Not sure how many of these old fashioned Chinese restaurants are still in business these days but this place brings back memories... The place is small and furniture is a bit old. They take orders on paper and the bill also came on paper. Now, here's something that really brings back memories -- they way they make their Hainan Chicken -- most places make them with boneless meats (dark or white), which is easy to consume, of course; but this place make them with bones. I recall this was how Hainan chicken was made decades ago when I visited the Chinatown in Singapore. On that trip I learned that Man-Chan is an old city in the Hainan Province in China; and "Man Chan Chicken" is the origin of the worldly popular Hainan Chicken today. So, if you want some old fashion and AUTHENTIC Hainan Chicken, at an old fashion prices, this is the place!! read more

See all

One of my favorite spots for Hainan Chicken Rice is Man Chan Cuisine in San Gabriel. The chicken is super tender and flavorful, and the rice has that bold garlic taste I love. It comes with green onion sauce, sweet and sour chili, and a side of soup -- so comforting and satisfying. I grew up coming here and hadn't been in years, but picked up takeout today and was reminded how good it still is. Portions are super generous too! It's a small, family-run business by a sweet dad and daughter. They mentioned business has been really slow and they're struggling, so please support them if you can. This place is truly a hidden gem in SGV. read more

Man Chan Cuisine - Cantonese Near Me - San Gabriel, California

Came for lunch on a Saturday and the place was a mess. Over half the tables hadn't been cleaned off. The one guy working there didnt clean until more people came. The food is a mix of Cantonese Hong Kong Cafe style and Hainan. It came out quickly but was very disappointing. The Hainan chicken was tasty but mostly bone, barely any meat. The rice was ok. The french style filet mignon was good but the rice was literally ketchup rice with a little egg, pretty flavorless. And the meat was ok but way to much onion. The coconut "cake" was basic coconut jelly inside a hollowed coconut. Overall this was an extremely overpriced and disappointing meal. Would not return. read more

The chicken was nice and juicy. Came with two different sauces -- both of which complemented the dish well. Veggies were also pickled. read more

Man Chan Cuisine - Hainan Chicken Rice - Cantonese Near Me - San Gabriel, California

Love man Chan cuisine. I have been eating here almost daily for the past month. They have sold the business to new owners who are contributing to the nickname of the plaza Diabetes alley. What were my favorite dishes: man Chan Hainanese chicken, French style beef with red rice, bitter melon with fish, salt and pepper chicken, tofu and calamari, beef stew with wonton and beef soup, mushroom with tofu, daily special soup, curry chicken, spicy seafood fun in hot soup, Jook with century eggs and pork, coconut desert, milk desert with ginger juice, unsweetened herbal drink, pear juice... Love their family restaurant atmosphere. Thank you Mr. and Mrs. Huang for serving the San Gabriel Valley area for the past 15 years. You will be sorely missed. Looking forward to your reopening when your daughter Nam Zee opens her own smaller Man Chan. read more

See all

Came here right after work at 5p and the place was empty. Ordered To-Go and it was a breeze. The lady spoke Cantonese and English in case you had any questions or recommendations, so it was easy to order. Service 4 stars. Food 3 stars (some dishes were better than others). Ordered: Fried Rice w/Salty Egg Yolk & Taro Olives 咸蛋黄榄菜芋头炒饭. $15.99 **** this was actually very tasty and I liked it very much as it was different, I also took this as the recommendation from the owner/lady. ** Roast Pork Belly w/Salty Fish & Eggplant in Hot Pot 烧猪腩咸鱼茄子煲 $17.99 ** - this was too salty :( I wouldn't order again Tofu w/Mushroom Wood Ear&Enokitake 冬菇云耳金针扒豆腐. $15.99 *** I think this would have been good if I'd eaten it there bc when covered up for take out the consistency of the fried tofu is lost and it isn't as yummy. *** French Style Filet Mignon - was decently tasty but seemed too little of a portion for $23.99. With my takeout the lady gave us 3 small cups of soup off the day which was very nice to have and very refreshing. The inside had a number of small tables and a larger big family table if you're dining in. I didn't see any restrooms available though. Their menus have a strong old menu scent :/ read more

