Chicken Wing Set Pok Pok Geh 鸡缘巧合 was actually quite a random find for us — having taken a feeder bus within Yishun after running errands around the area looking to head to a random location for dinner, we found Pok Pok Geh only after alighting from the bus at an area that seems to be a neighbourhood centre within Yishun that is located slightly away from Yishun MRT Station. Pok Pok Geh is a stall that operates within a food court named “Silver Spoon” at Blk 293 Yishun Street 11 — the same coffeeshop also houses an outlet of Hai Nan Zai 海南仔 which was listed as a Michelin Bib Gourmand in the 2021 edition of the Michelin guide. With its bright yellow signages, Pok Pok Geh is a stall that is difficult to miss considering how striking it looks — Pok Pok Geh is essentially like an old-school western stall typically found in the heartlands; the menu seemingly comprising of dishes surrounding either fried chicken or fried fish fillet served together with rice or spaghetti, which is a little bit less varied as what one would expect. They do also serve up a list of side dishes for those who intend to share some items around the table — these would be simple items such as that of French Fries / Cheese Fries, Chicken Nuggets, Onion Rings etc.
Intending to have something lighter, we found ourselves going for the Chicken Wing Set — this would be a set that comprises of a single chicken wing, fragrant rice, fried hotdog, sunny side-up and coleslaw (the illustration on the menu shows Nyonya Achar instead); a rather simply presented dish that is almost pretty much identical to the likes of what stalls like Tenderfresh would be serving up with some obvious switch-ups for some elements.
We felt that they were pretty generous with the portion of fragrant rice here; much like how other western cuisine stalls in neighbourhood stalls that serves up chicken wings does have a flavoured rice that goes along with the wings, Pok Pok Geh does one that is pretty identical to what we are familiar with. That being said, we felt that the rice at Pok Pok Geh was less greasy — some may call it a little dry in retrospect though still comes with a rather distinct savoury aroma with it. This could however be remedied with the chili sauce that they had provided on the side — almost akin to that which is typically served with Hainanese Chicken Rice, the chili dip here comes lightly zippy with quite a fiery kick that tickles the tastebuds for those who have lower tolerance to spiciness; the chili sauce does end with a rather savoury note which we found to compliment the flavoured rice rather well. The highlight here though would be the chicken wings; fried fresh-upon-order like how it should have been done, these wings were served up piping hot — the golden brown exterior was especially light and crisp, while the flesh within was incredibly juicy and tender and free from grease. The fried hotdog was also pretty well-executed; no doubt sinfully salty, but this was done pretty much how it should have been done — the hotdog here looks incredibly neat without having been shrivelled during the deep-frying process, while the skin was lightly crisp and consistently so throughout providing a contrast to the soft interior. The fried hotdog was also in no way greasy — one of the most impressive fried hotdogs that we have came across from such western cuisine stalls thus far. Otherwise, the other elements were decent; the sunny side-up came fully cooked — nothing wrong about that though there would be a greater appeal if it carried a runny yolk, while the coleslaw was served chilled like how it should though mainly lacked the complexity in flavour and texture of other coleslaw we came across since it seems that only one type of vegetable is used here.
For a random find and a random eat in the neighbourhood, Pok Pok Geh is actually one that we found to be rather satisfactory — one that is just slightly above average considering how they have seem to nailed the fried chicken wings and that fried hotdog pretty much here though there are other elements with room for improvement. Given how the menu at Pok Pok Geh does also feature an entire dish of fried items, we would reckon that items like the XXL Chicken Cutlet, Spring Chicken, and the Fish & Chips might be where Pok Pok Geh truly shines; this seems to be where Pok Pok Geh’s strength is at considering what we had experienced with the Chicken Wing Set that we went for during our visit. One thing is for sure though; Pok Pok Geh’s prices are definitely tuned towards the average folk out there — the Chicken Wing Set is priced at an affordable $4, while the most expensive individually-sized main dish served at Pok Pok Geh would be the Grilled Chicken Chop with Spaghetti at $8.50. For comparison, the most expensive item listed on the menu at Pok Pok Geh would be the Whole Spring Chicken priced at $14. Overall, Pok Pok Geh does seem like one of those stalls that is positioned nicely to serve the average folk staying in the HDB estates around the neighbourhood — the dishes being priced comfortably to be considered as a daily dining option for most, while the food here clearly has its own strengths for some specific items. Not a stall that we would recommend making a visit out-of-the-way for, though definitely one which we do not mind to visit again if we do accidentally find ourselves stumbling into this neighbourhood yet again.
