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2013-02-05
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FoodIt was rainy day for the whole of sunday afternoon and we decided to grab something hot and soupy for our dinner. The thought of going back to Hong Ji BKT (Bak Kut Teh) at catcus road always lingers in my head. My friend mentioned that there is another Hong Ji BKT in marsiling so without further ado we drove to the Teo Chap Bee Eating House located in Marsiling.Ordered one big claypot of BKT which costs $10 and each bowl of rice costs $0.50. Initially we had forgetting to order the fried fri
It was rainy day for the whole of sunday afternoon and we decided to grab something hot and soupy for our dinner. The thought of going back to Hong Ji BKT (Bak Kut Teh) at catcus road always lingers in my head. My friend mentioned that there is another Hong Ji BKT in marsiling so without further ado we drove to the Teo Chap Bee Eating House located in Marsiling.
Ordered one big claypot of BKT which costs $10 and each bowl of rice costs $0.50. Initially we had forgetting to order the fried fritters but after sipping a few mouthful of the soup, we find that its very different. Have they changed their recipe, we paused. The taste is a far cry from what we had in Hong Ji BKT located in Catcus Rd. That's horrible. It's so bland. And I tried to search for slices of button mushrooms in it but there were none. What happened? It totally whack the good image of Black sauce bak kut teh in my mind. What a turn off! This will be the first and last time I'm there for Hong Ji BKT.
Ah? Tau Pok floating on top of BKT. I dont remember having that. However the BKT consists of the usual pork liver, stomach, ribs etc. Nothing special in particular.
BKT paried with striking Green leafy vegetables. Looks good but we didnt ask for another refill of soup!
ServiceWe have to queue a while to order the BKT at the stall. Order was served about 10 minutes later. They do offer refillal of soup but it was not mentioned by the staff. Staff was all dressed in yellow
red polo tee representing Hong Ji.
Ambience
Coffee shop is mostly packed with Hong Ji Bak Kut Teh Fans, most of the tables are having claypot bak kut teh on their table. Due to that we were not that early, I have no choice but to sit at the area under the wide umbrella which is the smoking area. It's outdoor somemore and to make the situation worse, there were rain droplets sipping through the big shelter (umbrella) which makes my whole dinning experience awful!
Price
The price doesnt match the lousy food Im having. Total disappointment!
Recommendations / Tips
The after taste(after dinner) is really awful . I have to drink lots and lots of water after that. Feeling very uncomfortable. Think there is a "overkill" of MSG added.
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