You know when you think of Michelin-starred restaurants
you probably think of fine dining, the ambiance
and especially the cost because those suckers they aren't cheap,
But here in Singapore,
there is a one Michelin star restaurant
where you can get your meal for under five dollars.
Welcome to Hawker Chan Hong Kong Soya Sauce Chicken Rice and Noodle,
the cheapest Michelin-starred meal in the world
Coming from New York City,
I have been to use several Michelin star restaurants
and most of them are, they're kind of the same.
You go in there, it's very posh. Some, some of them
we even have to dress up in a suit.
But I really appreciate some of the more simple restaurants
that actually received a Michelin star.
For example in Hong Kong,
I went to Tim Ho Wan, fantastic dim sum place.
And in Singapore, this Hong Kong soya sauce chicken place is very unassuming
But it must be doing something right to receive that star
But the thing is the review is mixed.
When I looked up this place online,
there are a lot of people who liked it,
there were equal amounts of people who didn't like it,
said it was over hyped so today
I'm here
I order basically all the, I feel like signature dishes on the menu
And I'll let you know, at least according to me
whether this is good or not.
First up is the classic soy sauce chicken,
this is their claim to fame dish.
And they would sell this dish at their original stall for $2 a plate
so a $2 a Michelin-star meal. That's pretty good.
But here at the second location. I'm in the second location right now
It's not just a simple stall at a hawker centre anymore
That's why they raised the price to the dish to $3.80.
And according to the owner, the extra cost really just just goes into the overhead
so essentially this is still a $2 plate but
I'm paying for the air conditioning and the nice seating,
which I'll gladly pay for.
Just looking at this soy sauce chicken, looks beautiful
the color looks right.
There's a bunch of sauce in the rice itself
along with some soy beans.
This is rice. I'm kind of curious.
I think this is the same sauce that's on the chicken as well
Mmm
Oh man. First of all this rice is really good and of course.
I'm kind of partial to rice that doesn't stick together.
And for me, this is really fluffy and the sauce, the sauce is unique
If that's the same sauce that's on the chicken, this is gonna be really good
let me just take a piece
This is huge, super tender, white meat, look at that.
I'm squeezing this a little bit, juices flowing out.
That's a good sign. This is not dry.
Couple of things, the chicken meat is not as juicy as I hoped for,
but the sauce that used on this chicken,
Let me get a piece that's more like more about the sauce, more about the skin.
That'a delicious, that's really good.
I've eaten a lot of soy sauce chicken in my day.
The sauce is a little different,
it's a little sweeter than the other chickens.
Let me just bite into this wing a little bit, too.
This gorgeous soy sauce flavor.
I kind of just want to suck on that.
It's so good. It's sweet, not overly sweet
It's truly barbecue-y
and it feels like it's much deeper than just simple soy sauce
and maybe some sugar or honey.
This is 100% some of the better soy sauce chicken
I've ever had and if you're telling me this was $2.00
and I get the chicken and I get the rice
I'll pay that any day of the week.
Keep in mind this is Singapore dollars,
so two dollars is what a buck fifty. Oh what
What can you get for a dollar fifty these days, like McDonald's hamburger?
1/8 of a Subway foot long?
So this definitely passes the test for me,
both the taste test, and the worth it test.
This is 100% worth it.
Next up. I really wanted to try these noodles
because this place is called chicken and noodles.
You know what I see a lot of people have been getting are these egg noodles soaked in
I think is the similar barbecue sauce that's in the chicken,
and I think this is sambal sauce.
Mmm
I like the noodles themselves, actually better than the sauce they are covered in.
These noodles are extremely al dente.
I feel like the sauce might be a little too much of a sauce, little too sweet for me
But these noodles are the star for sure.
That is excellent
Also, I got a triple combo, roasted pig right here.
It's pretty crispy on top, nice fat and meats ratio.
I do like that on this end is pretty charred.
Charred meats make me happy.
I don't know, am I strange like that?
And then that roast pork is, look at this.
This is covered in sauce and very charred on the outside.
Again, this is what I love.
When you give me a charred piece of roast pork
I don't know. It's like seeing snow for the first time.
I get so excited.
I've also got the ribs, the spare ribs and this one in particular
Look at this beauty, it's charred as heck outside.
Taste test time.
I'm looking for a crispy skin, juicy center,
and I want the fat to just really dissipate in my mouth
I feel like I'm at a food Olympic event and I'm telecasting
Yes, I'm looking for the pig to have really crispy skin
and I wanted to really stick that landing.
You heard that right? Perfect. I heard it.
I, I tasted it. That's really crispy skin and the fat
I think is just doing something crazy in my mouth right now. Oh
This is good, this is a good roast pig.
Piece of the roast pork.
Oh, I like that.
That's delicious ooh. That's delicious.
That sweet barbecue sauce
It hits you, it hits you after like four or five seconds.
I love that.
It's like when you're opening presents
you open a box and there's another box.
Charred on the outside, and chewy.
That roasted porky flavor just releasing.
And the whole time, that umami flavor of the sauce, it just lingers.
This is the ribs. This was the really charred [piece].
I've been eyeing this piece, I love this piece.
I love this piece, they may not all be this good,
but they should strive to be.
And maybe someone should hang this up for all roast ribs to see
It's so nicely charred so that
brings with it a little bitter flavor.
Sauce, again beautifully sweet
And these ribs, you're not supposed to fall off the bone
They're supposed to have a lot of chew [?]
I mean, when you get to this point, it's not over, all right?
That's so good eating [?], I'm gonna suck on that
Mmm and make sure you get that nice crust.
Some people, you might not like it that charred, I do.
I love a char, especially with roast pork.
I love bitter and sweet
That's why I love country music all the songs are like that,
a little bitter, little sweet, little twang [?]
So after I tasted everything,
personally, I'm happy for Hawker Chan.
I mean somebody who can cook delicious food,
able to scale it into a much bigger operation,
I mean, that's just a great story.
And in terms of taste, everything that I had was really solid.
I mean the chicken is good
I wish it would have been slightly more juicy,
but the sauce is great,
the barbecue flavor really works.
Even the rice and noodles especially.
But if you guys come here, you got to get the noodles.
I mean, maybe a little less sauce but those noodles are cooked perfectly
But one thing is for sure.
You cannot touch this place on value.
Like I said, the chicken and rice here at this location $3.80.
If you go to the original stall, I don't know that still exists, $2
I'm sorry two Singapore dollars.
If someone sold a plate of that in New York City
There'll be a line out to Brooklyn.
Again like I mentioned in the beginning of this video
There are a lot of reviews for this place
The reviews are very mixed,
some people hate it, some people love it
some people are in between.
I personally recommend it
I mean first of all you get to go to a Michelin star restaurant, which is already pretty cool
And also it doesn't really cost you anything.
Anyway guys, if you are ever in Singapore
I would definitely recommend checking this place out
Thank you all so much for watching this video and until we eat again.
I'll see you later