See all

Hainan chicken rice 5/5: super juicy and tender! Love the texture of the chicken. Don't think I've had more tender chicken before. Salt and pepper chicken wings 3.5/5 : very juicy as well. But little too salty, even with rice it's kinda too salty Ground Pork with eggs 4/5: hard to describe the flavor cause it's marinated with different kinda Chinese spices. But it smells and tastes pretty nice. read more

See all

Ordered the following: 2 rice plates of Hainan Style Chicken Rice- The chicken was a bit tough to chew but overall good. The rice was different from other Hainan chicken rice dishes I had before. It had little meat pieces and had ginger in it too. Bean Curd with Mix Fungus-This one is actually tofu so please don't be fooled by the English name of the dish aha. The tofu was so so soft and amazing. Wonderful dish overall. Also, they provide you with soup! It's rare to see Chinese restaurants do this anymore so this was a nice touch. I would come again to try other dishes. read more

See all

Came to Man Chan for hainan chicken after reading a review on SGV Eats! The hainan chicken was flavorful, plump and juicy and the sauces were great. Also got French style filet mignon with red rice and the meat was so perfectly cooked and had the perfect caramelization that goes so well with the onion. The soups on the side were also excellent. There is one star missing because the rice in both dishes was unfortunately very bland. The rice with the hainan chicken barely had any flavor and almost tasted like plain steamed rice. The red rice served with the filet mignon didn't have much flavor, either. Would still return again to try other dishes. read more

Man Chan Cuisine satisfies Hainan chicken cravings. They're in the same complex as Chi Cha San Chen - grab some boba after tasty lunch. There's underground parking lot if the surface spots are full. For the food: They start the meal with free soup! The hainan chicken is steamed to perfection. It's tender, juicy and the skin is glistening with sesame oil. The chicken comes with all the sauces and chicken rice. The french style filet mignon is soft and tender. A la carte will give you much more beef than the combo with red rice. These two dishes are Asian mom approved read more

Man Chan Cuisine - French Style Filet Mignon - Cantonese Near Me - San Gabriel, California

See all

People very nice. Service was quick. Parking is a nightmare. Portion is way too small. Got the Hainan chicken rice plate. Chicken was all bones & skin. Chicken & rice both were bland. The little chicken soup that comes with the plate good. Full of collagen. Spicy sauce was sweet like bottle version not good. Probably wouldn't never go back but the ladies were super sweet. read more

Man Chan Cuisine - Chicken rice bowl - Cantonese Near Me - San Gabriel, California

What a delicious place! I have been on a hunt for amazing Hainan chicken. So my cravings for it has been crazy! I am glad I found this location. Their chicken is seasoned to perfection. I would say the rice needs a little more flavor, but it was really well cooked. The soup that it comes with.. MY GAWD it was delicious. I would go back just for the chicken and soup and be completely satisfied.. I probably need to lay off the rice anyways.. haha Can't wait to try the rest of their menu! read more

Man Chan Cuisine - Cantonese Near Me - San Gabriel, California

This long overdue five star review is for the phenomenal Hainan chicken rice at Man Chan Cuisine. Over the past five years, this has consistently been the best Hainan chicken I had in LA. The chicken is always flavorful and tender, with reasonably bone and a perfect balance of the best parts of the meat. A huge shoutout to the owner for maintaining such high quality standards for so many years. Their coconut chicken soup is another highlight, made with fresh whole coconut that you can truly taste in every sip. This restaurant deserves far more attention than it gets. A gem like this should definitely shine brighter. read more

See all

A group of us came here to checkout their Hainan chicken. Turns out I've been here in the past. Before it was Dragon something and it had one of the best pan fried dumplings. Okay sorry got off track there as of now this place is known for their Hainan chicken and it didn't disappoint though I should've gotten all dark meat chicken because that's my love. All of us were happy with our meal choices even those that decided on something different. I tried the pork belly and it was something I'd order next time around. The server was nice and accommodating to our table. Parking can be difficult even though they have underground parking so I typically park on the street to avoid door dings. Come check this place out! read more

See all

Ordered the Hainan Chicken rice to go and it was very disappointing. The chicken had no flavor at all and was extremely tough to chew. I couldn't even finish it. Definitely not what I expected. read more

