Hainan Chicken House

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postNYC Hainanese Chicken Rice Roundup (Hainan Chicken House, Uncle Ray's Chicken Rice, Lou Yau Kee)324 pts
“Of the three that I went to, this is without a doubt the strongest offering. The chicken is so flavorful and tasty that you don't even need the dipping sauce.”
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postDon't Sleep on 8th Avenue in Sunset Park - Lots of Great Food There for Good Prices73 pts
“which made one of the best Hainanese Chicken rice dishes I've ever had.”
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in:What's the best thing you've eaten in NYC 2023?23 pts
“Curry Laksa Mee from Hainan Chicken House”
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in:NYTimes - New York’s 12 Best New Restaurants of 2023 (Gift Article)10 pts
replying to u/cgfn: Hainan Chicken House looks so good, would love to make the trek some time
“I think they are good but not worth going out of the way for if you're coming from Manhattan or somewhere far away. Their chicken are good but I didn't feel like it was significantly better than Nonya or any other good Hainanese chicken spots.”
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in:Pete Wells' 100 Best Restaurants in New York City in 202410 pts
replying to u/crazeman: I still don't really understand why Hainan Chicken House is so well regarded by food critics. I've been there a few times now and it seems pretty run of the mill Malaysian food to me. Like if I live in Manhattan and have Nonya in Chinatown, I'd be pissed off if I traveled all the way to Sunset Park to basically have the same/similar chicken lol. They do used to have really interesting specials on the weekends and would post them on Instagram. It seems like the chef there are just fucking around and making cool new dishes as weekend specials but they haven't really posted anything in 2024... (Most of these critics don't really talk about the weekend specials, just the Hainanese chicken)
“I went down to Hainan Chicken House and was not impressed.”
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in:What are recent NYC food trends you've noticed?7 pts
“I thought their Hainanese chicken was kind of the same to me and not worth a trip out”
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in:My friends and I need recs for a Brooklyn food tour6 pts
“Hainan Chicken House is back on 8th ave and it's got delicious chicken and BBQ meats over rice.”
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in:Char Kway Teow5 pts
“We've tried from every place in NY and the best is Hainan Chicken House (a Chinese Malaysian restaurant). It aint Outram Park, but it's leagues better than the competition.”
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in:Your favorite Malaysian restaurant in the city?2 pts
“2. Hainan Chicken House (specifically for chicken rice)”
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in:Which breakout cuisine would you like to see in 2026?2 pts
“Hainan Chicken House has a delicious laksa sauce for dipping their fried chicken pieces.”
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in:Seeking Unpretentious, Innovative Food Recommendations Anywhere in NYC for My Chef Dad1 pts
“Hainan Chicken House in Sunset Park. Try the burrata paratha and char sui!”
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in:Lap cheong, Char siu, Shaokao, or other Chinese bbq recs1 pts
“Hainan Chicken House has a pretty darn good Char Siu.”
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