Essex Market has a lot of stalls to choose from but Eat Gai is one of our go-to favorite. We love ordering their Pineapple chicken. It's a Hat Yai Southern Thai Fried chicken with pineapple & ginger rice served in pineapple shell! The presentation is so cute. The chicken was crispy and juicy, seasoned to perfection with a blend of spices. The pineapple pieces in the ginger rice is a perfect complement, adding a burst of sweetness from the pineapple and a hint of ginger. We love the chicken so much that we also just ordered the Thai Fried chicken itself. Something about the chicken it is so soft, we we believe is the use of turmeric that paired with other spices has the chicken bold and full of flavorful. We didn't stop there we also ordered the Fried chicken Bahn MI as well. This was our first time trying Fried Chicken Bahn Mi, It was delicious taking the chicken into a sandwich with some greens, cucumbers, and sauce. We do suggest asking for more sauce due to the fact the its a little in the dry end when chewing so the sauce helps with that. Other then that it was fulfilling.
meisaka
Their Hainan Chicken looks really good on Yelp but it turned out to be a great disappointment. Chicken is way too over cooked, tasted like rubber and the rice is soggy, the whole chicken over rice is a disaster.Don't!!!
Sarah Paik
the fried chicken plate is a must have so flavorful without being greasy!
Cheok Jia Ying
If you're a born and bred SGrean like myself, don't bother. Not that I had a high expectation to eat the exact thing in SG, but it was still disappointing with the lowered expectations. Even though the rice is ok, the chicken is bland and dry. It definitely looks like the chicken rice from home but don't let looks deceive you!
Andy Wong
Used to be better. Now the chicken is just super dry and the sauce is not as good
Laura Pariso
Inside of Essex market, the popular option is the Hainanese Chicken rice, it comes with 3 sauces and a broth, chicken itself is a bit bland though.
Liz
Inedible fried chicken, incredibly hard. Tasteless chicken curry puff. What a disappointment.
Jackson Kaufman
Chicken sandwich is my go to lunch in Essex Market, too good
Sergey Zambalov
Khao Man Gai very very tasty! Guys, you are awesome! I remember the Thailand!
William Lee
Ordered chicken rice (Thai hainanese). Chicken was white meat, deboned and sadly, on the dry side. Rice tasted good though personally, I'd like it with more punch in flavor. The dish came with 3 sauces, your dark sweet soy, a chili sauce and a green sauce that may resemble 'seafood sauce' from Thai street food (which was a bit fishy tasting). Came with a bowl of soup.
This os not puff! Soft and no tastyI’m disappointed of that it’s not thai taste
Leslie Smith
Coming here is a bit like the lottery, sometimes it's really good and delicious and sometimes it's inedible because the chicken is so dry from being reheated over and over. The soup is always crisp and refreshing. Never have any of the gizzard or liver sides when I ordered, so why is it on the menu? Overall a come at your own risk situation. Wish they can stop giving super old dry chicken.
mcLa twofivesix
Best Thai Chicken downTown
Paul Barbera
I would come here once a week, a year and a half ago it was amazing! I went last week it was very dry and not very nice. I might give them one more go, in case it was an off day.
Nicole Asher
The absolute worst chicken I’ve ever had. It was so dry that it was near impossible to chew and swallow. The entire dish (Eat’s Original) tasted like it was leftovers from the night before, including the rice. The soup that accompanied the dish was all sodium and no flavor. We also ordered a Chicken Pad Thai that was terribly bland. Overall, would not recommend this place to anyone looking for a half decent meal.
Essex Market has a lot of stalls to choose from but Eat Gai is one of our go-to favorite. We love ordering their Pineapple chicken. It's a Hat Yai Southern Thai Fried chicken with pineapple & ginger rice served in pineapple shell! The presentation is so cute. The chicken was crispy and juicy, seasoned to perfection with a blend of spices. The pineapple pieces in the ginger rice is a perfect complement, adding a burst of sweetness from the pineapple and a hint of ginger. We love the chicken so much that we also just ordered the Thai Fried chicken itself. Something about the chicken it is so soft, we we believe is the use of turmeric that paired with other spices has the chicken bold and full of flavorful. We didn't stop there we also ordered the Fried chicken Bahn MI as well. This was our first time trying Fried Chicken Bahn Mi, It was delicious taking the chicken into a sandwich with some greens, cucumbers, and sauce. We do suggest asking for more sauce due to the fact the its a little in the dry end when chewing so the sauce helps with that. Other then that it was fulfilling.
Their Hainan Chicken looks really good on Yelp but it turned out to be a great disappointment. Chicken is way too over cooked, tasted like rubber and the rice is soggy, the whole chicken over rice is a disaster.Don't!!!
the fried chicken plate is a must have so flavorful without being greasy!
If you're a born and bred SGrean like myself, don't bother. Not that I had a high expectation to eat the exact thing in SG, but it was still disappointing with the lowered expectations. Even though the rice is ok, the chicken is bland and dry. It definitely looks like the chicken rice from home but don't let looks deceive you!
Used to be better. Now the chicken is just super dry and the sauce is not as good
Inside of Essex market, the popular option is the Hainanese Chicken rice, it comes with 3 sauces and a broth, chicken itself is a bit bland though.
Inedible fried chicken, incredibly hard. Tasteless chicken curry puff. What a disappointment.
Chicken sandwich is my go to lunch in Essex Market, too good
Khao Man Gai very very tasty! Guys, you are awesome! I remember the Thailand!
Ordered chicken rice (Thai hainanese). Chicken was white meat, deboned and sadly, on the dry side. Rice tasted good though personally, I'd like it with more punch in flavor. The dish came with 3 sauces, your dark sweet soy, a chili sauce and a green sauce that may resemble 'seafood sauce' from Thai street food (which was a bit fishy tasting). Came with a bowl of soup.
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This os not puff! Soft and no tastyI’m disappointed of that it’s not thai taste
Coming here is a bit like the lottery, sometimes it's really good and delicious and sometimes it's inedible because the chicken is so dry from being reheated over and over. The soup is always crisp and refreshing. Never have any of the gizzard or liver sides when I ordered, so why is it on the menu? Overall a come at your own risk situation. Wish they can stop giving super old dry chicken.
Best Thai Chicken downTown
I would come here once a week, a year and a half ago it was amazing! I went last week it was very dry and not very nice. I might give them one more go, in case it was an off day.
The absolute worst chicken I’ve ever had. It was so dry that it was near impossible to chew and swallow. The entire dish (Eat’s Original) tasted like it was leftovers from the night before, including the rice. The soup that accompanied the dish was all sodium and no flavor. We also ordered a Chicken Pad Thai that was terribly bland. Overall, would not recommend this place to anyone looking for a half decent meal.
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