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Inside Makan Malaysian Cafe

Tuesday, November 20, 2012 at 4 a.m.

Mark Manger Char kueh tiao ($10.95) at Makan Malaysian Cafe, flat rice noodles stir-fried with soy sauce, chile, Chinese sausage, shrimp, egg, bean sprouts and chives. 1/17

Mark Manger Chef-owner Karen Beckman makes char kueh tiao at Makan Malaysian Cafe. 2/17

Mark Manger Curry puffs ($4.50) ready for cooking at Makan Malaysian Cafe. 3/17

Mark Manger Chef-owner Karen Beckman makes curry puffs from scratch. 4/17

Mark Manger Siu mai, $3.75, being prepared in the kitchen at Makan Malaysian Cafe. 5/17

Mark Manger Rolling dough for curry puffs. 6/17

Mark Manger The curry puffs at Makan Cafe are $4.50. 7/17

Mark Manger Owners Karen and Corey Beckman inside Makan Malaysian Cafe. 8/17

Mark Manger Preparing curry puffs at Makan. 9/17

Mark Manger Preparing char kueh tiao at Makan Malaysian Cafe. 10/17

Mark Manger Chef-owner Karen Beckman crimps curry puffs by hand. 11/17

Mark Manger Makan Malaysian Cafe's hours are 11 a.m.-2 p.m. and 5-9 p.m. Wednesday-Friday; 8 a.m.-2 p.m. and 5-9 p.m. Saturday-Sunday. 12/17

Mark Manger Siu mai, $3.75, being prepared in the kitchen of Makan Malaysian Cafe. 13/17

Mark Manger Joseph Guevara, Kyran, and Karen Beckman in the kitchen of Makan Malaysian Cafe. 14/17

Mark Manger An order of Siu mai (dumplings) ready for service at Makan Malaysian Cafe. 15/17

Mark Manger Chef-owner Karen Beckman in the kitchen at Makan Malaysian Cafe. 16/17

Mark Manger Makan Malaysian Cafe is located at 1859 South Pearl Street. 17/17

Inside Makan Malaysian Cafe

In this week's food review, Cafe Society food critic Gretchen Kurtz visits Makan Malaysian Cafe to sample its traditional dishes. Mark Manger brought back these photos of the restaurant's cuisine.

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In this week's food review, Cafe Society food critic Gretchen Kurtz visits Makan Malaysian Cafe to sample its traditional dishes. Mark Manger brought back these photos of the restaurant's cuisine.