(James in the background)
Here in the heart of Searangoon Gardens lies a pretty decent chicken rice. This is possibly what i would say as the model chicken rice, the minimum of what a good chicken rice should be. Everything here was good, it wasn't a fantastic incredible experience of getting a full four heads, but it was decent, a bare minimum really.
Unlike the rather inconsistent Ming Kee, the rice here was excellent. From what James has told me (whom has been here more then once), the rice was the same. As you can see from the photo, the rice was fluffy, warm, and fragrant from the stock. It definitely gave me that yummy satisfied carbo feeling that chicken rice can give you.
The chicken here was good, moist and tender. We ordered a whole chicken as there was 6 of us and eat part was well done. The soy sauce that was poured on complimented it well, not being overly salty or sweet. The wing meat was good and the thigh meat succulent. Although James and Kirean both being noobs and prefer breast meat which is why we average chicken rice places on breast meat, it was still moist and tender, while not having
that watery taste that some places have. The only problem here was the grease factor. I understand that sesame oil was poured over it to give it a nice silky sheen and of course helps with the flavour, but it was way to greasy to be totally pleasant. The chicken here might have had a 3.5 heads but due to this, i give it a 3 heads for chicken.
On to the rice, like i said, hot, fluffy and fragrant. Its hard to go beyond a rice like this, i could say the only fault was a few grains were still broken up and that the stock although good, was nothing out of the normal. In fact, it pretty much tasted the same as the chicken rice across the road... 3 heads for the rice.
The chicken here was good, moist and tender. We ordered a whole chicken as there was 6 of us and eat part was well done. The soy sauce that was poured on complimented it well, not being overly salty or sweet. The wing meat was good and the thigh meat succulent. Although James and Kirean both being noobs and prefer breast meat which is why we average chicken rice places on breast meat, it was still moist and tender, while not having
that watery taste that some places have. The only problem here was the grease factor. I understand that sesame oil was poured over it to give it a nice silky sheen and of course helps with the flavour, but it was way to greasy to be totally pleasant. The chicken here might have had a 3.5 heads but due to this, i give it a 3 heads for chicken.On to the rice, like i said, hot, fluffy and fragrant. Its hard to go beyond a rice like this, i could say the only fault was a few grains were still broken up and that the stock although good, was nothing out of the normal. In fact, it pretty much tasted the same as the chicken rice across the road... 3 heads for the rice.
The condiments, and what do i see? Oh is that ginger? YAY! Yes, one of the few places that don't stinge on the condiments and boy do i like ginger. Although the ginger here wasn't fantastic its a nice thought. The chili however i feel was pretty good. It gave the correct tang of heat to lift the chicken rice up a bit and had a slight sweet flavour to it balancing i thought, the heat well. The dark soy sauce seemed a little sweeter then usual, but not a big problem. This gets a 1.5/2 for condiments.
Although we are only rating chicken rice, we ordered a fried tofu dish that came with some mayonnaise which i thought was quite tasty. Crispy on the outside and soft and melting on the inside like egg tofu is. Mmmm. The kai land with oyster sauce was also decent, crispy fresh veg which wasn't overly salty nor greasy.
Although we are only rating chicken rice, we ordered a fried tofu dish that came with some mayonnaise which i thought was quite tasty. Crispy on the outside and soft and melting on the inside like egg tofu is. Mmmm. The kai land with oyster sauce was also decent, crispy fresh veg which wasn't overly salty nor greasy.
Pow Sing Restaurant (Nonya Food) 63/65 Serangoon Garden Way
Singapore 555961
Telephone: 6282 7972, 6286 4813
Open Daily: Lunch 11am to 3pm, Dinner 5pm to 10pm
www.powsing.com.sg
7.5/10 heads
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