Miami | Hainanese Chicken Rice Certified by a Hainanese Person! 🐓🥒

Recently spotted Hainanese chicken rice 🍗 near FLL called Gai's Chicken! I immediately dragged my Hainanese friend to try it and see how authentic it is 🤤 They mainly serve Thai food and are super popular on IG. Even during off-peak hours, there were locals dining inside. The restaurant has lovely Southeast Asian decor, with really cute cups and plates featuring rooster designs 🐔 🫔 Cigar Spring Rolls: Such a creative dish! The spring rolls are shaped like long cigars, perfectly crispy with pork filling, served with delicious sweet and sour dipping sauce. 🍗 Kai Satay: Thai-style chicken satay skewers came with classic peanut sauce, sweet and sour cucumbers + bread. The portion was a bit small though. 🥠 Sunkissed Chicken Skin: MUST ORDER the fried chicken skin! Super crispy and delicious - rarely see this on American menus, such a pleasant surprise! 😍 🐓 Hainanese Chicken Rice: The chicken was incredibly tender with generous portions, served with cucumber sides. They provided two dipping sauces - one spicy ginger paste, another that tasted like sweet bean sauce. The biggest surprise? They asked if we wanted chicken livers! Haven't had these in ages, so touching 🥹 My Hainanese friend certified this dish as quite authentic! 🍜 Wonton Fish Cake Noodles: Ordered this craving soup noodles, but it turned out to be tossed noodles! Still delicious though - the wontons had generous filling, and the noodles had a satay-like sauce with sweet and sour notes. Every main course comes with wintermelon soup - overall great value! Perfect if you're in the area. The menu also has ice drinks and desserts we didn't try (too full!) but they looked amazing. 🍴 Gai Chicken and Rice 📍 4391 N Federal Hwy, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33308 What's the most authentic ethnic dish you've discovered in Miami? Have you found any hidden gem restaurants that surprised you with their authenticity? Share your food discoveries below! 👇🍴 #Miami #MiamiFood #HainaneseChickenRice #ThaiFood #FortLauderdaleEats #AuthenticAsian #FoodieFind #ChickenLovers #SoutheastAsianCuisine #LocalEats #MiamiRestaurants