location for me doesn't matter
KLCC area i still can find a lot of cheap food, there's a temple there that sells cheap vegetarian food too

even in bukit bintang, i can find RM8 nasi ayam kunyit that for some is a 2 person portion meal

There is 1 mixed rice shop near me that started to do that. Lots of complaint also.

It's even more arbitrary I tell you. Different meat got different weight, bone vs boneless, sos vs no sos. Nobody knows how they calculate. Just that the price increased even more. Eventually customers go buy elsewhere.

That photo is worth rm15 max
Reasonable around rm10
Kekwa

Pork too expensive. Siao meh

Pic doesnt look double portion to me. Kena chop ni sentosa kan gangster land.

OMG! Run for your life!

The fairest method is no self service scoop by stall helper himself. State specifically on the price list x number of vege + y number of meat combo = how much scoop by helper at the front of the stall.

Large piece of meat such as fried chicken/drumstick goes by per piece price. Rice also by scoop and portion size.

Should put down the plate and go away.

Ironically Panda Express and other Chinese takeaway restaurants in western countries do it this way.

To avoid these kind of issue, the owner should scoop it for customer instead of customer scooping it. Like the Hong Kong “this this” rice.

Today, 1kg of fresh pork belly in Klang Valley costs RM40 , a surge of 33 per cent from RM30 in 2020. The current market price is at a two-year high,

That is why I prefer to eat at places where the prices are stated so there would be no surprises like this. I had my fair share of kena potong leher at chap fan stalls.

This post has been edited by TOMEI-R: Jun 16 2025, 06:58 PM

Too expensive for the small portion of pork

When contacted by China Press, the vendor said the braised pork costs RM5 to RM6 per scoop, and that the man had taken more than two scoops.

Yes. Ice cream scoop..

Nah, they will say 2,3 scoops. For them 1 scoop is based on the size of their spoon, try and see. I kena a few times in different shops before, so better to go by pieces like pork ribs or chicken, they also pandai play games nowadays. JB prices a bit gila, they think all locals kaya like sinkie, in 1993 when working there, paid RM5 for chicken rice when Pg was RM1.80 only.

Ya but look at that que. I'm not gonna que for mixed rice.

JB price.

Yes, count by dish type combination:

2 vege dish + 1 meat = X

2 meat dish + 1 vege = Y

+1 egg = Add Z and so on...

Scoop is done by staff themselves to standardize the amount given.

HK style chap fan is the most professional way of handling.

No.. just no... that rm15 braised pork elsewhere is include nasi, sup & small scoop vegie

that satu senduk pork only if rm7-8 can still belip la... unless he/she already ate most baru only take pictar to viral like some kiamsiap person.

This post has been edited by AdisonMak: Jun 16 2025, 07:07 PM