HD Cuisine

Really impressive! I like the vibe and the taste is so great!

Amazing and authentic Malay food always my go to when i’m in the area

I wanted to give a proper review. Don’t believe some of the low rated reviews. If you look at their profiles, they give every place a bad review. To clear things up about their dining area, they have 2 small tables outside and 1 small and 2 big tables inside. Small tables - 2 chairs. Big tables - 4 chairs. On weekdays, you don’t need to make a reservation. On the weekends due to their limited dine in area, I would recommend a reservation to be safe. You can make a reservation through Google/Yelp or phone call. Parking is easy since it’s in a strip mall. There is also a 3% charge if you use plastic. Just a note, I tried looking at their food pictures on their website, but it kind of runs slow. Sometimes it would freeze. I think they need to fix it. I would return here to try other items. I would highly recommend ordering off their Malaysian menu instead of the miscellaneous. Don’t order orange chicken or General Tao’s chicken. Very cringe because you can get that literally anywhere. Get the Malaysian food because it’s hard to find in Illinois. The owner is very sweet and the service is attentive. We ordered lor bak, nasi lemak, Hainanese chicken rice, hokkien mee, and kuih talam. Just a FYI, the portions are very generous. For 2 people, I would recommend ordering 2 dishes. Prices are reasonable for what you get. A pot of tea is $6. -lor bak 5 - I highly recommend this appetizer. It has crispy pork sausage with shrimp fritters, beancurd, and cucumber. It comes with two sauces. Everything was delicious. -nasi lemak 5 - I love the chicken rendang. The meat is very tender and it has a deep flavor. You can taste the spices that went into it. -Hainanese chicken rice 3.5 - I gave Penang Malaysian Cuisine a 4 because the rice was delicious. HD’s version, the rice was not as moist and flavorful. The chicken was not bad, it’s about the same as Penang’s. It could be a bit more succulent without the sauces. -hokkien mee 4 - this won’t be as tasty as in Malaysia. I liked the big pieces of shrimp, an adequate amount of sliced pork and hard boiled egg. The broth is still very good. If it’s your first time having this, I still recommend it. -kuih talam 5 - I would suggest this if you like pandan. It’s not sweet. It has a soft and bouncy texture.

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