Malaya Kitchen Menu (Update 2025)
Malaya Kitchen in Charlotte, NC offers a delightful Malaysian, noodles, and soup experience. With a variety of lunch entrees like vegetarian stir fry, spicy chicken, and tofu dishes at reasonable prices, this restaurant caters to all tastes. The appetizers, including Roti Canai and crab Rangoon, provide a flavorful start to your meal. The Tom Yum Soup and Seafood Tofu Soup offer a satisfying option for soup lovers. Customer reviews applaud the flavorful dishes like beef rendang and pad Thai, showcasing the diverse and authentic flavors of Malaysian cuisine. The casual and family-friendly ambiance, along with efficient service, ensures an enjoyable dining experience. Malaya Kitchen's menu, friendly service, and cozy atmosphere make it a top choice for those craving comforting Asian dishes in Charlotte.
Lunch Entrees
Vegetarian Delight Lunch
Meatless. Vegetable stir fry.
Broccoli Beef Lunch
Tofu with Mixed Vegetables in Brown Sauce Lunch
Mongolian Chicken Lunch
With brown sauce and vegetables.
Curry Mixed Vegetables & Tofu Lunch
Medium spicy.
Mongolian Beef Lunch
With brown sauce and vegetables.
Belacan Okra Lunch
Tasty Spicy Chicken Lunch
Hot and spicy. Breaded and fried.
Belacan String Bean Lunch
Tasty Spicy Beef Lunch
Hot and spicy. Breaded and fried.
Basil Tofu Lunch
Bean curd made from soybeans.
Pad Himmgpan Chicken Lunch
Hot and spicy.
Mango Tofu Lunch
Hot & spicy.
Pad Himmgpan Beef Lunch
Hot and spicy.
Pad Himmgpam Vegetables Lunch
Hot and spicy.
Belacan Beef with Okra Lunch
Chili Chicken Lunch
Hot and spicy.
Belacan Beef with String Beans Lunch
Kung Bo Chicken Lunch
Hot and spicy. With peanuts
Beef Rendang Lunch
Hot and spicy.
Spicy Cilantro Chicken Lunch
Hot and spicy.
Ginger & Scallion Shrimp Lunch
Shell fish.
Ginger & Scallion Chicken Lunch
Mixed Vegetables with Shrimp Lunch
Sweet & Sour Chicken Lunch
Breaded and fried.
Belacan Shrimp with Okra Lunch
Shell fish.
Sesame Chicken Lunch
Breaded and fried.
Belacan Shrimp with String Bean Lunch
Shell fish.
Curry Chicken Lunch
Medium spicy.
Stir Fried Shrimp with Baby Bok Choy Lunch
Shell fish.
General Tso's Chicken Lunch
Breaded and fried. Medium spicy.
Shrimp with Chinese Eggplant Lunch
Hot and spicy.
Mango Chicken Lunch
Hot and spicy.
Tasty Spicy Shrimp Lunch
Hot and spicy. Breaded and fried.
Basil Chicken Lunch
Salmon with Curry Lunch
Medium spicy. Breaded and fried.
Basil Beef Lunch
Salmon with Tasty Sauce Lunch
Breaded and fried. Hot and spicy.
Broccoli Chicken Lunch
Roti Canai
Indian pancake. Favorite Malaysian Indian style pancakes, served with curry sauce.
Malay Satay Chicken
Marinated chicken skewers, grilled to perfection. Served with satay sauce (peanut sauce).
Roti Telur
Traditional Indian style pancake filled with egg and onion. Served with curry dipping sauce.
Crab Rangoon (6)
Mixed imitation crab meat and cream cheese wrapped in wonton skin, fried crispy. Served with duck sauce.
Satay Tofu
2 pieces. Crispy fried tofu stuffed with cucumber and bean sprouts. Served with peanut sauce.
Calamari
Breaded with seasoned flour, fried crispy, and served with shrimp sauce.
Malay Roll
Marinade ground chicken roll with tofu skin and fried. Served with sweet and chili sauce.
Fried Spring Rolls
4 pieces. Small bite size spring rolls filled with rice noodles, vegetables, and shrimp. Served with spicy sweet chili sauce.
Vegetable Samosa
2 pieces. Indian flavored pastry filled with potato, ginger, green chili and cumin in curry flavor.
Crispy Wrapped Shrimp
6 pieces. Jumbo shrimp wrapped in a thin wonton skin fried to golden crispy. Served with sweet chili sauce.
Fried Vegetable Roll
2 pieces, small bite size. Mixed cabbage, green beans, carrots, mushrooms, onions, vermicelli and tofu.
Fried Chicken Wings
Breaded and fried wings
Edamame
Steamed soy beans.
Buffalo Wings
With Spicy sauce
Pot Stickers (6)
Handmade. Steamed or pan fried wonton wrappers stuffed with finely chopped seasoned chicken and vegetables.
