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Indo Chili
We came to this restaurant with a
higher expectation of the food
quality and standards because
not only for its great ambience
but also reputation built on their winning the Food
Republic Hawker King Challenge and highly rated
by local food critics.
IndoChili is situated along Zion Road and
is just three units down the same row as the
famous Zion Road’s Nasi Padang River Valley
but the ambience (and prices) set them worlds
apart. IndoChili is where you will dine in style
till late (it closes at 10pm) in a contemporary
Indonesian restaurant setting but serving all the
traditional Indonesian dishes.
All the usual Indonesian favourites are here on
the menu and the restaurant also did not hold
back on the spicy factor to cater to the non-
Indonesian crowd or tourists. The chili was very
hot and flaming good! Our usual favourites did
not disappoint; Rendang Sapi is their signature
dish and the Ayam Panggang Padang was my
wife’s favourite – charcoal grilled chicken dipped
in Padang-style sauce.
I ordered the Tumpeng Mini – a combo of yellow
fragrant rice with ayam bumbung rujak, perkedel,
potato peanut and pickles. Practically a meal by
itself but you should not pass up on their Tahu
Telor and the simple but delicious Cah Kangkung –
the tasty water spinach with shrimp chili paste.
All the other mouth-watering traditional side
dishes you have come to expect in a traditional
Indonesian restaurant or home are here: Tempe
Pete, Urap-urap salad, Lodeh Nangka – jackfruit
cooked in rich coconut gravy and the humble Acar.
The IndoChili draw
So what is the draw of Chili Indo if these are
the same type of food found at home? It’s a good
place to bring guests, or pamper or treat yourself
and your loved one in its comfortable and cosy
surroundings. Menu prices are as expected - mid
to high range but there are enough choices so you
can appreciate the ambience and take your time
to have a great meal here. The image and standing
of Indonesian food is certainly enhanced in such
surroundings.
The restaurant is managed by the Java Kitchen
Group, which is well established in Indonesia
and has two Singapore branches at VivoCity and
Tanjong Katong. The menu begins with many
fried appetizers that include Bakwan Jagung (corn
fritter), Perkedel (fried mash potato cake) and a
little bit of the Dutch-legacy Rissoles with their
crispy bread-crumbed croquette covering its
creamy fillings.
But really the most appetizing items in the
menu are the seafood grills. For a bit of everything
there is the Combo Bakaran: grilled pomfret,
squid, prawn, satay and chicken all covered in
kecap manis (sweet soy sauce)! There is another
variant: Combo Seafood which consists of grilled
squids, dori fish and prawns. SJA
RATING: PRICE: $ $ $
ADDRESS: 54 Zion Road, Singapore
TEL: 6445 1766
VOL. 1 No. 4 2013
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