Boon Tong Kee Chicken Rice 文东记鸡饭 (Balestier)

Classic chicken rice done extremely well. Chicken was tender and delicious, especially paired with the ginger and chilli. Rice was so fragrant and we couldn't help ordering seconds. Porached Spinach and Sambal Kang King was also decent but I would totally recommend getting the Crispy Beancurd - soft on the inside and crisp outside, especially addictive when paired with the accompanying mayo.

Established since 1979, this heritage brand serves the most pricey rendition around, being among the forerunners to transit from humble eatery to full fledged zi char restaurant.
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Their poached chicken is the star, to the extent that roast chicken is only available by advance order. The chicken meat is certainly satisfying with a tender bouncy chew, and fresh sweet savoury flavour.
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The rice is decadently fluffy and buttery, with a glossy sheen from the chicken fat, having bold savoury sweet grainy oily flavour.
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The iconic trio of dark sweet soy sauce with salty sweet savoury flavour, bright garlic chili with sharp spicy herbal sweet flavour, and crushed ginger with vegetal earthy herbal sweet spice flavour, completes this.
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Chicken Rice
Boon Tong Kee
@ 399 Balestier Road
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What a feast with BTK's classic chicken rice. What took it home was the chili and honeyish sauce, that just goes well with the fragrant chicken rice. Even the broccoli is done well and doused with a light honeyish sauce.

The star was the ngohhiang for me, which consists of crunchy bits of radish?

A classic no doubt ($8+)

good ol’ BTK chicken rice, loved the sides too to be honest, priced reasonably for a hearty meal with your folks! Staff were really friendly and welcomed customers, made some small talk while ordering, will definitely be back!

pictured - soup of the day, spinach with mixed eggs, fried tofu, 1/2 chicken thigh (requested)

Soft and tasty steamed chicken, sauce was quite salty

The poached Chinese spinach with assorted eggs is quite normal

Price of half steam chicken inclusive of GST and Service Charge: $17.66

Price of Poached Chinese Spinach With Assorted Eggs inclusive of GST and Service Charge: $14.12

Price of rice inclusive of GST and Service Charge: $1.41

The whole set features their signature boiled chicken, crispy tofu and their poached Chinese spinach with assorted eggs.
The portion above is for 3 pax ($15.00)

The chicken from the balestier branch is always consistent in quality and taste. The meat is always tender and juicy. Thumbs up to the balestier branch!

My must have side dishes are
1: Crispy tofu $8
Super good when you pair it with a mouth of their fragrant chicken rice.

2: Poached Chinese spinach w assorted eggs $12
I love that the spinach still had a little crunch and I love to add the broth on my rice and eat it together. Absolute comfort :D

Balestier Boon Tong Kee
Balestier Road 329801
Opens daily (11.00am - 4.30am)