The best of Houston - some damn fine fishheads.
Keep an open mind: Malaysian food is full of surprises

Cafe Malay
Hours: 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sundays through Thursdays; 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays.
Fish-head soup: $7.95
Satay tofu: $3.95
Sambal chicken: $7.95
Belacan crab: $12.95
Penang shrimp noodle (lunch): $5.99

10234 Westheimer, 713-785-7915.

Two Malaysian desserts are free with your dinner, but you have to ask for them. One tastes like sweetened oatmeal soup, and the other is a cereal broth with sweetened red beans.

The satay tofu features fried rather than grilled chunks of tofu, which are served over a salad of greens and bean sprouts with the peanut butter-thickened satay sauce on the side. This could be my top vegetarian dish of the year. - Robb Walsh

You know, I don't think I've tried Malaysian, yet.