The area at the back, called "hou lao," contains a sacrificial table, and is used as residential accommodation.
後廳一帶稱為「後落」，是店主家人的住屋，大多設有「公媽廳」，即是置放神案的小客廳。這類的房子，有點像火車車廂，一節接著一節，兩節之間就是用以採光的天井，廚房家事及曬衣服都是利用這塊地方。