Guide to luk-luk

With multiple food trucks operating under Fat One Steamboat’s name, this brand has become synonymous with luk-luk among those living within the Valley. The menu is similar across all its food trucks with prices ranging from RM1.50 to RM4.

What makes Fat One Steamboat so popular isn’t just the consistently fresh food items, but also because of the extensive variety of items on offer. From tofu and quail eggs to baby octopuses and giant sausages, they’ve got it all. If you want a more comfortable dining experience, their outlet over at Bandar Sunway is your regular indoor steamboat joint furnished with tables and chairs.

Multiple locations including SS2, Jalan SS2/67 PJ (03 8942 8403); SS15, Jalan SS 15/4, PJ; Bandar Sunway, 22 & 23 Dataran Mentari, Jalan PJS 8/17, Bandar Sunway. Daily, 4.30pm-12midnight.

A couple of hundred metres down Jalan Alor is Fat Brother Satay Lok-Lok, one of the pricier luk-luk stalls around the Klang Valley given its location and wide range of skewers – bacon wraps, duck breast, prawns and crabs are just some of the tasty, if not walletbusting, choices that can be found here.

Unlike other luk-luk stalls where self-service is the norm, Fat Brother has wait staff to take your skewers, cook them and then serve them to your table – not a surprise considering the number of curious tourists who dine here. The food here is better than what you’d find at the neighbourhood luk-luk food truck, but expect to pay RM1-2 more per stick.

Located in front of Barfly in Sunway Giza, this unmarked food truck is a local favourite. Despite a Fat One Steamboat truck operating within walking distance, Cheng Huat seems to be the more popular option as hordes of hungry customers flock to this tiny truck. The spread here is not much more than the standard luk-luk fare – sausages, fu chuk, kangkung and meatballs – but Cheng Huat Steamboat makes up for it with a more wallet-friendly pricing system.

Items start from RM1.50, but instead of a RM1 jump for every category, items here gradually increase to RM2.10 and then RM2.20 and so on until a maximum of RM4.30. There’s also a grilling and deep-frying section along with the regular clear and tom yum-based hotpots for boiling. The sauces here are excellent too; the garlic chilli sauce packs more punch than Fat One Steamboat’s.