This traditional cooking style was inherited by Chef Lim from his grandmother whom started the first PENANG restaurant in America. The name "Penang" itself is acquired from one of the thirteen states of Malaysia. Located in South East Asia, Malaysia is a major international sea port for merchants and traders from the East and West. This assimilation between the different cultures and backgrounds and the local population is how Malaysian cuisine sets itself apart from many asian cuisines. Chef Lim & Chef Lew would like to welcome all patrons of Penang...
"Happy Eating"

Chef Lim
Chef Lim is head chef & co-owner of this Penang restaurant and is very excited to be in Arlington Heights, the Chicago Illinois Northwestern Suburbs. He migrated to the U.S. with his family when he was 18 years old, settling in Connecticut, he has been involved in the restaurant business ever since. Employed as a server in the very first Penang restaurant in Queens, NY, he began to develop an interest in cooking and decided to pursue a career as a chef. Working very hard in the kitchen day in and day out learning about food preparations, he quickly became a cook's apprentice. Then it was off on a tour across the U.S. to enhance his knowledge & skill. Since then he has worked in several restaurants on the east coast and Midwest; only to now settle and find a niche here in Illinois.

Chef Lew
Chef Lew is the Sous-chef here at Penang Arlington. His specialty is "Cantonese" cuisine. Chef Lew also grew up in Malaysia and moved to Holland when he was 18 to broaden his horizons. This is where he fell in love with cooking and dedicated the next ten (10) years of his life to learning and understanding all aspects of it. He later moved to America and met Chef Lim in a cooking school. Initially, working as a kitchen helper he worked hard and is now at the top of his profession enjoying his career in the Penang restaurant in the Chicago Suburbs.