Penang Malaysian Cuisine

1720 Algonquin Rd, Arlington Heights
(847) 222-1888

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Hainanese Chicken with Skit & Bone
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Penang Char Kueh Teow
Curry Mee Curry Laksa
Pineapple Fried Rice
Homemade Roti Canai
Satay Chicken Beef
Hainanese Chicken

Menu

Most Popular
Rendang Entree
Meat seasoned in a brown onion, chili, and lemongrass curry paste.
Curry Laksa
Rice noodles served in a Malaysian style coconut curry broth garnished with chicken and shrimp. Spicy.
Nasi Goreng
Malaysian style fried rice with shrimp and shrimp paste sauce.
Chicken Murtabak
Indian flat bread stuffed with onion, pepper, eggs, minced chicken, and served with curry chicken dipping sauce.
Mango Entree
Stir fried with bell peppers and mango in a sweet and spicy sauce.
Malaysian Style Curry Chicken Potato
Authentic Malaysian style curry cooked with boneless dark meat chicken and potatoes.

Drinks
Can Soda
Thai Style Iced Tea
Malaysian Style Iced Tea
Malaysian Style Iced Coffee
Ice Mandung
Bottled Water
Sparkling Water
Lychee Drink
Can Lemonade
Unsweeted Iced Tea
Sweeted Iced Tea

Fresh Fruit Smoothies
Mango Smoothie
Banana Smoothie
Pineapple Smoothie
Lychee Smoothie
Strawberry Smoothie

Appetizers
Roti Canai
Indian flat bread served with a chicken and potato dipping sauce. Spicy dish.
Chicken Murtabak
Indian flat bread stuffed with onion, pepper, eggs, minced chicken, and served with curry chicken dipping sauce.
Satay Chicken
Four skewers. BBQ skewers marinated with lemongrass, galangal, and spices served with peanut sauce. Spicy dish.
Roti Telur
Indian flat bread stuffed with onions, bell peppers, and eggs served with a curry chicken dipping sauce. Spicy dish.
Fried Wings
Six pieces. Deep fried chicken wings marinated with pandan leaves.
Oyster Omelet
Penang favourite chew chow style omelette with chives and baby oysters.
Satay Tofu
Four pieces. Fried tofu stuffed with bean sprouts and cucumber topped with spicy peanut sauce. Spicy dish.
Fried Calamari
Fried crispy golden squid with bell pepper, onion, spices, and hot sauce. Spicy dish.

Mandarin Appetizers
Crab Rangoon
Cream cheese, imitation crab, and green onion wrapped with wonton skin.
Chicken Egg Rolls
Two pieces. Chicken and vegetables wrapped with egg roll skin.
Mini Vegetable Rolls
Six pieces. Fried spring rolls stuffed with vegetables and served with Thai spicy sauce. Spicy.
Pork Dumplings
Five pieces. Pan fried pork dumpling.

Salads
Gado-Gado Salad
Combination of jicama, string beans, bean sprout, eggs, tofu, cucumber, and tomato in spicy peanut dressing.

Soups
Hot and Sour Soup
Vegetarian hot and sour soup with egg.
Tom Yum Seafood Soup
Shrimp, squid, scallop, and mushroom in a spicy lemongrass broth.
Wonton Soup
Pork and shrimp wonton in a ginger chicken broth.
Vegetable Tofu Soup
Egg Drop Soup

Rice Dishes
Nasi Goreng
Malaysian style fried rice with shrimp and shrimp paste sauce.
Nasi Lemak
Coconut flavored rice served with fried chicken thigh (bone in), cold anchovy, and boiled egg.
Cantonese Fried Rice
Stir fried jasmine rice with choice of chicken, beef, shrimp or mixed.
Malaysian Style Curry Chicken Potato
Authentic Malaysian style curry cooked with boneless dark meat chicken and potatoes.
Yang Chow Fried Rice
BBQ pork and shrimp fried rice.
Basil Fried Rice
A mixed vegetables fried rice with basil leaves and eggs.
Coconut Fried Rice
Coconut flavored rice stir fried with shrimp and chicken.
Pineapple Fried Rice
Stir fried rice with chicken, shrimp, peas, pineapple, and Thai spices served in pineapple shell.

