KUALA LUMPUR, Sept. 3 -- Have you ever hit the jackpot before?

No, I'm not talking about the numbers game but more like hitting a winning combination for every element of an iconic dish like chicken rice.

Chicken rice may seem like a simple everyman's meal of poached chicken served with rice, soup and dipping sauces, but done right, it's like a majestic centrepiece in a banquet.

Find a worthy candidate for this greatness in Jalan Alor's Pin Chen Hainanese Chicken Rice that has been feeding its regulars with their poached kampung chicken for 10 years plus.

In the eyes of tourists, Jalan Alor is where the hustle bustle of all kinds of food can be found as darkness falls.

In the morning, the quiet scene is a huge contrast as nearby resi...