Kindi Combo
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a person holding a bowl of food
50-50 fried and braised chicken
a bowl of food
Bottle Thai Tea, Thai Tea Lemonade
Parking Lot
Fried KMG
a variety of food items
Kindi Combo
Menu
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Thai Tea Lemonade and Kindi Combo
Take Out
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Crispy Chicken Wonton
Kindi Combo
Kindi Combo
Thai Ice Tea and Thai Tea Lemonade
Take Out
(Poached) Signature Khao Man Gai
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Leta Z.
Dec 14, 2024
Food Ordered:* worth trying- [Signature Khao Man Gai*]: This is the poached chicken rice set and comes with a fermented soybean ginger/garlic sauce. If you're between the poached chicken and the fried chicken, I would go with the fried chicken. The poached chicken was a little dry. - [Khao Man Gai Tod*]: This is the fried chicken rice set and comes with a sweet chili sauce. I've only ever ordered takeout from Kindi Chicken Rice but I liked that the fried chicken was still crispy and juicy when I brought it back home.Would I order again? : I would order again if I'm in the mood. When I was living in Philly, I used to love frequenting Cily Chicken Rice, which was also a Thai-style hainanese chicken rice spot. So, when I moved to NOVA, I was excited to find a similar restaurant nearby. Unfortunately, Kindi Chicken Rice isn't quite as good but it's still pretty decent. The ginger-garlic rice doesn't have enough garlic flavor and was a little dry. Also, I didn't like the ratio of chicken to rice; there was only six pieces of chicken for all the rice that was given. Lastly, the daikon soup had the classic peppery taste but lacked salt/umami flavor. But I did like that the daikon was sliced whereas the daikon in the Cily Chicken Rice soup is just one hunk of daikon.
Read MoreBea P.
Oct 2, 2024
Came here with a friend to have chicken rice and like it. It's in the plaza with Sprouts and Lotte. It gets packed and it seems they may have rebranded as a ramen spot. I ordered the Signature Khao Man Gai. It comes with soup and sauce to dip. The rice was flavorful and the chicken was good. The seating inside is a bit small but they also offer outdoor seating.
Read MoreDakota M.
Apr 19, 2022
I really enjoyed the Spicy Basil Pop bowl! I personally thought it was better than KMG chicken. I also like the price point for the fried, light, wontons and it's very sharable for your family/friends. I ordered delivery via Doordash. It was easy to add things to the cart and check out. There is a time given for delivery and it was delivered in the estimated time. Kindi Thai has very attractive packaging with everything in one bowl ready to go ontop of your rice. The rice had nice aromas and the I really enjoyed the sauces that they pack with the bowls. The bowls were also good next day in the microwave.
Read MoreAlexander K.
Sep 29, 2021
This it's a takeout only restaurant hosted in a ghost kitchen as said many times before in the previous reviews. We ordered the Thai tea lemonade, the traditional khao man gai, and the fried khao man gai. The khao man gai had a wonderful taste and texture, a taste very reminiscent of Thailand as my fiance had stated. I actually preferred the fried version over the traditional version. The order was very promptly handed to us with no delay or hesitation, so that was greatly appreciated as opposed to their shared kitchen partner Rice Culture.However, I will dock a point due to the value proposition (as each khao man gai is quite expensive for what it is, chicken and rice) and that the drink was primarily ice.
Read MoreJudy N.
Aug 3, 2021
Awesome Hainanese Chicken & Rice! Their signature Khao Man Gai was my favorite with the flavorful and perfect rice with moist chicken. You can't go wrong with half white and half dark meat. The KMG was also good. The chicken was fried lightly. The crispy chicken wontons were surprisingly good. I am unsure what they used for the wonton skins but they were fried so lightly, I could inhale 5 of them and not feel regret. It's not like the wontons from the carry out where 2 is the most I can eat since they are heavy and greasy. The fried dough was too note worthy for me. The dough was more dense. I did enjoy the sweetened condensed milk combination.
Read MoreSharon L.
Oct 18, 2022
As a lover of khao mun gai, I was extremely excited when Kindi Thai Chicken rice conveniently moved their kitchen to Umai. I ordered the Signature for my first time here. I thoroughly enjoyed both sauces, the broths, and the rice. Eating here is definitely much easier than making my own Hainanese Chicken rice.While delicious, the one thing I wish was that the chicken was a little less dry and a little more tender. I know the chicken is typically boiled, but I feel like it was either overcooked or just sliced wrong because the chicken itself was ok.Overall, I do look forward to ordering the different dishes and twists on khao mun gai again, but I hope the chicken itself is cooked a little better next time.
Read MoreChristine L.
Aug 6, 2021
KHAO MAN GAI SO GOOD OMYGODDDD I was craving a good chicken rice for so long and finally found this spot. For khao man gai, we know the drill: sauce is most important, then rice, then chicken. And Kindi Thai made all 3 so excellently. I got the poached which comes with the ginger sauce that we all know and love, while the Fried KMG comes with the thai chili sauce. I wish they both came with the ginger sauce tho bc it is just that good.The place itself is not easy to find. They are one of the restaurants/food pick-up spots in this Frontier Kitchen place, way in the corner of the parking lot and no big sign for the place. Thank goodness I found it, truly truly such a wonderful experience and I will definitely visit often.
Read MoreCasey Lyn B.
Sep 1, 2021
I really wish the best for their business because their Signature Khao Man Gai is pretty good! Boyfriend got the fried chicken and Thai Tea, pretty good! Thai tea was not too sweet and can still taste the Thai tea. HIGHLY RECOMMEND! I had a difficulty finding this place, it is basically located at the back, beside a automobile shop.
Read MoreEmily L.
Nov 14, 2021
It's good! It's what you'd expect for a Thai version of Hainanese chicken. Poached chicken is better than fried- fried is a little saltier and not what I was expecting. The breading isn't crisp. The garlic sauce is good but very salty. I would use sparingly and not pour it over as shown in photos. Rice is also good, definitely cooked in chicken broth. My favorite was the chicken wontons. It's a tiny dime-sized piece of chicken deep fried in a wonton wrapper- it's basically deep fried wonton-wrapper-chips. And just like chips, they're very addictive. I also got soup, which is basically chicken broth. It's very pho-like. You can smell and taste the anise. I will be back!The restaurant is part of a suite and it's not very well lit. It might be hard to find at night.
Read MoreKathy T.
Jun 3, 2021
Absolutely amazing place! I will probably go back to this place because it is close to my house! At first glance, the portions may look small HOWEVER it took me 2 days to finish it. I ordered the Kindi Combo which came with the fried and poached chicken with the rice. I wanted to try a bit of both to see which one I preferred, and I definitely liked the poached chicken more. My boyfriend ordered the Fried Kmg and he actually liked the fried chicken more!!! Overall, the chicken was really flavorful and moist. I love how that there was so much rice!!! The rice here is incredibly flavorful and I could honestly eat it alone without any meat and sauce. We also shared the sriracha chicken wings, and it was a nice taste of spicy and sweet.Will mostly come back and will definitely try the thai tea next time. I love the simplicity of the menu and dishes.
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