> Quick view: Today is the 18th, which makes it Chicken Rice Day at The Chicken Rice Shop — one quarter chicken for RM1.80, service charge and SST already included. You need the sedapZ app, you need at least two people at the table, you have to eat in, and you get one order per bill. Three outlets are excluded. It returns on 18 September.
A promotion that has been hiding in plain sight
Most Malaysian chain promotions arrive with a burst of social posts and vanish inside a fortnight. The Chicken Rice Shop's Chicken Rice Day is the opposite: it is a standing monthly offer, it has been on the brand's own website long enough to feel like furniture, and a surprising number of regulars still walk past it.
The offer itself is simple. On the 18th of each month, one quarter chicken — ordered a la carte, not as part of a set — costs RM1.80. The brand's promotions page states it plainly: on the 18th of the month, enjoy one 1/4 chicken (a la carte) for just RM1.80, redeemed via the sedapZ app.
What makes it worth writing about rather than just retweeting is the gap between the headline and the terms. The poster is cheerful and short. The small print underneath it is where the actual rules live, and it answers questions the headline raises.
The RM1.80 is a real RM1.80
Start with the part that is unambiguously good. The published terms state that all prices are inclusive of Service Charge and Service Tax (SST). That matters more than it sounds. A RM1.80 item advertised the usual way — before a 10% service charge and 8% SST — would land closer to RM2.14 on the bill. Here, RM1.80 is what you pay.
You also get a genuine choice of preparation rather than whatever is left in the tray. The terms specify steamed, roasted or soy sauce chicken for this promotion. If you want a drumstick portion specifically, the poster allows it for an extra RM1.00, taking the item to RM2.80 — still inclusive of tax and service charge.
What the promotion does not include is everything else on the table. The quarter chicken is a la carte, so the chicken rice itself, any soup, vegetables and drinks are charged at normal menu prices. Be aware that The Chicken Rice Shop's online menu is a picture menu with no prices printed on it, and the chain does not publish a nationwide price list on its website — so you cannot cost your full order before you arrive, and we are not going to quote figures the brand does not publish. Budget for a normal meal with one very cheap item in it, not for a RM1.80 lunch.
How to actually claim it today
There is no coupon to print and no code to quote at the counter. The route runs entirely through sedapZ, the loyalty app that covers The Chicken Rice Shop along with Sukiya, DubuYo, Ichiban Ramen, Sepiring and Che Go.
- Download sedapZ and register an account before you go. The promotion is stated as exclusive to sedapZ members and only valid via the app, so an unregistered walk-in cannot claim it at the till.
- Go with at least one other person. The terms are explicit: the promotion is valid only when there is a minimum of 2 pax at the table. This is checked at the table, not at the app.
- Open the promotion in the app and add the voucher before you order. Tell the staff you are redeeming Chicken Rice Day when you order, rather than producing it after the bill is printed — a promotion tied to one receipt is far harder to fix afterwards.
- Eat in. The offer is dine-in only, and the terms state strictly no takeaways for unconsumed food under this promotion. If you cannot finish it, you cannot box it.
While you are in the app, note that sedapZ also runs a standard points scheme at RM1 = 1 point across those six brands, redeemable for vouchers. The points you earn on today's bill are separate from the Chicken Rice Day redemption itself.
The one line worth reading twice
Here is the wrinkle. The website copy invites you to bring a friend so that both of you get to savour a quarter chicken for RM1.80. The poster repeats the invitation: bring a friend to enjoy it.
The small print, however, states that each table is entitled to one order per visit per bill/receipt only, and that no splitting of bills and tables is allowed.
Those two readings are not the same thing. One suggests two discounted quarter chickens for a pair; the other reads as one discounted quarter chicken per table, with the second person present to satisfy the minimum-2-pax rule. We are not going to resolve it for you by guessing — the honest answer is that the marketing line and the terms pull in different directions, and the terms are what the till enforces.
Ask when you order. Say plainly: "Two of us — is it one RM1.80 chicken for the table, or one each?" It costs nothing to ask and it prevents the most predictable version of disappointment at this particular promotion.
Where it does not work
The terms name three outlets where Chicken Rice Day is not valid:
- The Chicken Rice Shop Genting Highlands Premium Outlets
- KLIA2 International Departure Hall
- Gateway@KLIA2
The pattern is obvious enough — captive-audience locations at an airport and a highland outlet mall. Everywhere else, the terms say participating outlets, which is standard chain wording and means the branch you have in mind is very likely in but is not contractually guaranteed. The chain's own Find Us page is split into Central, Northern, Southern, Eastern and East Malaysia sections, so this is a genuinely nationwide offer rather than a Klang Valley one.
Who this is good for — and who should skip it
Good for: pairs and small groups already planning a sit-down lunch or dinner today, families who eat at The Chicken Rice Shop anyway, and anyone who has been meaning to install sedapZ and wants a reason. It is also unusually good for halal-conscious diners who want a cheap add-on protein — The Chicken Rice Shop is a halal-certified Malaysian chain, which is not something every Hainanese chicken rice operator can say.
Skip it if: you are eating alone (the minimum-2-pax rule kills it outright), you want takeaway or delivery (dine-in only, and no boxing up leftovers), you were planning to stack it with a voucher or an existing set-meal discount (it cannot be combined with any other coupon, promotional offer or discounted item), or you are at KLIA2 or Genting Premium Outlets. It is also the wrong plan if you want a full meal for under RM5 — the RM1.80 is one item on a normal-priced bill, not a whole lunch.
It comes back on 18 September
Because the promotion is tied to a date rather than a campaign window, missing it today is not fatal — the next Chicken Rice Day is Friday 18 September 2026, then 18 October, and so on. Two caveats before you set a recurring calendar reminder. First, the poster carries a "limited time only" flash, so the chain has reserved the right to stop running it without publishing an end date. Second, the terms state that TCRS Restaurants Sdn Bhd reserves the right to replace the item with another item of equal value without prior notice. Check the sedapZ app on the day rather than assuming the quarter chicken is still the item on offer.
Full details and the terms are on The Chicken Rice Shop's official Chicken Rice Day page.
*Image: The Chicken Rice Shop*
