Yishun 925 Hainanese Chicken Rice 义顺925海南鸡

Yishun 925 Hainanese Chicken Rice used to be called 'Hainanese (De-Bone) Chicken Rice'. This stall is located at a coffee shop called Yishun 81 Food Court which is a 10 minutes from Yishun MRT station or 5 minutes from Yishun Bus Interchange. 

During meal times (lunch and dinner), there will normally be a queue.But not to worry, all you have to do is to queue up to order and go back to your table. Your orders will be delivered to you. The workers are very efficient, despite the crowded I was served within 5 minutes.

Chicken Rice $3.80 with Gizzard $0.60

There has been a price increase in the chicken rice. They are available now at $2.80 and $3.80. When I asked for the difference between $2.80 and $3.80, all I was told was that there will be more chicken meat for $3.80.

Chicken Rice $3.80 with Gizzard $0.60

The grains of rice were fragrant and well separated. However, some parts of it were hard. The chicken meat was normal, tender and soaked in the soy sauce. I was quite surprised that such a generous serving of gizzard was given. The soup on the other hand was laden with MSG. Personally feel that the standard of the chicken rice has dropped (anyone has the same sentiment as me?). Luckily, the chilli was still as awesome as before, with the right among of spiciness. 

They have recently opened another branch at Ang Mo Kio Central Blk 722.

I still remember that 2 years ago I blogged that the standard has dropped. Still feel the same about this conclusion. But however, I am still unable to find another chicken rice stall in Yishun that can rival this stall. Looks like I am better off sticking to the 928 Yishun Laksa which is 2 blocks away. Until a new kid appears round the block or the standard improves.

And if you are wondering where to go for chicken rice without travelling too far, you may want to try Ming Kee Chicken Rice & Porridge at Bishan.

Yishun 925 Hainanese Chicken Rice 义顺925海南鸡
Yishun 81 Food Court (Behind Yishun Bus Interchange)
Yishun Central 1
#01-249, S760925
Opening Hours: Daily 1030am to 8pm
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Da Po Hainanese Chicken Rice & Curry Chicken Noodle (Golden Mile Food Centre) 2nd Post

After my first trip to Da Po Hainanese Chicken Rice & Curry Chicken Noodle 大坡海南鸡饭-咖哩鸡面, I like the Curry Chicken Noodles so much that I made several trips back just for it. You can read more about their Curry Chicken Noodles here. Since I have done an introduction of this stall in the earlier post, I shall skip the introduction.

During this recent visit, I decided to try their Hainanese Chicken Rice. 

The lady (auntie) was quite chatty (in a good way). Still a very down to earth and humble lady who try to make small talk to customers in the queue and also thank them for patronising. She certainly did not have to do this considering how busy she was. Kudos to her for her cheerfulness and spreading the joy to everyone through her service and the food.

The price list of the items sold here.

This time there was a queue of about 5 person. Not too bad. As I sat at a table within sight of the stall, I noticed a constant queue throughout lunch time. (Good for them)

Hainanese Chicken Rice $4.50

As usual, greedy me decided to ordered their most expensive ($4.50) Hainanese Chicken Rice. It came with rice, chicken on a separate plate and a bowl of soup.

Hainanese Chicken Rice $4.50

The rice was soft, warm and fluffy. However, it was a tad too bland and lacked the flavour and fragrant that is required of a good plate of chicken rice. 

Hainanese Chicken Rice $4.50

The chicken was de-boned and served on a plate drizzled with soy sauce (and most probably sesame oil) and slices of fresh tomato. They gave a generous amount of chicken. There was a layer jelly under the skin (this normally occurs when the chicken is dunked into ice water after cooking to chill it to ensure that the chicken will not be overcooked and firm up the skin and fresh. A process called shocking). The chicken was so soft, tender, juicy and flavourful. Simply irresistible. A winner on its own. 

Hainanese Chicken Rice $4.50

Beansprouts was added into the soup. Perfect for me as I like beansprouts and it was still crunchy (not overcooked). 

Although I was not impressed with the rice, the chicken was simply too good. I can go back everyday just for the chicken. If you are here for the first time, I strongly recommend you to try the Curry Chicken Noodles and if you have more space for more food, try their Chicken Rice too. What a waste I am not working nearby, I need my Curry Chicken Noodles fix!

*Golden Mile Food Centre is closed for 2 months for renovation from 22 Sept 2012.

