Mo Sang Kor Bak Kut Teh @ Pandamaran, Klang – Is This The Best?
July 2, 2010 | 25,463 viewsAnd I thought I had them all. The BEST of them, so to speak. And then came the hoo-ha on a certain Klang Bak Kut Teh (bored of kept on repeating myself what Bak Kut Teh is, so read it up here on Wikipedia) that finally broke out of its mould; venturing not only out from the township of Klang with a branch in Puchong, but possibly the first Bak Kut Teh outlet to open in a food court of a major shopping complex – Hutong @ Lot 10.
(Though some might beg to differ, as Pao Xiang Bak Kut Teh have branches in One Utama, Pavilion, Centro Mall etc, and in Penang, there is a branch of BKT in shopping malls named Rou Gu Cha King or something)
Mo Sang Kor Bak Kut Teh @ Pandamaran – Hokkien-style Bak Kut Teh that is thicker, darker in colour, and with a punchy, robust flavour you can’t forget after the first sip. Take that in a positive light, or vice versa.
I spied Mo Sang Kor at their Berkeley Garden branch, back when we went for a sample of Pao Xiang’s novelty of a BKT, with the pork cuts all tied up in the cooking process. I lost all hopes in BKT served in bowls (which by the way, happens to be the most traditional way of serving them, NOT in claypot … or so the die-hard, true-blue fanboys would say). Only Seng Huat; the one under the Klang bridge managed to impress, but the others have faltered.
Ah Xian said it’s good, the auntie could not care less in the presence of Motormouth, and wondering how the BKT feast fared? Read on …….
You can walk up to the counter where the auntie would be perpetually busy picking up the cuts of pork from the giant ‘cauldron’, then proceed to slice them up real meticulously (or not) and serve them in porcelain bowls. With a ladle or two of the rich, dark elixir.
And trust me, if you really, really wanna taste the BEST of Klang’s Bak Kut Teh, your pilgrimage ain’t complete without a visit to Mo Sang Kor. I was sold after the first sip.
Although I had to admit, initially I was skeptical; half-expecting the black and thick broth to be sweetish and nothing more than dark soy sauce masquerading as BKT soup. (Trust me, I had my qualms for a reason).
Go early, else you risk having the leftovers. No “Dai Kuat” (big bones), “Sai Kuat” (small bones) or even “Pai Kuat” (ribs). But only lean meat, or “Bun Fei Sau” (Half lean, half fat).
The soup was absolutely delicious. Words can’t describe the complex amalgam of flavours resulting from the many, many herbs used in the boiling of the rich and robust soup. You would definitely be hankering for more soup and more rice, BUT … and this is a strong but, please take note that since they do not boil the soup on the spot, but instead serve whatever they have in the few metal pots every morning, they’re not as eager to top up your soup. Instead, they will walk over and refill your bowls with a small bowl’s worth of their highly-regarded soup.
So plan your feast before tucking in. Especially if you’re one who drinks like a camel, and finish all the soup before chewing on your meats. 🙂
The soup was so thick, it’s almost gelatinous. Now if only you can have endless sips and mouthfuls.
Mo Sang Kor‘s Bak Kut Teh contains lots of garlic cloves (they’re in whole!), and mushrooms. That’s probably it, nothing more nothing less. I felt that although the meat was good, Seng Huat‘s more generous portions and tender cuts (especially the “Dai Kuat”) fared slightly better in the porky department. But soup-wise, nothing tops Mo Sang Kor’s. And to most, this IS the bottomline.
Yes, now YOU can be the chef whipping up the most delicious Bak Kut Teh storm in all of Malaysia! Right in the comfort of your home! Hmm … if only it’s that easy. 🙂
Anyway, let’s say you crave for a good, heart-warming bowl of Mo Sang Kor’s BKT in the comfort of your home. About a good 200km away or more. What can you do?
Good thing about Mo Sang Kor is that they have the packaged BKT soup ingredients (much like the other famous brand, A1) for sale at their outlets. Hence you can buy a packet home, grab some pork ribs or whichever cuts you fancy, and cook away ……. Though you can’t possibly replicate the exact mouth-watering taste (duh), this is still far more superior than most pre-packed ingredients out in the market.
For the second visit, we went much earlier and was duly rewarded with a variety of cuts. Notice all the gelatinous, artery-clogging goodness there?
Be aware that on Sunday mornings, or on weekends, the restaurant can get a little packed. And that’s when tempers may go a-flaring, and orders come later than expected. But still, nothing that requires more than half an hour’s worth of wait. As everything’s cooked prior to operations, thus she only needs to cut them up and serve to the respective tables.
* The Bak Kut Teh is priced at RM7.00/USD2.10 per portion. *
Barely a full-fledged restaurant, nor even a whole shoplot, the Mo Sang Kor in Pandamaran is also opened for dinner aside from breakfast.
MO SANG KOR BAH KUT TEH RESTAURANT
145, Jalan Chan Ah Choo,
Pandamaran, Klang,
Selangor, Malaysia.
