Rasa

I have one word for them. Perfect! We ordered :
-Tom Yum soup
-Murtabak pancake
-Beef Rendang
-Sarawak Laksa
-Thai Ice tea
-Mango mousse
Service is amazing. Their portion size is great!

RASA! What a cool name right? Don't you just want to rhyme it or make a freestyle out of it?
"I was down at Rasa wit my homie Mufasa,
Simba WHACK he prolly still eatin microwaved pasta..."

But I digress.
This place was PHENOMENAL. My homie who rates Thai food for a living gave it "a 8 or 9," and I never seen him give above a 7.5. The best Thai I have had in the city, well Terra Thai lowkey is right there but it's so different I can't compare. WAIT Y'ALL STILL EATING AT FISH CHEEKS?!?!? (LeBron laughing emojis) COULDN'T BE ME!!
We went with the little beef pancake thing to start, the Malay Hokkien Mee (noodles), Massaman Curry, and the beef special that was recommended on the back of the menu but I forgot the name.
Everything was amazing, but I think the highlight was the noodle dish bec...well now that I type it out and really think on it, idk. Everything was so flavorful, yet not overwhelming. The line between not enough flavor and overwhelming flavor is as fine as a G2 Premium roller pen 0.5mm. Real ones know.

RASA DID IT RIGHT! THANK YOU RASA I WILL BE BACK!

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The only halal restaurant in New York. Love that you can choose your proteins (chic, beef, fish, seafood or even simpy toufu and vegetables), then you choose how you want it to be cooked (3 types of curry and 5 types of sauté). Tried their chic with green curry, it was very good. Their hot ginger tea is authentic. The chendol serving is huge, with an interesting pyramid design. The roti canai is good too. The curry that comes with it is very legit.

The food, customer service and view were all amazing! We visited here since this was pretty much the only place that serves halal Malaysian food. My favorite is Hainanese chicken...simply the best. Also the Thai iced tea is outstanding and refreshing...I ordered two of them, that's how good it was. The owners and waiter were so caring and always made sure we had everything we need. For the dessert you got to go with onde onde...the owner brought us some tea on the side, in-house. Also my wife wanted a side of clear soup and the owner brought it for her for free. Overall amazing experience here and we actually went back for second time in our 7 days stay for the vacation. Must try place in NYC!!!

I heard about this halal Malaysian spot downtown and came to check it out. It is quite nice place inside and good amount of seating. I order this dish that looked like a ramen and the broth was beyond amazing. We also ordered this chicken and rice dish with blue rich. Don't judge rice by it's color!! This blue rice was soo unique and good. This spot is such a wonderful little halal spot!! I would definitely recommend this spot to others looking for unique halal cuisine!!

A nice selection of Southeast Asian foods from Singapore, Malaysia, and Indonesia. Overall taste lends itself to Singapore and Malaysia though even for Indonesian menu items.

Nice flavors, spice level definitely catering to the non-SE Asian palate as I could have used more hotness (they offered to bring some extra condiments to assist with this.)

Generous, large prawns in the laksa dish my wife had.

Service was prompt and attentive.

For those who are interested, the restaurant also claims to be halal.

Great Malaysian spot to get authentic food and drinks. Came here with a group of friends and the staff was very accommodating. Everything was delicious and came out in a timely manner. The menu is large and has something for almost everyone. Looking forward to coming back soon and trying out other options!