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For full review and photos, please visit shirlynnyang.blogspot.comI first got to know of this Thien Kee Chicken Rice steamboat through instagram, and it turns out its a really popular steamboat place amongst the older generation. My mum frequents there with her friends and one day, we decided to have dinner there on a rainy night!When I was there, I remembered it being featured on Ch 8 before! And I could somehow still remember that they mentioned that its a really traditional steamboat place am
I first got to know of this Thien Kee Chicken Rice steamboat through instagram, and it turns out its a really popular steamboat place amongst the older generation. My mum frequents there with her friends and one day, we decided to have dinner there on a rainy night!
When I was there, I remembered it being featured on Ch 8 before! And I could somehow still remember that they mentioned that its a really traditional steamboat place amongst the Hainanese!
Anyway, it was really crowded when we were there around 8. Don't bother trying to ask the staff to get a seat for you, its self service! Just run to an empty spot or it'll get snatch up really quickly. Once you get a seat, try your utmost to get the attention of the staff (You will need a loud voice or some vigorous hand actions for this) to clear the table for you and to place your orders.
I think my mum ordered a standard set for 3, which comes in plates like the picture below. All items are just piled on top of one another, consisting of prawns, fish balls, cockles, fish maw, chicken slices etc. There's also fresh veg and eggs. You can choose to omit some items, like how we omitted beef.
The restaurant also serves other Hainanese food like chicken rice, which is why many often call this place the chicken rice steamboat place.
I especially love the hainanese chicken and the pork chop!! MUST MUST TRY!
For those who are used to eating those Teochew style fish head steamboat, they may not be used to this steamboat as the soup is really light, and some may call it tasteless. But I actually like this as it feels really healthy, plus the food items are really fresh. The whole combination of steamboat and chicken rice is really good as chicken rice tends to be unhealthy but the soup base is really light and refreshing. One thing that irks me is probably the crowd and the whole place is really noisy, but I guess that just shows how good the food is! ;)
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