Unique Eats

In general, would recommend Chir Chir as a place for casual group hangs! The atmosphere is pretty chill and cosy while the food portions are generally pretty big and good for sharing. Got the following three items to share on my most recent visit: the Sour Cream & Onion Chicken, the Chir Cheese Fries Tower as well as the Blue Sky Tok! Tok! (With alcohol). The Sour Cream & Onion chicken is boneless (I really appreciate it because I am lazy :’D) and the chunks of chicken are tender but crispy on the outside. The seasoning is not too overpowering and you can definitely still taste the chicken underneath the dusting of milk/cream(?) powder and onions. Would recommend for anyone looking to try if they are looking for something outside of the typical spicy or soy garlic Korean fried chicken. The Chir Cheese Fries Tower is okay, the fries are generally crispy and covered with lashings of chili and a general sprinkling of chopped olives and pickles, with the warm cheese sauce served on the side. Is a pretty alright side dish to get to round off the meal. The Blue Sky Tok! Tok! is essentially a blue lemonade, spiked with alcohol. It is really refreshing, not overly sweet nor sour and you can barely taste the alcohol and was a perfect accompaniment to the meal. The food colouring could potentially stain your lips though (my friend left the restaurant with blue-tinged lips hahaha).

I’ve tried the Purple Rice Yoghurt before and found it overall okay. But the this time, I decided to try out the Yo-Tea range and was really impressed! The blend of fresh fruits, yoghurt and green tea comes together to create this light and refreshing drink, perfect for the warm weather. In particular, I really enjoyed the Strawberry Lemon Yo-Tea as I really like citrus-based drinks. The addition of the blended strawberries adds a touch of sweetness and a little something extra to the typical lemon-flavour. Overall, would definitely go back to try the other flavours in the Yo-Tea range, as well as the other types of drinks available!

Dropped by the place on a weekday night with a friend. Was really excited to be there as I had never tried Russian food before. We got a total of four dishes to share — the shuba (salted herring salad), the chebureki (pan fried puffs, we got two— one beef and blue cheese, one mushroom and cheese), the 12 piece pelmeni combo platter (dumplings!) and the medovik (Slavic honey cake).

For first-time visitors, I would definitely recommend getting the dumplings combo platter as then you’ll get to try all the different unique flavours of dumplings that are available there! For people who love sweets, I would definitely recommend the honey cake.

Overall, would definitely recommend this place to people who are curious about cuisine from other cultures, or even just as a general place for people to grab a bite with friends. With all the unique dishes available, it would also be a great place to visit with a group of friends so that y’all can order more dishes to try and share. Would definitely visit again just to try all the other items on the menu!