’s busy, it can be chaotic. Orders can be cooked way out of order. People having ordered later in line receiving their food first (same dishes).Nice family run place though which we will always support.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 4
Service: 2
Recommended dishes: Nasi Lemak with Chicken, Nasi Kandar Banjir
Malaysia can!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
So authentic! The chef was Soo nice too! Ho liao!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Great authentic Penang dishes. Generous portions. Satay, nasi kandar, char kueh tiau, all fabulous. Chef Jai grew up in Penang. He will tell you stories! Fun place to eat. We go back often.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Nasi Lemak with Chicken, Nasi Kandar Banjir
Dietary restrictions: Halal
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Mee Goreng, Nasi Kandar Banjir
Restaurantji Recommends
Been a fan of Jai from the assam laksa before he opened his restaurant! One of the best in the Bay area!First time going to his place and it reminded me of the hawker feeling :)Wattanho was a bit bland, lacking seasoning. For this dish, I prefer Mingala.Assam Laksa is the best in the Bay area!Mee goreng was also really good and chewy.Ice Bandung was too sweet.Dessert of the talam and blue sticky rice was great!Looking forward to trying his nasi lemak, fresh chakwetiau and other stuff next time.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Mee Goreng
Being Singaporeans living in the Bay Area, we constantly crave for Malaysian/Singapore hawker fare. In our lingual, this is on point, legit and super shiok!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Food was tasty and authentic.Very friendly staff and owner.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Char Kuay Teow, Mee Goreng, Nasi Lemak with Chicken
Stellar delivery on flavors Malaysian from a strip mall kitchen in Pleasanton. Check out the regularly updated menu, ensuring there’s a new taste to try always.Penang Hokkien Prawn Mee came as two types of noodles in a satisfyingly fragrant coconut broth — tasting of the essence of shrimp and topped with shredded chicken.Penang Mamak Fried Chicken, both dry and wet spiced before deep frying for a crispy, spicy skin. The saltiness could have been higher, however.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Truly a taste of Malaysia in the bay! Such a treat and the roti is so delicious. Feel lucky to live so close and the owner is so nice! Can't wait to come back.