Bunga Raya Restaurant

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"Possibly the best thing about Bunga Raya is “Aunty” Rita Lim, who owns this popular Malaysian restaurant with her husband, John. She’s always on hand to offer advice, flitting from the kitchen to the tables and pulling her pad and pen from her back pocket like a quick-draw cowboy. Overload the lazy Susan on your table with XO chicken; king prawns with crunchy butter coating; silky egg tofu in tropical sauce; and wok hei-heavy wat tan hor, fried flat rice noodles. Or plan ahead and order one of the specialty dishes in advance, such as the Nyonya fish head curry: a monster head of snapper surrounded by an aromatic curry of okra, beans, eggplant, and fresh curry leaves. — LJ" - Hillary Eaton