Nestled in the bustling Urbanspace food hall near Union Square, Lou Yau Kee serves up crave-worthy Hainan chicken rice that’ll leave you both satisfied and eager to return.
"This stall in the Union Square Urbanspace food court turns out some of the best Singapore-style Hainanese chicken rice in the city, at comparative bargain prices. Pick roast or poached chicken, or a combination, and the scented rice and cup of broth come along with — and there’s plenty of seating with a view of bustling 14th Street, or in the back on an outdoor terrace." - Robert Sietsema, Eater Staff
"Lou Yau Kee makes excellent Hainan chicken rice out of a closet-sized stall in the near Union Square. For $15, you can get a poached chicken plate, on a bed of rice cooked in chicken broth. There’s also yu choy, a few cucumbers and cherry tomatoes, and a cup of warm chicken broth on the side. It is a deeply comforting lunch, the kind that could put even a food hall hater at ease—the poached chicken is tender and deeply flavored, and the side of dark soy sauce that it comes with is a nice addition, but mostly unnecessary. It’s the sort of quick lunch that can drastically improve a day, and they sell their whole chickens as well, in case you decide you must do it all over again for dinner tonight. " - Willa Moore
"Hainan chicken is the specialty at Lou Yau Kee. The stall, which opened in the Urbanspace food hall near Union Square, sells tender poached chicken over rice for under $20. The restaurant comes from a former chef at Hainan Jones, a popular stall in the Urban Hawker food hall." - Eater Staff
"Lou Yau Kee is a new stall in the Urbanspace food hall near Union Square, where Raymond Kiang makes Hainan chicken following his family’s traditional recipe. The restaurant also offers a unique fried chicken recipe from Kiang’s great uncle. Known for its expertly prepared Hainan chicken, Lou Yau Kee has started to attract more customers despite a slow beginning." - Luke Fortney
"A food hall is one of the best places you can eat alone: Almost everyone is dining solo, and those who aren’t (colleagues or classmates) probably wish that they were. Lou Yau Kee, which specializes in Hainan chicken rice, is one of the best options at the Urbanspace food hall in Union Square. A large portion of poached chicken over rice costs about $15." - Eater Staff
