Shi Mei Hainanese Chicken Rice Review: Affordable Sesame Chicken Rice At Bukit Batok

From the fragrant chicken rice to the juicy chicken and garlic chilli, it’s not surprising to see why so many people love it. Going to For those living around Bukit Gombak, Shi Mei Hainanese Chicken Rice is, to be the childhood dish amongst the millennials here. Affordable Sesame Chicken Rice At Bukit Batok Food at Shi Mei Hainanese Chicken Rice Every order of meat is good for one person and comes with a side of chicken rice and soup.

We went for the most unique item on the menu – the Sesame Chicken ($4) . The roasted chicken was coated with a layer of sesame seeds and fried. The chicken was then served on a bed of sauce, similar to the black sauce in the local chee cheong fun .

While the sesame chicken was unique, its savour was lacklustre and wasn’t impressive. I would have preferred fewer bones in the meat, as there were more than I was used to. We as well went for an order of the Lemon Chicken ($3.50) .

Nonetheless, the sauce complemented the crispy chicken and didn’t overpower the dish. Admittedly, I was not expecting much from this dish but was pleasantly surprised at how tender and juicy the meat was.

Even though it was drizzled in lemon sauce, the skin remained crispy and retained a good crunch – adding a nice contrast to the soft and tender meat. The most value-for-money would definitely be their Char Siew and Roast Pork at $4.50 .

For its quotation, there was a generous amount of pork belly and char siew meat. The dish was also served with the same black sauce in the sesame chicken dish.

Coated with a layer of black sauce, there was a sufficient amount to go around every slice. The pork belly had a crispy top and a good equal balance of fat and meat.

While the rice was generally fluffy and not too greasy, it lacked the fragrance from the chicken fat which usually adds an extra oomph to chicken rice. That said, the soup here is slightly cloudy and did not have a layer of oil coating the soup.

Per to There was also a good amount of heat that, another dimension to the meal. Nonetheless, if you’re looking for a wallet-friendly and value-for-money chicken rice fix, this is the place to be.