Penang

Love the sizzling tofu! Food still tastes great even as a delivery order though it usually takes an hour for food to get here.

Service is pretty good. Food, on the other hand, is just average. I felt like I was just paying more for the service, not for the flavor or the portion size of the food itself.

This place is beyond inconsistent. To begin with, eating there is usually an unpleasant experience: the service is awful and impolite. There is a ubiquitous young waiter, who barely speaks or understands English, but who still manages to be quite rude in spite of his poor grasp of the language. Depending on who happens to be the cook at the time, the food itself can be quite good or absolutely awful. We always order the same dishes (basil chicken, red curry, etc.). There is a certain cook who apparently adds starch to all the chicken he fries (as if it were flour) before he mixes it with the sauce — the result is almost vomitive. Then, other cooks put more onions than meat in the dishes — and I really mean onions: if you separate the pieces, sometimes there may be three times more onions than chicken. The unpredictability would be easier to take if Penang were not so overpriced: two entrees and one small appetizer would be over $ 42 or $ 44 (no tip for take out) — that’s insane for the irregular, mostly poor quality of the food.

One of the few places in SC where I’d recommend ordering out! I order delivery here all the time now that I live on the «north end» of town. I recommend the drunken noodles w/​veggies, spring rolls, satay tofu, avocado roll, and asparagus roll. Also, although I’m not much of a dessert person, the coconut pudding is a treat!
Pro: Good food, and they’ve never messed up my order! OK, it’s kind of sad if this is a plus, but it actually is a big deal for me. As a vegetarian, sadly, I’m very used to restaurants messing up my orders. Other places in this town have served me meat on many, many occasions.
Con: If you order delivery, make sure you place your order about an hour before you want to actually eat it. It WILL still be hot and tasty, even the spring rolls, but quality takes time.

I got duck. I am not sure how good it was because I was in such a rush this day that my kids ate it at home. They really liked it. They like this restaurant, I am not so fond of it.
It was okay for oriental place in terms of cleanliness. The food is not great for me. As I said my kids eat anything anywhere.

Expect that your servers will look pretty sad and don’t take this personally, it seems the people here don’t feel any extra effort is needed. Expect very good Malaysian food. Expect very mediocre Thai and Chinese. Not sure about the quality of their Japanese. I wouldn’t hesitate to go again to eat their Malay dishes, but somewhat more pricy for the area. Expect to pay $ 50 for lunch without any drinks.

Good quality has really declined here. What is most unsettling is the service. My recent visit on July 7 during arts fest was my last one. Besides a/​c that wasn’t turned on, I encountered the rudest server I ever had at this restaurant or at any in State College. I will never go back to Penang.

Drunken Man dish was very good the sushi was also good. The attentiveness & service was a little slow. All in wasn’t rushed and enjoyed the meal

Great spicy thai!

This place is great for take out, but do NOT eat in. We got the baked mussels and they were covered in this gross orange sauce and barely warm. Our food came out hot and all that was good enough, not really special. BUT OUR SERVER. OH MY GOD. I think this might be the WORST service I have ever received in my whole life! He couldn’t answer any questions about the menu, never came over to check on us and worst of all when we were trying to order an appetizer he just walked away without saying anything! I can understand hating your job, but at least don’t show it to your customers. Not coming back.

I ordered the Shrimp fried rice and the quality of this food is amazing. The shrimp, a type I’ve never had before. It was cleaned and fresh, and delicious!!! I’ve never had a better shrimp fried rice! I wish they had added more shrimp and rice.
The Penang curry was not my cup of tea. But my Step father ate the whole dish in under two minutes!!! He loves spice and if you do too you’ll enjoy this as well. My pallet prefers Indian shrimp curry and to compare with Penang would be unfair. The dish was wonderfully made with delicious veggies. It is a delight for spicy curry and shrimp lovers and a sight for sore eyes indeed! Beautiful blend of colors!
When the delivery driver arrived he was extremely grateful to receive a $ 5 tip. He expressed so much gratitude. After eating I wish I gave him more.

The pineapple fried rice there is good. It contains pork, chicken, shrimp, pineapple and nuts in it. However, the service there is really bad. We asked the check, and the waiter came in like 40 minutes and just THREW the check books on our table.

There is preferential treatment for Chinese Speakers. A Chinese group came in when we finished ordering and got their food almost immediately while we waited. The food still came relativity quickly. There will be overdramatic music playing in the background so be warned. The restaurant is usually pretty empty. So if you want a more private setting this is your place. Their food is pretty good but not compared to the other restraints in the area.

I loved the wonton soup and everything we have gotten here! Reasonable prices, GREAT service, Excellent flavors, Generous portions, and really nice slices of fish for sashimi! I can’t wait to go back! If only I could order one of everything!

Good food but bad service!!! We got there at 10:20 on a Saturday night and the waiters and hostess seemed annoyed that we were there! Not to mention we were their only customers and were in and out before 11pm. The waiter grunted that we could sit where ever, threw the menu down on the table and didn’t acknowledge us when we said thank you and wished them a good night. Of the 4 employees they had working not one bothered to straight out the rolled up carpet by the door which tripped me on the way out. Eat here if you want good food but be prepared to be treated like crap!

I came here for dinner one night. I was not so sure of how the food would be for this place because the outside of the restaurant looked pretty run down. Once I got inside it was nothing like I had expected. The tables and booths were very clean. They had a very nice ambiance to them. The waiters spoke fluent English as well as Chinese. So I was able to communicate with them both ways.
The food was tasty and came out fairly quickly. Although we were the last customers for the night they did not rush us out of the restaurant.
The reason I gave the place 4 stars out of 5 is because I ordered from here via. takeout after my first great experience. The portions that they give you here when you take out is really small. It is nothing compared to what you eat at the restaurant.

The sushi is very good but a little expensive for the portion size. They deliver. I will definitely eat there again.

I really like Penang for its authentic Chinese cuisine. I’ve eaten here many times and pretty much everything was surprisingly good. Their sushi is good too!
Recommended dishes:
— Chicken broth rice
— Naruto roll
— Sizzling tofu (has tiny pieces of meat)
Pros:
— Tastes great
— Has delivery
— Convenient location with free parking for drivers
Cons:
— A little more expensive than your average chinese food place (but worth it)

I love their salted fish fried rice. Their sushi special is good for the price. You can pick three different types of sushi with either soup or salad. One of the choices is spider roll and this is my favorite! I can eat soft shell crab everyday without getting bored of it.

I really enjoyed my experience at Penang one Saturday for lunch. We were a party of six and the service was efficient.
My least favorite thing I ordered was the roti canai because it was greasy and very small portioned. It was also unlike any roti canai I’ve ever eaten in any other establishment so I would never order it again.
Other than that, everything else we ordered was delicious from the curry with coconut rice, bone broth soup, and braised pork dish. I’m not sure what the other two ordered but it was noodle dishes. I thought the serving sizes for the entrees were very generous.
Bathrooms were clean.
I’d come back again for sure !