Fresh Summer Roll (2)
Rice paper roll with vermicelli, lettuce, cucmber, fresh mint and shrimp. Served with special plum sauce with peanuts on side.
Chicken Lettuce Wrap
Shrimp Lettuce Wrap
Appetizers
Soup & Salad
Tom Yum Soup
Hot and spicy.
Subgum Wonton Soup
Mixed vegetables, shrimp, chicken and wonton in clear broth.
Hot & Sour Soup
Soup that is both spicy and sour, typically flavored with hot pepper and vinegar.
Seafood Tofu Soup
Shrimp, squid, scallops and vegetables.
Wonton Soup
Chicken.
Cucumber Salad
Egg Drop Soup
Soup that is made from beaten eggs and broth.
Ginger Salad (S)
Lettuce, carrots,tomato and cucumber with chef's special ginger dressing
Curry Flavor
Hot and spicy. Rich yellow curry flavored with evaporated milk and variety of spices.
1/2 Hainan Chicken with Bone
The dish is ubiquitous and 1 of the most popular everyday meals. Chicken is slowly poached whole, cooled to room temperature, cut up into bite size pieces and served with hainanese rice.
Mango Flavor
Hot and spicy. Fresh mango, onions, and red bell peppers sauteed in chef's special mango sauce.
Sarang Burong
Ring-shaped fried taro filled with sauteed shrimp, chicken, and mixed vegetables in chef's special sauce.
Belacan Sauce Green Bean
Belacan, a Malay variety of shrimp paste is prepared from kill. The krill are steamed and then mashed into a paste. Belacan is used as an ingredient in many dishes.
Crispy Duck
Marinated duck and roast, served boneless with scallions and cucumbers with pancake and hoisin sauce.
Pad Himmgpan
Hot and spicy. Mushrooms, yellow squash, onions, cilantro, red bell peppers and jalapenos in spicy Thai sauce, cashew nuts on top.
Ginger & Scallion Duck
Boneless roasted duck sauteed with mixed vegetables in chef's special sauce.
Beef Rendang
Hot and spicy. One of Malaysia's better-known dishes, slow-cooked dry curry deeply spiced with onion, lemongrass and coconut milk.
Belacan Sauce Okra
Belacan, a Malay variety of shrimp paste is prepared from kill. The krill are steamed and then mashed into a paste. Belacan is used as an ingredient in many dishes.
Crispy Jumbo Shrimp
Crispy jumbo shrimp in aromatic batter.
Soft Shell Crab
Triple Delight
Chicken, beef and shrimp sauteed with mixed vegetables in chef's special brown sauce.
Chef's Specialties
Vegetarian
Vegetarian Delight
Broccoli, carrots, mushrooms and yellow squash sauteed in white sauce.
Curry Vegetables with Tofu
Hot and spicy. Rich yellow curry flavored with coconut milk and a variety of spices.
Crispy Sesame Tofu
Sauteed in sweet tangy sesame sauce. Served with steamed broccoli on the side.
Basil Tofu
Served with green beans, red bell peppers, onions and yellow squash in basil flavor.
Stir Fried Baby Bok-Choy
Served with fresh garlic.
Chinese Eggplant with Garlic Sauce
Hot and spicy. Served with red bell pepper and scallions, sauteed in garlic sauce.
Tofu with Mixed Vegetables
Fried tofu stir-fried with broccoli, mushrooms, carrots and yellow squash in chef's brown sauce.
Mapo Tofu
Hot and spicy. Authentic szechuan style spicy tofu dish in soupy brown sauce.
Broccoli Chicken
Served with broccoli in brown sauce.
Chicken with Cashew Nuts
Mushrooms and yellow squash in brown sauce.
Sesame Chicken
Chunks of white meat chicken breaded and fried in sweet tangy sesame sauce.
Chili Chicken
Hot and spicy. With green beans, onions and red peppers in mouth burning chili paste flavor.
Spicy Cilantro Chicken
Hot and spicy. Served with cilantro only in spicy gravy sauce.
Basil Chicken
Served with red bell peppers, green beans, onions and yellow squash in basil flavor.
Tasty Spicy Chicken
Hot and spicy. Breaded chicken with onions and red bell peppers in sweet, spicy red sauce. Steam mixed vegetable on bottom
Chicken with Mixed Vegetables
Broccoli, mushrooms, carrots and yellow squash in white sauce.
Mongolian Chicken
Served with mushrooms, onions and scallions in sweet soy brown sauce and crispy noodles on bottom.
General Tso's Chicken
Hot and spicy. Chunks of white chicken, breaded and fried in chef's special sauce.
Ginger Scallion Chicken
Green beans, onions, carrots and yellow squash in ginger and scallion sauce.
