No frills place but loved our visit. Warm staff, swift action. Food came out PIPING hot. Hainanese Chicken and Satay Chicken was soooo tender. Roti Canai had excellent curry flavor. And this place is affordable. Will definitely be back! read more

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Amazing food. Great and quick service and ambiance like your straight back in the 90s. Love this spot. One of the best kept secrets in Madison heights. Been going here for a few years. read more

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Their menu is so extensive and I love that they provide a separate menu with pictures of each dish. This was my first time dining in but I've gotten takeout here in the past and every single dish I tried from them has been amazing. Highly recommend if you're craving Asian food! read more

Satay House - 海南雞飯 / Hainanese Chicken Rice, 咖哩什料麵 / Curry Mee with Young Tao Fu - Thai Near Me - Madison Heights, Michigan

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I go to this place all the time because I like the food. The staff is friendly and you get a decent portion for what you pay. However, this time the customer service was not as good and I was the only person in the restaurant. My water was not filled without me asking and the lady never came to ask me if I needed anything or how was food was. I did ask for some condiments that I was given after I asked. The bathroom has a weird, not so pleasant smell. My food was pipping hot with heat and spice the way I like it. I do not like that they have a credit card minimum to spend, but I still enjoyed my meal. read more

Should be called "Satay House of Flavour!" I don't know what they do to their Curry Mee With Young Tao Fu, but it is phenomenal. Can you say lemongrass coconut curry? They have also perfected their Penang Prawn Mee with hard boiled egg. Tonight we hang with a vegan couple and a vegetarian couple. They shared the reason they eat here is because most every dish can be prepared for them. The service is very efficient. Not much for conversation, but they really take care of you. Refills and tipped off water glasses are a thing of beauty. I bet we'll be back. The prices may seem a bit high. The portions are large and the fare divine! 08/24 read more

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One of the best Asian restaurant in town. Never disappoint. Menu changed a little bit but they still have the originals. 5 star because this is the only Malaysian/Singaporean restaurant so there is nothing to compare to. Did I have better chicken and stir fry from other cities or countries. Yes. It is a family restaurant so service can be lacking so have some patience read more

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A pretty amazing Malaysian fusion restaurant. The first time I ate there was in my last life. Here is a review with lots of nonsense. Appetizer Indian bread. Traditional Malay food. A big crispy pancake with curry chicken and mashed potato sauce. Delicious and suitable for trying new things. Bak Kut Teh. The soup made from pork ribs, hazel mushrooms and beancurd skin is rich in the mouth and has a slightly sweet aftertaste. It is recommended to order a small bowl because it is a bit greasy if you drink too much. Main course Malay fried rice noodles/kway teow - I have eaten both. The taste is similar. It is a stir-fried pot method. Shrimp, squid and eggs are added. It is a little spicy but very fragrant. The amount for dine-in is a little small. Hainanese chicken rice is highly recommended!!! The chicken is super tender, it falls off the bone with one bite and is not greasy at all. There is a small dish of minced ginger on the side. The taste is top-notch. Pineapple beef rice is more like Thai style. It is added with sour and sweet pineapple sauce. But I personally feel that pineapple and beef don't go together. It feels like a formal marriage. You live your life and I live mine. Dessert Peanut pancakes are so delicious! It's not the super sweet peanut sauce inside. It's the kind of peanut filling with distinct grains like domestic snacks. Just order it and it's done. It must be served while it's hot. Coconut milk black glutinous rice. I love the small desserts in the style of Fresh Taro. Red beans and blood glutinous rice are added to the coconut milk base. It's not sweet. There are so many ingredients that I thought I was drinking porridge. Malaysian icing milk tea is average. It looks like powder. When I ordered it, I thought it was milk tea with Malaysian icing. I was wondering if this is some kind of Malaysian special milk tea topping. It turned out to be Malaysian Iced Tea. The icing is frozen icing read more