Wok Noodles
Char Kueh Teow
Spicy stir fried noodles with shrimp, squid, sausage, bean sprouts, and chives with a spicy soy sauce. Spicy.
Drunken Noodle
Stir fried Thai flat noodles with egg, basil, vegetable & choice of protein.
Hong Kong-Style Singapore Noodles
Stir fried rice thin noodle with curry spices served with choice of protein.
Pad Thai
Stir fried tiny flat noodles with egg, bean sprout and your choice of protein, topping with crashed peanut.
Mee Goreng
Stir fried noodles in an authentic Indian style dried squid sauce with choice of protein and bean sprouts. Spicy.
Lo Mein
Stir fried soft yellow noodles with vegetables and your choice of protein.
Hokkien Char Mee
Soft yellow noodle cooked in a heavy flavored soy sauce with shrimp, squid, pork and choy sum.
Beef Chow Fun
Cantonese-style stir fried flat rice noodles with beef.
Crispy Noodles
Pan fried crispy noodles topped with gravy of your choice of protein.
Seafood Chow Fun
Cantonese style stir fried flat rice noodles with gravy and scrambled egg. Spicy.

Noodle Soups
Curry Laksa
Rice noodles served in a Malaysian style coconut curry broth garnished with chicken and shrimp. Spicy.
Wonton Noodle Soup
Egg noodles with BBQ pork and wonton garnish with vegetables. Served as soup or dry.
Tom Yum Noodle
Rice noodles serve in a Thai style lemongrass broth. Garnished with seafood. Spicy.
Penang Har Mee
Egg noodle with pork, shrimp, and boiled egg in hot and spicy shrimp broth. Spicy.
Fish Fillet Noodle Soup
Fried fish fillet soup with preserved vegetables and rice noodle.

Entrees
Rendang Entree
Meat seasoned in a brown onion, chili, and lemongrass curry paste.
Mango Entree
Stir fried with bell peppers and mango in a sweet and spicy sauce.
Hainanese Chicken Entree
Authentic Singapore style steamed half chicken with chef special soy sauce.
Cumin Lamb
Stir-fried lamb with cumin seeds and spices.
Thai Panang Curry Entree
Green bean, eggplant, mushroom, baby corn and peanut curry & coconut milk.
Belacan Entree
Vegetables stir fried with spicy shrimp paste.
Salt and Pepper Entree
Deep fried with salt and pepper sauce.
Crispy Smelt Fish Entree
Half roasted duck in chefs special recipe.
Orange Chicken Entree
Curry Vegetable
A delicious mix of cabbage, okra, tomatoes, string beans, eggplant and tofu simmered in a coconut curry broth.
General Tso's Chicken Entree
Mixed Vegetables Entree
Stir-fried mixed vegetables with your choice of protein in light sauce.
Yu Shan Eggplant
Stir-fried eggplant in Sze Chuan style spicy and sour brown sauce.
Thai Green Curry Entree
Fresh basil, vegetable in spicy green curry & coconut milk.
Sze Chuan Pepper Chicken
Breaded fried chicken with sze chuan black pepper sauce.
Sizzling Tofu with Shrimp Entree
Chef's special egg tofu with chopped shrimp, mushroom, bell pepper, onion and egg.
Sizzling Entree
Meat with mushroom, snow pea, bell peppers, and carrots in a black pepper sauce served in sizzling hot plate.
Honey Walnut Shrimp Entree
Battered shrimp stir fried with creamy Chefs special sauce.
Mongolian Entree
Penang Spicy Entree
Spicy brown sauce with dried shrimp, lemongrass, chili, and spices.
Sesame Chicken Entree
Claypot Tofu Entree
Chefs special egg tofu with mixed vegetables in a mushroom sauce.
Dragon Phoenix Entree
Chili Chicken Entree
Deep fried chicken with chefs special chili sauce.
Kung Pao Entree
Wonton Noodle Dry
Yellow Curry Entree
Potato, onion, eggplant, green bean in spicy yellow curry & coconut milk.
Seafood Delight Entree
Shrimp, squids, scallop, fish fillet, and selected vegetables with white sauce.
Yam Pot Entree
Shrimp, chicken, baby corn, snow pea, carrots, and Chinese mushroom topped with cashew and enclosed in a fried taro basket.
Queen Tofu Entree
Chef made tofu, deep fried, over with carrot, mushroom, snow peas, shrimp, and chicken in egg white gravy.
Cashew Entree
Sze Chuan Fish Entree
Broccoli Entree
Triple Delight Entree
Chicken, beef, shrimp, and selected vegetables with brown sauce.
Sweet and Sour Entree
Lightly battered meat stir fried with tomatoes, cucumbers, onions, pineapples, and bell peppers in a sweet and sour sauce.
Chili Tofu Entree
Fried tofu with a bed of mango, cucumbers, and jicama.
Roasted Duck
Ginger Entree
Sauteed meat with sliced of ginger and scallion in a ginger wine sauce.
Claypot Seafood Tofu
Seafood and homemade tofu simmered in soy sauce with mixed vegetables.

