Ginger & Scallion

Yummm!!! Finally we've got a legit place for authentic hainan chicken in seattle. I know I have to try this place after hearing it's opened by the same owners of the famous Secret Congee.I ordered the red meat (basically chicken thigh) and my friends got white (breast) and I liked the red meat more for it's more tender and juicy, pair with the authentic ginger scallion sauce and you'll be sent off to heaven. I also love that their rice is super flavorful, seasoned with ginger and garlic (as how hainan chicken rice should be), and the soup that comes with the set was also delicious and hearty. The sides were skippable tho. Overall - highly recommend! this is prolly the best hainan chicken you will find in the area.

We were excited to find another place in Seattle that served Hainanese chicken rice but were sorely disappointed. One of the basic requirements of the dish is tender, succulent chicken. We got the bbq chicken breast and the classic with dark meat, and both were on the drier side with no particular fragrance. The only decent items of this visit were the rice and sauces, but even some of the sauces were a hit or miss. The sweet soy sauce in particular was overpowering and cloyingly sweet, like one of the bottle soy sauces that needs to be cooked to release flavor. The chicken broth that we had on the side was plain and only tasted of pepper. Not to mention our largest disappointment of the evening which was the cucumber salad - a dish so nondescript that I was surprised it made it on the menu.

Overpriced for its quality, when I realized it's the same owner from secret congee it all makes sense, the two restaurants have the similar type of minimalist decoration with a touch of Asian elements, staffs are very friendly, but the serving speed is very slow, hard to imagine why because it's a very simple menu majorly focus on chicken, which should be very easily prepared in advance.To summarize, the Chinese/Asian food in Seattle needs to be better.

After seeing much hype from IG stories and post, a couple of my friends and I decided to swing by here for a late dinner. Came here around 8pm and even then, this place was super packed with people. Overall, if you're craving a classic Hainanese style chicken rice, this is a pretty solid stop. Things to note:Parking: Street only Price: Definitely a bit more pricier than anticipated. Quantity of food is more individual vs sharing but quality of the taste was worth it. Food: Overall, pretty tasty! 1. Classic Chicken Rice w/ Dark Meat ~ Rice was good with the infused chicken flavor and chicken was soft and moist 2. Drunken Chicken Rice w/ Dark Meat ~ Tasted very similar to the Classic Chicken with the exception of some extra spices 3. Curry Chicken ~ Tasted ok...I do like the crunchy onion flakes on the curry. Compared to the chicken rice dishes, this one wasn't as memorable. 4. Fried Chicken Skin ~ quite tasty! Took a bit of time to come out but was worth the wait5. Peppers~ Despite our group asking about our appetizer order of the peppers a few times, we never got any closure from the staff on why this wasn't served. 6. Sauces: To enhance your meal, I highly recommend trying out the homemade sauces! :) Adds a nice kick to the chicken with the various spicy and savory taste.Service~ Friendly staff I'll give this place another shot next time to hopefully try out the Thai tea with coconut cream (which was unfortunately sold out during my visit)

I was excited to try this place but was underwhelmed. The service was great and the owners are really sweet. They also own secret congee. I thought the chicken was a bit dry (I tried the drunken, regular, and bbq) and the portion was small for the price (around $20-25). The broth tasted a bit diluted and too white peppery. The rice was the star of the show - as well as their sauces. The rice was super flavorful and had a great texture, and I really liked their spicy Thai chili sauce. I wish they had an option where you could try all three chickens without having to order them separately. The inside is nice and it's not too loud, but the food didn't meet my expectations.

Cute and small storefront in phinney ridge area serving hainan chicken rice. Opted for the classic so we could get a baseline of what the dish tasted like and it did not disappoint. You have a choice between breast and dark meat (and was told a combo mix of the 2 would be coming to the menu soon). Meat was super tender and it came with yummy, non oily, chicken broth cooked rice. The side of broth that it came with was a little white pepper heavy.Of the 4 sauces, all the homemade ones were the best. Highly recommend dousing your entire place with the ginger and scallion sauce. The sweet dark soy was our least favorite. Mary's chips were also a good starter for the table. Only caveat was the price. $20 for a plate of chicken and rice is a little steep, even for Seattle standards. Would still come back to try the other varieties of chicken though.

The best and authentic Hainan chicken I've tried in Seattle! Ordered the classic chicken and rice & the drunken chicken and rice. Both were delicious and they have plenty of sauce options that allow variety of flavor. The ginger scallion sauce was the best one but all four were great!!! The flavor of their rice stood out to me too, very freshly garlic & ginger flavor. Loved that the dishes came with a cup of broth. We did order their chicken skins as an appetizer too- it was more plain than we expected but still good. The service was fast and the restaurant itself has a home-like feel to it which paired well with their comfort food.

I'd have to give it to the restaurant, they have very good Hainanese chicken rice. It's pricey at $21 for some medium portion, but where can you even find a good deal these days. I've been a fan of Hainanese chicken rice since I discovered it in a Thai restaurant in Kobe, Japan of all places. I've been on a hunt for a good place in the US for years. No restaurants in NYC couldn't surpass what I had in Kobe but Ginger & Scallion may be the first one to do so. I ordered takeout and it came with four types of sauce - I wasn't a fan of the sweet brown sauce, but I liked all three others - I thought the red one would be some regular sweet chili sauce, but it had a good kick to it and I enjoyed how spicy it was. The other two sauce was just plain amazing. Restaurant opened at 4 pm and we went around 4:20 pm at first. For the Hainanese chicken rice, you can pick either dark meat or breast. At that time, they didn't have dark meat option yet but it became available around 5 pm. My friend and I was all about dark meat so I had to come back later for that. Staff is friendly and the service was quick. I could actually imagine myself craving the chicken rice from here again. I'm happy that I got a chance to visit!

They're the sister restaurant of Secret Congee! I'm pretty sure they're the only restaurant specializing in Hainan chicken rice in all of Seattle at the moment :)We tried all their soft-opening menu items: cucumber salad, curry style (chicken rice), classic style (chicken rice), drunken style (chicken rice) and they were all so good. The chicken were so tender & juicy and the rice is cooked to perfection. The staff are all so friendly! The restaurant is a spacious space with a warm & welcoming ambience :)

For some reasons, it's incredibly difficult to find a good chicken rice place in Seattle. To start with: if you're expecting Hainan chicken rice like in Singapore or Taiwan, this is not it. However, for Seattle, it's quite good but a bit expensive.We ordered the Classic and Drunken dark meat with rice. The rice was pretty good though I kinda wish it used better jasmine rice and had more fragrance. The classic chicken is probably a crowd pleaser, tender and neutral tasting that can take any sauce. The Drunken chicken is a bit more interesting but still delicious. That said the meat is a bit too soft for me; I don't think this is free range chicken with the more chewy texture like what you'd get in Asia.Both also included a small chicken broth, which is probably my least favorite. It's plain with only a bit of salt. The soup. at Isarn is better. I may suggest putting some winter melon in the broth for more texture.Okay now the sauces. First the sweet soy sauce has a funny aftertaste. I can't tell why but maybe it's from the bottle sauce not homemade sauce. Second the ginger scallion oil is good, bit too salty and a bit too smooth (I prefer a bit chunks of ginger). Third, the spicy sauce (red) has good heat. Last, the herb sauce (brown?) was introduced to us as the most spicy but to me it wasn't spicy lol. In fact I was a bit confused by what it's supposed to be lol.