A Urologist's adventure and misadventures to food and travel: One hour waiting in line for Tian-Tian Chicken Rice!

Second day at Singapore and we were looking for a place to eat. We went window shopping at Marina Bay shops and for a while was tempted to try their food court but I remembered Anthony Bourdain's feature on a Chicken rice place in SG. After a few google clicks, we headed to Maxwell food center near Chinatown.

Tian-Tian Chicken rice stall.

What else can I say except the damn line was long. It was extending outside of the food court! People patiently waiting in line while other stalls barely had customers.

I found myself outside of the food court just to reach the end of the line. After 40 mins, i have reached the order counter then another line more for another 15 mins to get your order. This better be worth it!

The looong line! it extended outside the food center!

The star of the show: Chicken Rice

Anthony Bourdain got something right: rice was so tasty and fragrant that it can be eaten on its own! The chicken was succulently soft but it was a bit bland. The chicken I had at Albert food court was tastier. But really, the star was the rice.

Bean sprouts and cuttle fish

For veggies, I got an order of bean sprouts with cuttlefish and boiled bok choi with oyster sauce. Both veggie dishes were cooked just right: crispy veggies with typical starch thickened sauce. The bean sporouts had the tiniest hint of spiciness which added to its taste.
All in all, the cost of two chicken rice , 2 veggie dishes added up to 16SGD. Drinks are a bit more expensive and costs approx 1-1.5 SGD. while waiting in the line, I managed to buy a soursop (guyabano) drink at 1.50 SGD. It was really good!