Below are a series of famous chicken rice restaurants in Ho Chi Minh City thanks to their unique variations.
Early Crowing Chicken Rice
This is one of the most famous chicken rice restaurants in Ho Chi Minh City, popular with diners because of its delicious flavor and generous servings.
A full portion of chicken rice includes a chicken thigh, fried rice and pickles. The rice is fried until golden and crispy. Fried chicken thighs with crispy skin the color of cockroach wings, covered with a layer of aromatic garlic sauce. If you're afraid of getting bored, diners can order a bowl of seaweed soup to eat with it.
According to diners' comments, a full serving of chicken rice is so much that it can be "split into two meals". The restaurant is located on Tan Ky Tan Quy street, Tan Phu district and has menus ranging from 40,000 - 60,000 VND.
Chicken rice fried with Su Su fat
The entire chicken will be cooked by placing it in a specialized fryer and pouring hot fat from the top down. This method helps the chicken retain its soft moisture inside but still has a crispy and beautiful outer skin.
A full portion here will include fried rice, fried chicken and some cucumber as a side dish. In particular, the restaurant has a black pepper sauce prepared with an exclusive recipe that is rare to find anywhere else. When sprinkled with sauce and served with chicken thighs and hot rice, diners will feel the aromatic, mildly spicy and rich, attractive flavor.
The restaurant is located on Cong Quynh Street, District 1. The meal here costs about 50,000 VND/plate.
Chicken rice at Chin restaurant
Located on Chieu hamlet street, district 4, this fried chicken rice restaurant is always crowded with people coming in and out, diners even have to wait in long lines to get their turn during peak hours.
The chicken here is marinated with spices, fried crispy, then dipped in garlic sauce and sprinkled with a lot of fried garlic on top. In particular, when customers start ordering, the restaurant makes the rice so the rice stays hot and fluffy.
A plate of rice here also includes familiar ingredients such as fried rice, chicken thighs, pickles, cucumbers and tomatoes. In addition, the restaurant also serves a bowl of light, thick sweet sauce to eat with rice, for diners who like strong flavors. Fried rice here costs about 45,000 VND/plate.
Uncle Nam's fried chicken rice with crispy skin and fat
Chicken rice here is prepared quite similar to other chicken rice restaurants, the difference lies in the crispy dry chicken skin and the accompanying sauces. Fried chicken rice with fat has 3 types of sauces: soy sauce, chili sauce and chicken fat sauce mixed with kumquat, sugar, and butter.
When eating, diners will feel the rich taste of butter sauce, kumquat, rich chicken thighs accompanied by deliciously crispy chicken skin. A portion of rice here costs about 32,000 - 55,000 VND. The restaurant is located on Truong Sa Street, District 3, Ho Chi Minh City.
