I Seldom Go To Choa Chu Kang!

Since I live in the Eastern part of Singapore, I seldom travel all the way to the West for food, unless of course, there is something really worth checking out. But when you have a veteran celebrity chef like Chef Eric Teo telling you about his favourite chicken rice stall, that is good enough reason to make the journey to the West!

Ah Boy To Man

I have known Chef Eric for many years, ever since I first met him during a Mediacorp filming. We recently ran into each other as fellow judges at Paradise Classic recently. We decided it was time to catch up over lunch and he suggested his favourite chicken rice place. But when he told me it was in Choa Chu Kang, I was hesitant. Choa Chu Kang is a place I visit only once a year during Chinese New Year!

However, that moment of hesitation evaporated when he told me about the chef behind the stall. He is affectionately known as Ah Boy and had worked for him for over 15 years across three hotels. That, I felt, was worth checking out.

In case you are wondering why that middle-aged man in the photo, Mr Chai Kok Sing, 52, is called Ah Boy. Well, he was the youngest and smallest of Chef Eric’s crew when he first joined fresh from Johor at just 20 years old. And when he eventually decided to strike out on his own with this stall in 2007, Chef Eric affectionately coined the name of the stall after his nickname!

Chicken Rice Very Nice!

Straight off the bat, I can tell you that the rice here ...