Banana Leaf: Malaysian Cuisine

1009 Arch St, Philadelphia
(215) 592-8288

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Banana Leaf Satay with Your Choice of Protein and Served with a Peanut Sauce
thai pineapple fried rice 泰式菠萝炒饭
Banana Leaf Satay Chicken
Banana Leaf Chicken Wing
Chow Kueh Teow Noodle
Homemade Roti Canai
Chicken Curry Rice
Thai Basil Noodles
Singapore Noodles
Indian Mee Goreng

Menu

Featured items
Banana Leaf Pad Thai
Made and cooked with shrimp, tofu, egg, bean sprouts, and then topped with crushed peanuts.
Banana Leaf Satay
With your choice of protein and served with a peanut sauce.
Rendang Rice
Our special dried curry sauce served over rice with choice of protein.
Banana Leaf Kari Ayam (Boneless)
Chicken cooked with exotic spices along with lemon grass on coconut curry.
Fried Rice
Traditional fried rice with choice of protein chicken, beef, vegetable, shrimp and mixed seafood.
Hainanese Chicken with Rice
Subtly flavored chicken rice served with hainanese steamed chicken served with chef'''s special soy sauce.
Nasilemak
Coconut rice flavored with cloves and screw-pine leaves. Served with a chili anchovy curry chicken and topped with hard boiled eggs.
Mama Chicken (Boneless)
Roti Telur
A traditional Indian pancake filled with egg, onions, and served with a curry chicken potato dipping sauce.
Banana Leaf Chicken Wing
Marinated chicken wings wrapped in screw-pine leaves, then lightly fried and served with a sweet chili dipping sauce.

Best of Banana Leaf
Banana Leaf Pad Thai
Made and cooked with shrimp, tofu, egg, bean sprouts, and then topped with crushed peanuts.
Crispy Golden Fried
Choice of protein, cover it with a special chili flavor, and fry it until it is perfectly golden.
Banana Leaf Kari Ayam (Boneless)
Chicken cooked with exotic spices along with lemon grass on coconut curry.
Homemade Roti Canai
Indian pancake. Crispy style pancake with a curry chicken and potato dipping sauce.

Appetizers
Banana Leaf Satay
With your choice of protein and served with a peanut sauce.
Roti Telur
A traditional Indian pancake filled with egg, onions, and served with a curry chicken potato dipping sauce.
Satay Tofu
Deep Fried tofu stuffed with cucumber, and bean sprout with peanut sauce in the side
Vegetable Egg Roll
Banana Leaf Chicken Wing
Marinated chicken wings wrapped in screw-pine leaves, then lightly fried and served with a sweet chili dipping sauce.
Shrimp Puff
Deep fried minced shrimp wrapped with bacon.
Mango Salad
Sliced mango, sliced cucumber, and carrot mixed with sweet and spicy Thai sauce.
Homemade Roti Canai
Indian pancake. Crispy style pancake with a curry chicken and potato dipping sauce.
Dumpling
Roti Boom
Sweet bun.
Martabak
A traditional Indian pancake filled with diced beef, egg, and onion, served with curry chicken potato dipping sauce.
Achat
Vegetable pickled,cabbage,cucumber marinated with turmeric powder and spicy herbs with sesame seeds & ground peanut on top
Crispy Pork Intestines

Fried Noodle
Banana Leaf Pad Thai
Made and cooked with shrimp, tofu, egg, bean sprouts, and then topped with crushed peanuts.
Seafood Scramble Egg Chow Fun
Stir-fried flat noodles on light brown egg sauce(thick Sauce) topped with seafood and vegetable.
Chow Kueh Teow
Malaysian Famous stir-fried flat rice noodles with fresh shrimp, squid, bean sprouts, eggs, soy sauce, and chili paste.
Mee Siam
Stir-fried vermicelli with tofu, shrimp, and bean sprouts in spicy Thai chili sauce, sprinkled with grounded peanuts, and topped with sliced hard-boiled eggs.
Indian Mee Goreng
Indian style stir-fried egg noodles in an authentic mild dried squid sauce with tofu, potatoes, shrimp, egg, grounded peanuts, and bean sprouts.
Beef Chow Fun
Stir-fried flat noodles in special sauce with beef, scallion egg, and bean sprouts.
Thai Basil Noodle
Flat noodles with shrimp, chicken, onion, Chinese broccoli, chili, and basil leaves.
Captain Noodles
Wide flat noodles fried in Malaysian thick soy sauce with shrimp, chicken, and pork.
Singapore Rice Noodles
Singapore style stir-fried rice noodles in special mild sauce with shrimp, bean sprouts, egg, and Chinese cabbage.
Hokkien Char Mee
Thick yellow noodles cooked in heavily flavored soy sauce with pork, shrimp, squid, and vegetables.
Malaysian lo Mee
Special boiled egg noodles served in homemade soy sauce with mushroom and shredded chicken.
Seafood lo Mein
Special egg noodles cooked with shrimp, scallop, squid, straw mushrooms, and mixed vegetables.
Seafood with Crispy Noodle

Soup
Wonton Soup
Seafood Tomyam Soup
Spicy Prawn Soup
Bah Kut Teh (large)
Pork Served in a broth composed a variety of asian chienese herbs and spices tranditional malaysian dish
Seafood with Bean curd Soup
Seaweed with Seafood Soup

Noodle in Soup
Curry Noodle Soup
Noodles in a curry soup with choice of protein chicken, beef tripe, and fish ball.
Wonton Mee
Special egg noodles served with wonton in a homemade sauce and chicken broth.
Seafood Tomyam Rice Noodles
Rice noodles served in a spicy and sour lemon grass broth with seafood and straw mushrooms.
Prawn Mee
Egg noodles, shredded pork, shrimp, vegetables, and bean sprouts served in a spicy shrimp broth.
Seafood Lo Mein Soup
Udon noodles with shrimp, squid, scallop, mushroom, and mixed vegetables in thick brown egg sauce broth.

