Serai

2169 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago
(872) 206-8368

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Hainanese Chicken Half Chicken
Roti Pratha 印度面包
Nyonya Curry Chicken
Three Chili Chicken
Szechuan Spicy Beef
Panang Chicken Curry
Cumin Lamb Skewers
Pudding for Dessert
Sambal Eggplant
Coconut Pudding

Menu

Featured items
Chicken Dishes
Drunken Noodles
Thai style fried flat noodles with chicken, basil, carrot, string bean and peanut.
Beef & Lamb Dishes
Hainanese Chicken (Half Chicken)
Originated from the hainan province in Southern China and has become a culinary staple in South East Asian culture.
Seafood Dishes
Singapore Noodles
Stir fried rice vermicelli seasoned with curry powder, bean sprouts, bok choy, and soy sauce. Choice of small slices of chicken, beef, BBQ pork, or shrimp.
Serai Curry Laksa
A rich and spicy curry coconut milk soup based noodles with BBQ pork, chicken, shrimp, fish ball, egg and tofu puff.
Vegetable Dishes
Skewers (3 Pieces)
Choice of chicken satay, cumin lamb or satay tofu.
Coconut Pudding (Served Chilled)
This old fashioned homemade coconut pudding is the perfect dessert, made with coconut water and coconut milk.
Char Koay Teow
Malaysia signature flat noodles stir fried over very high heat with light and dark soy sauce, chili, shrimps, squids, and bean sprouts, chopped Chinese chives and Chinese sausage (pork).
Pad Thai
Thai style fried noodles with choice of BBQ pork, beef, chicken, or shrimp.
Nasi Goreng
Malaysian spicy shrimp paste fried rice.
Mee Goreng
Stir fried noodles in an authentic Indian style with shrimp, tofu, potatoes, peanut, and beansprout.
Classic Chop Suey Dishes
Choose from a variety of dishes.
Specialty Fried Rice
Coconut fried rice, pineapple fried rice, Indonesian fried rice or mango fried rice.

Popular Items
Chicken Dishes
Fried Apps
Choice of calamari, roti paratha, pork stickers, crab rangoon, curry puff, crab claw, and shrimp puff.
Singapore Noodles
Stir fried rice vermicelli seasoned with curry powder, bean sprouts, bok choy, and soy sauce. Choice of small slices of chicken, beef, BBQ pork, or shrimp.
Lighter Apps & Salad
Choice of vegetable spring rolls, steamed pork stickers or gado-gado salad.
Vegetable Dishes
Beef & Lamb Dishes
Drunken Noodles
Thai style fried flat noodles with chicken, basil, carrot, string bean and peanut.
Char Koay Teow
Malaysia signature flat noodles stir fried over very high heat with light and dark soy sauce, chili, shrimps, squids, and bean sprouts, chopped Chinese chives and Chinese sausage (pork).
Skewers (3 Pieces)
Choice of chicken satay, cumin lamb or satay tofu.
Nasi Goreng
Malaysian spicy shrimp paste fried rice.

Noodles & Fried Rice

Serai Curry Laksa
A rich and spicy curry coconut milk soup based noodles with BBQ pork, chicken, shrimp, fish ball, egg and tofu puff.
Mee Goreng
Stir fried noodles in an authentic Indian style with shrimp, tofu, potatoes, peanut, and beansprout.
Specialty Fried Rice
Coconut fried rice, pineapple fried rice, Indonesian fried rice or mango fried rice.
Char Koay Teow
Malaysia signature flat noodles stir fried over very high heat with light and dark soy sauce, chili, shrimps, squids, and bean sprouts, chopped Chinese chives and Chinese sausage (pork).
Nasi Goreng
Malaysian spicy shrimp paste fried rice.
Hokkien Char Mee
Adapted from the fujian province, this dish of thick yellow noodles braised in thick dark soy sauce with chicken, shrimp, squid, and vegetable.
Pad Thai
Thai style fried noodles with choice of BBQ pork, beef, chicken, or shrimp.
Singapore Noodles
Stir fried rice vermicelli seasoned with curry powder, bean sprouts, bok choy, and soy sauce. Choice of small slices of chicken, beef, BBQ pork, or shrimp.
Basil Fried Rice
Mixed mince vegetable fried rice with basil and egg.
Dry Wonton Noodles
Special egg noodles with BBQ pork and wonton simmered in special soy sauce also come with a bowl of chicken broth
Wonton Noodles - Soup
Thin egg noodles served in a warm chicken broth, garnished with BBQ pork and pork wonton dumplings and choy sum

