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Many Thought This Uncle Roger’s Restaurant Outlet Was Done. Turns Out It Was Closed For An ‘Upgrade’

False alarm.

TL: DR

  • Uncle Roger's Restaurant at MyTown reportedly appears closed after Threads user @simonlee82 shared photos of the empty, cordoned-off outlet, which opened on Sept 12, 2025.
  • Founder Nigel Ng previously reduced the price of fried rice to RM16 across all outlets after complaints about long wait times, subpar service, and prices.
  • WeirdKaya reaches out to Uncle Roger's Restaurant for official verification as the brand's Facebook page remains silent on whether four outlets remain operating.

If you were at MyTown Cheras yesterday, you would have noticed that Uncle Roger’s Restaurant seemed eerily quiet and had its entrance cordoned off by barriers.

Unsurprisingly, this fueled speculations that the restaurant chain had faced yet another failure in sustaining the business following the closure of its IPC Shopping Centre outlet back in March.

Following the speculations swirling the outlet, Uncle Roger’s Restaurant posted an announcement in an Instagram story that put fears of a closure to rest.

FUIYOH! Uncle Roger heard so many niece and nephew asking about our MyTown outlet! We did a little upgrade to bring something new and exciting! We BACK OPEN now and ready to serve you. Come come!”

However, it did not specify what kind of upgrades were made to the outlet.

Uncle Roger’s Restaurant, which was founded by local comedian Nigel Ng, has been dogged by numerous complaints regarding long wait times, subpar service, and food that failed to justify the hype and prices since it opened its first outlet in 2024.

Following the complaints, Ng announced that the price of fried rice would be lowered to RM16 across all outlets.

Aside from MyTown, Uncle Roger’s Restaurant has other outlets located at Pavilion Elite, Central i-City Mall Shah Alam, KLIA2, and Mid Valley Southkey in Johor.

As for the much-touted upgrade, its ability to improve the restaurant’s battered reputation remains to be seen.

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