Eventhough the word on the street is that the Chicken Rice has dropped in standard in Melaka, I am still a SUCKER for The Chicken rice Ball.. so what to do.. I dragged my colleagues along to eat with me that sunny afternoon!
Since they also serve Assam fish there, I was game to check it out.
Old fashion deco and a high ceiling gave the place a nice, airy feel, even on that hot afternoon.
Not bad but the fish was overcooked. I personally would have preferred it MORE sour and spicy.
5/10
The Chicken rice balls! Erm… looking at the balls.. not greasy enough.. and certainly not tasty enough. They say that the taste is enhanced by the rolling of the rice(by hand).. don’t ask why.. the answer may turn your stomach;P Obviously, judging from the lack of taste.. this roller’s hands were pretty clean… (aiiyo, don’t know whether to laugh or cry.. haha)
I gave the balls a 4/10.
The Chicken was tough and rubbery. So sad… the meal was pretty average.
It is true though what people say about the deterioration of Melaka’s standards in food. Even the Nyonya Food on my last trip to Melaka was a let down…
Anyone from Malacca want to tell me where I should go to eat? (Oh, and all invitations to eat at your house are more than welcome… haha) We’ll bring the beer!
Bill for 3 persons: RM51.00
Add:
Hoe Kee Chicken Rice Ball,
4,6,8, Jalan Hang Jebat,
75200 Melaka
Food:4.5/10
Service:6/10
MSG levels:high
Salt levels:high
Cleanliness:7/10
It was not tasty enough because the roller probably had clean hands?
Oh my….my stomach had turned itself and i’ve shut my ears and eyes for further imagination…..to laugh or cry, i’d cry:p
It’s called, in cantonese… KAR LIU!
hahaha, abt the kar liu statement. Yes, quite a few people have bemoaned the fact that Melaka food is getting from bad to worst! Seems no good nonya place anymore as all the nonyas have migrated to KL!
I like Chung Wah too, probably becoz I grew up eating that.
hi!!! i’m kinda new to your blog, got it from another food blog, so thought i’d go through yours, and since then i come here everyday!! =) My bf and i are sucker for food as well.. I’m half peranakan (my dad’s a baba, but sadly i do not know how to cook nyonya food, the skills just stopped at my granny…
boo:
agree.. so, boo, which is the best nyonya place in KL then?!
jojo&kath:
thanks for dropping by:D
oh one of the best chicken rice in melaka! slurping about it all the time!
Not enough liu?? I ate here and felt queasy the entire day – not sure if it was the grease alone or something else… I think I’ll defer back to Chung Wah next time!
heh heh….my fascination for rice balls dissipated with age….unfortunately. also, they seem to serve rice balls for the dead at qing ming! how disappointing when the rice isnt tasty enuff hor.
how sad abt melaka food. was gonna bring the kids there for a day trip this school hols.
bbo:
lol.. you must be a fan ! when the itch starts.. you’ve just got to scratch it eh?!
faith:
really?! oh no.. poor u.. we were ok, luckily. Just that there was hardly any taste in the balls.
fbb:
balls for the dead!!! sounds so morbid.. hahaha
Eh thot that now all hands-off as they’ve got a rice balls poppin machine? Anyway me no fan as found the chicken quite tough.
tummythoz:
you’re probably right.. but i still like to think some places make em by hand.. haha 😀
Me think to leave it to the Penangites when it comes to Nyonya food.
I’ve never come across any delish Nyonya food in Mcca.
Best Nyonya food, mana cari? The one cooked by my family at home!I’ve gotta take a trip back soon….
mellie:
is that like an invite to ur place?! haha
I also never got it lah. what’s so special about chicken rice rolled in balls eh? more compact and cutesy?
we had nyonya meal at one of the more famous nyonya restaurant in town, forgot the name, but a tourist stop nevertheless. the food? erm, so-so only lah.
Before I came in I already knew that you went to Melaka. LOL! Where else can you get Chicken Rice Balls? Haha! This place looked very familiar. I think I have been there once but somehow the balls did not impress me at all. I still prefer hot steaming “loose” rice. 😛
As for the chicken, it really takes a Hainanese to produce great tasty yet soft white chicken.
http://crizfood.blogspot.com/
j2kfm:
more compact and cutesy! lol.. cutesy balls:D
criz:
really? loose rice is better than balled rice eh?!
I love this chicken ball rice, was there a year ago and it was brilliant … sorry to hear the standard has slipped 🙁
jules:
too bad, rite:(
Aaww… how come Chung Wah was closed??! I always eat there too whenever i go to melaka. Too bad the balls at Hoe Kee were not up to mark. If the chicken is tough, then i think i can prolly cook better, hehe!
pureglutton:
sometimes i just have really bad timing;P and is THAT an invite to taste your cooking? lol
and i was just thinking of places to makan after visiting a friend in malacca next month…
hmmm, time to take out lonely planet guide to malacca! *i must be joking*..haha!
nic:
maybe Chung Wah is the better bet;)
So coincidentally, I went to Malacca last Sunday & had chicken rice @ same restaurant 🙂
u beat me to it..i also went to eat last weekend..found out the stupid chung wah was close..
contrary i wasnt a sucker to try the assam fish but i thought the chicken was decent enough and the rice balls were addictive!
mimi:
how did you like it?
joe:
lol.. lucky you! at least you enjoyed the chicken and balls:D
Hi, found your blog via PureGlutton.
I thought you had to go to Muar to get good chicken rice balls.
That assam fish looks watered down. Sorry the trip was such a disappoinment.
helo nate n annie!
thanks for stopping by 😀
This is the best place in Malaca for chicken rice balls..
Glad you gave an honest opinion of this chicken rice business. I dunno why ppl go gaga over it…
its really not good compared to what we can get here in KL/PJ.
Cheers to honesty!!