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Wong Ah Wah Grilled Chicken Wings @ Jalan Alor, Kuala Lumpur

January 15, 2010 | 30,658 views
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For the best chicken wings in town, people flocked to Wong Ah Wah at Jalan Alor, Bukit Bintang. That’s what I was brought up to believe. Okay, maybe slightly exaggerated, but still ….. the number of rave reviews this simple stall managed to accumulate over the years had been nothing short of fascinating. And if deep down you’re singing THAT jingle …. you know, the one that goes “Siew Gai Yik, Ngo Chi Sai Chung Yi Sik ….” (don’t ask), then you’ll probably be humming that tune for hours to come. 🙂

Wong Ah Wah Chicken Wings Man

As this restaurant is located at the other end of Jalan Alor, most people would have stopped (either voluntarily, or lured) at the stretch of eateries lining the road, from the shopping centre’s end until this restaurant. Pardon me, but I have no recollection of the restaurant’s name, which houses Wong Ah Wah Chicken Wings stall. But does it matter? When everyone recognizes the place as THE best choice for grilled chicken wings.

Wong Ah Wah Grilled Chicken Wings

And it’s hard not to see why people got into bouts of involuntary trance, enticed, hypnotized, and even willing to use up that extra joules of energy in order to get down and dirty, by digging in into the marvelous chicken wings in an air-conditioned setting. Sounds strange? You bet.

You can be seated in the comfort of a Chinese diner-like restaurant, complete with menus and various other dishes on offer. And needless to say, the highlight of your meal HAS to be the chicken wings. Proudly displayed in all their glory on the 1st page of the menu itself. At RM2.40 per piece, it’s not unusual to see people ordering heaps, tonnes and countless number of wings to be shared (or sometimes …. fought after).

Roast Pork Noodles @ Wong Ah Wah

But surprisingly, Wong Ah Wah (WAW) also serves various Chinese dishes, and particularly appetizing was the Siew Yoke Meen, or Roast Pork Noodles. I was not eager nor anticipating, for that dastardly disappointing experience at Chinatown Seng Kee (review to come in the future, very distant one I assume) had us wondering what the fuss was all about.

The version served at WAW exceeded our expectations, beyond our wildest imagination. A little over? Not really. Once you bite into those chunks of fragrantly sinful roast pork, (and boy, they were being very generous with the ingredients, at only RM15 per portion for three) then coupled with the bouncy, or ‘al dente’ noodles without a hint of lye water, we cleaned the whole plate in record time. Maybe we were hungry, but it was definitely miles ahead of Seng Kee’s version. Trust me.

Kam Heong Bamboo Clams @ Wong Ah Wah

Nai Bak (Vegetables)

The Bamboo Clams (‘Chook Tarn’) @ RM10.00 cooked in a mildly spicy Kam Heong sauce was good, albeit a little oily. No bits and pieces of sand nor grime, which was a plus in itself. But another treat came in the form of a dirt-cheap RM1.00 plate of greens. Yes, only RM1, not sure if that was a mistake, but the Nai Bak was in its freshest, crunchiest form. I love my fibers more than ever now.

All in all, the dinner was a most pleasant, but not too healthy one. The grease can be a little overwhelming at times, but what do you expect from a ‘Chu Char’ restaurant that serves glisteningly crispy and juicy grilled chicken wings?!

“Ngo Chung Yi Sik !!!!!!!“

W.A.W Restaurant (Kedai Ayam Panggang Wong Ah Wah)
No 1 & 5& 7,
Jalan Alor (Off Jalan Bukit Bintang)
50200 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Telephone : 603-2144 2463 or 603-2148 3413
Opens for Dinner.

And here’s a GOOGLE MAP (like you ever need one …)

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34 Responses to “Wong Ah Wah Grilled Chicken Wings @ Jalan Alor, Kuala Lumpur”

  1. Sean says:
    January 15, 2010 at 5:25 pm

    gosh, that does look like a lot of siew yoke with the noodles. only been here once for the chicken wings, but it looks like a revisit is in order!

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  2. thenomadGourmand says:
    January 15, 2010 at 6:20 pm

    hahah! I so agree on the Seng Kee noodles! Its was horrid to say the least!

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  3. ai wei says:
    January 15, 2010 at 6:53 pm

    love their siew gai yik the most!!!

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  4. iamthewitch says:
    January 15, 2010 at 11:02 pm

    Oh my… the chicken wings look awesome! But Jalan Alor, a bit too far and jammed eh… and RM1 for a plate of veg?? Amazing!
    .-= iamthewitch´s last blog ..3 meals in Penang =-.

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  5. gill gill says:
    January 16, 2010 at 1:07 am

    we are going to try this in this round. one of my makan kaki recommended us to this place. good kai yik!

