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    MamaLee

    4.3 (38 reviews)
    Open 11:00 am - 8:00 pm

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    Carmen P.

    Tried the hainanese chicken rice which was nicely deboned and silky, sitting on a bed of cucumbers. The service is prompt for this small restaurant with about 6-8 tables. They close early which is a real bummer and last call is at 7.30 pm. Half a plate of chicken is a good size for a hungry person $25.50 + a side of rice $3.75. Overall a bit pricey but it's a good hearty meal. Comes with a small saucer of dipping chilli sauce.

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    Ge L.

    Delicious and tender Hainanese chicken! Great portion and price for dine in. Service was quick and the restaurant is never too packed for a sit-down meal. Great place for some comfort food in Chinatown.

    Soup that comes with hainanese chicken rice
    Samantha W.

    Out of all the places I've been to in my life for hainanese chicken (I haven't yelped them all), MamaLee is still my favorite. My mom grew up in Singapore so naturally, she loves hainan chicken and her favorite foods are Malaysian and Singaporean so these foods are absolute childhood comforts for me too. We were taking my mom to cirque de soleil for her 70th birthday and were going to drive to the other MamaLee location but then discovered this one which worked out perfectly because we were able to walk to the cirque venue right after. We ordered the large hainanese chicken rice + soup, nasi lemak, roti canai and curry beef brisket with rice. The hainanese chicken here was just as good as I remember it. Just wow. De-boned, ultra juicy but not really oily, fantastic flavor. Sauce is excellent as well. The side broth it comes with is delicious. Curry beef brisket with rice was ridiculously good. Incredibly flavorful. Just delicious. Nasi lemak - also one of my mom's favorite dishes. Was soooo good here. Roti was great. Super satisfying meal, great service, convenient location, underground parking is easy.

    Hainan chicken rice
    Jerry H.

    Chicken rice wasn't bad. The flavor of the rice was a bit bland unfortunately and the chicken itself was a bit overcooked

    Whole Chicken ($45): a whole lot of goodness!
    Jack W.

    Review Template === 1. VERDICT/VALUE MamaLee will look after you if you're looking for a taste of Singapore - specifically, Hainanese chicken from hawker centres - this would be the place to go when in Vancouver! Just beware - quality doesn't come cheap... === 2. FOOD One Whole Chicken ($45) If you're going for goodness, go all of the way - it will cost you but the pieces of tender, boneless, succulent chicken taste amazing with the included ginger sauce, sweet chilli, and sweet/oily soy sauce. Hainanese Chicken Rice ($18.50) A lunch-sized portion - comes with rice and cucumber slices; it works out well. The sauce-infused rice could make a meal on its own... Curry Beef Brisket with Rice ($20.50) It's authentic - oily, yet the spice is just right. Tender chunks of meat - the rice will be handy in soaking up the flavours! Oyster Sauce Choy Sum ($18.95) The chop sum was nice and crispy still, covered in garlic - the flavour and texture are pretty much perfect!! === 3. SERVICE I did take out; the phone order was quick and efficient; the order was ready for me in 15 mins as promised. === 4. ENVIRONMENT It's a small joint across from the Chinatown T&T; there are a few four-seat tables and some bar-style seats. Good for pre-game/event meals! It is accessible by wheelchair and baby stroller. Parking is interesting though - you could stop in front briefly but parking will really be in any of the nearby parking structures.

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    Evan C.

    Really casual but good Malaysian place. Cash only. Roti canai- really flaky and good, amongst the flakiest I've had. Hainan chicken - chicken is very smooth, rice is very flavourful Laksa - light creamy flavour, coconut, pretty good overall. Beef curry - tender and soft, good flavour Bean sprouts - I LOVED this dish. Really really flavourful. I would definitely come back here. Hidden gem!

    Hainan Chicken Rice -Large
    Jerome L.

    This place is our go to for Hainan Chicken rice. We like the way they serve the chicken with a light soy sauce as well as the chili sauce and ginger scallion sauce. This location is not big and during busy hours you might have to wait. Overall the food and service is fine, the taro dessert is nice but mostly we go there for the chicken rice.

    Steve H.

    I love hainanese chicken so I was excited when we decided to choose this restaurant to eat for dinner. We went around 5pm and got sat down immediately. The inside of the restaurant is pretty small so just a fair warning. The employees were so nice and kept coming to our table to make sure we had plenty of water. We did family style and ordered the following: Full Chicken yellow rice Curry beef brisket w/ rice Oyster sauce gai lan The chicken and curry brisket were so good! I would come back just to order these two items. The only sad part was that they forgot our oyster sauce gai lan and we had to remind them and by the time it came out, we had finished everything already. Still a great experience overall Thank you MamaLee!

    Fenny C.

    First time getting hainamese chicken rice at this location. Normally we go to the one in broadway, how've they closed on Sunday. This chinatown keeper st location closed on Monday. Parking: pay parking garage or free temporary parking in the round about. As always service Is great. Trying the new kobucha coconut tapioca drink. Very good. We asked for 50% sugar and no ice. We take to go large hainamese chicken rice. Place is clean and quiet. It's across from t&t supermarket. Btw: now they have loyalty card.

    3 sides of rice
    Minhchau N.

    We ordered food online for pick up. Whole hainanese, 3 sides of rice, roti canai, fish ball laksa, and bubur chacha (hot). When we picked up the food the girl at the register was really sweet and had our order ready to go. We had brought our own bag so she put everything in the bag for us and asked if we needed any utensils. The place smelled so good when we walked it. Would want to stay and eat in next time. The hainanese chicken was definitely the star of the show. We enjoyed the ginger sauce. Roti canai sauce had a good kick to it. For take out it was buttery and flakey. The fish ball laksa was also great. For mild spicy it still had a kick. I can see why some other reviews would've wanted more of a coconut flavor but I thought it was good nevertheless. The bubur chacha hit the spot for me as a dessert. The sago and and coconut milk with the different yams and sweet potatoes were comforting. Would definitely recommend this place.

    Hainanese chicken rice (regular)
    Xuan Z.

    The chicken was cooked so well. Tender but not without texture. The sauces were also super on point. Service was great too. They don't check on you too much but they make sure you have the beverage you want and the food was also served very quickly. Was not too loud. Good for a small group of people hanging out. Will def come back.

    Epi L.

    Super nice staff! Small eating area but was sufficient for us. Hainese Chicken rice was good but broth was fattier than expected. Lots of chicken on the plate and rice was cooked well. The laksa was delish and had 2 types of noodles. We got the seafood one and it had lots of seafood. The roti was AH-MAZ-ING. Their seasonal Boba was also delish.

    Hainanese chicken rice (regular size)
    Jennifer O.

    The hainanese chicken rice here was great! The texture and flavor of the chicken reminded us of what we had in Asia. The accompanying chili/ginger sauce was a nice complement and the rice was well seasoned. Would definitely recommend this! The fishball laksa was a bit of a letdown. The soup lacked depth of flavor and didn't taste as authentic.

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    Hainan chicken is delicious. Price is reasonable. Service is really good. Ambiance is bright & clean. Highly recommend.

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