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Was it the
courteous, attentive service or the casual lunchtime atmosphere
(we understand for dinner it’s somewhat more formal) or the
desire to try even more of the more than over seventy items on
the extensive menu of Satay Malaysian Grille. Located in, where
else, Las Vegas’ Chinatown, where so many Asian restaurants are
found.
A few
months back, we (VCO founder Marleen Marino) and I had attended a party
for fellow VCO columnist Amie Jo Greer at Satay Malaysian Grille
and were impressed by the small private room where the party was
held (although due to the large number of guests that attended
the party for the popular radio personality “Corner for
Success’” Greer, the guests over flowed into the casual elegance
of the main dining area) as well as the appetizers that were
served that evening (mainly marinated chicken and beef Satay
served with peanut sauce skewer style.)
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Satay is one of our favorite Oriental foods. Though
served as a appetizer Marleen often makes a meal
of this delicacy. This prompted us to ask the lovely
hostess and co-owner Janie, if she was open to us doing
a review of her establishment. She happily obliged and
this past Tuesday afternoon we were treated to yet
another fine Las Vegas dining adventure. (My palette and
I are so lucky to be living in one of the finest cities
in the world for a dining establishment connoisseur.
There is also a wide ethnicity of restaurants in the
finest city of them all….. It also helps because I
really enjoy eating foods of all cultures, to be a food
columnist for VCO. |
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Back to the other day…. We were greeted and seated by
our attentive server Veronica (a transplant from
Venezuela)
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were soon welcomed by the charming Janie. |
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After selecting Asian beer (and of course Satay) and an
Indian style Naan-like fluffy bread called Roti Canal
that was served with a dipping (or is it dunking?) sauce
made from curry and coconut milk, both a wonderful
starter… Janie solved my dilemma of selecting our
main course, because being quite familiar with Thai
cuisine of which there were many choices on their vast
menu, and being unfamiliar with Malaysian cuisine I was
torn between twelve to fourteen choices, but Janie
suggested a sampling of several Malaysian dishes.
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Soon there
after Veronica brought four generous portions accompanied by
both Jasmine and Coconut rice… each quite tasty.
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The rice
complimented each main course, the first of which was
“Singapore Rice Noodle”, “Singapore style vermicelli”
stirred-fried in curry powder, with shrimp, Bar-B-Q
Pork, bean sprouts and fried egg, that I’ve come to find
out accompanies many Malaysian dishes (guess they have a
large chicken and duck population over there). Quite
enjoyable and not as spicy as many Thai dishes I am
accustom to, in spite of the (*spicy) warning on they’re
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The second
main dish was “Char Kueh Teow”, original Penang-style flat rice
noodles, stir-fried with chives, bean sprouts and you guessed
it, egg…. This was Marleen’s favorite (after the Satay of
course!)
The third
offering was Korean-style marinated “Bar-B-Q beef short ribs”,
bone licking good!
The final
dish was my favorite (again after the Satay!) “Beef Rendang”
Malaysian-style, stewed in coconut milk, cumin, turmeric, lemon
grass and curry spices.
Not that
we had room, (Marleen anyway) but for dessert we were served
Banana Fritters. (to die for) Marleen only let me have one small
piece (however there will be a next time). I requested “Sticky
Rice with Mango”, sweet sticky rice accompanied by fresh Mango
perfumed with coconut milk with a touch of sesame seeds.
Delicious and “rib sticking!”
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The entire meal was quite satisfying, although this was
not surprising because while we were still on our
appetizers two different sets of obviously satisfied
patrons, upon leaving stated how good their meals were
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We highly
recommend lunch or dinner at Satay Malaysian Grille and don’t be
surprised to see yours truly as one of the diners trying to
narrow down my twelve to fourteen choices.
This
Spring Mountain location has been in operation since May 2005,
and they are soon to open another Satay Malaysian Grille in
Henderson. I would not be surprised to see several more thru-out
our valley in the near future. |
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