Wee Nam Kee has been one of the champions of the Chicken Rice in Singapore, and when this brand started off its stores in the Philippines, we were quite excited to try their specialty Hainanese Chicken. Unfortunately, for almost a year now, we haven't been able to do so. Going around the Shangri-la Mall, we found time to have dinner at their branch there, which was conveniently located at the lower ground floor. The wall collage gave us a flavor of the sights and sounds of Singapore, and we quickly ordered the dishes that had a star icon next to their names (specialties of the house, we figured).
The noodles that we got came in hot and topped with lots of good stuff--in the picture below you can't even see a trace of the noodles! The sweet and sour pork dish came at a 50% discount for the users of BPI cards, so we quickly obliged the order. Unfortunately, the squid that I ordered was also sweet/sour so we had 2 dishes that were very similar in taste.
Now you can see the noodles after Vicky quickly mixed the plate for her hungry family! Noodle texture was just right, not soggy at all.
The Hainanese chicken we ordered came in as the piece de resistance. You have a choice of birds, the local white birds are tender (on the left side in the picture below) but the imported yellow birds, while more expensive, are supposedly better suited in taste and texture for steamed Hainanese chicken. We ordered the yellow bird, and we were very happy with the results. This came served on top of cucumber slices, basted with light soya sauce, and graciously topped with green onion shavings. Have a feast here at around P600 per head!
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