Sin Bee Chew Restoran

Review Rating: ⭐⭐⭐ (Average)

Address: 11, Lorong Bagan Luar 3, Bagan Luar, 12000 Butterworth, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia
Google Map Link: https://maps.app.goo.gl/QxNDYa3wTMERSrqq7
(Please refer to the Timings provided in the Google Map Link for the Operating Hours.)

🐔 Hainanese Chicken Chop = RM18.00
🥤 Homemade Barley (Hot, No Sugar) = RM2.00

 Here is the Full Menu of the Eatery/Restaurant.
Prices are Accurate as of the Date of the Post.

I first got to know of this thru a Youtube Channel called "C Kology". The Youtuber is a Friendly Chap called "CK" who is himself from Butterworth. 🇲🇾 According to him, this Eatery has been around for a Very Long Time and he has eaten it since he was a Little Boy. 🤔

I believe him because of how Old the Eatery's Sign looks. 🤔 Check out those Old School Mosaic-Styled Floor Tiles! 😄 This place definitely looks like it has some age, probably have been around for at least a Few Decades already. Very Classic Old-School type of Kopitiam. Its not Air-Conditioned but it is quite Airy and Breezy. 🌬️😌 The Staffs running this place are mostly Elder Aunties and they are Friendly but keep to themselves.

It was actually quite Crowded although not Full House on a Wednesday Lunch Hour at 12.40pm and I could still easily find a Seat as a Solo Diner. 👍 Their Speciality is their Hainanese Chicken Chop which took about 4 Mins to serve up.

🥤 Homemade Barley (Hot, No Sugar) = RM2.00

This is the First Time I've drank Homemade Barley with No Sugar and I can confirm this is really Homemade because of the fact that I can choose No Sugar. 👍

A Fake Homemade Barley Drink would more likely have Sugar added. Smooth, almost Creamy Barley Taste, I thought the Barley Seeds given here are actually Quite Generous. Refreshing. 👍

🐔 Hainanese Chicken Chop = RM18.00

I am Impressed with how Beautiful and Old-School this is Presented. 👍 There is 1 Huge Slab of Chicken Chop, 🐔 bits of Veggies, 🥬 Baked Beans 🫘 with a Portion of Crinkle Fries. 🍟 Having said that, I'm sure you can already tell what is the Main Issue with this Presentation. 😅 If you guessed that the Chicken Chop is Nua Nua when all the Sauces are slathered like this, you are Correct. 🐔😅

The Chicken Chop only looks Big. 🐔🤔 While it is Meaty, it also has Quite a Thick Batter Crust. Feels like 60% Batter, 40% Actual Meat. To make this, of course you will Fry it first before you lum the Sauce on it. 🍯

But from the Only Slightly Warmish Temperature I tasted, I don't think this is Freshly Fried. 🐔🤔 It tasted more like I was eating an Already Pre-Fried Batch that was left on the Rack for awhile. 🤔

This is a Recipe for Disaster. Just imagine, the Chicken Chop itself is Not Freshly Fried and has been sitting on the Rack which means it is already abit Nua Nua. 🐔🤔 Now imagine you still lum the Sauce all over it, making it Even More Nua Nua. This was Nua 上, 再 Nua. 😅 Oooff!!

The Fries were almost certainly from a Supermarket. 🍟🤔 They are not Salted and Not Crispy at all. 🧂🤔 For some reason, they gave me the impression that this was baked in an Airfryer instead of Deep Fried. 🤔 Very Dry to the Throat. The Sauce is probably the Only Thing I like about this Dish actually. 🍯👍 Its not just a Tomato Sauce as you might imagine. 🤔 Not Overly Sweet and when mixed with the Combination of Peas, Baked Beans, Carrots, Onions and Tomatoes gives it a Nice Fresh Zhup sort of taste. 😋

This is actually a Childhood Sort of Taste

Having said all that even though the Chicken Chop was Too Nua Nua for me, eating this actually gave me a Very Nostalgic 😌 Childhood Sort of Western Food Taste. 😋 Its that type of 1980s type of Old-School Western Food taste and brings me back to a time when I was still a Wee Little Lad 👦 coming back Home from Primary School. 🎒

Seeing a Plate of Western Food Chicken Chop (which was a Rarity during those days) and Hungrily Devouring it without caring how it actually tasted because this was Western Food. 😋 Its hard to describe it further. If you have lived thru this Era and eaten this sort of Old-School Western Food, you will know exactly what I'm trying to say here. ♥️

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Conclusion and Closing Thoughts

At at Total Combined Price of RM20.00 (S$6.00), I personally don't feel this is worth the Money, because I feel I have outgrown this sort of Old School Nua Nua Lum alot of Zhup sort of Overly Thick Batter Chicken Chop. 🐔🤔 But just because I don't like this, does not mean that I hate it. Its just a Part of Childhood that I have outgrown. 👦😅

This Chicken Chop certainly cannot compete with More Modern Interpretations. 🤔 Heck there are So Many Things they can improve on this such as Frying it Fresh, 🔥 coating it with a Thinner Batter, using Real Potatoes for their Fries 🥔 or just simply Don't Banjir the Sauce all over the place. 🍯🤔

But then, doing Everything Correctly would probably wreck the Classic Childhood Taste of this Dish. 😅 If you are someone who prefers a more Conventional Taste for your Chicken Chop, this is probably not for you, as are most people, including me. 🐔🤔 If however you don't mind the Very Old School Nua Nua Chicken Chop sort of Taste, you will probably enjoy this more. 🐔😋

From a Culinary Perspective, this Chicken Chop feels like it is stuck in the Past, while the World has long since moved on. 🐔🤔 Personally, this is not for me. But I'm glad that such an Eatery still exist for People who still enjoy such taste. 👍 From the Amount of Lunchtime Crowd I observed even on a Weekday, I'd say this Eatery can still survive longer for many more years to come. 👍