THE RECOGNISED “KIM WAH” AUTHENTIC TRADITIONAL HAINANESE CHICKEN RICE RUNNING HALF A CENTURY (4-GENERATIONS) @ TERENGGANU
“Hainanese Chicken Rice” is all the while among the local chinese’s favourite kind of eatery which being famously & widely practised since decades in Malaysia and Singapore, also among the country’s local delicacy authentic traditional recipes most wanted by the visitors well-known throughout the world carrying with respective home recipes on the ground. Here on the east coast nation, we found and being successfully recognised among the best recommended Hainanese Chicken Rice Restaurant “Kim Wah” running half a century into 4-generations by the Chu (Choo) family at Kemaman, Terengganu having great positive response from the market all the while.
The Malacca local originated late Mr & Mrs Choo Ah See (founders), whose reached Kemaman, Terengganu and initially established their very first owned authentic traditional Hainanese Chicken Rice Restaurant named “Kintowa” in the year 1973 right in the Kamaman township presenting their home-cooked selections to the locals. Then being passed onto their next generation (2nd generation) son late Mr. Chu Chee Eng, fully assisted by wife Madam Wang Bo Wan (born 1945) in the year 1976 continued their exposure in the field on the same ground. Later-on assisted by Madam Wang’s elder son (after husband Mr. Chu Chee Eng passed away) from year 1988 helping mother in the career, where they officially named the “Restoran Kim Wah” in the year 1985 running on the same floor.
While Madam Wang’s second son late Mr. Chu Kay Kwee (1971-2016) started to assist his mother in the restaurant (after elder brother left to other career) in the year 1997, and moved into a better environmental dining restaurant along Jalan Masjid, Kemaman (recent location) in year 1998, subsequently being taken up the responsibility to continue his family’s career as the 3rd generation in the year 2005 also fully assisted by wife Ms. Chong Hoong Chan (born 1971), who also the recent owner of the restaurant (handed over after husband Chu Kay Kwee passed away in year 2016) all the while fully assisted by daughter Ms. Geojeane Chu Ee Lui (born 1995) and son Chu Kang Shen (born 2004) to be the Chu (Choo) family’s 4th generation continue serving their family’s authentic traditional Hainanese Chicken Rice still with the named “Kim Wah” on the ground. And finally being recognised among the best in town by the Malaysian F&B E-Media for the year 2023 on the east coast nation at Terengganu.
In this Restoran Kim Wah, the owners’ very first top recommended in menus surely will be their “Boiled Chicken” which most wanted by their regulars all the while. Local fresh feeded meat chicken with weight of about 1.6-2kg commonly selected, cleaned then home-boiled about an hour to cooked, served in fine cutted pieces sides of cucumber slices, and poured onto their home-mixed soy sauce broth (into sesame oil & home seasonings mixture) will brings wonderful boiled chicken’s smooth swallowed with freshness juicy meat’s bites into mouth that you must have a try when reached Kemaman, Terengganu.
Another will be their famous “Roasted/Deep Fried Chicken”, also always among the restaurant’s daily selection wanted by the locals from the beginning. Also local fresh meat chicken home-prepared, followed by about 30 minutes deep fried in boiling hot cooking oil, also served with cucumber slices and their home-mixed exotic salty sweet sauce broth will brings another tasty roasted/deep fried chicken that you will never regret after tasted here. Dipping onto their homemade salty sweet fair spicy chili ginger paste sided is always the best matching here.
In order to complete your Hainanese Chicken Rice eatery here, their authentic fragrant tasty home-cooked “Hainanese Oil Rice” will always the favourite by all their customers sides with their boiled or roasted/deep fried chicken to be the best combination that you cannot aside here. Taken sided with a hot bowl of their whole day long boiled chicken (with cabbage) soup base, or side-order such their boiled chicken livers & gizzards in option (on customer’s preference) also the must try when taking the Kim Wah Hainanese Chicken Rice here in town that you really cannot missed when stepped into this best recognised Hainanese Chicken Rice Restaurant “Restoran Kim Wah” at Kemaman, Terengganu.
RESTORAN KIM WAH
Address: K-283,
Jalan Masjid,
24000 Kemaman,
Terengganu.
Business Hours: 10:30am to 2:30pm (Daily)