Hong Ji Claypot Bak Kut Teh 宏记砂锅肉骨茶

Read about this place last week where the owner paid $10000 to a Malaysian hawker the receipe forthe bak kut teh, so decided to drive all the way up north to check out this place.

When I was there around 12+, this place was pretty packed. I'm not sure if it is the normal crowd or due to the recent publicity. On the stall front is also shows the reviews received from the various media. I quickly ordered my bak kut teh (mixed), and then wanted to order the pig trotter, but was sold out! So I just ordered an extra bean curd skin and you tiao instead, and including rice, all these goes for only $7, which I thought was pretty reasonable.

So how's the bak kut teh at this place? Well, frankly, I find it pretty good, since I love the klang style herbal ones more. Is probably a good alternative to Leong Kee, especially those living in the north and dun want to travel all the way down. You get the herbal taste in the soup, but is only slightly bitter. For my mixed bak kut teh, there's quite a few pieces of pork ribs, and comes with tau pok, pig liver and stomach. As for the bean curd skin, is pretty good too.

Overall, I think this is quite a pretty good klang style bak kut teh. But then, one might wonder given the location is so far north, one might just head across the causeway and get cheaper and better bak kut teh there. Well, for tthose living around the area and dun want to go through the hassle of getting stuck in jam at the causeway might want to check this place out.

PS : Parking here is not much problem when I was there as there seems to be quite ample parking lots around.