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Hainan chicken rice specialist for quick-serve dishes & drinks at an indoor/outdoor counter space.
Address and Contact Information
Address: 400 S Baldwin Ave, Arcadia, CA 91007
Phone: (626) 348-8628
Website: http://facebook.com/eatsidechick/
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Closure of Side Chick in Arcadia Mall – Facebook
Side Chick in the Arcadia Mall has closed. I’ve tried to eat at this place several times and it was never open. But I wish I’d gotten to try it.
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Have you tried our roast chicken? Get a leg, a breast, or a half chicken! And of course, it comes with our delicious hainan rice.
Side Chick | Arcadia CA – Facebook
Roast Chicken and Rice. Side Chick is open ready to make you happy! – at The Shops at Santa Anita. No photo description available. Andrea Kilgallon …
Reviews
Linda Lam
This is on the second floor of the mall close to Nordstrom and past Din Tai Fung. My friend and I came here bc we heard good things about this place. I got the Chicken Noodle Soup with Crispy Hainan Chicken. Honestly, I didn’t think it was anything special. The broth and noodles tasted like something I could get at a cheap Chinese diner. The chicken was pretty good though. There was a generous serving with the chicken. The skin was crunchy and crispy, and perfectly cooked. The meat was juicy.
… moreMar Vy
Side Chick is located in the new food court area in the Santa Anita Mall.
~Food~
The Hainan Chicken (white or dark meat) came with sliced pickled cucumbers, white rice (they don’t serve brown rice)with crispy garlic,and three sauces (spicey chili, seasoned soy, ginger scallion). I like to pour the seasoned soy sauce on the rice and love the taste of chicken with the ginger scallion. The portion was more than enough for me. I also paired my meal with the Chicken Soup which is cooked for 24 hours, it was good! The Roasted Chicken is served with honey glazed sauce, sliced pickled cucumbers, and rice. I enjoyed this dish too. If you don’t want rice, you can get a salad. Try the Chicken Wings too.
~Customer Service~
Quick and friendly.
~Notes~
-Indoor and outdoor seating
-Parking lot and garages
… more~Food~
The Hainan Chicken (white or dark meat) came with sliced pickled cucumbers, white rice (they don’t serve brown rice)with crispy garlic,and three sauces (spicey chili, seasoned soy, ginger scallion). I like to pour the seasoned soy sauce on the rice and love the taste of chicken with the ginger scallion. The portion was more than enough for me. I also paired my meal with the Chicken Soup which is cooked for 24 hours, it was good! The Roasted Chicken is served with honey glazed sauce, sliced pickled cucumbers, and rice. I enjoyed this dish too. If you don’t want rice, you can get a salad. Try the Chicken Wings too.
~Customer Service~
Quick and friendly.
~Notes~
-Indoor and outdoor seating
-Parking lot and garages
Mitch Weddle
Wow! It was my first experience having Hainan chicken and it was amazing! We ordered the Crispy Hainan and the Fried Wing Plate.
The Crispy Hainan was absolutely fantastic. Golden brown and super crispy on the outside and very juicy on the inside. The combination of flavor and texture was wonderful. When you add a bit of the sweet chili sauce to it you will hear angels singing as you eat this bite of food sent from heaven.
Speaking of food heaven, the wings will keep you there. The jalapeño lime sauce is perfection. A bit of green sauce on the wing and you will want to sing along with the angels you’ve been hearing.
The garlic rice and quick pickle slices are exactly what you need to refresh your palate between bites of this heavenly chicken.
The unique wow factor of this experience was the big pieces of crispy chicken skin that you could break off and eat like potato chips. It’s true food joy eating these “chips”.
So, do yourself a favor and give this place a try soon.
… moreThe Crispy Hainan was absolutely fantastic. Golden brown and super crispy on the outside and very juicy on the inside. The combination of flavor and texture was wonderful. When you add a bit of the sweet chili sauce to it you will hear angels singing as you eat this bite of food sent from heaven.
Speaking of food heaven, the wings will keep you there. The jalapeño lime sauce is perfection. A bit of green sauce on the wing and you will want to sing along with the angels you’ve been hearing.
The garlic rice and quick pickle slices are exactly what you need to refresh your palate between bites of this heavenly chicken.
The unique wow factor of this experience was the big pieces of crispy chicken skin that you could break off and eat like potato chips. It’s true food joy eating these “chips”.
So, do yourself a favor and give this place a try soon.
Adela Wee
I’ve had the best chicken rice in Singapore and as I walked by this store, the fragrant (“pang”) smell wafted by. I knew I had to try it.
Good: moist chicken (unusually so, as in Singapore the white meat is usually tender at the cost of having slightly undercooked dark meat, and Side Chick actually had a fully cooked, very tender chicken), great ginger sauce, decent chili sauce.
In addition to the Hainan chicken rice, the chicken noodle soup is pretty good and uses the roasted chicken. I’ll have to try the roasted chicken rice next time as the roasted chicken had a lot of flavor!
Needs improvement: dark sauce isn’t your regular soy sauce, it’s a much thicker soy sauce. Underwhelmed by the dark sauce. Also the rice is a lot healthier (but lacks a bit of the flavor I was hoping for). Needs that fried- in-oil with garlic taste.
Please stay! It’s nice to finally have good chicken rice without going all the way to monterey park!
… moreGood: moist chicken (unusually so, as in Singapore the white meat is usually tender at the cost of having slightly undercooked dark meat, and Side Chick actually had a fully cooked, very tender chicken), great ginger sauce, decent chili sauce.
In addition to the Hainan chicken rice, the chicken noodle soup is pretty good and uses the roasted chicken. I’ll have to try the roasted chicken rice next time as the roasted chicken had a lot of flavor!
Needs improvement: dark sauce isn’t your regular soy sauce, it’s a much thicker soy sauce. Underwhelmed by the dark sauce. Also the rice is a lot healthier (but lacks a bit of the flavor I was hoping for). Needs that fried- in-oil with garlic taste.
Please stay! It’s nice to finally have good chicken rice without going all the way to monterey park!
Geralyn Yparraguirre-Ong
I didn’t understand the whole Hainan chicken thing. Tried it a time or two before at a different location. It didn’t do it for me. Yes I know, not for everyone.
Told myself that if Jonathan Gold’s pick couldn’t convince me, then I wasn’t gonna try anymore. I now believe. I love how the ginger soy and hot sauce go together to complement the chicken. Rice is done well. The chicken bone broth is a good portion to wash it down. Try it! You won’t regret it.
… moreTold myself that if Jonathan Gold’s pick couldn’t convince me, then I wasn’t gonna try anymore. I now believe. I love how the ginger soy and hot sauce go together to complement the chicken. Rice is done well. The chicken bone broth is a good portion to wash it down. Try it! You won’t regret it.
Serina Gee
The garlic rice is tasty…I think tastier and more flavorful than that at Savoy Chicken. However I do think the chicken is a little on the dry side. I love the ginger scallion sauce. Overall, very solid for a food court option.
… moreke li
Their Hainan chicken is really good and this is my second visit (drove from DTLA). However their staff felt nervous and questioned why I was taking photos when I pick up my order. So maybe don’t take photos before asking for permissions
… moreMegan Gearhart
The flavors were good, the rice wonderful, but the chicken’s texture suggested it was undercooked.
… morePeter Babida
Legit. The rice is amazing. The sauce is great. And yeah, chicken is on point. No bones to spit out either!
… moreAmelia
The all white Hainan chicken with rice was so bland, chicken was just steamed chicken breast, the rice was regular white rice , not authentic at all.
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