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We arrived at Modu TRX embarrassingly early.

Not because we suddenly became disciplined people, but because the internet has trained us to fear queues. We had seen enough videos of the line getting ridiculous, so we did the very Singaporean thing: overprepare, arrive before opening, and pretend this was strategy instead of kiasu behaviour.

It worked.

The queue was still manageable when we got there. Once the restaurant officially opened, we were seated almost immediately. Already, this was a small victory. Nothing improves a meal faster than not spending half of it standing outside watching other people eat.

The Space: Pretty, Busy and Very Close

Modu sits inside The Exchange TRX, which already tells you what kind of dining environment to expect. Polished mall. Nice lighting. Lots of people who look like they are either shopping seriously or just walking around to feel productive.

The restaurant itself is attractive. Modern Korean, warm wood tones, clean lines, and enough “premium wellness” energy to make chicken soup feel like a lifestyle decision.

There is counter seating where you can watch the kitchen move, which is always fun if you like seeing your meal being assembled with more coordination than your life.

We skipped the counter because we wanted a more comfortable seat. There is a good amount of seating inside, including a private room for larger groups. So this is not some tiny viral shop pretending scarcity is personality.

But the tables are close.

Very close.

Close enough that you can hear what the next table is ordering. Close enough that you may accidentally become emotionally invested in their food choices.

If they order something interesting, you will know. If they complain, you will also know. Dining here comes with light neighbourhood surveillance.

What We Ordered

We had the 2-Gather Set for RM175, which lets two people choose two samgyetang, one shareable dish, dessert and Korean tea.

It is a sensible way to eat here if you are visiting for the first time. Samgyetang is the main act, and ordering two versions allows you to understand the difference without committing to chicken soup monogamy.

We chose the Black Chicken Samgyetang and the Spicy Herbal Samgyetang. For the side, we picked the Potato Pancake with truffle mayonnaise. Dessert was tiny yakgwa, paired with sunchoke tea.

Very wholesome. Very Korean wellness. Very “maybe this will fix the damage from last night’s supper.”

Black Chicken Samgyetang: Clean, Firm and Quietly Good

The Black Chicken Samgyetang was the more interesting of the two.

If you are not familiar with black chicken, the texture is different from regular chicken. It is firmer, slightly leaner, and has a deeper bite. Not tough, but less soft and yielding than the usual spring chicken. It makes you pay attention a bit more.

The broth was clean, warm and gentle. Not aggressively herbal. Not medicinal in the scary way where you feel like someone’s grandmother is punishing you for being weak. It had that comforting depth that sits well in the stomach, especially if you like soups that do not shout.

Because black chicken is smaller, the portion felt right for one person. You get the whole bird, the broth, the rice, the warmth and then you slowly become a better person for about twenty minutes.

Would we order it again? Yes, especially if we wanted something lighter and more distinctive.

Spicy Herbal Samgyetang: Bigger, Warmer, Not Actually That Spicy

The Spicy Herbal Samgyetang uses regular chicken, and the size difference is immediately obvious. This one is bigger and easier to share, especially if you are not planning to take down an entire bird by yourself like you are training for winter.

Despite the word “spicy,” it was not very spicy. This is not a complaint. In fact, it may be the point. The heat gives the broth a little lift, but it does not bulldoze the clean, warm character of samgyetang.

People expecting Korean ramyeon-level drama may be disappointed. People who want a gentle soup with mild heat will be fine.

Between the two, the Spicy Herbal felt more approachable. The Black Chicken felt more interesting. One is the safe friend. The other is the one who makes better conversation.

Potato Pancake: The Side Dish We Would Skip

The Potato Pancake arrived when we were already halfway through the chicken, which is never ideal for a dish that probably needs to be eaten immediately.

By the time we got to it, it was not crunchy. The bigger question is whether it had ever been crunchy in the first place? Sadly, we cannot confirm. We were too busy negotiating chicken bones.

It came with truffle mayonnaise, because apparently even potato pancake cannot escape truffle mayo in this era. The flavour was fine, but not memorable enough to fight for table space. Compared to the soups, it felt like the side dish trying to join a serious conversation without bringing much to the table.

Would we order it again? Probably not.

If the set gives you other options, we would explore those first. Life is too short to waste appetite on a potato pancake that does not commit to crispness.

Tiny Yakgwa and Sunchoke Tea: A Nice Soft Landing

Dessert was tiny yakgwa.

Cute is an overused word in food writing, but here, fine. It was cute. Small, neat, and a good introduction if you have never tried yakgwa before. The texture has that chewy, honeyed quality, with a gentle sweetness that does not slap you across the face.

The sunchoke tea was a smart pairing. Warm, earthy and calming, it made the ending feel complete without becoming heavy. After two bowls of chicken soup, a loud dessert would have been unnecessary. This was more of a quiet nod than a finale.

And honestly, that suited the meal.

Is Modu TRX Worth The Queue?

Modu is good, but queue logic needs to calm down.

If you are already at TRX, Modu is definitely worth considering, especially on a rainy day or when your body feels like it has been surviving on mall coffee and poor decisions.

If there is no long queue, go in. If the queue is insane, maybe ask yourself whether any chicken soup, no matter how comforting, deserves that much of your standing time.

For travellers planning a full KL weekend, we would pair this with a stay nearby. We wrote about that side of the trip in our Moxy Kuala Lumpur Chinatown review.