Mamak House

Mamak House was a great surprise. The char kway teow has the strongest wok hei I’ve tasted in New Jersey — smoky, flavorful, and cooked hot. The seafood was fresh, especially the shrimp.

The fried chicken wings were thin, crispy, and had that old-school Chinese style I really like.

The salted fish eggplant claypot is bold and salty, with big chunks of salted fish. Alone they’re strong, but mixed with the eggplant and sauce, the flavor comes together really well.

Overall, strong flavors, fresh ingredients, and excellent wok hei. I’d come back just for the char kway teow.

This restaurant is one of the best restaurants I’ve ever booked at for a large party. They were very accommodating and pleasant. All of my guest were extremely happy with the service and the food was amazing. The waiters didn’t even show any type of dissatisfaction even knowing that the restaurant is about to close, they didn’t rush us and we enjoyed the whole night.

Overall, the experience was decent. The food was average, and the service at the beginning was quite pleasant. Compared to a Malaysian restaurant I’ve been to in Edison, the service here is actually better, although the food—especially the Hainanese chicken—might be slightly better in Edison. So in my opinion, both places have their own strengths.

The two male servers here were professional and friendly. However, the checkout experience was really disappointing. A female server came to handle the bill. We were told that there was a discount for paying in cash, so we decided to pay that way. She immediately asked how much tip we were giving, and before we could even review the bill properly, she took the money. When I tried to ask for more clarity, she simply said, “You’ll get the discount anyway,” and then pressed again, “How much tip?” I felt her attitude was quite pushy and uncomfortable. I ended up saying, “18%, "

Then we waited a long time to get our change back, even though the restaurant wasn’t busy. A male server later explained they needed to verify the cash was real, which I can understand—but the wait was still quite long. When we finally got the change, it was short by over a dollar. I wasn’t really bothered by the amount, but the whole process felt rushed and dismissive. That female server in particular made the experience feel unpleasant.

What could’ve been a fairly positive overall experience ended on a frustrating note because of this.

Came here on Mother's Day with my mom and the food was delicious! The service was incredible fast — it only took 25 minutes from the moment we sat down and ordered to get our food. All the dishes we ordered are captioned in the photos. It's also very affordable! We ended up ordering more food to-go 🥳 Would love to eat here again!

Nice spot for some authentic Malaysian cuisine. We tried the pi pa duck, curry beef rendang w rice, curry puffs, roti canai & mango w sticky rice. The best dishes were the duck and the dessert. I was looking forward to trying the rendang and curry puffs. Unfortunately, the curry puffs were more like over fried empanadas than the flaky curry puffs I've had in Malaysia. And though the beef rendang had great flavor, most of the meat pieces were mostly fat and hard to chew. The restaurant itself is a big clean space and the service was great. I would come back to try some other dishes.