Growing up, my mum thought that I was a special kid. Special in a sense that if there were a lifetime award for eating so much chicken, I would win it. She even thinks that I must have been a chicken in my past life, and have been so deprived of my taste that when I reincarnated as a human, I would eat plenty of chicken. It never fails to make me laugh when I recall these stories to new people I meet. It is good for me to have an answer to why I eat so much chicken rice with chilli sauce, and it is a good conversation starter! Some have given me weird looks, but I did not mind them. I learned a lot about different people because my mum had warned me about them, but I digress. Let me share to you why I like Boon Tong Kee’s chicken rice so much.
Good and extensive selection of chicken rice dishes
Despite having my go-to boiled chicken rice meal with chilli sauce order, Boon Tong Kee still has a wide selection of dishes that I want to try. They have meat, seafood, vegetable dishes that can suit everyone’s craving if you have a date with your partner or family members there. So, for me, I do not worry about choosing a restaurant because I can always rely on Boon Tong Kee to satisfy me and my partner’s craving!
They have air-conditioned branches
Boon Tong Kee knows their customers. I believe that they want us to achieve maximum comfort first before we get to eat their famous chicken rice. It is a thoughtful gesture to install air conditioning in their branches, especially if you cannot stand the sweltering heat in Singapore like me!
Their chicken has the right texture
I may not be a good cook, but I think I have a skill in identifying if a chicken is well-cooked or not. It may have come from the years that I have tasted a lot of chicken. From home-cooked chicken to overseas chicken meals, I have gotten a taste of them! But, only with Boon Tong Kee, I found the right cooked chicken for me. The texture of their chicken is soft and silky smooth! The skin of the chicken is slightly springy with a layer of congealed fat between the skin and flesh. I prefer mine dipped in chicken rice chilli sauce to give it an extra punch!
Hassle-free delivery
Singapore might have been voted as the top Asia-pacific country with the most amenable working conditions, but it does not mean that I do not get stressed. There are days that I just want to go straight to bed. But, my mum always scolded me not to sleep with my stomach empty since it would give me a headache. I do not know if it is in our blood to get migraines if we leave our stomach empty, but it just happens to be true to me. So, when a day at work drains me, I always order chicken rice at Boon Tong Kee’s East Coast branch! They have the best staff there, and they never get my order wrong.
Affordable prices
My mum always reminds me never to feel guilty about spending money on good food. Who am I to counter that belief, right? I mean, I know that money was not a problem for us, and right now I can say that I am financially stable. So, I never felt guilty every time I ordered at Boon Tong Kee. I think they have met the affordability price range of chicken rice in Singapore. You will get what you have paid for, anyway. And, sometimes, more!
Why should you try Boon Tong Kee’s chicken rice?
A chicken rice dish’s simplicity depends on the complexity in preparing to get that silky smooth texture of the chicken. I believe that Boon Tong Kee achieves that every time! So, if you are also in a quest to find restaurants that could cook chicken rice that can meet your standard, then you should consider adding Boon Tong Kee in your list. They already have plenty of branches that you can access in Singapore, specifically:
- Balestier road
- Whampoa west
- River valley road
- East coast road
- Bukit timah
- Ang mo kio avenue
- Tampines central
- Sengkang square
Understandably, you do not want to go out and risk yourself getting the virus, so I also recommend that you get a chicken rice delivery! You can visit their website to see the contact details of the branches that are near your home. This delivery method is also perfect for those late-night chicken rice cravings. So, check out their full menu on their website today!
