Rasarumah serves vibrant Chinese Malaysian dishes with Indian and Indonesian flair in a chic, buzzy Historic Filipinotown spot.
"“Hold On To Yer Butts.” “You Can Tell Everybody This is Your Sambal.” These are a few of the messages we’ve read on Rasarumah’s giant back-lit letterboard. They’re also silly tone-setters for a buzzy meal at this Malaysian spot in Historic Filipinotown. You’ll share plates of butter-rich beef cheek rendang and sweet-tangy mango salad, clink glasses of barley shochu, and smear hot red sambal on every dish like you’re at one of those paint-and-sip classes. Rasarumah is a sexy, well-oiled dinner machine, the kind you’d expect from the team behind Found Oyster. Leaving your burnt orange banquette at the end of the night won’t be easy. Get the pandan sundae for dessert to buy some extra time." - brant cox, sylvio martins, cathy park
"What happens when you combine the sexy dining room energy of spots like Found Oyster and Barra Santos with tremendous Malaysian food from the chef behind Pearl River Deli? You get Rasarumah, a well-oiled dinner destination in Historic Filipintown that’s even more fun than the pedigree of its owners might suggest. And by fun, we mean sharing plates of butter-rich beef cheek rendang and sweet-tangy mango salad, drinking barley shochu, and giggling under the giant back-lit letterboard that reads “Hold on to yer butts.” After smearing their bright red sambal on every dish, we didn't want to leave our burnt orange banquette—and neither will you. Order the pandan sundae for dessert to buy yourself a few extra minutes." - brant cox, sylvio martins, cathy park, garrett snyder, brant cox, sylvio martins, garrett snyder, sylvio martins, cathy park, cathy park, garrett snyder, sylvio martins, brant cox, cathy park, cathy park, brant cox, sylvio martins, sylvio martins, sylvio
"Located in Los Angeles, this restaurant offers a Chinese-Malaysian menu by Chef Jonny Lee, with dishes like beef rendang and a cendol sundae." - MICHELIN Guide
"Expect to be greeted with an array of sambals as well as Malaysian classics on Chef Jonny Lee's Chinese-Malaysian menu. Don't let the slightly higher price point steer you away, as these large plates are designed for sharing. Pork jowl or chicken satay skewers start things off right, as do ulam bendi with charred okra, and steamed eggplant with sambal and dried shrimp. There are plenty of main dishes to choose from, but beef rendang in a rich and creamy curry accompanied by a buttery roti is a sure thing. To finish, look no further than the cendol sundae with coconut and pandan ice cream with pandan jelly noodles, red bean, gula melaka syrup, and toasted buckwheat." - Michelin Inspector
"Chef Johnny Lee reimagines gado-gado with crisp lettuces and endives, complemented by tofu croutons and shrimp chips for an airy crunch." - Eater Staff