Coco Malaysian & Thai Cuisine
“The roti canai and Malaysian mee gorang are consistent favorites but we have never had a dish here that we wouldn't order again.”
“Gado-Gado – a bit too greasy for a 'salad' dish
Crispy chicken – pretty much a deep fried version of hainanese chicken.”
“The sizzling bean curd has a lovely taste and the bean curd is crispy with a soft inside.”
Coco Malaysian & Thai Cuisine
Takes Reservations: Yes
Delivery: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
Price range.
$$ Price range $11-30
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When one thinks of Malaysian/Thai food in Edison, everyone flocks to Penang next to Kam Man on Rt. 1. But I usually go to the nicer, less crowded (maybe even less overrated?) Coco. Been here on a few occasions, usually for lunch, and they're very authentic.
Roti canai is great and they always have very nice chicken in that curry! Stir-fry noodles or fried rice is also nicely done with lots of vegetables and your meat (if you so choose) to order.
One of the hidden gems of this place is the curry assorted vegetable casserole. It's a bit pricey for veggies and curry but never disappoints! I'm a proud omnivore but I always go for that curry!
My family also really enjoys the noodle soup. Prawn mee is very flavorful and quite a large bowl. Another hidden gem is (and this is not for everyone) the fish head soup. Almost a milky soup with a hearty mix of smooth and sour… if that makes sense!
It also helps that's is very conveniently located on Rt. 27 nearby Hmart, which we usually go afterwards.
It's been a long time since my last visit to Coco as my last visit was not that pleasant (I know they had changed a lot of staff & some chefs), but I was off from work to handle some family business, so me, my sister, and mother decided to give Coco another try.
Happily I can say the food was very good.
I had the half roast duck and it was quite good. Similar to what you get in many Chinese style restaurants, the roast duck portion was sizeable, nicely seasoned, just fat enough (duck fat = yummy), and still moist.
Not really a traditional Malaysian dish, but a very satisfying entree nonetheless.
Sister had the Seafood Scramble Egg Chow Fun and she said it was very delicious marked by fresh seafood, not too eggy, just enough noodle, and a generous portion.
Mom had the Salted Cabbage Fish Head Noodle that she really enjoyed. Salted cabbage was quite prominent and had a almost pickled flavor. The large fish head was still pretty meaty and gave the broth some really rich flavors.
Nice to see Coco looks to have gotten back to their high standards.
Will visit again most assuredly!
I've been to this restaurant many times, and it's always a pleasant experience. The parking in the front of the restaurant is a little strange, but there is plenty of parking available around the back. The restaurant has a good amount of seating available, and I've never had to wait long for a table.
I order the roti canai pretty much every time I come here as an appetizer. It is a small and delicious appetizer, but I noticed that it isn't always cooked the same way each visit. Sometimes the bread comes out a little crispy. At other times, the bread comes out a little softer. Despite the consistency issue, I still feel that it is worth getting every time. I have tried the spring rolls, satay chicken and beef, and I thought they were all good too. When it comes to entrees, I tend to order various noodle dishes. My favorite entree is the curry laksa noodles. This dish was the first curry noodle soup dish I've ever tried, and it really surprised me. The rice noodles are very soft and smooth. The broth is just delicious.. It is full of flavor, and it gives a slight kick in the aftertaste. The broth gets absorbed into everything very well, and it makes the dish as a whole really great. I also really like the prawn mee, hokkien chow mee, and fried pearl noodles. The hainanese chicken and pad thai are decent, but I've definitely had better. I wasn't really a fan of the roast pork sang mee or the coco spare ribs. For dessert, I like to order the rainbow ice. I haven't tried any other desserts here, but I'm pretty content with ordering the rainbow ice every time I want dessert.
The prices at this place are really good in general, but the prices for the noodle soup are especially great (you get an absurdly large bowl for about $7). They usually offer a discount if you pay in cash, so be sure to ask about that if you plan on paying in cash. The service is fine for the most part, but there is one incident that bothered me a little bit.. We had a party of 6, and the waiter must've misheard one of the dishes we ordered or wrote down something else. When he came out with the wrong dish, we informed him of the mistake, and he went to take it back to the kitchen. Moments after that, the manager (I'm assuming) came back out and tried to convince us that the dish we received by mistake was actually much better than the dish we ordered. It was pretty obvious that he just didn't want to waste the food, and I'm sure his opinion of the two dishes would've been reversed if the dishes were switched in this situation. If he was more polite and honest with us about what happened, we might've considered taking the wrong dish. Despite this incident, I still recommend this place to pretty much everyone. The food and prices alone will always make the trip worth it.
