Banana Leaf Menu (2025 Update)
Banana Leaf offers a fusion of Malaysian, Chinese, and vegetarian cuisine in Philadelphia. The menu features unique dishes like Homemade Roti Canai, Malaysian Ice Tea, Green Curry in Clay Pot, and Malaysian Ice Coffee. Customers rave about the flavorful Pad Thai, Seafood Tom Yum Rice Noodle Soup, and Roti Canai with curry. The casual ambiance, fast service, and friendly staff make it a popular spot for both dine-in and takeout. Although some customers mention wait times and temperature issues with certain dishes, overall, Banana Leaf provides good value for delicious food. For a satisfying meal with a mix of traditional and innovative flavors, Banana Leaf is a must-visit in Philly.
Appetizers
Homemade Roti Canai
Indian pancake. Malaysian all-time favorite, crispy style pancake with a curry chicken and potato dipping sauce.
Roti Boom
Sweet bun.
Roti Telur
A traditional Indian pancake filled with egg, onions, and served with a curry chicken and potato dipping sauce.
Martabak
A traditional Indian pancake filled with diced beef, egg, and onion served with curry chicken and potato dipping sauce.
Banana Leaf Chicken Wing
A fan and house favorite, Marinated chicken wings wrapped in Pandan leaves that is then lightly fried, served with a sweet chili dipping sauce.
Mango Salad
Sliced mango, sliced cucumber, and carrot mixed with sweet and spicy Thai sauce.
Banana Leaf Satay
Satay Tofu
Crispy Fried Tofu stuffed with cucumber and bean sprouts, served with peanut sauce
Shrimp Puff
Vegetable Egg Roll
Achat
Vegetable pickled in turmeric powder and spicy herbs with sesame seeds.
Crispy Pork Intestines
Malaysian Ice Tea
Malaysian Ice Coffee
Soda
Juice
Lychee Drink
Soya Bean with Grass Jelly
Soya Bean Milk
Coconut Pudding
Served in whole young coconut shell
Sirap Bandung
A sweet and creamy drink made with floral Rose Syrup. A beloved drink in both Malaysia and Singapore!
Soda Gembira
A popular Indonesian mocktail made with Milk, Rose Syrup, and Soda.
Iced Lemon Tea
House-made lemon infused sweetened black tea.
Beverages
Casseroles
Green Curry in Clay Pot
Red Curry in Clay Pot
Spicy red coconut broth served with your choice of protein
Chow Kueh Teow Noodle
Malaysian Famous stir-fried flat rice noodles with fresh shrimp, squid, bean sprouts, eggs, soy sauce, and chili paste.
Thai Basil Noodle
Flat noodles with shrimp, chicken, onion,bell pepper, and basil leaves stir fried in spicy basil sauce
Banana Leaf Pad Thai
Our house special version of the Pad Thai, a thin-flat noodle dish from Thailand. Made and cooked with shrimp, tofu, egg, bean sprouts, and then topped with crushed peanuts.
Indian Mee Goreng Noodle
Indian style stir-fried egg noodles in an authentic sauce with tofu, shrimp, egg, grounded peanuts, and bean sprouts.
Mee Siam Noodle
Stir-fried vermicelli with tofu, shrimp, and bean sprouts in spicy Thai chili sauce, sprinkled with grounded peanuts, and topped with sliced hard-boiled eggs.
Singapore Rice Noodles
Singapore style stir-fried rice noodles in special mild sauce with shrimp, bean sprouts, egg, and Chinese cabbage.
Beef Chow Fun Noodle
Stir-fried flat noodles in special sauce with beef, scallion egg, and bean sprouts.
Hokkien Char Mee Noodles
Udon noodles cooked in Brown sauce with pork, shrimp, squid, and vegetables.
Seafood with Crispy Noodle
Pan Fried Noodle with gravy thick egg sauce topped with seafood
Seafood Scramble Egg Chow Fun Noodles
Stir-fried flat noodles on light brown egg sauce topped with seafood and vegetable.
Captain's Noodles
Stir fried Flat noodles in thick soy sauce with shrimp, chicken, and pork.
Malaysian Lo Mee Noodle
Special egg noodles served in homemade soy sauce with mushroom and shredded chicken.