Okay...yum! The eggplant dish was incredibly delicious - like REALLY good. I think it's the best eggplant dish I've ever had. The eggplant was cooked perfectly, seasoned nicely and the flavor was so so delicious. The pork belly in it was kinda meh but the eggplant was to die for. 4.5/5 Hainan chicken curry suuuper yummy. Kind of like a Japanese curry flavor. Very flavorful. 4/5 The hainan chicken I could've did without. It was pretty mediocre. As others said, it has a lot of bones and the amount of meat is pretty thin. But I didn't mind that too much it's just that it was lacking the aroma and flavor. 2/5 The "coconut cake" SO GOOD. It's basically fresh Thai young coconut that has agar agar or gelatin added to make it firmer/more jelly like. It's incredibly good. 5/5 read more

See all

It's a small mom and pop shop. Food is good. I enjoyed it big time. It's better than I've imagined. I would totally come back. read more

Man Chan Cuisine - Cantonese Near Me - San Gabriel, California

Run! don't go in there , while I'm eating, my daughter sitting across from the table, saw a roach on my shirt. I was so sick about it.

This spot is a low key heavy hitter in the SGV. If you are looking for canto style hainan chicken this spot is a go to. There are not many tables but you really get the family the feel here. They have very good chicken but what I would highly recommend here is the taro and seaweed fried rice. This dish is very different from any other fried rices you will try. In regards to the service, they do a good job in attending to your needs. read more

This was a great Hainan chicken option. Funny story of how I found out about Man Chan Cuisine: while I was standing outside of Cluck2Go, waiting for my takeout order to be ready, another person who was standing nearby started chatting with me about Hainan Chicken. He had never tried Savoy or Cluck2Go before, but had only had Man Chan Cuisine, so he recommended that I try this spot. I enjoyed their chicken! It's very flavorful and the rice that comes with the meal is delicious. If you want rice, you have to make sure to order the Hainan Style Chicken Rice (G1), not just the plate (B1), since the plate only comes in chicken. I'm definitely coming back because their menu seems to have a lot of variety, and the staff was so friendly! read more

Man Chan Cuisine - Hainan Style Chicken Rice and Choy Sum with Garlic and Stock - Cantonese Near Me - San Gabriel, California

The food here is so good! We ordered the salted fish & pork belly eggplant bowl, hainan chicken curry, and the chicken coconut soup. They also served us complimentary papaya soup! The eggplant bowl was sooo good,, the pork belly is seasoned so well but doesnt clash with the sauce in the bowl. The chicken is super super soft and yummy. As for the chicken coconut soup, we loved it a lot!!!! The soup was so soothing and definitely left us wanting more. Our server was very friendly and kind :) read more

See all

I love to eat chicken. This place is the right place. I enjoy eating chicken here because Hainan Style Chicken texture is so fresh. Normally, chicken breasts in restaurants are the nightmare that the taste is tasteless, so dry, and the texture like paper. I surprisingly eat chicken breast here, the texture like gum, it's chewy. According to the chefs said, their chicken is not cooked by frozen chicken. Their chicken is freshly culled every morning for the highest quality fresh chicken meat for all gourmet like me. But their ginger and green onion sauce doesn't taste fresh. If their ginger and green onion sauce can improve it, that would be perfect. Free Chicken Feet soup (Broth) is not bad. Stir Fried bitter melon is fresh. Unfortunately, Ting Choy w/Pepper & Bean Curd Sauce tastes not so balanced. The taste of the top part and the middle part of Ting Choy is not much Bean Curd flavor. The bottom part of Ting Choy is salty with strong Bean curd flavor. Coconut cake is okay. I will come back for this local business. By the way, the service is nice when the aunt age waiter. read more

See all

High recommended.It's my first time order Chicken rice from this restaurant and will absolutely come back.The food is so good and staff is friendly. read more

Man Chan Cuisine - Chicken rice - Cantonese Near Me - San Gabriel, California

Homey little place serving Cantonese cuisine. Great service from The owner and staff? They were generous with little extras and attentive to service. Small, mom And pop seeming place. Check it out! It's in a small shopping complex. Parking underground and on main level. read more

