If you didn’t grow up eating the dish, it may be difficult to understand the allure of unassuming poached chicken and rice. Here are two new specialists in the SGV to check out now.

Atmosphere: Bare-bones Hainan chicken houses, with chicken-intensive menus, quick service and low (low!) prices, for those (many!) who are obsessed with the joys of Hainan style chicken with rice ...

“The most important thing is to get fresh chicken,” he says. “That, and how much time you cook it in the broth.” Xiao serves his chicken with a ginger paste, dark soy and a side of pickled ...

Chef Hong Xiao spent years cooking Hainanese chicken rice around the San Gabriel Valley before opening Hong Coffee and Bakery in Monterey Park earlier this year. But you’ll have to search for it ...