Seafood Lo Mein Noodle
Special egg noodles cooked with shrimp, scallop, squid, straw mushrooms, and mixed vegetables.
Fried Noodles
Noodle in Soup
Curry Noodle Soup
Prawn Mee
Egg noodles, shredded pork, shrimp, vegetables, and bean sprouts served in a spicy shrimp broth.
Seafood Tom Yum Rice Noodles
Rice noodles served in a spicy and sour lemon grass broth with seafood and straw mushrooms.
Seafood Lo Mein soup
Special thick yellow noodles covered in heavily flavored egg sauce with shrimp, scallop, squid, straw mushrooms, and mixed vegetables in soup.
Wonton Mee
Special egg noodles served with wonton in a homemade sauce and chicken broth.
Hainanese Chicken
Thai Chicken
Banana Leaf Kari Ayam
House Special Curry Chicken
Mama Chicken
Our special version of boneless fried chicken in a sweet brown sauce.
Rendang Sauce
Sizzling Japanese Bean Curd
Black Pepper Sauce
Malaysian Style Spare Ribs
Pork Chop
Poultry, Beef, & Pork
Rice Dishes
Hainanese Chicken with Rice
Lightly flavored chicken rice served with Hainanese steamed chicken (Room Temperature) in Chef's special soy sauce.
Thai Chicken Rice
Rice with steamed chicken(room temperature) topped with Chef's special mince onion Thai sauce and fried onion
Nasilemak
Coconut rice flavored with cloves and screw-pine leaves. Served with a chili anchovy curry chicken and topped with hard boiled eggs.
Green Nasi Lemak
Special coconut rice fried with mixed vegetables, eggs, and shrimp in a ginger sauce.
Young Chow Fried Rice
Fried rice with shrimp, peas, carrot, onion, egg stir fried together with chinese sausage
Basil Fried Rice
rice stir-fried with our chef special spicy basil sauce ( onion,carrot,peas,egg,shrimp and chicken)
Rendang Rice
Our special Dried Curry (Rendang) sauce served over rice.
Curry Rice
Our house curry sauce served on rice.
Thai Pineapple Fried Rice
Fried rice with shrimp, mixed vegetable (carrot&peas),pineapple,egg,and onion
Ginger & Scallion Rice
Ginger & scallions sauce over the white rice
Fried Rice
fried rice with peas, carrot, onion and egg
Crispy Golden Fried
Mango Sauce
Basil Sauce
Masak Sauce
House Special Sauce
Thai Sauce
Chili Indian Style
Sambal Sauce
Sweet & Sour Sauce
Ginger Scallion Sauce
Banana Leaf House Special Dried Curry Squid
Assam Ikan Bilis
Chef Specials
Soup
Bah Kut Teh (Chinese Herbs) Soup
Spicy Prawn Soup
Seaweed with Seafood Soup
Seafood with Bean Curd Soup
Seafood Tomyam Soup
Wonton Soup
Kang Kung Belacan
A Banana Leaf favorite, sauteed Kang Kung (water spinach) with spicy Malaysian shrimp paste sauce.
Malaysian Buddhist
Mixed vegetable stir fried with bean curd skin and Chinese mushrooms served in Chef's special sauce.
Banana Leaf Tofu
Homemade soft bean curd served with Chinese mushrooms, snow peas with scallop in a thick sauce.
Shrimp with String Beans (Malaysian Style)
Sauteed shrimp & string bean with spicy Malaysian shrimp paste sauce.
Shrimp with Lady Fingers (Malaysian Style)
Sauteed shrimp and okra with spicy Malaysian shrimp paste sauce.
Eggplant with Belacan Sauce
Eggplant stir fried with onion and shrimp paste (spicy and fishy)
Vegetables
Side Orders
White Rice
Coconut Rice
Jasmine rice cooked with coconut milk
Hainanese Chicken Rice
Rice cooked with chicken broth and ginger (yellow rice)
Peanut Pancake
Our signature sweet and fried pancake filled with a peanut spread, sauteed peanuts and corn.
Pisang Goreng (Fried Banana)
Crispy fried banana served with ice cream.
ABC
Shaved ice with red bean, corn, plum seeds, jelly, red rose syrup, and milk.
Vanilla Ice Cream
Fried Ice Cream
deep fried ice cream and fried banana (2 pcs)