Ba Chieu chicken sticky rice shop, no place to sit and eat but still crowded, the owner is unexpectedly kind

At rush hour, the streets around Ba Chieu market are bustling with traffic coming from all directions. The atmosphere at Ba Chieu chicken sticky rice shop also heats up as if joining in with that bustling pace of life.

Ba Chieu chicken sticky rice restaurant is located next to Ba Chieu market, with the usual noisy appearance of Saigon street food - Photo: HO LAM

Located right at the intersection of Bui Huu Nghia and Vu Tung streets (next to Ba Chieu market, Ho Chi Minh City), but you have to go very slowly and look carefully to find Ba Chieu chicken sticky rice restaurant because the restaurant is in a hidden location and has no sign.

Ba Chieu chicken sticky rice has no place to sit and eat but is still quite popular. Every 3 or 4 minutes a car stops by to ask to buy sticky rice.

Dried shrimp and chicken have eye-catching colors - Photo: HO LAM

When visiting Ba Chieu chicken sticky rice, remember to try char siu chicken sticky rice.

Ba Chieu chicken sticky rice shop sells many dishes such as: chicken sticky rice, char siu sticky rice and vo sticky rice. But perhaps the most popular dish is chicken sticky rice with char siu.

The sticky rice portion has a piece of chicken, many layers of juicy marinated char siu, a layer of salty and sweet dried shrimp, and fatty scallion oil on top of the sticky rice.

Staff of Ba Chieu chicken sticky rice shop wrap sticky rice for customers - Video : HO LAM

The owner said the best way to enjoy the dish is to try each ingredient in the sticky rice box to get a better sense of the flavor before mixing them together. The special thing is that even if you eat just a piece of char siu or chicken, it is not too salty.

After tasting all the toppings, it’s time to combine them together. Scoop a spoonful of char siu chicken sticky rice, maybe drizzle on a layer of flavorful sauce, bite into a spicy chili to make the taste buds explode more.

Besides savory sticky rice dishes, the restaurant also sells sticky rice with: green beans, coconut water, sticky rice, sugar...

The char siu is quite juicy, the chicken is a bit oily - Photo: HO LAM

On the Google Maps review page for this dining place, Bui Dang Tien Dong commented: "The char siu is fragrant, the fried chicken is crispy, the skin is golden brown, attractive. Depending on your personal taste, you can choose the dish you like, or more conveniently, order a whole mixed portion."

Huong Angela said she visited the restaurant in October 2022. At that time, the price of sticky rice with char siu chicken was 30,000 VND.

You wrote: "The sticky rice is still as delicious as ever. The sticky rice is soft and chewy, with scallion oil and sweet shrimp, very tasty. Lots of toppings, tender and delicious char siu, roasted chicken is a bit dry but has just the right flavor."

Sticky rice with chicken and char siu costs 30,000 VND at Ba Chieu sticky rice and chicken restaurant - Photo: HO LAM

Sticky rice package with 5,000 VND discount and Saigon-style generosity

Mrs. Hai is the owner of the Ba Chieu chicken sticky rice shop. She is old now so she takes care of the shop most of the time, leaving the selling to her children, grandchildren and servants.

She said she started selling sweet sticky rice at Ba Chieu market.

Around 2015, she switched to selling both sweet and savory sticky rice to meet customer demand.

"In the past, I used to carry a bowl of sticky rice around Ba Chieu market to sell. People saw that I was suffering so they let me sit here without charging me.

"No matter how hard it is, we still have to work hard to have food and a stable job" - Mrs. Hai recalls.

Gradually, business became more favorable, finances became more stable, so Mrs. Hai's life also improved and she had a stable place to sell. Every time a customer stopped by Ba Chieu's chicken sticky rice shop, she always kindly asked which sticky rice to eat and told the staff to serve quickly.

Ba Chieu Chicken Sticky Rice is crowded during rush hour - Photo: HO LAM

While chatting with Tuoi Tre Online , Mrs. Hai kept an eye on the sticky rice pot and reminded the staff to quickly serve it to the customers.

In the middle of the conversation, Mrs. Hai suddenly stopped when she saw a couple of female students riding a motorbike to buy sticky rice.

She told the restaurant staff: "Give them 5,000 VND off because they are just students. They don't make any money yet, so when they come to buy sticky rice, it's a discount."

On the Google Maps review page, Khang Phuong also expressed his feelings for Mrs. Hai: "The owner here is very kind. I came in to ask to buy something, but when she saw that I was disabled, she gave it to me and even asked the staff to buy me a glass of soy milk."

The soul of char siu chicken sticky rice probably lies in the rich, thick sauce, with spicy chili that explodes the taste buds - Photo: HO LAM

Source: https://tuoitre.vn/quan-xoi-ga-ba-chieu-khong-co-cho-ngoi-lai-de-an-van-dong-khach-ba-chu-tot-bung-khong-ngo-20241107183149882.htm