A&W PJ Drive In

This is a classic and will always have a very special place in my heart!
However, as much as I am sentimental about this place, it hasn’t been properly taken care of. They wanted to shut it down in 2014 due to poor business but the announcement brought business back, so, I am glad they are staying but their recent revamp is a little sad. While the old chairs were becoming yellow, the new chairs look like they belong on the lawn.
Now, about the food? No complaints whatsoever! I still love the rootbeer floats, the coney dogs, the aroma fried chicken and their many burgers.
A strange side note, there is another A&W outlet 2 blocks away, no idea why they decided to be this redundant.

I’ve got a lot of memories here. Every time I eat here I’m transported back to my childhood. It’s the only reason why it’s 3 stars really.
But when it comes to food, A&W has really fallen off the bandwagon. Food’s not what it used to be from 20 years back.
Well… Either that or I’m the one who has grown up.

A&W PJ drive-​in has got to be one of the earliest fast food restaurants that incorporates the drive-​in services in Malaysia. A&W has been in Malaysia for the longest times, being in operation 24 hours a day, seven days a week, the true fast food restaurant. This is also my very first experience of fast food during my childhood period, where my parents would bring us here during weekends for supper, and we had supper in the car without the need to get out of our car (awesome concept and experience!). However, I’m not too sure whether they still provide such services.
Despite being in the dark in recent years for A&W due to struggle in weak operational management, many Malaysians still loved A&W for the fact that we the baby boomers, Gen. X and Y grew up with A&W, and we hate to see our favourite childhood fast food restaurant perished in the name of modernisation. It was truly great news that the management is going to do whatever it takes to revive the fast food chain restaurant soon after they re-​renovate this outlet. Let’s hope for the best!

This A&W brings back a lot of memories. I had one of my birthday parties here and also been to many of my friends’ as I was growing up.
It was famous for their drive-​in meal services that the you parked your car and dine in your car. Unfortunately, it is no longer in service.
The last time I have been here was when there was news of this place to be shut down permanently. And boy, so many people came to pay their last visit. The queue was so long and service was so slow. Only two counters were opened that night. Crazy don’t you think?
The unthinkable happened! No more curly fries! Absurd! It was that and the root beer that I always looked forward to.
Disappointed I was but so be it. I had a coney dog and it was the hardest dog I ever had while the fried chicken were over cooked. Sigh maybe them closing down is a sign of poor business and low standards. However, they are still operating till today.

I literally have the best childhood memories here. I celebrated countless parties here, including my own birthday party. I don’t know why but everyone seemed to be celebrating with the appearance of the A&W mascot and have really awesome games back then. You can’t find it anymore these days :(
Well having said that, I guess the food quality has been dropping ever since. It’s no wonder why other fast food chains are picking up so fast and that they are slowing down and even downsizing.
The food looks deceiving from photos. When it arrived I literally felt like not wanting it anymore. But luckily the waffle is the only thing that’s still acceptable. Same goes to the root beer. The burgers and everything else, even their coney dog, oh my dog, no. I think Ramly burger tasted better.
I come back for the memories, but no longer the food.

This place is just full of nostalgia. At some point in our lives, we must have had our birthday parties here or attended one when we were kids. It’s located right across of Amcorp Mall.
I’m just a total sucker for their Root Beer Float, Coney Dogs and their waffles. But when we were there, the queues were so long that it started from the car park. And service is unfortunately, supremely slow. I think we lined up for at least half an hour to get to the cashier.
There are plans to demolish this place sadly, to give way to another development. Boo. And because of this announcement, the place has been packed more than usual.

Back when I’m little, I hardly had Pizza Hut or McDonalds but I often have A&W. It’s mainly due to conveniences. My parents used to operate a driving school. Hence, when I was younger, I often follow my mom to JPJ opposite this A&W. Back then, my mom comes here every other day to renew road tax, licenses and so on.
I like going to work with my mom because by following her to work, I get to have A&W’s food! I always had either fish burger, waffles, or curly fries together with their famous root beer float. This A&W is one of the longest A&W around. They are open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Up until now, I still come here every now and then whenever I crave for their curly fries anytime of the day. Another plus point about this place is, there’s no need to worry about parking as this A&W have plenty of parking!

Everyone seems to have had very fond childhood memories here– riding the little automated coin machine things line up outside or having their awesome birthday party here. Being the first fast food restaurant here in Malaysia (so I’ve heard), it’s no wonder why everybody has been here.
I personally love this place for all the memories I’ve had here and would hate to see it demolished. There aren’t many people who go here anymore and the service is a tad slow with food being just, alright. I however personally loveee their waffles because they’re really so crunchy and not those soggy ones you get elsewhere. I need to find me one of those waffle making machines ASAP! Well not really, cause then they would lose a few of my sales. Anyway, it’s conveniently placed right next to the Taman Jaya LRT station so all you would have to do is walk down a flight of stairs and you will see it before your eyes– it’s really hard to miss. If you’re driving, they have free parking in their compound as well. People tend to misuse this parking spot though to walk over to Amcorp Mall because of how pricey the parking there is so don’t be surprised if a cranky old man in the parking lot scolds you if you seem suspicious!
It would really be great go see this place prosper as it did a long time ago but fast food chains such as McDonald’s have taken over the scene and pushed A&W’s out of the competition completely. However I find this place historical for sentimental and non sentimental reasons and would be great if I could have my kids come visit, eat and play here one day as I have.

