The Chicken Rice Shop 2

Last Sunday the whole family went out to buy Christmas gifts. We went out early and ate lunch at the mall.
Since they haven't yet tried The Chicken Rice Shop, I suggested we eat there.

Most of them had the regular size (1/4) Roast Chicken, which comes with soup and hainanese rice. My brother had the Honey BBQ Chicken, while my niece and I both ordered the Hainanese Chicken Rice.





Compared to the Roast, the Hainanese has a subtle taste. Very light taste but heavy on the tummy. My brother-in-law even favored the Hainanese over the Roast.

We also ordered Nyonya Pai Tee, which was like a vegetable lumpia with chicken,  but on a crispy pastry shell.



This was very tasty and we like the sweet and spicy dipping sauce.

The Honey BBQ Chicken Noodle was very light in taste and the noodles used were very thin.



For drinks we had the Kuching 3 Layer Tea, their best seller.



It's layer of palm sugar, tea and milk. It's like Teh Tarik but a cold version. And also Grass Jelly aka (also known as) black gulaman.



For dessert we ordered a lot of their Kacang best seller, the Ais Belanda.



It's a kachang with palm sugar, coconut milk, guyabano puree and ground peanuts.

Since we ordered a lot of this and they didn't come simultaneously, we were able to compare its taste. One taste differently from the other. The first one to arrive didn't taste that good that I tried to change the rest to chendol, but weren't able to since they were just putting finishing touches on the guyabano. But the second one and the rest were very good. The guyabano wasn't out of place with the palm sugar, coconut milk, peanuts and ice. Actually it tasted pretty good. Even my niece and brother-in-law liked it.

Happy Eating!

Kenny Rogers Hainanese Chicken

While looking around Robinsons Place, I came across their standee of their new product. I haven't had a hainanese chicken, here or in Singapore, so I don't know what to expect. All I know came from the blogs I follow or feedback from friends. I wanted to try Wee Nam Kee in Ayala Triangle, but Bonchon and Omakase always get the best of me, maybe next time I'll try them, I hope. But for now, I'll just have Kenny's version.



Theirs were served with chicken broth soup and the usual 3 dipping sauces of chili, ginger and dark soy.


You will also be asked what part of chicken you like to have, I like white meat, so I chose breast part. It also has the most meat among all the parts.

I liked how tender and full of meat my chicken was, I also like the dipping sauces, especially the chili, which reminded me of the chili sauce KFC used to offer. I even forgot how dry their rice were because of it and finished the entire serving. Condiments/dipping sauces can really make a big difference.


Their rice were dry that day and with just a mild hainanese taste, I just like the fried garlic bits on top. BTW, my friend tried their branch in SMFV, and she said that there, the rice were moist and fluffy. I also didn't like how salty, as in very, very, very salty their chicken broth soup was, that I just ignored it.


Another confusing statement I read was on Kenny's standee. "Another way to be deliciously healthy", it was written. This confuses me. I read on another blog that hainanese chicken were sinful, bad for you than the twice fried chicken of Bonchon. She wrote that hainanese chicken has more fat than fried chicken. That the chicken will be swimming in their own fat. She was referring to Wee Nam Kee's hainanese though. I don't get what she wrote, because looking at Kenny's chicken, I don't think it's unhealthy or swimming in fat or full of chicken fat. I am one with Kenny's, I think it's one healthy way of having your chicken, the hainanese way.

Happy Eating!

KENNY ROGERS ROASTERS
Ground Flr, Robinsons Place
Ermita, Manila