Award-winning chef and restauranteur Angus An has opened the doors to his latest venture: the Freebird Chicken Shack in New Westminster.

Resembling a casual food-counter more than a restaurant, Freebird serves two styles of Asian-inspired chicken in quarter- ($10), half- ($15), and whole-bird ($20) portions that are accompanied with rice, salad, and soup.

The first style is a rotisserie chicken that’s marinated in coconut milk, fish sauce, garlic, and palm sugar, and garnished with toasted rice and fried shallots. It’s served with green papaya and chicken rice.

The second style is the popular Hainanese chicken, which is poached in lemongrass, coriander, and pandan leaves, garnished with cilantro and sliced cucumber, and served alongside broth and chicken rice.

All chickens are free-range, free-run, and sourced from Farmcrest Foods in Salmon Arm, B.C.

The restaurant is Chef An’s second opening this year, following the launch of Fat Mao Noodles in Chinatown this past summer. He also owns the highly acclaimed Maenam and Longtail Kitchen.

Freebird Chicken Shack is now open at New Westminster’s River Market, 810 Quayside Drive.