OMG. Man Chan Cuisine, where have you been all my life?? Succulent Hainan chicken, deeply umami stew, and comforting chicken and coconut hot pot....100% my new go-to spot! I stopped by on a sunny Friday afternoon and was immediately greeted and led to my seat. Our server gave great recommendations for dishes since it was our first time here, and everything we ordered blew me away with generous portions and great taste. Hainan Chicken: super juicy and well cooked! The server told me they pick up freshly culled chicken every morning and I can taste the freshness! The rice is flavored better than the other popular Hainan chicken spot in the area, so I actually prefer it here! Chicken with coconut in hot pot: If you're feeling under the weather, this is the soup for you. It reminds me of pho ga, but with coconut instead of noodles. The broth is flavorful and rich, but somehow not heavy. Roast pork belly with salty fish & eggplant in hot pot: surprisingly my favorite dish and I've never had it before this! The eggplant is soft but not mushy, and the pork belly has a beautiful crust on it that contrasts well with the textures of the hot pot. It also absorbs the flavor which I LOVE. Coconut cake: OMG. If you like coconut jelly, it's only $11 and comfortably feeds two (HUNGRY) people. It's fresh and lightly sweet, perfect for a hot day! I'm coming back next week to try more from this menu! read more

See all

Went to try thier Hainan chicken today I got the whole chicken for take out, and it includes 2 soup and chicken rice .my first bite .I could say it's so tender and juicy just like the ones I've eaten in Singapore although a little pricy but I was satufy overall with chicken.wikl definitely come back again . read more

I've only been here once and it's already blew me away. I wish I knew of this place sooner because the way they do Hainan chicken here is pretty unbeatable in my book. The rice is flavored perfectly, the chicken is not dry at all - juicy to the point of perfection, actually. The chicken skin also has substantial flavor and it makes me really want to devour the whole thing in one go. The sauces they have pair extremely well with the chicken and the rice and the pickled veggies add the perfect last touch to the whole dish. Honestly, this is my spot from now on for Hainan chicken & rice. I really hope this place doesn't blow up like crazy because this is a true gem in the 626. One note though: if you end up taking your leftovers to go and they offer to box it up for you, please box it yourself. They won't include your sauces (or any sauce) and that's pretty important in my book. I will definitely frequent this place more often to try their other dishes and I'm lowkey so excited because the hainan chicken was already so good. read more

Man Chan Cuisine - Hainan chicken - Cantonese Near Me - San Gabriel, California

Grabbed half of Hainan chicken to go. It came with soup, rice, pickled veggies and sauces. The chicken was very tender and flavorful. But lots of bones and very little meat though. I could finish the whole thing by myself. Delicious! read more

Man Chan Cuisine - Half chicken - Cantonese Near Me - San Gabriel, California

See all

Hainan chicken rice is decent here! We were wanting to eat it for awhile now. Came across this place while waiting for chicha tea. Ordered 2 orders of the rice plate. Chicken was flavorful but a bit boney. The rice is good but it's a bit dry and hard. It tasted better when you mix the ginger/green onion with it. Portion was decent and it comes with soup and side of pickled radish/carrot. read more

Man Chan Cuisine - Cantonese Near Me - San Gabriel, California

Reading all the good reviews, decided to give a try. Place is small & clutter in the corner, no AC, so hot, even only 2 tables at that moment. This restaurant doesn't serve water, when asked, the waiter told us that we need to buy their prepared drinks. Foods are mediocre quality, just like cooking at home. Ordered 3 dishes, only got 2. There are other places better with the same prices. Maybe others had a better experience, as for us even 1 star is quite generous. read more

Darn amazing wooden pot chicken. So juicy and gingery- it's a soy based braised chicken served in a wooden pot, which I think is one of their speciality besides the Hainan Chicken. The portion was generous and the chicken was so juicy. And let's also talk about the Hainan chicken rice. Mmmmm also delicious! Served in a generous portion, the rice was pretty darn good- and the chicken also tasty. Service was good as well- water was always full. Parking is easy ish because like a lot of places in this area, it's tucked in a plaza. Price also very reasonable. Would recommend and would definitely come back. read more

I was really disappointed by their hainan chicken rice (priced at $10.99 plus tax). I couldn't believe the chicken they served - mainly bones and skins. The portion size was a joke. Probably the worst chicken rice I had in all of SGV. The server wasn't particularly helpful either. She was checking her phone and rubbing her nose for the majority of our visit. We were the only dining patrons... can we at least have water? Skip skip skip. read more

See all

The food was mediocre at best. They forgot one of our dishes. We ordered our drinks twice and never got them.