Telephone : 6012-904 2421
Business hours : 6.00am – 12.00pm, 5.00pm – 10.00pm.
Closed on the 1st and 15th of the Lunar month.
Here’s a GOOGLE MAP to Mo Sang Kor @ Pandamaran
* Mo Sang Kor is located at the junction of Jalan Chan Ah Choo and Jalan Jagung.
Here are the other branches of Mo Sang Kor in Klang (Information from Tummy Rumble)
– Lot 2982, Persiaran Raja Muda Musa,
41100 Klang, Selangor
Tel: 016 619 8310
– 41, Lebuh Bangau,
Taman Berkeley,
41150 Klang, Selangor
Tel: 019 272 7728
Here is the address for the Puchong branch (Information from iamthewitch)
– No.54, Jalan Puteri 2/4,
Bandar Puteri Puchong,
47100 Puchong, Selangor
Business Hours: 8am – 3pm every Mon – Sun & 5pm – 10pm for Sat – Sun
Tel no: 03-8063 8373 / 012-295 2955 
And here are but some of the posts on the Mo Sang Kor located at Hutong @ Lot 10 :
Quirky Malaysia, Kampungboycitygal, Foodpoi, masak-masak
there will always be a favourite for everyone..although this i havent tried except for their lot10 shop..which was rather expensive..
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J2Kfm Reply:
July 2nd, 2010 at 1:58 pm
Lot 10’s BKT is two folds more expensive, if I’m not mistaken. Close to RM14 per portion.
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ah! i like the first pic! very jeng and i havent had my breakfast yet =(
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Have not tried this yet – the soup looked very thick and gelatinuous indeed!
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J2Kfm Reply:
July 2nd, 2010 at 1:59 pm
It was indeed thick, and damn the taste lingered after every sip.
I usually prefer the watery soup with more herbal flavour, but this one combines the best of both worlds.
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The Klang Mo Sang Kor BKT definitely looked much better than the one I had in Puchong. Not to mention cheaper! Mine was around RM10 per portion, not to mention their lack of soup. Perhaps I should try the one in Pandamaran then.. is this even better than Seng Huat?
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J2Kfm Reply:
July 2nd, 2010 at 2:06 pm
Personally, I like this more than Seng Huat. But Seng Huat’s version is also good. They give hefty chunks of meat, and more generous with the soup, definitely.
But there’s something deeply satisfying about Mo Sang Kor’s BKT soup …… so much that I crave for it much like how I used to love Teluk Pulai’s BKT.
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I said it was good too 😛
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J2Kfm Reply:
July 2nd, 2010 at 7:31 pm
Yeah, that’s how I got the addresses for the other branches in Klang. Thanks anyway.
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Not sure if tis is the best but from the pic, it really look delicious to me ^^
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personally I love Seng Huat the most, after trying a few shops in Klang all these years
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J2Kfm Reply:
July 2nd, 2010 at 7:30 pm
Oh i see …. everyone has their favourite, no doubt. I don’t doubt Seng Huat’s BKT though, been eating there for few times already.
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so far this Mo Sang Kor was my most fav BKT but portion was too small make me have to think twice when I want to revisit them~~
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J2Kfm Reply:
July 2nd, 2010 at 7:24 pm
Hmm, true. The portion is indeed a little smaller than the usual, but think about it positively …. least one wont over-indulge. 🙂
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onekaicha Reply:
July 6th, 2010 at 2:52 pm
Order two or more portions of different cuts, and of course to skip the rice in order to reduce calories. yum yum….
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I’ve nv really liked their bkt.. there’s 1 shop near the train station also has very nice soup, then in town near Maybank (Jalan kepayang) also quite nice.. and another one in town, same row as eon bank has very yummy tua ki kut..
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hahaha, a cool post from Klang^^
One of my fav delicacies~~~
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Surprised that now you visited this BKT stall> It’ the best> Also set up a branch in Sri Petaling but the best outlets are in Pandamaran and Taman Berkeley
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J2Kfm Reply:
July 4th, 2010 at 5:09 pm
Haha … Ryan, you can read about my other Bak Kut Teh adventures – http://www.j2kfm.com/best-klang-bak-kut-teh/
And read about how I have always remained defiant, classifying Teluk Pulai’s version as the very best in Klang. But after two visits to Mo Sang Kor, I changed my mind. 🙂
Plus, we bought back a few packets of the ingredients to be cooked at home, and the taste came out fine.
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RM7 per portion? I paid RM16 for mine in Lot 10! that’s 130% premium for air conditioning and central location le. :(((((
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true enuff…anyway has not been to klang since posted back to PJ zone…or else Bkt has been my once per weekly lunch fix…
….its 3 months since from klang..sigh those sweet tender aromatic herbatic bkt.
U may try Intan theather(Indian movies only) ah soh bkt cheapest by far…last i had was less than $7..like 6.40 or something…only drawback was these stall is rundown( formerly Pun Heong Hakka Paikut was located there too.)
