Chez Kimchi

With so many offerings of Korean Fried Chicken (KFC) in Sydney I was shocked to find so little in Canberra. The trend is slow to overflow here but with the opening of Chez Kimchi and the many patrons it seems to always have I was in high spirits to get a table and sink my teeth into some fatty calories.

So the standard fried chicken hits the table first and it all looks good... until you bite into it. The chicken pieces were thin, dry and the only thing it had going for it was the crispy batter. Other than that, it was as far from succulent as it can be. 

The highlight was the Snow Cheese Fried Chicken... mainly for it's smell and appearance... but it too offered more batter than meat... It would have been forgivable if this wasn't the case for the entire plate. It eventually got to the point where we both were fighting over who should be forced to finish the plate as to who can have the last piece. I hope others experience at Chez Kimchi doesn't bring a bad name to KFC. This is definitely not how it is in Sydney.

We got the pork dumplings as a starter. It was quite doughy but still still enough meat to contrast. A nice simple and homely dish to get the appetite rolling.

My standard drink of choice with these meals is any Korean beer offering on the menu. In this case a Hite... nice, refreshing and easy to drink and wash down all the oil intake.

Typically Korean restaurants are one of the better places for Asian service. Unfortunately I couldn't even get someone smile with my service. They were efficient with the ordering and delivery of food at least.

I think Korean Fried Chicken has a set a new high price for chicken in general... which I've come to accept... but for the quality and service, I'd give this place a miss (I'm seriously hoping this was just a bad night/batch of chicken and will wait for someone to convince me of a revisit).