The Chicken Rice Chronicles Part 6: Fitra Chicken Rice

Well we're already at the end of Ramadhan and we've run out of special posts for the month so we've decided to release the next installment of The Chicken Rice Chronicles!

"Chicken Rice Chronicles? What the heck is that?"
If you're not sure what we're talking about, you might wanna read THIS first...

And this time we are at another reader-recommended Chicken Rice joint in the East this time!

Chicken Rice (4.50)

Fitra is located in Century Square's Food Junction now (I heard it used to be in the now closed Food Culture) and they serve all kinds of goodies like noodles and the likes. But some of our readers pointed out that the Chicken Rice at Fitra was worth checking out.

And since it's nearby for us, we decided to drop by after some shopping!

Maybe I'm just being fussy but I feel that the guy who cut up my chicken was lazy.
You may not be able to see it in the picture but there was still some parts of the chicken which I guess I don't normally get when I have Chicken Rice at other places. I'm talking about small things like the excess gristle etc.

I guess overall the chicken was quite tender but not as tender as some other places. I am basing this on a Roasted Chicken standard of course. Wasn't too fantastic taste-wise either.

Found the rice a tad dry. You can see from that picture how dry it is.
Not too bad when you eat it all at one go withe the chicken and the chilli though. Add some soup if you must!

Despite all that, I think I was most disappointed with the chilli.
If the chilli is goof, I think I could have been more forgiving with the chicken and the rice.

It was watery and I wasn't really enjoying it very much.
I'm a bit fan of the type of chilli which has quite a bit of vinegar in it but even that could not redeem this one. It does have a bit of a spicy kick to it which might be why some people like it I guess.

Adam's Verdict:
Chicken Rice 1.5/5

Unfortunately this was not the best of the series so fare...
Why oh why do the nice Chicken Rice joints always seem to be so far away!!

Oh well, maybe we'll have more luck next time.

Fitra Chicken Rice

Food Junction @ Century Square
#03-20/29

Tel: 6781 3114

Operating Hours:
10.30am til 9.30pm Daily

Tang Tea House - XO Sauce Fried Rice & Roasted Chicken Noodle

Aha! Back to Tang Tea House! One of our favourites!
I guess we keep going back to Tang Tea House because of the location (in the east for us) and also because of the wide variety of food to choose from.

You can read about our previous visits HERE of course...
But for now... let's start on some new ones.

Mum & Dad

Resident Reviewers - Azlan & Yana

This time we visited with the whole family in tow because let's face it - a good meal is even better in the company of loved ones am I right?

Everyone's got something the like at Tang Tea House.
Some like the Dim Sum (which will be getting a special post all on its own soon!). Some like the Chicken Rice (coming up next in out Chicken Rice Chronicles series!). And some like to try something new every time they visit.

Well, with a menu as extensive as the one at Tang Tea House, there's more than enough choices.

XO Sauce Bean Sprouts with Beef Fried Rice ($5.50)

Mein Brudder seems to like this one.
Chinese-style fried rice with some tender beef slices and bean sprouts mixed in as well.
I'm guessing some people probably tell them to leave out the bean sprouts... But veggies are good for you!!

The fried rice itself actually has quite a spicy kick to it. I'm guessing you can see the chilli element in the picture above. I guess it's not too bad but you can tell them to make it less spicy if you'd like.

XO Sauce Seafood Fried Rice ($5.00)

They also have a seafood version which substitutes the beef with some prawns and squid slices.
(Bean sprouts still included by the way)

Above pictures are individual servings which they serve in those mini-wok things.
They also have larger servings at $9.00 or $14.00 if you're sharing with a group.

Roasted Chicken Noodle ($5.20)

Served in a mini-wok, a nice serving for one person. Noodles were a bit bland with some basic soy sauce and sambal (which they seemed to have forgotten this time) to give it some kick and some veggies on the side of course.

If there is one thing Tang Tea House is good at, it's the Roasted Chicken and you have a nice serving of it with your noodles here. Even if you don't finish your noodles, you're probably going to finish your chicken.
But then again - if you want Roasted Chicken, then just order some Roasted Chicken.

Every time my Dad comes to Tang Tea House, he'll order the Roasted Chicken Noodles.
And every time, he'll say that he will never order it again. But always ends up ordering it again the next time.
I think he secretly likes it! Hahahaha

Well how about something to wash it all down?

Fizzy Lemon Ribena ($2.50)

When we visit Tang Tea House, there're definitely going to be 2 specific drinks on the table.

One of them is the Fizzy Lemon Ribena.
Mein Brudder introduced me to this one (I normally ordered the 2nd drink) and I think it's catching on to me.
It's basically Ribena with Sprite and some lemon. But the tang you get with the sweet and sour is quite simply the bomb!

Super Cooler ($4.00)

 Lo and behold the #1 fave drink at Tang Tea House... The Super Cooler!
It's basically Wheatgrass juice with fresh coconut and it's simply delicious.
I know it's a bit difficult to grasp the concept of Wheatgrass + coconut at first but trust me once you taste it, you're probably going to order another. It's refreshing and tasty and I'm guessing lots and lots of people order this too! A real thirst quencher!

I normally order 2 drinks. One will be a Fizzy Lemon Ribena and one will be a Super Cooler.
Satisfaction!!

Adam's Verdict:
XO Sauce Seafood Fried Rice 2/5 -- Roasted Chicken Noodle 2.5/5 -- Fizzy Lemon Ribena 4.5/5
Super Cooler 5/5

Maryah's Verdict:
XO Sauce Seafood Fried Rice 2.5/5 -- Fizzy Lemon Ribena 3/5 -- Super Cooler 4/5

Azlan's Verdict:
XO Sauce Seafood Fried Rice 3/5 -- Roasted Chicken Noodle 2/5 -- Fizzy Lemon Ribena 4/5
Super Cooler 5/5

Eriyana's Verdict:
XO Sauce Seafood Fried Rice 3/5 -- Roasted Chicken Noodle 3.5/5 -- Fizzy Lemon Ribena 4/5
Super Cooler 5/5

Dad's Verdict:
Roasted Chicken Noodle 1/5 -- Fizzy Lemon Ribena 3/5 -- Super Cooler 4/5

Mum's Verdict:
Fizzy Lemon Ribena 2.5/5 -- Super Cooler 4/5

Oh don't worry. We'll definitely be paying a few more visits to Tang Tea House...
Once we have covered what we need to, look out for a special post that will feature 100% Dim Sum found at Tang Tea House!!

Tang Tea House

359 Bedok Road
www.tangteahouse.com

Operating Hours:
11.00am til 4.00am Daily