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.

$11.75

Broccoli Beef Lunch

$12.25

Tofu with Mixed Vegetables in Brown Sauce Lunch

$11.75

Mongolian Chicken Lunch

With brown sauce and vegetables.

$12.25

Curry Mixed Vegetables & Tofu Lunch

Medium spicy.

$11.75

Mongolian Beef Lunch

With brown sauce and vegetables.

$12.25

Belacan Okra Lunch

$11.75

Tasty Spicy Chicken Lunch

Hot and spicy. Breaded and fried.

$12.25

Belacan String Bean Lunch

$11.75

Tasty Spicy Beef Lunch

Hot and spicy. Breaded and fried.

$12.25

Basil Tofu Lunch

Bean curd made from soybeans.

$11.75

Pad Himmgpan Chicken Lunch

Hot and spicy.

$12.25

Mango Tofu Lunch

Hot & spicy.

$11.75

Pad Himmgpan Beef Lunch

Hot and spicy.

$12.25

Pad Himmgpam Vegetables Lunch

Hot and spicy.

$11.75

Belacan Beef with Okra Lunch

$12.25

Chili Chicken Lunch

Hot and spicy.

$12.25

Belacan Beef with String Beans Lunch

$12.25

Kung Bo Chicken Lunch

Hot and spicy. With peanuts

$12.25

Beef Rendang Lunch

Hot and spicy.

$12.25

Spicy Cilantro Chicken Lunch

Hot and spicy.

$12.25

Ginger & Scallion Shrimp Lunch

Shell fish.

$13.95

Ginger & Scallion Chicken Lunch

$12.25

Mixed Vegetables with Shrimp Lunch

$13.95

Sweet & Sour Chicken Lunch

Breaded and fried.

$12.25

Belacan Shrimp with Okra Lunch

Shell fish.

$13.95

Sesame Chicken Lunch

Breaded and fried.

$12.25

Belacan Shrimp with String Bean Lunch

Shell fish.

$13.95

Curry Chicken Lunch

Medium spicy.

$12.25

Stir Fried Shrimp with Baby Bok Choy Lunch

Shell fish.

$13.95

General Tso's Chicken Lunch

Breaded and fried. Medium spicy.

$12.25

Shrimp with Chinese Eggplant Lunch

Hot and spicy.

$13.95

Mango Chicken Lunch

Hot and spicy.

$12.25

Tasty Spicy Shrimp Lunch

Hot and spicy. Breaded and fried.

$13.95

Basil Chicken Lunch

$12.25

Salmon with Curry Lunch

Medium spicy. Breaded and fried.

$16.95

Basil Beef Lunch

$12.25

Salmon with Tasty Sauce Lunch

Breaded and fried. Hot and spicy.

$16.95

Broccoli Chicken Lunch

$12.25

Roti Canai

Indian pancake. Favorite Malaysian Indian style pancakes, served with curry sauce.

$6.95

Malay Satay Chicken

Marinated chicken skewers, grilled to perfection. Served with satay sauce (peanut sauce).

$11.50

Roti Telur

Traditional Indian style pancake filled with egg and onion. Served with curry dipping sauce.

$7.50

Crab Rangoon (6)

Mixed imitation crab meat and cream cheese wrapped in wonton skin, fried crispy. Served with duck sauce.

$9.50

Satay Tofu

2 pieces. Crispy fried tofu stuffed with cucumber and bean sprouts. Served with peanut sauce.

$5.50

Calamari

Breaded with seasoned flour, fried crispy, and served with shrimp sauce.

$10.95

Malay Roll

Marinade ground chicken roll with tofu skin and fried. Served with sweet and chili sauce.

$9.50

Fried Spring Rolls

4 pieces. Small bite size spring rolls filled with rice noodles, vegetables, and shrimp. Served with spicy sweet chili sauce.

$7.50

Vegetable Samosa

2 pieces. Indian flavored pastry filled with potato, ginger, green chili and cumin in curry flavor.

$4.75

Crispy Wrapped Shrimp

6 pieces. Jumbo shrimp wrapped in a thin wonton skin fried to golden crispy. Served with sweet chili sauce.

$10.75

Fried Vegetable Roll

2 pieces, small bite size. Mixed cabbage, green beans, carrots, mushrooms, onions, vermicelli and tofu.

$4.50

Fried Chicken Wings

Breaded and fried wings

$9.50

Edamame

Steamed soy beans.

$6.50

Buffalo Wings

With Spicy sauce

$9.50

Pot Stickers (6)

Handmade. Steamed or pan fried wonton wrappers stuffed with finely chopped seasoned chicken and vegetables.

$8.50

Fresh Summer Roll (2)

Rice paper roll with vermicelli, lettuce, cucmber, fresh mint and shrimp. Served with special plum sauce with peanuts on side.