Shredded Dry Tofu with Chicken
Served with Chinese shredded radish and scallions in chef's special sauce.
Chicken with Garlic Sauce
Hot and spicy. Served with broccoli and red bell peppers in our chef's special spicy garlic sauce.
Chicken with Baby Bok Choy
Served with baby bok choy in fresh garlic, stir-fried.
Sweet & Sour Chicken
Onions, red bell peppers and pineapple in sweet and sour sauce.
Chicken With Chinese Eggplant in Garlic Sauce
With Chinese Eggplant, bell pepper and scallion in spicy garlic sauce
Kung-Bo Chicken
Hot and spicy. With red bell peppers, mushrooms, yellow squash and peanuts in spicy kung-bo sauce.
Poultry
Beef
Beef Broccoli
Served with broccoli in brown sauce.
Beef with Mixed Vegetables
Broccoli, mushrooms, carrots and yellow squash sauteed in brown sauce.
Mongolian Beef
Served with mushrooms, onions and scallions in sweet soy brown sauce and crispy noodles on bottom.
Tasty Spicy Beef
Hot and spicy. Lightly breaded and fried beef with onions and red peppers sauteed in chef's sweet spicy sauce with steamed mixed vegetables on bottom.
Sa Cha Beeef
Hot and spicy. Green beans, broccoli and red bell peppers sauted in sa cha flavor brown sauce.
Spicy Jalapeno Beef
Hot and spicy. Jalapenos, onions and Chinese pickled mustard vegetables in chef's special sauce.
Basil Beef
Served with red bell peppers, green beans, onions and yellow squash in basil flavor.
Mixed Vegetables with Shrimp
Broccoli, mushrooms, carrots and yellow squash in white sauce.
Tasty Spicy
Hot and spicy. Lightly breaded and fried Shrimp or salmon with vegetable and spicy sweet chili sauce
Stir Fried Baby Bok Choy with Shrimp
Stir fried with fresh garlic in a light sauce
Spicy Garlic Sauce
Shrimp or Scallop sauteed in a spicy garlic sauce with broccoli and bell pepper
Ginger Scallion Shrimp
Green beans, onions, carrots and yellow squash in ginger and scallion sauce.
Spicy Cilantro Shrimp
Spicy brown gravy sauce with cilantro
Chinese Eggplant with Shrimp in Garlic Sauce
With Chinese Eggplant, bell pepper and scallion in spicy garlic sauce
Black Bean Sauce Scallop
Broccoli Shrimp
Seafood
Rice Dishes
Fried Rice
Choice of vegetables, chicken, beef or shrimp.
Salted Fish Fried Rice
Choice of vegetables, chicken, beef, shrimp or only salted fish.
House Special Fried Rice
Mixed all chicken, beef and shrimp.
Nasi Goreng Fried Rice
Malaysian fried rice. Hot and spicy. Choice of vegetables, chicken, beef or shrimp. Not able to reduce hot level.
Pineapple Fried Rice
Choice of vegetables, chicken, beef or shrimp.
Udon
Japanese style udon noodles stir-fried with eggs and vegetables.
Blissful Noodle
Thin egg noodles stir-fried with egg, onions, bean sprouts, scallion and carrots.
Malaysian Lo Mein
Sauteed to Lo Mein noodles with egg, carrots, onions and bean sprouts.
Curry Laksa
Mild spicy. Indian yellow curry soup style noodle bowl with both thin rice vermicelli and egg noodle accompanied with a variety of vegetables.
Pad Thai
A famous Thai noodle dish stir-fried with thin rice noodle and egg in a special Pad Thai sauce.
Tom Yum Mee Hoon
Hot and spicy. Spicy and sour lemongrass broth with rice noodles and vegetables.
Char Kway Teow
Malaysian favorite wok fried wide-flat rice noodles with egg, bean sprouts and onions.
Pho
Vietnamese style soup and rice noodle bowl. The item is served using raw or under-cooked ingredient. Consuming raw or under-cooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish or egg may increase your risk of foodborne illness.
Singapore Rice Noodle
Singapore style stir fried rice noodle in curry flavor. Mild spicy
Taiwanese Style Beef Noodle Bowl
Hot and spicy. Famous spicy soup style beef noodle bowl with baby bok choy, scallions and Chinese sour veggies.
Mee Goreng
Hot and spicy. Indian style stir-fried egg noodle with onions, carrots, bean sprouts, fried tofu and peanuts on the side. Not able to reduce hot level.
Hong Kong Style Duck Soup Noodle Bowl
Soup style noodle bowl with roasted duck, baby bok choy, scallion and thin egg noodle
Noodles
Side Dish
Steamed White Rice
Egg Fried Rice
Brown Rice
Side Noodles
Plain or stir-fried with egg and vegetables stir-fried.
Hainanese Rice
Side Vegetables
Steamed or stir-fried.