Serving Arlington Heights since 2008 · Malaysian street food
Start with our signature char kway teow, seared over roaring heat until smoky and glossy. Then nasi lemak, flaky roti canai and slow-simmered beef rendang, cooked with the care and spice that made Penang famous.
Hours: Mon, Wed–Fri 11–3 & 4:30–9 · Sat–Sun 12–9 · Tue closed
Reservations by phone: 847-222-1888
Since 2008, Penang has been the Northwest suburbs’ home for Malaysian street food. Same address, same recipes, cooked fresh for every order.
Our signature
Flat rice noodles seared over roaring heat with prawns, cockles, bean sprouts and chives — smoky, glossy and unapologetically bold.
Wok-fried by Chef Song, who has been stir-frying char kway teow for more than 35 years.
$15.95 with regular egg · $17.50 with duck egg
Our national-dish pride: fragrant coconut rice with fiery sambal, crispy anchovies, roasted peanuts, cucumber and a soft-boiled egg.
Hand-stretched, pan-crisped flatbread — flaky on the outside, tender within — served with a warm bowl of dhal curry for dipping.
Beef slow-simmered for hours in coconut milk and toasted spices until dark, tender and deeply caramelized. Patience you can taste.
Our story
Penang is an island where Malay, Chinese and Indian cooking share the same street. Its hawker stalls are why food lovers fly halfway around the world.
We bring those bold, layered flavors to Arlington Heights: coconut rice and sambal, wok-charred noodles, prawn broth and curries that take hours. Cooked the way the island taught us. We’ve been doing it on Algonquin Road since 2008.
From our kitchen
New story
★ Signature dish6 min read
Where the dish comes from, why wok hei matters, and how our chef cooks our house signature.
The menu
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Seared over roaring heat with shrimp, squid, bean sprouts and chives. $15.95 · duck egg $17.50
Please tell us about any allergies before ordering. Prices are before tax and may change; we confirm your final total when we reply to your order.
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Reservations & catering
Birthdays, office lunches, family dinners. Satay by the dozen, rendang by the tray, roti torn to share. Tell us the date and headcount and we’ll build the spread with you.
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Guest reviews
From 430+ reviews on Yelp.
Love this restaurant for the Malaysian food, everything is so tasty and I wish I can visit them more often!!!
Has great Malaysian food along with some Thai food as well … We were served very quickly; and our waitress asked a few times if everything was good or if we needed anything. Attentive but not intrusive.
Amazing Malaysian food, the nasi lemak is very delicious!! Very friendly staff and love the environment too!! Highly recommend!!
I go here everytime. Got the curry laksa, nasi lemak and roti canai. It’s delicious. Service was pretty fast, ambience is relaxing. Indeed, transports you to Penang.
The roti is light and crispy and the chicken and potato dipping sauce is addicting (the roti canai alone was enough to get me to go back the next day!!!).
Satay had nice ginger and lemongrass flavor to the meat; the laksa was spicy but not overwhelming … Fried rice was top tier. My 10 year old said it made his list of “best 3 restaurants.”
Google reviews4.2 ★940+ reviews
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In the press
“This is the only place to find the most authentic Malaysian dishes in the state.”Read on Time Out ↗
“Benchmark dishes at Penang, which is one of the area’s few Malaysian restaurants, include roti canai …, curry mee …, and rendang …”Read on Chicago magazine ↗
“The spectacular dishes on the menu are cooked with the freshest wet and dry spices.”Read on CBS Chicago ↗
Hours & location
Lunch break 3:00–4:30 on weekdays.
Reservations & orders
847-222-1888
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