Ba Kut Teh

Dinner with the tired and dehydrated man and he decided to settle for something soupy for an easy dinner. This is my second time at Old Street and my impression of it improved by leaps and bounds. Aside from the much richer BKT broth, what I enjoyed even more was the fast and rather polite service. Our food came within 5 minutes of our order and all our food items were hot. We came for the Set A ($11.10) which comes with a bowl of BKT soup (normal ribs), 1 basket of Youtiao, 1 bowl of rice and 1 bowl of beancurd (not pictured). While this is very affordable, I highly recommend to order only one set and simply add on another bowl of soup if you are coming in a party of 2. Each set comes with too much carbo, which left the man and I too full after the meal. Also, add a bowl of preserved vegetables (mei cai) on the side. Promise you wouldn't regret it!

Close up of my mixed organ soup- overflowing with porky parts. It looks as if a whole pig was stuffed into this!

Third time at Founder and discovered a little secret. Pro tip: order the mixed organ soup to enjoy a more generous portion of meat and innards. No pork ribs, only lean meat, but still satisfying for its huge portions.

GOOD MORNING!! Maybe it's time to drag your lazy bum out to indulge in some Founder BKT. Situated just down the road from my all-time favourite Ng Ah Sio, I couldn't help but kept comparing Founder to NAS. In general, this is one of the better BKT around, definitely better than Old Street and Song Fa BKT. It's peppery pork broth was the winner at the table, with enough peppery kick. However, all of us at the table wished that the pork broth could be richer. Personally, I felt the peanuts, pig intestines and tau pok lack luster, each for a slightly different reason. Founder BKT is still a worthy opponent to NAS BKT, but I guess, NAS is still the winner for me, at least up till date.