Eim Khao Mun Kai Elmhurst
“The chicken and innards along with the daikon soup and the ginger rice was nothing like I ever has before.”
“This place features various sets on the menu; I opted for Set 1 which consisted of boiled chicken with gizzard over seasoned rice.”
“I've gotten take out many many times now and I really enjoy unwrapping the chicken and rice package like it's a parcel for my mouth.”
Eim Khao Mun Kai Elmhurst
Delivery: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
PokéStop Nearby: Yes
Price range.
$ Price range Under $10
8 reviews
Rate and write a review Cancel reply
You must be logged in to post a comment.
Coming here you're expecting only one thing, Hainanese chicken rice. There are several other restaurants offer this same dish in this area, but Eim Khao Mun Kai definitely differentiate itself from others. Chicken, rice, sauce plus soup. They have all four major elements played at their best.
First comes up a bowl of chicken soup. You can tell right away this is the real thing. No MSG. Taste the effort they pour in while making it. The amount of pepper is right on the spot.
Few minutes after, tender boneless chicken comes with rice on a square plate. By just looking at it you know this is going to be awesome. Chicken skin has a thin layer of fat attached to it. Top with sauce at your own combination, sweet or spicy.
The rice has few piece of ginger on top as decoration. At the moment you dig in, you know this isn't that simple. In my opinion, the rice itself can be an menu item. I assume it's cooked with chicken broth and ginger instead of just water. Full of flavor and still goes well with chicken.
It's a small place with nice service. Just keep in mind it's CASH ONLY, and you might have to share table with others.
This is excellent, in my opinion some of the simplest and best fast food in the world. A square meal for about $8 in NYC, served at the speed of halal cart, what more can you ask for?
And it's better than halal's salty chicken over salty rice with tons of white sauce and red sauce. Here, the quality of the meat is able to stand out in 3 different ways:
– The meat itself (duh)
– Rice (cooked with chicken broth and suffused with its essence)
– Chicken Soup (further enhanced with a spear of daikon radish)
You get all of these with your meal set and better yet if you eat in you can refill soup as many times as you like.
Sure, I am biased because I am Malaysian Chinese and eat hainanese chicken rice all the time. I am inclined to like this sort of thing. However, I do feel like this Thai version is well done and faithful to what I love, and different in ways that interest me greatly. So it's definitely a 5 star!
Probably one of the more satisfying lunches I've had in a really long time. This place features various sets on the menu; I opted for Set 1 which consisted of boiled chicken with gizzard over seasoned rice. It comes with soup with daikon in it as well as a soda/water. Everything together totals $9. The portioms are big, I was filled up at the end of the meal. They have sauces stationed around the place to make an essential marinade for the chicken (not sure what they all are, but just mix everything… trust me). Will be back!
They do one thing and they do it well. Their menu consists of simple hainanese chicken with ginger rice and daikon soup. 3 options to choose from depending on how many servings you want.
Make yourself a little bowl of garlic & hot chili's with ginger sauce while you wait. Drizzle that sweet, syrupy sauce onto your rice when it comes. Service is quick since they only really have 3 things to always have on hand. Cash only place and it's an amazing deal for the amount of food you get- I am hooked!
Oh Man!! Oh Man!! That Hainanese Chicken. Oh Man!!
This small restaurant is all about their Hainanese Chicken. Nothing else you can order except that. It is pretty basic.
We ordered a set 2. Comes with half of Hainanese Chicken, 2 bowls of rice, and 2 bowls of daikon soup. The chicken also comes with chicken gizzard and some chicken liver. The chicken, gizzard, liver doesn't have any flavor and that's where the sauce comes in. It's all about the dipping sauce. The dipping sauce is the Spicy Ginger Sauce. Dip the chicken in it and it is very tender and juicy pieces of chicken. The sauce definitely gives the flavor of the chicken. It is spicy and taste a little sweetness in it. The Chicken Gizzard was tender as well and cooked just right for me. I'm not a big fan of Chicken Liver, so I had drench it in the sauce for me to really eat it.
The rice which had ginger in it was very fragrant and aromatic. It was definitely a good bowl of rice and it goes really well with the Hainanese Chicken.
The Daikon Soup is very flavorful and comes to you very hot. They give a big piece of daikon. One thing about this soup is that you get a free refill.
For $15.99, you definitely can't complain. Delicious Chicken, Rice, and Soup. Definitely be hitting up this place again.