I've been waiting to check this place out for so long, mainly so I could compare it to Penang on Old Post Rd. The restaurant itself is smaller and shares a spot with neighboring businesses. You could park in front, but the spaces are best for compact vehicles; there's more parking at the back.
Popiah ($5.95): Fresh spring roll/lunpia (潤餅)–probably one of the better items my table ordered. Each piece was stuffed well with an assortment of vegetables, peanuts, and fried egg and is drizzled with hoisin and a sweet and spicy sauce. Each order comes with six pieces.
Roti Canai ($3.50): It's crispy, seasoned well, and had a slight sweetness. It's served with a savory curry (chicken and potato) for dipping; fun appetizer to share.
Hainanese Chicken Rice ($6.95): There was only white meat when I ordered, but it still tasted fine; meat was tender, although the little bit of skin I got was the star. The chili sauce they used was way too sweet for me. I can't say I like it–I prefer kecap manis. The serving was a bit on the smaller side, but at $6.95 for the all day lunch special, it's a really good deal. All lunch specials come with rice and soup (not a fan of it).
Honeydew Drink with Boba ($2.95): Forget the lychee drinks–honeydew takes the gold! My only complaint is that the boba was slightly over cooked–a little mushy. Still, I loved it.
Overall, it's a solid alternative to Penang. Price and portion are on point, although I wish I ordered another appetizer; that popiah vanished in a heartbeat! Good lunch? Yes. Did it keep me full? Not really.
This place is like Penang's less attractive, less popular and less successful sister. Same stuff and – to my surprise – even some of the same staff. The roti canai is delicious, the pineapple fried rice okay, the pad thai pretty good, but the mongolian stir fry egg noodle I had was so salty I couldn't even finish it. Yuck. My brother complained that his rice dish was pretty salty as well.
Coco Asian Cuisine is a simple and neighborhood friendly Malaysian restaurant on Route 27, in a small strip mall near H-Mart. Please park in the back, because the front parking spots are tiny. It's casual, with bright red walls and tables that are convenient for groups.
I've been here twice and ordered:
Roti canai
Beef satay
Sizzling tofu
Herbed Chinese soup
Four variety belecan
Seafood rice noodle
Thai iced tea
The food is good, but in my opinion, a bit unmemorable. They'll tailor the spiciness level to your needs and unfortch, my friends tend to be on the mild side. I recommend the belecan (okra, or ong choy, or string beans) which has a pungent and flavorful sauce. The sizzling tofu is also tasty and the herb chinese soup is homey. Noodle dishes are big on noodles and soy sauce, and not so much on the other ingredients. Roti canai, satays, and teas were par.
Service is good, even though English may not be their first language. Dishes are delivered and cleared promptly and depending on how friendly you feel, you can strike up a conversation with the servers pretty easily.
Prices are affordable and par with similar quality restaurants in the area.
It's been awhile and on a cold February day I was jonesing for a decent curry or assam fish head soup, 2 dishes Coco still gets right..but it was not to be.
The waiter kept pushing the fried version but we all know why it's fried in the first place
Roti cani : the shredded chicken in a fragrant coconut milk curry sauce with potatoes is still very good even if the roti itself is getting thicker and more doughy with each visit
.It's as if the chef is just getting tired of putting in the work to produce the thin,crispy and almost transparent roti this very iconic Malay dish traditionally requires.
Curry mee soup…. Basically a curry udon soup with a thin sprig of Thai Basil to appear authentic,3 mushy shrimp and 2 thin strips of chicken breast to add value to the overly salty broth seasoned with way too much belachan.
A request for some chili peppers to perhaps spice thing up was met with a blank stare and eventually a small dish of the very tame Lingham's .
Grilled short rib……why? hoping for a deciding factor we ordered a game changer and again….disappointed. Sweet,dry and tough with yet another too sweet chili sauce that obviously came directly from a bottle of Mae Ploy with a little lime juice.
I am so disappointed after my numerous visits and sampling most of their menu………..I really want to like this restaurant but their dishes are gradually straying further and further away from it's supposed Malaysian roots as to be just another "Pan Asian" joint peddling warmed over Cantonese take out…….and a sweet version at that.
Why is it Ethnic Restaurants feel the need to kowtow to America's insatiable need for sweetened and tamed versions of their dishes
Their succumbing to this unfortunate trend just diminishes any wish to remain a proud pioneer for their respective country's cuisines.
Yet another promising restaurant has passed…….
Great food! Super great staff! Reasonable prices! My fave are the crispy seafood noodle (oh so SO GOOD!), prawn noodle and house special tofu with seafood. But everything they have on the menu are all delicious!