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They have consistently good hainan chicken. This is the first time reviewing other dishes. Hainan chicken: soft, juicy, tender, pairs great with chili and garlic sauces. Savory. This is their classic so if you get one thing, get this. Chicken rice: it's infused with chicken broth/fat because it is very savory and enjoyable. In the picture I ordered half order of hainan chicken and side of rice which I think is the most worth it. Curry Mee with Young Tao Fu - fried tofu in savory noodle soup with egg noodle. It is a little spicy but not too bad. Has a unique Malaysian taste that we could not recreate at home. I'm glad I tried this dish! Chow Fen - Fried chow fen with bok choy, mixed seafood, in savory brown sauce. This is also pretty uniquely malaysian and I'm glad I tried this. It is a bit heavy with the corn starch and thick but overall a satisfying dish. Service: staff was rude, short, and honestly too be expected and we didn't come for the service. We were told to move the high chair to our table. Ambiance. Some Malaysian decorations but not much. Chairs/table standard. Nothing special. It is so unique even for my East Asian palette, and their Hainan chicken never disappoints. read more

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Craved Malaysian food and traveled an hour to get there. Friendly staff and food was excellent. Ok, not quite as good as the Malaysian restaurant I visited in Chinatown in London last week but am just very glad that we at least have an authentic Malaysian restaurant in the metro Detroit area! read more

We to Satay House for dinner on Christmas day. We were the only ones there! Service was excellent. The food was delicious! The portions were good, and the prices were fair. The ambience is basic, yet comfortable. We will definitely be returning! read more

very delicious indonesian / malaysian inspired dishes. boiled chicken here is spot on. i tried indonesia's top dish and it was insanely good. fried egg is perfection. i particularly loved the oil ginger. true to roots and excellent smiles. read more

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Th8s is the best tasting SE Asian food. It's a melting pot 9f dishes from the various regions of SE Asia including Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Singapore etc. It's a wonderful place run by a sweet family. The atmosphere is friendly, relaxed and the food is delicious! Definitely try the tom yun, roti telur, Nasi goreng, Kang kung Belacan. Can't say enough good things about th8s place! read more

We stopped in for a quick lunch on Saturday at noon. The restaurant was completely empty at this time and only 2 more parties showed up before we finished. We got the following: Roti Canai - I'm pretty sure this was a pan fried frozen roti. It did not have the glass-like crisp of a freshly made roti; it was kind of sad and floppy. The curry it came with had a good concentrated curry flavor. It had an extremely undercooked piece of potato inside and a small piece of chicken. Asam Laksa - The broth base for the Laksa has the correct tamarind sourness, sugar sweetness, chili spiciness, and a somewhat fishy savoriness, but it's missing a robustness or depth that comes with a broth that has been simmering for hours. The noodles were good though - perfectly cooked and bouncy laksa rice noodles. The toppings included bean sprouts, julienned cucumbers, sliced onions, halved fishballs, and some (canned?) fish. Curry Mee - Coconutty sweet, spicy and savory with a slight curry flavor, but once again, the broth was on the weak side. The egg noodles were overcooked. The toppings were good - you can't go wrong with bean sprouts, tofu skin and stuffed fried tofu. The service was basically non existent - we had to grab our own soup spoons and we never had our water refilled. There were two dead fruit flies on the table we sat at. I don't know if it's true, but to my taste buds, I feel Satay House mostly uses jarred or canned sauce/soup bases with canned and frozen toppings. If you've visited Malaysia or even just been to a Malaysian restaurant in a city with a higher Malaysian population, Satay House feels very average in comparison. This is the only Malaysian restaurant in Metro Detroit so I think they get a pass from a lot of people. Unfortunately, it's just not that great for me. read more

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Great food, large portions, very friendly & knowledgeable servers, clean, comfortable & good ambience. Safe parking area.

Food was quick, delicious, and well prepared. The chicken especially was incredibly juicy. Everything we had was good.