This place is kinda growing on me. I came here with a friend when it first opened and we stared at the menu for a good five minutes before waitress came over and told us theres only three things on the menu and it's all the same thing. ^____^;;;
The first time I didn't enjoy it as much as the last handful of times I've went. It's so yummy and so simple! I love the concept of not really deciding what to order but that one thing. The chicken is very yummy, soft and i just in general feel very healthy eating it. I like their soup too! Sometimes I'll be walking down the street and I'll smell their yummy chicken and would be immediate craving it.
Would you recommend it to your friends? Yes! Especially those who like Hainanese Chicken. 🙂
This place does one dish and they do a decent job at it — Hainanese chicken with chicken-ginger rice. I usually get an order for two and can probably feed 3 people easily. I ask for a side of rice and that cost $3 extra. So, it's a little under $20 to feed 3 people. It's a decent meal and they are pretty generous with the portions.
So, you might be asking — what is Hainanese Chicken? and why is there a whole store dedicated to this one dish? Hainanese Chicken Rice dish is associated with Malaysian, Singaporean, and of course, Hainan cuisine. It's a pretty versatile protein so it's replicated in other dishes. On-to the chicken. So, traditionally the chicken is boiled with pork or chicken broth (depending on what you have on-hand) and the flavor of the broth is seeped into the chicken. The broth is then saved and made into seasoning the rice with garlic and ginger. This whole process is pretty oily from the chicken fat but that's where the flavor is. And this place pays a good homage to the infamous chicken, and they aren't too greasy. A solid 3.5 rating.
Summary: Cash only, an order of 2 can probably feed 3 people, cashiers are friendly, and your order is wrapped up in a deli-type paper. Which makes for a easy cIean-up. I wouldn't go out of my way to visit this place but if I was in the neighborhood and I didn't make dinner. I'll probably stop by this place.
Khao Mun Kai!!! I loooooveeeeee khao mun kai. I didn't know that in English it was called Haianese chicken until one of my friends posted this on Facebook (side note: it seems like I'm getting a lot of my food recommendations from Facebook lately …). I've always just literally translated it, which made it kind of awkward to explain to my non-Thai friends what khao mun kai really was because they were just like "uhhh … okay." So when I found out that there was a place that only serves khao mun kai, I had to be in there like swimwear.
I had the opportunity to eat at this amazing establishment with a friend who also loves Haianese chicken. He had only eaten Malaysian-style Haianese chicken and he was easily swayed by the opportunity to eat Thai-style Haianese chicken. I, on the other hand, have never had Malaysian-style Haianese chicken, so I would like to think that I will be able to try it soon in order to definitively say that Thai-style Haianese chicken is best style Haianese chicken (huehuehuehue).
This place is small and easily overlooked. If I recall, there is only enough space for three large tables and some bar seating. You can take maybe like 10 steps until you reach the cashier and the kitchen, where you can see all the Thai folks making khao mun kai. Note to the queasy: if you're not okay with seeing chickens hung up on hooks, maybe you shouldn't come here (but how else will you know if this chicken is fresh? maybe you can sit with your back towards the kitchen or something). After sitting down, we decided to order a set 2, which came with soup and ginger rice. We also ordered a Thai iced tea and a Thai iced coffee. My friend was excited to try Thai style Haianese chicken and I was excited to try khao mun kai that my mom didn't make. What a night of firsts.
After maybe like ten minutes, we were served with our food. I should note that while ordering, the waitress asked us whether or not gizzards were okay. While I don't personally enjoy gizzards, I didn't know if my friend did, and I didn't want to speak for him, so we okay'd the gizzards. Truth be told, it was a lot of fucking chicken and rice. In addition to the soup, you'd be set. You can feed probably three people who have normal appetites, as opposed to two people with voracious appetites. The sauces that accompany the meal have a great spicy kick to them and definitely accentuate the taste of both the chicken and the rice. For my first time eating khao mun kai not made by my mom, this place was solid. The soup was refillable but honestly, I don't think that you really need a refill of the soup, because otherwise, how are you going to finish all the chicken and rice? My friend and I barely finished the set, and we are both gluttonous individuals. It probably would have been smarter to take it home, but alas, we are not that provident.
All I can say is that this place is solid. If you're in the area and craving khao mun kai, I would recommend you go here. If you're trying to be a healthier you for 2k16 but really want to eat some rice and chicken, I recommend that you go here. The food is filling, cheap, and authentic. What more can you ask for in a transient lifetime?
The only downside is that this place is cash only, but the food was good enough for me (who never gives 5 stars to a cash only place) to give this place 5 stars.