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Banana Leaf – Multiple Locations

$10 for $20 Worth of Malaysian Cuisine

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In a Nutshell

Cooks make roti canai in a semi-open kitchen beneath a thatched roof, as well as craft more than 250 authentic Malaysian dishes

The Fine Print

  • Expires 90 days after purchase.
  • Limit 1 per person, may buy 1 additional as a gift. Limit 1 per table. Dine-in only. Not valid towards alcohol.
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Inviting somebody to break bread is an act of hospitality, like when a strongman breaks his door in half so you can come inside. Share a meal with this Groupon.

$10 for $20 Worth of Malaysian Cuisine

The menu includes more than 250 authentic dishes, including stir-fried water spinach with preserved bean curd sauce ($8.50) and a fish head casserole made with the chef’s special coconut curry ($17.50).

Banana Leaf

To thin their roti canai flatbreads, the chefs at Banana Leaf toss and tug circles of dough on a thatch-roofed counter in the restaurant’s semi-open kitchen. When the disks are ready, they lay them on a hot griddle before serving the crispy Indian pancakes with curry dipping sauce. The Houston Chronicle and Houston Press both laud the way Banana Leaf’s team of Malaysian cooks craft this staple of Malaysian cuisine. The kitchen maestros have more up their sleeves than this flaky dish, however—they prepare more than 250 authentic dishes from their homeland.

Flat-screen TVs beside every table broadcast images of these dishes, which range from fried, housemade tofu stuffed with cucumber and bean sprouts to calamari doused in a spicy sambal sauce. To offset spicy appetizers and main courses, the Chronicle recommends the restaurant’s “delightful” shakes and fruit slushies, which include flavors such as strawberry and mango. Houston Press sums up the whole experience best: “You don't have to be an expert in Malaysian food to enjoy Banana Leaf; you just have to possess a mouth.”

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The Groupon Guide to: Diner Speak

The main attraction to eating at a “greasy spoon” diner is to hear the delightful lingo the servers use to relay your order to the cooks. Many people will often order second and third meals just to hear the servers yell and then discreetly throw away the food. Here is a guide to their secret language:

Order: Double cheeseburger, medium rare, with pickles
Diner Speak: Double hockey puck made of meat with a pink soul and zombie nickels

Order: Turkey sandwich on rye, no mayo
Diner Speak: Professor Gobblington with a PhD in the economics of foreign grain markets, send the white stranger packing

Order: Two eggs, scrambled, with bacon and coffee, cream and sugar
Diner Speak: Twin albino footballs meet with a tragic accident, send the mother a crispy flag and fill the dark night with the first tragically beautiful snowfall of winter

Order: Pancakes
Diner Speak: Lil’ Sweetie Flat Breads starring Shirley Temple (1934)

Order: Pot roast
Diner Speak: Roast, pot-style

Zombie nickels: cause they’re soft, green, and dead feelin’

Banana Leaf

4.0 out of 5
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    Banana Leaf I

    9889 Bellaire Blvd., Suite 311
    Houston, Texas 77036
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    Banana Leaf II

    9896 Bellaire Blvd., Suite A
    Houston, Texas 77036
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