The Hainanese chicken dish was simple, but it was exactly what I wanted. The wok hei on the fried noodles exceeded expectations! Loved the food and the service. Small and quiet place with lots of options on the menu. read more

Satay House - Hainanese Chicken Rice - Thai Near Me - Madison Heights, Michigan

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I just started going back here again in the last few months and I can not remember why I didn't eat here for a couple of years! Everything I've had here has been really good too. It's so hard to decide what to order! This was my second time having their delicious pineapple fried rice. First time I had it was a couple months ago with some friends and it was so tasty I had to order an order for myself! Their roti canai is really good and something a bit different to try here (no pics). Service is good, the lady remembered me from my previous visit and the prices are fair too! read more

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This was one of the few places that was open on Christmas day, so my friends and I popped in and had one of the best dining experiences. There's not a ton of Malaysian food options in the area, so it's nice to find such an underrated cuisine represented so well. We ordered numerous dishes and shared amongst each other, and every dish was incredible with a ton of flavor. The staff was extremely kind and provided recommendations and was able to substitute ingredients out for a vegetarian friend. I always look forward to coming back here and highly recommend them! read more

Satay House - Thai Near Me - Madison Heights, Michigan

I really liked this spot for the variety of Malaysian and Pan-Asian cuisine. It's hearty, flavorful, and delicious. I tried their Pad Thai, Malaysian fried rice, Singaporean noodles, and Roti with curry chicken. read more

Great place to go and try Malaysian food. Restaurant is simply decorated with large windows. Similar to a diner in ambiance. Service friendly. Food was fresh and flavorful. Food more geared toward Chinese Malay than Indian. read more

What a great place to try Singaporean/Malaysian food! Came with a group and we ordered a variety of dishes -- Hainanese chicken (of course), roti canai, Asam Laksa, Kang Kung Belacan, and Malaysian Fried Noodle. The Hainanese chicken was very yummy -- soft, flavorful with good sauces on the side. I have definitely had more "silky" textured Hainanese chicken outside of Detroit, but this definitely hits the spot. My favorite dish though was probably the Kang Kung Belacan as I am a huge fan of water spinach, and the savory shrimp paste makes it 1000x tastier. The roti Canai was pretty standard, with a pretty decent sized roti. The Malaysian Fried Noodle was pretty good - more mildly flavored and a good palate cleanser. We weren't the biggest fan of the laksa -- felt that it was a bit bitter in flavor and not like the sour/spicy laksa's we are used to. Overall though, we had a great meal and the pricing is very reasonable for the quality of food! read more

Good and homey, could be a little friendlier . Close to home cooking, I believe due to ingredients makes the noticeable flavor change. But I would come back. read more

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We eat at this restaurant before going to Kim Nhung store. Actually I wanted to try the food here long time ago. I crave satays, and don't have time to make it by myself. So, it is good to have an alternative. The satays are okay. The beef one is better, and the chicken satay is slightly undercooked. But the peanut sauce is excellent. The roti canai is great and fun for sharing. Hanainan rice is also tasty. I eat the rice with curry from the canai bread. We don't have much time to order another food. Next time I will try fried rice and kangkong balacan. They look so good in pictures. read more

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Literally love this place. It's so simple and straight forward. No frills. No bs. I like that. There's not very many Malaysian restaurants, so the diversity is quite nice. The food here is always great. Service is excellent. The owners and waitresses are very nice. read more

The Indian bread and Satay tofu are really great! Indian bread has crispy edge and soft middle; the cucumber inside the tofu adds an extra texture to the dry and crispy shell, with the peanut and satay sauce wakening your tongue! The pudding has more coconut flavor than more usual milk flavor, you would love it if you prefer fresh taste. Chicken rice and Bak Kut Teh are okay to order. Indian bread satay tofu coconut pudding chicken rice Bak Kut Teh read more

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My husband and i was looking a unique Asian cuisine and we found a Malaysian place. We came from city of Troy, and driving I-75 South bound for i-696. While we've been to a Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Thai, Vietnamese, etc, all around Michigan, it was our first time, to try a Malaysian dish.We came here for dinner and it was great. There were several tables being served, but its not that busy on a Saturday prime time. Reception: Spacious receiving area, clean and friendly welcoming person. Food and Service As this is our first time dining here, we asked the server (found out he's a native Malaysian) what are the most popular and recommended dish to order. He was kind enough giving us handful of recommendations. After a few minutes, food was finally served. Food were delicious, different and unique. Amount of serving is at the right amount. For the price per order is fair. Its not expensive. We didn't wait too long for our orders to be served. We had a friendly server named Ka and he checked on us a few times. Ambiance: Spacious restaurant. Casual environment. Good amount of table and chairs for their customers. Washroom is clean. There are ample spaces for parking around the restaurant building. Overall, We are a satisfied customers. We enjoyed the evening and definitely going back to try different food on their menu. read more

