Rooster & Rice — Restaurant in Pleasanton

Food was great! Definitely a Thai spin on the traditional chicken and rice plate. The chicken meat was a good amount. The white breast meat was a little on the dry side, but it was very lean and the sauce was fantastic! The habanero sauce they have added just the right amount of spicy kick as well. The accompanying soup was also delicious and light. Just what I needed on a rainy day.

I also appreciated the fact that their packaging was mostly compostable. That's not often seen outside of the SF/Oakland areas. The only downside is the tiny size of this restaurant. I ended up taking my food to go because there were no seats available when I came at lunch on a Saturday. The place seats 12 max if everyone doesn't mind the close...

Absolutely delicious, I practically inhaled my serving of chicken rice. Similar to hainanese chicken rice or singapore chicken rice, the thai chicken rice features moist chicken over fragrant chicken rice, slices of cucumber, topped with cilantro and comes with a side serving of chicken broth and mixed soy sauce condiment. The soy sauce mix contains minced ginger and bean. The basic chicken rice serving is $10.95 with a mix of dark and white meat, if you request all dark meat, it will cost $1 extra. The place only seats 12, so it is mainly a take-out place. There are health conscious options such as tofu and brown rice. I think i can eat this...

If this dish can be this good in a chain, how good is it in Thailand? Succulent rice topped with tender, delicate chicken, and broth that's like the best wonton soup. Only 14 seats inside, but it moves quickly and makes excellent takeaway. Drinks include Thai iced tea and coffee, cane sugar Coke, Fanta, and Sprite, milk soda, and coconut water, all $3. The sriracha sauce is not the rooster style, less sweet, and the habanero sauce...