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Same, prefer lots of chai poh too

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Looks good, may drop by next week.

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You Kee XO Restaurant (有记XO烧腊之家): Famous JB Roast Meat Eatery With Charcoal-Fired Herbal Soup At Joo Chiat


You Kee XO Restaurant (有记XO烧腊之家)
43 Joo Chiat Place, Singapore 427767

Operating Hours: 10.30am - 3pm & 5pm - 9pm (Mon - Fri) 10.30am - 9pm (Sat, Sun & PH)

Founded by Mr You Kee in 1996, You Kee XO Restaurant has four outlets in JB. The latest one has opened right in the ever-popular KSL Mall in February 2018.

The full-bodied soup had zero preservatives or additional flavouring and had a natural sweetness to it, the kind you’d only get if you used kampong chicken for the soup’s base stock.

The soup was incredibly warm, nourishing and comforting, and easily fed five to six people. For S$12 a pot, I’d say this is an absolute steal.



The roast pork belly was roasted perfectly. When I raked my fork over the top of its crispy skin, there was that delightful rustle. And when I bit into the meat, the meat and fat melted in my mouth in one glorious mess.

Be sure to dip the roast pork belly into the chilli sauce! While it looks lethal, it actually reminded me of the chilli you get with chicken rice. It was tangy, with a good pungent spicy kick from the garlic and chilli, and it was nice and zesty thanks to the addition of lime.




A knock-out side dish I had was the Handmade Signature Bean Curd (S$8.80), which can easily feed seven or eight people.

Topped off with dried shrimp, pork floss, nori, minced meat and spring onions, the tofu was incredibly soft and silky, without that gritty aftertaste you’d get from commercially-made bean curd.

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Which is the best?

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Looks good, must try this one day.

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All look very delicious haha

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Love to eat such good restaurant. Price looks reasonable too.
Hope to read more.

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AhSoonNo1 up +5 for good food post

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One man's food another man's poison.

Taste is individual.

The above are great choice and you should try all but take your time.

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Slowly try every stall haha.

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sammylee33 +5 pts for good post.

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We all knew about the famous Tian Tian chicken rice at Maxwell Road Food Centre but there is another stall known as Ah Tai Hainanese chicken rice.

Ah-Tai Hainanese Chicken Rice: The Chicken Rice War at Maxwell Road Food Centre

The man who has been cooking at Tian Tian Hainanese Chicken Rice (#01-10) for more than 20 years has set up his own place – Ah-Tai Hainanese Chicken Rice (#01-07), just three stalls away from his former employer at Maxwell Road Food Centre.

A chicken rice war broke out when the cook behind Tian Tian Chicken Rice, Mr Wong, was sacked last October. Upset at being sacked after 20 years behind the stove, Mr Wong opened his own stall in the same food centre after 4 months later.

After people find out that he has set up shop nearby, many make a beeline for it. Judging from the snaking queues at Ah-Tai Hainanese Chicken Rice when we were there last Saturday for lunch, it seems to be winning.

Taste-wise, Ah-Tai’s chicken is more tender, juicy and has a smoother texture, which is definitely better than Tian Tian.

The rice is grainy and fragrant but I felt it was too dry for my liking.

As for the chilli sauce, Tian Tian’s chilli sauce is a winner for me because it has more tangy kick. Ah Tai’s chilli was much thicker and more spicy.

Prices at Ah Tai starts at $2.50 a plate, compared to $3 at Tian Tian.

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AhSoonNo1 up +5 for good food post

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Looks good and cheaper.
Must try once.

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War started and must be great food.

Lets go try and compare.