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Hey peeps! Im back haha. This is probably the only Malaysian joint in town (tell me if I'm wrong please). What's Malaysian food you ask? It's like a fusion between Chinese food and Indian food - that's my take a least. This is the 2nd time I've been here since the pandemic started and it's pretty good stuff. Prices are very reasonable as well. I'd highly recommend the appetizer: roti canai. The flatbread is crispy on the outside but really fluffy and stretchy on the inside. It's a great combo of texture and flavor - mildly sweet. Dip that in the sauce/soup that it comes with (curry with a piece of chicken and potato) and omg - amazing! Other than that, the dishes were ok with some being better than others but I would say the appetizers and I would venture to say even deserts are the stars here. I'll be coming here again to try more stuff and update this review in the future for sure! read more

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I was really excited to see a Malaysian/Singaporean restaurant around here since they tend to be quite rare around the US in comparison to more East Asian restaurants. I might be biased since I recently came back from Singapore, but the pricing of the food was a little odd at the satay being $8.50 while the chow keuh teow being $9.95. The satay was definitely overpriced in comparison to the chow keuh teow. I also got an iced milo to go with my food which was around $4. The satay did taste authentic, and the chow keuh teow was good, but unfortunately the iced milo I had was a little watered down. My friend got a vegetarian tofu "chicken" rice, and I was expecting the dish to be served with coconut rice like it usually is with nasi lemak, but it was just served with plain rice instead. The restaurant was completely empty when me and a friend went, so the family had their kid running around, but I didn't pay much mind to them. read more

Satay House - Chow kueh teow (Char kway teow) - Thai Near Me - Madison Heights, Michigan

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Went here a couple times already. The roti canai and the pineapple chicken rice are very good. read more

Satay House - Roti canai - Thai Near Me - Madison Heights, Michigan

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Yum! What a gem of a find. It was actually a little hard to find because the outdoor signage is not obvious. We are happy we stopped by. We had chicken satay, Indian mee goreng, Roti Canai, beef rendang and Hainan chicken. Everything was delicious. We wished they had some better hot sauce (sambal) but it was still fine. The server(?) was sitting with friends who were eating so it was hard to get her attention. She was nice enough though. read more

Food was good. Service was okay. I like the variety they have here. Some of the currys are the same. But at least the curry is good! Interesting how they don't ask you how hot you want your dish though. I enjoyed the curry beef noodle (curry broth dish) a lot! It was interesting that it was egg noodles instead of vermicelli but I'm not complaining. I didn't mind it at all. The broth reminded me of kapoon but beef instead of chicken. Had the Avocado bubble tea. Which was yummy but the tapioca was magically soft. If you like more of a chew then their tapioca is probably not for you. Recently ordered the Hainanese chicken after watching mark Weins visit Malaysia and ate that fish. It's pretty good! Simple but delicious. Super juicy. Even the breast part. I enjoy the pepper and the lemongrass sauce it comes with. Service was okay because we asked for the side of the Indian bread (forgot what it was called) because we were gonna get the chicken curry which was the same as what they give you with the appetizer but she said we couldn't do it. So we had to order the appetizer and the dish. Oh well. Would definitely come back to try more things! read more

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First time having Malay food. The roti is great. My Thai wife always craves the pork and wonton noodles.

Food was okay, however waitress was not friendly at all, did not check on us once and constantly walks away before customer finish any sentence. Asked me to pay at least 15% of gratuity, then waitress throw a "heh" when I refused and explained why I wouldn't. Unreal and wouldn't go back again. Highly do not recommend this place. read more

