Good food for a reasonable price. If youre craving Indonesian food then this is a good place to go. Everything (even the bathroom 😂) looks very Indonesian authentic
I came here few times not by choice. But it seems that their food quality getting worst. I bought lunch for to go but end up throwing it all away coz the salad(lalap) and the chili was spoiled n smell bad. Today, I came thought that would get different quality. I was wrong. The Nasi Padang looked so good, the colors were vibrant and quickly brought my appetite. But when I ate it, chicken was mushy...as it was made dayss ago, the chili over the egg was smell n I think its already bad and the vegetable was bland. The only thing that worth to eat was rendang. It was delicious.I ordered also es cendol that I hope can cheer me up, turn out it was just whole of thick palm sugar with hardened tapioca(supposed to be soft and a little chewy). I drank only half way scared that my blood sugar will go up.Pay time, I was forced to buy another food coz paying with CC has a minimum $20. theres no other solution offered to me...other than buying another dish that I hope I dont hv to triw away.I was so mad, dissapointed and felt betrayed by this restaurant. But, I hope that owner read this review, and check against their kitchen staff so they can improve their food quality and service.
Authentic Indonesian food. Excellent Soto (soup), family owned, great little place for Info food.
Good authentic Indonesian food. Worth the drive out.
My family and I are Dutch Indonesian and picky about how the Indonesian dishes are made. We ordered chicken sate, Nasi Goreng, fried tofu and GadoGado, all were perfect tasting. The peanut sauce was spicy and they did not offer mild. This will be our go to restaurant craving when we are in the area. They also have to go items and snacks. Yum!
Many selections of authentic Indonesian food, reasonable prices and courteous people. The portion is too big for the average person but I wont complain about that since I could take it home for later.
Its a shame that mostly Indonesians patronize this eatery. The food is fantastic.I recommend asking for recommendations from the staff if Indonesian food is new to you. Some dishes are surprisingly spicy. The variety may also be perplexing to the uninitiated.If you havent tried this cuisine, here is a great place to start!
Best Indonesian restaurant in Los Angeles. Its all about the flavors. I was born in Jakarta and visit Indonesia often so my humble opinion is not in a vacuum. Highly recommend!
Coming from the Netherlands, we are used to eating Indonesian food allot . But this place is the best my mother and I ordered from. So aromatic real peanut butter sauce for date and Gadot Gadot . Cant wait to order again this week .
Tried the nasi bungkus (pedas) its fire spicy ! 🔥🥵🤭😂 Murtabak telur is good.
A usual stop when visiting the Farmers Market. Always fresh and delicious. It’s been awhile since the last time and I miss it. Usually order it mild and punch it up with the condiments on the table. The drinks are always delicious and perfectly chilled. Locking forward to returning soon. 💖
Wow ! As first, when we got there, I looked inside the restaurant theres not even one a customer, I was confused should I come in or not?!. But I suppose to meet my friend here and its kinda late, and to be honest I dont expect that we going to have a good meal there, but its turned out,wow!!! The food is so delicious and we all happy with it. Thanks God to bless us with all the good food from this restaurant 😊.
Great authentic Indonesia cuisine with a very large menu.All dishes tried were very good in quality with fresh ingredientsSpeaks good English.Clean and good serviceTry satay, Batung beef, fish, Gai do Gaido, me gorand and tofu gorang. All great.
Great and authentic Indonesian food in a small casual friendly place. Reminds me of those restaurants we used to visit in Surabaya. You can request specials, more of this and less of that .. to tailor to your specific liking.
Very authentic Indonesian cuisine, just be aware that the cuisine is on the spicy side.
A small place family style Indonesia food. Looks very clean and neat. I order that Chicken noodle and it have some meat ball inside, good Indonesia food. Nice staffs and very polite and fast service. 😁
Volcano fried rice. Super hot but good
A fantastic place to get my fix of Indonesian flavors whenever Im in California. I love their Nasi Campur Vegetarian, with jackfruit curry, tempeh, and more. Always best with some extra sambal on the side. And, dont forget the Jus Alpokat (avocado milkshake with chocolate sause). Yum!