Da Po Hainanese Chicken Rice & Curry Chicken Noodle 大坡海南鸡饭-咖哩鸡面 (Golden Mile Food Centre)

505 Beach Road

#B1-53 Golden Mile Food Centre

Tel: 9848 9949

Opening Hours: Daily 1030am to 930pm

                           Closed on alternate Monday

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Sheng Kee Hainanese Chicken Rice 盛記海南鷄飯 (Bedok Reservoir Road)

Sheng Kee Hainanese Chicken Rice 盛記海南鷄飯 is located along Bedok Reservoir Road under Blk 704 at See Beh Ho Eating House. If this coffee shop sounds familiar, well it could be because you have seen the name in this blog when I posted on 58 Prawn Noodles, Minced Meat Noodle. As its name suggest , Sheng Kee Hainanese Chicken Rice specialises in chicken rice! 

Sheng Kee Hainanese Chicken Rice was one of the food stalls featured in Channel 8 Food Variety Show called 'Buzzing Cashier (抢摊大行动)'. Together with the guidance of renowned chefs, the stall owners are  given training and taught culinary skills to help turn their failing business around. Sheng Kee Hainanese Chicken Rice past the test and was allowed to keep the sponsored signboard and was awarded a medal.

Steamed Chicken Rice $3 with Gizzard ($0.50)

Quite a generous serving of rice,steam chicken meat and gizzards was given. In addition, besides slices of cucumbers, there were slices of tomato. The steamed chicken was tough at certain parts. In terms of taste, the chicken meat was slightly bland. Dipping it into the chilli provided helped enhanced the taste. The chilli was wonderful with the right amount of spiciness.

The rice was similarly bland, wish that it was more fragrant.  The soup provided came with bits of cabbage and carrots. Although it was salty, I was happy to just finish up the cabbage and carrots. After all few people eat chicken rice expecting the soup to be fantastic. Right?

Overall, I would say that this is a decent chicken rice stall, but not the best. Just slightly above average. I am keen to try the roasted chicken one day. But at the moment, I am more keen to try the prawn noodle at the next stall. 

Sheng Kee Hainanese Chicken Rice 盛記海南鷄飯 (Bedok Reservoir Road)
Blk 704 Bedok Reservoir Road
See Beh Ho Eating House 
Tel: 9665 4882 / 9116 9506
Opening Hours: Daily 930am to 8pm
                         Close on alternate Mondays 
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Tian Tian Hainanese Chicken Rice (Maxwell Food Centre)

As mentioned in my previous post, Hainanese Chicken Rice is a de facto national dish of Singapore. It can be enjoyed in literally any food courts, hawker centres, coffee shops and restaurants. To me, I determine how good a chicken rice is based on three factors. Firstly, Chicken rice. Secondly, Chicken meat. Lastly, Chilli.

There has been claims that Tian Tian Hainanese Chicken Rice along with the likes of Wee Nam Kee Chicken Rice, Chatterbox and Fook Seng Goldenhill Chicken Rice are favourites among Singaporeans. Having check out Wee Nam Kee Chicken Rice previously, I happened to be near Maxwell and hence decided to check out the Tian Tian Hainanese Chicken Rice.

I visited Tian Tian Hainanese Chicken Rice at 4pm on a weekday and was surprised that there was a queue. This stall is certainly famous.

They have expanded and now occupy 2 stalls now. Place your orders at the right (of the picture) and collect at the other end!

Endorsement from magazines, newspapers and even celebrities. They are even recognised internationally! Anthony Bourdain (Celebrity Chef) said that the rice can be taken alone. Although it is simple, it delivers a taste that develops wonderfully and engages the sense!~

'White' Chicken Rice $3.50 with Gizzard $0.80

The chicken drizzled in some 'special' sauce that is mixed by Tian Tian was amazingly tender, fleshy and tasty. It was so good that I found that there was no need for me to dip it (chicken meat) into the chilli sauce. Nevertheless, I did try the chilli sauce. It was delicious! The spiciness and sourness (from lime) gave it an extra oomph! It made me wonder each time when I am eating the chicken if I should dip it into the sauce as either way was equally delicious!

The rice was fragrant and flavourful. However, not all the grains of the rice was soft. Some stuck together and were hard. As for the Chicken Gizzard? It was slightly more expensive than else where at $0.80 and I wish that they were sliced in smaller pieces to aid eating.

