Yuan Yuan Claypot Rice

I have been to Yuan Yuan Claypot Rice several times over the years and the standard is consistent.
1) Rice — This is soft and fluffy. There are crispy bits at the bottom without it being a hot charred mess (health concerns). Yes, the fragrance is not as good as the Geylang one or in Hong Kong but it’s still quite nice.
2) The chicken is very tasty and well marinated. I heard that he marinates it in his own special mix for at least 5 hours.
3) Service — Although being popular and working in an extra hot environment, they are still quite pleasant. You help yourself to stuff but very important for me, you can PRE-​ORDER by calling.
4) Chilli — You get small cut chillies, dark sauce and orange chicken rice style chiili which is above average spicy.
So yes, the rice is not the best, but overall this is really good for me and much easier to get to than Geylang. For a 5 person order and adding a plate of green veg, we paid $ 31.50.

What do you do when it’s 8.45pm and the market’s about to close, and everyone you see is chin-​to-​chest, jaws chomping merrily on stuff they scoop out of a steaming hot claypot? Yeah okay I had to made that last bit obvious. You join in. It’s a claypot rice stall review, innit? What else did you expect me to eat?
Mum, the Sister and I were pretty damn ravenous as we got to ABC Food Centre, and when everyone you see if eating the same damn thing, it must be the best thing since… sliced bread? Now when you see it, you should be impressed. This steaming hot claypot starts out empty on a charcoal fire, and then rice and water, which come to a slow boil. Then the uncle chucks in the chicken, and the lup cheong and douses the lot liberally in black sauce, and sends it over to your table. You watch in awe as it arrives, this steaming hot claypot, and grab the ladle, and try not to grab the claypot handle in glee, because it’s bloody hot. You get wise, and find something to hold it with, then you dig in, stirring the sauce into the rice, and soon all the rice is covered in the thick, sweet sauce, even the crusty, toasted rice that now coats the bottom of the claypot. You dish out portions, and you eat, and that smile stretches across your face, and you try not to burn your tongue on the rice. But it’s almost too good to wait for it to cool down, so you risk it anyway.
It’s simple, tasty food, and starting at $ 10 for a two-​person portion, it’s a decently-​priced meal. Get some soup too; their marrow and pork rib soup was one of the clearest I’ve had, and at just $ 2.50, it was a steal.