{"id":16192,"date":"2018-10-27T15:14:32","date_gmt":"2018-10-27T22:14:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/?p=16192"},"modified":"2018-12-27T21:52:42","modified_gmt":"2018-12-28T05:52:42","slug":"hainanese-chicken-takeout-at-banana-leaf-on-davie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/hainanese-chicken-takeout-at-banana-leaf-on-davie\/","title":{"rendered":"Hainanese Chicken takeout at Banana Leaf on Davie"},"content":{"rendered":"

Many of you probably know I love Hainanese Chicken on Rice, the specialty dish of Malaysia \/ Singapore, as it is light and healthy. When I have a craving for this at lunch time when I work from home, the closest place to get it is Banana Leaf on Davie. I have tried the dish at their location on Robson<\/a>, and it was decent. It is amazing how the restaurant chain has quite the expansion in the city – 3 locations on the busiest streets in the West End: Robson, Denman, and Davie. This is quite an accomplishment. After all, Vancouverites love their spices. That’s why the West End is filled with a ton of Indian, Middle-Eastern, and Southeast Asian eateries.<\/p>\n

It was just past noon, and it was not busy at the restaurant. Only a few tables were occupied. When I was placing my order, the server lady asked me if I wanted rice. I was like… ummm… Didn’t I just order it with rice? So I said, yes. When I came home with the takeout, I discovered that, they gave me an extra carton of rice and charged me like $2.75.\u00a0 Well I could have felt a bit alarming when they told me the total. But I was clearly not paying full attention.<\/p>\n

The chicken was okay, a little dry, but flavourful, and it came with 3 dipping sauces in generous amount – the ginger scallion sauce, the sweet chili sauce and the dark soy sauce. But it was really not nearly as good as the one I had at MamaLee<\/a> a couple weeks ago.<\/p>\n

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It is strange to hear the server ask me if I want rice after I order the Chicken on Rice. I ended up getting some extra rice that I didn’t need, and I got charged for it. I could have paid more attention but it just sneak some unpleasantness in the experience. The Hainanese Chicken is not bad, a little dry but flavourful. For a place that has many other specialties, it is acceptable.<\/p>\n

Banana Leaf<\/em><\/h3>\n

1043 Davie St, Vancouver, BC V6E 1N2<\/em>
\n(604) 669-3389 or bananaleaf-vancouver.com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n