Monday, November 26, 2018

Xin Kee Hainanese Chicken Rice : not just taste but service matters, too

This is one of the stalls with a queue during lunch on a weekday. The friendly auntie greeted me with a smile. I decided to go with Chicken Drumstick rice. I asked, "How much?". The auntie replied, "$3.50". And, I said, "It is at least $4.00 or more at other places." She replied, "We could not afford to sell it any higher as we are located in a hawker centre unlike those in the air-conditioned food court."


There was a young chap ordered right after me. She recognized him and asked, "Buying for your mother? She is so lucky to have a son buying lunch for her."


I shared it with my dining companion and we agreed that the roasted chicken tasted just normal. The rice was quite a big portion but the flavor was rather light and slightly dry. It was served with a bowl of lightly flavored soup. The chilli was slightly diluted with a mild level of spiciness. 


Sometimes it is not just the taste of the food that kept bringing the customers back but the service matters too. I was told by a hawker that I should not expect customer service from the hawker stall as I do not pay the service charge. The stall closed it down a few months later after that particular encounter. It was a popular noodle stall serving in a food centre.


XIN JI HAINANESE CHICKEN RICE
17 Upper Boon Keng Road #01-20 Upper Boon Keng Food Centre SINGAPORE 380017

3 comments:

  1. https://imgur.com/a/SbnZo8b
    I've been waiting for you to post something on chicken rice to intro you to Boon Chiang.

    They have a few outlets. I took these at serangoon. But i first come across in punggol. Their rice is really fragrant but not oily.

    I think the punggol outlet might be better.

    There's a new fish ball noodles stall at empress road hawker center. $3 for six marble size fish ball and six slices of fish cake. The lard is good. He rests once every two weeks but random day.

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  2. I will probably go try the Boon Chiang outlet at Serangoon as it is much nearer. Will also try the fishball noodle if going to Empress Road Hawker Centre again.

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    1. Fish ball noodles store name is fu gui. Same row as the duck rice.

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