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Malai Kitchen
Modern Thai-Vietnamese fusion with bold flavors and craft cocktails in Dallas.
4.2(5 reviews)
restaurant
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Modern Thai-Vietnamese fusion with bold flavors and craft cocktails in Dallas.
Malai Kitchen offers a vibrant dining experience blending Thai and Vietnamese cuisines in a warm, modern setting in Dallas. Known for its authentic dishes like Pad Thai, Coconut Soup, and Panang Curry, the restaurant serves fresh, flavorful meals with customizable spice levels. With a full bar featuring craft beers, cocktails, and sake, it's perfect for casual dinners, group gatherings, and special occasions. Located in McKinney Avenue, it provides a bustling yet welcoming atmosphere with attentive service.
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Authentic dishes like Pad Thai, Coconut Soup, and Pho with fresh ingredients and customizable spice levels.
Extensive drink menu including house IPAs, sake, spirits, and signature cocktails like ginger refreshers.
Accommodates large groups with sampler platters and attentive service for birthdays and celebrations.
Most dishes can be modified to meet dietary preferences, with flavorful plant-based alternatives.
Enjoy meals in a modern ambiance or order for convenient at-home dining with consistent quality.
We went here Friday, January 2, at 9 pm, and all five items were disappointing: 1. The free sticky rice was fun, but the dipping sauce tasted bad, and was not a delicious peanut sauce. 2. Papaya salad with bacon lacked any papaya taste. 3. Lemongrass soup - this was the first time in 30 years of loving this soup at other places that I did not like it. 4. Drunken Noodles - these were maybe 24-inches long, and narrow noodles, which made them hard to eat. The beef was small cuts. I love this at Noodle Wave but did not like it here. 5. Pineapple Fried Rice - I have always love this until this time. It had no taste. I love Thai food, having it first in Thailand in 1995, and having it many times a year since, and always loved all of these dishes every place I had them. I get no pleasure from writing this, but was truly surprised that they could score zero-for-5.
Great food and great service. Most everything can be made to accommodate vegetarian or vegan requests. Went for my parents' birthdays and were offered a complimentary dessert by our very attentive servers.
Delicious Asian fusion dishes! We tried the Malai favorites sampler - which was surprisingly tasty for every item on the dish, especially the chicken satay! Our table tried the chicken pad Thai, pad see ew, pineapple fried rice, and panang curry bowl. Everything was great and the spice level was moderate for our group. Their drink menu was also fun to try including the sugar cane juice and ginger refresher! This location is inside a shopping area and it may be difficult to finding parking. We ended up doing street parking and walking a bit to the restaurant. Thankfully no wait for us and the staff was very kind and patient with our large group, offering fan favorites and recommendations.
I had bookmarked Malai Kitchen and was thrilled to finally dine there. The restaurant was bustling that evening, but we were seated right away upon arrival. The service was exceptional from start to finish. They offer a full bar with a solid selection of beer, wine, sake, spirits, and cocktails. I enjoyed their house IPA and highly recommend it. We were served complimentary sticky rice with sauce while we decided on our starter and main course. The shrimp spring rolls made for a tasty appetizer, and the Bangkok Street Fried Rice and Glass Noodles were outstanding entrees. The flavors were vibrant, and the spice levels were perfectly tailored to our request. The restaurant’s ambiance is warm and modern. Parking is available at the mall or on the street. Pricing: Moderately high, but well worth it for the quality.
Very authentic. The Coconut Soup is the closest dish to Tom Yum Soup. It's quite sour, and goes really well with rice. Then we ordered Pad Thai. Also, the Vietnamese Pho and curry lamb we had were all very delicious. Only the Pad Thai was a bit too salty; everything else was great. The serving was a bit slow, but the restaurant environment was nice.
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