Appetizers
Fried Apps
Choice of calamari, roti paratha, pork stickers, crab rangoon, curry puff, crab claw, and shrimp puff.
Lighter Apps & Salad
Choice of vegetable spring rolls, steamed pork stickers or gado-gado salad.
Skewers (3 Pieces)
Choice of chicken satay, cumin lamb or satay tofu.
Hot & Sour Soup
Traditional thick, spicy, and sour chicken broth with shredded BBQ pork, bean curd, bamboo shoots, eggs and black fungus.
Spicy Wonton
Seafood Seaweed Soup
Shrimp and squids and seaweed in clear broth with a touch of egg white.
Soto Madura
Indonesian favourite beef soup served with beansprout and boiled eggs.
Seafood Tom Yam
Shrimp and squids, tomatoes, corn, mushroom, and onion in spicy lemongrass tamarind soup.
Wonton Soup
Vegetable Tofu Soup

Sides & Snacks

Rice

Entrées
Chicken Dishes
Beef & Lamb Dishes
Vegetable Dishes
Hainanese Chicken (Half Chicken)
Originated from the hainan province in Southern China and has become a culinary staple in South East Asian culture.
Classic Chop Suey Dishes
Choose from a variety of dishes.
Seafood Dishes
Drunken Noodles
Thai style fried flat noodles with chicken, basil, carrot, string bean and peanut.
Nyonya Curry Chicken
A Malaysian chicken curry, the amalgamation of the diverse array of malay, Chinese, and Indian eating culture.
Rendang Tofu
Vegetarian. Serai coconut curry sauce with eggplant, green bean and onion.
Panang Tofu Curry
Vegetarian. Eggplant, string beans and onion cook with thick coconut panang curry.
Mango Tofu
Vegetarian. All time chef favorite tofu dish stir fried with bell peppers, onion and fresh mango in sweet and spicy sauce.

Beverages

Malaysian Iced Tea
Canned Soda
Malaysian Iced Coffee

Desserts
Coconut Pudding (Served Chilled)
This old fashioned homemade coconut pudding is the perfect dessert, made with coconut water and coconut milk.
Pulut Hitam (Served Warm)
Sweet dessert made from black glutinous rice porridge with coconut milk and sugar.

Domestic Beer (12 oz.)
Daisy Cutter Half Acre
Bell's 2 Hearted
Alaskan Amber
PBR

Import Beer (12 oz.)
Tsing Tao
Asahi
Sapporo
Coedo Shikkoku Black

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Recent Reviews

It seems Serai closed and reopened, and now shares a location with Kapitan, so I guess this is a review for both restaurants. Interesting.

Anyway, my friend and I came last Thursday for dinner -- really big (and no-frills) restaurant and it was not very busy. Our server was friendly and helpful with our questions, and service was prompt and efficient.

We ordered the kaya toast and roti canai as appetisers. The kaya toast was yummy (and honestly...
June 2025
My first time at Serai: excellent! Each dish was delicious, and our waitress could not have been more attentive and pleasant. It’s easy to miss the restaurant (I’ve driven past many many times without seeing it) but there’s ample street parking and room for large groups. A++
June 2025
Food seemed authentic according to my friends but just not really my favorite flavors. The service was excellent and they do have an expansive menu- so I would go again and order something different.

The Pad Thai and drunken noodles both tasted quite different than their traditional flavor elsewhere.

Odd layout in the restaurant. Good for groups and families. Not a great date spot
May 2025

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Serai

2169 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
(872) 206-8368