Banana Leaf - Temple City

I dined quite a few times at Banana Leaf, an Indonesian restaurant located in Temple City. The food at Banana Leaf was absolutely incredible. I started with the gado-gado, a traditional Indonesian salad with peanut sauce that was bursting with flavor. For my entree, I ordered mie jawa, a classic Indonesian fried noodle dish, but I substituted the noodle with rice noodles. It was prepared perfectly, with just the right balance of spice and savory flavors. I highly recommend Banana Leaf to anyone looking for an authentic Indonesian dining experience in Temple City. I always bring my friends who come to visit from out of town.

Another option if you crave for Indonesian Food around LA area. The taste and portion are good, along with the price. Recommended to try!Food: 4/5

Good authentic Indonesian food. Worth the drive out.Food: 5/5

I always love coming here. The Jakarta style crunchy chicken and the smashed tilapia fish is always a go to. Their tamarind soup is so good!

I 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 wasn't 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 doesn't 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 could've 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 (they're 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.