Came here with my coworker, she had been talking about this place and their Hainan chicken for a while, saying it was the best in the area. I hadn't tried it until today and wow it really is the best one in the area. The hainan chicken is so popular but I tried their French styled filet mignon and it's so succulent and juicy!!! Definitely also give this a try if you stop by! read more

Man Chan Cuisine - Cantonese Near Me - San Gabriel, California

See all

It's a good place to go to for some really good food. You can't go wrong with this place. What you see is what you get. Please support this local business. read more

Visited: 2024-05 French style filet mignon with red rice $16.99: the pieces of filet had really good flavor to them & were very tender. They were served over a bed of onions and 1 slice of tomato, cut in half for presentation. The red rice side had a mild and tasty tomato taste to it. I would definitely get this again. Hainan chicken $14.50: M got it and liked it. She could taste the type of chicken used. I had a piece and thought the chicken was a bit too chewy for my liking. OVERALL: interesting dine in experience. They gave us a few pages of menus with no prices. After we ordered, we got some pretty decent soup made with chicken feet & a few other items. I think take out is the way to go for me from this place as they serve good food but the ambience and service could use some work. read more

I went in for a take out of the whole man Chan chicken with a special request that I'd like to take the chicken head. Yes, that can be done. In ten minutes, the chef gave me the package, carefully prepared, two boxes of cutup chicken as expected, one box of the Chicken flavored rice unexpected, and two cups of special chicken soup unexpected. I could tell the chef cared about the customers best experience, appreciate the extras that go so well with the chicken. The taste of the chicken is very on point, tender on the dark meat but fully cooked. Lots of sauce, the ginger scallion was very good, sweet and soured cabbage and spicy chilies, all good. The soup is very much house made with sweet potatoes and peanuts in the Cantonese style. There is one thing that is less satisfying, the chicken may be too aging for the boiled style. The chicken breast white meat is hard to chew, a more tender chicken would've been better. Overall it's a good dish and chefs work is very good! read more

Man Chan Cuisine - Cantonese Near Me - San Gabriel, California

Great food and quality service. They have been there for a long time and quality never change

Man Chan Cuisine is not to be confused with Cluck2Go in Rowland Heights. The original owner used to run both San Gabriel and Rowland Heights locations, but now each location is under different ownership (original owner remains in San Gabriel and new owner in Rowland Heights) and the Rowland Heights location changed the name from Man Chan to Cluck2Go. Originally I was planning to have a quick dinner at MIAN and the staff hung up the closing banner sign right before I was about to walk in. The sign said that they stop serving at 9:50 PM and one of waiters gave me a "no" gesture even though it was technically 9:45 PM. So I did a quick Yelp search and luckily Man Chan Cuisine was still open for business. Man Chan Cuisine's signature dish is Hainan chicken and it took me less than a minute to make my decision. *** G1. Hainan Style Chicken Rice ($9.24): The chicken quality definitely lived up to its name - very tender chicken. Man Chan's chicken tasted just as good as other popular Hainan chicken places in the SGV (San Gabriel Valley) area. With that being said, scallion and ginger dipping sauces weren't very impressive and rice lacked flavors. (3.5/5) *** Personally I still like Savoy Kitchen in San Gabriel first then follow by Tasty Food in Rosemead, but Man Chan's Hainan chicken still tastes great and not to mention this place isn't as crowded as other two Hainan chicken places. read more

See all

With Green Zone having moved further up north to Temple City years ago, there's been a lack of options for Hainan Chicken (also now that the Hacienda Cluck2Go is closed too. Yay.) There's some redeeming qualities about Man Chan's Hainan Chicken, first and foremost is because it has a lot of depth of flavor up front but then the aftertaste is near being a salt-bomb. Because the rice is also flavored, and has salt too, doesn't really balance it out. Ginger-scallion sauce? Okay, that one is actually a salt bomb too. And I'm not even go to mention that red sauce too. Disregard all the saltiness and having to take a sip of water after every other chicken (no joke), the chicken itself is pretty tender except they've decided to not use sharp cleavers and really hack at it when cutting the chicken. This results in small bone bits that are hidden in each bite and you won't tell until you've chewed down and hear a crunch.. So, it's a no for me. read more