Gai Chicken & Rice

After seeing videos on instagram decided to give this place a try. It was a bit on the pricey side for sure. We got 2 rice platters, 4 pc wings and 2 Thai tea and bottle of water it came up to about $53. The rice platter came out pretty quickly. The sticky wings we had to wait for it so we start with the rice platter. We got the grilled chicken with rice and Spicy chicken with rice. I find both of those dishes lacking flavor. The dipping sauce was definitely the highlight of the meal. I have to dip all my chicken into the sauce to add flavors otherwise it’s a bit bland. The sticky wings are definitely the star of the meal. It has a nice kick but in a good way that you want more of. The Thai tea was nothing special a bit overpriced. If I’m around the area and craving for fried chicken I would definitely stop by but I will not go out of my way for the chicken rice platter.

Very take out vibe, like a cafe or bubble tea place in Philly. Food was good, nice for the price, wish they had napkins or something there, but I suppose it's really a takeout place.

Sauce that comes with the chicken bowls are pretty spicy. Rice was nicely flavored.

Hibiscus mint was nice, Thai tea was, okay.

Staff was really friendly, seemed like there were many local regulars by their interactions.

Receipt had a 10% off Spot dessert bar next door.

The roasted chicken thigh bowl with ginger rice and salad was delicious. The spicy fried chicken with truffle parm fries was very spicy but was very good. They also have hibiscus mint tea which is refreshing. I also liked the sauces.

Sooo , while it taste delicious. It’s just not worth the price. The pieces of chicken are so thin like they took a thigh and literally cut it in half and made it thin so it’s not even whole pieces of chicken thigh. Not worth the price at all. The wings were large and tasty but not crispy. I thought they would be crispy. Just kind of a roasted wing with sauce. The green sauce is really good. Just wouldn’t go out of my way for this. Not worth the price of $13 per platter and $13 for 4 wings
There is also no customer service really. I walked in. No hello, no can I help you , nothing , until I saw the kiosk where to place my order. Then I was informed it takes about 15 min or so which was fine. Just not a customer service based atmosphere. Guess that’s what’s it come to these days. Not worth my money though.

You order at kiosk there was 4 parties in front of me plus they were packing several grub hub orders so it did take a bit longer than their norm (approx. 30 minutes). Definitely worth the wait and I'll be back.

I got 2 items (about $13 for each bowl with a small salad and a veggie broth)
1. steamed chicken thigh and rice with ginger chili sauce
2. spicy fried chicken thigh over rice with spicy green sauce

The chicken was melt in my mouth and both sauces packed the perfect punch of heat.