Ah Sang Bak Kut Teh — Restaurant in Petaling Jaya

Restaurant Review: Bak Kut Teh Spot near icon city

I visited this Bak Kut Teh (BKT) stall with colleagues for lunch. Here’s my honest breakdown of the experience:

🌤 Atmosphere: ★★☆☆☆ (2/5) The setting is a typical food court environment—hot and stuffy with basic fluorescent lighting. While functional, the ambiance is far from comfortable, making it less suitable for a relaxing meal.

🍴 Service: ★★★☆☆ (3/5) The service was straightforward and efficient. With fewer customers around during our visit, the food was served quickly. However, the service was average, with no notable effort to enhance the dining experience. But when we left there alot of people and long queue but I had better bkt

🍽 Food: ★★★☆☆ (3/5) The food was acceptable but fell short of expectations for a Bak Kut Teh fan like myself.

• Bak Kut Teh Soup: ★★★☆☆ (3/5) The broth was overly sweet, with an overpowering herbal taste that lacked balance. It didn’t deliver the comforting, savory flavors expected from a good BKT. • Portion Size: The servings were slightly small, leaving us needing to order extra dishes to feel satisfied.

💰 Price: ★★☆☆☆ (2/5) The pricing felt steep given the quality and portion size. Spending RM20 per person seemed excessive, considering the average taste and smaller portions. There are more affordable and better-tasting options in the area.

🚗 Parking: N/A Parking wasn’t assessed during this visit.

🏠 Final Assessment Overall, this BKT spot doesn’t stand out. While the service was quick, the underwhelming soup, small portions, and higher price make it hard to recommend, especially with better alternatives nearby.

Will I revisit? Probably not, unless my preferred spots are closed.

Ideal time to visit: Try during off-peak hours to avoid long queues, but temper your expectations.

Legend: ★☆☆☆☆ = Bad ★★★☆☆ =...

One of the better Bah Kut Teh in PJ for sure. We arrived just before lunch at 12 (need to wait a while once lunch time starts as it is usually full during lunch time) and ordered the single order bowl with “yat chi kuat” (literally one piece bone, but probably a part of the higher thigh, as I have been informed) – this is all meat, no fat. The other was “yin kuat” (equivalent to floating ribs in human?), so it was soft and with some fat. The rice is either white or “yau fun” oily rice. A small saucer of chopped garlic is provided and one should add the black sauce to it to give the garlic a caramel taste, goes very well with the rice and meat. Order the “yow char kwai” and “tow fu pok” too. It is RM2 a bowl. You can ask for more soup. No questions asked unlike some places which “discourage” this or even charge for it. The soup is not too overpowering, with just the right tone of the various herbs and the meat just about melts in your mouth, depending on your choice of cuts or if you prefer, a fat portion with the meat. Just tell the friendly staff your choice and he will recommend the cut/s. The staff serving the place are super friendly and multi lingual so even if you do not speak any of the Chinese dialects, you will have no problems ordering. Mid-way through our lunch, a elderly Indian lady took a seat next to us and ordered a single order (clay pot version, which has some vege bowl inside – never my choice as I do not like the soup “adulterated” by other flavours). She was alone and that sorts of tells you lots about the place. My go to place for a “bah kut teh” fix without having to...

If you crave Klang-style Bak Kut Teh and are in or around KL, look no further than Ah Sang’s. On arrival, you will be greeted by one of several helpful staff who will fret you a suitable table and also alert you if your double-parked car must be moved to let other vehicles out.

Now led by its second generation, your orders will be taken with a broad smile, a list of menu recommendations and a good-matured joke to whet your appetite. But the star of this specialist establishment is really the Bak Kut Teh. Yes, the stock is a tad heavy on MSG but I can always tell when the food is the focus among my friends… cheerful chat gives way to satisfying silence as the soft, warm aroma of garlic, the clean, tender sweetness of pork and pig offal as well the discreetly balanced mix of spices left me and my guests rather smitten. What differentiates Ah Sang’s dish from others is the judicious addition of herbs - just enough to allow the pork and its stock to sing through with the bean curd, enoki mushrooms and lettuce.

Brunch for a party of six set us back some RM150, including some dough fritters and two pots of tea, more than decent for something that will last us till...