Side Order
Hainanese Rice
Extra Sauce
Coconut Rice
White Rice

Desserts
Mango Sticky Rice
Fried Banana
Tiramisu
Pulut Hitam
Ice Kacang
Cendol
Peanut Pancake
Banana Pancake

Lunch Specials
Mango Chicken Lunch Special
Serves with appetizer, your choice of soda and rice.
Triple Delight Lunch Special
Served with appetizer, soda and rice. Chicken, beef, shrimp, and selected vegetable with brown sauce.
Mongolian Beef Lunch Special
Served with appetizer and your choice of rice and soda.
Panang Curry Chicken Lunch Special
Served with appetizer, your choice of soda and rice.
General Tso Chicken Lunch Special
Served with appetizer, your choice of soda and rice.
Yellow Curry Chicken Lunch Special
Served with appetizer, your choice of soda and rice.
Pad Thai Chicken Lunch Special
Serves with appetizer and your choice of soda.
Mongolian Chicken Lunch Special
Served with appetizer, your choice of soda rice.
Penang Spicy Chicken Lunch Special
Served with appetizer, your choice of soda and rice.
Lo Mein Shrimp Lunch Special
Served with appetizer and your choice of soda.
Seafood Delight Lunch Special
Served with appetizer, soda, and Jasmine steamed rice.
Panang Curry Tofu Lunch Special
Served with appetizer, soda and your choice of rice.
Pepper Chicken Lunch Special
Serves with appetizer, your choice of soda and rice.
Dragon Phoenix Lunch Special
Served with appetizer, soda, and rice. Stir fried chicken, shrimp, and vegetable with light ginger white sauce.
Orange Chicken Lunch Special
Served with appetizer your choice of soda rice.
Sesame Chicken Lunch Special
Served with appetizer and your choice of soda and rice.
Kung Pao Chicken Lunch Special
Served with appetizer, your choice of soda and rice.
Kung Pao Tofu Lunch Special
Served with appetizer, soda and your choice of rice.
Lo Mein Chicken Lunch Special
Served with appetizer and your choice of soda.
Lo Mein Vegetable Lunch Special
Served with appetizer and your choice of soda.
Thai Basil Chicken Lunch Special
Served with appetizer, your choice of soda and rice.
Yellow Curry Tofu Lunch Special
Served with appetizer, soda and your choice of rice.
Green Curry Chicken Lunch Special
Served with appetizer, your choice of soda and rice.
Green Curry Tofu Lunch Special
Served with appetizer, soda and your choice of soda.

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Recent Reviews

I have been eating at Penang since I was 8 years old and I’m 22 now! I grew up eating at many different Malaysian restaurants and Penang is my favorite by far. I drive an hour each way to get the food and it’s always worth it. Annie and Kate are always so welcoming and kind and make us feel very at home. I have brought so many friends from all over the country, and every time they are astounded by the incredible flavors in the food. I always reccomend the Roti...
July 2026
Really authentic flavors and delicious menu to satisfy the Malaysian palate- also has authentic Chinese dishes!
Very much cooking away from home - if you're from the Far East.
Honestly much better flavors than any downtown venue serving these ethnic dishes imhe! The Atmosphere is casual.... not necessary to dress-up!
July 2026
I recently had the pleasure of dining at Penang, and it was a genuinely one-of-a-kind culinary revelation. As a Southeast Asian myself, I have high standards for the region's flavor profiles, but having never experienced a dedicated Malaysian restaurant before, I wasn't entirely sure what to expect. Penang blew my expectations completely out of the water.

From the moment the dishes arrived, it was clear that equal care is given to both taste and presentation....
June 2026

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Penang Malaysian Cuisine

1720 Algonquin Rd, Arlington Heights, IL 60005
(847) 222-1888