Mat Noh Chicken Rice (Closed)

Item: Mat Noh Chicken Rice
Rating: 4
Author: Domokunn

4 Reviews

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Under $10

Malay Singaporean Chicken Rice Coffeeshop

Domokunn

Level4

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Went down to try the chicken rice after strong recommendation from cycling friends. Its a shop house type of coffee shop with with 4 other stalls. Mat Noh actually takes up 2 stall fronts, one selling mainly the chicken rice and the other standard nasi padang fare. Self service is the way of ordering your food here. Ordered 2 of the standard 1 person chix rice set and also a plate of mixed gizzards and skin. The set comes with a bowl of soup. The rice is the garlic and ginger flavored chicken rice and not the plain version. The chicken is also topped with the crunchy flour bits from the deep frying. The chicken is meaty and well fried, you dun see the semi cooked redness in it. The fried spare parts are also worth mentioning, especially the skin, never knew it can be fried till orange and crispy. This all goes well with the chilli and dark soy sauce mix. Total cost was $8 for 2 plates of chix rice and 1 plate of gizzards mixed with skin. To me mat noh has even surpassed some of the Chinese hawker. Anyway an interesting sight from this coffeeshop is the make shift barber located opposite which seems to cater mainly to senior citizens, a sight you do not get to always see in Spore now, loved the laid back, heartlands atmosphere here.