Incredible experience. Cool decor that is very relatable as an Asian millenial who grew up in California. Worth making the trek to catch them while they are open. Best Hainan chicken I've had in the US. Tender, flavorful. Sensational 口感. The special they had the weekend I ate, their take on the Malaysian dish, Nasi Lemak, was phenomenal with well balanced flavors. The garlic rice is top notch. Johnny is a National Treasure.
Kid-friendliness: Chill with toddlers
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Hainan Chicken Rice Plate
James Wan
One of the best culinary pairings from many cuisines is the humble chicken and rice. This pairing known in Asian cuisine is popularly known as Hainan Chicken. Pearl River Deli has been able to deliver one of the best Hainan Chicken dishes to Chinatown again.The star of the show at PRD is Hainan Chicken and Rice. Two factors that make perfection are the silky moist chicken breast paired with seasoned rice cooked with garlic, chicken broth, and chicken fat. This true masterpiece of chicken-on-chicken action is just heavenly. It may not be fair to compare PRD to Savoy, which once honored Chinatown with its presence on Spring Street. A sense of homage would be fair, but my hat is tipped to PRD for perfecting the art.Another key item is the Fried Hainan Chicken, but please make note this is a completely different dish and delicious in its perfection. The BBQ Pork has a delectable balance of fat and lean meat slightly sweet and roasted to perfection.Only open Friday through Sunday, PRD's limited menu strives to deliver the best. Unfortunately, the best has a higher than usual price with time and scratch, and if you do have the itch for one of the best Hainan Chicken dishes in Southern California I know where to find the relief.
Hainan chicken was really good. The chashu here is amazing. Soft , tender and delicious . Lemon tea is more of sweet tea
Yi Meicen
The most tender chicken I ate in
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Hainan Chicken Rice Plate
Warren Fong
Excellent food. Best Hainan chicken I've had so far. And the fried Hainan chicken is a unique take that tastes great.The Chinese no chicken salad is good too. Great small place and everything made with love.
Extremely tasty food. Love what chef Johnny is doing with PRD. Always quality ingredients going into each dish. Highly recommend!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Char Siu Plate
Richard Bourne
Very simple menu where everything is good but nothing is truly extraordinary. Prices are fair, again not cheap or expensive. Good time and very refreshing in chinatown where to many places have tired encyclopedic menus or are crazy pricy.
Kid-friendliness: Rice, sweet dishes, identifiable ingridients and soft food. If your kids don't like it, that's your problem, not the restaurants
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Tina C
So good! We got there a little before closing but they were still very nice, brought the food out quickly, and it tasted deliciously. So good! Love the hainan and pork. I killed the rice.
Went for Chinese food but the restaurant has changed completely. The food was mediocre, small portions and the atmosphere was uninviting.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 3
Derek Martin
Visited with a friend and was very satisfied. The staff was friendly and answered all our questions. The charsiu and wontons were delicious, and turned out to be a great portion for two people.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Char Siu with Noodle
sydney wen
Small lunch menu but the standard HKG noodles and wontons are very good. Got the old school HK cafe vibes
Peter Cucè
@chandavkl Hainan chicken
Charles Li
I had pearl river deli for lunch with a group of five. We ordered two char siu plates, two wonton noodle soups, the gailan, and two spicy wontons. The food was tasty but something was wrong with our char siu. The char siu was rare and chewy. I unfortunately ate one piece before we ask the chef to make the char siu more medium. I should’ve waited because I got food poisoning from the pork. Please note, rare pork is something to be eaten with caution.
Johnny and his staff deliver every single time. I keep coming back, simply because it is that good, the charsiu and the hainan chicken are my persona
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Char Siu Plate, Macau Pork Chop Bun, Hainan Chicken
Hainan chicken spanking good but no complementary
Food: 5
Incredible experience. Cool decor that is very relatable as an Asian millenial who grew up in California. Worth making the trek to catch them while they are open. Best Hainan chicken I've had in the US. Tender, flavorful. Sensational 口感. The special they had the weekend I ate, their take on the Malaysian dish, Nasi Lemak, was phenomenal with well balanced flavors. The garlic rice is top notch. Johnny is a National Treasure.
Kid-friendliness: Chill with toddlers
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Hainan Chicken Rice Plate
One of the best culinary pairings from many cuisines is the humble chicken and rice. This pairing known in Asian cuisine is popularly known as Hainan Chicken. Pearl River Deli has been able to deliver one of the best Hainan Chicken dishes to Chinatown again.The star of the show at PRD is Hainan Chicken and Rice. Two factors that make perfection are the silky moist chicken breast paired with seasoned rice cooked with garlic, chicken broth, and chicken fat. This true masterpiece of chicken-on-chicken action is just heavenly. It may not be fair to compare PRD to Savoy, which once honored Chinatown with its presence on Spring Street. A sense of homage would be fair, but my hat is tipped to PRD for perfecting the art.Another key item is the Fried Hainan Chicken, but please make note this is a completely different dish and delicious in its perfection. The BBQ Pork has a delectable balance of fat and lean meat slightly sweet and roasted to perfection.Only open Friday through Sunday, PRD's limited menu strives to deliver the best. Unfortunately, the best has a higher than usual price with time and scratch, and if you do have the itch for one of the best Hainan Chicken dishes in Southern California I know where to find the relief.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Char Siu Plate, Hainan Chicken, Hainan Chicken Rice Plate, Hainan Chicken Saturday Sunday Only
Hainan chicken was really good. The chashu here is amazing. Soft , tender and delicious . Lemon tea is more of sweet tea
The most tender chicken I ate in
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Hainan Chicken Rice Plate
Excellent food. Best Hainan chicken I've had so far. And the fried Hainan chicken is a unique take that tastes great.The Chinese no chicken salad is good too. Great small place and everything made with love.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Char Siu Plate, Hainan Chicken
Extremely tasty food. Love what chef Johnny is doing with PRD. Always quality ingredients going into each dish. Highly recommend!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Char Siu Plate
Very simple menu where everything is good but nothing is truly extraordinary. Prices are fair, again not cheap or expensive. Good time and very refreshing in chinatown where to many places have tired encyclopedic menus or are crazy pricy.
Kid-friendliness: Rice, sweet dishes, identifiable ingridients and soft food. If your kids don't like it, that's your problem, not the restaurants
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
So good! We got there a little before closing but they were still very nice, brought the food out quickly, and it tasted deliciously. So good! Love the hainan and pork. I killed the rice.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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Went for Chinese food but the restaurant has changed completely. The food was mediocre, small portions and the atmosphere was uninviting.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 3
Visited with a friend and was very satisfied. The staff was friendly and answered all our questions. The charsiu and wontons were delicious, and turned out to be a great portion for two people.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Char Siu with Noodle
Small lunch menu but the standard HKG noodles and wontons are very good. Got the old school HK cafe vibes
@chandavkl Hainan chicken
I had pearl river deli for lunch with a group of five. We ordered two char siu plates, two wonton noodle soups, the gailan, and two spicy wontons. The food was tasty but something was wrong with our char siu. The char siu was rare and chewy. I unfortunately ate one piece before we ask the chef to make the char siu more medium. I should’ve waited because I got food poisoning from the pork. Please note, rare pork is something to be eaten with caution.
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