Hai Yew Heng Pau - Tanjong Sepat, Selangor

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This popular spot is well-known for its pao and local coffee (kopi).

This is my 3rd time trying their pao in order to give accurate rating. Frankly speaking, the pao still has a noticeable doughy smell, suggesting it wasn’t properly fermented. Compared to the one from TITI, the pao from Hawker Pao Shop has a texture more similar to bread, which I personally prefer.

KH Guide & Rating:
• Accessibility: 4/5 (Parking available behind the shop)
• Cleanliness: 3.5/5
• Ambience: 3/5
• Food Quality: 3/5 (Coffee is average)
• Pricing: 3.5/5
• Service: 3.5/5
• Would visit again: undecided

Jackson

唉！ 如我父母所說的， 真的不怎麼樣. RM4.50， 真的不值得.

Ivan C.

Yup, I'm doing that tourist thing... Haha. A few reasons why I ended up here: (1) I was already driving along the west coast via route 5, (2) mui choy bao is uncommon in Singapore, let alone those that are delicious, and (3) the wife likes mui choy.

The guy who took our order was a young chap, and while he's not particularly friendly or helpful, he wasn't rude to us. Since we're tourists and we didn't know what's good to have, we ended up buying 1 each from the top row of the menu (shen rou, cha sao, mei cai, vegetable), as well as the "new item" the ikan bilis bao.

The place is pick-up-and-go, so there isn't any seating available. Just as well Kwo Zha B is nearby - the laoban (boss-owner) allowed us to eat the baos with the drinks we ordered.

As with some of the comments from other reviewers, I also thought the filling was quite stingy. Price-wise I cannot complain because where I come from things are way more expensive. Besides, I happen to really like kosong baos (the taste and texture of Malaysia's baos beat Singapore's), so the filling is just a bonus to me.

The best 2 items are the mui choy bao and the ikan bilis bao. I lack the vocabulary to describe the taste sensation, so I'll just say that they are both delicious, both the filling as well as the bun itself. I cannot give 5-stars because the filling isn't generous - it's like how McDonald's patties have shrunk over the years: you just taste the filling rather than eat it heartily.

The vegetable bao is pretty good, but nothing worth driving so far out of the way to get. The pork bao (shen rou bao) is decent, but I have had better in Johor (tastier and more generous). The char siew bao is disappointing.

In the unlikely event that I ever pass through Tanjong Sepat again, I will just get the mui choy and ikan bilis baos. And maybe buy some tidbits from the friendly aunty directly across the shop.

Side-note to the bao connoisseurs, I have no qualms eating the skin... They all taste good and I don't eat enough to get heartburn (from indigestion). My wife, however, prefers peeling the skin because she's my better half.

AL C.

请问这到底是叫包，还是包皮？皮比墙壁还要厚，吃完包皮才吃到馅料，叉烧包RM4.50/pc, 花生包RM2.70/pc, 叉烧包内馅的猪骚味更是难咽下口。我不会再买了。请看其他人的评论，一面倒~~(不是我在造谣。) , 排队买贵包？

CSH C.

It used to be my favourite stop at tanjung sepat. but sadly their quality has dropped. first of all the size of the pao has become much smaller, fillings become much lesser. what stunned me was the red-coloured char siew pao. the redness was too overpowering. secondly, the price hike was too much, with a whopping RM4.50 each for char siew, mui choy, sang yuk pao. the staff was also not friendly. this is it, no more next time.

Kensen

A very famous among the tourists. its fresh, handmade buns steamed on the spot. However it is quite expensive for such a small size pau; Mei cai, char Siu & Sang yuk bao of RM4.50 each. It tastes different subtly sweet but the fats are a lot. One thing for sure, I won't queue for this

Hobby H.

要排很长的队，工作人员的动作非常慢不过态度还不错。感觉就是游客才会来的地方吧。

包的话就不太行，咬了一大口也看不到内陷，kaya真的太少了，价钱也比其它的还贵

Raymond T. W. C.

差不多每次来都会买除非现蒸现吃的售罄。三粒包子一共 RM 9.90
(Photos dated 23rd Mar 2024)