Spice Island Tea House

Anthony Teo 3 years ago

The menu had a limited selection with about 2-3 dishes from each southeast asian cuisine. The noodles were decent but was definitely Americanized and not authentic. The satay was quite disappointing as the chicken was in huge chunks and cooked regularly instead of the authentic Malaysian way which should turn out flavorful from the grill. The peanut sauce was also too thick and sweet, lacking a lot of the flavors I expected.

Globetrotter 3 years ago

Average; over hyped if not overrated. The menu is a hodgepodge of dishes, some flavorful but most are Americanized versions (adulterations) of notable cuisines. It’s an eatery without a cultural culinary identity despite the ads about “Asian”… BTW there is NO such thing as Asian cuisine or Asian food, just like there is NO such thing as European cuisine or European food!!! There are better places to get truly authentic Thai food. The Tod Mun (fish cake) simple Thai dish is nothing more than fish paste mixed in thick dough👎🏿. The Pad Thai is unremarkable😞 There is no difference between what they are calling Indonesian and Malaysian satay🫤🫤🫤They actually taste like the horrible Americanized sweet-very lightly spiced skewers, instead of a savory spiced Indonesian or of the delicately seasoned Malaysian. The so-called Java fried rice 🫤🫤is nothing like the Nasi Goreng the Indonesians are famously known for. No there is nothing Singaporean here, except of the curried noodles that is hardly Singaporean. Perhaps the credit to this place is the handful of Burmese dishes, recommended by a colleague with that cultural background. 1.Mohinga - a very flavorful fish broth with great goodie

Kolby Howell 4 years ago

Great staff, amazing food, and approved by my SG friend! Great flavors and everything was cooked very well!

Carl Froess 4 years ago

A recent delivery which will likely become a new staple. The food here is very good and the online menu makes ordering plant based super easy and straightforward. We basically ordered a solid sampling of dishes and shared them. They were all good. The iced green tea hit the spot on a hot day.

Sam Pan 8 years ago

As a visitor of Pittsburgh, this place stole my heart. This hole in the wall restaurant makes some really wholesome food. We had the Java Fried Rice and the Fish Curry Noodles (Mohinga). My goodness, every bite was heaven. The fried rice was my personal favorite of the two. Very friendly and accommodating staff. Very authentic feeling food. If you're looking for Thai/Malay food, this is your spot!