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  6. Criz Lai says:
    January 16, 2010 at 2:16 am

    I had traveled to Jalan Alor so many times but no one recommended me this place. Now I know where to get my yummy chicken wings. Thanks for the intro! 🙂

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  7. D-Tourist says:
    January 16, 2010 at 3:06 am

    speaking of grilled chicken wing.. my fav is now at Wooley food court sold by an uncle (previously located at the shop behind Sentosa @ Ipoh Garden SOuth)

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    J2Kfm Reply:
    January 21st, 2010 at 11:48 am

    Oh wait, that uncle moved already to Woolley? He whom grilled and smoked at the same time. 🙂
    But WAW’s better, IMO.

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  8. Precious Pea says:
    January 16, 2010 at 6:24 pm

    I find that their chic wing not as good as before but I do find their dishes quite good. Do try their assam sotong, am sure you will ask for more rice.

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    J2Kfm Reply:
    January 21st, 2010 at 11:43 am

    But on that visit, the wings were really good. Nothing to complain about.
    Assam Sotong? Okay, noted. Since you’re back already, let’s go someday? 🙂

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  9. neko-hime says:
    January 16, 2010 at 8:48 pm

    I love your captions! Hahaha – the noodles looks awesome!

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  10. Little Inbox says:
    January 16, 2010 at 10:04 pm

    Grilled chicken wing is so good! Overall the food is quite cheap.

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  11. tekkaus says:
    January 17, 2010 at 12:06 am

    Yeah! the chicken is really good. I have eaten the wings with my family last year. :p

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  12. Michael [KyotoFoodie] says:
    January 17, 2010 at 4:38 pm

    I could just fly on down there for some grilled chicken wings right now!

    The roast pork noodles look really yummy!

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    J2Kfm Reply:
    January 21st, 2010 at 11:31 am

    The noodles was good, really. Lip-smacking stuff. I was slurping on those al dente noodles like no other. And those sinful pieces of roast pork and fried garlic … oooohhh. Heavenly.

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  13. 550ml jar of faith @minchow says:
    January 17, 2010 at 6:28 pm

    “Ngo Chung Yi Sik !!!!!!!“ Hahaha! That’ll be my new intro line the next time someone throws me that godforsaken line, “tell me a little bit abt yrself!”

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    J2Kfm Reply:
    January 21st, 2010 at 11:30 am

    hahahaha …. Ngo DOU Chung Yi Sik …. 🙂

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  14. pang says:
    January 17, 2010 at 11:47 pm

    chicken wings r good, can eat them on its own( no chilli required). Kam heung lala also good.

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  15. allie says:
    January 18, 2010 at 10:05 am

    Siu Kai Yik, Ngo dou chung yi sik! The shinning skin of the kai yik is really not resistible.

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    J2Kfm Reply:
    January 21st, 2010 at 11:29 am

    Imagine all 6 pieces glistening, crackly, and perfectly moist flesh.
    I was licking my fingers thereafter.

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  16. cumidanciki says:
    January 18, 2010 at 10:47 am

    actually hor, i don’t know that jingle.. but erm.. dats a nice opening shot!

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  17. mimid3vils says:
    January 18, 2010 at 2:51 pm

    The roast porks are crispy just like Seng Kee version?

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    J2Kfm Reply:
    January 21st, 2010 at 11:24 am

    Seng Kee’s version NOT nice lah … or maybe it was the cook’s bad day. All the noodles were horrendous. Even the claypot lou shu fun.

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  18. samlee860407 says:
    January 19, 2010 at 9:50 am

    haha, i also went for the chicken wing last saturday, i hate it when i need to walk pass all the other shops and telling them no i dont want to dine at their shop before i eventually found WAW

    and their chicken wing really not bad la :p

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  19. adel says:
    January 21, 2010 at 12:39 am

    Eh, soo coincidental, I just tried out this stall’s chicken wing during my short trip in KL last Thurs…I thought they’re all right, tasted better ones in s’pore, RM 2.40 per piece is not exactly reasonable..and I spoked to this guy who grills the chicken wings.
    Actually, I blurted out to him ‘ wah, RM 2.40, so expensive ar’, i was a bit carried away and didn’t mean to disregard his hard work of grilling.

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    J2Kfm Reply:
    January 21st, 2010 at 11:20 am

    Hahaha, oklah … RM2.40 per piece. You can’t expect a RM1.50 piece of chicken wing in this era of everything commercialized.

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  20. Augustdiners says:
    February 10, 2010 at 10:52 am

    a perfect place to wind down an alcohol infused night at the clubs~!

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  24. Jeff Rubinoff says:
    March 6, 2012 at 3:06 am

    Only went there once when we were staying in the neighborhood, which I now regret. Will have to go again in a couple years when next in Malaysia. It seems the kind of place that will stay around for a while. Greatly regret not trying the Siew Yoke Meen. However we did have their grilled stingray and it was excellent, better even than the one we had in Gurney hawker center on Penang.

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  25. HSH says:
    August 5, 2012 at 10:27 pm

    It is also worth trying the frog porridge from a stall diagonally across the road from WAW. Forgot the name, but it is well known.

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  26. alyn says:
    August 8, 2012 at 2:56 pm

    jalan alor is the best food street………..amazing…….see u again

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