Jumping on the bandwagon a little too late but well, thankfully I did make my visit now that I am always in the area.

I really like how they feel like a Kampong eatery with that open air kitchen at the back and the garden seating behind; there isn’t somewhere that carries the same exact vibes that Nasi Lemak Kukus has. While there is a default Chicken Wing combo to get, the whole point of being here is to help yourselves to the food; the free-flow rice and the condiments with a price list to refer to. Admittedly, there is not much to really hype about the condiments (though the rendang is recommended and is something I have yet to try) — the Chicken Wing was pedestrian, and the Otah Fish Cake was nothing out of the ordinary (but again, what would one expect out of that?). The only condiment worth mentioning that we had on our plate was the fried chicken skin; absolutely crisp and umami — costs $1 for 4 pieces but we could certainly do with more if they were not that pricey. The highlight has to be the rice and the chili — the rice so light, so moist and so fluffy with that evident aroma of coconut that just goes through and through; so much that we have to resist ourselves from getting another serving of rice. The chili was also stellar; they carry two versions — a sweet variant and a spicy variant. While the spicy carries a lot of kick, my heart lies with the sweet one here; it’s distinctively sweet but not overly so, well rounded off without a lingering aftertaste. Wouldn’t mind going for it again!