Special Hainan Chicken 和记海南鸡饭 699 Lewelling Boulevard, San Leandro, CA 94579

"Menu have pictures to better illustrate the items which makes orderings easy especially for 1st time patrons. Service is fast and quick, they bring you hot tea right after you sit down. This is a eat and go sort of place, not great to chat or mingle. Parking is super easy even on the weekends. The staff speaks Cantonese, mandarin and English as well. Portions are generous as well."

"I give this place 3.5 stars review for now. The place is known for hoi lam chicken, but I had beef stew over rice. It's pretty good but the stew may be a bit chewy. I should have ordered the speciality chicken. Haha. I also had fried chicken bone for appetizer. I can see myself snack on it. Haha. A soup was included and I did like it much. It's not much smg and hot. A plently of parking spaces. The services were average. I would come back to try their specialty chicken."

"The Hainan chicken was quite tender and juicy with firm texture but not much flavor to it. It's better than a lot of other Hainan chicken places in the bay and you can't beat the price for around $14. The ginger scallion sauce didn't have much ginger or scallion taste to it other than being salty. So now you have bland chicken and salty sauce but it's not as bad as it sounds since the texture of the chicken was good and juicy. The fried chicken gizzard was prepped right and appropriately sized. Not too much breading and the right amount of crunch and flavor. The fried tofu was okay and nothing special about it so I would skip it if it's your favorite dish. The braised duck was decent and kind of bland but the texture wasn't mushy which is common for ducks. The lemon tea was watered down Lipton black tea with slices of lemon tossed in there. It's not the authentic kind with ultra concentrated three types of tea leaves base and lemon juice infused syrup. The kind with rich lemon and tea flavor without the bitterness and roughbess in the mouth. But that's almost impossible to find in the bay unless you make it yourself. I would skip this drink if lemon tea is your thing. The service was good, everything came out orderly and fast. They have room to combine the tables for party of 6 or more. Parking is plenty in the plaza. This place offers good value in this price range for lunch and quick dinner. At under $15 a meal, this has to be one of the top Hainan chicken restaurants in the bay area."

"I tried the Signature Hainan Chicken over Rice, featuring tender Hainan chicken served on a bed of fluffy rice alongside seasonal vegetables and original broth. The chicken had the perfect color and flavor, and the chicken rice was quite enjoyable. If you're a fan of Hainan chicken rice, it's definitely worth a try!"

"Saw this place last night with my S.O so we decided to come here and try it. It did not disappoint the Hainan Chicken rice plate was on point and so was the marinaded duck rice plate. We also got the salt and pepper chicken cartilage the flavor was just enough spicy so nothing is overpowering. But I have say the cartilage definitely will pair great with an ice cold beer. The prices is very reasonable."