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Hi, you’re tired of repeating yourself about Bak Kut Teh, so i check-up on wikipedia, and found a bit of disappointment. Even though the writer and contributor mentioned the content is “citation needed” and come-up with some reference link to some web-site, but it was from the point of view of a few Singaporean gentleman.
So, I do like to extend some point of view about BKT from Klang people. (anecdotal and original research or sources from living person are prohibited on Wikipedia)
Direct translate of “Bak Kut teh” is “meat, bone, tea”. According to old Klangite, the only one shop which sold “Bak kut Teh” back in early 1950’s still standing today in a back alley of south Klang, next to Klang police station (about 100M from Seng Huat BKT), and the owner is name “Lee Bon Teh” “???“(uncle to Seng Huat BKT). The old dated signboard of his name is still hanging at the ‘five-foot way’ of the shop. Which you can hardly tell the correct spelling of his name. Back then, ‘Lee’ was selling the improvise pork-meat soup which originated from the ‘Hokkien’ port coolies of the warehouse (next to Klang IPD) near Klang river and Sweettenham Port. The Klang people, which consist mostly ‘Hokkien’ started calling ‘Lee’ who sell pork-meat soup together with oily rice and Chinese tea, “Ah Teh Bah Kut” or “Bah Kut Teh”. Pork- meat with bone is pronounce “Bah Kut” in ‘Hokkien’ and his name ”?“ is pronounce “Teh” in ’Hokkien’ and also mean Chinese tea.
This is the closest version of the BKT history from Klang, and hope this story will please most of the young BKT supporter in the world today.
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J2Kfm Reply:
July 22nd, 2010 at 10:34 pm
Thanks a lot. Yeah, I saw this from an episode on Axian’s show on AFC recently.
Are you a local in Klang?
Care to introduce your personal favourite?
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Boon Reply:
April 16th, 2011 at 11:31 am
You should try the under the bridge BKT (Seng Huat). Its the best for me.
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Thanks for sharing.. has posted a link to our page.. 🙂
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Dear All, i had never try out d Klang originated owner,but Bandar Puteri branch are giving me a no comment n bad experience. This our story n juz a sharing to everyone if u decided to go fr try for Puchong branch. Today our family had decided to go fr BKT n get recommendation BKT in puchong n v got d website of this “Mo Sang Kor, Puchong”. Around 6.30pm 21st Aug 2010, myself n my family arrive at this shop. First of the bad experiece r d waitress attitude which i cannot stand. Once seated, v requested fr menu n which to hav some selection. Feedback frm d waitress r so bad n throughout d giving out d menu, she juz like throwing to us. Nvm, v thought mayb she having her bad day ahead. Then v proceed to order n finalized it. 2nd nightmare are on “GARLIC”. Everyone of BKT eaters know garlic playing a big role in BKT, n our family hav requested garlic frm d waitress but seems it never reached or served to us until v hav to request frm d Taukeh Soh sitting at the cashier. Finally d waitress came n served us wiv garlic which are place in 2 small chilli plate. Pls, dun u hav a common sense tht 2 r not enuf fr 4 persons…? Ok…. nvm we proceed to our dinner but this is the best part of all. It come to soup part whereby we hav finishing our soup n v requested fr more soup. U know wht happen next ? D Taukeh soh some n check our table then go to kitchen come back wiv a very small bowl which have only half soup inside d small bowl. I think it don’t even consist of 4 tablespoon. My sister then asked why loh, then this taukeh soh started wiv all reasons. No soup lah, not enuf soup lah, soup very expensive lah.. v are like…. WTF… Soup very expensive…come on… BKT without soup, u dun think of selling BKT lah. Better close shop. This come to a very hectic moments whereby all my family members stop eating n requested fr a bill n paid n move out frm d shops. V move on to Yap Chuan BKT in puchong also which are serving us a better BKT wiv much good services n nice foods. Thinking of MO SANG KOR, Bandar Puteri… i will never recommended anyone to try wiv this kind of services n selling attitude which does not deserve to be a BKT shops.
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thanks for your comments,imperials!i guess workers there r too rich,they r not happy to serve u,they want u to be out of their sight so they can do something else n still have d income,this s very common in Malaysia,cos these group of people s usually not much educated,not well brought up,they have a retarded mind,they dont want to serve rich people like u,they hope they can be u,without effort n u be them,to understand their frustration,never visit them again n try to learn to cook your own bak kut teh with your family at home n u wil discover a whole lot of fun,u may not want to eat out again!ease your anger?smilës!
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Hate to comment but I have to say this:
Had my worst bakuteh eating experience over 20 years. I went to the bakuteh shop with the same name in Taman Sentosa. Was treated so badly!
I politely made a remark about the strong meat smell I tasted in my bowl (my friend’s was OK). Was told off bluntly & rudely. So embarrasing for me!
Then worse still the bill was RM 35 for 2 people! I asked about it but no one reply!! I calculate but not make any sense!
First & LAST!!! Never go there again!!!
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