Banana Leaf

5835 Temple City Blvd, Temple City
(626) 309-0209

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Nasi Ayam Penyet
Chicken Satay
Nasi Padang
Nasi Campor

Menu

Appetizer
5 Pieces Sate Ayam
Chicken satay. Grilled chicken skewers. Needs extra time to cook.
Gado Gado
Vegetable salad. Indonesian salad served with tofu, egg, steamed vegetables and crackers with peanut dressing.
Pempek Telur
Fried fish cake with a whole egg.
Martabak Telur
Egg martabak. Fried egg crepe dish Indonesian style.
5 Pieces Lumpia
Vegetable egg rolls. Vegetarian.
Bandung Style Fish Cake
Bandung style chicken and fish paste siu mai dumpling served with peanut sauce.
6 Pieces Sate Combo
Combination of grilled chicken, pork and lamb skewers.
6 Pieces Tempe Goreng
Fried tempeh soya bean.
Petai Goreng
Fried sator bean.
Tahu Telor
Egg and tofu salad. Fried tofu and egg served with cabbage, bean sprout, peanut dressing and crackers.
6 Pieces Tahu Goreng
Fried tofu. Vegetarian.
5 Pieces Sate Babi
Pork satay. Grilled pork skewers. Needs extra time to cook.
5 Pieces Sate Kambing
Lamb satay. Grilled lamb skewers. Needs extra time to cook.

Soups
Soto Ayam
Indonesian chicken soup.
Laksa Ayam
Chicken curry laksa. Curry chicken, rice paddies, rice noodle, and vegetable soup.
Bakso Abang
Beef ball soup combination. Beef ball, noodle, and tofu soup combination.
Soto Betawi
Jakarta beef coconut soup. Jakarta style beef and beef tripe coconut milk soup.
Gulai Kambing
Java-style lamb/goat coconut soup. Medium spicy.
Soto Madura
Maduranese soup. Madura style beef and beef tripe soup.
Tamarind Soup
32oz tamarind vegetable soup: chayote, corn, cabbage.

Noodles
Bihun, Kwetiau, Mie Goreng Jawa
Fried noodle. Java-style fried noodle - choice of egg noodle, thin rice noodle, thick rice noodle cooked with chicken, egg, shrimp, and vegetables.
Cwi Mie Ayam
Chicken noodle. Steamed egg noodle with ground chicken, fried wonton and served with chicken broth soup on the side.

Rice Dishes
Indonesian Fried Rice
INDONESIAN FRIED RICE, choose one topping: chicken, pork, ground beef, beef tripe, lamb, or vegetarian.
Nasi Ayam Bumbu
Indonesian seasoned fried chicken. Marinated fried leg quarter, served with rice and tamarind soup.
Nasi Bungkus Pedas
Super spicy wrapped rice. Spicy wrapped rice combination of kale vegetable, marinated fried beef, volcano super spicy chili, green jalapeno chili, spicy chicken and peanuts, anchovies & potatoes fritter.
Nasi Padang
Padang style rice combination. Padang style rice wrapped rice combination of padang curry vegetables, beef rendang, curry chicken, chili egg, and green chili.
Nasi Ayam Kremes
Jakarta style crunchy chicken. Deep fried and crunchy half Cornish game hen served with rice and tamarind soup.
Nasi Ayam Kalasan Goreng
Grilled or fried sweet marinated chicken. Deep fried or grilled sweet marinated half Cornish game hen served with rice and tamarind soup.
Nasi Ikan Penyet
Traditional smashed fish. Java-style whole fried tilapia fish served with fresh shrimp paste chilli in traditional clay plate, rice and tamarind soup. Spicy.
Nasi Goreng Kombinasi
Combination fried rice. Chicken and shrimp combination fried rice.
Nasi Uduk
Coconut rice combination of fried chicken, beef rendang, chilli egg balado, chilli potato, dry tempe soybean, peanut, and anchovy.
Lontong Sayur
Gravy coconut vegetable combination. Gravy vegetables, curry chicken, rice patties and egg cooked with coconut milk. Vegetarian.
Nasi Ayam Penyet
Java-style fried chicken leg quarter, served with fresh shrimp paste chilli, rice and tamarind soup. Spicy.
Nasi Campur Vegetarian
Vegetarian rice platter. Mixed rice combination served with fried tofu, fried tempe soybean, young jackfruit curry vegetable and padi oat crackers. Vegetarian.
Nasi Ayam Bakar Banana Leaf
Banana leaf grilled coconut chicken. Rice combination of grilled coconut chicken, gravy coconut young jackfruit vegetable, egg and crackers.
Nasi Jawa
Java-style rice combination. Java-style traditional rice combination of jackfruit vegetables, coconut chicken, chili egg, beef rendang, and chili potato.
Nasi Ikan Goreng Banana Leaf
Anana leaf whole fried fish combination. Rice combination of fried whole tilapia fish, gravy coconut young jackfruit vegetable, egg and crackers.
Nasi Ayam Kalasan Bakar
Grilled or fried sweet marinated chicken. Deep fried or grilled sweet marinated half Cornish game hen served with rice and tamarind soup.
Nasi Kare Ayam
Chicken Curry. Yellow curry diced chicken leg meal served with rice.
Volcano Fried Rice
Banana Leaf's signature super spicy fried rice. Spicy level can not be modified!
Nasi Tahu Tempe Penyet
Traditional smashed tofu and tempe. Java-style vegetarian fried tofu and soybean served with fresh shrimp paste chilli in traditional clay plate, rice and tamarind soup. Spicy.
Nasi Campur Banana Leaf
House special rice combination green bean and carrot vegetables, dry tempe soybean, peanut and anchovy, sweet marinated tofu and beef.
Nasi Empal Penyet
Traditional smashed beef. Java-style fried marinated beet served with fresh shrimp paste chilli in traditional clay plate, rice and tamarind soup. Spicy.

