THE BEST RECOGNISED CLAYPOT SPECIALIST “CLAYPOT 168″ CARRIED BY THE CHEONG BROTHERS IN THE SOUTH
“Claypot Rice/Noodle” is kind of Chinese Cuisine which commonly practised by the chinese religious since thousands years ago, believed that will keep warm & bring special pot-taste while boiling, all the while favourite by our locals that presented by the restaurants on respective recipes. Here in Johor Bahru (Southern), we found and being successfully recognised among the best recommended Claypot specialist “Claypot 168″ running in manner by the both Cheong brothers, having great positive response from the public recently.
The local Johorean Mr. Alan Cheong Wei Lun (born 1986), was the initial founder, together with his younger brother Mr. Aavic Cheong Jia Wei (born 1989) both are the recent immediate owners of this recommended Claypot Rice/Noodle eating house “Claypot 168 Restaurant” at Ulu Tiram, Johor serving all their in-house Chef’s home recipes on claypot selections and other local signature menus to the locals & visitors under a roof since year 2018.
The restaurant’s recipe founder Alan Cheong, who at his age of 33 years old currently, initially touched the f&b industry since his teenage of 12th as a noodle stall part-timer at Kota Tinggi, Johor. Then fully stepped into the career at his 18th of age began as a kitchen trainee in a vegetarian dim sum restaurant at Singapore in year 2004, later-on been positioned as a Chef at his 21 years old. Also been reached Australia to further his exposure in the career stayed 7 years there all the while in chinese cuisine field before returned to home country Malaysia (JB) in year 2017.
While Aavic Cheong, who was formerly a Technician worked in Singapore, all the while having great interest in eatery, added with the experiences hold by elder brother Alan Cheong and foreseeing the market opportunity in the f&b industry. Also wishing to introduce various of their home recipes in claypot to bring the best hot-eateries to the locals made the brothers Alan Cheong and Aavic Cheong to bodied-up in year 2018 and successfully established their very first and owned eating house officially named the “Claypot 168 Restaurant” at Taman Desa Cemerlang, Johor. Finally being recognised among the best in town by the F&B E-Media for the year 2019.
In this Claypot 168, the founder Alan’s very first top recommended in menus will be their signature “Claypot Chicken Rice” which most wanted by their regular customers. Rice boiled 12 minutes in claypot, then topped onto their 2 hours marinated chicken meat pieces (prepared in 7 minutes steamed) followed by another few minutes boiled with homemade claypot sauce poured onto, and finally served in claypot toppings with exotic salted fish, chinese sausage, fried onions, chopped spring onions, sesame oil & slight chinese rice wine will brings wonderful claypot roasted-taste and delicious rice wine eatery that you should have a try when reached Johor Bahru.
Secondly will be their “Claypot Braised Pork Rice”, which also among the restaurant’s daily top seller like by their regulars. Local fresh pork belly selected, boiled 25 minutes with gingers & onions to cleaned, followed by soaked in ice water to bring the best bites texturing then braised in home recipes (mixtures of 9 ingredients) for another half an hour in sliced pieces and finally served topped onto boiled claypot rice sided with boil-cooked chicken egg & veges will brings excellent salty braised & sweet taste into mouth that you neither found the same nor better elsewhere in town.
Another will be their famous “Claypot White Pepper Pork Stomach Soup” prepared in-house on their family’s generations recipe, which favourite by most of the visitors from the beginning. Local fresh & cleaned pork stomach selected, 2 hours steamed in soup with chicken feet, raddish (white carrot), chinese herbal & Sarawak imported white pepper, then finally served per pax boiling in claypot will brings the best pork stomach freshness, raddish sweet & tasty pepper soup eatery that you will never regret after tasted here.
Nonetheless, the owners also strongly introduced their very outstanding best selection in noodle menus other than claypot, their “Curry Laksa Noodle” which like by all the locals & visitors. Homemade curry laksa paste boiled into soup broth with more than 10 spices mixture, added into coconut milk (santan), lemon grass, curry leaf & ginger, served with noodles option on customer’s preference, and finally toppings of long bean, eggplant & dried beancurd (tau pok) with main course options of such chicken, roasted pork (char siew), prawn or Lala clam will be their bowl of nice sweet & fair spicy curry laksa noodle that you really cannot missed when stepped into this best recognised “Claypot 168 Restaurant” at Ulu Tiram, Johor.
CLAYPOT 168 RESTAURANT
Address: No. 16,
Jalan Tanjong 2,
Taman Desa Cemerlang,
81800 Ulu Tiram,
Johor.
Business Hours: 9:00am to 9:30pm (Daily)