Ive passed by Banana Leaf many times, always telling myself Id visit one day. Ive tried their lunch specials for take-out and wasnt all that impressed. And it wasnt until one of my friends asked for a restaurant recommendation did I finally get to try it out for myself. And its probably safe to say that I wont be back anytime soon.Banana Leaf is a small restaurant located on Temple City Blvd by the dance studio and bakery. There is a small parking lot in the back as well as street parking, but these spots can get filled up quickly, especially when its during the evening. The restaurant itself has about 10 tables. The workers are pretty nice, but there isnt much service. We walked in and pretty much seated ourselves because nobody came to greet us for several minutes.Grilled chicken skewers (chicken satay): The man taking our order recommended us to go with the combination satay, but I am not a fan of lamb, so I decided to just stick with chicken. This was highly recommended by Yelpers, and Im glad I ordered this! This was probably the tastiest item out of everything we tried. Chicken was cooked well and had a nice char to it. It wasnt dry, but had good flavor, and the sauce it came with really enhanced the overall dish. Presentation of this dish was also pretty nice!My friend ordered the coconut rice combination thinking it sounded good. When it came, we all looked at it with interest. There were lots of small portions on the dish that looked pretty interesting. But upon eating it ... not so much. Maybe Im just not a big fan of Indonesian food, but several of the side dishes were not appetizing nor did they taste good. Peanut and anchovy and dried soy bean didnt appeal to us, but the fried chicken and coconut rice werent so bad and were the stars of the dish. The fried chicken had good flavor and wasnt dry, and the rice had a good flavor as well. But there were so many things on the plate that we didnt like that it really overruled the rest of the dish.My friends brother ordered the banana leaf rice combination, a dish really similar to the coconut rice. After getting the dish and eating it, he said it tasted okay, but not something hed want to order again. This dish came with a green bean and carrot vegetable that seemed to be from a can, as well as tofu and beef. It just didnt look good nor did it taste good.I was also able to try their lunch specials when my co-workers and I ordered take out from this place. They offer a number of items at a pretty low price, and I decided to go with the chicken laksa curry. It came in a pretty decent sized container, but there werent too many pieces of chicken as there was fried tofu. The curry was a lot thinner than I am used to, but the flavor was not too bad. Eating this with rice made for a decent lunch. The curry also came with some square flour chunks and bamboo sprouts. I think youre supposed to add it to the curry for extra flavor, although after putting it in, it didnt do much to add to the flavor. And I wasnt a big fan of those flour things either.I tried the chicken and coconut rice lunch special and thought this was more worth it - and tastier, too! The chicken was slightly fried, but wasnt too oily nor dry. Had good flavor and a good amount of meat on the leg. The rice came with a few garnishes on top; thought it was pretty tasty.tl;dr - While eating at the restaurant, service seemed to be a miss and the dishes that we tried were a miss as well. My friends ended up saying that they probably should have ordered dishes that others recommended as the ones they tried were no good. The only thing worth coming back for would be the grilled skewers, although I can live without it. But if you are interested in the lunch special, I think its worth a try - especially if youre thinking of take-out. I would recommend ordering the fried chicken dish as that was the tastiest out of everything I tried.
I gave 3 stars because of a few things. I ordered Nasi Uduk, I thought it looked good in the picture, it said served with fried anchovy tempeh and peanuts and one whole egg. But when I got my order there were no anchovies only fried tempeh and a little burnt peanuts. Only tiny half of egg cooked in red chilli (sambal). However, the taste of Nasi Uduk was okay, the fried Chicken was tasteless. But other dishes they have maybe good, I dont know and I surely hope so.
The food was delicious and unlike anything I had eaten before.
Love the Indonesian style food, especially the chili paste. Just like home. The nasi padang its great!
Get the chicken satay! Youll be glad you did.
Like the Indonesian cuisine. Need to improve customer service. Indonesians known for politeness and friendly people.
Clean and nice ambience. Generous serving. My favourite is the chicken satay and the durian dessert drink.
I tried the rice with Ayam Penyet and I loved it! The Sambal Terasi (fish paste hot sauce/sambal) was amazing!
This is such good food! Another one of our favorite places. the chicken Laksa is so wonderful!
Tasty...
Dined in with friends. Food was good and service was good too. Nothing fancy but good local restaurant.
Delicious authentic Indonesian foods best services...love this little Restaurant 😍
Great authentic indonesian food. Try their yummy avocado smoothie - will blown you away!
Prices are inexpensive, the dishes are ok. Seating room and tables is limited and so is parking space.
The.only Indo Foods in San Gabriel Valley. Try their rice wrapping with Banana Leaf ! Taste So good!
Small restaurant for delicious Indonesian food. Really big portions for all dishes.
My favorite Indonesian restaurant in the area. The pork satay is really good.
Indonesia atour doorstep ! A must try :) super clean and delicious food :)
I tried ayam goreng komplit and kangkung belacan, they were ok and not pricey. The service was good.
Indonesian food is a rare find, and this place has all the dishes covered.
The only jawa restaurant in this area. I enjoyed it very much. Great foods, great service.
New chef has upped the quality of the dishes and theyre super tasty
Here you can get a spicy and delicious Indonesian foods.
Off the charts good! Best Indonesian food in SGV
Great Indonesian food that should appeal to any culture.
Love their gado gado salad and smash chicken! Always come back for more
They got some spicy food so be careful what you order!
Delicious and authentic Indonesian cuisine!
All the dishes we ordered were very good.
Not only is the service beautiful but the food is even more beautiful
Good Indonesian cusine and good service value for money
This is not really Indonesian food they dont make the food correctly
Food is good but service isnt the greatest
Love this place.. Very good food.. Responsablely priced.