A La Carte
Penyet Komplit
Empal, ayam goreng, telor, tahu dan tempe goreng and lalapan. Combination or fried marinated beef, fried chicken, egg, tofu, soybean and fresh salad served with fresh shrimp paste chilli in traditional clay plate. Spicy.
Beef Rendang
Indonesian red curry beef.
WHOLE Ayam Kremes
Whole crunchy fried chicken. Deep fried and crunchy whole cornish game hen Jakarta style.
WHOLE Ayam Kalasan
Whole grilled or fried sweet marinated chicken.
Sambal Goreng Udang Pete
Stir-fried chilli shrimp with sator. Spicy!!!
Kangkung Belacan
Indonesian style stir-fried on choy. Stir-fried on choy with shrimp paste. Spicy.
Ikan Goreng Kecap
Fried tilapia fish. Deep fried whole tilapia fish simmered with sweet soy sauce, onions, and fresh chilli. Spicy.
Ikan Goreng Sambal
Chilli fish. Deep fried whole tilapia fish simmered with chilli. Spicy.
Ikan Bakar Kecap
Grilled tilapia fish. Grilled whole tilapia fish simmered with sweet soy sauce, onions and fresh chilli. Spicy.

Beverages
Es Cendol
Indonesian green jelly coconut milk drink. Ice green rice flour jelly served with coconut milk and palm sugar.
Iced Thai Tea
Iced Syrup
Flavored Ice Tea
Iced Coffee
Es Cincau
Mixed three color jelly. Ice . Color jellies with coconut milk and palm sugar.
Soda
Es Teler
Milky shaved ice combination. Shaved ice combination of avocado, jackfruit, coconut meat, coconut jelly, and tapioca.
Hot Green Tea
Iced Tea
Hot Coffee
Soda Gembira
Happy milk soda.
Es Campur
Indonesian mixed shaved ice. Shaved ice combination of jackfruit, palm seed, grass jelly, and avocado.
Es Durian
Iced durian fruit.

Add On Item
Steam Rice
Shrimp Crackers
A bag of shrimp chips
Coconut Rice
Extra Tamarind Soup
8oz size
Extra Shrimp Paste Chili
3.25oz of Shrimp Paste Chili
Egg Balado
One fried boiled egg with chili balado
Extra Sweet Badjak Chili
3.25 oz of Sambal Badjak (Sweet Chili)
Lontong (Rice cubes)
Extra Volcano Chili
3.25oz of super spicy Banana Leaf's pplVolcano chili
Padi Oats (Bitter Oats) Crackers
A bag of bitter oat chips (Emping)

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Recent Reviews

Out of all the Indonesian restaurants I’ve tried in SoCal (and believe me when I say I’ve tried them all, Banana Leaf is easily the best. The flavors taste closest to what I get back home, and the prices are fair considering the generous portions. Totally underrated spot! I recommend the nasi ayam penyet, it is my go-to!
September 2025
Food was amazing, we ordered combination satay, grilled ikan bakar, mee goreng, tahu telor and nasi bangkus. Our party has 3 adults and one kid. The food portions were generous, so much food that we did not eat the nasi bangkus at all and took home. The bill came to just a little over 100 including tipping! Too good to be true, but it is true!

Of all the food we ordered, we decided we can pass on the ikan bakar but everything else is a bomb. The mee goreng which...
November 2024
Small place food was delicious ? highly recommend the satay and the green jelly coconut milk drink it was beyond delicious. Service can improve delay on attending us but still we would come again.
May 2024

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Banana Leaf

5835 Temple City Blvd, Temple City, CA 91780
(626) 309-0209