FIND THE (EASTERN) SABAH’s BEST RECOGNISED “A1 CHICKEN RICE” BY THE COUPLE@ NO PORK, NO LARD
“Chicken Rice” is all the while among the Malaysian’s local kind of favourite eatery option, which being widely & frequently practised everywhere on our nation since decades with respective recipes. Here in the East Malaysia, we successfully found and being recognised among the best recommended Chicken Rice specialist “A1” running into Sabah township since 10 years ago by the young couple. Having great positive response from the locals all the while.
The Melacca originated Mr. Benny Hon Fook Peng (born 1980), was the initial founder, together with his wife Ms. Lanice Ng Chiew Yun (Sabahan, born 1986) both are the recent immediate couple owners of this best recommended “A1 Chicken Rice” along Kota Kinabalu, Sabah presenting their home recipe chicken rice selections and other signature menus to the locals & visitors all under a roof at outlets throughout the states, since year 2010 on the ground.
The founder Benny Hon, who at his age of 40 years old currently, whose father been formerly was also a chef in hometown enabled Benny initially stepped into the f&b industry at his 13th of age began as a kitchen trainee at Johor Bahru in year 1993. Then reached Petaling Jaya, Selangor touched the roasted mix field after a year later in 1994 at his 14th of age. Futher his exposure in the chefing/culinary industry reaching Sabah since year 1998, continued in the chinese cuisine field.
While in year 2010, in order to expose & with Benny’s patient in the industry enabled him to firstly running his very owned A1 Chicken Rice foodstall at Lintas Plaza, Kota Kinabalu (Sabah). Later-on successfully established his very first & own chicken rice shop officially on “A1 Chicken Rice” on the same ground in year 2014. Another outlet in the Imago Shopping Mall, Kota Kinabalu in year 2016 and the 3rd in the ITCC Mall (Penampang) in year 2020. Where his wife Lanice Ng joined and fully assisted since year 2018, together with Benny, all the while serving their signatures to the market. Finally being recognised among the best in town by the F&B E-Media for the year 2020 in the East Malaysia.
In this A1 Chicken Rice eating house, the owners’ very first top recommended in menus will be their signature “Roasted Chicken” with rice which being most wanted by their regulars from the beginning. Local feeded fresh chicken on weight of about 2.3-2.5kg commonly selected, cleaned and marinated on recipes followed by hours drying in-house, then deep fried in boiling hot cooking oil for about 15 minutes. And finally served in fine cutted pieces poured onto with their home-mixed soy sauce broth on sliced cucumber will brings excellent juicy bites of roasted chicken that you should need to have a try when reached Kota Kinabalu, Sabah.
Secondly will be their “Boiled Chicken” with rice, which also among the restaurant’s daily top seller favourite by the locals all the while. Also local fresh feeded chicken selected, cleaned & followed by fresh boiled for about 23 minutes to cooked, then kept 15 minutes soaked in warm water before over ice-cooling water to keep the chicken meat & skin texture. Finally also served & taken in cutted pieces poured onto their soy sauce broth with cucumber slices will always bring the best smooth & juicy meat bites texture that you neither found better elsewhere in town.
Another will be their special “Honey Chicken with Sesame”, which totally prepared on the founder’s home recipes which like by the visitors. Chicken whole leg commonly ready in boneless, marinated overnight on recipes then roasted in-house for about an hour through 3 stages coated with their honey mixed sauce (repeatedly) . Finally served topped onto sesame seeds will brings delicious roasted taste with honey sweet chicken eatery that you will never regret after tasted here.
Moreover, for those who like deep fried chicken should also need to taste their homemade “Chicken Chop” which among the recent signature. Also chicken whole leg prepared in boneless, marinated overnight & coated with their recipe flour, followed by about 8 minutes deep fried to golden-yellow cooked. And finally served in options either dressing with salad/mayonnaise sauce, salted egg yolk paste or Thai sweet & sour sauce (on customer’s preference) brings salty sweet taste of chicken chop into mouth that you really cannot missed when stepped into this best recognised “A1 Chicken Rice” in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah. Also other signature chinese cuisine eateries selection all on their home recipes, taken sided with their recommended beverages and completed lastly with home-cooked sweeties chinese dessert options will be your perfect meal here in the East Malaysia.
A1 CHICKEN RICE
Address:
(Lintas Plaza)
Lot 6-0 & 8-0,
Ground Floor,
Block B,
Lorong Lintas Plaza 2,
88300 Kota Kinabalu,
Sabah.
(Daily 9:00am to 9:00pm)
(Imago Shopping Mall)
Lot 2-39A,
2nd Floor,
Imago Shopping Mall,
KK Times Square,
Phase 2,
Off Coastal Highway,
88100 Kota Kinabalu,
Sabah.
(Daily 10:00am to 10:00pm)
(ITCC Mall)
Lot No. 13B,
Ground Floor,
ITCC Penampang,
89500 Penampang,
Sabah.
(Daily 10:00am to 10:00pm)