Lunch at this Indonesian Restaurant, You sould give a try while you are in the hood.
Food taste just ok price a little high
Good for indonesian food in temple city LA
Great place for Indonesian food!
Tasty laksa, quick service
Great food. Reasonable price
Great food, but I paid $4 for stale coffee.
Best Indo restaurant in West Coast.
Healthy portions. Good vegetarian options.
Recommended Indonesian Food
Good food, small place.
Excellent a.the food quality was awesome
Food here is so good.
Taste is OK nut a bit on the pricey
Great food. Good times.
Great authentic Indo food
Very good food and service.
A taste of native home in Temple City, CA.
Delicious!!!
Awesome place!
Authentic Indonesian food.
Not bad
Love it!!
Authentic Indonesian Cusine!
Nice and cozy.
Very delicious foods
Food is delicious
Good food!
The penyet chicken is really good
The catfish pecel is ok too
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Nice
Yumz yummy
Total reviews rating 4.4
95 Reviews for Banana Leaf 2024:
Review №1
2023-10-23 18:57:43Delicious. Definitely runs spicy but I’m a fan. I got the Nasi Padang.
Review №2
2018-05-04 13:49:55Today I tried the noodle and fried meatballs, It was delicious! My favorite Indonesian food restaurant so far! 😋😁👍🍜 My other favorite is the Kremes Fried Chicken with Indonesian Sour Soup. Their Siomay also pretty good too.
Review №3
2023-03-06 01:58:09Another option if you crave for Indonesian Food around LA area. The taste and portion are good, along with the price. Recommended to try!
Review №4
2023-08-25 08:35:57Find a different Indonesian restaurant! This place banana leaf scammed me with my online order. There was a promotion on uber eats for buy 1 get 1 free fried rice and they decided to charge me for both individually. They adjusted the price on the app! It shouldve been free! But yeah dont come to this place they will rob you! Also their food portion is stingy and mediocre.
Review №5
2020-04-15 00:07:39Banana Leaf is a small Indonesian restaurant on Temple City blvd and Las Tunas. I was in the mood for southeast asian food and decided to look for the best authentic food around my neighborhood. Interior atmosphere was welcoming and its neat and well organized. They have a plethora of food selection on the menu. I decided to try their Mie Goreng Jawa (Fried Noodle) with mixed vegetables, sliced chicken strip, shrimps and eggs. Its soft, flavorful and tasty. They give huge portion, perfect for adult man with voracious appetite such as myself. Service was fast. Prices were fair and affordable. Parking lot and street parking are available. Overall I had a good food and takout experience. I will definitely come back and I highly recommend Banana Leaf.
Review №6
2019-11-03 17:56:12Its a nice small family-run restaurant. Its the closest authentic South East Asian food restaurant around. The tahu goreng had a great peanut-based sauce over fried tofu and salad. I felt the was not enough tahu and unbalanced. The Java fried chicken was matched well with the samba chili. Something not on the menu but on the specials sign is roti prata with curry at $3.99. I have not seen that dish offered around the Los Angeles area. The cendol did use gula melaka and tasted great. The green jelly in the cendol was however too tough.
Review №7
2023-05-24 19:28:30Their food is the best for those whose had homesick of their origin from Indonesia. I love their generosity portion for each meal. Not to mention as someone origin from Indonesia, I love spicy food and they gave me lot amount of the spicy chili (which I think its the best and that would made me want to reorder again).
Review №8
2019-09-07 05:54:52Prices are keep on goin up in this resto while the portion is getting smaller but this place is still popular for Indonesian food. Taste wise were okay, customer service was great
Review №9
2022-01-05 03:59:04Very sad to go order. I heard about this place for a long time and finally got a chance to try. I had randang and was surprised that it didn’t come with rice. I don’t know if they charge extra for rice but this dish definitely is a rice dish. Secondly, this randang is very spicy and no other aroma. The beef itself is very dry not tender.
Review №10
2023-04-04 03:01:19I came to this place today because I have been have been craving for Indonesian food for a while. This review is not to throw shade at the cuisine but to this place. I ordered the Nasi Padang and wasnt disappointed except for their chicken curry in the Nasi Padang. I was disappointed because as soon as I split the chicken from the bone, it smelled really bad! The chicken was not fresh! Coming from a culture that doesnt like to waste food, I still took a stab at it and to be honest, the chicken was horrible! It tasted and looked like the chicken was rotting away and they still decided to cook it. Talk about food safety. I couldve gotten sick from it. Very disappointed in what I came out here for. I chose this place because the other Indonesian places were either fusion of Thai and Chinese mashed alongside Indonesian food which was not what I was looking for. No doubt the menu is good (theyre the only ones in the area that were open and had authentic dishes) but please if you are the owner of this place and you are reading this, please practice food safety before any of your customers practice their right to sue you for damages because of food poisoning. Needless to say, I would not come back here again and I would not recommend this place to anybody.