It's only right to kick off my first foodie blog with this INCREDIBLE establishment!
I was watching David Chang's 'Ugly Delicious' with my boyfriend on Netflix one evening (his shows are amazing by the way!) when his episode of Fried Chicken came on. This triggered the foodies within us to CRAVE it! Now... we could of opted for that fast food chain of fried chicken. But I wanted more - I wanted to experience Korean Fried Chicken.
A quick search of Google and Instagram lead us to Chick and Beers. We saw some pics on Instagram and that was it! Coats on, keys grabbed, out the door and en route!
They have two stores, but we opted for the Coombe Road branch, located at the far end of the main high street of New Malden.
We arrived to this lovely minimalistic restaurant on the corner. Some restaurants can seem so cramped, or overly garish in decor, but this place was just lovely - so chilled, despite being rather full. As soon as we opened the door, this lovely woman came and greeted us and showed us to our table, handed us menus and was so sweet! (Despite having returned I still haven't learn her name but she's awesome!!)
We ordered a tray of Half/Half - Half soy and half glazed with a side of fries. OH MY GOD. Both styles were DELICIOUS. Succulent, moist, tasty chicken that falls off the bone - with an incredible coating! The soy was sticky, crunchy and sweet. (My mouth is watering as I type this, craving some more of it!) The fried style was seasoned beautifully, crispy and just amazing!)
Special shout out to the fries though! OH WOW. Never have I had such incredibly seasoned fries, that were so moreish! They do lovely Cajun fries, but these regular fries with seasoning is perfection! They also serve phenomenal pickled radish!! It just accompanies the chicken so perfectly. Not too sweet, not too sour - just PERFECT!
My boyfriend decided to also sample the Sticky Nuggets, a crunchy, sweet coating that was incredibly sticky! But very very yummy!
We did also go collect a takeaway during this isolation period, once lockdown rules had been eased! I took some chicken to some key workers, where my boyfriend works and brought the rest home. As soon as I delivered the chicken to my boyfriends friends' it was demolished! Basically we've received messages asking when we're next going to bring some back, and it's been discussed as soon as life resumes we're going to eat them out of house and home!
Our takeaway consisted of Half/Half - Half Soy and Half Spicy (as my boyfriend and his parents love spicy food! Me... not so much!) But we also got a box of Spring Onion Chicken. OH. MY. GOD. Soy coated chicken breast strips, topped with spring onion and fresh lemon juice. ABSOLUTELY MINDBLOWING! The taste, the textures, the smell... I can't explain it! You just simply need to try it yourself!
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