Mamak House is a spacious, laid-back gem on the Hackensack River, dishing out vibrant Malaysian cuisine alongside tempting Thai and Chinese options.
"A rather cocktail-loungey restaurant along the Hackensack River waterfront, with views of Newark across the water, Mamak House offers a deep dive into Malaysian cuisine with a few Chinese and Indonesian flourishes. For an introduction to the cuisine, try nasi lemak, a rice-based dish topped with a dark chicken curry and anchovy relish. Okra with fermented belacan sauce is another highlight, and so is Hokkien char mee — thick wheat noodles slicked with a dark fragrant sauce and topped with crisp fried shallots." - Robert Sietsema
"The name of this dish roughly means “rice in cream” in Malay, referring to the fact that the rice — which is its centerpiece — has been cooked in coconut cream. Radiating from the rice are a number of other dishes in Malaysia’s most popular set meal ($9.25): boiled egg, sliced cucumbers, a sambal (relish) made from dried anchovies, and a chicken curry that, according to the menu, is flavored with screwpine (pandanus leaves) and clove, creating an interesting pungency that will remind you of no other curry. Mamak may be Jersey City’s first full-blown Malaysian restaurant, located just off a highway that looks over the Hackensack River to Newark. The sprawling premises with two massive dining rooms was previously a steakhouse." - Eater Staff
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