$8.50

Chicken Lettuce Wrap

$12.95

Shrimp Lettuce Wrap

$12.95

Appetizers

Soup & Salad

Tom Yum Soup

Hot and spicy.

$4.50

Subgum Wonton Soup

Mixed vegetables, shrimp, chicken and wonton in clear broth.

$7.50

Hot & Sour Soup

Soup that is both spicy and sour, typically flavored with hot pepper and vinegar.

$3.95

Seafood Tofu Soup

Shrimp, squid, scallops and vegetables.

$7.50

Wonton Soup

Chicken.

$3.95

Cucumber Salad

$5.95

Egg Drop Soup

Soup that is made from beaten eggs and broth.

$3.95

Ginger Salad (S)

Lettuce, carrots,tomato and cucumber with chef's special ginger dressing

$4.75

Curry Flavor

Hot and spicy. Rich yellow curry flavored with evaporated milk and variety of spices.

$18.95

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.

$25.00

Mango Flavor

Hot and spicy. Fresh mango, onions, and red bell peppers sauteed in chef's special mango sauce.

$16.95

Sarang Burong

Ring-shaped fried taro filled with sauteed shrimp, chicken, and mixed vegetables in chef's special sauce.

$25.00

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.

$16.95

Crispy Duck

Marinated duck and roast, served boneless with scallions and cucumbers with pancake and hoisin sauce.

$27.00

Pad Himmgpan

Hot and spicy. Mushrooms, yellow squash, onions, cilantro, red bell peppers and jalapenos in spicy Thai sauce, cashew nuts on top.

$16.95

Ginger & Scallion Duck

Boneless roasted duck sauteed with mixed vegetables in chef's special sauce.

$27.00

Beef Rendang

Hot and spicy. One of Malaysia's better-known dishes, slow-cooked dry curry deeply spiced with onion, lemongrass and coconut milk.

$19.95

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.

$16.95

Crispy Jumbo Shrimp

Crispy jumbo shrimp in aromatic batter.

$18.95

Soft Shell Crab

$24.00

Triple Delight

Chicken, beef and shrimp sauteed with mixed vegetables in chef's special brown sauce.

$20.95

Chef's Specialties

Vegetarian

Vegetarian Delight

Broccoli, carrots, mushrooms and yellow squash sauteed in white sauce.

$15.95

Curry Vegetables with Tofu

Hot and spicy. Rich yellow curry flavored with coconut milk and a variety of spices.

$16.95

Crispy Sesame Tofu

Sauteed in sweet tangy sesame sauce. Served with steamed broccoli on the side.

$15.95

Basil Tofu

Served with green beans, red bell peppers, onions and yellow squash in basil flavor.

$16.95

Stir Fried Baby Bok-Choy

Served with fresh garlic.

$15.95

Chinese Eggplant with Garlic Sauce

Hot and spicy. Served with red bell pepper and scallions, sauteed in garlic sauce.

$16.95

Tofu with Mixed Vegetables

Fried tofu stir-fried with broccoli, mushrooms, carrots and yellow squash in chef's brown sauce.

$15.95

Mapo Tofu

Hot and spicy. Authentic szechuan style spicy tofu dish in soupy brown sauce.

$16.95

Broccoli Chicken

Served with broccoli in brown sauce.

$17.95

Chicken with Cashew Nuts

Mushrooms and yellow squash in brown sauce.

$17.95

Sesame Chicken

Chunks of white meat chicken breaded and fried in sweet tangy sesame sauce.

$17.95

Chili Chicken

Hot and spicy. With green beans, onions and red peppers in mouth burning chili paste flavor.

$17.95

Spicy Cilantro Chicken

Hot and spicy. Served with cilantro only in spicy gravy sauce.

$17.95

Basil Chicken

Served with red bell peppers, green beans, onions and yellow squash in basil flavor.

$17.95

Tasty Spicy Chicken

Hot and spicy. Breaded chicken with onions and red bell peppers in sweet, spicy red sauce. Steam mixed vegetable on bottom

$17.95

Chicken with Mixed Vegetables

Broccoli, mushrooms, carrots and yellow squash in white sauce.

$17.95

Mongolian Chicken

Served with mushrooms, onions and scallions in sweet soy brown sauce and crispy noodles on bottom.

$17.95

General Tso's Chicken

Hot and spicy. Chunks of white chicken, breaded and fried in chef's special sauce.

$17.95

Ginger Scallion Chicken

Green beans, onions, carrots and yellow squash in ginger and scallion sauce.

$17.95

Shredded Dry Tofu with Chicken

Served with Chinese shredded radish and scallions in chef's special sauce.

$17.95

Chicken with Garlic Sauce

Hot and spicy. Served with broccoli and red bell peppers in our chef's special spicy garlic sauce.

$17.95

Chicken with Baby Bok Choy

Served with baby bok choy in fresh garlic, stir-fried.

