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9889 Bellaire Boulevard Houston, TX 77036

713-771-8118

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Cuisine(s): Malaysian

Hours: 11 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Sundays through Thursdays; 11 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays

Price: $, $$
Payment Types: All Major Credit Cards

Features: Takeout

Serving: Dinner, Lunch
Alcohol: BYOB

Reservations: Not Accepted

Parking: Lot Available

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Banana Leaf is one of the few Malaysian restaurants in town, but it's the best. The friendly service and exciting dishes, such as the sweetly spicy sambal shrimp or the hand-tossed roti canai, make the restaurant a destination despite its casual atmosphere and low prices. Take advantage of its generous BYOB policy and bring a bottle of Riesling to supplement the savory pan-Asian cuisine.

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Main Menu

Hot Starters

$9.00

Soft Shell Crab
maryland’s finest on a bed of crispy noodles.

$8.00

Shrimp Tempura Appetizer
giant shrimp and vegetables batter-dipped and lightly fried.

$6.00

Shrimp Shumai
dumpling filled with ground shrimp; served fried or steamed.

$5.00

Crab Langoon
crab meat and cream cheese in crispy wonton skin.

$5.00

Fried Tofu
deep fried tofu served with sweet and sour sauce.

Soup

$2.00

Miso Soup
delicate broth with miso paste, tofu, scallion and seaweed.

$4.00

Krab And Spinach Soup
krab and spinach in tempura broth.

$5.00

Fish Soup
white fish and mixed vegetables in miso broth.

$6.00

King Of The Sea
assorted seafood, sharp and tasty, prepared with chili paste, lemongrass, lemon juice, scallion, fresh mushroom, and cilantro.

$3.00

Vegetable Soup
mixed vegetables in chicken broth.

Salads

$3.00

Garden
lettuce, tomato, cucumber, and carrots served fresh with our homemade ginger dressing.

$5.00

Seaweed
green hiyashi wakame flavored with rice vinegar and a sprinkling of sesame seeds.

$9.00

Seafood Sunomono
thin slices of conch, octopus, crab, and imitation crab cucumber in tangy rice vinegar.

$8.00

Spicy Beef Salad
grilled beef, sliced and marinated with thai spices, tomato, onion, scallion, cucumber, cilantro served on a bed of lettuce.

$7.00

Tofu Salad
deep fried tofu mixed with cucumber slices, tomato, onion, scallion tossed with chili vinegar dressing. great for vegetarian!!

Standard Rolls

Roll $3.95
Cones $2.95

Kappa Maki
cucumber and sesame.

Roll $4.95
Cones $4.50

Tekka Maki
tuna, and scallions.

Roll $5.95
Cones $5.50

Negi Hama
yellowtail, and scallions.

Roll $5.95
Cones $5.50

Unagi
eel, sesame, and ell sauce.

Roll $5.95
Cones $4.50

Salmon Skin
crispy salmon skin, and sesame rolled i/o with sweet eel sauce.

Fried Rice

$9.95

Vegetables Fried Rice

$12.95

Chicken Fried Rice

$12.95

Pork Fried Rice

$12.95

Beef Fried Rice

$14.95

Shrimp Fried Rice

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Banana Leaf

9889 Bellaire Boulevard Houston, TX 77036

713-771-8118

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