Epicurina - Bali Food Adventure Blog

Located right beside our favorite Ayam Presto Genteng Biru, a new Chinese food restaurant was opened. What catches my intention are two things; first is that they looks like specializing in the more sophisticated kind of Chinese food; the barbecue dishes, and the second is that they claimed to apply halal standard!

Now two of them standing alone meant nothing special, since there's a lot of Chinese restaurant that specializing in BBQ dishes in Denpasar alone; but to find one with halal standard, now that's a rare gem. And as it's been a while since I had a good plate of Hainan Chicken Rice, so it was set into our family schedule that the new restaurant is our next aim for a try out.

View to the open kitchen at the front

And so we did stick to that schedule since on last Friday after office, me, my wife, and kid (the usual gang) manage to drop by the "Tan's Kitchen The Claypot & Chicken Rice" at Genteng Biru shopping malls, right after the rain stopped pouring. Wife was tempted to go next door instead (her fave), but understanding that her husband was longing for a good plate of Hainan Chicken Rice so she willingfully enters the premise where you can see the hanged duck and chicken right up front where the open kitchen is.

After inquiring the waiter about their specialty, I set my choice on Nasi Ayam Rebus (20K), which is a combination of Boiled Chicken a la Tan's Kitchen, and plain rice. I changed the plain rice to the Hainam rice however, since those two are like twin siblings that should never be separated.

I was tempted though to try their Peking Duck (35K a quarter, 138K whole), and I was also curious about their Ayam Panggang Wijen (sesame roasted chicken - 36K a half, 70K whole). However, a simple cooked dish like boiled chicken in this case, is a good indication of the chef's skill, and the premise's overall quality.