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    Hainan Kitchen

    3.3 (52 reviews)
    Open 11:00 am - 8:30 pm

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    Front of restaurant~
    Edward L.

    Heard quite a bit of hype about this place. Parking is plentiful in the strip mall parking lot. The interior is classy and clean. Staff were friendly. The food here is a wee bit on the pricey side at $12-15 for a dish. Honestly the portion is rather lacking, as half the dish is some salad. I could probably eat 4 trays worth of food. I tried both the brisket and Hainan chicken. Taste was decent but nothing special. The one thing that really turned me off though was the absolutely INSANE amount of garbage this place generates. All of the food is served in disposable plastic trays. There is no recycling or anything. Utensils are disposable too. I would imagine that 10-15 used trays are enough to completely fill a trash bag. Knock 1 star off. The world already has enough of a problem with excess plastics, and this really does not help. Just thinking about this makes me kind of sick. If management is reading this, for the sake of the planet PLEASE move to non-disposable stuff. I can't in good conscience return here until I hear this is fixed.

    no recycle
    Denise W.

    I don't get what is the hype about this place. This place is food court style. No water for customers. No service. They only have 3 items on the menu. My friend got the beef brisket and chicken curry. He told me both the curry were disgusting. The beef brisket is the low end beef brisket with lots of fat and super chewy. Don't recommend getting it. I got the Hainanese chicken. First off the chicken was hot to warm. I have had Hainan chicken before and it should not be hot or warm. The chicken should be cooked at the right temperature and then place in ice to cool so it is not over cooked inside. The chicken at Hainan kitchen was over cooked. Skin was not smooth but rough and somewhat dry. The color of the chicken was off with areas lightly shaded grey. Not good at all. Their quality tasted worse than the cheap hong kong cafe that offers Hainan chicken but way cheaper. Portion is not wow and price for the taste is not wow either. I suggest going to Mama Lee, Penang Delight, Kaya, City 1 Cafe and you know what is good Hainanese chicken. Sauce is not the traditional sauce as well. Rice is not rich in flavor but is rich in food coloring. Super yellow rice. Honestly, even Banana leaf Hainanese chicken has beat them off the scale. Also note this place is not recycle friendly. Please note that they don't wash their trays properly. My tray had oil and left over food stuck to it. (please see photos) Don't suggest coming here.

    Hainanese chicken rice.
    Carolyn L.

    They only serve 3 dishes - Hainanese chicken rice, beef brisket curry and chicken curry. I'm not really sure if it's Singapore Hainanese chicken rice they are trying to re-create. In any case, you will never find such yellow rice for Hainanese chicken rice in Singapore. It seemed common in Vancouver. I asked other restaurants about that yellow rice before and was told it was due to chicken fats. I don't buy that story since you can probably find more chicken rice stalls in Singapore per square feet than in any other places, and I have never seen that kind of rice. The chicken is not the traditional Hainanese style where the chicken is poached and then dipped in an ice bath to prevent over cooking. It will also create a cold chicken meat with slippery skin. Personally I do not like cold chicken so I am ok with warm chicken meat. I prefer the roast chicken version which cannot be found here. Chili sauce makes or breaks the dish in Singapore and this is not the best. Then again, all the sauces here are never similar to those in Singapore. For Vancouver, I think this is an average dish but definitely not worth driving out to Richmond for. Maybe that explained the empty restaurant when we were there. I was expecting it to be crowded from the reviews here.

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    Nancy L.

    Located in the busy Garden City Plaza. Parking could be hard to find depending on the time of the day. Small but clean restaurant. Seating was rather limited; however. We ordered a half-Hainanese chicken for take out @ $15.98. It came with sauce, salad, and rice. The chicken wasn't bad and it was completely deboned. The texture of the meat was also good. I've had Hainanese chicken where the meat was way too soft in a disgusting kind of way. Overall, the dish was "ok" - it was yummy but nothing about it screamed "wow" - exactly a 3 star in my mind. What I didn't like was that even when you dine in, they used those plastic bento box containers and utensils. The service was also extremely slow. It appeared that they were quite understaffed. The cashier was also not very friendly. Essentially, it was basically higher-priced food served in food court style setting. As you can see from my photo, the menu selection is rather small. I may come back for the beef brisket.

