Five months after they opened, business went off the face of a cliff. The decline was a gut-punch surprise for owners Braden and Yasmin Wages. Malai Kitchen was their first restaurant, and good feedback met them right out of the gate. They’d traveled the world, enriched bowls of lip-smacking curries with, say, the electric pop of kaffir lime, but suddenly, the honeymoon was over...

It may come as a surprise to some, but Dallas is a surprisingly friendly city for diners who seek gluten-free dining options... Malai Kitchen: Pretty much everything on the menu at Malai Kitchen is gluten-free, or can at least be prepared that way, which means that gluten-free diners can dig into pineapple fried rice, peanut-encrusted trout, and green curry chicken without worry.

An Uptown Dallas restaurant is hosting a specially themed pop-up dedicated to craft beer. Malai Kitchen in the West Village is hosting an event called Bia Hoi Popup, a one-day only Vietnamese-themed event that's an entirely separate restaurant right in front of Malai Kitchen...

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Best of Fort Worth 2018 Winner Malai Kitchen - "Best New Restaurant", "Best Vietnamese", "Best Wine List" & "Best Place To Take A First Date To Impress"

Thai & Vietnamese are a natural combination, one that’s done well at this Uptown fusion spot. Giant chicken wings in a chili-garlic glaze make for the perfect accompaniment to one of Malai’s house-brewed beers, as does the green papaya salad made with candied beef jerky. When it's time to order entrees, go for pad thai or the chiang mai noodles, served in a spicy coconut curry sauce.

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Because of our unique travel-inspired approach to the cuisine and from our scratch approach to everything we do, from coconut milk, curries, desserts and even house-brewed beer, our restaurant is unlike any other almost anywhere in the world, Wages says...

Husband and wife Braden and Yasmin Wages serve an exciting, gourmet-fusion rendition of Thai and Vietnamese food. Their menu extends from classics such as pad Thai to an appetizer of Vietnamese meatballs made with pork, green onion, and caramel. Daily specials might include wok-charred rice noodles, which features a contrast of a smoky flavor against a sweet and spicy chili-soy broth. Malai also brews its own in-house line of beers, with distinctive options such as a Vietnamese coffee stout.

Editor's Pick for Best Vegetarian Dish- Malai Kitchen - Sweet and Sour Vegetable Soup