Casseroles
Green Curry in Clay Pot
House special green curry cooked with lemon grass, spiced chili, and choice of protein, served in a clay pot.
Red Curry in Clay Pot
Served in clay pot with a spicy coconut curry broth with choice of protein.

Rice Dishes
Nasilemak
Coconut rice flavored with cloves and screw-pine leaves. Served with a chili anchovy curry chicken and topped with hard boiled eggs.
Rendang Rice
Our special dried curry sauce served over rice with choice of protein.
Hainanese Chicken with Rice
Subtly flavored chicken rice served with hainanese steamed chicken served with chef'''s special soy sauce.
Fried Rice
Traditional fried rice with choice of protein chicken, beef, vegetable, shrimp and mixed seafood.
Green Nasi Lemak
Special coconut rice fried with mixed vegetables, eggs, and shrimp in a ginger sauce.
Curry Rice
Thai Pineapple Fried Rice
Fried rice with shrimp, cashew nuts, fresh pepper, egg, and shrimp pasted served in a pineapple.
Basil Fried Rice
fried rice with our chef special spicy basil sauce with onion, carrot, peas, egg, chicken and shrimp
Ginger and Scallion Rice
Cooked with ginger and scallion light sauce over the rice.
Thai Chicken Rice
Rice with steamed chicken topped with chef'''s special spicy thai sauce.
Young Chow Fried Rice
Seafood Tom Yum Fried Rice
Fried with egg shrimp, squid, onion peas, and carrot in spicy sour tom yam sauce.

Chicken, Beef, Pork
Banana Leaf Kari Ayam (Boneless)
Chicken cooked with exotic spices along with lemon grass on coconut curry.
Mama Chicken (Boneless)
Hainanese Chicken
Steamed chicken served room temperature along with chef'''s soy sauce.
Thai Chicken
Steamed chicken served at room temperature topped with Chef'''s special onion based Thai sauce.
Rendang Sauce
Cooked over low heat with lemongrass and chili paste simmered in thick coconut curry
Sizzling with Black Pepper Sauce
Onion, snow peas, chinese cabbage.

Vegetables
Malaysian Style Shrimp
Sauteed shrimp in Malaysian shrimp paste cooked with your choice of vegetables.
Malaysian Buddhist
Mixed vegetable with bean curd skin and Chinese mushrooms served in chef'''s special sauce.
Eggplant with Belacan Sauce
Salted Fish with Bean Sprouts

Side Orders
Hainanese Chicken Rice
Coconut Rice
White Rice

Desserts and Beverages
Fried Ice Cream
Malaysian Ice Tea
Lychee Drink
Peanut Pancake
Our signature sweet and fried pancake filled with a peanut spread, sautéed peanuts, and corn.
Sirap Bandung
A sweet and creamy drink made with floral Rose Syrup. Beloved drink in both Malaysia and Singapore.
ABC
Shaved ice with red bean, corn, plam seed, jelly in red syrup and milk.
Malaysian Ice Coffee
Banana Pancake
Pisang Goreng (Fried Banana)
Crispy fried banana served with ice cream.
Iced Lemon Tea
House-made lemon infused sweetened Black Tea.
Bottle Water
Ice Cream
vanilla
Pineapple Juice
Soda Gembira
A popular Indonesian mocktail made with milk, Rose Syrup, and soda.
Soya Bean with Grass Jelly
Soya Bean Milk
Orange Juice

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Recent Reviews

Banana Leaf is a dependable Malaysian spot in Chinatown. (Wish we had more Malaysian choices, but I digress!) The dining room is spacious, with +20 tables, and an open kitchen so you can watch the staff at work.

Usually I call in takeout orders for pickup, but I have stayed for a meal (usually with friends). Friendly service.

My favorites:
- Roti Canai - this flaky appetizer is a crowd pleaser. And that savory curry sauce!
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June 2026
The inside is large and deceiving from the unassuming exterior. Walked inside to see plenty of seats as well as patrons. We were seated and served quickly.

Prices are good especially for sharing family style to try out different dishes. The roti canai was very flaky and thin yet not greasy at all which was very good. The curry chicken with potato had good flavor but was a little on the liquidy side but excellent nonetheless. We all enjoyed the basil fried rice,...
June 2026
We had a fantastic dining experience at Banana Leaf! If you are looking for authentic Malaysian flavors in Philadelphia, this spot is highly recommended.

The food was absolutely excellent. Every dish hit the mark in terms of both taste and authentic flavor profile. On top of that, the portion sizes were incredibly generous and appropriate for the price—you definitely won't leave hungry.

The service matched the quality of the...
June 2026

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Banana Leaf: Malaysian Cuisine

1009 Arch St, Philadelphia, PA 19107
(215) 592-8288