Yet Con Chicken Rice 逸群鸡饭 (Purvis Street)

Nestled between the many eateries and restaurants on Purvis Street, Yet Con has stood the testament of time. Apparently, the restaurant has been open for more than 70+ years. Everything about it screams old school: the fading sign board, glass cabinet where the chicken rests, the bare-bones interior and the rosewood counter where an old man, presumably the boss, mans the cash register.

When eating chicken rice, most of us would agree that what really makes or breaks the dish is the chili. Yet Con's chili was on the watery side and we had to carefully drain most of the liquid away. Same procedure with the ginger. By Sher's (much improved) standards, the chili had no kick.

The chicken itself we suspected it wasn't boiled and dunked immediately in ice water, unlike other shops. While there was no springy, gelatinous texture to the chicken, we could really taste the chicken flavor and it was quite tender for breast meat. We were also served a huge bowl of chicken soup which had lots of parsley and crisp cabbage floating in it.