$17.95

Sweet & Sour Chicken

Onions, red bell peppers and pineapple in sweet and sour sauce.

$17.95

Chicken With Chinese Eggplant in Garlic Sauce

With Chinese Eggplant, bell pepper and scallion in spicy garlic sauce

$17.95

Kung-Bo Chicken

Hot and spicy. With red bell peppers, mushrooms, yellow squash and peanuts in spicy kung-bo sauce.

$17.95

Poultry

Beef

Beef Broccoli

Served with broccoli in brown sauce.

$18.95

Beef with Mixed Vegetables

Broccoli, mushrooms, carrots and yellow squash sauteed in brown sauce.

$18.95

Mongolian Beef

Served with mushrooms, onions and scallions in sweet soy brown sauce and crispy noodles on bottom.

$18.95

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.

$19.95

Sa Cha Beeef

Hot and spicy. Green beans, broccoli and red bell peppers sauted in sa cha flavor brown sauce.

$18.95

Spicy Jalapeno Beef

Hot and spicy. Jalapenos, onions and Chinese pickled mustard vegetables in chef's special sauce.

$19.95

Basil Beef

Served with red bell peppers, green beans, onions and yellow squash in basil flavor.

$18.95

Mixed Vegetables with Shrimp

Broccoli, mushrooms, carrots and yellow squash in white sauce.

$19.95

Tasty Spicy

Hot and spicy. Lightly breaded and fried Shrimp or salmon with vegetable and spicy sweet chili sauce

$19.95

Stir Fried Baby Bok Choy with Shrimp

Stir fried with fresh garlic in a light sauce

$19.95

Spicy Garlic Sauce

Shrimp or Scallop sauteed in a spicy garlic sauce with broccoli and bell pepper

$19.95

Ginger Scallion Shrimp

Green beans, onions, carrots and yellow squash in ginger and scallion sauce.

$19.95

Spicy Cilantro Shrimp

Spicy brown gravy sauce with cilantro

$19.95

Chinese Eggplant with Shrimp in Garlic Sauce

With Chinese Eggplant, bell pepper and scallion in spicy garlic sauce

$19.95

Black Bean Sauce Scallop

$19.95

Broccoli Shrimp

$19.95

Seafood

Rice Dishes

Fried Rice

Choice of vegetables, chicken, beef or shrimp.

$14.95

Salted Fish Fried Rice

Choice of vegetables, chicken, beef, shrimp or only salted fish.

$16.95

House Special Fried Rice

Mixed all chicken, beef and shrimp.

$15.95

Nasi Goreng Fried Rice

Malaysian fried rice. Hot and spicy. Choice of vegetables, chicken, beef or shrimp. Not able to reduce hot level.

$16.95

Pineapple Fried Rice

Choice of vegetables, chicken, beef or shrimp.

$16.95

Udon

Japanese style udon noodles stir-fried with eggs and vegetables.

$16.95

Blissful Noodle

Thin egg noodles stir-fried with egg, onions, bean sprouts, scallion and carrots.

$16.95

Malaysian Lo Mein

Sauteed to Lo Mein noodles with egg, carrots, onions and bean sprouts.

$16.95

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.

$16.95

Pad Thai

A famous Thai noodle dish stir-fried with thin rice noodle and egg in a special Pad Thai sauce.

$16.95

Tom Yum Mee Hoon

Hot and spicy. Spicy and sour lemongrass broth with rice noodles and vegetables.

$16.95

Char Kway Teow

Malaysian favorite wok fried wide-flat rice noodles with egg, bean sprouts and onions.

$16.95

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.

$16.95

Singapore Rice Noodle

Singapore style stir fried rice noodle in curry flavor. Mild spicy

$16.95

Taiwanese Style Beef Noodle Bowl

Hot and spicy. Famous spicy soup style beef noodle bowl with baby bok choy, scallions and Chinese sour veggies.

$18.95

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.

$16.95

Hong Kong Style Duck Soup Noodle Bowl

Soup style noodle bowl with roasted duck, baby bok choy, scallion and thin egg noodle

$17.95

Noodles

Side Dish

Steamed White Rice

$3.50

Egg Fried Rice

$4.25

Brown Rice

$3.50

Side Noodles

Plain or stir-fried with egg and vegetables stir-fried.

$6.50

Hainanese Rice

$4.25

Side Vegetables

Steamed or stir-fried.

$5.75

Sweet Mango Rice with Coconut Sauce

$6.25

Fried Banana

$4.75

Dessert

Beverage

Soda by Can

$2.95

Perrier

$4.75

Hot Tea

$3.75

Thai Ice Tea

$4.75

Malaysian White Coffee (Ice cold)

$4.75

Malaysian White Coffee (Hot)

$4.75

Apple Juice

$3.25

Bottle Water

$2.75

Orange Juice

$3.25