Review Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (Highly Recommended)
Address: 10, Jalan Setia 3/2, Taman Setia Indah, 81100 Johor Bahru, Johor Darul Ta'zim, Malaysia
Google Map Link: https://maps.app.goo.gl/avnmjF8AwqT9ww786
(Please refer to the Timings provided in the Google Map Link for the Operating Hours.)
+ Add-On Ala-Carte 1 Bowl of the Soup = RM2.00
Service Charge 6% = RM1.20
SST 6% = RM1.20
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This is a BKT Eatery I first got to know through JohorKaki. I visited them before when I was in Taman Pelangi back in 2024. More recently I have also visited his Uncle's Chiam Hua BKT at Taman Sri Tebrau in 2026.
If you are interested, you can read about my Past Reviews for them at the Below Links:
Taman Pelangi: 阿彬养生肉骨茶 Ah Peng Bak Kut Teh
Taman Sri Tebrau: 添華砂煲肉骨茶 Restoran Chiam Hua
The one that I'm at here in Taman Setia Indah is literally the one JohorKaki himself visited in his Review.
I think this is their Main 总行 HQ? Its a Relatively Large Non-Airconditioned Place, but Airy and Cooling.
Simple No Frills Renovation Design with a Delicious Aroma of BKT Soup in the Air. The Myanmar Support Staffs were Polite and Reserved and some of them can even speak Mandarin. What impressed me even more is that even on a Monday Weekday when I was there, it is still Well Patronized with probably Local Customers. This is quite Impressive.
1 Ala Carte Bowl of Soup = RM2.00
THIS is really the reason why I'm back reviewing Ah Peng again. In my Previous Review back in 2024, I was so deeply impressed with how Herbly it was, I unhesitatingly gave them my Highest Top Score. Since then, after personally visited Malaysia's BKT Capital of Klang and re-visiting this Soup in 2026, I can definitively say that Ah Peng's BKT Soup is even More Herbly than even the Famous Klang BKT Soups that I had in Klang itself.
If you have never tasted Ah Peng BKT Soup Broth before, this is Truly Deeply Robustly Herbal. It is so Herbal, drinking this actually feels like it would actually be Nourishing and Beneficial for you. It is the Stereotypical "Malaysia BKT is Very Herbal Gao Gao" taste that you may expect. Garnishings seems to be the same as the one I had at Taman Pelangi, still using Goji and Coriander. No signs of 偷工减料. I enjoyed this back in 2024 and I still enjoy this now in 2026.
招牌养生肉骨茶 (Mix, No Rice) 1 Person = RM20.00
This is their Standard Soup Set. Now you would think that the Soup here would obviously taste the same as the Soup I bought Ala-Carte right? But you would be Wrong. I'll explain later.
Decently Presented in a Claypot, I appreciate the addition of Spring Onion and Goji Berries which added a Much Needed Dash of Colour. Most BKTs don't bother to do any Garnishing resulting in a More 死死 Visual Presentation.
Of Course I carefully dissected the Dish as I always do. It comes with:
Plenty of Beancurd Skin
1 Small Pork Rib
2 Bone-In Pork Meat
3 Pork Belly Cuts
3 Slices of Lean Pork
2 Slices of Liver
2 Cuts of Small Intestines
A Quarter of a Bulb of Garlic
Half a Button Mushroom
1 Red Date
Quality of the Soup Broth
Please believe me when I say the Taste of this Soup in their Actual BKT is COMPLETELY DIFFERENT from the Soup that you buy Standalone Ala-Carte.
Instead of the Gao Gao Herbly Taste of the Standalone Soup, the Soup Broth here has a Noticeable Stronger Stewed Porky Meaty Flavour. This Meaty Flavour almost covers up the Herbal. Still Decent Tasting, but the Herbal in this one is Very Much Subdued.
Drinking this Soup Broth proved my point that the More Chapalang Ingredients you add to your BKT, the More you lose the Soup's Original Essence. In fact, there is a Signage here that indicates you can have 1 Free Soup Refill, but I actually don't recommend to do it and just order their Soup Alacarte if you want a More Intense Herbal Presence.
Do give it a try ordering their BKT and their Soup Standalone.
There is really a Noticeable Difference between the 2 of them.
Quality of the Fried Beancurd Skin
This is the Most Plentiful Item in the Dish and I thought they were quite Generous with it. Soft, Tender and Yummy, I have no issues with this. They act like the "Carb" for me as I didn't order Rice.
Quality of the Pork Rib
Meaty, Not Fatty, its Half of a Full Rib. Tender but not soft until Slide off the Bone Quality, its Decent, Not Amazing and Not Overly Porky.
Quality of the Pork Belly
The Cuts for these don't look Stingy. Also Firm and Meaty including the Fats. Not Overly Porky though and is decent if you are someone who prefer a Firmer Texture type of Pork Belly.
Quality of the Lean Pork Slice
Also not a Stingy Cut, and again Firm and Meaty. Notice a Pattern here? It seems like all the Cuts in Ah Peng leans on the Firm and Meaty types. This particular cut is the Most Non-Porky among them btw.
Quality of the Bone-In Pork Meat
No Idea what cut this is, but yes again Firm and Meaty in Texture.
This Particular Cut is Noticeably Drier though.
Quality of the Liver
Visually looks Dry and indeed tasting Very Dry, these were Unfortunately Overcooked, not the Tender Type.
Unfortunately I feel they are the Weakest Link in this Dish.
Quality of the Small Intestines
2 Small Cuts of these. I noticed the inside Soft Mushy Part is thoroughly Cleaned Out. Interestingly, I tasted a presence of Star Anise and Cloves. Can tell they use these Spices to help kill any Pigginess. Culinarily, I appreciate this Extra Spice Marination step which most places don't do. It is indeed Rare to taste a Small Intestine with a Taste of some Spices.
The Rest of Ingredients taste as how you would expect them to taste.
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Conclusion and Closing Thoughts
At the Price of RM2.00 (S$0.70) for the Ala-Carte Bowl of Herbal Soup has not changed in Price since my Last Visit to their Taman Pelangi Branch.
In fact, this Re-Review of it also impressed me that that the Quality of their Herbal Soup has not dropped.
Especially after I've visited Klang myself, I would say that Ah Peng's BKT Soup is actually the Most Herbal I have tasted even among some of the Famous Klang BKTs that I've tried. It tastes stereotypically like how someone would expect a Very Herbal BKT Soup to taste like.
At the Price of RM20.00 (S$6.50) is not particularly very cheap for this BKT, but it has quite a Large Variety of Ingredients within compared to most other BKTs I've eaten. If anything, this really proves my Theory that the More Chapalang DLC Ingredients you add to your BKT, the more your Original Soup Taste is lost, which is absolutely the case here.
As such, I would actually recommend to order their Alacarte Soup Standalone by itself if you want to taste the Purest Most Original Herbal Rendition of this Soup.
Other than a Few Minor Issues, I have mostly no problem with this BKT Eatery. In fact, I am very happy that Ah Peng BKT's Quality of their (Ala Carte Standalone) Herbal Soup has not dropped at all. Unless I find another BKT Soup that can match its Herbly Presence, this may be the Most Herbal Tasting BKT Soup Broth I've tasted in Malaysia (Yes, even More Herbal than some of Klang's More Famous BKTs that I've tasted)
As such, Ah Peng BKT still retains my Highest Top Score. If you are looking for a Very Herbly BKT Soup Broth, I definitely recommend to give this a try. Just remember to order their Standalone Ala-Carte one though.
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