Revisiting Heun Kee Claypot Chicken Rice

Despite the road works outside blocking the view, it has not stopped the faithful from making a beeline for Heun Kee.

We arrived just after 6 pm on a weekday and there was already a queue waiting to get in. The famous claypots are visible outside, cooking over charcoal. My last trip prior to this visit in Dec 2025 was probably more than a decade ago.

The service is efficient; they made short work of the crowd by quickly taking our order and ushering us into the adjacent kopitiam, which they take over in the evenings - a clever collaboration to manage demand.

The sides arrived before the main event: the Stir-Fried Sweet Potato Leaves (RM12.00) were tasty.

We also ordered the Pig Stomach with Pepper Soup (RM12.00). The soup itself was interesting, having a warm pepper heat balanced by a slight sweetish taste. My only critique is that the pig stomach slices were too soft for my liking. I prefer a more substantial chew—though the flavor was good.

Then came the Claypot Chicken Rice for 2 pax (RM28.00). The aroma alone, a mix of sesame oil and burnt charcoal, was lovely. I immediately mixed in the salted fish (served in a small side bowl). I loved that there was a generous amount of rice crust at the bottom of the claypot, the true mark of a good claypot rice. While the texture of the rice and the chicken was excellent, I did find the rice lacking a bit of seasoning, but a splash of their soy sauce fixed that immediately.