SELECT 
  category_id, 
  category 
FROM 
  cscart_category_descriptions 
WHERE 
  category_id IN (257, 384, 279) 
  AND lang_code = 'en'

Query time 0.00026

Explain
id select_type table type possible_keys key key_len ref rows Extra
1 SIMPLE cscart_category_descriptions range PRIMARY PRIMARY 9 3 Using index condition

Result

category_id category
257 Brickwork
279 Cellular concrete
384 Bricks