Gai Kitchen

Portions aren't big but honestly still pretty good. Not the best Haines chicken but I appreciate the gingery rice.Sauce is good.

Order at the counter and they will call you when your food is ready. You pick your own seat and bus your own table. They do not have a bathroom. We ordered the large roasted chicken and the large steamed chicken meal. The large orders come with soup. The soup is quite peppery, so it has a nice kick. The roasted chicken was more flavorful than the steamed chicken. The sauce it came with was spicy and better than the steamed. The steamed chicken was a little on the dry side. It seems they cut the chicken to early and it was sitting too long, so the juices came out. It was ok for the price, but I don't think I will come back.

3.5 Very casual eatery, located on busy Mott Street. Menu is on a couple of screens or posted around the counter. Order with cash, or cc with a 3.5% charge, and wait for your number to be called. There are tables - seating for 1-2 people or move tables for a larger group. I liked that Gai Kitchen had an option for a small serving of Thai hainanese chicken (4 dark meat slices), and ginger sauce (good but strong flavor for me so I added a little at a time). It came with ginger rice (or white rice), which reminded me of filipino adobo fried rice but with ginger).

The THAI STYLE HAINANESECHICKEN was good which you can ask to get ginger rice. It felt homemade and not too fancy fancy since this is a pretty cheap reasonable place for a 2024 restaurant. The pink milk I "recommend" it if you American or non American that like sweet drinks. basically this place have a bunch of ways you can make the chicken, reg, roasted, or fried and it comes with rice in size small/large. They have spring rolls, fish cake, a few other bev, thai tea, thai coffee and price pretty good. My girlfriend love the taste of the ginger rice. Ginger rice you get or you can choose plain white rice with the chicken. last pic has fish cake and the texture reminds me on shrimp and close to its flavor but not the same since it has a lot of seasoning. they are small equivalent to a cucumber diameter when cut into slices.

I was recommended this spot for authentic hainanese roast chicken. I really enjoyed it but I do think Lou Yau Kee is more authentic and better bang for your buck. The service is so fast, though, and they have inside seating. We tried the pink milk on our way out and it really does taste similar to bubble gum (but better).

CHEAP EATS ALERT!! You can get a hearty bowl of delicious hainanese chicken rice starting at $6.5 in Chinatown. Gai Kitchen offers thai style hainanese chicken rice and appetizers with most items under $10. My boyfriend is a self-proclaimed hainanese chicken expert. He approved their chicken rice and said we should visit more often. Given how affordable and tasty the food was, we'll definitely come back. ＊Roasted Chicken Ginger Rice (L) $9.5* ＊Hainanese Chicken Ginger Rice (L) $9.5* Small starts at $6.5 while large is only $9.5. They don't skimp out on the amount of rice and chicken while keeping it affordable. Their chicken was tender and the sauce on the side further enhanced the flavor. The ginger rice was fragrant and delicious. We added Red Curry ($3.75) to pour on our rice. It wasn't spicy and had a rich coconut milk taste. ＊Chive & Scallion Pancake $4.5*The pancakes came in 6 pieces, served in mini cubes. We didn't know what to expect but it turned out to be our favorite appetizer! It had a crispy and charred outer, while the center was as chewy as mochi. ＊Spicy Wings $10I am obsessed with thai zabb seasoning so I was excited to try their wings. It was spicy with a hint of citrusy note. The chicken skin was perfectly crispy while the inside was still juicy. ＊Thai Iced Tea $3.95＊Pink Milk (Nom Yen) $3.95Thai iced tea was great here. Made of sala syrup and cold milk, thai pink milk was described to taste like strawberry milk. We thought it looked and tasted like Pepto lol.

I love coming here for a quick pick me up! The pink milk always hits. It's $3.95 if you pay with cash.

Such a comforting meal and everything was absolutely delicious. I ordered the large Thai-style roasted chicken with ginger rice and a Thai iced tea. The chicken was tender and flavorful, perfectly complemented by the aromatic ginger rice. The Thai iced tea was also sweet and refreshing. There's a good amount of seating inside if you want to dine in and the food came our pretty quickly.Overall, this spot is perfect for enjoying delicious, comforting food at a reasonable price. I will definitely be back to try the Hainanese chicken next time!

My boyfriend and I were looking for a quick bite to share as we waited to eat dinner and this was the perfect place to go to in Chinatown. The prices are what first drew us in as they were extremely affordable, and were so surprised at how tasty and fresh the food was! We got the small roasted chicken with ginger rice and pink milk. The chicken was so soft and easy to chew into. I've never had ginger rice before, but this was such a great addition to the meal. Was not a fan of the pink milk personally, but my boyfriend fell in love with it. It's a very strong, fruity-tasting strawberry milk. Restaurant has a lot of seating and is pretty quiet and clean on the inside. Staff was very nice! Would definitely come again for a small bite if I'm in the area.

I am seriously done w/ these paid reviews... Fung Bros... you did me dirty... this spot is total garbage. Ugh. No more YT reviews... This spot was empty. Guess I should've saw that as a sign... alas... wanted to support small businesses but wow, some are just not meant to be. Got the small Hainanese Chicken Rice - BUT KNOW this is NOT really Hainan Chicken. It's Thai Style... aka, dry AF. Skin is so textured... like the dang chicken had goosebumps while being steamed. Meat is not moist. The rice was not fragrant... no yummy aroma. Splurged on the SIL egg, which is a fried soft boiled egg... meaningless, had no purpose. And OMG the freaking ice coffee was a sh*t show. PURE sugar on ice. I was able to consume 1/4 of the whole tray... but wasted the rest. Can't believe I wasted my bday calories on this TRASH. Please, go elsewhere. This is NOT IT. Periodt.