Overall, Tian Tian is certainty a place to check out if you are looking forward to a meal of chicken rice.

ps: out of all the places that I have eaten thus far, I would rate Tian Tian's Chicken Rice at second. My top favourite would be the Hainanese Boneless Chicken Rice at Golden Mile Food Centre. Main reason is because some parts of Tian Tian's rice were hard.

Tian Tian Hainanese Chicken Rice (Maxwell Food Centre)
Maxwell Road
#01-10/11 Maxwell Food Centre
Tel: 9691 4852
Opening Hours: Tue to Sun 11am - 8pm
                          Closed on Mon
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Broadway Claypot Rice 百乐匯砂煲饭 (Ang Mo Kio)

Broadway Claypot Rice 百乐匯砂煲饭  has more than 30 years of history and as it's name suggest, it specialises in dishing out claypot rice. It is located at Coffee City, the same coffee shop as the Xu Yan Tonic Soup that sells great herbal soup.

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Broadway Claypot Rice 百乐匯砂煲饭 

If you are observant, you will notice that although the sign says 'Claypot Rice', most of the items on the signboard are pig organ soup and bak kut teh.

As mentioned earlier, Broadway Claypot Rice over the years has built up its name by serving claypot chicken rice. But not just any normal claypot chicken rice. Customers have the choice of asking for the 'normal chicken' or 'kampong chicken'. And of course the kampong chicken claypot rice will cost more.

The prices of the 'normal chicken' and 'kampong chicken' claypot rice are at the bottom of this picture. As there was two of us, we ordered the Claypot Chicken Rice (normal chicken) for 2 person at $13. There has been an increase of price by $1 after this coffee shop was renovated. Takes about 20 minutes for it to be served after ordering.

Claypot Chicken Rice (normal chicken) $13.00

Do be careful not to touch the claypot as it is sizzling hot and steaming. Look at the smoke 'emitting' out.

Looks quite big and wide, but the claypot bowl is very shallow.

Here's how it looks like after stirring and mixing all the rice and ingredients. I have eaten the claypot rice at this stall before. This time I can't help but comment that it looks different. Way too much dark sauce was added.. and I was right. It was quite salty... and I was disappointed. Standard has dropped. This time the amount of dark sauce has masked the fragrant of the other ingredients except for the salted fish. Other ingredients include chinese sausage and spring onions.

The good news is that there are lots of charred rice at the bottom of the claypot (to the disapproval of the partner). Crispy and crunchy.

Wonder if standard has really dropped or if it was a one off incident.

Broadway Claypot Rice 百乐匯砂煲饭
Blk 728 Ang Mo Kio Ave 6
Coffee City #01-4200
Tel: 9639 2589, 9369 0902
Opening Hours: Daily 12pm to 11pm

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Yew Chuan Claypot Rice (Golden Mile Food Centre)

Yew Chuan Claypot Rice is located at a corner of the basement of Golden Mile Food Centre (also know as  Beach Road Army Market )

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After ordering, you will need to wait for a minimum of 15 to 20minutes. I do not mind waiting as the claypot dishes are cooked only upon a customer's order.

Claypot Chicken Rice $5

Generous portion of Claypot Chicken Rice that can be shared among two people. I like the fact that customers can add the amount black sauce as preferred themselves. The vegetables on top help add colour to the dish and make it even more welcoming.

Add in the black sauce and mix it well. Be careful not to be scalded by the hot claypot.

A generous portion of chicken and sausages was given. The flavours were infused into the rice which was perfectly cooked (not too wet, not too dry). Moreover, with the ability to control the saltiness (through the black sauce). This claypot chicken rice was delicious! The best part was to scrap the burnt and charred rice stuck to the sides of the claypot. Best eaten together with the rice (unburnt) and chicken providing this whole mixture with a crispy and crunchy taste!

On another occasion, I ordered the Claypot Bak Kut Teh.

Claypot Bak Kut Teh $4.00

The Claypot Bak Kut Teh cost just $4.00! So value for money.

Lots of pork ribs

Many pieces of pork ribs were in this Claypot Bak Kut Teh. The meat was soft and tender, coming off the bones easily. The soup contained spices, garlic and pepper. However, the soup seems to lack body and the would have been much better if the flavour of spices was enhanced. I still prefer the one at Song Huat (Rocher).