We meet once every month for lunch with several of my former colleagues from General Motors. Using my Yelp-based powers, I try to select restaurants with a variety of cuisines that are highly rated and moderately priced. This time, Satay House caught my attention as another Yelper's Review of the Day. So it was our choice and four of us showed up. First of all, Satay House serves what I'll call regional dishes; Thai, Malaysian, Singaporean, but also Indian and other influences. While I normally like to have more focus (going to a Thai place for Thai food, an Indian place for Indian food, etc), at Satay House this regional cuisine approach works. We arrived Saturday at 11:30 am and it was not busy yet; it was when we left. We were quickly seated and served tea that was hot and flavorful; great for a cold and snowy day. Since there were so many pictures of it on Yelp, we had to order the Roti Canai Indian Appetizer, and our friends ordered the Malaysian Poh Piah steamed egg rolls. They were both excellent and well worth reordering in the future. For our main dishes, I selected Chicken Redang with Rice, a slow-cooked Curry Chicken in Coconut Milk; I really enjoyed this dish with chunks of tender chicken in a curry sauce. And I used the remaining sauce from the Roti Canai to finish my entree rice (a pro tip). My wife chose Hainanese Chicken with Rice. She said it was as good as she had imagined and the pieces that were on the bones were especially flavorful. The Hainanese Rice added subtle flavor and she is a big fan of the Grated Ginger Sauce that came with this dish. Our friends ordered a Curry Beef Noodle Soup (the name pretty well describes it) and Malaysian Fried Noodles that seemed to contain almost everything including pork, shrimp, egg, squid, bean sprouts...you get the picture. They thoroughly enjoyed their choices and we will definitely all be back! But wait! There's more...we actually had room for dessert! Well, we would have ordered the Coconut Pudding even if we were too full! I mean, how could you not order Coconut Pudding served in a real Coconut? In fact, we ordered two...that's how good and unique it was. In all the excitement, I forgot to take a before picture, but there are plenty of them already posted so just look at them. When I thought we were done, one of my friends said no, keep digging until I hit brown! So it's Coconut Pudding inside a Coconut Shell with a layer of additional Coconut Pudding around the inside that looked like a perfectly-smooth porcelain. Mmmmm!! read more

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The roti canai and satay skewers are the best. Generous portions and food never disappoints They have a lovely authentic Malay menu but also offer regular Americanized Asian fare. read more

Satay House - Roti Canai - Thai Near Me - Madison Heights, Michigan

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Southeast Asia has some of the best cuisines in the world. It's a melting pot for many cultures and nationalities who share their culinary traditions with everyone to create new and exciting dishes. Satay House is a restaurant owned by a Malaysian Chinese family, and it's as authentic as it gets in terms of that style of food. My in laws are from Indonesia, so I've become more familiar with dishes like Beef Rendang and Nasi Goreng. The food that we ordered was amazing all around, and the service is terrific. Everything is made to share so make sure you bring more than one person. Most definitely a top 10 restaurant for me in the state of Michigan. read more

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The curry beef noodle soup is amazing!!! It's my favorite! We've tried different items over the years and it's all great but that soup is

Thanks to re-reading Crazy Rich Asians, I was craving for Malaysian food during my visit. Surprisingly, Yelp led me to Satay House, which was conveniently located half a mile away from where I was staying. What are the chances of staying so close to a place that has Mayasian food on the menu?? Of course, I told my bf to meet me here during his lunch break so I can satisfy my food cravings. So what did we order? We started off with the roti canai, which is an Indian-inspired flatbread served with a side of curry dipping sauce. The flatbread to me was a cross of the textures of naan with sections of it having the flakiness of a croissant, which was amazing to savor especially when dipped in the curry. If I had it my way, I would have had my own to indulge in all to myself. Next came out a half order of Hainanese chicken. The rice itself was addicting, which was flavored with chicken broth. The chicken was tasty and came with two dipping sauces, sweet chili and what I thought was finely minced ginger and garlic. The half order was a bit generous for the two of us. Along with the chicken came the curry beef stewed noodle soup. I was surprised with how generous the soup was with the beef and noodles, which is a bit hard to tell with the broth covering it all. I enjoyed the flavors of the dish, as well as the chewiness of the noodles. This is definitely a soup that can be shared with 2-3 people. The service is polite and does run on the slower side so this may not be ideal if you are on a time crunch during lunch. Other than that, the food is worth the patience. read more

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The Hainan chicken dish is very good because the meat is very tender. Usually the chicken breast can be dry, but the chicken breast from this place is exceptional. read more

Absolutely delicious food and our server was so sweet! Can't wait to come back. I got the Indian Mie Goreng and it was delicious. Their menu has so many other things I'd love to try soon read more

Satay House - Indian Mie Goreng - Thai Near Me - Madison Heights, Michigan