Wang Wang Claypot Congee from the coffee shop at Blk 371 Bukit Batok Street 31, has been faithfully serving the Bukit Gombak neighborhood for as long as I could remember.
The fact that they managed to come this far speak volumes about their congee. An obvious tell-tale sign of their popularity with the residents here is their worn-out signboard.
Indeed, I have been a long-time fan of theirs for a number of years and I wonder what took me so long to finally do a proper review about them?
What makes the stall stand out, is that they served their congee in claypots not commonly found in many places (and this is what drawn me to them). Here is their menu:
- Frog Congee ($6)
- Ginger Onion Frog/Dry Cili Frog ($6.50 for one/$12 for two)
- Hong Kong Style Congee ($4)
- Seafood Congee ($4)
- Scallop with pork/chicken/fish Congee ($4)
- Sliced Fish/Sliced Fish with Cuttlefish Congee ($3.50/$4)
- Century Egg Pork/Chicken/Pork Congee ($3.50)
- Cuttlefish Peanut/Century Egg Congee ($3.50)
- Pig's Organ Congee ($4)
- Pig's Liver Pork Congee ($3.50)
- Century Egg Pig's Liver Congee ($3.50)
- Shredded Chicken Cuttlefish Congee ($3.50)
- Peanut Congee ($2.50)
- Sliced Abalone Congee ($3.50)
Previously, one could simply walk off after ordering as the elderly stall owners provide table service.
All you need to do is to let them know of your table number and the congee would be served to your table once it is ready.
That is during the pre-COVID-19 days. I have not been here since the outbreak.
Running the show now is a younger man, presumably the owners' son.
Perhaps due to a shortage of manpower, it is self-service, for now. I had to wait in front of the stall to collect my order which is fine as it provided me the opportunity to catch a glimpse of the action in the kitchen.
I remember during the elderly owners' time, the claypot is always burning hot to the touch thus, I am under the impression that the claypot congee is cooked directly in the claypot.
However, I am surprised to see the congee being cooked in a steel pot then transferred to a claypot sitting on the counter.
I thought the claypot would have at least been pre-heated over the stove but regrettably, it was not even hot to the touch. I could literally lift the claypot off the tray onto the table with my bare hands.
No doubt the congee is hot but serving it in a cold claypot really defeats the purpose.
This is my first visit after a very long while so I hope it is not the way how things are done from now on.
Despite the disappointing cold claypot issue, the congee is still as good as how I remember it to be.
The consistency is just nice without being too runny or lumpy. The grains are still visible and not totally disintegrated like Cantonese jook which is too starchy for my liking.
The congee is flavorful enough on its own without further enhancements needed (I added soy sauce which made it a little too salty).
WANG WANG CLAYPOT CONGEE 旺旺砂煲粥品
Sin Huat Lee Restaurant
Blk 371 Bukit Batok Street 31
Blk 371 Bukit Batok Street 31
Singapore 650371
Business Hours
Mon - Sun: 7am - 8pm
Google Map: https://goo.gl/maps/y6HXjPwB4HdX3jkB9