Yew Chuan Claypot Rice (Golden Mile Food Centre)
505 Beach Road
#B1-56 Golden Mile Food Centre
Opening Hours: Daily 12pm - 10pm (Closed on Thur)
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Wee Nam Kee Chicken Rice 威南记鸡饭餐室 (Novena)

The Hainanese Chicken Rice is a de facto national dish of Singapore. It can be enjoyed in literally any food courts, hawker centres, coffee shops and restaurants. There has been claims that Wee Nam Kee Chicken Rice along with the likes of Tian Tian Hainanese Chicken Rice, Chatterbox and Fook Seng Goldenhill Chicken Rice are favourites among Singaporeans. With this background, FoodieFC set off to check out Wee Nam Kee Chicken Rice!

Wee Nam Kee a family-own business in operation since 1982 is well-known as a chicken rice speciality shop. Today, Wee Nam Kee serves a wide range of local favourite dishes including Hainanese Chicken Rice, Curry Fish Head, Cereal Prawn and Roasted Pork. Wee Nam Kee is located opposite Novena MRT Station, along the same road as where Revenue House is.

I visited Wee Nam Kee on a weekday at 11am. Hence, it was not crowded. Customers patronising Wee Nam Kee do not need to queue up to order. Instead, sit down at a vacant table and wait for one of the staff to take your order. Payment can be made at the end of meal at the cashier located in the stall.

Some of the must have for chicken rice - e.g. chilli, ginger, sweet sauce, pepper.

'White' Chicken Rice $4.00 with Gizzard $0.50

I ordered the 'White / Steamed Chicken' also known as 白鸡 in Chinese with Chicken Gizzard.

The chicken rice was fragrant and not oily. Generous portion of Chicken Gizzard was given. However, the main star of this dish was disappointing. The White / Steamed Chicken was a tad too dry and tough. It seems to a certain flavour to give it a certain oomph. Luckily, the chilli help to enhanced the taste and grease the chicken.

I was quite disappointed by this meal at Wee Nam Kee as they are well known for being one of the best chicken rice stall in Singapore.

I noticed from the few tables that were occupied, everyone ordered Roasted Chicken 烧鸡 instead of Steamed Chicken. Maybe I should have ordered that instead.

Wee Nam Kee Chicken Rice 威南记鸡饭餐室 (Novena)
275 Thomson Road 
#01-05 Novena Ville (opposite Novena Church)
Tel: 6255 6396
Opening Hours: Daily 1030am - 12am
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Fei Kee Claypot Chicken Rice

I have been wanting to patronise Fei Kee Claypot Chicken Rice for a long time. Have heard several reviews about this place which dishes out delicious Claypot Chicken Rice.

Fei Kee Claypot Chicken Rice is located at Luk Luk Eating House which is an old coffee shop. Dirty walls, dirty flooring that was cracked and olden days shutters. With a very clean signboard! It is between Beach Road and Aliwal Street near Bugis and Lavendar. There are three MRT stations nearby namely; Bugis, Nicoll Highway and Lavendar.

Luk Lu Eating House

Fei Kee Claypot Chicken Rice

The signboard states clearly that there is at least a waiting time of 15minutes. On the signboard there is a telephone number on it (8222 6360) and if you notice in the above picture, the 'chef' has a ear piece to his ear. The reason for this is so that customers can order before hand.

Wow, look at the number of claypots he is handling at any one time during peak hours. And to the bottom left of the picture, he has a big bowl of uncooked rice ready. It sure was assuring to know that the rice was cooked in the claypot itself and no short cuts were taken.

Claypot Chicken Rice $8.00

Since there was two of us, naturally, we ordered the Claypot Chicken Rice for 2 person. I can't remember how long we waited, but it should be close to 15 minutes. The Claypot Chicken Rice arrived covered in black sauce, cabbage and ikan bilis.

After mixing it, it is ready to be scooped into smaller bowl. The cabbage was fresh and crunchy providing a fresh and sweet flavour. At the sides of the claypot, surprisingly there was virtually no charred rice which I somehow missed. The rice was not dry unlike other claypot rice, it was slightly moist. However, it was not as fragrance as there was no salted fish was added. The star is its 'Grade A' Boneless Chicken Thigh Meat. The chicken meat was juicy, tender and boneless which is a big plus.

Certainty, I will be back to try it again.

Fei Kee Claypot Chicken Rice
Luk Lu Eating House
341 Beach Road
Tel: 8222 6360
Opening Hours: Mon - Sat 11am to 730pm
                         Closed on Sun and PH           

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