MUST TASTE THE NORTHERN CHINESE HERBAL CLAYPOT BAK KUT TEH CARRIED BY “LAO SAN TONG”
“Bak Kut Teh” is a kind of Chinese Herbal Pork Soup cuisine which been famously practised on our nation since decades, also all the while favourite by most of the locals & visitors that believed to be originated from Klang, Selangor in Malaysia nowadays can be easily found everywhere presented on respective recipes. Here in the Northern nation, we found and being successfully recognised among the best Claypot Bak Kut Teh Soup carrier “Lao San Tong” in Butterworth, Pulau Pinang into their 2nd generation, since year 2002.
The local Pulau Pinang (Butterworth) originated Mr. Oon Thian Lin (born 1958), together with his wife Madam Chuah Poh Kuie (born 1958) both were the founders and also the immediate owners of this recommended Bak Kut Teh eating house “Lao San Tong Restaurant” at Butterworth serving their 100% chinese herbal pork soup and other signature home recipe selections to the locals & visitors all under a roof. Also all the while being fully assisted by their sons Sean Oon Chun Siang (born 1988), Jeff Oon Chun Jie (born 1993) & Danny Oon Chun Yang (born 1995) as their 2nd generation on the home ground.
Owner Madam Chuah Poh Kuie, who at her age of 61 years old currently, was initially been passed onto their Bak Kut Teh home recipe by elder brother Mr. Chuah Swee Huat (born 1952) who running his career at end-1990s in Butterworth enabled Poh Kuie later-on with husband Thian Lin began their very own Bak Kut Teh food stall in a kopitiam along Paya Terubong, Georgetown in year 2002 spent few years there before moved to Jalan Raja Uda, Butterworth for another 13 years named “Lao San Tong” reached 2018.
With the vision to expose further in the career, also home recipes on hand and wishing to have their very own eating restaurant locally. Added with foreseeing the market opportunity in the f&b industry allowed the couple (Thian Lin & Poh Kuie) in year end-2018 successfully established their very first & owned Bak Kut Teh specialised eating house officially named “Lao San Tong Restaurant” along Jalan Raja Uda, Butterworth continue serving their genuine Chinese Herbal Pork Soup (Bak Kut Teh) and signature menus, fully assisted by sons Sean Oon & Jeff Oon. Finally being recognised among the best in town by the F&B E-Media for the year 2019 in the northern nation.
In this Lao San Tong Restaurant, the owners’ very first top recommended in menus surely will be their home recipe “Claypot Bak Kut Teh Soup” which most wanted by all the visitors. Herbal soup base boiled at least 3 to 4 hours on their 11 chinese herbals mixture, then another a hour boiling into pork offals (such pork belly, lean meat, trotter, pork ribs, intestine, tongue, tripes etc), then served boiled in claypot with pork offals mixture on customer’s option mixed with either dried beancurds, needle mushrooms, veges (also on customer’s request) will brings a pot of their wonderful delicious authentic Chinese Herbal Pork Soup bak kut teh that you must have a try when reached Pulau Pinang. Especially the obvious herbals taste of soup in swallowed and the pork’s freshness itself & bites texture into mouth.
Other than their bak kut teh, you should also taste their signature “Tri-Taste Dried Beancurd” which also among the restaurant’s daily top seller favourite by their regular customers. Beancurd (Tau Foo) prepared in cubes cutted pieces, followed by deep fried and served poured onto their home-mixed sweet & sour paste sauce, topped with cucumber and onion shredded brings interesting appertising eatery with exotic sweet, sour & fair spicy taste into mouth that you cannot aside here.
Another will be their famous traditional taste of “Mushroom Chicken Feets”, which on the best recommended side order corner like by the locals. Local fresh chicken feets commonly selected, braised for about 1&half hours with mushrooms added into their secret recipes mixture will brings excellent natural collagen from the long hour braised itself with nice sweet taste into mouth that you will neither found the same nor better in town here. Taken sided with their “Braised Chicken Egg” is also commonly practised by their customers that you should try.
Moreover, their “Salted Fish Beancurd” and “Homemade Prawn/Fish Balls” also in their signature options which both served sided with their home-mixed sweet & sour sauce taken tipping onto that you will never regret after tasted here. In order to complete your bak kut teh meal here, they also serve hot boiled white rice and home-fried Yam Rice on your option which really cannot missed when stepped into this best recognised Claypot Bak Kut Teh Soup eating house “Lao San Tong Restaurant” at Butterworth, Pulau Pinang.
LAO SAN TONG RESTAURANT
(BAK KUT TEH)
Address: No. 1,
Lorong Perniagaan Melur,
Jalan Raja Uda,
12300 Butterworth,
Pulau Pinang.
Business Hours: 5:00pm to 10:00pm (Daily)
(Closed on Wednesday)