    Clean and bright interior
    Andrew W.

    As the name says this is a specialty restaurant for Hainanese Chicken, recently opened, simple decor and its set up is like a food fair stall; you order and pay and pick up for either take out or eat in. Tried their Chicken and Curry Beef, the Chicken is average. The Chili and Green Onion/Ginger sauce is not bad. Chicken is boneless, tender. The Chicken Rice pilaf was done just right; flavourful and not oily! The other dish is Curry but there is not a hint of curry spice in the dish! This is more like Beef Ragout/Stew, if that's what it really is then it's good, but it's supposed to be Curry Beef!? Kitchen service is slow as there is only one staff, plus the cashier, as I was waiting for my order more and more customers arrive I can clearly see that the kitchen is overwhelmed! Hope they will have more staff so that they won't have customers waiting for too long, as the place is set up as a fast food joint! Anyways, will be back to try out the Curry Chicken and see if that will have more Curry flavour!!

    Single order hainanese chicken rice ($10.48)
    C. H.

    This restaurant has a very small menu which makes ordering fairly straight forward. I really like hainanese chicken so I made it a point to try this place when I was in Richmond. My date ordered the beef brisket curry. Food is served food court style. The chicken was good. The chicken rice was alright. I was expecting the rice to be more aromatic, oily and flavourful. The sauces were great. The salad was average. The lemon honey drink tasted as expected. I tried a bite of the beef brisket. The beef was tender and flavourful with a strong coconut milk undertone. My main complaint is that they can be a bit more environmentally friendly by using less disposable items. Everything is geared towards take out style. The restaurant accepts credit card which is a plus. There is ample plaza parking available. They should also try to clean their restrooms daily as I only used the restroom to wash my hands. I can tell by looking at the sink and toilet, it has not been cleaned in weeks. There was no paper towels to dry hands. It is probably a good idea to skip the restroom unless you desperately need to use it.

    Ly W.

    We ordered a half chicken (~$16), which came with rice and salad enough to share between two people. Price was reasonable given the amount of food we got, however, the chicken didn't taste like Hainanese chicken. It tasted like chicken with a soy sauce. Hainanese chicken is usually very soft with almost a "slippery" texture. Texture of the chicken here is more firm. It also doesn't have that aroma other Hainanese chicken I've tried has. Although we ordered a half chicken, the meat was all chicken breast (not bone in). I don't think I'll be back because although price is right, the meal wasn't memorable.

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    The hainan chicken is fantastic. Amazing ginger and chilli sauces accompany it. I can't wait to try their other dishes.

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    The chicken ordered was dry and tasteless. I have eaten lots of Hainan chicken and this was an extreme disappointment.

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    Finally! An amazing Hainanese chicken rice near my place! Will be back to try the curry chicken and beef brisket!

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    Good Hainan chicken rice, portions are a little on the small side. There are only 2 food options so very little choice

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    Their food is yummy!!! They even take the chicken bones out for me. I love the rice flavors.

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    Southeast Asian (Malaysian?) food stall in the Pacific Plaza food court. The food court is fairly…read moresmall. Wasn't too crowded when we went, but Gee! was doing decent business. They are pretty well known for their lobster laksa, which is $19 on its own. We ended getting the combo that included curry chicken rice, curry fish balls, roti, a soda and a milk tea for $39. The fish balls and curry chicken rice were pretty standard. The chicken has a slight spiciness to it. They do give plenty of rice. Now for the star attraction, the lobster laksa comes with a whole lobster tail. It's a pretty small lobster tail that was a bit salty. Certainly not the best lobster tail I've ever had, but at this price point it's rare to get a lobster tail. The laksa itself was quite good. Really like the soup, which as not super thick but it was creamy, sweet and flavorful. Noodles and the fish cake inside were decent. Overall, it's a good amount of food and decent deal for the price.

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