UncleSamsClaypots (Afro-asia Building)

Picked this place for a post-meeting early weekday lunch but I wished I never did.

The place was rather empty but granted it was only about 1130am when we stepped in. A strange smell hit us when we walked in but we ignored it as it wasnt smelly or anything but just a strong smell lingering in the air. Poor ventilation perhaps?

The interior looked authentic, complete with matronly waitresses who hovers around to chit chat at leisure when the crowd is not here yet.

Claypot rice ($9) - their signature dish which was my colleague's choice. Looked and smelt nice but a tad too heavy on the dark soy sauce and too little vegetables.

Claypot Yee Mee ($7) - I had this as wanted something soupy. Obviously salt overload in the soup, and it didnt help that yee mee itself is a little salty. The egg and small-ish but fresh prawns didnt do much to distract me from all that salt. (you can choose to have chicken or seafood with the yee mee).

Chye Sim ($4) - The vegetables were steamed but it came in a pool of what must have been a ton of salt and light soy sauce added to water as the gravy. Absolutely mad. I had to ask to please take it back and re-do one less salty. The waitress was a little reluctant and told us we should have told her to do the dish less salty when we ordered it. Well, I wouldnt know that it is so salty unless I tasted it right? Portions were generous for the price though, and the veg came with over-fried minced garlic on top.

Barley ($1.50) - Not too and, wasnt expecting much for the price.

Old school place and old school service but the sodium overload can kill an elephant. Not going back for the sake of my kidneys.