I highly recommend Penang in Chinatown, right at the intersection of Wentworth and Cermak. Having grown up in Singapore (just south of Malaysia), I can vouch for the authenticity of the cuisine there. Plus, Malaysian and Singaporean food share many similar influences, so you'd be getting a taste of Singaporean cuisine as well at Penang. Recommendations: Appetizers: Satay, roti canai, oyster omelette Entrees: I would say, be adventurous and go crazy. Everything's really good and authentic. You might want to put the Penang Char Kuey Teow (pan friend noodles only found in Penang) on the "must-try" list, as well as the Hainanese chicken rice. Dessert: Definitely try the Ice Kacang (sno-cone with syrup and jelly) and Bubur Hitam (black sticky rice with coconut). Vietnamese... I would recommend Pho 777 on Argyle. I'm not as familiar with Vietnamese, but I recently visited Vietnam and found the pho here to be very similar in taste to the real thang. Daniel Z. wrote: > We are interested in Asian restaurants that serve excellent food. We > know the Chinese, Japanese and Thai scene, though recommendations are > always appreciated. > > But are there really fine restaurants specializing in Indonesian or > Malay or Vietnamese ... food? > -- > > Daniel Zelinsky > Northwestern University, Evanston, IL. USA > [email removed]
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NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 30 Jan 2001 13:26:06 PST Organization: EarthLink Inc. -- http://www.EarthLink.net Xref: usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu chi.eats:8859 Daniel Z. wrote: >We are interested in Asian restaurants that serve excellent food. We >know the Chinese, Japanese and Thai scene, though recommendations are >always appreciated. > >But are there really fine restaurants specializing in Indonesian or >Malay or Vietnamese ... food? And then "Desiree Koh" responds with her recommendations. Anyone check the headers from these two messages? Yup! In the next thread "good japanese food" which is started by "Daniel Donghoon Paik" we are treated to some more subterfuge that "Desiree" replies to. Check the headers on that one. What is this PERSON up to? T.Willy
NNTP-Posting-Date: 2 Feb 2001 13:32:15 GMT Xref: usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu chi.eats:8890 Desiree K. wrote: >Ice Kacang is certainly quite an acquired taste! The other Asian variation I >know of is the Halo-Halo dessert, which is Filipino. I hear you can get that >at Rambutan on W. Division. You can also get Halo-Halo (and a good variety of Filipino food and baked goods) at Mom's Restaurant and Bake Shoppe on Peterson just W of Western. Decor is minimal, but the food is good. -L.