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Why can’t we be like Ali, Muthu and Ah Hock?

As the 14th General Election looms before us, it occurred to me why can’t we be like when we are at this restaurant named Ali, Muthu and Ah Hock? While eating your nasi lemak and ayam goreng, you listen to Sam Hui’s 1980s song, together with the next table of Malay ladies and the next table of Indian and Chinese patrons. As you sip your teh tarik, an Indian song takes over the air waves. And you eat your mee goreng accompanied by the soulful sounds of a Malay (jiwang) song. So is this a food review piece or not? Yes, I will get to that in due time.  
But I am compelled to pen down my feelings while at this restaurant, I feel this is how our nation should be. Different, tolerant, united and able to get along with each other in peace. The extent of years of divisive and self-serving politics has had a deep, apparent and unfortunately lasting effect on how we now interact with others from different cultures and religions. There is a real yearning for the years gone by when all the differences did not matter, a Malay or Indian friend, was well just a friend…
But I have digressed, as promised this is a food review after all. The nasi lemak and fried chicken from Ali, Muthu and Ah Hock came in quite large portions. You are given a whole chicken thigh and enough sambal to smother all your lemak rice with. The taste was good, the fried chicken only second to the famous one in uptown.
We also ordered the toasted bread with butter and kaya, the staple of any kopitiam. As you can see Ali, Muthu and Ah Hock did not stinge on the butter. The taste was however quite ordinary. Lastly we tried the mee goreng mamak, which again came in large portions. It was very flavourful and very aromatic (with plenty of “wok hei”). The menu here is also quite extensive ranging from mee soto to hainanese chicken rice.  
If you yearn for a feel good time, united with your fellow Malaysians, Ali, Muthu & Ah Hock is the place for you. And just maybe pause for a moment, just how should you vote this coming election?
Food: 4/5
Bang for buck: 5/5
Service: 4/5
Bonus marks for feel good factor!

Do you agree with this review? Please leave us a comment below.

Kopitiam Ali, Muthu & Ah Hock
B-G-01, Block B, Oasis Square, Jalan PJU 1A/7, Oasis Ara Damansara, 47301, Petaling Jaya, Selangor        
Open daily 8am-5pm


Links:   
Get a taste of Malaysia at Ali, Muthu & Ah Hock (The Star)
Ali, Muthu & Ah Hock, KL (Bangsar Babe)
Ali, Muthu & Ah Hock (Time Out)

Comments

  1. Unknown14 January 2018 at 04:58

    Yes yes yes

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  2. Unknown18 January 2018 at 07:16

    Interesting! We seem difference outwardly but deep down in us we share the same root, we are not so different at all ... let's pray and vote for justice, wisdom, responsible, truthful leader who walk the talk to rise up!

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    1. The Little Sage18 January 2018 at 16:07

      Let's hope more and more people believe and think as such :)

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  3. Lizard @爬虫類24 January 2018 at 21:49

    Should try it one day

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    1. The Little Sage1 February 2018 at 05:27

      Yes at the very least can listen to nice songs ;p

      Delete

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