A&W PJ Drive In brings me back to my schooldays where my friends and I would go there to chill after school events. A&W is located opposite Amcorp Mall and next to Taman Jaya Station. It has its own car park as well. What I love most about this place is the environment. Although its a regular fast food restaurant, this particular place i just different. Maybe its because I’m biased: P (School memories kicked in: D) or that is how I really feel. Its a great place to chill with friends or even have meetings with clients. Its usually very quiet throughout the day. Recently, there was a rumor about shutting down this place and many people were devastated and I was one of them. So I decided to go there to revisit this place and rekindle some good memories from my schooldays. Best decision every made!
Other than the fact that its a really good place to chill, they actually serve up pretty decent food. My favorite combination would be curly fries and their waffles with ice cream. Dip the curly fries in the ice cream and eat it together with the waffle. Go on, give it a try: P I promise you its gonna taste excellent. Also, not forgetting the best root beer on earth. Its so tasty and it helps fight the blazing hot weather outside.
Even if it wasn’t for the food, give this place a try. You might like it as much as me: D

Quite well-​known for being the first fast food chain in Malaysia. This was the first restaurant to be opened. Nostalgic as I have been here too many times as a kid. Being there recently, what changed was the installation of steel structure as reinforcement to the ceiling at the main entrance facing the ordering counters. This made me feel that the restaurant is really starting to get old. I couldn’t wait for the new design to be implemented when the restaurant is revamped.

This place is one of the oldest fast food i know besides Mcdonalds and untill now this place has been my childhood fast foot. Came here since i was young and i am in love with the beef corney dog and yes A&W FLOAT! The waffle used to be so good when i was young but since good food came along, the waffle is so so.
One thing this place still exist while others started to deteriorate, 1) 24/​7, 2) Drive thru and a good location since it is near the LRT station and opposite Amcorp Mall. What is different about other fast food is that this place, has it’s own way of making a burger, the patty taste different and the famous one here is the onion rings, the price is not so reasonable, ample space of parking and a nice decent fast food restaurant with sofa.
Suitable for family and friends, make sure if you are ordering coney dog, the sauce has to be enough for you to eat, there was one time they gave me so little beef sauce and i got really mad and told them is this what i see in the picture?

So everyone probably knows this A&W! Located just in front of Amcorp Mall and within walking distance from Taman Jaya LRT, it is probably the most popular A&W in the whole of Malaysia. They also provide a parking space with a fair amount of parking spots. I have been lucky with parking the times I went there but if there’s one thing that annoys me is how difficult it is to turn into the parking space — I got lost a few times! I would recommend taking the LRT, if you don’t have to drive.
Besides that, when it is busy, I also find the service here to be terribly slow — not enough workers? The queue is also always long and moves slowly. This place is spacious with many tables, so you probably won’t face any difficulty getting a table, unless it’s exceptionally busy.
If you are lucky, you might also see the A&W bear (just for fun). Nevertheless, as with any other A&W which is rare in KL these days, you can get their awesome root beer float, waffles and curly fries — yums!!!

This is the most popular and well known A&W branch in Malaysia, I had a lot of child hood memories of this place. Especially that bear, friendly and not in the annoying and scary kind of way. Kids playing and running around and the best of all is enjoying the food.
The root beer and the fried golden chicken is still the best in A&W, also their waffles. Though their burgers and not very appetizing. I love it how they take a huge glass cup and pour the root beer from a beer machine kind, then scoop a huge ice cream and throws it in the cup. Then the whole drink just starts reacting with the ice cream and foaming up a little. The root beer still taste good till this day. But it’s sad to hear that this place is gonna be revamp, not sure when but the news says it’ll be up and running again by 2018. But the place is still there at the moment. So do drop by while it is still up.

Although A&W is a franchise, but there’s something very different with this A&W that located in Taman Jaya. Do you know they are the very first A&W in PJ area? I’ve been dining at this branch ever since I could remember and hardly anything changes since then.
They offer a drive-​thru service if you decided not to leave the comfort of your car or unable to get a parking space. Just park your car outside at the shop, place your order through a speaker and someone will serve you the food.
It’s a well-​known fact that they serve one of the best root beer float and waffles, but what makes this place special is the staffs. They are very friendly and I was glad to know that they are very willing to hire less fortunate people.
Apart from the usual dining area, they offer birthday party too. You can book their birthday room with a minimum amount of headcount and they’ll arrange the party for you. The kids can even have fun with the A&W bear!
There’s a proper parking space in the compound, but due to the crowd you might have a hard time finding a place to park your car. It’s recommended to go there early because the place tends to get very crowded.