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The Mongolian Chicken is another of their bestsellers at Big Bird. We topped up for the kampung fried rice, and it came with sautĂŠed onions and a fried egg, with chilli powder sprinkled on top. The Mongolian Chicken is definitely a spicier option, but we enjoyed it really much. The sauce was creamy and thick, and it didnât make the chicken soggy at all. Not such a big fan or onions, so I wish we couldâve changed the side to a different veg, but it wasnât too bad.
Overall, a very very filling meal for less than $10 with great service and friendly staff. Thereâs not much seating at the kiosk, only about 5-6 seats, so itâs primarily a takeaway joint. Would recommend for a quick lunch or dinner!
One of the new âtakeoutâ joints inhabiting the Harbourfront Center basement. Big Bird serves up a chicken-heavy menu with Mongolian Chicken, Salted Egg Chicken and more.
As first timers, we were recommended the Mongolian Chicken and Salted Egg Chicken as theyâre the best sellers. These come as âsetsâ with plain or garlic rice, fried egg, some veg or sides which you can see on the menu. Top up an additional $1 for kampung fried rice instead of regular rice, and top up $2.50 for an additional side (egg, veg, etc) and a drink.
I got the salted egg chicken rice with kampung fried rice, additional broccoli and water. For approximately $10, this was a super filling meal. The rice, chicken, and sides were prepared to order, so the box came steaming hot. The food is packaged in a âChinese takeoutâ box, which the staff helped to open up at the edges so itâd open up as a plate (honestly didnât know it could open like that! #noob đ)
The amount of rice and chicken given was super generous. Probably also because it was close to closing time, the staff mentioned he threw in more ingredients for us. The salted egg chicken was crispy and the meat tender, while the sauce was pretty fragrant and had a strong salted egg flavour. The sauce here isnât the creamy type, it was more grainy but it was thick and gao. I think they probably mash whole egg yolks inside rather than using a powder mix.
The kampung fried rice is slightly spicy, and comes packed with ingredients - shallots, tiny pieces of chicken, long beans and more. The fried rice is certainly very delicious and worth the top up! I didnât particularly find the eggs very appetising as they were all pre-cooked, and looked like they had been out for a while, but thankfully the texture wasnât too rubbery or gross.
If youâre small eaters, I think one box might be enough for two with the addition of a side or two. Though I appreciate the preset menus with the various types of chicken, I wish theyâd provide more flexibility with the menus with a DIY Bowl sheet (perhaps itâs possible), so you could customise your own bowl if you wanted to, rather than just adding on certain sides. That said, with such delicious food and great service, Iâll definitely be back for more!
This chicken rice box came with a sunny side up egg, chicken drizzled in a peppery curry-like sauce and sweet onions. The ingredients complemented one another well but I only wished that the sauce was less peppery! Was a bit too strong that it overpowered the taste of the sauce and chicken.
nice! first time trying and it is so yummy hehe
